Aging Artfully

Aging Artfully
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging
Publisher:
Total Pages: 100
Release: 1993
Genre: Medical
ISBN:

Dancing Brushes

Dancing Brushes
Author: Rae Andrews
Publisher: Leaning Rock Press LLC
Total Pages: 122
Release: 2021-08-11
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781950323470

As a teacher of watercolor painting for over 50 years, Rae Andrews has had the privilege of watching students grow in their artistic journeys. Many beginning artists are pushing to adopt a style before they learn the basics, such as drawing and color mixing. Rae doesn't believe any new artist should be in such a rush to develop a style. That will come over time and with practice. Rae is a colorist and loves design. Hence, her paintings tend to have a different look that often surprises the viewers. She's discovered that color and a dramatic choice of value help stimulate the eye and individualize her work. This book contains 10 watercolor demonstrations that showcase the different approaches Rae uses in her paintings. She expects her students to experiment with their own color theory and compositional alternatives by drawing often and trying different subjects. Not every demonstration will resonate with every student, however, the many approaches and techniques that Rae has demonstrated should certainly give any artist more creative options to develop the look they want in their paintings. Watercolor is such a spontaneous medium, full of surprises and sometimes messes, or 'stinkers', as Rae calls them. She advises students to explore the many exciting properties and find their way to keep that magical discovery alive. Rae's motto is: "Dare to be different and above all, have fun!"

Artist's Sketchbook

Artist's Sketchbook
Author: Cathy Johnson
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 129
Release: 2016-07-13
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1440338841

Grab your pen and seize the day! Make art a part of your everyday life, and everyday life a part of your art. Vast opportunities and great joy await you as you learn sketching "on the spot"--be it in your own backyard, amid the bustle of a busy market, on a hike or wherever you happen to find yourself. Cathy Johnson leads you on this thrilling expedition as you explore ways to turn everyday sights and experiences into a cache of visual memories. She and other artists have opened their sketchbooks to share their favorite subjects, ranging from nature's paraphernalia to aging buildings, crashing waves and beloved pets. You will travel the world through sketches and stories, through deserts and deep woods, cities and small towns. Along the way, you'll pick up helpful tips and clever, on-location improvisations for making your sketching sessions pleasurable, safe and productive. • Chapters focus on sketching subjects close to home, on travels, in nature, in urban settings and from everyday life. • 10+ artists share favorite sketches, tips and techniques. • 15+ demos reveal on-the-spot sketches as they come together. • Includes expert advice on getting the best results from a range of mediums, including graphite, ink, colored pencil, watercolor and gouache. The Artist's Sketchbook is pure delight, full of passion and possibility, ideas and inspirations. You'll learn ways to be prepared, simplify, still your inner critic, embrace the here and now, and in doing so, discover wonders you never thought to look for.

The Spirit of the Brush

The Spirit of the Brush
Author: Sungsook Hong Setton
Publisher:
Total Pages: 131
Release: 2017-06-15
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1631592904

"Chinese ink painting is one of the oldest continually practiced art forms in the world. It first appeared in China in the fifth century, and soon traveled to Korea and then to Japan. As old and deeply rooted in East Asian aesthetics and meditation as it is, ink painting is credited with influencing the development of Western modern art. Its minimalist approach to painting continues to have enormous appeal. Artist and teacher Sungsook Setton, who learned the techniques with Chinese and Korean masters in her native South Korea, brings new excitement to this age-old art. While teaching the traditional disciplines for holding and using the brush, she shows students how to turn the techniques and inner meditation toward interpreting their own world: city views, music, and the essence of contemporary life"--

Healing with Art and Soul

Healing with Art and Soul
Author: Kathy Luethje
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Total Pages: 490
Release: 2008-12-18
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1443803081

This fascinating collection of essays contains a variety of perspectives about the use of expressive arts for facilitating physical and emotional healing. Each author within brings a fresh approach and unique experiences to their writing. Within these pages, you will find many ideas for the use of the arts and can learn how to engage the inner layers of the self that allow natural healing processes of the body and soul to flourish. When we fully engage an art modality, we find ourselves in a place in our consciousness that could be called 'healingspace,' where we feel ourselves whole and re-member ourselves as well. From psychic trauma to physical illness, dis-ease of many kinds may be addressed through the various techniques discussed here. The tools offered by some authors are population specific and age appropriate, while several authors have given us the philosophical underpinnings for it all. While the authors within represent the grassroots voices of this new and rapidly expanding field, several of them have developed their own methods for using the arts, and have thriving practices. Our approach is wholistic. Music, visual arts, movement, dance, and poetry are discussed as separate modalities and in combination with one another in a process or flow. The reader will engage in our experiences with these modalities as they have been lived. The complementary CD that accompanies this book will allows the listener to have a full sound experience of toning. If a rationale is needed for establishing arts programs in medical centers or other health facilities, it can be found here. The book offers tools for self development and for group facilitation. Those wanting to expand their healing practice through the use of the arts will find the book to be a faithful guide. Anyone wishing for a fuller understanding of how the arts may work to facilitate healing will find much food for thought within these pages.

Loaded Brush

Loaded Brush
Author: Michael Lawrence
Publisher: Fast-Print Publishing
Total Pages: 422
Release: 2015-12-10
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1784560715

Artist Michael Lawrence has followed his own passions: dance, theatre, poetry and music transcribing his feelings into exhuberant, colorful, tender reflections. Michael has exhibited his paintings and sculptures in numerous countries and is widely collected. Film director Oliver Stone, author Ray Bradbury and movie star Kirk Douglas are amongst the collectors who own his work. Dedicated to Charles Chaplin, Loaded Brush is 415 pages featuring over 150 images details a fascinating and memorable life in art.

Touch Me! I'm for Real

Touch Me! I'm for Real
Author: Jean Barrett Groves
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
Total Pages: 500
Release: 2020-11-10
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1644629380

Like most kids, teachers asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. That question was hard to answer as a black girl growing up in Harlem in the 1950s. When I tried to look back beyond my grandmother to understand my family's past, there was an ugly stain on our history left by slavery and then just a dark blur. It was said we came from Africa. Where exactly? I didn't know. There was no connection. When I looked around me, I saw crime, violence, and drugs spreading malignity through the black

The Walnut Tree

The Walnut Tree
Author: Martha Blum
Publisher: Coteau Books
Total Pages: 340
Release: 1999-04-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1550507915

The powerful, disturbing and finally transcendent story of a Jewish woman's descent into and eventual escape from the madness of WWII Europe. Sussel is a well-to-do young woman in Chernowitz, known as "little Vienna." She studies languages and pharmacy in several universities in Europe and is looking forward to a full and privileged life. But World War II completely overturns everyone's lives, as first the Russians and then the Germans overtake Chernowitz, roundingup all Jews for work camps and even execution. Sussel must resort to using her pharmaceutical skills, and even sex, to save her own life and those of her father and her childhood suitor, Max.The Walnut Tree sets the devastating power of historical events against the personal forces of reconciliation and enduring love. this powerful, disturbing and finally transcendent story is written with captivating detail and sensuous, often poetic, writing. The novel deals with vital social, politica, and ethical issues, and finally – and most importantly – with love.