It’s not easy to figure out what might give readers a sense of knowing a bit about the person behind the blog, but here’s a start: I grew up in what was then a relatively rural town of 13,000 people, Sudbury, Massachusetts. I’ve been drawing and painting constantly since I could hold a pencil, and always got great pleasure from it.
I went to Sarah Lawrence College, studying art and history, and then on to graduate school in Russian history at the University of Michigan (in what? What’s an artist doing getting a Ph. D. in history? – more on that another time). I lived in the Soviet Union – St. Petersburg (then Leningrad) and Moscow – for a year doing research for my degree.
I married a man from Lebanon and had two children. Traveling to Lebanon to visit family has been one of the most enriching experiences of my life.
Through everything, I continued painting. I became very interested in art that moves, and got involved with film and animation (click on “About the Artist” for specifics).
To me, there’s nothing more captivating than the human face and the myriad expressions by which it communicates with other people. Not surprisingly, then, portraiture is among my passions.
That’s the skeletal outline. Here’s a more philosophical point:
For me – as for many artists – painting isn’t a purely visual experience. Yes, we want to create canvases that are beautiful in some way, to rivet and pleasure the eye. But we also want to engage thought, and to create emotional communication among our subjects, ourselves, and anyone who looks at the artwork.
As I was growing up, my father was proud of my artistic accomplishments and supported my artistic development in every way. While I was still too young to get into art classes, he arranged watercolor lessons for me with a local artist. Later he and my mother sent me to life drawing and other classes.
But when it came time to apply to college, my father advised me not to go to art school. “You have to find something to say before you can say it,” he said. He didn’t believe that by focusing purely on learning art techniques could I become an artist with something of value to communicate. He felt I’d more likely find something important to say through a wider knowledge of human experience.
There are, of course, many paths to creating wonderful art. Many great artists do go to art school. This blog will describe my own path, to begin with in the field of portraiture.
bitcoin darknet markets best darknet markets 2022
access the black market how to access the dark web on pc
reddit darknet market deals darknet bitcoin market
darknet market links buy ssn top 10 dark web url
outlaw darknet market url french deep web link
currently darknet markets cannahome market link
мега купить соль mega onion оффициальный сайт
cannahome which darknet markets are still open
dark web trading
cp links dark web guns dark market
dark web website links how to get to the black market online
tor darknet verified dark web links
мега купить соль ссылки на даркнет
archetyp market darknet market adderall prices
darknet market credit cards list of darknet markets 2022
как зайти на мегу darknet магазин зелья
cypher market darknet dark web markets reddit 2022
deep web weed prices tor link list 2022
fresh onions link dark web drugs
мега официальный сайт мега купить
underground hackers black market monkey xtc pill
buying things from darknet markets black market webshop
darknet market status black market dark web links
how to use darknet markets deep web drugs
dark web vendors dark web markets reddit
darknet market credit cards weed darknet market
cannazon market url cannahome market darknet
decentralized darknet market dark markets italy
darknet links 2022 drugs best darknet market drugs
мега даркнет мега onion магазин
darkmarket website
darknet market oxycontin darknet markets financial times
dark web sites xxx dark markets sweden
мега сайт ссылка даркнет ссылки
dream market darknet url phenethylamine drugs
alphabay solutions reviews black market websites tor
мега ссылка официальный сайт мега
darknet market comparison chart brick market
prednisolone 25mg tablets
how to access the dark web safely reddit tor marketplace
darknet market google black market webshop
hire an assassin dark web darknet market ranking
мега onion зеркало mega зеркало
how to access darknet markets reddit mdm love drug
dn market reddit darknet markets links
darknet market xanax darknet markets for steroids
darknet in person drug sales darknet markets 2022 updated
cannazon link active darknetmarkets
bitcoin darknet markets dark market list
deep deep web links current best darknet market