Posts under ‘The Art of Art’

I am really looking forward to this year. I am in the process now of reorganizing my studio. My studio is small, so I really have to figure out ways to maximize my space. I am also working on a newsletter called “The Art of Smiles”, my goal is to send it out once a [...]

If beauty is in the eye of the beholder, then Art is in the mind of the creator. Every time I think about creating something whether it is on canvas, a collage, weaving or sculpting, I have that moment, right before I begin where I question myself. Will this be a work of art? Not [...]

Just for fun, I was looking at some of the art of Thanksgiving. This day has been depicted in art and pop culture for many years. Here are some of those depictions over the centuries… a nostalgic look at America’s Thanksgiving.
‘The First Thanksgiving,’ artist Jean Leon Gerome Ferris (1863–1930)
Artist Robert Walter Weir, ‘The Embarkation of [...]

We set up at the Grapevine Art Project Show and had a great time. It was a very nice venue and our booth was fantastic! We met lots of interesting people and many talented artists. Summer II won one of the two “People’s Choice” Awards, Yea!!!  We got lots of great feed back on Twin [...]

October 3, 2009 3pm-10pm (show is one night only)
The Art Show will be curated by Kerrie Conover (Fort Worth artist/photographer) as part of Fort Worth South’s Arts Goggle on October 3, 2009.
The exhibition will feature seventeen artists:
Ray Albarez (painting), Candy Austin (Earthenware), Sharen Chatterton & Karen Rester (collaborative painting/mixed media), Michelle Connolly (photography), Kerrie Conover [...]

We live in a suburban community, but I still really enjoy nature and the beauty that surrounds us. Most of my nature loving is in our flower garden, I love working in it, watching things grow, watching all of our many flowers bloom and observing the comings and goings of the butterflies and bees flitting [...]

If you have only one book in your artist studio, it should be “New Artist’s Handbook” by Ray Smith. This book is packed with information on the visual arts, featuring over 1000 full color illustrations. It is a guide to the tools, materials and techniques of the artist’s craft. Mr. Smith covers many exciting modern [...]

Irving, Texas, like many cities around the world, has a wonderful organizations that promotes the arts. The Irving Arts Center (IAC) combines family entertainment and cultural events with a convenient location in the center of Dallas/Fort Worth. The center boasts two state-of-the-art theaters; four galleries; meeting facilities and the beautiful outdoor Sculpture Garden on a [...]

This is really a fun technique you can use to practice your drawing and also do some interesting pieces of work. Some people refer to this type of drawing as a raisin head drawing.  You have to have someone willing to sit for 20 or 30 minutes, but once you get the hang of it [...]

One of the best books I have read that helped improve my mind set about drawing and art is “Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain” by Betty Edwards. It is “a course in enhancing creativity and artistic confidence” as it says! Over the years, (The edition I have was done in 1999), I [...]