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SCRUMBLE ~ JANUARY 12, 2022
Audacity
Audacity
Audacity. A special friend recommended a book, a lovely, beautifully
written book, not about how to paint, but how to see, to look, to
imagine.
Its Green chapter shook me with this sentence: "Real art happens when
we step out to the unknown, venture into new territory, and take a
chance on where our senses will take us."
Last year's ocean scenes had done that for me, as I dove into learning
how to paint the movement of water. Is the water sucked back into
itself or surging forward? Is it thin and filled with sunshine or dark
and lurking?
Just small paintings, getting into the rhythm and feel of moving water.
Until . . .
I was staring at a 24x24 drawing on the easel, wondering why in the
world I thought I could do something this size, this complex.
Until the Green chapter said . . .
"Artists, above all, have to know themselves, to find the one thing
they need to express at that moment. Find it and go after it as if
nothing else in this universe matters. Painting--like life--requires
courage, faith, and a bit of audacity."
So I knew why, and "Audacity" earned its title.
(An Artist's Way of Seeing, by Mary Whyte, digital version on Kindle.)
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Please join me at the reception to celebrate the awesome waters of our
country.
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Seascapes on Exhibit
Art Museum TX
16165 City Walk
Sugar Land TX (by City Hall)
Reception January 21
6:00 - 9:00 pm
Please join me at the reception to celebrate the awesome waterscapes of
our country
Art Museum TX ~ thought-provoking art exhibitions, educational
programming, and art-centered events -- all with the best of local
Texas artists. Located in Sugar Land and at LaCenterra in Cinco Ranch,
2717 Commercial Center Blvd, Cinco Ranch, Katy TX
Hours
Wednesday/Thursday 11-7 Friday 11 - 9 Saturday 11 - 7
Sunday 1 - 5
Visit Art Museum TX
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couln't do this without you
281-382-6683 carolyn@carolynhancock.com
P.S. to my last Scrumble. The Boss duck came back! Where he went for 2
months remains a mystery.
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