2013 Spring Lesson 1

This term we are going to study birds.  We start with the simplest bird, chicks.  We start our chick with an egg.  We place 2 feet on the egg so it is a walking egg. Then we poke their heads out, lastly we add the wing and optional tail.  This is a pencil study and ink outline.  If you have friends who may want to paint with us.  They are welcome to join in next week.  It is a 12 weeks session.  New students can still catch up.
We will perch some birds next week.  

Lesson 15 Carnation

Lesson 14 azalea

Lesson 13 Ducks

lesson 12

Angel fish

Lesson 11

Dear Creative friend


letting the painting tell you what it needs. While it's all about surrendering to the work itself,
it's also the quality of the dialogue in front of it. Well-chosen placement of the confident strokes gives us great satisfaction.  Then they all speakt and tell us what we really are inside.   As it is said, "How do I know what I
think until I hear what I say." In our case, "How do I know what I know until I paint"

We did grapes last week. Your students are now very comfortable in loading their brush.  They are very deliberate in executing each strokes.  You should see their focus and concentration when they paint.  Their paintings in the hall way may speak for themselves.  Enjoy it.

We don't have class this week, nor next week(Spring break).  We have 5 more classes after spring break.
I enjoy each and every class with your students.  Thank you for this opportunity.

Have a great Spring Break.

Lesson 10

Robert Genn, a renown Canadian artist in his Twice-Weekly Letter says:

"It's safe to say that too much drawing can destroy form and pattern. Fact is, paintings are best made
of patches, not lines....But lines themselves are a way to understand those patches and the
underlying forms....

Joyousbrush painting incorporate the patches approach to explore and understand.  It forces the students to rely on their mental imagery to paint.  We don't pencil in before we paint.  We paint directly on rice paper.  The learning takes place in both ways.  In realize what's in our mind, and to interpret what appeared on paper.  The understanding comes from the form, and the image in our mind produce the form.  This process connect the command center of your students with their environment. This exercise motivate students to integrate mind and hand in a more engaged way.

We painted plum blossom on Friday.  The paintings are displayed in Shallowford Falls Hall way, including mine.  So I will post another painting for your reference.