See T'Hed Thirty-Five for more on this process... Full disclosure... my last post was written a week ago and I've lost the storyline I thought I was writing... it was more a stream of consciousness thing anyway... which leads well into the title of this piece... What happens in a stream of consciousness is often … Continue reading Working out an Inspiration – T’Hed Thirty-Six: Subtleties
Working out an Inspiration – T’Hed Thirty-Five: Unsettled
See T'Hed Thirty-Four for more on this process... The various plot twists may not always be pleasant to all participants... as in many storylines, some people must depart the story for the sake of solid narrative. That being said, this protagonist could express various stages of grief at the news of their imminent demise especially … Continue reading Working out an Inspiration – T’Hed Thirty-Five: Unsettled
Working out an Inspiration – T’Hed Thirty-Four: The Joy of Plot Twists
See T'Hed Thirty-three for more on this process... Blockbuster movies may find some of their success in the anticipation they create before people can see the show... the actors and floating crew-members are contracted into keeping the plot a secret and misinformation from fanboys to producers created emotional slight-of-hand tricks to keep us engaged. Interviews … Continue reading Working out an Inspiration – T’Hed Thirty-Four: The Joy of Plot Twists
Working out an Inspiration – T’Hed Thirty-Three:
See T'Hed Thirty-Two for more on this process... Reflections on the previous day's events has out hero's thinking in all directions and the floating yellow blocks are doing their best to follow the story, (as much as I imagine you are...) All participants remain eyes-wide-open to all plot twists and narrative turns; ready to explore … Continue reading Working out an Inspiration – T’Hed Thirty-Three:
Working out an Inspiration – T’Hed Thirty-Two: Exit Stage Right
See T'Hed Thirty-One for more on this process... Refreshed after a cool swim, our protagonist says their goodnights and retires from the frame. Satisfaction from a day of mysterious rumination and expression, the loving viewer hold the glance of our hero for the final seconds of the scene. The floating blocks have already left the … Continue reading Working out an Inspiration – T’Hed Thirty-Two: Exit Stage Right
Creative Blocks – Goya Squares Continued
Quite some time ago, before Covid... my drawing teacher asked us to do what he called Goya Squares. The premise is that he cut of (photocopies) of famous Goya etchings into 1" squares; we were to take between one to three of them, place them on a large white sheet of paper and draw outwards … Continue reading Creative Blocks – Goya Squares Continued
Creative Blocks – Carving out an inspiration
I've been trying to get myself into a creative mood, as you know from my last few postings...One of the ways was to set up some materials for projects to do over my Summer break from teaching. So, I've been scavenging for materials and finding discarded bits and bobs, including this small chink of soapstone … Continue reading Creative Blocks – Carving out an inspiration
Creative Block – Inspiration in unlikely places
With my last posting still whispering (more like a loud nagging) in my ears to get creative, I've been trying to take my quiet moments to see what's around me. Not just looking and not searching... letting myself see what presents itself. Of course something presented itself in the bathroom. If your reaction is "YUCK", … Continue reading Creative Block – Inspiration in unlikely places
Creative Block – Let Inspiration find you
I'm not complaining, but it's been a struggle to get creative lately; I have lists and post-its full of ideas, but just don't feel like making them happen. Well, that's not entirely true... I lack the motivation to make them happen. Instead, I find myself filling the creative emptiness with TV, retail therapy, reading (sadly, … Continue reading Creative Block – Let Inspiration find you
Artists draws hyper-realistic drawings using only a Bic pen
youtube.com/watch A good friend sent me this and I have already added it to my art resource library for teaching. As a bonus, the journalist mentions how much money this amazingly skilled artist can make, which would probably incentivize some of my more cynical teen students. But the teaching magic comes in the way she … Continue reading Artists draws hyper-realistic drawings using only a Bic pen
The New Renaissance Mindset 