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unconfirmed interpretations of what i observe from my perch here at greenwater

hellstrip = community

17May2021by k. 3 Comments

If you pass by greenwater on any given day and observed the parkway space along Main Street, you might feel sorry for me. You might think that those weeds, stones […]

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back for a visit

8September2017by k.

He happened to be in town visiting friends, so he stopped in to show me what he’d been doing since he saw me last. (This kind of thing is a […]

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beggars at the gate

24January2013by k. 2 Comments

This beggar came knocking at my door today, looking for coffee. In the spirit of my dear grandmother, who fed hobos at her back door, I poured him some. He […]

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ford focus & fiction

15January2013by k. 5 Comments

This lovely Ford F-150 of a mature vintage has captured my imagination. It showed up here sometime this summer and has taken up a consistent residence in the public parking area […]

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ice folly

28November2012by k. 4 Comments

I must make a confession. I saw this guy tippy-toeing out to meet his buddy on the ice of the Mill Pond today and I ran the other way. I didn’t […]

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hand on heart

24October2012by k. Leave a comment

It is strange how this scene affected me. For some reason it brought me back to the late 60s and my early years of grade school. I remember the feelings I […]

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cannot go unblogged

20October2012by k. 1 Comment

All this past week, something important has been going on across the intersection from me. The granite elements came on Monday, and every day since then, these three fellas have […]

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out for a stroll

17August2012by k. Leave a comment

I almost missed this shot–I couldn’t find my camera fast enough. I shouldn’t be in such a dither, though. I’ve witnessed this so many times that it is becoming ordinary. […]

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pronunciation matters

9August2012by k. Leave a comment

Personally, not a fan. Although I can relate to the comraderie of a red solo cup and I have been known to point to my dog while singing the last […]

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innovations in agriculture

2July2012by k. Leave a comment

This gal is an innovator. Had she not stopped by CarQuest in downtown New London to pick up a few parts this afternoon, I might never have known about her portable […]

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I believe surprise is essential when you want to unlock your creative expression. Tonight, it was an elephant warm-up exercise. At first, it might be intimidating, but this one was fun. The rest of the evening we focused on the surfaces and structures of birch trees using water soluble graphite. We know how to handle the good stuff.
Our practice this week circled around pigment density, layering and adding other mediums. We got to know the work of Farah Nebeela Khan and her wizardly watercolors. Check her out @fnkdesigns and her Etsy shop. We practiced control, but we won't let it go to our heads! This is the good stuff.
Over the last couple of months, I've had the chance to work with the Art Club at Willmar High School. We created an image together in many different interpretations. 48 tiles, one crazy-fun painting. Acrylic and paper collage on canvas tiles, 96"x32" Ms. Canavan will hang it in their art room to inspire future projects. Collaboration is fun stuff!
Our drawing practice has been focusing on understanding form and volume lately. This week, our subject was cows, so we began by imagining the surface of the cow in our reference, then we made our drawing. More sooty smudges, but also more skills. This is the good stuff.
We started several paintings this week, using a variety of techniques. Wetting, dropping, floating, dabbing, blotting-all the things. We were slowed by drying time, but now we know our tools and materials just a bit better. We might finish them all. 😊 This is the good stuff.
Drawing = seeing + practice. Join us sometime!
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