Lessons from the Easel

08/31/2011

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Charles Sovek has created a wonderful resource for artist’s called Lessons from the Easel.
It’s one very exceptional and useful link!

I introduce my High school students to Lessons from the Easel right off the bat. Everything needed for “art-producing” is explained and displayed in an easy to understand manner that kids will appreciate. Color values, line, Accent & Highlights, Contour and gesture are all there. Other links from his site include; Why this painting works and Painting anything under the Sun. Awesome resource!

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Envelope to bag

08/30/2011

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Transform a simple envelope into a mini-bag. Think of the artistic possibilities!

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Black-Text

08/29/2011

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Mona Lisa converted to text
Black-Text.com allows you to create text-imagery from your digital images. Black-Text.com is simple and easy to use.

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AnyMaking

08/28/2011

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AnyMaking is an easy to use online little photo editing site with some neat effects. I love the gritty effect.

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“Packages” Life-like Paper Sculpture Figures

08/27/2011

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Emma Hardy, a mixed media artist creates unbelievably realistic life size paper figures using paper tape. These will truly inspire my 3D students! *more on illusion


*As I’m writing this post “Irene” is on her way. This afternoon I took a drive down to our beautiful RI town beach to see if the big waves had begun to arrive. They were bigger than usual but not giant yet, hopefully we will not lose too much of our coastline. Power in Rhode Island will most likely be lost so I could be off for a few days!


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Matunuck Beach in Rhode Island
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New Stamp! Edward Hopper’s “Long Leg”

08/26/2011

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The American Treasure Series of U.S Postal stamps have added Edward Hopper’s painting “Long Leg” to its Artist series collection. Hopper's painting, completed in 1935, illustrates a sailboat in the wind near Provincetown, MA.
 * More at The Pasadena Star-News

Edward Hopper links:  

Edward Hopper Information

Edward Hopper Scrapbook

Edward Hopper at the National Gallery

Edward Hopper at the Whitney

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Queeky

08/25/2011

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Queeky is a comprehensive online drawing site and collaborative community. Within Queeky there are many different types of drawing tools. Check out assorted Queeky tools here! There are animated paintbrushes and a drawing timeline that records your drawing process. You can import and export photos, work on multiple images at once, and even use layers.

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Jackson Pollock in Action

08/25/2011

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Hopefully you will enjoy this awesome old film of Jackson Pollock in the process of creating his unique artwork. *from Open culture

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OurStory

08/23/2011

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OurStory is an online website that allows the user to create a digital, collaborative, embeddable, timeline. Written reflections, stories, photos and video can all be incorporated within a visually appealing timeline format. OurStory has many educational possibilities.

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Incredible Push Pin Portraits

08/22/2011

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Eric Daigh, a 33 year old Michigan Artist, creates these truly inspiring massive portraits made from Push Pins! WOW!

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