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Imagine With Art Newsletter
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Issue No. 6
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February, 2010
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I welcome your comments!
susan@imaginewithart.com
707-824-8163
Table of Contents:
Gallery Exhibitions
Workshops
Poetry Corner
Figure Drawing
Art Play Technique
Book Release
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Dear Friends,
If you're around my age you're probably reading those articles about how to keep your brain healthy. Every magazine seems to have one these days. The research about brain elasticity is fascinating. Along with exercise, eating right, social activity and varying your routine there is always a recommendation to engage in daily creative activity - painting, writing, etc.
In her classic book Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain Betty Edwards writes about the benefits of the practice of drawing:
From this experience you will develop your ability to perceive things freshly in their totality, to see underlying patterns and possibilities for new combinations. Creative solutions to problems, whether personal or professional, will be accessible through new modes of thinking and new ways of using the power of your whole brain.
There's another benefit that I see regularly with people who engage in a daily, playful creative practice, and that is light heartedness. We lift the burdens of daily life off our weary shoulders when we allow them to take form on paper and surprise us with pathos, humor and wisdom. One of the Tuesday Evening Muse group participants shared this:
I notice that I tend to do art when I'm going through something emotionally difficult. It's fun to take it out on the paper. Last night, I put a sheet of paper in the bathtub, took it out and crumpled it up into a ball, and then put some liquid acrylic paint
on it and it formed a beautiful image. I love it.
I hung up a clothes line like you have in your studio in my dining room and I'm hanging my paintings on it. So much fun.
-Pauline
I hope you will be able to visit the Sebastopol Center for the Arts this month to see my exhibit of art journaling, The Personal Image Revealed opening February 11. More details on this and other suggestions for keeping your art life vibrant in these wet days of winter are ahead.
Cheers,
Susan
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Upcoming EventsFebruary 11-March 21, 2010 "The Personal Image Revealed"Solo exhibit of my art journaling process Gallerie II at the Sebastopol Center for the Arts, in conjunction with Through the Lens and Beyond, a juried photography show 6780 Depot St., Sebastopol, CA 707-829-4797, www.sebarts.org 
This exhibit will be a unique opportunity to view my art journals as they have developed over the years. They will be exhibited on stands and open for viewing along with wall hung contemplative journal art for sale, demonstration videos, and my new book Conversations With the Muse.
Please join me for the opening reception next week!
Thursday, February 11, 2010, 6-7:30pm
Conversations With the Muse will be available for sale at the opening
Or come during Winter Gallery hours: Tues-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat 1-4pm
(closed Sunday and Monday)
Directions: SCA is located at 6780 Depot St., one short block north of Hwy 12
and 2 blocks east of Petaluma Ave.
Also. . . 
ARTrails Winter Exhibition, February 5-March 26th
Opening Reception, Friday February 5th, 6-8pm
404 Mendocino Ave., Santa RosaHours: Mon. - Sat. Noon - 5 PM, 4 PM closing Sat. |
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Imagine With Art Workshops 2010
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Art Journaling
This
workshop is being offered in conjunction with the exhibition at
Sebastopol Center for the Arts and is an introduction to the Muse Group
process. Learn an art practice which captures your thoughts, feelings
and intuitions in a playful visual format that you can keep as an
ongoing book of your life. Using inks, water based paints, collage and
written word we follow our initial flow, then move into guided
reflection to develop art pages which are a timely expression of
personal truth.
Date: March 20, 2010 OPEN
Time: 10am-5pm
Where: Sebastopol Center for the Arts, www.sebarts.org, 707-829-4797
Cost: $80
To register for this one contact the Sebastopol Center.
Muse Groups
The
Muse group is a laboratory to spark creative expression, an opportunity
to treat yourself to a regular infusion of art play in a supportive
group setting. Each session features a different painting or art
technique which you can add to your repertoire - from textured collage
to a variety of wet media painting techniques. Simultaneously you will
learn an art practice which captures your thoughts, feelings, and
intuitions in a playful visual format that you can keep as an ongoing
book of your life.
There will be opportunities to join a Muse Group as openings become available.
Tuesday Evening Muses (weekly)
March 2-April 1 (6 sessions, ongoing) Contact me about possible openings
Sunday Muses (monthly) WAIT LIST
Feb 7, Mar 7, Apr 11, May 2, Jun 6, July, 2010 (6 monthly sessions)
Saturday Muses (monthly) WAIT LIST
When: March 6, April 3, May 1, June 5, July 3, Aug. 6, 2010 (6 monthly sessions)
Location: The Studio in the Orchard, North Sebastopol
Upcoming Spring workshops
April 23, Wellness Through Art Expression: a day-long workshop for nurses, Sebastopol
May 22, Barnyard Sketching, Sebastopol
June 26, 27, Travel Sketchbooking at Gualala Art Center, Gualala, CA
www.gualalaarts.org, 707-884-1138
For more information about a workshop contact me at susan@imaginewithart.com
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Poetry CornerThe Guest House
This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they're a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
still, treat each guest honorably.
He may be clearing you out
for some new delight.
The dark thought, the shame, the malice,
meet them at the door laughing,
and invite them in.
Be grateful for whoever comes,
because each has been sent
as a guide from beyond.
-Rumi
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Sketchbooking/Figure Drawing
The Bay Area Model's Guild is hosting four Marathons this year at Merritt College in Oakland. If you love to sketch the figure, these day-long marathons can't be beat for variety of models and poses.
February 7, 2010
April 25, 2010
October 3, 2010
December 5, 2010
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Art Play Technique: Word Fascination
[from my book Conversations With the Muse] Pick a word that holds some fascination for you. Look up the derivation for more clues. Sculpt the word onto your paper using Golden's Light Molding Paste or Heavy Gel or Gesso. You could spread it on in a thin layer first and then carve out your letters. Or use a stencil and spread the paste or gel through letter forms. While you're at it, add some other textures and patterns. When that is completely dry, paint over it and watch the color settle into the textures. Drag a brush with iridescent paint over the top to add a touch of mystery. Now what does the word mean to you?
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 In this book I share my art journals and the personal revelation and healing which is cultivated through this process. The reader is guided through the steps including: accessing a quiet state of mind, translating inner feelings and visions
to paper, employing a wide array of painting and collage techniques,
and writing expressively to reap vibrant meaning from the images
appearing in this spontaneous manner. The colorful images, materials,
techniques, and written words combine for a rich feast for the
imagination.
To pick up books from my studio at 2550 Lewis Dr., Sebastopol, CA:
Contact Bob, since he is normally in the Color Folio studio at
our home from 9-5:30 M-F. Please arrange a specific time so we don't miss you.
The price of the softcover book is $35.95 plus tax (California residents only) for a total of $39.19. We accept VISA, Mastercard, check or cash.
I will sign all books purchased directly from me. If you would like me to include a specific inscription, please let me know who the book is for.
Shipping Option:
If you are purchasing 2 books or less, I will send them via US Priority mail to anywhere in the continental United States for a flat fee of $6.
If you need them by a specific date or are purchasing more than 2 books, I will ship them via FedEx - please contact me directly to discuss this.
If we are shipping the book(s) to you, you can call Bob with a credit card number at 707-824-8910, in which case we'll ship the book(s) immediately. Alternately you can send a check, and we will send the book(s) when we receive the check.
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That's it for now. You can visit me on my Art and Sketchbook blog for my latest images and art/life ramblings, and you can subscribe and get it in email (there's a link for this on the blog).
Cheers,
Susan
Susan Cornelis
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