I’ve been learning to think about tone in a painterly way. Tone is the structure of a painting and is what makes objects appear to be three-dimensional. If you think in terms of movies, you’ll notice that a black-and-white movie tells you most of the information you need to know about the environment. You can tell what is grass and what is water and what is skin, and so forth. […]
Until this afternoon, the worst odor I had ever smelled was that of decomposing rat. Did you know that there is a product called RatZorb that is made specifically to absorb that smell? This is one of the many unfortunate facts about rats that I learned at my previous residence. Back to the present: I have a new “most disgusting” odor. It is burnt microwave popcorn. I’m not talking about […]
I stumbled upon http://www.archive.org, repository of classic cartoons and educational films. The Coronet series of films is hilarious. Try this one out: Are You Popular? They’ve got old movies, old newsreels, government films, music, books … it’s a goldmine for history junkies, and it’s all free. Edit: If you’re unable to watch the movie by clicking on the image, try one of the links that appear below it. They’re different […]
I haven’t fallen off of a cliff. Just FYI. Lately I’ve made a change from the art of writing to the art of painting. I’m learning to paint from a classically trained artist in a small, self-paced class. It is absorbing a lot of my mental time even though I’m physically drawing only about six hours a week. I’d like to post bits and pieces of things I’m learning as […]
In White Mountains National Forest of New Hampshire, the trees begin their change. Dusk falls over the hills. In the Green Mountains of Vermont, leaves fall like a gentle snow, softly striking the ground in an orange blur. At the Morse Sugar Farm in Vermont, the pumpkins await carving. Rain-filtered afternoon light flows through the jars of maple syrup standing guard in the sugar shack. They are the litmus papers […]
Flabby Brain 