by Jessica Gardner | Aug 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
On Mondays, we look at videos of art critiques, interviews, and resource demos. Today we’ll discuss a painting by Hula, a water muralist from Hawai’i. I’ll ask three questions for you to reply to in the comments, and then I’ll share the answers on Facebook...
by Jessica Gardner | Jun 20, 2018 | Uncategorized
On Wednesdays, we look at artist/designer statements or About pages and discuss the vocabulary they use to describe their work. Today we’ll look at the About page of Danny Shervin, a painter that uses gunpowder as his medium. Here is the text from his About...
by Jessica Gardner | May 10, 2018 | Uncategorized
On Thursdays, we read reviews or news stories about art or design and study the language used in them. This week’s article is about muralist Mona Caron. Here are the first three paragraphs from Colossal, in italics. Muralist Mona Caron (previously) has continued her...
by Jessica Gardner | Apr 24, 2018 | Uncategorized
On Tuesdays, we watch talks or interviews with artists and designers and discuss how to present our work clearly and with confidence. This week we’ll watch a TED talk by painter Alexa Meade. It’s a little old now, but I use this talk often when I teach...
by Jessica Gardner | Mar 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
On Wednesdays, we look at artist statements or design philosophy statements and discuss the best vocabulary to describe an artwork or design. Today’s piece is an oil painting by Scott Naismith of Glasgow, Scotland, called ‘Primary Sky.’ Here is the...
