Fall 2017 News
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Aug 12
an award
Winning an award with the Alaska Watercolor Society recently is a great honor.
The best is that I send the ‘best of the best’; that which is from the heart. This work of art, adagio, has an authenticity that I felt proud to exhibit.
Onward.
clean slate
letting go; clearing the decks….https://anitahlehmannartist.com/for-purchase/
and a few more… + Happy Summer.
inspiration + influence
In order, starting top left to bottom right:
Tom Hoffmann, Catherine Gill, Alvaro Castegnet, Skip Lawrence, Barbara Fugate, Dawn Emerson, John Singer Sargent, Richard Diebenkorn, Andrew Wyeth…to name a few.
Grand teachers.
monotype.
The joy I felt in studio yesterday and today was terrific; a process successful as I discover once again; ‘it’s in the doing.’
More discovery of color was certainly the objective but the spontaneity a monotype press can give you is surprising and freeing.
I will continue my color studies; still life next. Why aprons?
Well, I found a beautiful and meaningful concept describing ‘women’s march’ which is happened in Seattle and worldwide.
Color is a powerful design element I am thoroughly enjoying. Check out that red!
More soon.
road trip
‘Design is a plan for arranging elements in such a way as best to accomplish a particular purpose’. (Charles Eames)
It was a road trip last week; arranging flowers in a painting; conceiving concept. As I worked the painting, I wasn’t too sure where I may be headed. I was ‘driving the car’ in a meandering direction; all seemed fine. Then, a wrong turn, over working concept even with subtle changes.
However, I charted my course and using my camera, I documented each step along the way. Because of my patient documentation, now I may begin again and set the vehicle on the right ‘fork in the road.’
that’s what I’m talking about…
The Depictive. The Evocative.
‘Painting what you do not see is no better or worse than painting what you do see. The only sin here is to not allow yourself to explore all possible realities. I often see paintings that while technically near perfect, are void of soul, personal expression, and creativity.’
Skip Lawrence
note to self
My sketchbooks: pages and pages; hand drawn thoughts about
drawing, teaching, design and whimsy.
Thoughts begin with an idea, a notion, described in visual line and written notes;
no pressure, just letting ideas flow: exploration of concepts and
confirming ideas with a pencil.
My skills stay sharp in all my fields of work;
a simple drawing clarifying my next steps in studio.
I plan to incorporate color next in my new sketchbook;
starting anew today. Stay tuned.
