Art – Page 18 – NANCY HILDEBRAND

23 Jul 2006

Drawing

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I was not looking forward to starting a required drawing class: it triggered memories of my childhood art class experiences, where the overzealous local artists would actually erase my work and draw in the shapes for me. I have never … Continued

18 Jul 2006

Closure

by DelightFilledArt | Posted in: Art, Communication | 0

Do you ever feel lonely after finishing a book? Either reading or writing one? I always do. Perhaps it’s because I read such long books. I finally read Dickens “The Old Curiosity Shop.” I don’t recommend it – it wasn’t … Continued

5 Jun 2006

100 drawings

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“Not a day without line” – Paul Klee This week I’ve been assigned to draw 100 drawings. Learn to not go a day without line, without sketching. If I take a minute here to add up all the things I’ve … Continued

20 Apr 2006

Paris

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April 20, 2006 Spring was about receiving â€“ collecting imagery that I will explore in my paintings for years. We traveled through Germany and France taking in great museums as well as the light of Provence that inspired the impressionists. … Continued

26 Dec 2005

December light

by DelightFilledArt | Posted in: Art, Genealogy, Nature | 0

The light at four reminded me of winter in Saskatchewan. Golden glowing against the houses and bare trees.Â The plus ten weather here drew me outside, and the light made everything photogenic.Â The trees’ shadows against the stucco.Â The wires, … Continued

10 Dec 2005

Painting

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I just spent four hours working on eight different paintings.Â They are all over the house – on the kitchen table, the island, the cupboard, the bed, the couch, the floor.Â Everywhere except the coffee table, where most of the … Continued

5 Dec 2005

Mandala

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Something strange has happened over the past year . . . I’ve become an artist.Â Perhaps it’s something I have always been, but God has breathed life into my artistic dimension in about 14 months.Â Now I live and breathe … Continued

1 Dec 2005

Man’s Fingerprint on Nature

by DelightFilledArt | Posted in: Art, Faith | 0

For we are fallen like the trees, our peace Broken, and so we must Love where we cannot trust… – Wendell Berry The assignment: Man’s fingerprint on nature.Â An ecological/environmental theme. The concept: The distancing of humanity from nature and … Continued

16 Nov 2005

Mirroring the Landscape

by DelightFilledArt | Posted in: Art | 0

I’ve been reconnecting with nature â€“ at least through art. Nature has always been a key source of inspiration, and during my Mixed Media Painting II course with Diana Kubicek, I had the chance to explore some abstract landscape concepts. … Continued

13 Nov 2005

Descent into rainy season

by DelightFilledArt | Posted in: Art | 0

I’ve entered winter: my “descent into rainy season,” as I described it last year.Â In British Columbia, it rains most of the month of November, and is dark.Â At the risk of sounding tragic, I find this constant drumming depressing. … Continued