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Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Impressionism....Paul cezanne

Paul Cezanne
Well ahead of his time in the arts.
I have been reading about Paul Cezanne life. Why does art cause so my depression???
He was one of the first in the Impressionists movement, but still had no real success until after years of painting and again once he died.
Why does art create a temperament in painters that they become emotional and filled with self doubt?
It made me sad to read that his life was filled with such despair and sadness.
He is one of my favorite painters.
Here is a gallery of his paintings.
Please enjoy
 
 
Today would be a good day to do a still life painting.
Pick one of Cezanne's or create your own set up.
Be Inspired,
~Jean


Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Art for the Heart....Jackson Pollock

Art for the Heart.......
Red and Black Hearts, Jean Hart, www.zazzle.com/jeanhar1*
It's about this time of year I start to think I should be paintings hearts for Valentines.
I gave myself a little challenge to paint for an exhibit called,
"I'm a Fool for Love"
It will be full of hearts and love and lots of emotion.
I came across this painting I did some years ago. It must have been during my Jackson Pollock period.
Viewing Jackson Pollock paintings you would think that he just leaves the paint to fly across the canvas with no real thought to where its going to land.
But, no, he paints with intention and his works are filled with cathartic emotions energy.
His techniques are from dripping, to splattering and pour paint onto the canvas. Sometimes he uses sand or glass to add texture to his paintings. Later his technique came to be known as Action Painting.
For me this technique was very hard. My mind would not let me be that free and my paintings ended up with recognizable shapes.
So today's challenge is to let yourself be free to drip, splatter, and pour.
It is lots of fun.
Be Inspired,
~Jean

P.S. Some of Jackson Pollocks most famous paintings are: The key, 1946, Number One, 1950 Greyed Rainbow, 1953
 

Monday, January 7, 2013

Blue Monday

Blue Monday
Hearts Wish, Jean Hart

Midnight souls, Jean Hart
All the Christmas decoration have been put away with care for next year.
All the reflections on last year were looked at and a list made for the coming year.
Yet, something feels undone.
Something feels just a bit empty, even though I have great plans for the coming year. I have wonderful plans for new paintings. I just feel a little sad today.
Blue Monday really isn't about being sad. It's a display of blue things, paintings and now I guess feelings.
I have set my timer to only write for 30min today....since the only way I know how to get out of a blue mood is by moving. I will have to get to my feet soon.
Picasso had a blue mood period.
"The Blue Period of Picasso is the period between 1900 and 1904, when he painted essentially monochromatic paintings in shades of blue and blue-green, only occasionally warmed by other colors. "
Please enjoy his website to learn more.
http://www.pablopicasso.org/blue-period.jsp
 

Thursday, January 3, 2013

Within life lies a chance to adapt..

Within life lies a chance to adapt..
With a New Year I always look to the past to see how I did last year and what I can do better this year.
Many things have change in my life in the last 12 years. I have had to adapt over and over again.
I am reminded of a quote I read from Don Bania, Jr.
"life is a precious gift..within every tragedy lies an opportunity".
It is so true, if I had not hurt my back and was forced to quit a job I loved, I would never have become an artist.
Over the years my artwork has taken on different styles, strokes, mediums and expressions.
I have no doubt that as I grow as an artist my artwork will expand and grow too.
When I first started I wanted to do portraits. I loved people and used my children as models.
I thought that I would be come a portrait artist.
As my interest in art grew I moved on the landscapes and birds..
After so many years of painting I'm still trying to decide what kind of artist I am.
My mediums change, my prospectives have changed and my responsibility to art has changed.
Being a self taught artist means that I am constantly reading new books on art technique and art history. 
What will I be doing this year, 2013?
I'm not sure......And that's what today's blog is about.
I will be adapting to a life of working full time as an artist. Up to now I have only seen myself as someone who likes art, plays around with paint, and has been pretty lucky to have a following of people like my art.
I have been given this chance to paint, once again because of recovery, and, I now must adapt again.
So to all the new friends I've made and people watching me, I say.
Sometimes change is a good thing.
I was reading Don's story, and at first you think how sad a young boy has a devastating motorcycle accident that leaves him paralyzed from the shoulders down. He goes into deep depression, and than comes out of it  saying."My brokenness made me aware of my desperate need for God."
He starts drawing, with using only his mouth to hold the pencil. Teaches himself to draw, he spends over 100 hours on one painting.
Well, I say, bravo, the human spirit will pull you through.
Accept the changes in your life, after you have fight against them and let your spirit shine.
Do you have a story that you would like to share?
Has something happened to you that made you adapt to a different life style?
Be Inspired,
~Jean
 

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

journal work

As an artist I am always looking for new ideas. I want my artwork to be new and fresh. I was reading about Whistler and he was concentrating on composition and balance in grey and black. This made me think that it's been a long time since I have done black ink work. This little piece is what I call doodling. But I can see how this might be a real piece on canvas with black paint and maybe red hearts. 

What painting has become the most famous, portrait in the world?

What painting has become the most famous "portrait" in the world?
........Whistler's Mother.....
Even though Whistler's intentions for this painting was not to draw a portrait of his mother, the general public ignored his intentions and have instead gone beyond his study of grey and black, to claim that it was a tribute to mothers.
The original title was  simply,
"Grey and Black No. 1"
He was studying composition and color with no real regard for a portrait.
Before he was allowed to hang his painting in the Royal Academy of Art in London, England, Whistler was asked to change the title to Portrait of the Artist's Mother.
Click on to learn more about Whistler 

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Jean Hart Artwork Newsletter Jan 2013

Jean Hart Artwork Newsletter
Happy New Year 2013
 

I'm looking forward to a great year of love, luck, prosperity and, good health.
I wish the same for you too.
Abundance, mixed med. Jean Hart
But just in case, here is how I will be signing the date this year.
"The number 4 is considered unlucky in Chinese Feng Shui because the number sounds like the word for “death”. To avoid the number 4 don't write a two digit year because 13 adds up to 4 (1+3=4). Instead write 2013 as the number 6 is good for family harmony, prosperity and joy. "
from my Chinese Horoscope
 
I have many exhibits and projects scheduled for this year.
In August, I will be participating in a fine art exhibit at the
Northeastern Nevada Museum, Elko, NV
"ELEMENTS"
4womenart
We will have a reception, more information about that later.
My next hanging exhibit will be in Feb. for Valentines
"I'm a Fool For Love"
Still looking for a place to hang this exhibit.
But I know it will happen.
I have also joined two art groups for
Mail Art Projects
1. Blue Moon, Romania
2. How Do You See Disabilities In The World, France
Again more on when you can view these exhibitions on line.
Now that I'm feeling stronger, 14 month in my 24 month PT program, I can hardly sit still. I have plans to start inviting people over to paint with me.
"Cocktails and Canvas"
Since space is limited it will be by invitation, so make sure your on my mail list so you can let me know if you're interested.
More on that tooooooo. Look for it in the spring.
I am learning about art history daily and have started to blog about the many artists and techniques I am learning. I invite you to visit my blog, grab a coffee, stay and comment. I always look forward to interesting conversation.
For those that live in Elko.
You can see my artwork at the following business.
 I'm always interested in hanging my artwork so if there is anyone interested in hanging my artwork in your business please contact me.
For those that live in Elko.
DonutsNMore
Troy Edens Medical Center
Picture This! Art Gallery
NENM gift shop
Cosmic Coffee, Sparks
online store
It's going to be a great YEAR!!!
Be Inspired,
~Jean
 
 


Sometimes a Pear is just a Pear

Happy New Year 2013
Abundance, mixed med. Jean Hart
 
I'm looking forward to a great year of love, luck, prosperity and, good health.
But just in case here is how I will be signing the date this year.
The number 4 is considered unlucky in Chinese Feng Shui because the number sounds like the word for “death”. To avoid the number 4 don't write a two digit year because 13 adds up to 4 (1+3=4). Instead write 2013 as the number 6 is good for family harmony, prosperity and joy.
Traveling is always on my list of things to do and just last November I went to Santa Fe, New Mexico. It took me four years to get there. I kept making plans and it just didn't work out. Finally, on the Universes time, not my time, I got there.
I loved it, the sights, the sounds, the food, all of it.
We took a day to walk around the town and visit museums and missions.
One of the best places I visited was Georgia O'Keeffe Museum.
When I went I was not so interested in her. But after an afternoon spent in her Museum I am now her biggest fan. It's not so much her artwork but it's her attitude I admire.
She is a Master of abstraction art, starting as a modern artist.
Everyone knows her for her big flowers. Few know that she spent time in Texas to teach elementary school art classes.
When she felt people were reading too much into her flowers and made her out to be more sexual then she had in mind when painting her flowers, she started painting pears.....because she said,"no one can read anything into a pear. Sometimes a pear is just a pear."
I connected to her paintings of the land and her simple lines.
If you are in Santa Fe I recommend that you visit her museum, it is well worth the time.
 The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum is located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, at 217 Johnson Street.
Pear, acrylic, Jean Hart
Be Inspired,
~Jean
www.zazzle.com/jeanhar1*
 


Monday, December 31, 2012

A sea shell by the sea shore


A sea shell by the sea shore, Jean Hart
The Golden Ratio
"If there is a God, he's a great mathematician." Paul Dirac
You see this pattern everywhere in nature.
You see this pattern in art too.
What makes one painting more beautiful than another?
The answer may surprise you.
It's Math!!!
Getting a painting to hold the right proportions is what has inspired artists for centuries.
Proportions is what holds a painting together to create the beauty and balance of a master piece.
The Golden Ratio
as quoted from CKG
"One of the easiest ways to define the Golden Ratio is through the famous sequence of numbers named after the mathematician Fibonacci. See if you you can identify the pattern in the following set of numbers: 0,1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21,34....
Each number is the sum of the previous two numbers. When you divide any of the numbers by the one before it, you get roughly the same number, , and the value becomes increasingly refined as the numbers get larger."
Well there you have it.
Here is my challenge for today.
See how many things in nature you can find that has this pattern and ratio in it.
Start by really looking at flowers, shells, cones, the most common is the spiral itself.
 We have talked about symbols and so it is the spiral too has a meaning.
Spiral: A symbol of change and forward motion. It means growth and progress.
So as the New Year arrives, 2013 will begin and on this New Years Eve day I'm going to make a spiral in honor of bring in the New Year.
2013 the year of the water snake
digital artwork by
Jean Hart
 
Be Inspired,
~Jean
www.zazzle.com/jeanhar1*

Saturday, December 29, 2012

Pink Saturday New Years Wish

                   HAPPY PINK SATURDAY....
                   SNOW...........AND
 
 
 A HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
 
My New Years Wish For You
My New Years wish for you
Is for you to enjoy each new day
where joy, peace and, love,
Will carry you through
all the new year long.
Be Inspired,
~Jean
www.zazzle.com/jeanhar1*
 


Thursday, December 27, 2012

Fauvism (wild beast)

Fauvism (Wild Beast)
Paris, France
1905-1908
I can only image what it would be like to be an artist at this time in history.
To be able to sit with these great artists and listen to their conversation.
Fauvism was the first major Avant-Garde art movement. From this short lived expression came the more modern art and developed into the Cubist art.
The Fauves created traditional art subjects by painting them in a nontraditional way. They used bright colors to express emotions. They were inspired by Van Gogh, Gauguin and Cezanne.
The artists of Fauvism were, George Braque, Andre Derain, Georges Rouault, Kees van Dongen, Maurice de Vlaminch, but the most famous was Henri Matisse.
Even when Fauvism went out Henri stayed true to it believing the his paintings were able to project passion and pure emotion through color.
With the new year ahead of me, and, my desire to go the Pairs. I will take a virtual tour of the Louve and seek out a Henri Matisse painting and reproduce one of his paintings. As a lesson as I go through my art history course.
Be Inpsired,
~Jean
www.zazzle.com/jeanhar1*
 

Sunday, December 23, 2012

ALIEN ART-CROP CIRLES

CROP CIRCLES
12/21/12 HAS COME AND GONE AND LOOK WE ARE STILL HERE!!
However, it did make me think about many things and strange things that take place in our world.
ALIEN ART
If you are one of the people who look for extraterrestrial answers to these beautiful artwork marks left on the farm lands around the world, you may have been waiting for your spaceship to come in.
But what if these are really HUMAN MASTERPIECES?
My own artwork involves circles, although mine come from a more symbolic nature then alien design
 
 The theories of the origin of crop circles have been swirling around for years.
Whether they are man made or extraterrestrial is a question for the more serious scientist. I'm an artist and I see them as amazing pieces of artwork!!!
Over the years, man has learned to create them in their own fields. Some groups create them as competitions to see how intricate a pattern they can make. Of course, the advertising companies, not being left out of any ad campaign will want to place a logo in the field so it can be seen from the sky.
I have read, that the first crop circle to show up was in the 17th century England.
One thing is fore sure about these crop circles is, they generally appear in a field without warning, and they are mostly without a signature of the creator.
VERY MYSTERIES!!!
They do their work at night, work secretly, and never tell anyone what they have done, letting the stories of alien art fill in the mysteries around their work of art.
Like all good mysteries, there seems to be enough unknown about the crop circles to make humans think they are the works of Aliens creators.
So here are a few questions for the deep thinking art viewers.
 What if aliens really are creating art in our fields-
1. Do you think we should meet with them and charge them for the privilege of using our fields?
2. Should we pay them for expanding our view of art?
 
I invite you to check this crop circles out, they are really very interesting.
These are the crop circles found in 2012
Be Inspired,
~Jean


Saturday, December 22, 2012

Renew for the new year

   RENEW, REJUVENATE, RECHARGE
Reveive, acrylic, by Jean Hart Artwork, www.zazzle.com/jeanhar1*
 
I love this time of year. I love going through my calendar book and seeing what I have done all year. It helps me to see that I'm living life and active.
During Christmas break I buy a new date book. I go through it and mark all the important dates and then I start filling in the vacation plans, exhibits I need to rotate and short workshops I want to attend.
RENEWING MY PASSION FOR BEING ALIVE!!!
 What is it you do to Renew your spirit?
The new year is like a blank page and you get to start over, start again, start anew.
My reading list grew to be too long this year. I will have to start a new page.
My painting projects grew to be too many for one year.
Now that I'm able to work out, I'm buying work out clothes that are growing into a big pile too.
One of the things I want to renew is my love of the masters artwork,
It's the excitement of seeing a new piece of artwork for the first time. So my Biography books are now growing too.
We are only here for such a short time and I want to see it all.
But first I must renew my commitment to myself to do the things I love, do the things I must, and do the things I dream of.
Just a quick note, I can no longer reprint this book, "12 Days of Christmas".  So for those that have this book, GOOD NEWS, you own a limited edition.
Be Inspired,
~Jean

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

GETTING EVERYONE ON THE SAME PAGE WHEN IT COMES TO ART....

GETTING EVERYONE ON THE SAME PAGE WHEN IT COMES TO ART....
"Art... is a means of union among men, joining them together in the same feelings, and indispensable for the life and progress toward well-being of individuals and humanity."
Leo Tolstoy
 
I spend much of my day looking at art, visiting online museums, and working on my own artwork.
I have often thought that art should bring a response from the viewer. Yes, sometimes I fall to painting a still life only because it brings me the pleasure of painting and doing something productive. After all a pear is only a pear and you can't really respond too emotionally to that.
Pear, acrylic, Jean Hart Artwork, www.zazzle.com/jeanhar1*
 
However, I strongly feel that art should be used to be a representation of history. I like that some art pieces really stop me in my tracks and make me think. I like to ponder over artwork and figure out what the artist is saying in symbol and color. Those pieces give me pleasure as well.
Midnight Souls, Jean Hart
Some artwork can be strong enough to give a viewer a purpose to change an opinion. Strong enough to evoke emotion of change. Hopefully enough to be continued to be viewed.
Soul Song, Jean Hart
Some art questions to think about today are;
1. Do you believe people sometimes spend too much time and energy focusing on art, to the neglect of more important matters?
2. Is it enough to receive pleasure from art, or should it also foster a change in spirit?
3. Have you ever seen a painting that moved you so much that you had to share it with everyone you know?
Abundance, Jean Hart
Be Inspired,
~Jean

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

HOW IMPORTANT IS SETTING UP YOUR PALETTE?

 
HOW IMPORTANT IS SETTING UP YOUR PALETTE?
 
Palettes have changed over time, just like everything else in time. You can set you paint on wooden slabs, glass or ceramic plates. Picasso used newspaper...
I use a plastic covered paper plate for my acrylic paint. They're easy to mixed on, easier clean up. When your painting on a white canvas a white paper plate is the best to see true colors and get a feel for how the color your mixing will look on a white background. One thing I have found about painting with acrylic paint is no matter what the surface of you palette I have to spritz the paint with water often. The acrylic paint tends to dry out quicker than oil.
Palettes come in a variety of shapes too. I'm sure you have seen the wooden ones with a hole for your thumb to go through to hold on to it.
My best advice on palettes is try them all until you find one that works best for your style of painting.  Quickly on arranging your paint. This too is a personal choice, but I have found that if you always place the colors of paint in the same spot on the palette, your brain will become use to its placement and painting and mixing colors becomes automatic.
Once again it's your palette so do what's comfortable for you.
Prepare the palette before you start painting, lay out your brushes, water, towels, etc. Because once the flow of painting starts you don't want to have to stop to set your palette up.
Just one more thing; Get very serious about writing down the colors and amounts you mixed for a certain color you need for a painting. Chances are you wont remember it tomorrow when you return to your painting.
Be Inspired,
~Jean


Monday, December 17, 2012

Symbolism....What is it?

SYMBOLISM....IN ART.....WHAT IS IT?
Art books have whole chapters on this subject.
Can you see the symbolism in this painting of Jean Hart's?
 
Symbolism.
First, a symbol is anything that, over time, human beings have decided is a representation of some thing. They must be agreed about and people must recognize them as meaning one thing.  Some artist will make up a symbol that means something important them but has no meaning to a viewer.  When doing abstract artwork you may see a symbol just to give you an idea of what the painting is about. It's a way for the artist to let you know what this painting is about, ...peace, love, rage, etc.  It's helpful for the viewier to have help translating the artwork.
Symbolism is not only seen in artwork, but, in theater, literature, and music.
Almost anywhere where the artist wants the viewer to go beyond the singular dimension of the artwork. The Art Movements that used symbolism best were Modernist, Expressionism, and Symbolism
Some of the more famous artist are;
Paul Gauguin, Gustav Klimt, Edvard Munch, Pierre Puvis de Chavannes
Here are some common symbols and their meanings
Circle, represents eternity.
Chain, connection that exists between every living thing on the planet.
Figure 8, infinity, balance of power between the sun and the moon.
Square, foundation upon which everthing else is built
Spiral, change and forward motion.
Triangle, creative focus of mind, body and spirit.
Butterfly, represents the soul and transformation.
Cat, good luck and a deep love of all things beautiful in the world.
Coyote, cleverness
Deer, maternal love.
That should get you started on your next painting,
Be Inspired,
~Jean

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Paintbrushes

Paintbrushes.................................
 
Paint brushes are the basic tools to have when stocking your tool kit.
I think there has not been enough said about the picking and use of the paintbrush.
When you go to the art store there are rows and rows of paint brushes and it can be overwhelming.
I have used cheap brushes only to have them fall apart and leave hairs on my canvas to be permanently part of my painting.
Brushes come in three basic hair types. Soft natural hair bristles are made up of the hair of an animal. these bristles, which are very resilient and hold a good amount of moisture, are an excellent choice for watercolor.
soft synthetic hair bristles are made up of man made fibers and are recommended for acrylic paints. Bristle brushes, which have thick, coarse hair, are best for oil painting and can be either natural or synthetic.
Shapes;
the most common brush shapes, fan, flat, round, and rigger.
For a  beginner you don't need more than these.
try starting with
l. two flats, small and large,
2. three rounds, small, medium, and large
3. fan brush, medium
4. rigger.
Something to think about,
"Use the largest brush you are comfortable with while painting a particular area. This will help you stay loose and avoid painting too much detail."
Joseph Stoddard
Be Inspired,
~Jean

Monday, December 10, 2012

Salvador Dali

Salvador Dali (1904-1989)

I once saw a  movie on Salvador Dali and personally I found him to be a bit bazaar.. and to say his artwork is strange is almost an understatement.
But I watched the whole movie, googled him, googled his artwork and as fate would have it, I now own a lithograph of his painting "Venice".
This very week I will be hanging this piece in my dinning room.
He is a master on Surrealism.
He is connected to his unconscious like no other artists I know.
It has been said of him, "Dali's work in the genre depicts ordinary objects in  strange contexts using dream like, sometimes nightmarish, imagery."
Born in Catalonia, Spain, Dali's childhood was peculiar in its own right. He was born nine months following the death of his brother, who was also named Salvador. Dali's parents believed that their second son was his dead brother reincarnated, and they subsequently convinced the young boy of the same;  this belief both haunted and influenced the artist for the rest of his life.
His paintings have influenced the Surrealists movement but in the 1930's he moved to a more classical style and the Surrealists criticised him and excluded him from the movement.
Dali was more than just a painter, his interests were diverse. He also wrote books, crafted jewelry and designed theatrical sets, costumes, and furniture.
His most notable works are:
Premature Ossification of a Railway Station, 1930; The Persistence of Memory, 1931;
the Ghost of Vermeer from Delft which can be Used as a Table, 1943
Be Inspired,
~Jean

Saturday, December 8, 2012

Let it snow

Let it snow, Let it snow, Let it snow......
I can hardly wait for the snow. Once when I was feeling a little down because it was cold and wintery I found that If I learned to play in the snow winter wasn't so long.
I went outside and made a snow labyrinth.
This year I can hardly wait for the snow.
I have lots of ideas about what I plan on making with the snow.
I plan on filling up my water bottles with food dye and coloring the snow.
Shaping it, rolling it and making all kinds of cool things.
My only problem is that this year, NO SNOW!!!
There is no snow yet to make a snowman.
But I know it's coming and when it does, I will be ready.

Twin Aspen Trees, acrylic, Jean Hart, www.zazzle.com/jeanhar1*
Be Inspired,
~Jean
zazzle.com/jeanhar1*

Please enjoy these amazing snow scultures

http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?_adv_prop=image&fr=yfp-t-701-1&va=snow+sculptures
 

Thursday, December 6, 2012

Still bored with your coffee?

Latte Art.......Love it.....



Did you know that the average American drinks a total of 200 gallons of coffee each year?
or so says David Schmidt's imagination.
what ever the statistics is, and I'm sure it changes daily.
American like their coffee, lattes and cappuccino's
A new art form is to draw on top of the foam of a latte. .
Drinkable Artwork!!!!
Flowers, hearts, rosettes, animals and even faces can be seen in the foamy canvas.
There is no even international competitions for Batista's to compete in this form of art.
Ask yourself has your cup of coffee gotten alittle boring?
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UIlOU0w99yqljBw6C9pOwMWFyxNbm5xlbWQKZFvTaJg1iCdt6tCTiJgBm1gsf6NkFM-bUkLr3yMS7Z8
Be Inspired,
~Jean