December 2, 2010
by Bonnie Porter
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MORE CEZANNE FRUIT BOWLS. Remember doing this wax resist technique in elementary school? In KinderArt we added a new twist to it by crumbling up the paper in our fists before painting over the crayon colored “painting” with dark blue or purple Tempera paint. Finished product closely resembles a canvas painting.
December 2, 2010
by Bonnie Porter
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Cezanne Fruit. Fall, Autumn, Fruit Baskets, Thanksgiving. I instinctively dig out my Cezanne fruit paintings and find myself creating Still Life vignettes around the house. And the studio is no exception. KinderArt students, young and old alike, respond to the shapes and colors of fruit. Oil pastels and crayons are the perfect tools for capturing Cezanne-like […]
November 2, 2009
by Bonnie Porter
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A VISIT WITH CEZANNE IN MY KITCHEN. My watercolor class recently spent a session “painting with Cezanne”. Instead of reproducing one of his works, and rather than paint the Still Life we set up for our class, I chose to do my own “study”, pretending he was looking over my shoulder as I sipped my […]
August 10, 2008
by Bonnie Porter
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MONDAY MONTAGE. Tastes of Summer. I’m still without upload capabilities for my most recent photos and frustrated because images on blogs can function as more than entertainment or enhancements—they can complement and serve the content. I’m eager to learn more about graphic design after reading “David Carson Rules,” a blog article by Joel Pelsue. Unfinished […]
June 7, 2008
by Bonnie Porter
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“Fruits . . . like having their portrait painted. They seem to sit there and ask your forgiveness for fading. Their thought is given off with their perfumes. They come with all their scents. They speak of the fields they have left. The rain which has nourished them. The daybreaks they have seen.” —Paul Cezanne […]