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Frightfully Fun

10/31/2014

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When I was a child, my favorite paintings and drawings were done at Halloween. I loved, especially, doing Halloween night scenes with haunted houses, picket fences, black cats, jack-o-lanterns and, of course, witches flying across the moon. Guess what? As a professional artist and art instructor at Ree Art Studio Halloween motifs are still some of my favorite work. There is just something inherently “moody” about Halloween subjects. Best of all, I can just let go and have fun as an artist and I can encourage my students to be inventive as well. Be a kid. Be crazy. Create something spooky and ghoulish. Hey! We should be doing that anyway as artists.


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Stand Back

10/28/2014

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All artists know that when you stand back from your work, anywhere from 8 to 20 feet, you see it in a new perspective. I’m working on a large oil right now at Ree Art Studio. It is a city scene with a lot of detail and numerous changes in perspective. I often stand back to see how it looks. Standing back shows me the flaws in my seeing when I’m too close to the canvas. The other day I realized I was painting a part of a building that was literally in the wrong place! I think this is analogous to our everyday lives. Sometimes we have to “step back” to get perspective, especially when we are in an emotional situation. I remember my mother-in-law, who raised 8 children, saying she had to take a walk once in a while just to “get her head on straight.” Wise woman. And, wise artist who routinely takes a step back to get a clear vision of her painting.
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All Right Then

10/24/2014

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This morning I watched the carpet layer from Giant Carpet One work on our stairs. He slammed his knees, one leg and then the other, over and over against the knee kicker to make sure the carpet was tightly stretched. My whole body was aching just watching him work. I could feel the reverberations from head to toe. But Carlos was singing. When I asked him about his work, this is what he said. “I love it. I love doing this. Seeing the finished job makes me proud.” All right then. The message to me is clear. When work is creative and well done, it is something of which to be proud. 

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The Ebb and Flow of Life

10/13/2014

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Life has its ebbs and flows. I know it’s true, but the periods of “ebb” are, shall we say, not so much fun. Read book after book, take the seminars, listen to the tapes. Be positive. Be grateful. Attract beauty and good into your life. I believe it all. Still, the “ebbs” come and sometimes, it’s hard to reach the “flow.” The truth is, nothing lasts forever. Not the good. Not the bad. The key is to just hang in there and wait for the magic ebb and flow of life to manifest itself. In my experience? Now that is kind of fun.

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