December 30, 2009
by Bonnie Porter
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KINDERART. These are a few of my favorite things….some Favorite Art Projects for the Christmas season. Symmetry angels, German nutcrackers and electric guitars belting out ‘JOY TO THE WORLD’!
December 30, 2009
by Bonnie Porter
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INTERMEZZO LADIES. “Flipping Hobbies”. Quilt Artist turned Watercolor Artist. Inspired by the world around them, this neighborhood group continues to express colorful responses to their observations and feelings about a new way of “seeing”.
December 30, 2009
by Bonnie Porter
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INTERMEZZO LADIES. “Later in the Game”. Honestly, these women are serious about their new “hobby”! Quick learners. Their progress has been “molto rapido”! Exercises of blending colors, value studies, and practice-practice is paying off.
December 30, 2009
by Bonnie Porter
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INTERMEZZO LADIES. First Brushstrokes. Six courageous women eager to enter the world of watercolor. Shopping for supplies, then loading up new art bags and baskets. A “first” for everyone—taking an art class to explore a very challenging medium.
December 22, 2009
by Bonnie Porter
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KINDERART CHRISTMAS. With “Joy to the World” as our theme, we drew electric guitars and sang Christmas carols while we worked. Each student chose an image to copy and then added their own design and color choices.
December 11, 2009
by Bonnie Porter
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PAINTING WITH BONNARD. One of the founders of the turn-of-the-century Les Nabis movement, Pierre Bonnard used intense and close value colors. We studied his technique by personal interpretation of one of his interiors—one of his many “open window” paintings. When I discovered that quite a few of my scraps and strips from old watercolors were close to his palette, I ended up with a collage approach to my own study. Other Intermezzo ladies painstakingly mixed colors from their own palettes to mimic Bonnard’s choices. Beautiful results!