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Showing posts with label #drawing. Show all posts

Thursday, July 27, 2017

The Creative Life A thru Z ~ F is for Fun

The Creative Life A thru Z

 Week Seven


F is for FUN!!
~
Yes, Fun!, Of course it could be for Films, Foreign Languages, Food, Future, or even Five minute vacations.  
Let's shift our mind set to fun first. 
What is fun?
 Some people think fun is reading, being outside,
 or cooking in the kitchen. 
It's a very specific activity to you. 
What you think is fun someone else may not. 
I think anything that makes time go by quickly,
 something you are enjoying, you are having fun at. 

I like process. 
I believe my purpose is creating processes to get to destinations. 
In that thinking I like lists. 
I find lists help me be proactive, not reactive in my life. 
Life is suppose to be enjoyed, fun, and filled with love. 
I do activities which help me reach those goals. 

Benjamin Franklin said, and I quote,
"By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail." 

 In the pursuit of fun, wonder, and play. 
Let's get started.
Gypsy Women  (~jean)

"I'm see a fun activity coming your way."

Journal Writing Assignment: 
What will you do today that will make you happy in your tomorrow life?
The Future is in Your Hands
1. Write 8 questions about your life? 
 Relationships, passions, health, prosperity, desires,adventure, lifestyle, spiritual life. 

2. Make a paper " Fortune Teller", if you don't remember how to make these from your childhood, here is a video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4SnzwjriGg

3. Decorate your Fortune Teller, place numbers on the outside tabs, 
on the inside choices use shapes and colors. 
On the hidden inside, write your questions. 

4. Play the game. Pick your squares. 
Now take a few minutes to sit still and meditate on this question. 
After you have meditated write down your thoughts about your future. 
Knowing full well that you are planning your future your way. 

I know that being in nature helps clear your mind and heal your body,
 sit in nature and meditate. 
Two Minutes in Nature.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXI8pDK22wA

5. Is there a active step you can take today for your life tomorrow? 

Five minute Vacations. 
Do you want more adventures in your life? More travel? 
I can't always go where my imagination takes me. But, since YouTube is only a few keystrokes away, 
I can go all over the world in minutes. 
I look up places in the world I would like to visit and watch these videos. 
Just watching them transports me to new places. 
It really feels like I have taken a five minute vacation and then I'm ready to get back to work. 
Let your imagination take you away!!

Art Assignment:
FABLES!
If you haven't yet read a fable, google one up. There are lot's to read and they are usually only a few paragraphs, and they all have a moral lesson. 
They are fun!!
1. Read a fable, and draw a picture of it. 




Jax Cat, thinks your doing well. 
As always, Have FUN  with this. 
Like, leave a comment, share. 



Tuesday, July 11, 2017

The Creative Life A thru Z - D

The Creative Life A thru Z

 week Five 

Jean Hart Artwork
https://www.zazzle.com/mbr/238392465965343686/collections

D is for Donuts N Drama

"Delight in the Little Things." 
 Rudyard Kipling 

Years ago I found myself teaching in a preschool.
Each morning the children would come in, hang their coats, and sit at the table for breakfast. 
One of the best memories I have of one of these many breakfasts the school severed was homemade donuts. 
Warm and sugary straight from the kitchen. 
I'm not sure if this was teaching any of us about healthy eating or good nutrition, but those donuts were certainly a delight. 
You can make these wonderful delights as long as you have biscuit dough handy. 
So, that's what I did!
I invite you to make donuts too. Easy recipes are found on the Internet. 

Homemade Donuts, Delightful


glaze

shape the donuts

fry the donuts


toss them in the glaze 









                                         This was the first batch, since then I have gotten much better shaping the donuts and
 I'm working on a maple glaze. 

DRAMA, DRAMA, DRAMA
No, I'm not talking about personal drama here. 
I'm talking about PLAYS, Drama Theater 
Have you ever read a play? 
The format is different then reading a book, and interesting how the set is put together, and the actors directions.
I love live theater, if you have a chance to see a play performed on stage, GO!
 You can find live plays on YouTube. 
That's were I watched Neil Simon's play "Rumors."
The very first play I read when I was in theater was Neil Simon's "Star Spangled Girl". 
They made a movie of it too. 

This weeks assignment:

1.  Go to the library and pick up a play to read. 
2. Check out the plays on YouTube to watch.
3. Go to a live theater and see a play.

Journal Work:
Draw
1. Draw a one line drawing design . 
Lay the pencil down on the page and 
do not lift it again until you are done with your design. 

2. Make your own Logo Design with your initials 
Use the whole page and let this logo express who you are. Paint it, color it, glitter it up. 

If you need to be still and 
breath deeply before creating 
Two Minutes in Nature
is a good way to relax. 


As always have fun, like and share. 
Check back often as I found I'm always adding things to this list as I develop the curriculum.
Be Inspired,
~jean

Tuesday, July 12, 2016

It's never too late to become an artist

Art instruction

It's never too late to learn to paint.
It's summer here, lets get the paints out and get messy outside.
"Every artist was first an amateur."
 Anonymous
Don't judge or compare your work with anyone else.
It's time to paint like you  did when you were a young child.
Without limits.
Mix those colors. Paint the sky, the tress, the cat.
Just get started and you will see how fun painting can be.
If you want to get serious, take a class.
Be Inspired,
~jean 
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Saturday, July 2, 2016

Life is a bowl of fruit

Fruit Bowl, acrylic, Jean Hart
14" x 16"
$125.00 framed
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" Mary Oliver 

Oh, yes, what a great question.
I plan to live life as best as I can for as long as I can.
Be Inspired,
~jean
I invite you to check out my zazzle art store.
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Sunday, June 26, 2016

The Tomato Bowl

Jean Hart Artwork 

Drawing What You See
Drawing is an interesting practice.
We all see things differently.
If I were to put a bowl of tomatoes on a table and ask ten people to drawing what they saw.
The bowl, the tomatoes, the table would all be different. 
WHY is that. 
It's because we all have a stylized ideas of what every object we see looks like. 
We are drawing from our minds and not from our eyes. 
I think that's FANTASTIC!!
That's would make your work original.
Artist Tip! 
"Throughout the drawing and painting process, hold up your work in front of a mirror. This can help you see and correct inaccuracies in the proportion. "The Daily Book of ART 
Just get started. 
Be Inspired,
~jean 
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Thursday, May 28, 2015

morning sketches

Jean Hart Artwork 
These are my sketches. An artist doesn't get better at drawing if he advoids drawing. 
These are my moring meditations.
Be Inspired,
~jean