by taswann | Oct 25, 2013 | Previous Posts, Projects
“I see art as collaboration with nature… providing a return from hectic and stress, from consumption and chaos, to meditative simplicity.” -Susan Gosevitz Susan Gosevitz is a living artist whose original paintings in oils and acrylics are inspired by...
by taswann | Oct 4, 2013 | Previous Posts, Projects
“Take everything as it comes; the wave passes, deal with the next one.” -Tom Thomson We kicked off our Canadian artist fall session with the great Tom Thomson. The students enjoyed hearing about his love of Algonquin Park and his dedication to...
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...