WED JAN26TH

PLATO SAID, "THE LIFE WHICH IS NOT  EXAMINED IS NOT WORTH LIVING. "PAINTINGS ...TEACHING PAINTING...I ASK  CONSTANTLY IF  I AM DOING  A  GOOD  JOB.

IF  I SEE AND  HEAR  EXCITMENT.. STICKING  TO THE  TASK .. IN MYSELF AS  WELL AS  MY STUDENTS...I FEEL  SOMEWHAT  SUCCESSFUL.

THE  LAST  MONTH  HAS  SEEN  SOME   HIGHS AND  LOWS   IN  BOTH AREAS  OF  MY  ARTWORLD.

PROGRESSING ..I HAVE  MADE  PROGRESS ON THESE  LITTLE LADIES  IN WAITING

PALETTE  KNIFE  DEMONSTRATION FOR  CLASS. THIS IS  A N ATTEMPT  TO COPY THE   WORK OF  THOMAS  MORAN

THIS  IS  A  MURAL FOR  DAUGHTER.

IN ANY CREATIVE LIFE THERE ARE  DRY SEASONS.

 THIS  QUOTE  FROM THE  ARTIST  WAY RATHER  SUMS  UP  MY  YEAR.

JAN 7TH 2011

MY NEXT  CLASS TO TEACH FOR  OTOW WILL BE  WATERCOLOR. IT  WILL BE  FOLLOWED  BY  PENCIL DRAWING  CLASS. I PLAN TO  USE THIS  AS A  LESSON  TO TEACH  RENDERING. IT  HAS  ELEMENTS OF  DARK, MIDTONE ,AND  LIGHT.

THIS  PASTEL , WAS  DONE  IN THE  LIFE  DRAWING   GROUP . OBVIOUSLY , I AM PROUD  OF  IT.
THIS  WEEK, I AM TOYING  WITH THE  IDEA  OF  DOWNSIZING  MY ART  SUPPLIES.  GETTING  RID  OF  THE  OIL PAINTS. PARTLY BECAUSE  OF  CONCERN  FOR  HEALTH. BUT  ALSO , I AM  FEELING  LIKE A  HOARDER... DUE TO THE  SUPPLIES  THAT  HAVE TO GO WITH  ACRYLIC, WATERCOLOR, PASTEL, GRAPHITE-PENCILS, FRAMING , AND THE  LIST  GOES  ON AND  ON. I CAN SEE MYSELF  BRINGING  THE  SUPPLIES  FOR  OIL TO A  SCHOOL. EVENTUALLY , I WANT TO  HAVE  ONLY TWO  MEDIUMS  ...

TUESDAY JAN 3

AS THE  NEW  YEAR  BEGINS..I FIND  MYSELF  ASKING  THE  QUESTION..WHA T AM I TRYING TO SAY WITH MY  ART AND  MY CLASSES...

I THINK I AM TRYING TO SEND  A  MESSAGE  TO MY STUDENTS "YES  YOU CAN"  TO BORROW   AN  OVER  USED  PHRASE.  WHAT  AS  I TRYING TO SAY IN MY PAINITNGS?  DO I HAVE  ANY MESSAGE?

CAN I CAPTURE  THE  SPIRIT OF  A PLACE.. ... COLLECTION OF  THINGS  IN A STILL LIFE... PORTRAIT?
 EVEN THE  MURAL

WORKED  SOME  MORE  OF THIS  AT THE  CLASS I TEACH AT  OAKRUN.

I WANT TO TRY THIS  ONE AGAIN,,,FROM MY PHOTOS..AND THE  PAINTING.. I WOULD LIKE TO DO IT  IN WATERCOLOR.

OR  PASTEL ..

THURSDAY DEC 23

LAST  PICTURE  OF  MURAL.

THIS  HAS  CONSUMED  TIME AND  ENERGY.

DRIVING  TO

ORLANDO AND  IN  AND  AROUND  TOOK ITS  TOIL.

I DID  PAINT ON MY CRUISE. 

THESE  TWO WORKS  HAVE  NOTHING IN COMMON. JUST  SOMETHING I FELT  LIKE  DOING..

THE  HARDER  YOU WORK THE  LUCKIER  YOU GET IS  ADVICE  FROM AN ARTIST.  I AM READING  THIS   BOOK WHERE ARTIST   SHARED  THEIR  SUCCESS AND  FAILURE  STORIES.

FOR  THOSE  OF  YOU WHO DO LOOK AT  MY WORK HERE,,,, PLEASE  KNOW  THAT  I WILL GIVE UP MY WEBSITE ARTDROST .COM.  I AM IN THE  PROCESS OF MAKING  A  NEW  SITE WHERE  THE   ABILITY TO SEE THE  PAINTINGS  AND  THE  VIEW  OF THEM WILL BE  MORE  INTERESTING. I HOPE .

MONDAY NOV8TH

SEVERAL OF  THE  OPAP DID  GO TO MICONOPY IN SPITE OF THE  COLD WEATHER. AND  IT  WAS  COLD. BUT  WE  REALLY HAD  A  NICE  DAY OF PAINTING AND  TALKING  ART.

I DID  MAINSTREET ANTIQUE STORES , NANCY DID A  STORE  FRONT  AND I DID NOT  TAKE  MILLI'S  PICTURE BECAUSE  OF  NOT  KNOWING  WHERE  SHE  WAS PAINTING UNTIL WE  HAD  STOPPED  FOR  LUNCH.

THEN I STARTED  THIS  PAINTING OF  A  HOME . I WANTED  TO DO IT  SMALLER  AND  WITH MORE   FLORIDA  FOLAGE  AROUND IT. I  KNOW THIS IS  WHAT  I WANT TO DO AND  I STILL DO THE  LARGE  STRUCTURAL TO THE  ENDS OF THE  PAGE DRAWING.. AGGGGGG FRUSTRATION

THIS IS A  STILL LIFE  FOR TOMORROW'S PASTEL CLASS AT  OAKRUN. I WANT IT TO LOOK LIKE A CORNER  IN AN ATTIC  OR  PLAY ROOM  WITH  TOYS  SCATTERED HELTERSKELTER. I  BLOCKED IT  IN WITH OIL AND  TURP .  I WANT TO RECORD  THE  STEPS  I AM TAKING. STAY TUNED

NOV. 5THFRIDAY

LAST  BUT NOT  LEAST.