I’m totally in love with cartoonist Lynda Barry. She posts the syllabus and homework exercises for her university classes online so anyone can follow along. The piece below was done following the assignment about halfway down this page. Barry’s exercises are always extremely specific, down to the type of pen and notebook she asks students […]
There was hard freeze last night; as a result, every single leaf has fallen off the fuyu. I love the starkness of these bare trees against the blue blue sky, with these gigantic, silly-looking orange fruits still hanging on for dear life. I wanted to capture that starkness with a minimum of color. Decided the […]
Comments Off on AEDM Day 29: The Leaves Fall All at Once
Tags: Art, Art Every Day Month
I have always loved to climb trees; still do, although opportunities are less frequent. The avocado tree in my memory was huge with several low horizontal limbs; when ensconced within its dense, overhanging foliage, I was invisible. What really mystifies me: How can I have grown up surrounded by this most delicious fruit without EATING […]
Friday’s piece, chopped and twisted and layered into something new.
One of the things I love about Art Every Day Month is stealing learning from the other participants. I particularly enjoy Tobi Kibel Piatek’s prompts and exercises. Last night I played with the form she used in HER post yesterday.
iPad fingerpaint doodling occupied my time on this morning’s flight. Much easier than juggling paper and pens on my tiny seatback tray. I like the black and white version best.
Tags: Art, Art Every Day Month
This piece was all about trying to figure out a particular digital challenge. I had in my memory an old Yoga Journal cover in which a photograph kind of merged into a hand-drawing, and I wanted to play with re-creating the effect. So I recycled this image from the other day and played around with […]
Tags: Art, Art Every Day Month