Know Hope

Here is a current artist who faces challenges by making art. This article comes from www.myloveforyou.typepad.com. Look for the June 4, 2009 post.

Know Hope: The Times Won't Save You (This Rain Smells of Memory).

ceramic figure

I am loving http://www.myloveforyou.typepad.com/ for its great art! Check out this ceramic figure sculpture by Crystal Morey on the June 15, 2009 entry.

Silhouette Variation!

Check out this silhouette on Wednesday, June 17, 2009 from www.myloveforyou.typepad.com by Jim Tierney.

Know Hope

Here is a current artist who faces challenges by making art. This article comes from www.myloveforyou.typepad.com. Look for the June 4, 2009 post.

Know Hope: The Times Won't Save You (This Rain Smells of Memory).

Challenges

Sometimes challenges hit you head on. My response to that was to keep on keeping on until I lost all power and ended up on the side of the road.

Mistakes, Ethics, Citings, Giving Credit

I make mistakes all the time. Usually I try to not obsess about them. Life goes on. Some mistakes, however, need corrections. Sometimes, too, we don't realize we have made a mistake until later on.

I'm new to this whole blog thing. I'm giving it a shot, at least. I realized after I had posted my last few entries that I should be giving credit where credit is due on this blog site. I have to admit, I felt like a kid in a candy shop with an unlimited budget when I went to Google Images to spiff up the blog page. Really, though, I should be citing my sources.

According to Tekmom at http://www.tekmom.com/cite/#Image, I need to cite my image sources like this:
Two beluga whales. [Online image] Available http://www.seaworld.org/beluga_whales/beluga_col.gif, January 5, 2000.

Now that I know this, I would like to credit my earlier sources. I cannot quite figure out how to go back and edit the page so these sources appear next to the image, so this is the best I can do.

For the beautiful fall photo in the Fall Colors entry, the citation should read: Fall trees lining road. [Online image] Available http://www.superiortrails.com/upcolor/2006-1062m.jpg, November 6, 2008.

For the colorful reproduction of the abstract painting, the citation should read: Abstract painting by Kandinsky. [Online image] Available http://www.abstract-art.com/abstraction/l2_Grnfthrs_fldr/g0000_gr_inf_images/g029b_kandinsky_tr_ln.jpg, November 6, 2008.

The image below should read, Collage of musicians by Romare Bearden. [Online image] Available http://www.itsablackthang.com/images/2008-calendars/2008-Romare-Bearden-calendar-front2.jpg, November 6, 2008.

The pencil portrait drawing should read, Self portrait by Colin Harbut. [Online image] Available http://www.colinharbut.com/drawing-images/self-portrait-missing.jpg, November 6, 2008.

Whew. I think that catches me up. Thank you to the artists for their images you have given us.

Thank you, for reading this. Are there any mistakes you have made that you can sort of correct? Are there any mistakes that are looming in front of you that have created a challenge for you or someone else?

Challenges

The new quarter is upon us as well as about six new inches of snow in mid November. To all you advanced art students in this new quarter I have asked the question, "What are your challenges?" I have been thinking about how I would answer that question. When I'm sitting in that classroom I draw a blank, but here at home--and at midnight--these challenges are crystal clear.

I don't have enough time in the day.
I need too much sleep in order to function properly during the day.
My children are growing up too fast. I will miss them terribly when they grow up and leave for college.
I have too much homework and I'm falling behind on my grading.
And I volunteered to play the piano accompaniment for my child's trumpet solo on Saturday; and I'm not a very good pianist!!

Hmmmmmm......... how could I put that all in a painting?

Do you have better ideas for school when you are not in school?