tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41585486117189350932023-11-16T08:42:35.250-08:00Marilynn BrandenburgerA PAINTER'S JOURNALMarilynnBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08191377141863979314noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158548611718935093.post-78513596674139017472011-05-22T10:26:00.000-07:002011-05-22T10:35:32.634-07:00NEW BLOG!At the advice of my website guru, I am moving my blogging to a new format, linked directly to my website. So from now on, GO HERE: <a href="http://www.brandenburgerstudios.com/blog/">http://www.brandenburgerstudios.com/blog/</a><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.brandenburgerstudios.com/blog/"></a>See ya there!</div><div><br /></div><div>Marilynn<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>MarilynnBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08191377141863979314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158548611718935093.post-83881715405364507122011-02-25T22:43:00.001-08:002011-03-12T12:11:20.864-08:00DRAWING & PAINTING WORKSHOPS 2011<div style="font-family:arial;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b><p style="text-align: left; margin: 0px 0px 0px 36px; text-indent: -36px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(33, 20, 36); display: inline ! important;font-size:14px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">APRIL 4 - 7: WATERCOLOR TRAVEL JOURNALING</span></span></b></span></p></b></span></li></ul></b></div><b><p style="text-align: left; margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(33, 20, 36);font-size:14px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The Alabama Folk School at Camp McDowell, Nauvoo, AL, 1-205-387-1806 / </span></span></i></b></span></p><b><p style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); display: inline ! important;font-size:14px;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; letter-spacing: 0px;"><b><i><a href="http://www.campmcdowell.com/folkschool/index.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">www.campmcdowell.com/folkschool/index.htm</span></span></a></i></b></span></p></b></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><b><p style="margin: 0px; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); display: inline ! important;font-size:14px;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; letter-spacing: 0px;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://www.campmcdowell.com/folkschool/index.htm"></a></span></span></i></b></span></p></b><b><p style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); display: inline ! important;font-size:14px;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; letter-spacing: 0px;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></i></b></span></p></b><p style="text-align: left; margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;font-size:14px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">For the traveler, landscape painter, gardener -- anyone who wants to record what they see and experience in a personal watercolor journal. You’ll learn 6 skills: simplify your subjects, render them quickly in pencil, enhance your drawings with ink, add color with watercolor washes, design your sketchbook pages, and incorporate words into each page’s design. We will work from real life and your photographs. Activities will include demonstrations, in-class exercises and outdoor excursion, circumstances permitting. Some drawing experience helpful; all levels welcome. </span></span></span></p></b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 36px; text-indent: -36px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(33, 20, 36); min-height: 17px; display: inline ! important;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Click here for </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://marilynnbrandenburger.blogspot.com/2009/01/supply-lists-for-classes.html">SUPPLY LIS</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://marilynnbrandenburger.blogspot.com/2009/01/supply-lists-for-classes.html">T</a></span></span></b></i></span></span></p></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 36px; text-indent: -36px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(33, 20, 36); min-height: 17px; display: inline ! important;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></b></i></span></span></p></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><b><i><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">MAY 6-8: ADVANCED WATERCOLOR JOURNALING</span></span></span></i></b></span></li></ul><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><b><b><p style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(33, 20, 36); display: inline ! important;font-size:14px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Spruill Center for the Arts, Atlanta, GA 1-770-394-3447 / </span></span></i></b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://www.spruillarts.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">www.spruillarts.org</span></a></span></i></b></span></span></p></b></b></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><b><b><p style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; display: inline ! important;font-size:14px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://www.spruillarts.org/"></a></span></span></i></b></span></p></b></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(33, 20, 36);"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></u></span></span></i></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><b><i><p style="margin: 0px; font: 12px Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">This is an advanced class for the traveler, landscape painter, gardener -- anyone </span></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><i></i></span></span></b></p><b><i><p style="margin: 0px; font: 12px Helvetica; display: inline ! important;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">who wants to record what they see and experience in a personal watercolor </span></span></span></p></i></b></i></b><b><i><b><i><p style="margin: 0px; font: 12px Helvetica; display: inline ! important;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">journal. Learn to sketch three popular subjects: buildings/city scenes, trees/</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-family:Georgia,serif;" ><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><i></i></span></b></span></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><i><p style="margin: 0px; font: 12px Helvetica; display: inline ! important;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">landscape, and people. Topics will include perspective and color mixing as well as advanced sketching and watercolor techniques. We will work from real life and your photographs. Activities will include demonstrations, in-class exercises </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-family:Georgia,serif;" ><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><i></i></span></b></span></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><i><p style="margin: 0px; font: 12px Helvetica; display: inline ! important;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">and outdoor excursions, circumstances permitting. Students </span></span></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">must </span></span></span></i></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">have prior</span></span></span></p></i></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span><p></p></i></b></span></span><p></p></i></b><b><i><p style="margin: 0px; font: 12px Helvetica; display: inline ! important;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">experience in drawing and watercolor or have taken a class in watercolor </span></span></span></p></i></b><b><i><p style="margin: 0px; font: 12px Helvetica; display: inline ! important;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">journaling/sketching.</span></span></span></p></i></b><p></p><p style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font: 12px Helvetica;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><i></i></span></span></b></p><b><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><b><i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 36px; text-indent: -36px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(33, 20, 36); min-height: 17px; display: inline ! important;font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Click here for </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://marilynnbrandenburger.blogspot.com/2009/01/supply-lists-for-classes.html">SUPPLY LIST</a></span></span></b></i></span></span></p></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></span></i></b></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><b><i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 36px; text-indent: -36px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(33, 20, 36); min-height: 17px; display: inline ! important;font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></b></i></span></span></p></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></span></i></b></i></b></span></div><i><p></p></i></b><p></p><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">JUNE 1-3: ADVANCED WATERCOLOR TRAVEL JOURNALING: LANDSCAPE</span></span></i></b></span></li></ul><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><b><b><p style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(33, 20, 36); display: inline ! important;font-size:14px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The Bascom Art Center, Highlands, NC 1-828-526-4949 / </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://www.thebascom.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">www.thebascom.org</span></a></span></i></b></span></p></b></b></span></i></b></span></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><b><b><p style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; display: inline ! important;font-size:14px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://www.thebascom.org/"></a></span></span></i></b></span></p></b></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(33, 20, 36);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></i></b></span><p style="text-align: left; margin: 0px; font: 12px Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">This is an </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">advanced </span></span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">class for travelers and painters who like to record what they </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia,serif;"><b><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><i></i></span></b></i></b></span></p><b><i><b><i><p style="margin: 0px; font: 12px Helvetica; display: inline ! important;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">see and experience in a personal watercolor journal. We will focus on landscape, with an emphasis on sketching and painting skies, water and land forms such as fields, woods and gardens. Topics will include color mixing, color harmony and composition. We will work from real life and your photographs. Activites will include demonstrations, in-class exercises and outdoor excursions, circumstances permitting. Students must have prior experience in drawing and watercolor or have taken a class in watercolor journaling/sketching.</span></span></span></p></i></b></i></b><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: left; margin: 0px; font: 12px Helvetica;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><i></i></span></span></b></p><b><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><b><i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 36px; text-indent: -36px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(33, 20, 36); min-height: 17px; display: inline ! important;font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Click here for </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://marilynnbrandenburger.blogspot.com/2009/01/supply-lists-for-classes.html">SUPPLY LIST</a></span></span></b></i></span></span></p></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></span></i></b></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><b><i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 36px; text-indent: -36px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(33, 20, 36); min-height: 17px; display: inline ! important;font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></b></i></span></span></p></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></span></i></b></i></b></span></div><i><p></p></i></b><p></p><p style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font: 12px Helvetica;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><i></i></span></span></b></p><ul><li><b><i><p style="margin: 0px; font: 12px Helvetica; display: inline ! important;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">JUNE 4: SAMPLER: WATERCOLOR FOR BEGINNERS</span></span></i></b></span></p><p></p></i></b></li></ul><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><b><i><p style="margin: 0px; font: 12px Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b></b></span></span></b></span></i></b></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b><i><b><b><p style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(33, 20, 36); display: inline ! important;font-size:14px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The Bascom Art Center, Highlands, NC 1-828-526-4949 / </span></span><a href="http://www.thebascom.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">www.thebascom.org</span></span></a></i></b></span></p></b></b></i></b></span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><i></i></span></span></b></span></i></b><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span></span></span><p></p></i></b></i></b></span><p></p><p style="margin: 0px; font: 12px Helvetica;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span></span></span></i></b></p><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><p style="margin: 0px; font: 12px Helvetica; display: inline ! important;"></p></span></span></span><p style="margin: 0px; font: 12px Helvetica; display: inline ! important;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Get acquainted with watercolor. Learn about brushes, paints and papers in an introductory class. Learn basic fun techniques to create small paintings of everyday objects in lively colors! Marilyn, whose specialty is watercolor journaling, will also show students possible uses of watercolor beyond the basics learned in this sampler class.</span></span></span></span></p><p></p></i></b><p></p><p style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font: 12px Helvetica;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><i></i></span></span></b></p><b><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><b><i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 36px; text-indent: -36px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(33, 20, 36); min-height: 17px; display: inline ! important;font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Click here for </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://marilynnbrandenburger.blogspot.com/2009/01/supply-lists-for-classes.html">SUPPLY LIST</a></span></span></b></i></span></span></p></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></span></i></b></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><b><i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 36px; text-indent: -36px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(33, 20, 36); min-height: 17px; display: inline ! important;font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></b></i></span></span></p></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></span></i></b></i></b></span></div><i><p></p></i></b><p></p><p style="margin: 0px; font: 12px Helvetica;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><i></i></span></span></b></p><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">JULY 3 - 8: THE ILLUSTRATED JOURNAL IN INK & WATERCOLOR</span></span></i></b></span></span></li></ul><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The Clearing, Ellison Bay, WI 877-854-3225 / </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://www.theclearing.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">www.theclearing.org</span></a></span></i></b></span></span></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></i></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><p style="margin: 0px; font: 12px Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">For the traveler, landscape painter, gardener -- anyone who wants to record what </span></span></span></p><b><i><p style="margin: 0px; font: 12px Helvetica; display: inline ! important;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">they see and experience in a personal watercolor journal. Youʼll learn 6 skills: </span></span></span></p></i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><b><i><p style="margin: 0px; font: 12px Helvetica; display: inline ! important;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">simplify your subjects, render them quickly in pencil, enhance your drawings with </span></span></span></p></i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><b><i><p style="margin: 0px; font: 12px Helvetica; display: inline ! important;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">ink, add color with watercolor washes, design your sketchbook pages, and </span></span></span></p></i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><b><i><p style="margin: 0px; font: 12px Helvetica; display: inline ! important;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">incorporate words into each pageʼs design. We will work from real life and your </span></span></span></p></i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><b><i><p style="margin: 0px; font: 12px Helvetica; display: inline ! important;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">photographs. Activities will include demonstrations, in-class exercises and </span></span></span></p></i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><b><i><p style="margin: 0px; font: 12px Helvetica; display: inline ! important;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">outdoor excursion, circumstances permitting. Some drawing experience helpful; </span></span></span></p></i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><b><i><p style="margin: 0px; font: 12px Helvetica; display: inline ! important;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">all levels welcome.</span></span></span></p></i></b></span><b><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><b><i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 36px; text-indent: -36px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(33, 20, 36); min-height: 17px; display: inline ! important;font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Click here for </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://marilynnbrandenburger.blogspot.com/2009/01/supply-lists-for-classes.html">SUPPLY LIST</a></span></span></b></i></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 36px; text-indent: -36px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(33, 20, 36); min-height: 17px; display: inline ! important; font-size: 14px;"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 36px; text-indent: -36px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(33, 20, 36); min-height: 17px; display: inline ! important; font-size: 14px;"><br /></p></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></span></i></b></i></b></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">JULY 16 - 17: SKETCHING NATURE IN WATERCOLOR - AT GRATIOT LAKE</span></span></li></ul><span style="font-weight: normal;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Gratiot Lake Conservancy, Mohawk, MI belh@verizon.com / </span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.miswa.org/gratiot-lake-1508">www.mlswa.org/gratiot-lake-1508</a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" >For the nature lover, landscape painter, gardener -- anyone who wants to record what they see and experience outdoors in a watercolor sketchbook. You’ll learn how to simplify subjects, render them quickly in pencil, enhance your drawings with ink and watercolor, and add words to your pages. We will work from real life and photographs. Activities will include demonstrations, drawing and watercolor lessons, and outdoor sketching (weather permitting, of course). Some drawing experience helpful; all levels welcome. Bring a sack lunch each day. </span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><b><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><b><i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 36px; text-indent: -36px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(33, 20, 36); min-height: 17px; display: inline ! important;font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Click here for </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://marilynnbrandenburger.blogspot.com/2009/01/supply-lists-for-classes.html">SUPPLY LIST</a></span></span></b></i></span></span></p></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></span></i></b></i></b></span></b></i></b></span></div><br /></div></div></b></i></b></span></div><b><ul><li><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><b><b><b><b></b></b></b></b></span></i><ul style="display: inline ! important;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><li style="display: inline ! important;"><i><b><b><b><b><b><p style="text-align: left; margin: 0px 0px 0px 36px; text-indent: -36px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; display: inline ! important;font-size:14px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">OCTOBER 2 - 8: TREES: IDENTIFYING AND SKETCHING THEM IN AN ILLUSTRATED </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">JOURNAL</span></span></b></span></p></b></b></b></b></b></i></li></span></ul><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><b><b><b><b></b></b></b></b></span></i></li></ul><p></p><p style="text-align: left; margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;font-size:14px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC, 1-800-365-5724 </span></span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">/</span></span></i></b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.folkschool.org"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">www.folkschool.org</span></span></a></span></i></b></span></p><p style="text-align: left; margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;font-size:14px;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></b></span></p><p style="text-align: left; margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;font-size:14px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Haven't you always wanted to know the names of trees? Join a Master Gardener and an artist as we take you around campus to identify, sketch and make notes on some of the more than 50 species of trees in their autumn glory. You'll learn how to recognize trees; how to sketch leaves, seeds, bark, nuts and the trees themselves; how to enhance your sketches with ink and watercolor; and how to make field notes and start your tree "life list," all in a personal journal. Course will include indoor lessons, demonstrations and outdoor excursions involving easy walking on Folk School trails. All levels welcome.</span></span></span></p></b></div></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;" ><h6 style="margin: 6px; font-weight: bold;color:transparent;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><b><b><b><b><b><b><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 36px; text-indent: -36px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 17px; display: inline ! important;font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Click here for </span></span><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://marilynnbrandenburger.blogspot.com/2009/01/supply-lists-for-classes.html">SUPPLY LIST</a></span></span></span></b></i></p></b></b></b></b></b></b></span></div><b><p></p></b></div></i></span></h6></span></div>MarilynnBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08191377141863979314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158548611718935093.post-43254628523788151262011-02-23T22:43:00.000-08:002011-06-10T11:09:59.483-07:00SUPPLY LISTS FOR CLASSES<i><b><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">THE ILLUSTRATED JOURNAL IN INK & WATERCOLOR</span></span></span></b></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">MORE <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">JOURNALING IN INK & WATERCOLOR</span></span></li></ul></b></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><i><p style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; min-height: 10px;font-size:8px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Estimated cost of supplies: $50</span></span></p><i><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><p style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; display: inline ! important;font-size:11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;"><b><i> NOTE TO STUDENTS:</i></b></span> You may purchase the following journal supplies at the workshop OR bring the same or comparable supplies with you. </span></span></span></p></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span><i><p style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; display: inline ! important;font-size:11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">· </span></span></span></p></i></i></span></span><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span"><i><i><p style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; display: inline ! important;font-size:11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">A spiral-bound, 7” x 10” hardcover watercolor sketchbook. Recommended: Canson Montval Field Watercolor Book (other sizes OK)</span></span></span></p></i></i></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span"><i><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; display: inline !important; font-size:11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">A Koi (other brands OK) pocket watercolor sketchbox, containing 12 pans of watercolor and a </span></span></span></p></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><i><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; display: inline !important; font-size:11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Niji water brush. If you get a brand of sketchbox other than Koi, you will need to get a large Niji waterbrush or buy one at the workshop.</span></span></span></p></i></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span"><i><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; display: inline !important; font-size:11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"></span></span></span></p></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><i><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; display: inline !important; font-size:11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">A mechanical pencil</span></span></span></p></i></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span"><i><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; display: inline !important; font-size:11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"></span></span></span></p></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><i><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; display: inline !important; font-size:11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">A Uni-ball Vision pen, micro size, or other </span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">waterproof</span></i></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> black ink pen</span></span></span></p></i></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span"><i><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; display: inline !important; font-size:11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"></span></span></span></p></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><i><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; display: inline !important; font-size:11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">A painter’s composition finder</span></span></span></p></i></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span"><i><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; display: inline !important; font-size:11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"></span></span></span></p></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><i><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; display: inline !important; font-size:11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">A kneaded eraser</span></span></span></p></i></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span"><i><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; display: inline !important; font-size:11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"></span></span></span></p></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><i><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; display: inline !important; font-size:11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">A safety razor blade</span></span></span></p></i></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span"><i><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; display: inline !important; font-size:11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"></span></span></span></p></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><i><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; display: inline !important; font-size:11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">A pocket package of kleenex</span></span></span></p></i></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span"><i><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; display: inline !important; font-size:11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"></span></span></span></p></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><i><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; display: inline !important; font-size:11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">A 2 - 4 oz. plastic spray bottle</span></span></span></p></i></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span"><i><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; display: inline !important; font-size:11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"></span></span></span></p></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><i><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; display: inline !important; font-size:11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">A 2 - 4 oz. plastic water refill bottle</span></span></span></p></i></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span"><i><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; display: inline !important; font-size:11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"></span></span></span></p></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><i><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; display: inline !important; font-size:11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">4 pieces of approx. 5” x 7” watercolor paper</span></span></span></p></i></span></li></ul><span class="Apple-style-span"><i><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; display: inline !important; font-size:11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">In addition, you should bring</span></span></span></p></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> <p size="11px" style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; display: inline ! important;"></p></span><ul><li><i><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; display: inline !important; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">8 - 10 photos you have taken of landscape and/or other subjects you may wish to have in a personal journal</span></span></span></p></i></li></ul><p></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><i><i><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; display: inline !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">A lightweight folding chair for sitting on-site, indoors or out</span></span></p></i></i></span></li></ul></span><p style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;font-size:11px;"></p><ul><li><i><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; display: inline !important; font-size:11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Some sort of small pack to carry your supplies around</span></span></span></p></i></li></ul><p></p> <p style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;font-size:11px;"></p><ul><li><i><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; display: inline !important; font-size:11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Anything you need to work comfortably outdoors, e.g. hat, sunglasses, insect repellent, sunscreen, drinking water</span></span></span></p></i></li></ul><p></p> <p style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;font-size:11px;"></p><ul><li><i><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; display: inline !important; font-size:11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">A 12" t-square or a 6"- 8" drafter's triangle</span></span></span></p></i></li></ul><p></p> <p size="10px" style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; min-height: 12px;"><i></i></p><i><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; display: inline !important; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Reference books:</span></span></span></p></i><p></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">· </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">A Life in Hand: Creating the Illuminated Journal</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> and </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">A Trail Through Leaves: The Journal as a Path to Place,</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> both by Hannah Hinchman </span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; min-height: 13px;font-size:11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">· </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Work Small, Learn Big: Sketching with Pen & Watercolor</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, by International Artist (out of print, but available at libraries)</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; min-height: 13px;font-size:11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">· </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The Decorated Journal: Creating Beautifully Expressive Journal Pages</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, by Gwen Diehn </span></span></span><span style="font: 12px Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;font-size:11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p size="11px" style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">-------------------------------------------------------------------</span></span></p><b><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><div style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font: normal normal normal 13px/19px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; padding-top: 0.6em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0.6em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: Times; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: medium; "><p><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">SKETCHING NATURE IN WATERCOLOR AT GRATIOT LAKE</span></b></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">The KIT below includes everything students will need. Students may:</span></p><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">purchase the complete kit at the workshop for $50</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">bring the same or comparable supplies with them</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">rent the supplies from the instructor for $10</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">buy any individual items in the kit at the workshop</span></li></ul><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">There will be a $2.00 charge to cover the cost of the workshop handout packet.</span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">THE WATERCOLOR SKETCHING KIT:</span></p><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">A 7” x 10” Montval Field Watercolor Book</span></li></ul><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">A Koi (other brands OK) pocket watercolor sketch box, which contains 12 pans of watercolor and a Niji water brush. ( If you get a brand of sketch box other than a Koi, you will also need to get a large Niji waterbrush or buy one from the instructor.)</span></li></ul><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">A mechanical pencil (Recommended: Papermate Sharpwriter #2)</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Uniball Vision pen, micro size, or other brand, with </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">waterproof</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> black ink</span></li></ul><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">A painter’s composition finder</span></li></ul><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Design brand kneaded eraser</span></li></ul><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">A safety razor blade</span></li></ul><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">A pocket package of kleenex</span></li></ul><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">A 2 - 4 oz. plastic spray bottle</span></li></ul><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">A 2 - 4 oz. plastic water refill bottle</span></li></ul><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">4 pieces of approx. 5” x 7” watercolor “scratch” paper</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">A 12" plastic t- square or small drafter's triangle</span></li></ul><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">In addition, students should bring</span></p><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">An old toothbrush</span></li></ul><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">8-10 photos of landscape or nature you have taken, preferably of the Keweenaw or Gratiot Lake environs</span></li></ul><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">A lightweight folding chair for sitting on-site, indoors or out</span></li></ul><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Some sort of small pack to carry supplies around</span></li></ul><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Anything needed to work comfortably outdoors, e.g. hat, sunglasses, insect repellent, sunscreen, drinking water</span></li></ul><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Suggested reading:</span></p><ul><li><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">How to Sketch with Watercolor</span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">, by David Becker</span></li><li><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Nature Journaling</span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">, by Clare Walker Leslie and Charles E. Roth</span></li></ul></div></span></li></ul><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; font-size: medium;">--------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /></span></span></b></i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><i><div style="font-family:arial;"><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">TREES: IDENTIFYING & SKETCHING THEM IN AN ILLUSTRATED JOURNAL</span></span></b></span></li></ul><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; "><i><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 10px; font-size:8px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Estimated cost of supplies: $50</span></span></p><i><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; display: inline !important; font-size:11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">NOTE TO STUDENTS: You may purchase the following journal supplies at the workshop OR bring the same or comparable supplies with you. </span></span></span></p></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"></span></span><i><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; display: inline !important; font-size:11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">·</span></span></span></p></i></i></span></span><div><ul><li><i><i><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; display: inline !important; font-size:11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">A spiral-bound, 7” x 10” hardcover watercolor sketchbook. Recommended: Canson Montval Field Watercolor Book (other sizes OK)</span></span></span></p></i></i></li><li><i><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; display: inline !important; font-size:11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">A Koi (other brands OK) pocket watercolor sketchbox, containing 12 pans of watercolor and a </span></span></span></p></i><i><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; display: inline !important; font-size:11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Niji water brush. If you get a brand of sketchbox other than Koi, you will need to get a large Niji waterbrush or buy one at the workshop.</span></span></span></p></i></li><li><i><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; display: inline !important; font-size:11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"></span></span></span></p></i><i><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; display: inline !important; font-size:11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">A mechanical pencil</span></span></span></p></i></li><li><i><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; display: inline !important; font-size:11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"></span></span></span></p></i><i><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; display: inline !important; font-size:11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">A Uni-ball Vision pen, micro size, or other </span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">waterproof</span></i></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> black ink pen</span></span></span></p></i></li><li><i><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; display: inline !important; font-size:11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"></span></span></span></p></i><i><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; display: inline !important; font-size:11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">A painter’s composition finder</span></span></span></p></i></li><li><i><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; display: inline !important; font-size:11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"></span></span></span></p></i><i><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; display: inline !important; font-size:11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">A kneaded eraser</span></span></span></p></i></li><li><i><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; display: inline !important; font-size:11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"></span></span></span></p></i><i><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; display: inline !important; font-size:11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">A safety razor blade</span></span></span></p></i></li><li><i><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; display: inline !important; font-size:11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"></span></span></span></p></i><i><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; display: inline !important; font-size:11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">A pocket package of kleenex</span></span></span></p></i></li><li><i><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; display: inline !important; font-size:11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"></span></span></span></p></i><i><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; display: inline !important; font-size:11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">A 2 - 4 oz. plastic spray bottle</span></span></span></p></i></li><li><i><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; display: inline !important; font-size:11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"></span></span></span></p></i><i><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; display: inline !important; font-size:11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">A 2 - 4 oz. plastic water refill bottle</span></span></span></p></i></li><li><i><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; display: inline !important; font-size:11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"></span></span></span></p></i><i><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; display: inline !important; font-size:11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">4 pieces of approx. 5” x 7” watercolor paper</span></span></span></p></i></li></ul><i><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; display: inline !important; font-size:11px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">In addition, you should bring</span></span></span></p></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><p size="11px" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; display: inline !important; "></p></span><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">A roll of artist’s tape or masking tape </span></span></span></p></span></span></li></ul><p></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><i><i><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; display: inline !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">A lightweight folding chair for sitting on-site, indoors or out</span></span></p></i></i></span></li></ul></span><p size="11px" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "></p><ul><li><i><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; display: inline !important; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Some sort of small pack to carry your supplies around</span></span></span></p></i></li></ul><p></p><p size="11px" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "></p><ul><li><i><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; display: inline !important; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Anything you need to work comfortably outdoors, e.g. hat, sunglasses, insect repellent, sunscreen, drinking water</span></span></span></p></i></li></ul><p></p><p size="11px" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "></p><ul><li><i><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; display: inline !important; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">A 12" t-square or a 6"- 8" drafter's triangle</span></span></span></p></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><i><div style="display: inline !important; font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><div style="display: inline !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; "><i><ul style="display: inline !important; "><li style="display: inline !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><i><div style="display: inline !important; font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><div style="display: inline !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; "><i><ul style="display: inline !important; "><li style="display: inline !important; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Arial; display: inline !important; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p></li></ul></i></span></span></div></span></b></span></div></i></span></li></ul></i></span></span></div></span></b></span></div></i></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">A small field book for tree ID notes</span></span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Several large Zip-loc bags for collecting samples</span></span></span></li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">We will be outdoors part of every day, so bring weather-appropriate clothing: rain jacket, an extra pair of walking shoes, and anything else you need to work comfortably outdoors, e.g. hat, sunglasses, insect repellent, sunscreen, drinking water </span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Arial; min-height: 12.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Helpful, but not essential:</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> A 5-10X hand lens</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> Camera</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Arial; min-height: 12.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Recommended book: </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Trees of the Smokies</span></b></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> by Steve Kemp</span></span></span></p><div><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">-------------------------------------------------------------------</span></span></div><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div></span></span></div></i></span></span></div></span></b></span></div><div style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><p></p></i></span></span><p></p></div>MarilynnBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08191377141863979314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158548611718935093.post-27056070830420020842010-06-26T05:59:00.001-07:002010-06-26T06:47:31.271-07:00The Fields Project concludes...<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOUVpS7fCTetllxbr_FXWEF18x_Z5fiqOSrNZDzAwkqpn8vvud0_EqzKFLqxdf5RQhvoWutyD8i9-cOYjRWGoeSG7Wko7RMGYwHDdD1e5V9r4PQ58DIwRbAM-EyY1bKRRPDBw4ZuuowSs/s1600/YellowBarns&Quilts450.jpg"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio2uku_5eQcxLPZGrfutnqGtlykezSgyvey1XSve-tFRyhWi8E6-mOztVOh9v0f4ihbxXriCM1lzEekATguZvAWBB2nCFF-Z46XwLEkLIm0LQaWtwWb7mDKzQYcuYO3DoES6-qqy_7bE4/s1600/FarmfrmAir.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 249px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio2uku_5eQcxLPZGrfutnqGtlykezSgyvey1XSve-tFRyhWi8E6-mOztVOh9v0f4ihbxXriCM1lzEekATguZvAWBB2nCFF-Z46XwLEkLIm0LQaWtwWb7mDKzQYcuYO3DoES6-qqy_7bE4/s400/FarmfrmAir.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487074103074226562" /></a><div>Yesterday dawned cloudless and beautiful, perfect for an airplane ride over the countryside to see the designs the "field artists" had mowed into a meadow set aside for the Fields Project. I enjoyed seeing the designs (you can see part of the Origami Cow in the upper left), but I found myself more fascinated with the patterns of green, dotted with tiny white farm buildings -- so many different greens! </div><div><br /></div><div>Our schedule took us to a dairy farm this time, where pale yellow buildings stood out boldly against the sky.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRNEHf1n7TZotMwuALT7wC5jH5-9gDngmHz-FTXb4pKKPa6R_CDmt1r5tTGz2DohMFVdYlbW8vjC3HNpNoTozkV0zXVuNPZrBy_w7X1XJhIrPqBx4PR6PvqA3ekWX9qPqbHZy12s9C31Q/s1600/YellowBarns1450.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRNEHf1n7TZotMwuALT7wC5jH5-9gDngmHz-FTXb4pKKPa6R_CDmt1r5tTGz2DohMFVdYlbW8vjC3HNpNoTozkV0zXVuNPZrBy_w7X1XJhIrPqBx4PR6PvqA3ekWX9qPqbHZy12s9C31Q/s400/YellowBarns1450.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487066831632856626" /></a>Our farm hostess hung quilts for us artists, and five of us took positions around the grounds to incorpoarte the quilt patterns into the scene. It's been quite enjoyable working with the other artists, who, like me, have come from other parts of the country.<br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOUVpS7fCTetllxbr_FXWEF18x_Z5fiqOSrNZDzAwkqpn8vvud0_EqzKFLqxdf5RQhvoWutyD8i9-cOYjRWGoeSG7Wko7RMGYwHDdD1e5V9r4PQ58DIwRbAM-EyY1bKRRPDBw4ZuuowSs/s400/YellowBarns&Quilts450.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487075123922155794" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">Tonight all the artists and the farm families with whom we've been staying will gather for a picnic, and tomorrow the Fields Project will conclude with a show of our work. I'm looking forward to seeing my family here in a few hours. My husband flew into Chicago last night, and he, my son (who lives in Chicago) and my son's girlfriend will drive out here to see the sights and get a "farm fix."</div>MarilynnBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08191377141863979314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158548611718935093.post-24266111588887925232010-06-24T19:40:00.000-07:002010-06-24T20:10:58.337-07:00The Fields Project, Continued....<div>Sometimes it takes a while to get your bearings when you're painting in an unfamiliar place. That has certainly been the case for me this week. I just hadn't been satisfied with anything I'd done because I didn't really know what it was I wanted to paint....until today. When I started seeing farm buildings as BIG GEOMETRIC SHAPES against a field of blue, I knew that was it, that was my subject! </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Gn-qHxSu3C_zr1uec0fhV_SVbTsMH5WMFQzKO9QfE36yFpWcWNJj_Oblv1XsNfVFsQ1QVvkzwvzSujWb_vQQntphdkyxvkD46wKUNKyDN-YLfyTPCz90DvX1JCxu85QUY54YlhDYSrU/s400/RedBarn1450.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486536045069682530" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 291px; " /></span></div><div>These wonderful iconic red barns overlook a sea of golden wheat. So we were surrounded by primary colors: red, blue, yellow. The barns' owner, a gracious hostess who plied us artists with coffee and homemade fudge, told us her family has owned and worked this farm since 1830 -- about as far back as Illinois' original settlement goes.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx-rGxY7zRpBr8AHJM3rZP14v6GMdZxbbPz7pXvnzg9yfvpQ265rne2ECe8kvoybzOe_tg8PH9pXpXPhENLosU13Y7xj2Bgcz2q4euviRDlaNtkDsSfjL_MRzYyv8VlMzoscxUC44VBBU/s1600/RedBarn2450.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 289px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx-rGxY7zRpBr8AHJM3rZP14v6GMdZxbbPz7pXvnzg9yfvpQ265rne2ECe8kvoybzOe_tg8PH9pXpXPhENLosU13Y7xj2Bgcz2q4euviRDlaNtkDsSfjL_MRzYyv8VlMzoscxUC44VBBU/s400/RedBarn2450.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486536047583140722" /></a><div>As you can tell from these watercolors, the day was magnificent! Painting outdoors under big, shady oaks, a cool breeze and a blue sky filled with puffy white clouds is about as close to heaven as it gets. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx-rGxY7zRpBr8AHJM3rZP14v6GMdZxbbPz7pXvnzg9yfvpQ265rne2ECe8kvoybzOe_tg8PH9pXpXPhENLosU13Y7xj2Bgcz2q4euviRDlaNtkDsSfjL_MRzYyv8VlMzoscxUC44VBBU/s1600/RedBarn2450.jpg"><br /></a><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Gn-qHxSu3C_zr1uec0fhV_SVbTsMH5WMFQzKO9QfE36yFpWcWNJj_Oblv1XsNfVFsQ1QVvkzwvzSujWb_vQQntphdkyxvkD46wKUNKyDN-YLfyTPCz90DvX1JCxu85QUY54YlhDYSrU/s1600/RedBarn1450.jpg"></a></div></div>MarilynnBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08191377141863979314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158548611718935093.post-70711829078373117852010-06-23T18:39:00.000-07:002010-06-24T19:39:58.661-07:00More about the Fields Project<div style="text-align: left;">Tremendous thunderstorms pounded northwestern Illinois all day today, so I hung out at my hosts' house and worked from the images I had downloaded to my laptop from previous days' photo jaunts.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHO0iNL_bTUt9-qhQHZvDcqrqW0zfW6VYHpnRjqpqdl_zcPqYnJTdAPKdvx4d95bWFCv4o-zNSBbd02xBVoa3ncK5CIfuGEUKWVlMHHyS4yS8pCQPDvpnv11Lb7dVldQCGSTLIjPQApEY/s1600/Rows&Tree450.jpg"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqmirDIVC6Y30EZTLTrZIuynUiO5tVOHDYjtwtlKlnjusZLqBxstEqgu7umsbdV3UVQ7AkS_VmNCzK4koyyW8iTi4HmvX8VJsxIFREJwtuN5ez1SofCLGJbAQv0U7im9Oy-9HtQGpkaRQ/s1600/RockRiverView450.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 316px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqmirDIVC6Y30EZTLTrZIuynUiO5tVOHDYjtwtlKlnjusZLqBxstEqgu7umsbdV3UVQ7AkS_VmNCzK4koyyW8iTi4HmvX8VJsxIFREJwtuN5ez1SofCLGJbAQv0U7im9Oy-9HtQGpkaRQ/s400/RockRiverView450.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486521096297104018" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">Above, the Rock River, which flows through the town of Oregon, IL. This is the site of the Black Hawk Indian War, the last Indian war fought east of the Mississippi and another shameful episode in American history. Deprived of their traditional hunting grounds when they were pushed into Iowa territory in 1830, the people of the Sauk and Fox tribes, led by Chief Black Hawk, crossed back over the river to hunt, fish and thereby save themselves from starvation. They were met by U.S. Army troops who slaughtered them. Today Lorado Taft's sculpture, the "Eternal Indian" marks the site of this sad event.</span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHO0iNL_bTUt9-qhQHZvDcqrqW0zfW6VYHpnRjqpqdl_zcPqYnJTdAPKdvx4d95bWFCv4o-zNSBbd02xBVoa3ncK5CIfuGEUKWVlMHHyS4yS8pCQPDvpnv11Lb7dVldQCGSTLIjPQApEY/s400/Rows&Tree450.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486521106558114866" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 279px; " /></span></span><div style="text-align: left;">This is a scene along one of the county roads I've been roaming each day. Because of all the rain this area has had, everything is lushly green, green, green. I find myself mixing every combination of blues and yellows imaginable to try to replicate the intense emeralds I see.</div></div></div>MarilynnBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08191377141863979314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158548611718935093.post-39027625885847647832010-06-22T16:36:00.000-07:002010-06-24T18:34:54.388-07:00The Fields Project continued.......<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXx6AxEel62Ybs3nzvUKzZfyokLfg2wMjYn1JwyStDkb4VTj1Ct6SCphKMEbnmH3D-ITRbObtCn0oj1z_zGEZJADJu_-5tYtr3oPMY-61cJlckUPcmPVjDsDJXnUk_ywIqAS8p-ysbgSA/s1600/NachusaBldgs450.jpg"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj31-o1ro7gLc5T8izDlh0gy2T-pFHMiGPC48svZPWEcdxhZN5m3LS64NlPnBE8OYPuKIr8h-EY5oqfFCrUbF0Y9nrP_FN-ZT_0zwSWB00aB75tygEsZkuS6nOA4Q3VMLwAAZ_AM8r1Tmg/s1600/IMG_0261.JPG"></a>Tuesday dawned cloudy and cool -- a good day for photographing wildflowers -- so I headed out to the Nachusa Grasslands, a 3000-acre native tallgrass prairie owned and maintained by the Nature Conservancy. The end of June is the height of wildflower season on the prairie. This is kind of landscape the emigrants to Oregon Territory saw when they headed west in their prairie schooners. The immense QUIET out on the Grasslands is balm to this city girl's soul.<div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj31-o1ro7gLc5T8izDlh0gy2T-pFHMiGPC48svZPWEcdxhZN5m3LS64NlPnBE8OYPuKIr8h-EY5oqfFCrUbF0Y9nrP_FN-ZT_0zwSWB00aB75tygEsZkuS6nOA4Q3VMLwAAZ_AM8r1Tmg/s400/IMG_0261.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486503017061019602" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">When thunderheads showed up on the horizon, I headed back to my car where I could paint from the hatch of my Subaru Outback -- a pleasant makeshift studio as long as the wind didn't blow rain or mosquitoes in.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXx6AxEel62Ybs3nzvUKzZfyokLfg2wMjYn1JwyStDkb4VTj1Ct6SCphKMEbnmH3D-ITRbObtCn0oj1z_zGEZJADJu_-5tYtr3oPMY-61cJlckUPcmPVjDsDJXnUk_ywIqAS8p-ysbgSA/s400/NachusaBldgs450.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486515793934772962" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 290px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here's a view of the eastern boundary of the Nachusa Grasslands under a glowering sky, in ink and watercolor.</div></div></div>MarilynnBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08191377141863979314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158548611718935093.post-37811086841978460122010-06-21T19:35:00.000-07:002010-06-24T18:38:42.817-07:00The Fields Project, Continued....<div>Monday began with a breakfast meeting in the town library, where a local historian presented the story of sculptor Lorado Taft, who founded the Eagle's Nest artist colony here in Oregon, IL</div><div>Made up of art faculty at the Art Institute and the University of Chicago, the colony painted here every summer from 1898 until 1942. Keeping this artistic heritage alive is one of the goals of the Fields Project.</div><div><br /></div><div>One of the things the Fields Project committee does to meet that goal is to arrange painting trips for the artists to working farms. So later that morning, <b><i>our</i></b> group of artists met to paint at Stone Corner Farm, one of the few remaining vegetable growers in the area. The day started under a pleasant overcast, but by 10:30 the clouds had dissipated and we had full sun beating down on us. The vegetables loved it, but I had to beat a retreat to the shade, ending the morning with just this one small study from the garden.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiJjSSjv5w8sB_YH8yECbo5zU95ioPC9pMd7Wu33cgbypB5wBm8aaLddIL2mXLZrxQyLMqcfR8O_HwliJnZQZE_42KMHyz9j4GWkPJIef8vWaKKlMssYQ4w12EUi6Ki4gG0nD5a2-eRBo/s1600/Cabbage450.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiJjSSjv5w8sB_YH8yECbo5zU95ioPC9pMd7Wu33cgbypB5wBm8aaLddIL2mXLZrxQyLMqcfR8O_HwliJnZQZE_42KMHyz9j4GWkPJIef8vWaKKlMssYQ4w12EUi6Ki4gG0nD5a2-eRBo/s400/Cabbage450.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485792490955509154" /></a>MarilynnBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08191377141863979314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158548611718935093.post-17544842883845994112010-06-20T20:22:00.000-07:002010-06-21T21:08:12.167-07:00The Fields Project<div style="text-align: justify;">I am one of eight artists selected to participate in The Fields Project in Oregon, Illinois, a nine-day program that brings artists from all over the U.S. to paint the countryside, fostering connections between art and agriculture. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It took me two very long, very hot days to drive here, arriving on Saturday just in time for the welcoming party hosted by the Fields Project committee. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqs4Mm8SNGk44ILVwqq0uNczyAGhqqzkhUEldpzurXz50C2-e05h71PGvnUiP6_N2fK48F-50vMS_ukER_PCfkf_whcWrwOqIZEi5Rpk3YJL9qqfikdTq8n4TYId6oSpyrqsXckOsoLPw/s1600/MorngGlories450.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 321px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqs4Mm8SNGk44ILVwqq0uNczyAGhqqzkhUEldpzurXz50C2-e05h71PGvnUiP6_N2fK48F-50vMS_ukER_PCfkf_whcWrwOqIZEi5Rpk3YJL9qqfikdTq8n4TYId6oSpyrqsXckOsoLPw/s400/MorngGlories450.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485436349762817618" /></a>I headed out Sunday morning under a slow, cool drizzle, so my painting start was tentative.....a quick study of morning glories followed by a dash back to the car. <div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfMTYbs0g-rxGxkPEtFJnhxfb4nurhQnWLGOHX9SEeSrfL-g9YEvgIcZuh29qocHFyCTrl_sLK9K0X22hooHyrr_Cbh49LtEqIoju96c0hE19TL2hgIf2m-qgwk0Y33NILwO0YgNFynVw/s1600/LowdenPark.jpg"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyYdnbguB1Q6w2_kADkRROGvbkxhTgdBN852P_BidU0HYMlUAzo6AyhBkH25uJQASPe7nVdoxDzPFyngaQkSoR8Xs8Td1jpkeQkbvKNUEcoM8o2CUhp5b-AUlynxpwqOBeFEYZ6bXdJ_Y/s1600/FarmPosts450.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyYdnbguB1Q6w2_kADkRROGvbkxhTgdBN852P_BidU0HYMlUAzo6AyhBkH25uJQASPe7nVdoxDzPFyngaQkSoR8Xs8Td1jpkeQkbvKNUEcoM8o2CUhp5b-AUlynxpwqOBeFEYZ6bXdJ_Y/s400/FarmPosts450.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485436332351003058" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;">The sky stayed overcast, but that just made the greens more intense. Lots of rain in recent weeks has turned all the crops -- mostly corn and soybeans -- shades of emerald and lime. And in the midst of all this: quiet, blessed quiet. The trilling of birds and frogs is the only sound around.</div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfMTYbs0g-rxGxkPEtFJnhxfb4nurhQnWLGOHX9SEeSrfL-g9YEvgIcZuh29qocHFyCTrl_sLK9K0X22hooHyrr_Cbh49LtEqIoju96c0hE19TL2hgIf2m-qgwk0Y33NILwO0YgNFynVw/s400/LowdenPark.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485436338591859746" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><div style="text-align: justify;">By afternoon the sun came out and sent me seeking shade. Outdoor -- "plein aire" -- painting in the hot and muggy summers they get here in the Midwest can get you stewing in your own juices. Lowden Park, catching the cooling breeze off the Rock River and full of shade and water fountains, was a life-saver.</div></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAC2_GwFVNV3Zn3owi-1NM-OLsCnn6jATD764iYm1zPwBptWCXwXePkdf8rRp92pUViIYFfWIfTwcmemfg2NR6zdh-u7ks2fMeuh4LgJ-8CX3bm-pX_YKxAB1LF2WpMXhlv7f_RJSb5jQ/s1600/BarnDoor450.jpg"></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAC2_GwFVNV3Zn3owi-1NM-OLsCnn6jATD764iYm1zPwBptWCXwXePkdf8rRp92pUViIYFfWIfTwcmemfg2NR6zdh-u7ks2fMeuh4LgJ-8CX3bm-pX_YKxAB1LF2WpMXhlv7f_RJSb5jQ/s1600/BarnDoor450.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: center;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 295px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAC2_GwFVNV3Zn3owi-1NM-OLsCnn6jATD764iYm1zPwBptWCXwXePkdf8rRp92pUViIYFfWIfTwcmemfg2NR6zdh-u7ks2fMeuh4LgJ-8CX3bm-pX_YKxAB1LF2WpMXhlv7f_RJSb5jQ/s400/BarnDoor450.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485436325346284850" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;">I ended the day with this study of a dynamic doorway in a barn not too far from the farm I'm staying at. The white roofs of farm buildings against the blue skies and green fields are breathtaking; I hope to paint more of them as the week unfolds.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigHKiDDJt2T3AwGFRyV_NVo2G79sEZdiUBamTYw9H7-hodtckErfwEBlJ_82OP4bAhT_D6uIMkd2Sok3hjqm_pllQRc-H9T2HJn0F_4QuHWPb281BsAdNuqksM1Aw7kmqjLAuRI8jGgWI/s1600/Cabbage450.jpg"></a><br /></div>MarilynnBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08191377141863979314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158548611718935093.post-54804885284448579732010-06-14T14:35:00.000-07:002010-06-29T16:03:36.971-07:00Illustrated Journaling in the SmokiesThe <a href="http://www.thebascom.org/">Bascom Art Center</a> in Highlands, North Carolina, was the scene for my first <span style="font-style: italic;">summer </span>session of "The Illustrated Journal in Ink & Watercolor," held June 10-12, 2010.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIccpd1chLW07JDCJJv13YP_9GgNmtxiKTAuLYekYll5-wequeL_V_RDp1ECH_myI6z9oUc_XAM48n7ySjGH8eAIzdYU208iK-PAChmacTgW17i_W8P7TIkIW-1d03ZkMUZwPpbbvRvQs/s1600/DSCN1995.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIccpd1chLW07JDCJJv13YP_9GgNmtxiKTAuLYekYll5-wequeL_V_RDp1ECH_myI6z9oUc_XAM48n7ySjGH8eAIzdYU208iK-PAChmacTgW17i_W8P7TIkIW-1d03ZkMUZwPpbbvRvQs/s400/DSCN1995.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488328154245797234" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Students work on their journals in one of the classrooms at The Bascom.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4VQGPzJMiDSf7xKzxAr2LA09h_GuIBmyVsr4ysu_5bkk1Pgl0WNJuosdSu6-pQtxdNVMhNPBWtd-JHGafj5axrytAp9FQwJGheOmFLbEAsuUC7Alj1g4Vxge-gDzZ_LNikZUYA4Ow_Iw/s1600/DSCN1988_2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 317px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4VQGPzJMiDSf7xKzxAr2LA09h_GuIBmyVsr4ysu_5bkk1Pgl0WNJuosdSu6-pQtxdNVMhNPBWtd-JHGafj5axrytAp9FQwJGheOmFLbEAsuUC7Alj1g4Vxge-gDzZ_LNikZUYA4Ow_Iw/s400/DSCN1988_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488329849805439122" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">I give a lesson in how to work "wet-in-wet" with watercolor.<br /></span></div></div><br />Highlands is a lovely little mountain town, with charming shops, nestled in the southern edge of the Smoky Mountains.<img src="file:///var/folders/8p/8pmA2wPyH6iCS81iRE5j-E+++TI/-Tmp-/com.apple.mail.drag-T0x710780.tmp.y0FNpo/DSCN1995.jpg" alt="" /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6quqyv7XsQlnkUvfEkHBjUzuWoD9wqBnLFGrQjBNAx3GmWsV4ewGQaFksVR2jeR2vQ2Z48lIBkP4r1gfVSrl_TgN0nQrC5Zh8xHbxaV_kr9P1mK3OMJBuAu-IIu8D0jAfO0aM9B3Hhyphenhypheno/s1600/DSCN3833.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 327px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6quqyv7XsQlnkUvfEkHBjUzuWoD9wqBnLFGrQjBNAx3GmWsV4ewGQaFksVR2jeR2vQ2Z48lIBkP4r1gfVSrl_TgN0nQrC5Zh8xHbxaV_kr9P1mK3OMJBuAu-IIu8D0jAfO0aM9B3Hhyphenhypheno/s400/DSCN3833.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488315600690407394" border="0" /></a>We sketched all over the campus, then retreated to RainWater, a mountain-top, parklike setting where a group of homes will eventually be built.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis-G57ah-YjFen87Tb9jQmxszQqoNyZTtD3vA_kQL87amSMvyEEprHLw1ac4FxwRKhDEjnzwgina_-UX5Js71X71IdG2u39LvBgvhqNhf5WUTJ67lnEvzFiDhCFZz_gcFcrH7cy2vIOm8/s1600/Rainwater1450.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis-G57ah-YjFen87Tb9jQmxszQqoNyZTtD3vA_kQL87amSMvyEEprHLw1ac4FxwRKhDEjnzwgina_-UX5Js71X71IdG2u39LvBgvhqNhf5WUTJ67lnEvzFiDhCFZz_gcFcrH7cy2vIOm8/s400/Rainwater1450.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488325767029456386" border="0" /></a>The view from there was awesome!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Zjio2l8Z60qTg2YlzvdnvtT2lrrHzGyDM30oX8_-C4-IjyEylsQg5qgWIkwhCC29wIeQ7w3FyqK33Oe4PmzNhwChWwt31VC8-spPCABD0B0FFhMDhW5D_QfPF6cCv0o-4SYX5A5nEmY/s1600/IMG_0071.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 337px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Zjio2l8Z60qTg2YlzvdnvtT2lrrHzGyDM30oX8_-C4-IjyEylsQg5qgWIkwhCC29wIeQ7w3FyqK33Oe4PmzNhwChWwt31VC8-spPCABD0B0FFhMDhW5D_QfPF6cCv0o-4SYX5A5nEmY/s400/IMG_0071.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488312905835354962" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Student sketches the Smoky Mountains under a sky filled with rain.</span><br /></div><br />But soon those clouds you see in the distance brought thunder, lightning and heavy rain, prompting our retreat.<br /><br />This was my first time at <a href="http://www.thebascom.org/">The Bascom</a>, and I found it to be a delightful place to teach. I'll be going back in October, to teach an advanced class in Illustrated Journaling, "<a href="http://marilynnbrandenburger.blogspot.com/2009/07/upcoming-classes-2009-2010.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">MORE</span> Journaling in Ink & Watercolor</a>."<http: com="" 2009="" 07="" html=""><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="file:///Users/marilynnbrandenburger/Pictures/iPhoto%20Library/Modified/2010/Jun%2013,%202010/DSCN3833.JPG" alt="" /><br /></http:>MarilynnBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08191377141863979314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158548611718935093.post-6032253921122039812010-05-12T06:16:00.000-07:002010-05-12T06:43:32.637-07:00ILLUSTRATED JOURNALING CLASS, ATLANTA<div style="text-align: justify;">Eight wonderful students joined me at the <a href="http://www.spruillarts.org/">Spruill Center for the Arts</a> this past weekend to learn how to create personal illustrated journals. One of the students, <a href="http://www.daveterry.blogspot.com/">Dave Terry</a>, posted a very nice overview of the class, as well as the great sketches he did, on his blog. Check it out <a href="http://daveterry.blogspot.com/2010/05/illustrated-journaling.html">here</a>: Thank you Dave! Here they all are at the local nature center, sharing the day's work at the end of class:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA6Vm82mzEF1IB7BrCFdKkoIbn4EhgDH4pw_Oq9IlDnsewAwzT5X7iQNQz8MEwDWgwJwwlEVGTbN71ScIRwXu5qj9-SPXKHq3Msx5mryakvPa1F7pofgJWI2hg2b3tFuwvX2DpBvD3qTs/s400/Phone+images.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470374833994202226" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 336px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It's such a joy to teach these illustrated journaling classes. I'm already looking forward to the next one, at <a href="http://www.thebascom.org/">The Bascom</a>, an art center in the lovely mountain town of Highlands, NC.</div>MarilynnBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08191377141863979314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158548611718935093.post-36477521029677626182010-04-16T13:57:00.000-07:002010-04-16T14:27:22.977-07:00Article selected for "The Painter's Keys"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtpj3u5OpDdPSzuqju2YHu_RXivtsACnCSbi_eeOxVCXh_N_q8LdJfSqj0_OijZlDkcKFl7FBiUvNQyXqVXr0iRKAD08IPtt8xgIMSzlbM209j9o1ZrxU_Jt15rG0-fWUNNBeHOqLwpPU/s1600/GardnPotsDNC.jpg"></a>I was very pleased to discover today that my article was selected for inclusion in Robert Genn's <a href="http://clicks.robertgenn.com/myelin.php">April 16 online letter to artists</a> on his <a href="http://www.painterskeys.com/about.php">"The Painter's Keys"</a> website. This was a very nice honor, as Genn has thousands of readers around the world and only includes 10 letters in each post. To any of my readers who aspire to paint, I highly recommend The Painter's Keys. <div>Here's what I wrote:<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtpj3u5OpDdPSzuqju2YHu_RXivtsACnCSbi_eeOxVCXh_N_q8LdJfSqj0_OijZlDkcKFl7FBiUvNQyXqVXr0iRKAD08IPtt8xgIMSzlbM209j9o1ZrxU_Jt15rG0-fWUNNBeHOqLwpPU/s320/GardnPotsDNC.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460849316510147490" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 238px; " /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">"I teach a workshop, "The Illustrated Journal in Ink & Watercolor," that speaks directly to this issue. In it I show students how to make quick watercolor and ink sketches that record moments in their lives. The students think they're learning techniques for travel sketching -- and indeed they are -- but I know what's happening is much more than this; they're learning how to paint. The results are always so much better in these sketching classes than in my more formal painting classes. Why? Because the students are relaxed (after all, it's just a "sketch" not a "painting") and absorbed in filling page after page with small studies, done from direct observation. They're drawing and coloring intuitively, with joy. When they come up for air, they seem surprised they've been having so much fun and that their tiny paintings are so expressive and charming. Apparently that's myelin in action, accompanied by intense, deep learning. I can't say enough about the value of doing lots and lots of small paintings, and I keep trying to pass that on to students. Some years ago, International Artist published a great book, </span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Work Small, Learn Big: Sketching with Pen & Watercolor </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">-- now, sadly, out of print, but still available in librairies -- that makes this same point. And online groups like SketchCrawl (</span><a href="http://www.sketchcrawl.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">www.sketchcrawl.com</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">) and Urban Sketchers (</span><a href="http://www.urbansketchers.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">www.urbansketchers.com</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">), that encourage artists of all levels to get out and sketch, are creating an international community of like-minded folk. So, there's a lot of momentum, for this, Robert, and I'm glad to hear medical science is backing this up." </span></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica, serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica, serif;"> </span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, kalamati, arial, serif;color:#444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 13px;font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><br /></span></span></div></div></div>MarilynnBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08191377141863979314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158548611718935093.post-86713785635558336142010-04-12T12:57:00.000-07:002010-04-12T14:14:35.626-07:00Alabama Sojourn<div>Last week I taught an "Illustrated Journaling" class to a wonderful group of students at the <a href="http://www.campmcdowell.com/folkschool/index.htm">Alabama Folk School</a>. An hour northwest of Birmingham, the Folk School is part of <a href="http://www.campmcdowell.com/">Camp McDowell</a>, an Episcopal camp and conference center nestled in 1100 acres of forests, canyons and waterfalls. Our weekend there took place under sunshiny skies of unfolding spring -- everything was in bloom! </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSDb1_koDpTyaMDCLb8TLTlJfBwj2-JGg4oiUx0VMBRqAnV7haIEOBFd389BYcUyl08NwvTf5OSV6Bs94xYzMmzlM1WSaSZlwDtwxD0csRYFrTVy6xZWlDd92ePJCdnTebnK2n-35gdrU/s1600/FieldTriptoCreek450"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSDb1_koDpTyaMDCLb8TLTlJfBwj2-JGg4oiUx0VMBRqAnV7haIEOBFd389BYcUyl08NwvTf5OSV6Bs94xYzMmzlM1WSaSZlwDtwxD0csRYFrTVy6xZWlDd92ePJCdnTebnK2n-35gdrU/s320/FieldTriptoCreek450" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459350141722210530" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 226px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As soon as the students had learned the basics of watercolor sketching -- drawing in pencil, ink ing the drawing, adding watercolor -- we headed outdoors, down a nearby trail to the creek. While the students busied themselves with small studies, I crept off to a shady spot to sketch the cliff face above the creek. Just as I finished, a gaggle of middle-schoolers set off in a flotilla of canoes. Here was a challenge! a dozen boats floating quickly past while turning in every direction imaginable as the children worked to get them under control. I had to draw fast to capture just one pair of them.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmLdNrzvU9nisXzkFwRPKQyMrUGkoCicwN3py2CeYxfEJvG17zlg3Sj8yT3a0el1Wydt74OswHhZ57wF_UzErHptQF2dNgDOMkvveDW5P-RlZgjkfGIc1R-yFunWNows-pMHr5B8VbrSg/s1600/LandscpLesson450"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmLdNrzvU9nisXzkFwRPKQyMrUGkoCicwN3py2CeYxfEJvG17zlg3Sj8yT3a0el1Wydt74OswHhZ57wF_UzErHptQF2dNgDOMkvveDW5P-RlZgjkfGIc1R-yFunWNows-pMHr5B8VbrSg/s320/LandscpLesson450" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459350149962449682" /></a>When the students were ready to paint landscape I presented a sketching lesson using photographs, (the scene above is Wyoming, not Alabama....), so they could learn how to simplify before confronting the real thing. <div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHCLHIimJEjnrQTGoNPgJgZjHHma52VadW8BZc7LNzB769nTc21sl4GSmxad2ra7xd91V3Afgr7dJTlbfROoWZ5q1PkoeI-RXNiNX_xJpAcxDLZAHScXWZKhSJ7b5uIr4lky1cZOo3jMw/s1600/WoodsLandscape450"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 227px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHCLHIimJEjnrQTGoNPgJgZjHHma52VadW8BZc7LNzB769nTc21sl4GSmxad2ra7xd91V3Afgr7dJTlbfROoWZ5q1PkoeI-RXNiNX_xJpAcxDLZAHScXWZKhSJ7b5uIr4lky1cZOo3jMw/s320/WoodsLandscape450" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459350131203467010" /></a>Once we were outdoors, I demonstrated again, sketching the woods outside our classroom. By summer, when I will return to the <a href="http://www.campmcdowell.com/folkschool/index.htm">Folk School</a> to teach drawing, these woods will be bursting with green. I can't wait to go back there and sketch!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>MarilynnBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08191377141863979314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158548611718935093.post-1743755813186682952010-03-30T12:39:00.000-07:002010-04-16T13:57:46.020-07:00Selected Artist: The Fields Project!<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqnD3AhyphenhyphenyLV7iSm3Z5zv8HeJjchiBHLqL3Op_FVVZZSf3s1ObrOgMKwFX-jDxQRKZFUSxezYqM3l6ojKU33VRtKB_uJxgl1yeIrdaSdaFepBBTGu-Iex70_fhj2sDQhBZ7-IUqJIS8rY8/s1600/MeadowDetails,jpg"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrQFQeV2YjgNLtcJ_YwveoimGugMu-unr7TWwaZurF2y6fgvEljUldqeFh81Yss_cWquwVPOzIoxyEs-sJNUogDtZkDpUvqcO_mK0tij5ip8nkCMPzKHwQQ7XwTcWx1aEs7JJp380VEFA/s1600/Meadow.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 294px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrQFQeV2YjgNLtcJ_YwveoimGugMu-unr7TWwaZurF2y6fgvEljUldqeFh81Yss_cWquwVPOzIoxyEs-sJNUogDtZkDpUvqcO_mK0tij5ip8nkCMPzKHwQQ7XwTcWx1aEs7JJp380VEFA/s320/Meadow.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460839318982400674" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Selection from one of my illustrated jo</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">urnals</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div>I have just learned that I have been selected as a participating artist in "<a href="http://www.fieldsproject.com/">The Fields Project</a>" June 19 - 27. Located in the scenic Rock River hill country near Oregon, Illinois, The Fields Project is a week-long event that "focuses public attention on art, agriculture and our natural resources while creating new relationships between artists, farmers, environmentalists and educators." I'll be staying with a farm family and painting all over the area. At the end of the project I'll be showing what I have done in a Fine Arts & Crafts Festival that brings participating and local artists and the community together for a day of celebration. For a city girl like me who has never spent time in a farming community, this promises to be a great experience. Cows, horses, tractors, corn, grass and wonderful, friendly Mid-westerners -- what fun! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqnD3AhyphenhyphenyLV7iSm3Z5zv8HeJjchiBHLqL3Op_FVVZZSf3s1ObrOgMKwFX-jDxQRKZFUSxezYqM3l6ojKU33VRtKB_uJxgl1yeIrdaSdaFepBBTGu-Iex70_fhj2sDQhBZ7-IUqJIS8rY8/s320/MeadowDetails,jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460839327055751106" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 312px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Selection from one of my illustrated journals</span></div>MarilynnBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08191377141863979314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158548611718935093.post-77379999038636557472010-03-24T07:50:00.000-07:002010-03-24T08:40:21.022-07:00Winter out West; Spring down South<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAr_nMc0APf8Ct2p7mL-nSHW0XBFPJm-px6yTJQ3dZYN_nOh0Hf8lUup2YJ3QRga0y9PmUcMkq_ETISI6WW4htiPuGYWvUbcT0J4nlzvM0GQeDy_szSCNL2fs_W-HliBbI28XoAche_xs/s1600/GreatPlainsSunset450.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAr_nMc0APf8Ct2p7mL-nSHW0XBFPJm-px6yTJQ3dZYN_nOh0Hf8lUup2YJ3QRga0y9PmUcMkq_ETISI6WW4htiPuGYWvUbcT0J4nlzvM0GQeDy_szSCNL2fs_W-HliBbI28XoAche_xs/s320/GreatPlainsSunset450.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452213416308572402" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">"December Evening," acrylic gouache on panel, 18 x 24</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">One more painting of winter on the Colorado Great Plains before <i>SPRING</i> bursts out here in the Deep South, and I just have to paint it! This is from photos I took while we were in Colorado in December. I like the bold composition of this; it expresses some of the big, free, open feeling I get when I'm out there.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Meanwhile, spring is upon us here in the Deep South. We got a good taste of it last weekend when we spent a couple lazy days at the beach on Cape San Blas, Florida. Here's a quick sketch done on the dock at the <a href="http://www.oldsaltworks.com/">Old Saltworks Cabins</a> where we often stay:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfHtk3KL2gv_3F3_yX0F_0XeoRu8yW3UYpbcYpwqXpfiUNv05oJXvVYgSen_77jmM5FAjowL6KOHorQwC1ySTvyzfSz7HF-5VFBpiXp6xCiQyigjCYp6llSatFsMPJhdZMTYpdNQ6wFPs/s320/StJoeBay" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452217678120599266" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 210px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> This is a view of the bay; the ocean is behind me, across the road that runs the length of Cape San Blas. Here's a sketch from a few years ago:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI0k9aKuxJSNudfJxemtd0vUePmeQsjGsgUc2ZCojjKhp0Wq6s3VBdz-srrLxP0iBqxpfqmaVlWc7DZdqCJP9WY5qHKTAEowGGHwrzIvUbn-a-qaPhIknjEFyq9qb61wIbPVPKaHAwnr0/s320/CSBBeach" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452222112495904770" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 192px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">It's an amazing beach -- startlingly white, clean sand and very few people any time of year! We like going in March when the sun is warm, the air chill, and it's comfortable to walk beach any time of day.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /></div>MarilynnBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08191377141863979314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158548611718935093.post-88202101581876199102010-03-23T08:40:00.000-07:002010-03-24T09:03:49.948-07:00Upcoming journaling workshops!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0x70wBOD9UObZKuOGp1fYpgj4abPc-nEQqP9Y55nxa0P6JqeJJNwN99LC90QPZy9cNuwLmmbzta2_ljsU_s8mHOWfoTzt5yQ1T5DQUGXjIiP0MK8HkbXR8_HHclUoKGH2RyQNGrQQfXY/s1600/CedarPtCabins450.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 251px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0x70wBOD9UObZKuOGp1fYpgj4abPc-nEQqP9Y55nxa0P6JqeJJNwN99LC90QPZy9cNuwLmmbzta2_ljsU_s8mHOWfoTzt5yQ1T5DQUGXjIiP0MK8HkbXR8_HHclUoKGH2RyQNGrQQfXY/s320/CedarPtCabins450.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452227997787623394" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><div style="text-align: center;">Sample page from Marilynn's illustrated journal at Lake Superior</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span>I was delighted to learn that my <b><i>illustrated journaling </i></b>workshops are filling up. My workshop at the <a href="http://www.folkschool.org/">John C. Campbell Folk School</a> in North Carolina is full, with a waiting list, but there are still a few places available in the workshop at <a href="http://www.campmcdowell.com/folkschool/index.htm">The Alabama Folk School</a>. Here's the scoop:<div><br /><div><b>April 5-8: <a href="http://www.campmcdowell.com/folkschool/Classes/April_2010/Watercolor_journal-MB.html">THE ILLUSTRATED DISCOVERY JOURNAL </a></b></div><div>The Alabama Folk School at Camp McDowell, Nauvoo, AL, 205-387-1806</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:medium;">For the traveler, landscape painter, gardener--anyone who wants to record what they see and experience in a personal watercolor journal. You'll learn 6 skills: simplify your subjects, render them quickly in pencil, enhance your drawings with ink, add color with watercolor washes, design your sketchbook pages, and incorporate words into each page's design. We will work from real life and your photographs. Activities will include demonstrations, in-class exercises, and outdoor excursions circumstances permitting. Basic drawing skills are recommended for this class; however, even students who have very little drawing experience can create very charming journals.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">I'm offering a weekend version of this workshop at the Spruill Center for the Arts in Atlanta May 8 & 9, and a 3-day at the Bascom Art Center in North Carolina June 10-12. Details are on my 2010 <a href="http://marilynnbrandenburger.blogspot.com/2009/07/upcoming-classes-2009-2010.html">Workshop Schedule.</a></span></div></div>MarilynnBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08191377141863979314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158548611718935093.post-32060688652028420992010-02-24T11:32:00.000-08:002010-03-24T11:56:35.869-07:00Inclusion in in "A Prairie Journal"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfSvu4EElBvydb0PMHEFRNpG8B0GCNSsZTHVmVO2o3tikvhlDlhpzgYmCcsqy9kKqkvZfbYzc4vWAUn5EXTdP6cIVYLuLKWHnF0DTxRzTzKCxm3LTLKPUd3ECUuRX17lADXMdbPEUC3ms/s1600/NealSmith450.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfSvu4EElBvydb0PMHEFRNpG8B0GCNSsZTHVmVO2o3tikvhlDlhpzgYmCcsqy9kKqkvZfbYzc4vWAUn5EXTdP6cIVYLuLKWHnF0DTxRzTzKCxm3LTLKPUd3ECUuRX17lADXMdbPEUC3ms/s320/NealSmith450.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452274800937146754" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">"Autumn in the Tallgrass," watercolor on panel, 12 x 16</span></span></div><div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I'm very ple</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">ased to report that </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">several paintings from my new Plains & Prairies series, accompanied by a short essay, have been selected for inclusion in the winter issue of </span><a href="http://www.aprairiejournal.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">A Prairie Journal</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, an online journal </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">"</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">dedicated to providing a creative forum for writers and artists whose work reflects our relationship with the prairie and related landscapes -- the complex network of grasses and wildflowers, oak savannas, wetlands and the wildlife they shelter." My work is under </span><a href="http://www.aprairiejournal.com/fall_2009/artwork/tallgrass/index.shtml"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">"Artwork: Tallgrass Autumn."</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> I included the artwork in an earlier post on this blog. The image above is one of three that was published in the journal.</span></span></div>MarilynnBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08191377141863979314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158548611718935093.post-91250266787937115222010-01-17T18:12:00.001-08:002010-01-17T19:35:28.089-08:00December in Colorado<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihWrpf-WV9Xn_9Jqcj0rhPYxcl2Fde3WmlKqvosqRc3_IFqE8ykDy7U7iri8uBggkcNRh2oeQ0lbpZSeeWNaof0TlYUxF57lzIbzVI3pgwVTLjSDupF6YDrzcc3xJkKZzLd91OJ-5eKb4/s1600-h/Thumbox.JPG"></a><div style="text-align: center;">More paintings of the prairie......</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsW0AN8PFJkRB2pSnTnZybckyXDb39jgsKNsJkRgvpgncKZIe3M7vWJI-RQIcbA3KpBQj3GC43u9jUF8ZuDL_-HeEgYPcFAyuCQrfvYgtERF789BH3-PIMPL7KiVNdOliY5YouSIJmbxY/s320/SundownTrees450_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427897515065001378" /><div style="text-align: center;">Sunset on the grasslands, near Greeley. Ink and watercolor.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV1ErDEqdxV2m04mlU2mCRQebR4uJl8RPZQepyX905YNUQxcOvE95q8yt0uhdzEkAZMLU5FYONtXrQmUkD4WQxyEE2ua9HMXM49S6Egr1lva3LsVK_gMClM0dPUZpc5vsr9b-4ebBHePY/s320/Sky@Arsenal450_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427897510631065378" /><div style="text-align: center;">Big sky at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, north of Denver. Ink and watercolor.</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 228px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzqmp7jr9rNMuEVi0EPYysxzcb3tYTFCJO9EdKQP0qGyTO9pJGtpNliljS44qFuI4ZdJooNHRLg2vZ9tf1ZkKPlCeZX45oJthkxtkY4Cu_NJGubRW1n7qjjPV7EvXmgu-GLaJz-4VEMLI/s320/Moon&Road450_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427897506168866498" /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Sunset near Pawnee Buttes National Grassland. Ink and watercolor.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">My husband Al and I went back to Colorado the week after Thanksgiving to try out the area's wintery weather to be sure this is where we want to retire. We got winter a-plenty, with snow and temperatures in the 'teens, but the landscape was so beautiful we just bundled up like the locals and headed outdoors.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">While we were in the Fort Collins area, we visited the headquarters of <a href="http://www.judsonspleinair.com/">Judson's Art Outfitters</a>, the company that specializes in supplies for plein aire artists -- that is, artists who paint outdoors, from nature. We got to meet owner Carl Judson, who gave us a tour of the store and the workshop where he designs the Guerilla Painter artist boxes. Here's the cozy store, full of goodies for outdoor painters:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyc4hAh-OLWs6CrF0le83wGtSbQAq4JOS2KfTY-ooFNHWUylcGWF4CIXVL2MTd4QLwOq_Odvz9KGeuN1T8cbOw9aOdDisLCVOdHvq-jHMw8fDMe2bK031-ZW45tgW9BucfQOJbsC2NKxU/s320/Judson's.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427910083495458402" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And here's one of Carl's ingenious boxes. This is a Guerilla Thumbox -- Mine! And all ready for action. This is what I use on the road, when I've got to paint something a little more involved than a sketch. Mine's set up for watercolor.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihWrpf-WV9Xn_9Jqcj0rhPYxcl2Fde3WmlKqvosqRc3_IFqE8ykDy7U7iri8uBggkcNRh2oeQ0lbpZSeeWNaof0TlYUxF57lzIbzVI3pgwVTLjSDupF6YDrzcc3xJkKZzLd91OJ-5eKb4/s320/Thumbox.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427916109284972562" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This was a fruitful trip. I'll have more paintings to show shortly. Stay tuned.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>MarilynnBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08191377141863979314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158548611718935093.post-63714401714729771162009-11-21T14:02:00.001-08:002009-11-21T14:33:36.693-08:00SketchCrawl #25<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjASQPNVXeCIXjBi9CQk7p6hUhyphenhyphenk5gx8WWAj4UPAL6rZbapn64CfOZ2_cBDwRwH8nWRofqFkXAE8lRkmZY9xc0gVGr5Z0p5oNcbWm9rCdfK3lYqD4qEA6_Hl3bt5O-Njbp5gkfDtDmyAcw/s1600/Mini-kit.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjASQPNVXeCIXjBi9CQk7p6hUhyphenhyphenk5gx8WWAj4UPAL6rZbapn64CfOZ2_cBDwRwH8nWRofqFkXAE8lRkmZY9xc0gVGr5Z0p5oNcbWm9rCdfK3lYqD4qEA6_Hl3bt5O-Njbp5gkfDtDmyAcw/s320/Mini-kit.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406681129688877138" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">My "minimalist" sketching kit</span></div><a href="http://www.sketchcrawl.com/"></a><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.sketchcrawl.com/" style="text-decoration: none;">SketchCrawl</a>, the international drawing marathon, took place today, and four of us participated. I decided to go "minimalist" and take the smallest set of supplies I thought I could get away with. Here it is: the smallest -- 3 1/2" x 5 1/2" -- of the Moleskine watercolor sketchbooks, a tiny toystore tin I filled with Winsor&Newton watercolors, a waterbrush, tissues, pen, pencil and eraser. What's so cool about this is I can tuck it all in the little pouch on the left and carry it wherever I go.<br /><div><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 207px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXFURCxZGKBrZMCGoFbiRiYBfxz7zLkd69tTVe9wRP4eGc-FlG3oNgP58ojokywYLApAWnVRGVglwPm5AZ-_Fq6r8alnJ3iR99i1KjSUEHsASaDQo8tYmRGiljwpIA0IRIWAPoPF7jrs0/s320/ABGEntrance" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406681109582074546" /><div style="text-align: left;">Our destination was the Atlanta Botanical Garden. Here's the entrance...an overly-detailed study, but I was killing time waiting for fellow artists to show up.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 198px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcM478mz6qeHt-U_FYRewoOv7bYqU9osWyJuXVdgkBrVHVobCHxOdl-coJf-yJFPxPLY77SjCtpBO0T-vcyByP1dgNc-y_enb049zEi-lBEiOM38VfTvy4_oBNzDWbtxpl-T7T71c-Bck/s320/ABGMooreSculp450" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406681122138066722" /><div style="text-align: left;">The Henry Moore sculptures were still in place at the Garden. Set into rocks and vegetation, they looked like aboriginal totems.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 198px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIOXgDKwarMOjY8Q558flPnWMZxVeWUwQ77VJhwmfKIFzpTF0mt_H7mIPySy6N7gDkDY1I0YMXd4nSqXazzhV8S0ElqHDb1Q09BbfVkVFPDX9poVFwaLrzluZejfrt70UCS-RQaCZIWgQ/s320/ABGJapGarden450" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406681117141384434" />The Japanese Garden is a tranquil place, and I could have sketched there all morning.</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 196px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIMxrV7pj4o7wUbUJS9E19bV5F-l0bhetJh50PAS1lZUSfHE78c4LbGF2pyzw2e5eqRnuHJFaucFErjwIXzHjaq-m8QSFaERr4VhMwUQ2sndsGF8ag56ueaaCfnvTYBgNhEPEDnmhWsWc/s320/ABGFountain450" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406681124780903442" /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"></div></div><div><div style="text-align: left;">Just before lunch I dashed off this last sketch of the big fountain near the cafe where we all would soon be meeting for lunch.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div>MarilynnBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08191377141863979314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158548611718935093.post-90950763587778887922009-11-18T13:36:00.000-08:002009-11-21T14:01:52.426-08:00The Prairie Series continues...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLLbF8MV7sedwgvZHOgLOWX71g4qzPyux7N9aDZWLRHb3xZ_LYY4pSaOYkWxf5ebj6uZqo4rwyMBVVPv6YQSuzAf4wJ74vfjXYvR0dSUD6CHsiAjK0rNL8Ly5EAYq2i8HX85LfD-lLJoQ/s1600/RedHill450.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLLbF8MV7sedwgvZHOgLOWX71g4qzPyux7N9aDZWLRHb3xZ_LYY4pSaOYkWxf5ebj6uZqo4rwyMBVVPv6YQSuzAf4wJ74vfjXYvR0dSUD6CHsiAjK0rNL8Ly5EAYq2i8HX85LfD-lLJoQ/s320/RedHill450.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406677603687817586" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">"The Red Hill" - acrylic gouache on panel, 16 x 20</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">This is a hill of Big Bluestem, one of the tallest of the tallgrass prairie grasses. It can grow to 10 feet! In autumn it turns the most luscious wine-red. I came upon this hill after making the turn in the road shown in the painting below.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div>MarilynnBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08191377141863979314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158548611718935093.post-9116423372449355482009-11-03T07:03:00.000-08:002009-11-21T14:00:37.840-08:00More from the Prairies<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgstdhXBY9eRHBvkNes1IPLEVKXQ5nXqJNxNdom0L4pQaMivIYLCWBYj6anyrJXTR0lOFdzvy2bTS-TvhdX3jeVAc-TfJuByqvo_xmmM7GzRgsR9rTW4-ybDAVw1uchFiRWkGKIUZ5vQ2k/s320/PrairieRdAfterRain450.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399893802347040498" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">"After the Storm" - acrylic gouache on panel, 12 x 16</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">As part of my growing fascination with prairies, I traveled to Oregon, Illinois, last month to visit <a href="http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/illinois/preserves/art1116.html">Nachusa Grasslands</a>, an example of t<i>allgrass </i>prairie, a 2800 acre plant community of really <i><b>big</b></i> (some are 10 ft. tall!) grasses and wildflowers dating back to the Ice Age. In the mid-1890's most of America's prairies were turned into farms, bringing this unique ecosystem almost to extinction. Organizations like the Nature Conservancy are restoring many grassland remnants, and this is one of the best examples in the Midwest.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I thought it might be helpful to students who take my classes and to people who collect my work to see how I go about making a painting, so, for this painting, I photographed steps in my painting process. See them in the post below.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div>MarilynnBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08191377141863979314noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158548611718935093.post-69780985109469321172009-11-02T07:37:00.000-08:002009-11-03T09:17:09.497-08:00How I paint<div>I don't usually make a record of my painting process. I'm usually too engrossed in putting paint on the surface to take the time to stop and photograph each step. But since I teach landscape painting, I decided it would be helpful to my students to see how I go from a sketch to the finished painting. So, for what it's worth, here's my process....</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1atBt-JR8Jfqr4CGxBxfYEVuXNM9F7nApHEZIwPprSegPxpi_-X5gjnB8OBtRi5lV1wUi6aOTiY0fwvYfuz50jq7ADrTpyk_A7bP19QbwKNf1I8XykC_-2rFzqGV_kpBEje6Ok6SV1ig/s1600-h/PrairieRdSequence1.450.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1atBt-JR8Jfqr4CGxBxfYEVuXNM9F7nApHEZIwPprSegPxpi_-X5gjnB8OBtRi5lV1wUi6aOTiY0fwvYfuz50jq7ADrTpyk_A7bP19QbwKNf1I8XykC_-2rFzqGV_kpBEje6Ok6SV1ig/s320/PrairieRdSequence1.450.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399902226075371154" /></a><div><div style="text-align: left;">Step #1: the pencil sketch on a gessoed Ampersand hardbord panel.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 236px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv5Dr9RXLrPtn2SoRfc-JGxVGpZ9wHI3MViBwaCbNnKhyphenhyphen2bYM0iZtlqnjkg5asBnYNra9YgNqk4ZDC587jlQg9l5R4rGs_tBD0YeXutdF3KxVstt3IRxB1v8Bhta_7v5PL4NriAXnJLZY/s320/PrairieRdSequence2.450.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399902217734177506" /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv5Dr9RXLrPtn2SoRfc-JGxVGpZ9wHI3MViBwaCbNnKhyphenhyphen2bYM0iZtlqnjkg5asBnYNra9YgNqk4ZDC587jlQg9l5R4rGs_tBD0YeXutdF3KxVstt3IRxB1v8Bhta_7v5PL4NriAXnJLZY/s1600-h/PrairieRdSequence2.450.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;">S</a>tep #2: the first big defining washes of color using Holbein's <a href="http://marilynnbrandenburger.blogspot.com/2007_02_01_archive.html">acrylic gouache</a> -- over-bright because I know I will tone them down with subsequent layers. I find it's easier to tone down intense color rather than vice-versa. Besides, bright color is fun!</div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjukeS8mWPFwnOVjABvB96_mI2QDHVuX_S1PtVwivNt-yt7f4bD9gvctjZR28vjPqeLDSjEhhZrTkS2uekQvABNrqsUKlVlnFlbe9wswr4MZCp4MF0WNnify2k-CvxtqZukdQowCFuFKLQ/s1600-h/PrairieRdSequence3.450.JPG"></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjukeS8mWPFwnOVjABvB96_mI2QDHVuX_S1PtVwivNt-yt7f4bD9gvctjZR28vjPqeLDSjEhhZrTkS2uekQvABNrqsUKlVlnFlbe9wswr4MZCp4MF0WNnify2k-CvxtqZukdQowCFuFKLQ/s1600-h/PrairieRdSequence3.450.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 238px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjukeS8mWPFwnOVjABvB96_mI2QDHVuX_S1PtVwivNt-yt7f4bD9gvctjZR28vjPqeLDSjEhhZrTkS2uekQvABNrqsUKlVlnFlbe9wswr4MZCp4MF0WNnify2k-CvxtqZukdQowCFuFKLQ/s320/PrairieRdSequence3.450.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399902213719221906" /></a><div style="text-align: left;">Step #3: the addition of the warm earth tones to play off against the cool blues and greens.</div></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9kXOD0leowcE5hRxfvImb84T9aLeZTMWTdHJFWWcbK36vqnqr_ZBpy-R8y3g5P9Zni2PMGPaZGxXiPQ5JLxGEtb5-e3PqmjaKLqL8aONHkMpNZJgacW0HxJxkCP1HKxYV0rJQx74Ll4Q/s1600-h/PrairieRdSequence4.450.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9kXOD0leowcE5hRxfvImb84T9aLeZTMWTdHJFWWcbK36vqnqr_ZBpy-R8y3g5P9Zni2PMGPaZGxXiPQ5JLxGEtb5-e3PqmjaKLqL8aONHkMpNZJgacW0HxJxkCP1HKxYV0rJQx74Ll4Q/s320/PrairieRdSequence4.450.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399902212726273954" /></a><div style="text-align: left;">Step #4: More definition in the rain puddles and some initial layers of grass texturing.</div></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicZTMe4v8dDaoKsdT1MOrkES8f_03-QxbX6_spUitL3qKkKun7hc6IVwoPkN_1vjimy-_mSci6McXSjfP2gC-aTkoKoaIIYfJLT-BzK0ixwkYNtu-_ClYyl-h69Z4y6ZKueCPYCV1Jy0Q/s1600-h/PrairieRdAfterRain450.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicZTMe4v8dDaoKsdT1MOrkES8f_03-QxbX6_spUitL3qKkKun7hc6IVwoPkN_1vjimy-_mSci6McXSjfP2gC-aTkoKoaIIYfJLT-BzK0ixwkYNtu-_ClYyl-h69Z4y6ZKueCPYCV1Jy0Q/s320/PrairieRdAfterRain450.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399902212953298962" /></a><div style="text-align: left;">Step #5: Ooops, big jump here. Well that's what happens when I get deeply engrossed in the act of painting -- I can't stop. But you can see I've added lots of layers of warm tones over the green under-painting, as I defined the grasses with long vertical brushstrokes. Voila, the finished painting.</div></div></div>MarilynnBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08191377141863979314noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158548611718935093.post-7291852587172931572009-09-22T18:01:00.000-07:002009-09-22T19:11:11.662-07:00Grasslands in gouache<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiklfHWL4HlbimXuNGYr0iGwjygVRKPxF3qxpAuRIq-wlFd52_N41lNOP3ezAvx3SCjI1Mt2nZnpnx_UJilHyJldNOJr7UR4dXi2YTo0SqH4hD3Af3xRSBS772BGfKgSyl4NL7OzPHIiHY/s1600-h/BearMtnRoad.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiklfHWL4HlbimXuNGYr0iGwjygVRKPxF3qxpAuRIq-wlFd52_N41lNOP3ezAvx3SCjI1Mt2nZnpnx_UJilHyJldNOJr7UR4dXi2YTo0SqH4hD3Af3xRSBS772BGfKgSyl4NL7OzPHIiHY/s320/BearMtnRoad.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384465747717342162" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">"Bear Mountain Road" - acrylic gouache on panel, 12 x 16</span></div></span><div><br /></div><div>Here's another grassland scene, from a trip we took to New Mexico several years ago. I love the way the low afternoon light turned the autumn grasses into spun gold. The medium I used here is acrylic gouache, which is sort of a mix between acrylic paint and gouache, a kind of opaque watercolor. Next to watercolor, this may be my favorite kind of paint. For more details about this paint, check out my description <a href="http://marilynnbrandenburger.blogspot.com/2008/01/about-gouache.html">here</a>.</div>MarilynnBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08191377141863979314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158548611718935093.post-56342535309957926892009-09-20T05:48:00.000-07:002009-09-22T18:38:12.893-07:00SketchCrawl #24<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCHBPkO01XnTQTNh06CvErrrEoI9tadYEye7sMjXb9Hswy7ejJNt37nqZiXST52xkFrMWtXkODdfGk5o9hkCVFqMsQ9VsGrXeQohQrAQnHeFaLkjby2w6nqRryNDL5e5cq2WvX55xSgBU/s1600-h/Peach450"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCHBPkO01XnTQTNh06CvErrrEoI9tadYEye7sMjXb9Hswy7ejJNt37nqZiXST52xkFrMWtXkODdfGk5o9hkCVFqMsQ9VsGrXeQohQrAQnHeFaLkjby2w6nqRryNDL5e5cq2WvX55xSgBU/s320/Peach450" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383530897835018418" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6-w-PR_71icLkJNCw3YRY_YfyZHnTIBx3o1kpQ9RSk_pocREhVALkcXXmBUozRcRVdYVdXrloBoLKJ2eXtc3lfvudOgwHxtuyyFd6_SH1ww4BpItMgsC0r3PeffMER8weokz6TBbXkAA/s1600-h/Banana450"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6-w-PR_71icLkJNCw3YRY_YfyZHnTIBx3o1kpQ9RSk_pocREhVALkcXXmBUozRcRVdYVdXrloBoLKJ2eXtc3lfvudOgwHxtuyyFd6_SH1ww4BpItMgsC0r3PeffMER8weokz6TBbXkAA/s320/Banana450" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383530892076614642" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq7psEOtYR0iMW-_SOdnnrcXFcyIavlqsab-1qOYHT0U8P_AKCh7rW81TRgHyE3M0G1PMyerg_e4qBSbVabPx6WF9oerhxsUl4uT7e37SRyTW7KuhFrNFo0qI-6EAWjVEcnppLRAdvFRE/s1600-h/Pepper450"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq7psEOtYR0iMW-_SOdnnrcXFcyIavlqsab-1qOYHT0U8P_AKCh7rW81TRgHyE3M0G1PMyerg_e4qBSbVabPx6WF9oerhxsUl4uT7e37SRyTW7KuhFrNFo0qI-6EAWjVEcnppLRAdvFRE/s320/Pepper450" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383530888414862914" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Peach, banana, red pepper in ink and watercolor. © Marilynn Brandenburger</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Yesterday was <a href="http://www.sketchcrawl.com/">"SketchCrawl,"</a> the international drawing marathon in which artists -- and aspiring artists -- all over the world go out and sketch. It's a hoot to see who was drawing, what they drew and where. Here in Atlanta it rained all day, quashing our plans to go to the Botanical Garden, so I stayed home and raided the produce bin for subjects.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div>MarilynnBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08191377141863979314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158548611718935093.post-7134052050963087872009-09-14T12:46:00.000-07:002009-09-14T13:15:09.351-07:00More grasslands<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIKBCaNxmOvEgmPBAfeybASDLpzlCHVvNnr5JaTmizNft_J0HeKnb9UwSkil0DDGgY38-kG2jDItC5maUyys6Bei8_zFEIi56dQmdxGjHqQy4HPur6p5m5eUUSbC4TfuU-5RW-A6zsop4/s1600-h/Near+Cheyenne.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIKBCaNxmOvEgmPBAfeybASDLpzlCHVvNnr5JaTmizNft_J0HeKnb9UwSkil0DDGgY38-kG2jDItC5maUyys6Bei8_zFEIi56dQmdxGjHqQy4HPur6p5m5eUUSbC4TfuU-5RW-A6zsop4/s320/Near+Cheyenne.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381412725947402226" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">"Toward Laramie," Wyoming - watercolor on panel, 12 x 16 </span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio_W5gW-96NEwWXWJCrmQB_Eb0x7-5libUW7EWCz-DpYb1hg1fUDE1D50c_lMIoDJwj6w9UBGB3BUUT1HC2I3SOSYtn8o51FZIpPiBCws7QeVmYwTbUsj4rZpWUuNfv3v22LlTZRter3s/s1600-h/NealSmith.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio_W5gW-96NEwWXWJCrmQB_Eb0x7-5libUW7EWCz-DpYb1hg1fUDE1D50c_lMIoDJwj6w9UBGB3BUUT1HC2I3SOSYtn8o51FZIpPiBCws7QeVmYwTbUsj4rZpWUuNfv3v22LlTZRter3s/s320/NealSmith.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381412714178405154" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;">"Autumn in the Tallgrass," Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge, Iowa</span> - <span style="font-size:85%;">watercolor</span> <span style="font-size:85%;">on panel</span>, <span style="font-size:85%;">12 x 16</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUIKzJZZO0iYoU5Q0S1N2-gCMe80LjFF2W7gllrM-2zsmbk1SqbiIjckfmY2c_GCTQq9fMhoeLzKxudrniq32N2JWhsOBfhgxzImCfuXyveDWjZqZQyl0XdhAEYxXHacdVmWMNs2RKD5g/s1600-h/Dandelion.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 237px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUIKzJZZO0iYoU5Q0S1N2-gCMe80LjFF2W7gllrM-2zsmbk1SqbiIjckfmY2c_GCTQq9fMhoeLzKxudrniq32N2JWhsOBfhgxzImCfuXyveDWjZqZQyl0XdhAEYxXHacdVmWMNs2RKD5g/s320/Dandelion.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381412707666492418" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">"Prairie Poem," Big Prairie, Montana - gouache on panel</span><br /><br /></div>Our Colorado vacation really got me pumped about grasslands. I find the rolling hills of sensuously waving grass to be extremely beautiful. Did you know that only about 1% of the original grasslands -- from the Tallgrass prairies of Illinois, Iowa and Kansas to the Shortgrass of the Great Plains states -- still remain as they were after the Ice Age? Efforts are being made to restore prairie grasses and the richly diverse ecosystem they offer, and I plan to visit as many restored grassland preserves as I can.MarilynnBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08191377141863979314noreply@blogger.com1