We wonder why some art works live for centuries while others get lost in archives of communal memory. Visual artists, writers and composers create works that excite us humans hundreds of years later. What is there about Chopin, Shakespeare and Michelangelo whose works continue to awaken within us a spirit of excitement, a desire to experience their them over and over again?
One thing that keeps getting my attention is, whether by conscious choice or by intention, they all have in common their use of an internal pattern: Chopin's nocturnes, Shapespeare's sonnets and Michelangelo's triangles, for example. Something about that structure enables artists to express the impact of a moment in time and make it eternal.
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| Pieta Michelangelo Buonarroti
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Discovering patterns and finding ways artists transform them into lasting works has always fascinated me. That's one reason I focused on value patterns for Series 9 of our video lessons. In essence, a value pattern is a container within which an art work lives. Once the pattern is found by the artists, there is no end to creative choices for interpreting what can happen within the pattern.
Dianne
NEWS & UPDATES
___This week, our teaching videos introduces Series Nine, Exploring Value Patterns.
___ This week we did another Quick Tip for our watercolor painters. Because our video tutorials focus on composing principles, oil works as a better medium for teaching them. From time to time, I will do Quick Tips for watercolor painters to show my love for that medium, too.
___ Our Facebook Forum continues to grow and grow and grow! Join us, if you haven't already done so. You can get feedback on your Video Lessons or just lurk in the background and enjoy my conversation with others doing the lessons.
____Here's a preview our video lessons for October, Series 9: Exploring Value Patterns.
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