Member Artist Showcase, Jan 27 - Feb 24 in Mills Pond GalleryToday, my husband and I went to see the member artist showcase exhibition hosted by Mills Pond Gallery. I am a Smithtown Art Council member and regularly participate in showcases at Mills Pond Gallery. This year, as a result of all my efforts, my work, "The Dream Garden", was selected as the winner. When I arrived at the gallery, I was greeted by a curator and director, Ms. Alison. “You will be surprised at your work". And I found out that my work had been selected as a winner. I was unable to attend the last reception due to personal reasons. Aside from my apologies, I would like to thank curator Alison for always showing me kindness and support. She is the person who has given me constant encouragement and support since I first became a member of this gallery and have been active ever since. I know very well how much she loves art. So I am always proud to be a member of this gallery. My painting hangs quietly in the corner of a small room leading to a passageway. This painting, created using the balloon smashing technique using acrylic and gold foil medium, gives a dreamlike feeling, as if beautiful morning glory is blooming in a dream. When you look at the picture closely, you can see a sign called Winner under the label of my picture. Every year, four artists are selected by judges for the Member Showcase. The awarded artists can join a special exhibition next year. I could hang 5-6 paintings in this exhibition. I am well aware that the theme of this exhibition is already in my mind. Perhaps this year will be a year in which I jump even further as an artist. I know this very well myself. When I first started drawing, painting was an adventure and curiosity that gave me great excitement. I was so excited in front of beautiful nature, like a child building a sand castle in front of big waves at the beach. However, after a long time, I became calmer and became more intense as it became connected to make a living. And I suffered from a slump that no one knew about. It seems like I've been frustrated, despairing, resentful, and disappointed for many years. Then, suddenly, I found myself unable to enjoy the painting itself because I was analyzing and worrying a lot before painting, rather than feeling excited like first love. And more than anything, I was intimidated by the attention and awareness of those around me that painting was not a priority as art but rather a second life. At this time, I began a journey back to the distant past. That was the beginning of our history. This is probably the tip of the fingers of Homo sapiens sapiens, who had to draw while fighting fear and the threat of survival every day in a deep cave where there was no light. I felt a deep primal, spontaneous, infantile and sensuous energy from them and their paintings. And I discovered that art is not a visible form or a visible situation, but a process of finding the energy that makes it visible. During this journey, I will encounter for the first time the desperation, hope, and agony of humankind's art. And then, as an artist, I will be able to further confirm the value of art and discover my mission. This work will always be an experimental observation that will allow me to one day fulfill my wish to paint my dreams perfectly. Below is a capture of some of the works I personally like among the works shown in this showcase.
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A beautiful and heartfelt Christmas card by Artist, Barbara!Last year, around Christmas, I wasn't able to attend the Night Heron Watercolor Artists gathering. Today, I was happy to attend the artist group with my art tools. And there I received a beautiful card from artist Barbara. Last year she offered to give me and her daughter Christmas cards she had made with her own drawings. But I couldn't attend that day. Today I finally received this card with great joy. I think this card may be the most beautiful card in the world. When I look at a painting, I can feel the energy inherent in the person's soul and philosophy. Above all, I think that the artist Barbara, the main character of the painting that gave this card, has a heart as pure and beautiful as her painting.
A little bird comes into the houseAs the cold weather continues, bats and small birds sometimes come in when the door is opened. Today, a small bird that looked like a sparrow came in through the crack in the door. It flies excitedly from room to room, and after flapping its wings several times, it flies through the open door. Recently, my students started drawing wild birds, and seeing the little birds flying here and there makes me understand what it means to draw birds. Below are wild birds drawn by two of my talented students, Elbert and Audria. Songbirds Elbert(L) and Audria(R) Children like to draw fish and birds. In particular, every child wants to draw birds. Above all, I discovered that children are better than anyone else at capturing the movements and characteristics of birds and the atmosphere that comes from them. First of all, since the birds do not stay in one place for a long time, you need to practice drawing them quickly. To do this, you need to practice drawing them quickly. It is necessary to practice quickly and roughly describing stones, shoes, or any other object rather than drawing details. And as shown above, if you know the names and details of each bird's parts, drawing birds becomes easier.
Today's experience makes me think that I should draw as many colors and species of birds as possible. Cave paintingsWhen did humans start drawing? Art history books always start with the Altamira and Lascaux cave paintings. The Altamira cave paintings are murals discovered in caves in the Santander region in northern Spain. Among the paintings spread across several caves, some are 40,000 years old. The Lascaux cave paintings were discovered in a cave near the town of Montignac in southwestern France. It is believed to have been painted between 17,000 and 19,000 years ago. Altamira Cave (Spanish: cueva de Altamira) is a World Heritage Site in Spain. Literally translated, it means "high view." As a relic from the late Paleolithic era, the bones of wild animals and hand-drawn rock paintings of people are preserved intact. Primitive people drew images with charcoal, red clay, or hematite, or used natural dyes to paint. Moreover, because the light and shade techniques are revealed, three-dimensional images appear in some shapes. The most famous feature is the multi-colored ceiling, which depicts two horses, a moose, and a boar. The Altamira Cave influenced many painters, and Picasso, who visited the cave, left these words: "after Altamira, all is decadence" All art after the Altamira mural expressed its emotion through extreme expressions of decline. The first people to use color in drawing were the people who created cave paintings during the Paleolithic Age, about 15,000 years ago. The first natural paints used by mankind at that time were yellow earth (ochre), red earth (ochre), white chalk, and carbon black (Lamp Black) made by burning the fat of hunted animals. The Cave of Lascaux murals painted between 15,000 and 13,000 years ago in the Montignac region of the Dordogne in southern France. Magura cave is located in northwestern Bulgaria, a 17 km de Belogradchik, in the limestone mound "Rabishka Moguila" (461 meters above sea level). It is one of the largest and most beautiful caves in Europe. The Magura cave paintings in Europe are the oldest in Europe at 42,000 years old and are also the most important cave paintings in the entire Balkan Peninsula. Peninsula according to conservation status and complexity. This region of Bulgaria is also cited as the birthplace of the Aurignacian culture, which later spread to the rest of Europe and what could be classified as the world's first pre-pagan religion. Reference: https://blog.naver.com/ohyh45/20148193086
My Art Activity Book for Theory & Fun has been published in Amazon store!This book is a practice book written in the form of an activity book to help you learn the essential art components and learn them easily. I hope that through this book, children can gain theory and fun at the same time. I created this book in a low content format for Amazon's Kindle Direct service. In the context of Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), "low content" typically refers to books or products that are light on written content and instead focus on visual elements or minimal text. These products often include things like journals, planners, sketchbooks, coloring books, and other similar items. Here are some examples of low content products on KDP:
Nowadays, anyone can create textbooks using their own ideas and know-how and apply them to their own unique educational field. For this purpose, if you use this low content service, you have the advantage of being able to teach with textbooks you have created. I tried using other textbooks, but there were many parts that did not fit my work environment, so I thought I should create a textbook to apply to more personal, individual, and special cases. And I hope there will be more practice versions like this.
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