Posted in Contemplative Sketchbooks on November 30, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Back to the dream I had a few nights ago where Bob Dylan came by to visit and I felt so comfortable that I got into my pajamas. . .(scroll down to see more about it). He’s stuck around (on the subtle level) for days now. Not him exactly, but the Visit. [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on November 28, 2007 | 10 Comments »
Now if you want the whole story about this picture you’ll have to go to Cafe Crem, where Zoey (bottom middle) tells it in her own words. The above picture is actually an entry in a Christmas Coffee Cup Club Competition (CCCCC), which you yourself can enter. If you join the club you [...]
Posted in Figurative Abstracts, Paintings, Workshops on November 27, 2007 | 9 Comments »
I’m sure you’ve had the feeling - that the dream is more real than the waking. And it follows you through the next day no matter what you do to shake it. My dream visitor was Bob Dylan. Not surprising since I watched the TV special on him and relived a [...]
Posted in Contemplative Sketchbooks on November 25, 2007 | 6 Comments »
Have you filled out a university application online lately? That’s what Ben has been up to today, along with tweaking and re-tweaking his essays. We all seem to be involved in the process here in the Cornelis household - a kind of solidarity front. Even with our combined intellect and creativity and [...]
Posted in Everyday Sketches, Uncategorized on November 25, 2007 | No Comments »
All week Gladys has had a case of nerves as all fowl do this time of year. I’ve tried to explain to her that she is too dear to me to sacrifise, and that our dinner bird is already (ahem) taken care of. But she wants to keep me close as you can [...]
Posted in Artists of interest, Workshops on November 20, 2007 | No Comments »
I got a couple of pictures after all! They were hiding in my camera. (see previous post). Pictures by Cammie and Haley.
Posted in Contemplative Sketchbooks, Nature Abstractions, Workshops on November 20, 2007 | 3 Comments »
I am sitting here gnashing my teeth because I failed to get pictures from my lesson with “the girls” (9 and 10 years old) yesterday. Is it possible I forgot to put the card in the camera? Or maybe it’s because I ate too much of the chocolate we were nibbling on as [...]
Posted in Workshops on November 18, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Yes, they stretch out from here to infinity, the paintings from our Vision Painting Workshop on Saturday! Thirteen people, four emotions (or rather 4 X 13 including the teacher/me).
After doing some meditation, some collage with matte medium and fun papers of all sorts, we did some painting warm ups (seen above and below). [...]
Posted in Figurative Abstracts, Figure studio sketches on November 16, 2007 | 8 Comments »
To those of you who visit me here regularly and offer such loving encouragement for my art explorations, I’d like to send you a big hug and tell you that you are SO appreciated. I know from visiting other blogs that we are our own worst critics and each others’ greatest supporters.
And [...]
Posted in Everyday Sketches, Travel Sketchbooks on November 14, 2007 | 4 Comments »
It’s such a nice day. I had to let the hens out to run around and tear up the garden and scratch the soil and drop their poops onto our nice new walkway. I can’t help it. They were all bunched up at the door to the pen and calling out to [...]
