tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352130172024-03-14T14:21:51.287-04:00margaretchown's blogThis blog is dedicated mainly to sharing information for my art and social media students. To view my portfolio or for news about upcoming exhibits see my website: www.margaretchown.commsklystronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05192008450585349982noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35213017.post-79643899019870638242017-11-01T22:20:00.000-04:002017-11-01T22:29:35.040-04:00November/December Exhibitions and stuff<br />
MORNINGSIDE LIBRARY: <strong>A selection of my artwork is on display for the months of November and December at Morningside Library</strong>. To kick things off, I'm giving a <strong>free Drawing Night at the library from 6pm to 7pm on November 14th.</strong> We'll be drawing a seasonal still life. See you there!<br />
<br />
<br />
CEDAR RIDGE CREATIVE CENTRE & GALLERY: <strong><em>Qallupilluit </em>will be on exhibit in the Cedar Ridge Gallery member's show from November 4th to 16th.</strong> <br />
Limited edition prints of my artwork will be on display in the Fine Art room at the <strong>Christmas at Cedar Ridge show and sale on November 12 from 12 noon to 5pm. </strong> Come spend a Sunday afternoon in a charming old mansion and shop for original art and one-of-a-kind crafts, handmade jewellery and ceramics. It's also a chance to meet local crafters, artisans and artists. My daughter Emma will also be there with her wearable/ home décor crochet and weaving designs (by Lunacraft). Tea and goodies will be served in the dining room. <br />
<br />msklystronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05192008450585349982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35213017.post-8686494551042940512017-08-02T10:30:00.001-04:002017-08-02T10:30:22.105-04:00August Workshops<br />
Spaces remaining in August Abstract Painting Workshops<br />
<br />
August 10 or August 17<br />
<br />
Momiji Health Centre, Art Room<br />
3555 Kingston Road, (near Markham Rd.)<br />
1:00pm to 4:00pm<br />
<br />
Register for one or both workshops, but sign up soon to avoid course cancellation.<br />
To register, drop by in person or call the Educational Coordinator at: <strong>416-261-6683 ext. 242</strong>.<br />
Fee: $35 per workshop.<br />
For more information: <a href="http://momiji.on.ca/wp-content/uploads/publications/en/courseguide.pdf">http://momiji.on.ca/wp-content/uploads/publications/en/courseguide.pdf</a><br />
<br />
<br />
msklystronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05192008450585349982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35213017.post-81239125847037893592017-07-22T17:49:00.004-04:002017-07-22T17:52:06.443-04:00Summer shows 2017My artwork will be on display at <em>two</em> events in July:<br />
<br />
<strong>Art Square Group Show</strong>: selected pieces of my artwork are on exhibit from July 17 to 31. Art Square, which is open daily from 9am to 11pm, is located across the street from the Art Gallery of Ontario. I'll be dropping by the gallery once or twice during the show to demonstrate digital painting. See you there!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_iojtVvbsUSD3gqdvKA2CvJnbzeemokc3Y4vEWeNXsIGENsKIs_25fw99c0ZMmGT9qOKnZ85fXjEqotWWc4OUbAbJVUXsVypgpDAec_3uEHXSA6c0EvlJXcbHk-zI5iaR801Lig/s1600/Group+Show+17-31+July.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1130" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_iojtVvbsUSD3gqdvKA2CvJnbzeemokc3Y4vEWeNXsIGENsKIs_25fw99c0ZMmGT9qOKnZ85fXjEqotWWc4OUbAbJVUXsVypgpDAec_3uEHXSA6c0EvlJXcbHk-zI5iaR801Lig/s320/Group+Show+17-31+July.jpg" width="226" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<strong>The Guild Alive With Culture</strong>: I'll have a tent full of my limited-edition prints at this free two-day outdoor arts and one-of-a-kind crafts show in the beautiful Guild Park. This park backs onto the bluffs and offers stunning lake views. Throughout the gardens and green spaces are statues, columns, relief sculpture and various bits of stone ornamentation rescued from torn-down Toronto buildings of yore. There's live entertainment on the stage, and activities in the newly renovated Bickford Residence (formerly the Guild Inn). For more information see: <a href="http://guildalivewithculture.ca/index.html" target="_blank">Guild Alive With Culture 2017</a><br />
<br />
<br />
<strong>Come Paint with Me! </strong>Remember to sign up for <a href="http://momiji.on.ca/wp-content/uploads/publications/en/courseguide.pdf" target="_blank">Summer workshops at Momiji</a>. Spaces are still available in my Abstract Painting workshops on August 10 and 17.<br />
<br />
Happy Summering!msklystronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05192008450585349982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35213017.post-90051709549516146662017-06-27T08:51:00.000-04:002017-06-27T08:51:15.965-04:00Register Soon<br />
Artists! Come paint in a sunlit studio by a tranquil koi pond and Japanese garden. Sign up for summer workshops at Momiji soon! <br />
<br />
Join me for Abstract Painting Workshops on <strong>July 6, July 13, August 10 and August 17</strong>, from 1:00pm to 4:00pm. Workshop fee: $35. Register for one, two, three or all four workshops in person or by phone*: Momiji Health Care Society, 3555 Kingston Road (near Markham Road),<strong> 416-261-6683 ext. 242.</strong> <br />
Visit <a href="http://momiji.on.ca/wp-content/uploads/publications/en/courseguide.pdf">http://momiji.on.ca/wp-content/uploads/publications/en/courseguide.pdf</a><br />
<br />
<em>*(Online registration is under construction)</em>msklystronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05192008450585349982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35213017.post-62412498813657809062017-06-07T14:47:00.001-04:002017-06-07T15:14:28.380-04:00Summer 2017 Abstract Painting Workshops at Momiji<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIvNtsLCmyjBxyP1fgn3fqywNAejt8ixsH4HmIb_X0hHFXl3fBDAQLNK1xevO38Yx9L2eazBhRMfJtenJ5Vwi-7zroVV-oFvMZznYixKNs2SIDn_Q7G7iVmZ6el-mMaQtmIaIhcw/s1600/Summer+Painting+Workshops+at+Momiji+flyer+2017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1237" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIvNtsLCmyjBxyP1fgn3fqywNAejt8ixsH4HmIb_X0hHFXl3fBDAQLNK1xevO38Yx9L2eazBhRMfJtenJ5Vwi-7zroVV-oFvMZznYixKNs2SIDn_Q7G7iVmZ6el-mMaQtmIaIhcw/s640/Summer+Painting+Workshops+at+Momiji+flyer+2017.jpg" width="494" /></a></div>
<br />msklystronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05192008450585349982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35213017.post-64437968339606393912017-06-02T17:11:00.002-04:002017-06-02T17:21:38.884-04:00Momiji Summer Workshops 2017<h2>
Momiji Summer Workshops</h2>
<br />
<h3>
Digital Art Workshop</h3>
<h4>
Wednesday June 7th from 1:00pm to 4:00pm</h4>
Momiji Heath Centre, Training Room<br />
3555 Kingston Road, (near Markham Rd.)<br />
<br />
To register drop by in person or call the Educational Coordinator at: <strong>416-261-6683 ext. 242</strong>.<br />
Fee: $45<br />
<br />
Bring your tablet or laptop and create art with pixels and light. Tablet users please download ArtRage from the google/apple store (for a nominal cost under $10 CAD). Laptop users download GIMP free graphics software. Please contact me if you have any difficulties with the download. (Note: If you already own a copy of photoshop, you're all set.) Also remember to pack your adapter, stylus or mouse. <br />
<br />
<h3>
Coming Soon, Momiji Summer Abstract Painting Workshops!</h3>
<h4>
July 6, July 13, August 10 or August 17</h4>
Momiji Health Centre, Art Room<br />
3555 Kingston Road, (near Markham Rd.)<br />
1:00pm to 4:00pm<br />
<br />
Sign up for one, two, three or all four workshops<br />
<br />
To register drop by in person or call the Educational Coordinator at: <strong>416-261-6683 ext. 242</strong>.<br />
Fee: TBA<br />
<br />
S<i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">hake
up your art! Kandinsky compared abstract painting to visual poetry.
Use colour, line, texture and form to explore the medium, express yourself and
convey meaning. These four workshops will cover inspiration,
composition, paint application alternatives, painting surface treatments, use
of mediums and colour theory. Students should bring their own brushes,
paints (acrylics or oils) and painting surfaces, as well as
palettes, water containers, etc. </span></span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"></span></span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Flyer to follow soon...<o:p></o:p></span></span></i><br />
<br />
<br />msklystronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05192008450585349982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35213017.post-61175641948864578882017-01-14T16:09:00.002-05:002017-01-14T16:09:28.213-05:00Painting and Digital Art registration winter 2017<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaa0ZoAybN8YnlUADOOybP2kieoqgP4SbDWwCuBhsywHs-2NHlCHKHfd47A0_elJ_RHtEhXusItFYFtKfRxQpKTukT3vRDc9VbEqTqix4qCk-0RWHG2M26NZda4C8aJIu_Gj-B-g/s1600/momiji+flyer+winter+2017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaa0ZoAybN8YnlUADOOybP2kieoqgP4SbDWwCuBhsywHs-2NHlCHKHfd47A0_elJ_RHtEhXusItFYFtKfRxQpKTukT3vRDc9VbEqTqix4qCk-0RWHG2M26NZda4C8aJIu_Gj-B-g/s320/momiji+flyer+winter+2017.jpg" width="247" /></a></div>
<br />
Artists! There's still time to sign up for digital art or painting at Momiji. Bring your laptop or paints and come make art in a tranquil atmosphere. For more info: <a href="http://momiji.on.ca/wp-content/uploads/publications/en/courseguide.pdf">http://momiji.on.ca/wp-content/uploads/publications/en/courseguide.pdf</a><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />msklystronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05192008450585349982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35213017.post-51775513111051816782017-01-03T17:18:00.001-05:002017-01-03T17:18:20.004-05:00Registration for winter 2017 arts programsMomiji Centre:<br />
<br />
January 4th is the deadline to sign up for Winter 2017 arts programs at the beautiful Momiji centre. I'm teaching painting, digital art and social media on Thursdays this session. Join up for plenty of one-on-one instruction, inspiration and demonstrations on technique. For more information: <a href="http://momiji.on.ca/wp-content/uploads/publications/en/courseguide.pdf">http://momiji.on.ca/wp-content/uploads/publications/en/courseguide.pdf</a><br />
<br />
<br />
Cedar Ridge Creative Centre:<br />
<br />
A gentle reminder to register yourself of your child in Winter 2017 arts programs at Cedar Ridge. Sign up by Thursday morning (January 5th) to avoid waiting lists or program cancellation due to insufficient enrollment. I teach Sunday Art for Youth programs at Cedar Ridge (drawing, cartooning and painting). This charming old mansion is a wonderful place to learn or just hang out. It's dedicated to the arts, with studios and a three-room gallery that exhibits the work of Toronto artists. <a href="http://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=2a8fc3513a110410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD">http://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=2a8fc3513a110410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD</a><br />
<br />
Cedarbrook Community Centre:<br />
<br />
There may still be spots available in Wednesday Drawing and Sketching. This lovely centre, which sits at the top of parkland with a ravine running through it, has an art room with windows along three sides. Cedarbrook offers fee-free programming. If you're interested in a course that appears to be full, be sure to put your name on the waiting list regardless. <a href="http://www1.toronto.ca/parks/prd/facilities/complex/600/">http://www1.toronto.ca/parks/prd/facilities/complex/600/</a>msklystronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05192008450585349982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35213017.post-29745679466469679912016-09-01T22:28:00.002-04:002016-09-01T22:28:32.289-04:00Cedarbrook Drawing and Sketching Fall 2016Registration for city of Toronto programs in Scarborough is September 11th. <br />
<br />
Drawing and Sketching at Cedarbrook CC is a free program, so be sure to register early and sign up for the waiting list if the class is full. Beginner and experienced artists are welcome.msklystronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05192008450585349982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35213017.post-47445422599624104052016-09-01T20:51:00.000-04:002016-09-01T22:38:43.489-04:00Momiji classes Fall 2016Registration for Momiji courses was on Wednesday, August, 31st, but there may be spots remaining. To avoid waiting lists or course cancellations sign up ASAP. For more information: <a href="http://momiji.on.ca/wp-content/uploads/publications/en/courseguide.pdf">http://momiji.on.ca/wp-content/uploads/publications/en/courseguide.pdf</a><br />
<br />
I'm teaching Painting Workshop from 12:15 to 2:15pm on Thursdays. <br />
<br />
On Thursday mornings from 9:30 to 11:30am I'm teaching Digital art for 4 weeks followed by 4 weeks of Social Media.<br />
<br />
Check here for updates and class notes.msklystronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05192008450585349982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35213017.post-53864954274717444312016-06-11T17:43:00.000-04:002016-06-11T17:43:54.082-04:00Summer Painting Workshops at Momiji 2016<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp2MvaZENUqFhNDhGVKJG0H81CrIfFMsFM53TsJg6isdTUYOGIvSj0CH48DPk2VZPFo9fkXIdv1TFrcH3ycYiNz9DBhMMeLncuz0UWNnjOEvmngiHao8_2SbYAV7g7EdUcYd5TWQ/s1600/Summer+Painting+Workshops+at+Momiji+flyer+2016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp2MvaZENUqFhNDhGVKJG0H81CrIfFMsFM53TsJg6isdTUYOGIvSj0CH48DPk2VZPFo9fkXIdv1TFrcH3ycYiNz9DBhMMeLncuz0UWNnjOEvmngiHao8_2SbYAV7g7EdUcYd5TWQ/s640/Summer+Painting+Workshops+at+Momiji+flyer+2016.jpg" width="494" /></a></div>
<br />msklystronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05192008450585349982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35213017.post-14499293354345378472016-02-22T16:20:00.000-05:002016-02-22T16:20:08.335-05:00Acrylic Painting DemoI'm giving a demo/workshop on acrylic painting for the Art Guild of Scarborough this Thursday, February 25th at Cedarbrook Community Ctre. (91 Eastpark, behind Cedarbrae C.I.) from 7:30 to 9:30pm. <br />
<br />
All are welcome. <br />
<br />
The focus for the evening will be the freedom to experiment with acrylics on canvas. I'll be working on unprimed, partially primed, stretched and unstretched canvas, as well as using various acrylic mediums and additives, novelty paints and open paints. See you there.<br />
<br />
Mmsklystronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05192008450585349982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35213017.post-15509245644699014542016-01-11T18:27:00.002-05:002016-01-11T18:27:46.591-05:00Cedarbrook Drawing and Sketching course outline Winter 2016
<br />
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Cedarbrook
C.C.</span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Drawing and
Sketching, Winter 2016</span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Wednesdays
9:30am to 11:30am</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Week 1:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jan 6th</span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Course overview.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Review of classroom materials.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The theme this session is the UK.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Demo:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Value.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px; tab-stops: right 468.0pt;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Exercise: using teacher
provided resources draw a celtic knot in pencil, ink or fine-point marker.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Week 2:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jan 13<sup>th</sup></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Warm-up: Sketches of stones. Demo:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>rough textures and discussion on Stonehenge theories.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Drawing: Create a pencil drawing based on photos
of Stonehenge. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span> </div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Week 3:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jan 20<sup>th</sup> </span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Warm-up: sketch sky out of the window. Demo:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Basic sky approaches and perspective.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Demo:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Turner light inspired skies in chalk pastel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“The Sun is God” </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span> </div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Week 4:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jan 27<sup>th</sup><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Sketch:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>sketching to 3 types of music.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Drawing: Develop one sketch into a drawing.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Discussion:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The work of Whistler esp. painting to the Nocturnes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Discussion on inspiration.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span> </div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Week 5:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Feb 3<sup>rd</sup> </span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Sketches of the skull. Sketches based on Gainsborough
and British portrait artists.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Develop either skull or Gainsborough style
sketch into a drawing.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span> </div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Week 6:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Feb 10<sup>th</sup> </span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Discussion:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Henry Moore and essence and weight of form.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Demo: Rounding out of forms.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Create stylized Henry Moore style drawings
based on photos of figures on large paper in charcoal.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span> </div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Week 7:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Feb 17<sup>th</sup> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Discussion:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The cultural impact of the Victorians and Steampunk style.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Small drawing inspired by Victorian décor or
steampunk style, with metallic sharpies. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Week 8:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Feb 24<sup>th</sup> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Discussion:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The impact of the computer/internet age on art.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Drawings based on David Hockney’s iphone
flowers using oil pastels, pencil crayons and vegetable oil for blending. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Week 9:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>March 2<sup>nd</sup> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Discussion:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Art with a message, Banksy’s story and graffiti art. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Drawing: inspired by the work of Banksy. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
msklystronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05192008450585349982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35213017.post-26376019068061382012015-10-08T01:40:00.005-04:002015-10-08T01:40:58.413-04:00Internet and Smartphone Privacy and Security
<br />
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">INTERNET AND SMARTPHONE PRIVACY and
SECURITY<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Internet security laws in Canada (an across the globe) are evolving in
response to developments in technology, software, and abuses and hacking.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<br />
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Digital Privacy Act Canada<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://news.gc.ca/web/article-en.do?nid=988939"><span style="color: #0563c1;">http://news.gc.ca/web/article-en.do?nid=988939</span></a><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Protect yourself by knowing your rights.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></b><br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Cyberbullying laws Canada<o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://www.getcybersafe.gc.ca/cnt/cbrbllng/prnts/lgl-cnsqncs-en.aspx"><span style="color: #0563c1;">http://www.getcybersafe.gc.ca/cnt/cbrbllng/prnts/lgl-cnsqncs-en.aspx</span></a><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Note the potential for serious charges for committing cyber crimes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<br />
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Internet hoaxes </span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Most hoaxes are harmless, but the spread of misinformation occurs far
more quickly now than in pre-internet days.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Don’t be a part the problem.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If a
news story, image or video that finds its way into your Facebook or Twitter newsfeed
seems hard to believe, it may in fact be false or faked.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A good website to verify potential hoaxes is
Snopes:</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://www.snopes.com/"><span style="color: #0563c1;">http://www.snopes.com/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></b><br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Internet fraud<o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">If you suspect fraud or are the victim of fraud on the net report it
here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>First search the database to see
if what happened to you has already been reported.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/scams-fraudes/index-eng.htm"><span style="color: #0563c1;">http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/scams-fraudes/index-eng.htm</span></a><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<br />
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">SMARTPHONE SECURITY<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">A year ago, a hacker leaked nude selfies stored in the smart phones of Jennifer
Lawrence and other young actresses on the internet. People have a reasonable
expectation of privacy when using their phones. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What the hacker did is a crime.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At the time of writing, the FBI is still
searching for the culprit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Smartphone hacks are a relatively new phenomenon and cell phone
manufacturers are responding.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Android
phones are at greatest risk at present, mainly because they’re the most popular
(like Windows vs Mac).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>iphones are
subject to the fewest risks also because of Apple’s tight control on apps and
services.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">The biggest risk to privacy remains loss or theft of your cell
phone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(The finder can access your
texts, emails and photos.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Don’t leave
your phone unattended. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lock it with a
password. If your phone is lost or stolen, report it immediately to your
wireless service provider.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Apps are now
available to allow you to remotely wipe your phone if it’s lost.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Avoid storing or sharing privileged or
sensitive information on your phone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/216420/how_much_smartphone_security_do_you_need.html"><span style="color: #0563c1;">http://www.pcworld.com/article/216420/how_much_smartphone_security_do_you_need.html</span></a><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<br />
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Linking social media to Smartphones </span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Linking your email and social media accounts to your smartphone can be
a very convenient way to keep on top of your inboxes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Take precautions and weigh this convenience
against the (still relatively small) risk of having a phone hack or infection lead
to your computer being hacked or infected too (or vice versa).</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Smartphone as Wallet</span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://www.cnet.com/how-to/apple-pay-vs-google-wallet-vs-paypal/"><span style="color: #0563c1;">http://www.cnet.com/how-to/apple-pay-vs-google-wallet-vs-paypal/</span></a></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Using your Smartphone (or computer) to pay for goods and services is in
its infancy, but may be more secure than debit cards in some respects.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The article linked above does a great job of
examining the various options currently available.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
msklystronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05192008450585349982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35213017.post-84963106488529604502015-08-19T09:37:00.002-04:002015-08-19T09:37:54.526-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2iL_tDVmpVUHRT2mXomHEmGuMtwfG4OTct-09K3Hzm7d8dib7079Q6Yo5kpdv3j-m7KdcRv5jdZKAdYMzq0QSXOaxkwgqzsdMesszejTaDKjPwYcCT3PLuAjupz2gaNVwEIQdMw/s1600/gold+sept+2015+show+flyer+footer2+blue.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2iL_tDVmpVUHRT2mXomHEmGuMtwfG4OTct-09K3Hzm7d8dib7079Q6Yo5kpdv3j-m7KdcRv5jdZKAdYMzq0QSXOaxkwgqzsdMesszejTaDKjPwYcCT3PLuAjupz2gaNVwEIQdMw/s320/gold+sept+2015+show+flyer+footer2+blue.jpg" width="247" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH1EgQwCj9czrRRcelKnkKKwdppLZUB6_72NMfzvnq0g3mFnqGvUHJeJ5D7ZMmzg_bzcpz4Uef8diOwPWlRexujlB6ytGJ9FZorHRVzmhcnZRIHgZemhILHKF2fsBLByx1QuVIfQ/s1600/invitation+reverse+golds+sept+2015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH1EgQwCj9czrRRcelKnkKKwdppLZUB6_72NMfzvnq0g3mFnqGvUHJeJ5D7ZMmzg_bzcpz4Uef8diOwPWlRexujlB6ytGJ9FZorHRVzmhcnZRIHgZemhILHKF2fsBLByx1QuVIfQ/s320/invitation+reverse+golds+sept+2015.jpg" width="142" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
My recent work and the work of a few of my advanced painting students will be on exhibit for the month of September at Gold's. Please drop by.<br />
<br />msklystronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05192008450585349982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35213017.post-72493148763925986772015-06-11T14:33:00.004-04:002015-06-11T14:33:57.494-04:00Summer Art at Momiji, 2015<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinG89qOkU8JvXt7eBKpy01Vhr5OEW3Wo7Txn6Qjb11FRxYnr8ZCAblA0FrMfo65Yoft-Z85dkBAe3VpJ3Be2Eo89a4DPyXWydWlSutaiXLsHMDgEyzDBafC5e5NM8WVhmZFB3KdA/s1600/Summer+Art+Workshops+at+Momiji+2015+flyer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinG89qOkU8JvXt7eBKpy01Vhr5OEW3Wo7Txn6Qjb11FRxYnr8ZCAblA0FrMfo65Yoft-Z85dkBAe3VpJ3Be2Eo89a4DPyXWydWlSutaiXLsHMDgEyzDBafC5e5NM8WVhmZFB3KdA/s640/Summer+Art+Workshops+at+Momiji+2015+flyer.jpg" width="492" /></a></div>
<br />msklystronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05192008450585349982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35213017.post-47356546625458225122015-03-07T16:13:00.001-05:002015-03-07T16:29:10.008-05:00<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Dear Gentle Students,</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">My spring session 2015 courses:</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Registration for all <strong>City of Toronto recreation and culture</strong> spring courses in Scarborough is on <strong>March 8th, 2015. </strong>Register early to avoid course cancellations or waiting lists. You can sign up in person, online </span><a href="http://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=5b1619f8602a0410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">http://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=5b1619f8602a0410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> or by phone, Cedar Ridge: 416-396-4026, Cedarbrook: 416-396-4028. </span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Drawing and Sketching</strong> for adults at Cedarbrook C.C.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Wednesdays from 9:30am to 11:30am</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">9-week course</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Spring session classes commence on April 1st.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Cedarbrook C.C. courses are offered for FREE</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Sketch 2 Draw</strong> for youth (8 to 13) at Cedar Ridge C.C.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Sundays from noon to 1:30pm</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">10-week course</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Young Painter's Studio</strong> for youth (7 to 12) at Cedar Ridge C.C.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Sundays from 2pm to 3:30pm</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">10-week course</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Spring session Sunday youth arts classes commence on March 29th.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Registration for <strong>Momiji Centre</strong> spring courses is on or before <strong>March 30th, 2015. </strong>Sign up in person, by phone or by snail mail. A yearly membership of $25 is required along with your course fee. For further information, please call the Educational Coordinator at 416-261-6683, ext., 242. You can find Momiji's Spring course guide (coming soon) at: <a href="http://www.momiji.on.ca/programs/courses.html">http://www.momiji.on.ca/programs/courses.html</a></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Acrylic Painting </strong>for adults at Momiji Centre</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Thursdays from 12:15pm to 2:15pm</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">8-week course</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Spring session classes commence on April 16th.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Social Media Workshop</strong> for adults at Momiji Centre</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Tuesdays from 9:30am to 11:30am</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">4-week workshop</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Spring session classes commence April 14th.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I also teach art programming with Community Living Toronto on Mondays and Fridays. These courses are offered through CLT for adults with intellectual challenges. </span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Check this blog in the next couple of weeks for my spring 2015 adult program course outlines. </span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">As always I'm looking forward to working with returning and new artists. </span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Register early!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Cheers,</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">--M</span></div>
msklystronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05192008450585349982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35213017.post-34381231580002472402015-01-14T20:42:00.002-05:002015-01-14T20:42:07.244-05:00Acrylic Painting at Momiji: Winter 2015 course outline
<br />
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Acrylic Painting</span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"></span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Momiji, Winter 2015</span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Thursdays, 12:15 to 2:15pm</span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Instructor, Margaret Chown</span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></b> </div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Week 1 (Jan 15<sup>th</sup>)<sup> </sup></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Course overview. Theme:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Organic
geometry. Students are invited to create work based on inspirational materials
and demos according to their taste and style. Review of materials list. Demo on
methods/mediums for smoothing brushstrokes, value. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Georgia OKeefe bones and flowers. Practice sketches (optional) Undersketch
and background layer on small or medium painting surface.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Week 2 (Jan 22<sup>nd</sup>) </span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Complete Georgia Okeefe inspired painting. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Week 3 (Jan 29<sup>th</sup>)</span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Van Gogh, Monet, practice landscape sketches (optional). <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Review of landscape essentials (horizon line,
perspective). Demo on clear Gesso (on birchboard) impressionistic brush strokes,
impasto, alternative paint application. Undersketch and first layer of Monet etc.
inspired landscape/ abstract on medium or large painting surface. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Week 4 (Feb 5<sup>th</sup>) </span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Complete landscape. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Week 5 (Feb 12<sup>th</sup>)</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Klimpt, Matisse, Tim Burton inspired still life/abstract on medium or
small painting surface. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Discussion on ‘beau
arts, art deco’. Demo on still life, metallic paints, the ellipse, arabesques,
stencils. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Contrast. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Week 6 (Feb 19<sup>th</sup>)</span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Complete still life.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Week 7 (Feb 26<sup>th</sup>)</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Animals: Rousseau, Franz Marc, painting on small or medium painting
surface. Demo on fur/ feather textures, foliage, masking, movement. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Week 8 (March 5<sup>th</sup>)</span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Complete animal painting.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Optional Workshop (March 12<sup>th</sup>)*</span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Demos and project based on student requests. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">*to be confirmed: room availability and interest permitting.</span></div>
msklystronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05192008450585349982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35213017.post-43259939953788678262014-10-23T03:00:00.001-04:002014-10-23T03:00:10.509-04:00
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Social
Media at Momiji: Week 4<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">THE ARTS<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">When it comes to the internet, one of the biggest issues for artists
in all fields is copyright or intellectual property rights. Some social media
critics/ academics believe that the claim an artist has to credit for a tune,
image or piece of prose, is a thing of the past. While others believe that
copyright needs even more protection now. Among Canadian authors, Corey
Doctorow would side with abolishing copyright protection, while Robert J.
Sawyer represents the opposite point of view. Record and the movie industries
have come down hard on copyright protection. They stand to lose millions. You
may have heard of Sony’s efforts to prevent piracy of music and films.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Visual artists, who always have the original
hand-painted piece, aren’t immune, but some use ‘watermarks’ (a translucent
logo superimposed on the image) among other options to protect our intellectual
property online.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A program called
‘tineye’ was designed to search an artist’s image or photograph on the net, and
turn up any copies including those used without permission. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The internet is jam-packed with artists in every field. More writers,
painters, musicians than ever. Hobbyists are there alongside the professionals.
It’s so easy to publish your artwork, songs or writing now. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Visual Art and Writing<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">One large and long-standing social media platform for both art and
literature is Deviant Art, </span></span><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Calibri;">www.deviantart.com</span></span></a><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">. ‘Deviant’
in the sense of a pastime or deviation, rather than the other meaning. However,
you must be 14 or older to join the site. Marking work as “mature” is left up
to the artist. And reporting spam, trolls and pornography (illegal) is up to
community members. Artists tend to be more tolerant of those on the fringe than
society at large. So this website is home to people with a variety of atypical
sexual preferences (consenting/ legal). You can block and/or report any
unwanted follower as with Facebook and Twitter. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The site allows you to set up a gallery for your fine art,
illustrations, photography, short stories, non-fiction or poetry—and give and
receive criticism and ‘favourites’. Daily contests are held by volunteer
moderators. I’ve won a few for my writing oddly enough.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Experienced artists mentor new ones.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was because of this website that I made
the leap from traditional art media to digital. I received tremendous moral and
technical support from my followers. Techniques are shared in comments, or in ‘tutorials’
put together by individual members. Groups and clubs encourage sharing of ideas
and artistic feedback as well. You can designate your art or writing as
available for sale via dA (as it’s known for short). The prices are very low,
so I don’t participate in this aspect of the site.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Overall I highly recommend the site for
emerging artists, or artists trying out new media. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Saatchi is another predominantly visual arts website. I opened an
account some time ago, but didn’t fully investigate all of the features.
Feedback is possible, but the main activity seems to centre around art
contests. Sales are possible as well. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Writing specific social platforms abound. Baen’s bar, </span></span><a href="http://bar.baen.com/"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Calibri;">http://bar.baen.com/</span></span></a><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> , is a
speculative fiction writing forum, but also a publisher. Members submit work to
a ‘slush pile’ for critique. Editing may lead to a piece of writing move to the
top of the pile and even possibly to being published in the online magazine or
through a traditional publisher.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>However, there are many vying for a limited number of spots.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Fiction writers of almost every genre, freelance non-fiction writers
and poets gather in online groups to exchange feedback.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most writing forums simply offer a place to
post your writing and give and receive criticism. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not surprisingly erotica was one of the
earliest forms of writing published on the net to make profits for
writers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Fan fiction (there’s also fan art) is written by fans of specific
authors for fun or as a tribute. Fan writers write continuations of famous
series and works, or write stories based on the world and characters depicted
in traditionally published novels or graphic novels. Fan work makes up a sizable
part of online visual art and literature forums.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s doubtful the fan phenomenon could have
grown to present proportions without the existence of creative social media.
Not sure if this is a good thing or a not-so-good thing.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Writers more than any other artists have to watch being preyed upon by
scammers. Some sites on- and off-line take advantage of writer’s eagerness/
desperation to be published by trying to sell them ‘editing’ or vetting
services on the promise of hooking them up with agents or publishers. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Videos<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Vines allows users, generally young people, to create and publish 6-second
videos (including made via cell phone camera). As I mentioned in class, William
Shatner had some fun with the idea of extremely short films in a recent talk. I
haven’t created a vine, but I encounter other’s vines frequently on Facebook
and Twitter. “Best” vines can be found on Youtube, on the Vines video website
and elsewhere. They’re often smile- or cringe-inducing. </span><a href="http://vine-videos.com/"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Calibri;">http://vine-videos.com/</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Youtube has been around for many years. Anyone can view youtube videos
at </span></span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Calibri;">www.youtube.com</span></span></a><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">, or as
links on Facebook, Twitter, blogs and more. Anyone can copy and paste the url
of a video… virtually wherever they like. You must have an account to comment
on other’s videos, and upload videos you have created.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In addition to countless cat videos, family
videos and young musicians strumming and singing their favourite pop tunes,
there is a wealth of archival film footage made available by various sources (mostly)
with copyright permissions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
includes organizations such as The National Film Board of Canada. It’s a
wonderful resource for favourite film scenes and music old and new. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Music <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">If you or someone in your family likes to perform and record music,
this is a good guide to musian’s platforms out there at present: </span></span><a href="http://www.socan.ca/content/guide-digital-music-platforms#AffectingCopyright"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Calibri;">http://www.socan.ca/content/guide-digital-music-platforms#AffectingCopyright</span></span></a><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Used to be that musicians could showcase their talent, keep fans
up-to-date on tours and sell CDs from myspace. A few years ago, myspace
inexplicably lost its popularity. You can now find many musical artists, bands
using the platforms in the link above, often featured on their own or their
distributors’ websites. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Youtube, is also a music platform (see above).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Music lovers can pay to download mp3 tunes or
albums from itunes or join Spotify to stream music for a premium. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CBC Radio 3 has taken over “New Music Canada”
which used to be a repository or ‘indie’ music (independent (garage) musicians
and bands usually not signed to music contracts with big corporations): <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="http://music.cbc.ca/#!/artists?br=1&page=1&q=&parentgenre=&genre=&f"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Calibri;">http://music.cbc.ca/#!/artists?br=1&page=1&q=&parentgenre=&genre=&f</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">=
<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Handmade Goods<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Pinterest as discussed above is a great place to share recipes, crafts
and home décor that suits your taste. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Etsy is a place to buy and sell handmade goods and art: </span><a href="https://www.etsy.com/ca/"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Calibri;">https://www.etsy.com/ca/</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> It’s like the
one-of-a-kind show online. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The idea is
to shop directly from crafters, artisans and artists. There are favourites to
check out, which differentiates this site from straight shopping sites. The
site is divided into ‘shops’. You can register and fill your shopping cart.
Sellers are rated by clients. Shipping costs are clearly stated by sellers and
can be high depending on your location and the seller’s country of origin. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>Pay Pal is an easy-to-use, secure web-payment service to
use when shopping online. The idea is that you do not disclose your credit card
information to the seller. Only pay pal has this info and they keep it locked
up tight. I haven’t heard of any Pay Pal issues, including hacks and ID theft.
That’s better than shopping in the real world.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sports<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’ve never been much of a sports fan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>But here is a list of social networks where fans can get together to
talk about playing sports or following pro sport:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="http://mashable.com/2007/10/20/sports-social-networks/"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Calibri;">http://mashable.com/2007/10/20/sports-social-networks/</span></span></a><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They all appear to be rather manly, like a
trip through a series of man caves.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These
networks, I’m sure, focus solely on sport played by male athletes. I was unable
to find social networks devoted to fans of women’s sport, but I did find many
articles (often hopeful) about bringing more attention to women in sport. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Gamers don’t spend all of their time gaming. They too have social
networks, often around specific games, game player systems and game-related
technology.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Women are fighting for
representation on these social networks as well. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Recently threats of rape and violence were
issued by males on gaming social media against women. No one has been hurt at
time of writing. Legal stuff is ongoing, but the gaming related social networks
are working toward total respect for women game developers and female
presence.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cosplay (dressing up as game
characters for fun or competitions) is an area of gaming fandom in which both
sexes receive equal representation on related social media. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Computers<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">The best computer software rescue forum is My Bleeping Computer.</span>
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/"><span style="color: #0563c1;">http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/</span></a>
This site is so good that malware have begun to include in their software
instructions on evading the website. The idea is that expert moderators assist
registered users with ridding malware from their hard drives. The site has also
developed some excellent software for malware removal. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Do not, however, attempt to use advice given to
questioners on My Bleeping Computer forums (or other computer forums) unless
you have advanced skills. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">CNet </span><a href="http://www.cnet.com/"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Calibri;">http://www.cnet.com/</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> and
PCWorld </span><a href="http://www.pcworld.com/"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Calibri;">http://www.pcworld.com/</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> are two
great sites for reviews on software and hardware. They offer user review system
and comments, but aren’t social media as such. I mention them here because they’re
valuable resources for computer owners. Also checkout Tom’s Hardware http://www.tomshardware.com/.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Professional Networking<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">LinkedIn </span><a href="https://ca.linkedin.com/"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Calibri;">https://ca.linkedin.com/</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>is the biggest website for putting your
professional credentials out there, and perhaps finding contracts or work. I do
not have a LinkedIn page myself, but know people who use it to promote their
small business, business skills and, as Steve mentioned in class, to keep in
touch with former colleagues. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Facebook Pages offer space to share information about your career,
business, events and achievements, to have followers and make new connections. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">About.me, https://about.me/ allows you to create a single web page
that advertises your skills, cause or interest and is linkable to Twitter,
Facebook and other social media. I don’t have an About.me page, but know others
who do. It’s for someone who doesn’t want or require a website but would like
to network for professional reasons on social media.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></span><br />
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Setting up your own website<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">A website is useful for large and small businesses, charitable and
other organizations and knowledge bases. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most individuals don’t require or want one.
Facebook and Twitter often serves their needs. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">My website hosted by IX webhosting. This is the platform that I use to
manage my website. My code and online content are stored there. I paid a
student to create a simple (I hope elegant) space to show off my digital
artwork. I use this website as a portfolio. It has four pages and I can update
it easily with my limited knowledge of html. I use a free file transfer program
called ‘Filezilla’ to upload content from my hard drive to the website. It has
served my needs as a freelance artist and art instructor very well. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The first step in setting up a website is deciding on a host.
Nowadays, your host will help you purchase (more like rent) a domain. This is
the name of your website, usually the name of your business, organization or
your name with a “.com” after it for businesses and a “.org” for non-profit
organizations. Domains are registered and must be renewed yearly or biannually –
or your domain name goes back on the market. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Like most web hosts, IX webhosting charges a nominal fee, but I’d like
to think I’m getting extra services for the few bucks/month I pay. I can call IX
24/7 with questions, problems or complaints. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most important to me: no ads appear on my
website. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I felt ads would distract from
the art I’m showcasing on my site. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Yes, some website hosts ask you to devote a percentage of your space
to ads, which may be tailored to your site. Carrying ads should come at a lower
price or greater searchability of your site. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>WiX web building host </span><a href="http://www.wix.com/"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Calibri;">http://www.wix.com/</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>lets you create your own website using
readymade templates. It has both a free and for fee hosting services. Most
webhosts offer design services for a price. You can also shop around for a
freelance web designer (perhaps an IT student). <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are many web designers to choose from
for a range of fees. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Consider what features
your website will require, how you feel about sharing your site with ads, and your
level of IT skills. Ask friends who have websites for recommendations, shop
around. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Here are reviews and comparisons of several webhosts: </span><a href="http://web-hosting-review.toptenreviews.com/"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Calibri;">http://web-hosting-review.toptenreviews.com/</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">
“Go-Daddy” was brought up in class. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here’s
a review: </span><a href="http://web-hosting-review.toptenreviews.com/godaddy-review.html"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Calibri;">http://web-hosting-review.toptenreviews.com/godaddy-review.html</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Here’s a review for WiX: </span><a href="http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/web-designer/review-wix-website-builder/"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Calibri;">http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/web-designer/review-wix-website-builder/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
msklystronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05192008450585349982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35213017.post-82752124339635707112014-10-22T17:27:00.002-04:002014-10-22T17:28:03.553-04:00<br />
Momiji Fall 2014 Social Media Workshop students,<br />
<br />
It was such a pleasure to work with all of you. I applaud your desire to be more computer and internet savvy. I have finally put up my notes for Week 3 and Week 4 notes will follow shortly. My apologies for the delay in posting this material. I hope it's a useful resource for you as you go forth and seek social media that suits your needs and interests. <br />
<br />
Regards<br />
<br />
M. Chownmsklystronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05192008450585349982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35213017.post-42419681641181808992014-10-22T17:00:00.001-04:002014-10-22T17:00:25.554-04:00
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Social
Media at Momiji: Week 3<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Social media is any website, forum or application that lets you store
and share content (text, photos or videos), communicate with others, and/or
have followers and follow others.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Beyond
Facebook and Twitter there’s a social media for every interest, including,
news, career/ business, music, art, photography, creative writing, technology
and more. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Over the next two sessions
I’ll spotlight some of the most popular. For those of you with children in your
life, I’ll highlight what they’re up to on the net these days. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Most of the websites discussed in this workshop can be browsed without
joining.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Join only if you want to share
your content or express your thoughts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Take
your time, do some research (lurk) particularly for any site you decide to pay
to join. Consider your internet footprint. While putting yourself out there may
be well worth the risk, personally and/or professionally, get to know your
comfort zone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Removing your internet footprint:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Before you become active or more active on social media, it’s
worthwhile to be informed about your internet footprint and best practices (the
legal stuff).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For instance, the first
version of this blog was wiped out and renamed due to a rash, misinformed
personal attack on my professional reputation and the reputation of supervisory
staff at workplace where I’m employed part-time. I followed best practices and
yet an individual was able to cause trouble for me in the ‘real world’.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The internet isn’t terribly fair. So, Google
yourself, if you haven’t already.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yahoo
yourself too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Try Facebook’s new privacy
tool as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can delete posts and
content or close any account, but your stuff will remain searchable for at
least 3 weeks and possibly forever.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
wiki-how article does a great job of describing the steps required to attempt
to eliminate your internet presence (my apologies for the confusing ads
contained in therein): </span></span><a href="http://www.wikihow.com/Delete-Yourself-from-the-Internet"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Calibri;">http://www.wikihow.com/Delete-Yourself-from-the-Internet</span></span></a><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Google <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">It has become much more than just a search engine. This blog, for
instance came along with my Google email account (gmail). Google+ is a social
network you can personalize.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Google ‘Drive’
offers a range of free online programming for office, home and student
use.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This includes Google Docs, a free
document creation and sharing program, as well as a shareable spreadsheet software
(similar to Window’s Excel) and much more.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Picassa is Google’s photo retouching, sharing and storage service. Most
of google’s office-type services can be published to the web as a distinct page
accessed by a url (which you can post in a blog, comment or status update). <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yahoo, another search engine offers email, and
‘groups’, which anyone with a yahoo.com or yahoo.ca account can open and
administer for free.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Blogs<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Blogging is for those who love to write and want to share information
and/or ideas about their personal or business-related interests. Most blog
accounts give you the ability to personalize your page display, create posts
with links, photos and videos, receive comments from readers and have followers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Google’s “Blogger” service is just one of
many free and for fee blogs available. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Technically Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr are
blogs, because they function as platforms for putting your voice and interests out
there in the internet ether, and for receiving feedback from followers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some blogging ‘hosts’ or platforms are more
searchable than others, depending on the host’s blog access and/or your
settings (open to all or limited) and popularity, or number of followers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some offer fancier options. Wordpress is the
most popular and commonly used in business, often as a newsletter and to
encourage feedback. Many workplaces expect employees to have at least a basic
understanding of Wordpress.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">News <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Reddit:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This news-oriented
website has on occasion made news by applying the critical minds of its users
to top stories.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is sometimes used for
live Q & A sessions (ex., author Robert J. Sawyer, politician, David
Soknacki). The session is advertised in advance in other social media, such as
Facebook and Twitter, so that those interested can read along or join in (if
they have a Reddit account). Member posts are rated on the number of responses
they receive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Reddit membership options/
privileges increase with the number of posts you write and scale of discussion
they generate. Also relatively new is an option to give ‘gold’ to a poster.
Gold is bitcoin, which I believe you can purchase through Reddit. I’m assuming this
feature is used to support charitable or political causes. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Of course you can comment directly on articles posted on news
websites, such as CTV, CBC, Fox and so on. You can also sign up for news feeds
for your internet browser, which will appear on your browser home page. Twitter
allows you to follow news media and/or reporters/columnists. Radio used to be
the fastest news provider. Twitter now puts you with the reporter and their
smartphone at the scene. For in-depth stories, magazines are available on news
feeds, twitter, etc. You don’t necessarily need a subscription.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Depending on the media outlet, some are free
without limitations (Huffington Post), some allow a set number of free articles
per month at no charge, and others restrict select articles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Wikipedia<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">As I mentioned, you and people from across the globe can join
Wikipedia and discuss, correct or even write articles, or provide photos. For
this reason I include it among social media. About.com and How-it-works, as far
as I know (things are always changing on the net!) hire and pay qualified
contributors. Wikipedia has expanded to include dictionary and how-to websites.
All you need is an email address to sign on. You will be confined to the
‘Sandbox’, that is you’ll be monitored and have limited privileges, until you
learn how to format and compose on the site. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Another organically created website is the Urban Dictionary. Warning,
it’s x-rated, by and for youth. Young people submit definitions to common and
youth-culture words and phrases and the most liked definition rises to the top.
I’m letting you know about this site, because besides being an example of crowd
sourcing like wiki, it’s an up to the minute window into the often closed to
adults world of today’s youth.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Photo Sharing<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Tumblr, Imgur, Flickr:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tumblr
is very popular among tweens, teens and the under 25 set.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In addition to functioning like a blog, it’s
a place to share and store photos and GIFs (photos often found via Google image
search, animated together in short loops so that the subject repeats a usually
humorous action over and over).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>People on
Tumblr (and elsewhere) also use graphics software, including Photoshop, to
alter photos for artistic or humorous effect. This is called photomanipulation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>People share a variety of images on photo
sharing sites as well as other social media like Pinterest, Facebook, and
Twitter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dedicated photo sharing sites
such as Flickr, have photo contests and other features attractive to
shutterbugs. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Backing up your photo albums on the cloud is wise due to the real
possibility loss due to weather, flood or fire.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>(Backup as well on your hard drive and external storage such as thumb
drives.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Photo sharing and cloud storage
also comes packaged with major operating systems, including Windows and camera
software (HP and others) and via Adobe (known for its internet, office and
graphics software).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Choosing the photo
service that’s right for you may involve trying out a few.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Pinterest<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Pinterest is a unique website. Each person has a ‘board’ or set of
pages devoted to ideas, recipes, photos, home décor, art, objects that they
find interesting or beautiful. This is a forum on taste, rather than personal/
family/ work life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You do not have to
have the creative rights to items you pin on your board. For example you might
display a Martha Stewart cookie recipe.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Anyone can find Pinterest images and links via google or other search
engines. Only members can ‘pin’ other members’ posts to their own board. The
number of pins or favourites a post receives will bring it to the top in
searches. I don’t belong to Pinterest, but find it helpful resource for art and
craft ideas for teaching.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
msklystronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05192008450585349982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35213017.post-17154201556765707072014-09-29T16:02:00.000-04:002014-09-29T16:02:02.299-04:00
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Social Media at
Momiji: Week 3<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Social media is any website, forum or application that lets
you store and share content (text, photos or videos), communicate with others,
and/or have followers and follow others.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Beyond Facebook and Twitter there’s a social media for every interest,
including, news, career/ business, music, art, photography, creative writing, technology
and more. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Over the next two sessions I’ll
spotlight some of the most popular. For those of you with children in your
life, I’ll highlight what they’re up to on the net these days. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Most of the websites discussed in this workshop can be
browsed without joining.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Join only if
you want to share your content or express your thoughts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Take your time, do some research (lurk) particularly
for any site you decide to pay to join. Consider your internet footprint. While
putting yourself out there may be well worth the risk, personally and/or
professionally, get to know your comfort zone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Removing your internet footprint:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Before you become active or more active on social media, it’s
worthwhile to be informed about your internet footprint and best practices (the
legal stuff).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For instance, the first
version of this blog was wiped out and renamed due to a rash, misinformed personal
attack on my professional reputation and the reputation of supervisory staff at
workplace where I’m employed part-time. I followed best practices and yet an
individual was able to cause trouble for me in the ‘real world’.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The internet isn’t terribly fair. So, Google
yourself, if you haven’t already.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yahoo
yourself too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Try Facebook’s new privacy
tool as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can delete posts and
content or close any account, but your stuff will remain searchable for at
least 3 weeks and possibly forever.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
wiki-how article does a great job of describing the steps required to attempt
to eliminate your internet presence (my apologies for the confusing ads
contained in therein): </span><a href="http://www.wikihow.com/Delete-Yourself-from-the-Internet"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Calibri;">http://www.wikihow.com/Delete-Yourself-from-the-Internet</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p><br />
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Google <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">It has become much more than just a search engine. This
blog, for instance came along with my Google email account (gmail). Google+ is
a social network you can personalize.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Google
‘Drive’ offers a range of free online programming for office, home and student
use.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This includes Google Docs, a free
document creation and sharing program, as well as a shareable spreadsheet software
(similar to Window’s Excel) and much more.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Picassa is Google’s photo retouching, sharing and storage service. Most
of google’s office-type services can be published to the web as a distinct page
accessed by a url (which you can post in a blog, comment or status update). <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yahoo, another search engine offers email, and
‘groups’, which anyone with a yahoo.com or yahoo.ca account can open and administer
for free. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p><br />
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Blogs<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Blogging is for those who love to write and want to share information
and/or ideas about their personal or business-related interests. Most blog
accounts give you the ability to personalize your page display, create posts
with links, photos and videos, receive comments from readers and have followers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Google’s “Blogger” service is just one of
many free and for fee blogs available. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Technically Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr are
blogs, because they function as platforms for putting your voice and interests out
there in the internet ether, and for receiving feedback from followers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some blogging ‘hosts’ or platforms are more
searchable than others, depending on the host’s blog access and/or your
settings (open to all or limited) and popularity, or number of followers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some offer fancier options. Wordpress is the
most popular and commonly used in business, often as a newsletter and to
encourage feedback. Many workplaces expect employees to have at least a basic
understanding of Wordpress.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">News <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Reddit:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This news-oriented
website has on occasion made news by applying the critical minds of its users
to top stories.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is sometimes used for
live Q & A sessions (ex., author Robert J. Sawyer, politician, David
Soknacki). The session is advertised in advance in other social media, such as
Facebook and Twitter, so that those interested can read along or join in (if
they have a Reddit account). Member posts are rated on the number of responses
they receive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Reddit membership options/
privileges increase with the number of posts you write and scale of discussion
they generate. Also relatively new is an option to give ‘gold’ to a poster.
Gold is bitcoin, which I believe you can purchase through Reddit. I’m assuming
this feature is used to support charitable or political causes. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Of course you can comment directly on articles posted on
news websites, such as CTV, CBC, Fox and so on. You can also sign up for news
feeds for your internet browser, which will appear on your browser home page. Twitter
allows you to follow news media and/or reporters/columnists. Radio used to be
the fastest news provider. Twitter now puts you with the reporter and their
smartphone at the scene. For in-depth stories, magazines are available on news
feeds, twitter, etc. You don’t necessarily need a subscription.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Depending on the media outlet, some are free
without limitations (Huffington Post), some allow a set number of free articles
per month at no charge, and others restrict select articles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Wikipedia<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">As I mentioned, you or anyone across the globe (except
China) can join Wikipedia and discuss, correct or even write articles, or
provide photos. For this reason I include it among social media. About.com and How-it-works,
as far as I know (things are always changing on the net!) hire and pay qualified
contributors. Wikipedia has expanded to include dictionary and how-to websites.
All you need is an email address to sign on. You will be confined to the ‘Sandbox’,
that is you’ll be monitored and have limited privileges, until you learn how to
format and compose on the site. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Another organically created website is the Urban Dictionary.
Warning, it’s x-rated, by and for youth. Young people submit definitions to
common and youth-culture words and phrases and the most liked definition rises
to the top. I’m letting you know about this site, because besides being an
example of crowd sourcing like wiki, it’s an up to the minute window into the
often closed to adults world of today’s youth.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Photo Sharing<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Tumblr, Imgur, Flickr:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Tumblr is very popular among tweens, teens and the under 25 set.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In addition to functioning like a blog, it’s
a place to share and store photos and GIFs (photos often found via Google image
search, animated together in short loops so that the subject repeats a usually
humorous action over and over).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>People on
Tumblr (and elsewhere) also use graphics software, including Photoshop, to
alter photos for artistic or humorous effect. This is called photomanipulation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>People share a variety of images on photo
sharing sites as well as other social media like Pinterest, Facebook, and
Twitter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dedicated photo sharing sites
such as Flickr, have photo contests and other features attractive to
shutterbugs. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Backing up your photo albums on the cloud is wise due to the
real possibility loss due to weather, flood or fire.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Backup as well on your hard drive and
external storage such as thumb drives.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Photo
sharing and cloud storage also comes packaged with major operating systems, including
Windows and camera software (HP and others) and via Adobe (known for its
internet, office and graphics software).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Choosing the photo service that’s right for you may involve trying out a
few.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p><br />
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Pinterest<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Pinterest is a unique website. Each person has a ‘board’ or
set of pages devoted to ideas, recipes, photos, home décor, art, objects that
they find interesting or beautiful. This is a forum on taste, rather than
personal/ family/ work life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You do not
have to have the creative rights to items you pin on your board. For example
you might display a Martha Stewart cookie recipe.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Anyone can find Pinterest images and links
via google or other search engines. Only members can ‘pin’ other members’ posts
to their own board. The number of pins or favourites a post receives will bring
it to the top in searches. I don’t belong to Pinterest, but find it helpful resource
for art and craft ideas for teaching.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p><br />
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Next week, more special interest social media and discussion
on the impact of social media on society, including copyright. I’ll also touch
on the basics creating a website for yourself or your interest group.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
msklystronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05192008450585349982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35213017.post-27822354355752023312014-09-25T21:54:00.001-04:002014-09-25T21:54:12.349-04:00Acrylic Painting at Momiji Arts resources in Scarborough<br />
<br />
ScarboroughArts website: save it among your 'favourites' on your internet browser or become a member for a nominal fee and receive the monthy e-newsletter. ScarboroughArts (formerly the Scarborought Arts Council) publishes the annual Big Art Book. It is a great resource whether you want to see local art exhibitions or be in them. It also offers a variety of courses and programs you may wish to participate in.: <a href="http://scarborougharts.com/">http://scarborougharts.com/</a><br />
<br />
ScarboroughArts with Cultural Hotspot are putting accepting submissions for an exhibition in October at Cedar Ridge. Here are the details: <a href="http://scarborougharts.com/annual-juried-exhibition-call-for-submissions/">http://scarborougharts.com/annual-juried-exhibition-call-for-submissions/</a><br />
<br />
Scarborough Arts Guild is an area artist's collective which promotes the sharing of visual arts technical knowledge. Members and guest artists put on seminars throughout the year on a wide variety of artistic techniques in a range of media. The Guild also hosts two major juried exhibitions for members. To join, you must be invited in by a current member. The waiting list to join the Art Guild used to be 6 or 7 years, but it's much much shorter now. I know many (wonderful) Art Guild members but have not yet joined. I have, however, been asked to teach a seminar on digital painting... but it will be months or possibly years before date/time are finalized. Still this is an old and respected local art group worth looking into: <a href="http://theartguildofscarborough.com/members.html">http://theartguildofscarborough.com/members.html</a><br />
<br />
Cedar Ridge Gallery Members: for a nominal fee of $10 you may take part in a winter and spring arts festival, and submit your work for the two annual shows in the gallery. The city of Toronto culture also runs art courses and studios in the old mansion. <br />
<br />
Cultural Hotspot, a city of Toronto initiative to highlight local arts, which is winding down in Scarborough next month, is putting on a Yarn Bombing event on the grounds of Cedar Ridge Oct 4th and 5th: <a href="http://www1.toronto.ca/City%20Of%20Toronto/Economic%20Development%20&%20Culture/Cultural%20Services/Art%20Services/ART/Cultural%20Centres%20&%20Art%20Galleries/Cedar%20Ridge%20Creative%20Centre/Files/pdf/Cedar%20Ridge%20Yarn%20Bombing%20flyer%20medres150.jpg">http://www1.toronto.ca/City%20Of%20Toronto/Economic%20Development%20&%20Culture/Cultural%20Services/Art%20Services/ART/Cultural%20Centres%20&%20Art%20Galleries/Cedar%20Ridge%20Creative%20Centre/Files/pdf/Cedar%20Ridge%20Yarn%20Bombing%20flyer%20medres150.jpg</a><br />
<br />
Another art resource in Scarborough is the Framing Dames. They frame, sell art supplies, run programs for children and adults and hold exhibitions: <a href="http://www.framingdames.ca/">http://www.framingdames.ca/</a><br />
<br />
Nuit Blanche is almost here. If you're a nighthawk and love art be sure to get out to see the arts take over our city for one brilliant night: <a href="http://www.scotiabanknuitblanche.ca/2014-event/">http://www.scotiabanknuitblanche.ca/2014-event/</a><br />
<br />
Momiji acrylic painters, you are awesome! I have so much to share with you and you have so much to show me. Watch this blog for notes on acrylic paint, painting surfaces and a brief history of western (realistic and abstract) landscapes before our next class. <br />
<br />
msklystronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05192008450585349982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35213017.post-44888798470282755562014-09-22T01:42:00.001-04:002014-09-22T12:44:37.140-04:00<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Acrylic Painting at Momiji: Brushes,
Brushstokes and Brush Care<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">BRUSHES<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I found a comprehensive list of brush types on a decorative
arts website: </span><a href="http://www.your-decorative-painting-resource.com/types-of-paint-brushes.html"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Calibri;">http://www.your-decorative-painting-resource.com/types-of-paint-brushes.html</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">,
which I’ve appended below.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are
many types of multi-purpose and specialty brushes. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A variety of sizes of Round (with and without points
(for detail)), Filberts, Flats/Brights will probably be all you’ll need. Brush
sizes vary across brands. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">As I mentioned in class, natural Hog hair (stiff, thick,
off-white bristles), which can carry more weight in un-thinned paint and create
ridged strokes; and Sable (soft, brown hairs), which create smooth strokes and
can carry more water/thinned paint—are expensive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Synthetic hair brushes (bright white, fine
bristles) fall between the two, in terms of holding water and paint and depth
of stroke ridges. Also Imitation Hog Hair and Sable alternatives (often called
‘camel’ hair, although made of squirrel hair, among other natural hairs) are
less expensive and create similar effects to more expensive genuine quite
suitable for professional artists.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Some
of the ladies in class may be aware that makeup brushes are commonly made of
squirrel hair.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All—natural, synthetic,
imitation bristle and alternative-hair—brushes are suitable for professional acrylic
painting. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Unless they’ve fallen to pieces, don’t throw away your old
brushes. Old, abused brushes are great for creating randomized speckles and
scratchy strokes used in abstract painting, portraiture (hairs, freckles…) and
landscapes (grasses, water foam and spray). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Don’t forget palette knives are great for mixing paint, but
also for applying it, as are any number of household or makeshift tools
(everything from natural sponge to bath puffs, crumpled paper towel, rags, feathers,
twigs, old cutlery, rulers and fingers.) Palette knives come in plastic now as
well as traditional metal blades. However, metal knives are more flexible and
offer more control when creating impasto.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Paint can also be squirted directly out of the tube onto the canvas,
thinned and poured, or spattered and dripped.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">As in the game of golf, choose the tool according to the
scale of the task. The longer the bristles or hairs, the longer the stroke. The
longer the handle, the larger the canvas. Large canvases, also call for larger,
wider bristles or palette knives. Lots of detail or small canvases, require
smaller brushes. Remember though, painting isn’t about using the best/most
expensive tools, but rather how your tools help you to get across your message
and express yourself in paint. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Test brushes for quality, as demonstrated in class, by
tugging and rubbing bristles to check for loose hairs and for their ability to
retain their shape. Tug the base of the metal ferule to ensure that it’s
securely attached to the handle. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">My next blog will cover acrylic paint and painting surfaces.
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Here is the “Your Decorative Painting Resource” article:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<br />
<o:p><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><br />
<h1 style="text-align: center;">
<span style="text-align: center;">TYPES OF PAINT BRUSHES</span></h1>
<!-- start: shared_blocks.1012572#below-h1 --> <!-- end: shared_blocks.1012572#below-h1 --> <br />
All types of paint brushes are featured here as well as a brief description of their main purpose. <br />
Thanks to Heinz Jordan & Company™ as well as Loew Cornell™ for supplying images of their fine line of art paint brushes. <br />
We've also created a section for <a href="http://www.your-decorative-painting-resource.com/cleaning-paint-brushes.html">proper care and maintenance</a> of your brushes. We hope you'll find the information useful. <br />
<hr style="height: 1px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: left; width: 100%;" />
<img align="center" src="http://www.your-decorative-painting-resource.com/images/shader.gif" /><br />
<b>FLATS, SHADERS & WASH / GLAZE</b> <br />
Flats are the types of paint brushes you’ll use the most often in your painting projects. You’ll use them for basecoating, floating, strokework, blending, washes and varnishing. <br />
As you can see, they’re very versatile.<br />
<hr />
<img align="center" src="http://www.your-decorative-painting-resource.com/images/filbert.gif" /><br />
<b>FILBERT, CAT’S TONGUE & OVAL WASH</b> <br />
A filbert is a flat brush but it has a chiseled rounded edge instead of a straight one. Sort of like a cat’s tongue. When you look at the brush from the chiseled edge, the hairs should form an even oval edge.<br />
As a tool for basecoating, these types of paint brushes can't be beat! The shape of the hairs eliminates ridges. It can be used for side-loading similarly to a flat brush to create shades and highlights.<br />
It's also used for blending. And because it can hold a fair amount of water, it’s also great for applying washes of color. And lastly, because of its shape it’s perfectly suited for doing leaves, flower petals and bird feathers.<br />
<hr />
<img align="center" src="http://www.your-decorative-painting-resource.com/images/BrightsandChiselBlenders.gif" /><br />
<b>CHISEL BLENDER and BRIGHT</b> <br />
Also a part of the Flat family of brushes, the hairs here are much shorter. These types of paint brushes won’t hold enough paint for doing flowing strokes. They are very good though for blending paint, cleaning up messy edges and for other special techniques.<br />
<hr />
<!-- start: shared_blocks.1012567#below-paragraph-1 --> <!-- end: shared_blocks.1012567#below-paragraph-1 --> <!-- start: shared_blocks.110186156#AdSense-468x60 -->
<ins id="aswift_0_expand" style="background-color: transparent; border-image: none; border: currentColor; display: inline-table; height: 60px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; visibility: visible; width: 468px;"><ins id="aswift_0_anchor" style="background-color: transparent; border-image: none; border: currentColor; display: block; height: 60px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; visibility: visible; width: 468px;"><iframe allowfullscreen="true" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="60" hspace="0" id="aswift_0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" name="aswift_0" scrolling="no" style="left: 0px; position: absolute; top: 0px;" vspace="0" width="468"></iframe></ins></ins> <!-- end: shared_blocks.110186156#AdSense-468x60 --> <br />
<hr style="height: 1px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: left; width: 100%;" />
<img align="center" src="http://www.your-decorative-painting-resource.com/images/angleshader.gif" /><br />
<b>ANGULAR, ANGULAR SHADER, ANGLE FLAT and ROSE PETAL</b> <br />
A brush by any other name..... This one is also a Flat but it has an angular chisel or brush tip. This means it will hold less paint and water, so you can’t get good continuous flow. <br />
On the very positive side, this is THE brush for doing tight shading and highlighting. And it is especially coveted by artists who love to paint roses and flowers because they can get into all those little nooks and crannies. So, if you’re painting a realistic rose, consider trying this brush. But for long floats or strokework... not the right choice... best to use a flat.<br />
<hr />
<img align="center" src="http://www.your-decorative-painting-resource.com/images/round5.gif" /><br />
<b>ROUND, ROUND STROKE and ULTRA ROUND</b> <br />
These types of paint brushes come in many sizes; The smallest being a 20/0 and climbing all the way up to size #10. Mostly they are used for strokework and watercolor. This one is invaluable as a teaching tool for perfecting brush control. <br />
Learning to use this brush for traditional strokework will provide a very strong foundation for all your painting efforts. Strokework is beautiful so mastering it is worth the time and practice. <br />
<hr />
<img align="center" src="http://www.your-decorative-painting-resource.com/images/scriptliner.gif" /><br />
<b>LINER, SCRIPT LINER, LONG LINER, MID-LENGTH LINER,SHORT LINER and SCROLLER</b> <br />
These are part of the Round family of brushes. They range in size from 18/0 to #8. Another feature of liners is that they come in different lengths and thickness. This means that selecting the right liner can be challenging. The longer the hairs, the more paint and water the brush can carry. <br />
The best advice is to try a variety of these types of paint brushes and stick to the ones that feel right for you and the task at hand.<br />
A script liner has longer hairs than a regular liner, which makes it appropriate for doing fine lettering. By the way, using a script liner means you have to have a lot of brush control. It can be a little difficult to manage in tight curves because it tends to flick out. Practice, practice, practice! <br />
Obviously a short liner will do great for small details like eyelashes. And a scroller will be ideally shaped for doing, you guessed it, scroll work. <br />
<hr style="height: 1px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: left; width: 100%;" />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="text-align: center;">The best memory is nothing </span> </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="text-align: center;">compared to a good brush. </span> </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="text-align: center;">- Old Chinese Proverb</span></div>
<hr style="height: 1px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: left; width: 100%;" />
<!-- start: shared_blocks.110186156#AdSense-468x60 -->
<ins id="aswift_1_expand" style="background-color: transparent; border-image: none; border: currentColor; display: inline-table; height: 60px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; visibility: visible; width: 468px;"><ins id="aswift_1_anchor" style="background-color: transparent; border-image: none; border: currentColor; display: block; height: 60px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; visibility: visible; width: 468px;"><iframe allowfullscreen="true" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="60" hspace="0" id="aswift_1" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" name="aswift_1" scrolling="no" style="left: 0px; position: absolute; top: 0px;" vspace="0" width="468"></iframe></ins></ins> <!-- end: shared_blocks.110186156#AdSense-468x60 --> <br />
As you can see there are so many types of paint brushes. For the beginner you only need a few of the most commonly used brushes to start. <br />
But as you develop your craft, you’ll want to start dabbling in all sorts of different ways to paint. That’s when you’re ready to try all types of paint brushes.<br />
<hr />
<img align="center" src="http://www.your-decorative-painting-resource.com/images/RAKE2.gif" /><br />
<b>RAKE, FILBERT RAKE</b> <br />
The filbert rake is fun for creating hair, beards, feathers, fur, grass and woodgrain. It's a flat texturing brush with an oval, naturally fingered shape. Because of it's shape it offers softer edges than a flat rake.<br />
When you're using either of the rakes you can choose to thin your paint depending on the effect you're trying to achieve. To get light texture just apply very little pressure. Don't overload the hairs with paint... the idea is to make sure that the bristles stay apart. Rakes are available in many sizes.<br />
<hr />
<img align="center" src="http://www.your-decorative-painting-resource.com/images/Mop2.gif" /><br />
<b>MOP BRUSH</b> <br />
A mop brush is designed for gentle blending and softening. Used with a light touch, these types of paint brushes can quickly blur and soften a hard edge. <br />
Mops come in a variety of shapes. Some resemble a make-up (blush) brush. Others are flatter and stiffer. These are the ones we prefer to use.<br />
Mops are available in 1/4", 3/8", 1/2", 3/4", and 1".<br />
<hr />
<img align="center" src="" /><br />
<b>STIPPLER</b> <br />
Stipplers are the types of paint brushes used for creating fur and foliage and to give an open or soft general appearance to a painting. The stippler can be oval with flat, tidy bristles. Or it can be domed and round, as in this brush from Heinz Jordan. <br />
It should be used dry. The amount of pressure you apply during the pouncing or stippling will determine the overall look and color value of your painting. They come in many sizes.<br />
<hr />
<img align="center" src="http://www.your-decorative-painting-resource.com/images/DeerfootHJ.gif" /><br />
<b>DEERFOOT STIPPLER</b> <br />
The deerfoot stippler is also a texturing brush used for creating fur and foliage. It's round and the bristles are long on the toe and short on the heel, bringing to mind the shape of Bambi's foot.<br />
You should pick a deerfoot that has a lot of texture in its bristles over one that's stiff and neatly formed. You can use these brushes either wet or dry. <br />
The amount of pressure you apply during the pouncing or stippling will determine the overall look and color value of your painting. They're available in 1/8", 1/4", 3/8", and 1/2".<br />
<hr />
<img align="center" src="http://www.your-decorative-painting-resource.com/images/Fan3.gif" /><br />
<b>FAN BRUSH</b> <br />
The fan brush is flat with its bristles widely fanned out. It can be used dry to drag paint lightly across the surface of your painting. It can be used wet to create textures. And dragged through wet glazes it gives a fine wood-grain effect. Comes in a range of sizes.<br />
<hr />
<img align="center" src="http://www.your-decorative-painting-resource.com/images/daggerstriper.gif" /><br />
<b>DAGGER STRIPER</b> <br />
These brushes require a little practice to use at first... it's like they're a filbert brush with half their bristles missing! They are terrific once you get the hang of them. <br />
Truly a multi-purpose gem. You can load the brush with multiple colors, create great ribbons and petals and do stripes all in one fell swoop! <br />
<hr />
<b>NEEDLE POINTED BRUSH</b> <br />
This artist paint brush is fairly new and funky looking! The needle pointed brush is a round with a long liner that extends through the end.<br />
You can create some very interesting effects, especially great vines and twigs. Loaded with inky consistency paint, the round part acts as a reservoire and the liner is, well...a liner. By holding it almost perpendicular to the surface and using varying amounts of pressure, you'll have loads of fun with this one! It comes in Sizes #4, #6 and #8. <br />
<hr />
<b>FANDANGO BRUSH</b> <br />
The Fandango brush...we just LOVE saying it... looks a bit like a fanned mop brush. This brush has long hairs with shorter ones in between. All hairs have very fine points on the ends. Not only does this brush hold lots of paint, but stroke it once on the surface and you've just made lots of fine lines. Great for creating grasses, fur, feathers and Santa's beards. Ready to Fandango?!<br />
<hr />
<b>WHALE'S TAIL</b> <br />
The Whale's Tail...a flat brush with the bristles cut in a "V" shape which can be used for lots of one stroke effects. Loaded with two colors and fully pressed, results in a tulip shape. Change to green and three presses of the brush will give you an ivy leaf. It can also be used to create plaid, ribbon, layered petals and palm trees. Available in sizes, 1/4, 1/2, 3/4 and 1". <br />
<hr />
<b>WAVE BRUSH</b> <br />
The Wave Brush, with scalloped bristle tips, comes in multiple sizes cut in Angular, Filbert and Flat shapes. There's a ton of stuff you can do with these brushes. Quick and easy strokes result in flower petals, leaves, simple birds, butterflies, woodgraining, eyelet lace and more. They can also be used to stipple light, airy foliage, and for some dry brushing techniques. Set your imagination in motion and have fun!!!<br />
<hr />
<b>FOUNTAIN BRUSH</b> <br />
Another interesting brush shape, the Fountain Brush has a ring of bristles with a center opening. Loaded and spun in a circle gives you a quick rosette. Press down firmly for other interesting petal shapes. Also, try your hand at stippled foliage or fur and pulled strokes that create waterfalls and feathering.</span><br /></o:p><br /></div>
<br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1; text-align: center;">
***</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 12pt 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">BRUSHSTROKES<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 12pt 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Since cave painters used fingers and sticks to visually tell stories
about the hunt, countless ways of applying paint to surfaces for any number of
effects have come along. Most commonly taught nowadays are the brush techniques,
rooted in classicism, handed down by highly skilled painters of the
Renaissance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But it’s worth noting
subsequent modern styles that eschewed classical techniques in favour of
expression and experimentation, such as the drip and splatter work of Jackson
Pollack.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Technique is the ‘craft’ aspect
of fine art. The ‘art’ part travels from the mind and heart of the artist
through the hand to the brush and medium and onto the canvas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 12pt 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Each one of you come to painting with your own personality, taste,
experiences and artistic strengths, which are discovered and expressed through
creating art.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My way of painting and
teaching painting is just one of many.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
do not want to train a room full of students to clone my style (even if I
could). My goal is to help you discover or hone your existing style.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To encourage you to become better at being
the painter you are.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 12pt 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 12pt 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">General Information About Paint Application<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 12pt 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Brushstrokes are just one of many ways to apply acrylic paint to a
surface. With acrylics anything goes, from finger-painting, to dripping,
spattering, splashing, using palette knives and other implements, staining or
rubbing paint in, sponging, and more. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 12pt 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Oil paint never truly dries. While post-renaissance painters discovered
modern ways to apply oils, namely, ‘wet on wet’ (as opposed to the traditional
method of building up an oil painting from a stable first layer), a flat,
stable, sturdy, preferably smooth surface is still a must. Acrylics on the
other hand can be used to paint on a wide variety of surfaces beyond canvas,
paper and wood. I’ll talk more about painting surfaces in another blog, but
it’s important to say here that the surface is relevant to the type of brushstroke
one might attempt. Highly smooth to lightly textured surfaces, create less drag
on the brush and more ease in creating flowing strokes with unthinned paint.
But when using thinned paint on a highly glossy surface, such as plexi-glass,
you may find that, even when using a fine sable or synthetic brush, the paint
separates so that long strokes break down into droplets in places. Rough
surfaces like stone require stiff hog hair brushes (natural or imitation), heavily
loaded with paint sometimes lightly thinned with water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 12pt 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Brushstrokes for oils, watercolours and acrylics are very similar.
Watercolours are almost always used thinned and applying them is about
controlling the concentration of pigment in water. Oils and acrylics are used
with and without thinning, but acrylics can break down if thinned to a ratio of
greater than about 50%. For acrylics thinning with water is most often used for
washes, glazes, scumbling and sustained flowing strokes. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 12pt 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Undiluted acrylics can create oil-paint-like textures and effects by
loading the brush with more or less paint and applying more or less pressure on
the brush.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 12pt 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Some brands of paint, including Liquitex are designed to imitate the
flow of oil paint, while Stevensons’ acrylics have a ‘toothpaste-like’ texture
that is natural to acrylics. For better flow give them a stir on your palette
with a brush or palette knife, or use a damp brush.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Certain hues of paint can also tend to be
more pasty than others, or conversely runny or prone to separating. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Again, a quick stir before loading your brush
will address this. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 12pt 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Also some hues are tend to be translucent while others are opaque (this
varies across brands). This is important when mixing colours, but also with
brushstrokes. Translucent hues tend to flow better, but provide less opacity or
coverage. Layering, or adding an opaque hue from the same family (warm or cool)
are two options. For a while now, some typically translucent hues have been
manufactured to be more opaque and are often labelled as ‘permanent’. I will go
into more detail about acrylic paint and acrylic mediums in the next blog. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 12pt 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">While quick drying time and water solubility of acrylics has many
benefits, one drawback is the difficulty of replicating oil-painting techniques
such as ‘wet on wet’ and large areas of gentle gradation in colour or value
(light to shade).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Retardant medium can
be used, or water-based oils are a good alternative for this style of
painting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However you can create wet on
wet or gradations with acrylics if you have two things: an uninterrupted span
of painting time, and a spray bottle filled with water and set to ‘mist’.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ll demonstrate this in a future class.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 12pt 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Common Brushstrokes<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 12pt 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Stippling, pointillism or dabbing: Pointillism was most famously used by
post-impressionist painters Paul Signac and Georges Seurat to build colour
combinations that to the eye would convey more than the sum of their ‘hues’. These
techniques, which involve quick up and down movements of a (usually) round
brush, are also great for impressionistic foliage, dappled light, mottled
textures and more. Try it with different brushes and one or more hues of paint
on the brush. Get a feel for the subject you’re trying to depict and identify
qualities like density, direction of elements (such as leaves, grass, hair), and
light and shadow. Any small strokes, especially if repeated, quicken the pace
or give energy to that area of the composition. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 12pt 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Blended brushstrokes: Artist Mary Pratt, in order to increase the
photo-realism of her paintings blended out most of her stroke texture.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To achieve this effect, use a
paintless/waterless sable or camel hair round, flat, angular brush or hog hair
or synthetic fan brushes to stroke raised wet paint away with sweeping and
buffing motions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 12pt 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Chinese-like brushstroke: With a round, pointed brush, loaded with
‘dirty’ water and undiluted paint at the tip, make stokes by holding brush with
handle erect, flatten the bristles and pull the brush along, lifting straight
up or gradually at the end of the stroke. Creates a shaded effect. Works for
long leaves, saplings, stems, and more. Twirl the brush ¾ instead to make a
flower petal. A delicate technique that emphasizes brush handling. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 12pt 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Curved strokes: Any curved strokes used to create organic or rounded
lines or shapes. Often used for clouds, smoke, eyelashes, tendrils or flower
petals.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 12pt 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Dry Brush: A medium length stroke using a brush with only a blush of
undiluted paint on the tip. Old brushes work well for this technique. Most
successful on textured surfaces, or on top of a layer of dried brushstrokes. Useful
for depicting floorboards, rustic painted objects, rocks, grasses. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 12pt 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Flowing strokes: Any long, sustained stroke, created with or without
water added. Long strokes direct and slow down the eye. They’re often used
simply for coverage of a large object or area, or to create a feeling of
tranquility.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 12pt 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Glaze: A layer of thinned paint, usually applied with a large filbert,
bright or mop brush.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Great way to create
skies or flat areas of colour. Used in mixed media with oil-based media such as
oil pastel to create ‘resists’.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Glazes can
create rainy day or smeary effects. Mutliple layers of glazes can be used to
subtly blend colours on top with those below. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 12pt 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Impasto: Can refer to any raised texture, or a technique involving
undiluted paint applied thickly, often with a palette knife on a sturdy
painting surface. Strokes can be long or short. Effective when done wet on wet
(see below). Used for impressionistic and abstract styles. It adds texture and shows
off the tactile quality of paint.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 12pt 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Ridged stroke: A medium stroke of undiluted paint loaded on the tip of a
hog hair (or imitation hog hair) brush, keeping handle at a roughly 45 degree
angle to allow ridges to form. The grooves left behind by the bristles are
tactile and show off rather than hide the brushstrokes. Good for creating
textured under-layers as well for dry brush and glazing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 12pt 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Scumbling: Glazing over an area of dark or intense colour with white or
a tint (hue + white) for a softening effect.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Usually follows strokes below. Can also be used to give the impression
of lack of definition, or ‘blurring’ as in the distance of a landscape or at
the edges of a portrait or in lower layer of an abstract.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 12pt 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Sgraffito: Incising or scratching through one or more layers to reveal a
colour below. Can be accomplished with any tool, such as the tip of a palette
knife or a pin. Commonly used for depicting grasses, but also in abstract work.
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 12pt 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Splatters, drips, drizzling, etc.: Methods used by abstract
expressionist painter, Jackson Pollock. Also found in contemporary abstract art
and graffiti writing. Paint, sometimes diluted for flow, is flung, drizzled,
squirted from the tube, poured from a bucket, splattered on, or applied with
fingers—to give an uninhibited and energetic feel to the work. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 12pt 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Staining: A technique used by abstract expressionist painter Mark
Rothko. This can be recreated with acrylics by rubbing a scant amount of paint
into the (unprimed) canvas with a rag, mop or large filbert brush. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 12pt 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Wash: A method of filling in background or creating an underpainting
where paint diluted to the maximum is spread with a large brush designed to
hold water well, such as a large filbert, bright, round or a mop brush. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 12pt 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Wet on wet: Painting over wet areas, often stirring up and/or mixing
colours below with a sturdy brush or palette knife. For acrylics use retardant
medium or keep paint wet with a spray bottle. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 12pt 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Experienced artists would probably say that they don’t stop to think
about the name of the brushstrokes or paint application methods they use. They
just paint. Brushstrokes do more than merely depict, they convey mood, rhythm
and direction. As you gain confidence your brush it will become an extension of
your hand. And you’ll just paint too.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 12pt 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Brushstroke Faux pas<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 12pt 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">However you apply paint to a surface, relax your fingers, wrist, arm and
shoulder. Focus your mind on the idea, subject matter or mood you’re reaching
for. If you’re feeling disconnected from the work or frustrated—pause. Return
to painting only when you can look at it with fresh eyes. Other tricks to get a
fresh perspective are: holding it upside-down or holding it up to a mirror.
Works like a charm for me. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 12pt 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">There’s no right or wrong, just strokes that stray from what you
intended. Any ‘mistake’ noticed right away no matter how ego-destroying can
simply be wiped away with a wet rag.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 12pt 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Some ‘mistakes,’ however, are ‘happy accidents’. They can happen when
you’re engaged with the medium. Your mind is telling you to test out an
unanticipated direction that has naturally arisen out of the process of
creating.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Take a moment to reconsider
wiping it away with a rag. If you go with it, you’ll often be glad you did.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 12pt 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">The most common ‘mistake’ is trying to paint over or next to a semi-dry
area of paint. This can cause the paint to go tacky. The area will look like a
spackled plaster ceiling. Unless this is what you want, add water from a spray
bottle and stroke it out wet brush. If the area is beyond immediate repair,
allow to dry and sand with fine sandpaper. With areas of the composition that abut
or overlap, or when attempting a quick fix, let the paint dry before painting
beside or overtop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 12pt 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Another common mistake is being too frugal with the paint. Leaving areas
of the canvas unpainted is a valid technique used in modern art. As in Asian
influenced styles of painting, you are leaving the white of the canvas to be
read by the viewer as any relevant background.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Or there’s unimportant or negative space, or contrast used in styles
that have a block print effect.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Using
acrylics to create watercolour effects is also valid. But otherwise not
applying enough paint could make your work seem tentative, skimpy or worse,
immature.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 12pt 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Overpainting is simply not knowing when to stop. Textures become muddled
and colours muddy. Overpainting is tough to fix (copious sheets of sandpaper
and/or a fresh layer of gesso or latex primer), but easy to avoid the next
time, by simply breaking away from the work periodically and being open to
putting down your brush <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">before</b> you
consider the piece ‘finished’. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 12pt 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Size Matters. First, large paintings are intended to be viewed from far
away. Any detail you include, unless it enhances the long view or draws the
viewer in for a closer look is generally wasted.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When painting big pieces you should walk away
from the canvas frequently to see how it looks at the ideal viewing distance. Large
canvas means large brushes and broad strokes involving the whole arm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is best accomplished standing or sitting
at an easel. Small to medium canvas means small to medium brushes and confined
strokes. Details are done with the hand and wrist, so being seated works well.
But you may wish to stand or use a table easel to free your arm for somewhat longer
brushstrokes. Splatter, drips and drizzling sometimes require thinned paint and
are often done with the canvas on a floor or worktable due to gravity.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 12pt 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 12pt 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">BRUSH CARE<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Except for the brush you are using at the moment, keep
painty brushes in water while working.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Change water frequently and before doing washes or glazes, unless you’re
going for a ‘dirty water’ effect (Chinese-like painting technique I
demonstrated in class.) Acrylic paint dries quickly and can clog up bristles
and/or leave small, dried paint lumps on the canvas. If your painting sessions last
more than a few hours, make sure the water line falls below the metal ferule to
prevent water damage to the wooden handle. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Wash brushes by working hand soap or dish detergent and
water from tip to base, and rinse thoroughly with running water. Pat dry with a
clean rag or paper towel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While damp,
reshape the tip with your fingers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Store
brushes standing up with bristles upward. If you’re painting plein air, or
where washing up facilities are unavailable, wrap your brushes in a sopping wet
paper towel or rag and seal in a plastic bag. Wash properly as soon as
possible.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">When travelling with brushes store them in a way that
prevents the tips from being crushed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Some brushes are sold in large plastic tubes wrapped in a holder made of
canvas with pockets.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Recycled Pringles
Potato Chip tube, paper towel tube or postal mailing tube—work well. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can also stand brushes heads up in a
rinsed/dried water container or in a pocket in your tote bag.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Palette knives should be wiped thoroughly and immediately with
a rag or paper towel with each use. Watch that you don’t contaminate one colour
of paint with another while slicing paint from tube openings or dipping into
paint in jars. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Cheap, plastic kitchen scrub pads (and water) are ideal for
cleaning palette knives, brush handles, work surfaces, and many flooring and
wall surfaces. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Always close paint containers and put caps on paint
immediately after use.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If messy, first wipe
tube openings and jar mouths/ lid insides to prevent dried paint from forming. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When caps and lids are stuck (this will happen
despite your best efforts) run a palette knife around the seal, then try
opening wearing a rubber glove. If this fails, run under warm water for a
minute and try again. Jars often open more easily if turned upside-down and
tapped on a hard surface.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No need to
call on someone with a strong pair of hands.;) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Surgical gloves will keep your nails and hands paint free,
but wipe regularly (same goes with your bare hands) on your apron/smock/rag to
prevent unintentionally transferring paint to the painting surface. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
msklystronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05192008450585349982noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35213017.post-10632418163264643422014-09-22T00:36:00.004-04:002015-01-14T20:49:54.565-05:00Acrylic Paining at Momiji: Materials List updated Jan 14/2015<br />
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">
<br />
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Acrylic Painting at Momiji</span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Materials List</span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Artist’s quality paint:<o:p></o:p></b></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -18pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">150 ml tube of titanium white</span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -18pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">60ml tubes each of the 4 following colours:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>iron oxide black or mars black, yellow ochre,
burnt umber, raw sienna.</span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -18pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">60ml tubes each of the following <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">cool
and warm</i> primary colours*</b> (6 in total):<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-themecolor: text1;">alizarin crimson</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-themecolor: text1;"> (cool red)</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-themecolor: text1;">, cadmium red medium</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-themecolor: text1;"> (warm red)</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-themecolor: text1;">, lemon yellow</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-themecolor: text1;"> (cool yellow), </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-themecolor: text1;">cadmium yellow light</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-themecolor: text1;"> (warm yellow)</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-themecolor: text1;">, ultramarine or cobalt blue</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-themecolor: text1;"> (cool blue)</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-themecolor: text1;">, and phthalo or cerulean blue</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-themecolor: text1;"> (warm blue)</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-themecolor: text1;">.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-themecolor: text1;"> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">*<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Colour (pigment/
hue) names vary</b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Note:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you have
acrylics at home you may bring them. ‘Artist’s’ quality paints are suitable for
exhibition (while lower grades of acrylics – such as ‘student’, ‘scholastic’ or
‘craft’ have more filler, less pigment, and aren’t suitable for exhibition.) </span></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: text1;">Artist’s
acrylic paint brands include:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Winsor
& Newton, Stevenson’s, Golden, Liquitex, TriArt, Grumbacher, Rembrandt, Da
Vinci, Reeves and many more. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: text1;">Art
Supply Stores in Toronto:</span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-themecolor: text1;">De Serres has
several locations in Toronto, the closest is on Danforth Ave., but tends to be
pricey.</span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-themecolor: text1;">D.L. Stevenson
& sons, or “Stevenson’s” is on Warden just south of Sheppard. The
paint is made on site.</span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-themecolor: text1;">Curry’s has three
stores downtown, but generally higher prices. </span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-themecolor: text1;">Michaels has
stores in Kennedy Commons, Pickering and on Yonge St. </span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-themecolor: text1;">Loomis and Toles
is still around (as far as I know) on the Danforth and Uptown. </span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-themecolor: text1;">Woolfitt’s,
Aboveground, Gwartzman’s, Tern and Toose are located near OCADU (Queen St.
West area). Gwartzman’s is known for reasonable prices.</span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-themecolor: text1;">Artist’s paints
and supplies can be ordered online from some of the above retailers.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: text1;">Painting Surfaces:</span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: text1;"></span></b><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: text1;">A
minimum of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">3</b> of any of following
types of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">medium-sized</b> (approximately
12” x 16”) painting surfaces: </span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -18pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">Pre-stretched, primed canvases, pre-fab wooden
(often birch) painting surfaces or canvas boards – available at WalMart,
Dollarama and art supply stores, or</span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -18pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">Masonite boards:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>masonite wood product is sold in big sheets at
Rona, Lowes, Home Depot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You will need
to cut the sheet to size and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">prime the
smooth side</b> with two or more coats of latex primer or Gesso (available in building
stores and Art Supply stores respectively), or</span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -18pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">Canvases that you have hand-stretched and
primed (as above) at home are welcome. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: text1;">Brushes**:</span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: text1;"></span></b><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: text1;">A
selection of 8 to 12 brushes made of real or imitation hoghair bristles, and
sable (or cheaper alternative hair) in a variety of shapes, including ‘square’
or ‘flat’, ‘round’ and ‘filbert’, in various sizes ranging from small (approx.,
2mm or 1/8”) up to large (approx., 2.5 to 3cm or 1 to 1.5”).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: text1;">**Brush sizes are not standardized across
brands.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: text1;">Note:<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b>Natural hoghair bristle and natural sable
hair brushes sold individually are very expensive. Imitation bristle or cheaper
alternative hair brushes (such as ‘camel’) sold in art supply stores are less
expensive and quite suitable for beginner and experienced painters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Packaged sets of brushes sold at art supply
stores are fine, but you’ll probably need to buy a large-sized brush
separately.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you already have brushes
at home, bring them to class.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Brushes you
have used for oil painting are fine if thoroughly cleaned with solvent and
washed with dish detergent and warm water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Here’s a good link on artist brush buying:</span></i><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="http://painting.about.com/od/artsupplies/ig/Intro-to-Art-Paint-Brushes/"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: #0563c1;">http://painting.about.com/od/artsupplies/ig/Intro-to-Art-Paint-Brushes/</span></span></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: text1;">Other materials, tools, equipment, etc.</span></b></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -18pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">Canvas paper (sold in pads) (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">optional</b> for practice work).</span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -18pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">Teacher’s chalk (white) or charcoal sticks</span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -18pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">HB pencil</span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -18pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">Sketchpad, multi-purpose paper, your
preferred size, or the one you are currently using.</span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -18pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">Easel (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">optional</b>,
not supplied by Momiji), table-sized or stand-alone (floor).</span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -18pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">Water container</span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -18pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">Rag</span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -18pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">Smock or apron, vinyl gloves (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">optional</b>)</span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -18pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">Palette knife, tapered or rounded or both</span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -18pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">Palette, traditional re-usable with thumb
hole, or recyclable (ex., foam dinner plate, piece of wood, large plastic lid.)</span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -18pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">Newspaper, drop sheet.</span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -18pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">Masking tape or painter’s tape (1”)</span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -18pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">Ruler</span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -18pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">Container for paints (Rubbermaid-type storage
container, large Ziploc bag, shoebox, etc.)</span><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: text1;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
<span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Print this list for reference.
Contact me at </span></span><a href="mailto:margaretchown@rogers.com"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Calibri;">margaretchown@rogers.com</span></span></a><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> if you have any questions.</span></span></div>
</span> </div>
msklystronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05192008450585349982noreply@blogger.com0