What kind of music inspires you?

    Making of an Artist

with

Jean Hart

Good Morning,

you caught me early. Usually I'm checking my e-mails with my first cup of coffee.

The beauty of work from home, you can start when your ready.

I'm listening to my new CD from Joseph Carrillo. He is a composer from Elko, who now lives in Hollywood producing music. He has composed original music for our up coming show

"The Elements".

Grab a cup of coffee and listen to his music while we talk.

https://soundcloud.com/#josephcarrillocomposer/sets/5ivelements-excerpts

 

I am often asked if I listen to music while I paint?

Yes, I do.

 I love all kinds of music and if it's a song I really connect with,

 I will try to paint a picture that match's the song.

I have music on my TV so sometimes I put on New Age music.

If I'm writing, stories, poems, blogs, I will have music without words playing.

What kind of music inspires you?

Loud, jazz.

 If I need inspiration then let it ripe, loudly and with lots of  drums. I like to hear a solid beat.

I just uploaded an app for playing piano. So, lately I have been listening to my own music.

Do you play the piano?

When I was younger I played the cello. I will often have cello music on when I'm alone.

No, I don't know how to play the piano, but with this new app it makes me sound like I do.

I also have a set of electric drums I like to pound on.

Time fly's when your being creative, playing music is just like painting.

Do I have a certain musician I like?

Oh gosh, there are so many great musicians I like.

For along time I was hooked on Toby Keith.

Then there is Melody Gardot.

Now that I have Pandora, I listen to Pink.

Be Inspired,

~Jean

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5 elements, cd by Joseph Carrillo

IT's here!!! What a cool cd cover. I just got my copy of the music for our art exhibit THE ELEMENTS by Joseph Carrillo. He created this music just for our show. He was inspired by our paintings. It will loop at the museum the whole time the exhibit is up at the Northeastern Nevada Museum
CD"s will be for sale at the gift store 

Blue Moon Stepping Stones

Blue Moon Stepping Stones

Stepping Stones, color pencel, Jean Hart
 

I'm working on a series of small 5" x 7" drawing for the "Blue Moon" series.
It's for a mail Art program I'm registered in.
Blue Moon Stepping Stones,
Reminds of the strength it takes to go it alone. One step at a time. Solo. No one else can take these steps for you. When you are ready, and sometimes even before you think you can. You must try. Whatever it is. Only you can make the decisions for you to move forward. Because as you can see standing still will soon have you in deep water.
Solo, somethings you must do alone.
Be Inspired,
~Jean
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Big Wave

 

"I shall listen to the language of your soul as the shore listens to the story of the waves...."
~ Khalil Gibran
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artwork by
Jean Hart

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Technical Tuesday Giraffe

Technical Tuesday

I have been asked by a lot of people if I give art lessons.

My answers is, no. I do not give lessons for many reasons. If you have been folllowing me for awhile, then you know my story. If you are new, then I will tell you quickly. I love art, there is now doubt about that. I came to art late in life and have only taken a few classes myself. I read art books, watch videos, go to workshops. My style and technique is wild and unperdictiable. When I find a new book I do all the exercises in it. I am what the art criqutics call "A Outersider" artist. With no real schooling in art or a degree to teach art, I do not feel I am able to give you the best tools to learn correctly.

What I can offer you though is encouragement, enthusiasium for art and an understanding of triumph and failure. These are exercises that I have done. With every exercise you do you will get use to the names of colors, and instructions and techniques.

I once went to the Northeastern Nevada Museum and painting their giraffe they have there.

It's real and it's tall.

I am thinking of going to the museum again and painting another animal this fall.

I hope these Technical Tuesdays are helpful for you.

Be Inspired,

~Jean

 

Today we are going to draw a giraffe.

this instruction come from

Eileen Sorg,

1. apply a base layer of dark yellow with yellow ochre fro darker areas. Suggest shadows on and around the with light blue violet. Note the shadow cast by the chin on to the neck. Now use reddish brown for the stem and olive green for the leaves.

2. Apply light umber to further deepen the periwinkle shadows, fill in the spots, and add ridges around the eyes. Brighten the giraffe with mineral orange, filling in more spots and adding more hair along the neck.

3. To finish, fill in the eyes and those bong lashes with black. Use black to darken the nostrils, dark tufts of hair, and other shadows.

Rainbow Forrest

 

Jean Hart Artworks,

Door prize for the

Elements

art exhibit

Northeastern Nevada Museum

reception

Aug 23, 6-8 pm

Rainbow Forrest, watercolor, Jean Hart

After days of looking through my artwork to come up with a door prize for the Element show, I have decided on this painting. The original Rainbow Forrest, A promise of wonderful things to come.
Rainbow Forrest
watercolor
~Jean
for me it encompasses, hope, encouragement, joy and love.

Artist of 4womonArt.

4womenArt, Dee Burton, Jean Hart, Vicky Andrus, photo taken by Cynthia Delany
not shown, Gay Carrillo, Barbara Hofheins

The Elements art exhbit
Northeastern Nevada Museum
The reception will be this Friday night Aug 23, 6-8p.m.
Sorry for the confusion in the newspaper.
Everyone is invited, it is open to the public and its Free.
There will be fine art, music, food, and a original fine art door prize by each artist.
Bring your family, invite your friends.
~Jean