dearest joe...cousin...howdi hoo...art teaching..well well..what do you mean supplies?... start drawing first..please...and practise..draw draw and draw till you can draw no more...concentrate on what there is to draw...and find the medium that best serves your practise... you might prefer charcoal etc... find out...draw from reality... put a still life in front of you and draw...you have to learn to concentrate first...to understand the underlying structure of things... the shapes..how the hell can you paint anything unless you understand structure elements are line direction shape size colour tone and texture...principles are harmony contrast balance form rhythm no good concentrating on the mediums..experiment with them by all means,,see what they can or cannot do and how you feel about them..it would be good for you to go to an art class...you have to dedicate your being to the art she is asking you...otherwise you dabble and dabble and it just doodle ask me any questions joe..i am here..merle
Bill!, Maybe, I dunno: my mind is gone. I am a beginning painter, and everything these days looks like supplies, to me. I'm kind of obsessed about it. I guess this is how I learn. In, up to my neck. Developing a love for the supplies and tools, and developing reflexes for them. I wonder if Merle taught her painting students to be like this, missing meals and walking around paint-daubed. I'm not dedicated, though, just fully piled-into something new, something that uses everything else I've done, or got. Someday to even-out! --Joe > "Bill!" <BillSmart@...> wrote: > > In that case, and to continue with my version of the metaphor, the 'supplies > in readiness' should just be a book of PHOTOS of the items neatly > arranged...Bill!
