, originally uploaded by joeralt. Came here yesterday to escape the crowdedness of the city and first thing in the morning rolled out into this magnificent yard full of birds ripening pomegranates and great open sky
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Creativity
Part of the outdoor painting experience is the search for the right spot. That special place which feels right in a most personal sense that is really hard to describe in words why it is so special and it is exactly why we need the world of visual art with its infinite richness that can [...]
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Two weeks after coming back from London and the memory of the visit is fading fast. I am back to my regular activities and that of course includes my daily sketch activities. I am in a process of figuring out how to add a feature box with my daily watercolor sketch and make it available for sale [...]
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This morning we got out of the hotel and made our way to the center of the city, trough Piccadilly Street. And as every morning before diving into our touristy duties, we had a coffee on one of the corners .As we plan our day, munch on a tuna sandwich and drink our cappuccinos, two [...]
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It is the third day in London and the staggering amount of information about all the possible activities that would be really interesting for me is just plain overwhelming. A week in London is really a joke and all I can do is to take small bites of some samplings, getting in touch with all [...]
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Sketching in the cafe is one of my own regular activities as well as an integrsl part of my classes. Allowing synchronization between the gentle motorics of the hand and the brain via the eyes, creates a great oportunity to exersise letting go.
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“Good form doesn’t show” ,says Rudolph Arnheim, which I believe is one of the most fundamental principles of a good desig.Good design allows the content to emerge without making it too obvious. If there is too much style we feel uncomfortable and may not find inerest in the content. But in my opinion in order [...]
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The element of Wood is the most obvious place to start the wheel of creativity. It is true that wheels have no beginnings and no end but there is a sound logic to start at the place of Inception. Is the first step and prerequisite to initiate the cycle of creativity.The opposites must meet [...]
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There is a lot of talk in Art about the how. The technique seems to be the main concern of much art school’s curriculum .I can still remember my deep disappointment when I heard one of my teachers in the Art Institute where I studied art, saying that art is hard work and nothing [...]
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What a great expression. I mean to save a face which means to keep someones dignity. Love the deep wisdom on all those small sayings. In portrature it has another layer of meaning in which the true likeness of the persons face is not supposed to look like a photographic replica but more of an [...]
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