Visual Elements
Line Colour Shape Form Value Space Texture
Artists
Abstract artists Accidental artists Accomplished artists Amateur artists Anonymous artists Artists abroad Artist athletes Artist book makers Artists committed to making beautiful works Artists driven by process, not outcome Artists in residence Artists in residence at herbarium Artists in residence of their world Artists in the library Artists in the wild Artists of our day Artists that do not have a home but must make one for themselves Artists whose medium is human emotions
The Art of
Arranging sound Beautifying home grounds of small extent Beautifying suburban home gardens Beginning Being Bird observing Bookbinding Breathing Calligraphy Calm Cataloguing your reading journey Collecting beautiful animal themed books Condolence Contentment Creating a personal book diary Curating personal book catalogue Curating your own sunshine library Doing Drawing without an eraser Enoughness Everyday joy Excerpting Focus Forgetting Friendship Gathering Home Hoping Invigo
Lost Arts
The lost art of being The lost art of filing The lost art of handwriting The lost art of letter writing The lost art of pie making The lost art of sleep The lost art of true beauty The lost art of walking The lost art of wonder
Works
Abstract works Actual works of art Anonymous artworks Artworks that are intimate in scale, but monumental in impact Artworks that invite participation Beautiful works Book works Botanical artworks Botanical works Completed titleless works Deliberately constrained works Entire portions of separate works Experimental bookworks Extraordinary works Finished works of the mind Fragments of otherwise unknown works Frameworks God’s marvellous works Good works Incomplete works Kindred
Pieces
Accent pieces Aesthetic masterpieces Beautiful intensely moving masterpieces Bigger pieces of work Botanical masterpieces Certain pieces of exceeding curious writing Collective pieces Coloured pieces of paper Complete pieces Conversation pieces Curious ornamental pieces Extremely elaborate frontispieces Finished pieces Fleeting masterpieces of winter Floor pieces Flower pieces Frontispieces Gentle pieces God's forest masterpieces Handmade pieces Handwoven pieces Heaven's mast
Mark Makes
Abstract marks Annotations Beauty marks Book marks Bookmarks Botanical brushstrokes Brief notations Calligraphic markings Calligraphy marks Drawn marks Exclamation marks Expressionist brushstrokes Floral punctuation marks Gestural marks Gestural traces Graphic marks Handwritten annotations Interlocking trace marks Inverted exclamation marks Landmarks Leaf marks Light notations Line markings Margin markers Marginal marks Markings on moths Marks I make Marks of abstraction Mark
Paintings
Abstract landscape paintings Animal paintings Antique seascapes Arboreal portraits Beach paintings Beautiful landscape and architectural paintings Beautiful still life paintings Bird paintings Butterfly watercolours Cat paintings Charming tropical still life scenes Children’s paintings Colourful landscape paintings Delicately painted landscapes Desert paintings Dog paintings Dream paintings Dreamy coastal paintings Early paintings Expressive paintings Exquisite watercolor sky
Painting
Abstract painting Acrylic painting Action painting Beautiful painting Botanical painting Brushless painting Ceiling painting Ceramic painting Dot painting Easel painting Encaustic painting Flower painting Gentle painting Glass painting Happy painting Landscape painting Miniature painting Painting a dream Painting a picture Painting a portrait Painting as a leisure pursuit Painting as a pastime Painting beautifulness Painting by heart Painting clouds Painting flowers Painting
Arts
Abstract art Abstraction Abstractions of the landscape Affordable art Alfresco art Allographic art Applied art Archival art Archive art Art as a language Art for purpose Art I can walk around Art in miniature Art of archive Art of archives Art of arranging sound Art of beautifying home grounds of small extent Art of beauty Art of being Art of being kind Art of bookbinding Art of breathing Art of calligraphy Art of calm Art of condolence Art of connecting Art of connecting in
Rules for Being an Artist
1 Don’t be embarrassed 2 Tell your own story and you will be interesting – Louise Bourgeois 3 Feel free to imitate 4 Art is not about understanding, or mastery 5 Work, work, work 6 Start with a pencil 7 Develop forms of practice 8 Now, redefine skill 9 Embed thought in material – Roberta Smith 10 Find your own voice 11 Listen to the crazy voices in your head 12 Know what you hate 13 Scavenge 14 Compare cats and dogs 15 Understand that art is not just for looking at 16 Learn t
Immaculate Heart College Art Department Rules
Corita Kent Rule 1 Find a place you trust, and then try trusting it for a while. Rule 2 General duties of a student: pull everything out of your teacher; pull everything out of your fellow students. Rule 3 General duties of a teacher: pull everything out of your students. Rule 4 Consider everything an experiment. Rule 5 Be self-disciplined: this means finding someone wise or smart and choosing to follow them. To be disciplined is to follow in a good way. To be self-discipline
Good Things About Art
Inspires Evokes Is free Relaxes Communicates Boosts memory Improves flow Can be a refuge Helps us connect Sharpens the wit Teaches...
Principles for a Christian Theology of the Arts
1 The artist's call and gift come from God 2 God loves all kinds of art 3 God maintains high standards for goodness, truth, and beauty...
Art Can Be
Skill Beauty Longing Pleasure Dexterity Communication A form of truth Not a handicraft Creative activity Not just portrayal Nature...
Art Quotes
While drawing I discover what I really want to say. Dario Fo If people only knew how hard I work to gain my mastery. It wouldn't seem so...
An Artist's Relation to Solitude
An artist must make time for the long periods of solitude Solitude is extremely important Away from home, Away from the studio, Away from family, Away from friends An artist should stay for long periods of time at waterfalls An artist should stay for long periods of time at exploding volcanoes An artist should stay for long periods of time looking at fast-running rivers An artist should stay for long periods of time looking at the horizon where the ocean and sky meet An artis



