by taswann | Jun 10, 2013 | Previous Posts, Projects
“A lot of times, I don’t make what is in my head because, as I go along, it even gets better. Maybe a lot of the artists are like me. They get stuck, and as they go along, it just comes.” -Kenojuak Ashevak A short time ago we were invited by a local...
by taswann | Jun 10, 2013 | Previous Posts, Projects
“What beauty is, I know not, though it adheres to many things.” -Albrecht Durer Albrecht Durer was born on May 21st 1471, in Nuremberg, Germany. He was one of the first artists to become famous throughout Europe in his own lifetime. He was a painter, designer,...
by taswann | Jun 10, 2013 | Previous Posts, Projects
“A drawing is simply a line going for a walk.” – Paul Klee Paul Klee was born in Switzerland in 1879. He was a trained violinist and studied music in Germany. He decided to devote himself to art rather than music when he was a young adult. Klee...
by taswann | May 30, 2013 | Previous Posts, Projects
“I collected all the caterpillars I could find in order to study their metamorphosis.” -Maria Sibylla Merian: Diary entry age 13 Maria Sibylla Merian was a German-born naturalist and scientific illustrator who was born in Frankfurt, Germany in 1647. At a time when...
by taswann | May 22, 2013 | Previous Posts, Projects
“Making art is about finding the true self – not who everyone has told you that you are, but the person you are truly.” – Birgit O’Connor Birgit O’Connor is a self taught watercolour artist who lives in Bolinas of West Marin, California....
