Category: art
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Anton Art Center
I moved to Mount Clemens in 2015 and discovered The Anton Art Center (now known as The Art Center) within walking distance of my house. I was lucky to find the Anton because of my desire to be close to an art organization and also that it is the dispenser of MCACA (Michigan Council…
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Testing My Mettle
Today I went back to the church to do more flash portraits, this time for a Christmas celebration. Two of the same kids were there, one of whom sat for me again, but there were many new, younger ones.
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Being good at what you do
I’ve learned that I can do a lot with only a few materials but that if I want to push whatever talent I have, I must put in the work. A running horse still needs to be reined in if you want to ride him. And doesn’t dressage, the most disciplined of horse riding practices,…
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Regarding Art
It can be very simple to get the point across. That’s what great writers aspire to–just saying what they want to simply and directly, in plain English. And great modern artists like Matisse and Picasso moved to that in their later years, simplifying forms and flattening shapes. Lines can be suggestions, like with missing letters…
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Doing Art
A wonderful feature that seems to have disappeared from WordPress was the automatic save. Now, while I’m working from my laptop, it seems to be working. Working from my phone, which I believe only showed the mobile profile, was too hard in composition mode. I tried and tried to save it and publish it, but…