tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855317129916056492011-07-30T23:12:17.275-07:00Mary Flackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16695082561542239671noreply@blogger.comBlogger71100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-885531712991605649.post-71029507593256312332010-02-15T17:54:00.000-08:002010-02-15T18:02:15.146-08:00<span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><br />A painting can have different meanings for different people. There are no right or wrong answers. What do these paintings mean to you? What story are they telling? <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K2tq3p3qoc8/S3n7n_topHI/AAAAAAAAAKo/8-dUywK53vE/s1600-h/The+Adaptation+of+the+Beaver.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 318px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K2tq3p3qoc8/S3n7n_topHI/AAAAAAAAAKo/8-dUywK53vE/s320/The+Adaptation+of+the+Beaver.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438654689562895474" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K2tq3p3qoc8/S3n7nd6fwEI/AAAAAAAAAKg/MyZg9Vl3Nxc/s1600-h/greg+cooklandTheresaBoardedBird-749250.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 230px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K2tq3p3qoc8/S3n7nd6fwEI/AAAAAAAAAKg/MyZg9Vl3Nxc/s320/greg+cooklandTheresaBoardedBird-749250.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438654680490033218" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K2tq3p3qoc8/S3n7m_tA0dI/AAAAAAAAAKY/9iY-I1jHHg8/s1600-h/hong.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 255px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K2tq3p3qoc8/S3n7m_tA0dI/AAAAAAAAAKY/9iY-I1jHHg8/s320/hong.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438654672380416466" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K2tq3p3qoc8/S3n7mm3ua9I/AAAAAAAAAKQ/jHx_7K3UevU/s1600-h/83_043_large.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 302px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K2tq3p3qoc8/S3n7mm3ua9I/AAAAAAAAAKQ/jHx_7K3UevU/s320/83_043_large.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438654665714461650" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/885531712991605649-7102950759325631233?l=narrativepainting.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mary Flackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16695082561542239671noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-885531712991605649.post-74143991025287998682009-10-07T09:34:00.000-07:002009-10-07T09:54:03.751-07:00When you create a composition, you are working with the elements of design.<br /><p>The <i>elements of design</i> are:</p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Line</span>- the visual path that enables the eye to move within the piece<br /></p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Shape</span>- areas defined by edges within the piece, whether geometric organic<br /></p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Color</span>- hues with their various values and intensities<br /></p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Texture</span>- surface qualities that translate into tactile illusions<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Direction</span>- visual routes which take vertical, horizontal or diagonal paths<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Size</span>- the relative dimensions and proportions of images or shapes to one another<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Perspective</span>- expression of depth: foreground, middle ground, background<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Space</span>- the space taken up by (positive) or between (negative) objects<br /><br />Which of these images has the most interesting composition? Which has the least interesting? What elements of design do these images use or not use?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K2tq3p3qoc8/SszEzJe0XRI/AAAAAAAAAKI/9YJZsZh3zBE/s1600-h/437446895_f91720f22c.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K2tq3p3qoc8/SszEzJe0XRI/AAAAAAAAAKI/9YJZsZh3zBE/s320/437446895_f91720f22c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389899237053193490" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K2tq3p3qoc8/SszEx_lavGI/AAAAAAAAAJo/RXJnx-c-keI/s1600-h/tidalcreek.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 205px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K2tq3p3qoc8/SszEx_lavGI/AAAAAAAAAJo/RXJnx-c-keI/s320/tidalcreek.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389899217216650338" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K2tq3p3qoc8/SszEy9n1IdI/AAAAAAAAAKA/2y3dAECrLU8/s1600-h/images-3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 146px; height: 97px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K2tq3p3qoc8/SszEy9n1IdI/AAAAAAAAAKA/2y3dAECrLU8/s320/images-3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389899233869767122" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K2tq3p3qoc8/SszEyYPjUuI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/JLxtmHtMKkY/s1600-h/2082.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 315px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K2tq3p3qoc8/SszEyYPjUuI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/JLxtmHtMKkY/s320/2082.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389899223835824866" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K2tq3p3qoc8/SszEyLYZFbI/AAAAAAAAAJw/bUfvmjFmI0c/s1600-h/878_Eclipse901199-1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 233px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K2tq3p3qoc8/SszEyLYZFbI/AAAAAAAAAJw/bUfvmjFmI0c/s320/878_Eclipse901199-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389899220383241650" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/885531712991605649-7414399102528799868?l=narrativepainting.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mary Flackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16695082561542239671noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-885531712991605649.post-38888028220946430702009-10-06T06:27:00.000-07:002009-10-06T06:39:30.002-07:00An artistic composition of materials and objects pasted over a surface, often with unifying lines and color. The term "<em>collage</em>" comes from the french verb for "to glue."<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K2tq3p3qoc8/SstISmXLgkI/AAAAAAAAAJg/MQGO0cRrlLI/s1600-h/z_the-woman-of-samura-1958-oil-chalk-and-canvas-collage-on-canvas.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 298px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K2tq3p3qoc8/SstISmXLgkI/AAAAAAAAAJg/MQGO0cRrlLI/s320/z_the-woman-of-samura-1958-oil-chalk-and-canvas-collage-on-canvas.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389480863451546178" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K2tq3p3qoc8/SstISNQ_9pI/AAAAAAAAAJY/s1gkunP_daY/s1600-h/Sewing+Collage.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K2tq3p3qoc8/SstISNQ_9pI/AAAAAAAAAJY/s1gkunP_daY/s320/Sewing+Collage.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389480856714737298" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K2tq3p3qoc8/SstIR80KJZI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/P9A180fnUiM/s1600-h/collage1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 218px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K2tq3p3qoc8/SstIR80KJZI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/P9A180fnUiM/s320/collage1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389480852298802578" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K2tq3p3qoc8/SstIRlFq9jI/AAAAAAAAAJI/sTELZpD5CXg/s1600-h/collage-main_Full.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K2tq3p3qoc8/SstIRlFq9jI/AAAAAAAAAJI/sTELZpD5CXg/s320/collage-main_Full.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389480845929805362" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/885531712991605649-3888802822094643070?l=narrativepainting.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mary Flackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16695082561542239671noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-885531712991605649.post-78385871248764232752009-02-18T07:47:00.000-08:002009-02-23T18:43:03.835-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K2tq3p3qoc8/SaNeZN833iI/AAAAAAAAAJA/dON9dKaU8rE/s1600-h/bgn_mrg_12.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K2tq3p3qoc8/SaNeZN833iI/AAAAAAAAAJA/dON9dKaU8rE/s320/bgn_mrg_12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306188573307297314" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"makeup"</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K2tq3p3qoc8/SaNeY_2_HFI/AAAAAAAAAI4/w2D3kTRJfdI/s1600-h/Wedded-2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K2tq3p3qoc8/SaNeY_2_HFI/AAAAAAAAAI4/w2D3kTRJfdI/s320/Wedded-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306188569524509778" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"dressing room"</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K2tq3p3qoc8/SaNdsNL3SHI/AAAAAAAAAIw/qGmmaF-Xb68/s1600-h/jl-barber.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 223px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K2tq3p3qoc8/SaNdsNL3SHI/AAAAAAAAAIw/qGmmaF-Xb68/s320/jl-barber.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306187800007624818" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"Barber"</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K2tq3p3qoc8/SaNc67pl59I/AAAAAAAAAIo/sIM_iqfQG6U/s1600-h/jl-scaffold.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 237px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K2tq3p3qoc8/SaNc67pl59I/AAAAAAAAAIo/sIM_iqfQG6U/s320/jl-scaffold.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306186953486886866" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"man on scaffold"</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K2tq3p3qoc8/SZwu7q--ENI/AAAAAAAAAIM/jgQXihY4inA/s1600-h/scan0431.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 235px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K2tq3p3qoc8/SZwu7q--ENI/AAAAAAAAAIM/jgQXihY4inA/s320/scan0431.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304166063821164754" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"neighborhood"</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/885531712991605649-7838587124876423275?l=narrativepainting.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mary Flackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16695082561542239671noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-885531712991605649.post-7261009076729616422009-02-18T07:45:00.001-08:002009-02-18T07:47:22.860-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K2tq3p3qoc8/SZwtR4fxKRI/AAAAAAAAAHs/gJMz91KVUS4/s1600-h/tn_lg_632px-Bellows_George_Cliff_Dwellers_1913.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 303px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K2tq3p3qoc8/SZwtR4fxKRI/AAAAAAAAAHs/gJMz91KVUS4/s320/tn_lg_632px-Bellows_George_Cliff_Dwellers_1913.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304164246382258450" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"Cliff Dwellers"</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K2tq3p3qoc8/SZwtRooZ25I/AAAAAAAAAHk/K0pcCwkmogU/s1600-h/bellows-fight.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 261px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K2tq3p3qoc8/SZwtRooZ25I/AAAAAAAAAHk/K0pcCwkmogU/s320/bellows-fight.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304164242123512722" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"Dempsey and Firpo"</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/885531712991605649-726100907672961642?l=narrativepainting.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mary Flackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16695082561542239671noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-885531712991605649.post-33581144991104460442009-02-18T06:51:00.001-08:002009-02-18T06:59:38.918-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K2tq3p3qoc8/SZwiF2oRGeI/AAAAAAAAAHc/JuhixaRhrc8/s1600-h/edward.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 174px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K2tq3p3qoc8/SZwiF2oRGeI/AAAAAAAAAHc/JuhixaRhrc8/s320/edward.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304151945094699490" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"Nighthawks"</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K2tq3p3qoc8/SZwhi7usdWI/AAAAAAAAAHU/mrG2JkFGAQk/s1600-h/hopper.chair-car.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 251px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K2tq3p3qoc8/SZwhi7usdWI/AAAAAAAAAHU/mrG2JkFGAQk/s320/hopper.chair-car.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304151345168414050" border="0" /></a><br />"<span style="font-style: italic;">Chair Car</span>"<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K2tq3p3qoc8/SZwhXNjA_1I/AAAAAAAAAHM/HIEmC5FH-Us/s1600-h/hopper.summer-evening.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K2tq3p3qoc8/SZwhXNjA_1I/AAAAAAAAAHM/HIEmC5FH-Us/s320/hopper.summer-evening.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304151143792836434" border="0" /></a><br />"<span style="font-style: italic;">Summer Evening</span>"<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/885531712991605649-3358114499110446044?l=narrativepainting.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mary Flackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16695082561542239671noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-885531712991605649.post-51829900406433432482009-02-18T06:29:00.000-08:002009-02-18T06:43:02.538-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K2tq3p3qoc8/SZwdzGNbDbI/AAAAAAAAAG0/RH4vBJQuM2g/s1600-h/HS+62.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 287px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K2tq3p3qoc8/SZwdzGNbDbI/AAAAAAAAAG0/RH4vBJQuM2g/s320/HS+62.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304147224813047218" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />"<span style="font-style: italic;">I've always heard we are what we eat.</span>"<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K2tq3p3qoc8/SZwcEYFxxeI/AAAAAAAAAGs/8bXUml6VjzA/s1600-h/HS+09.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 189px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K2tq3p3qoc8/SZwcEYFxxeI/AAAAAAAAAGs/8bXUml6VjzA/s320/HS+09.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304145322647340514" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br />"Her Lips Are Two Roses, Her Teeth Are Pearls, and Her Eyes Are The Stars On A Clear Frosty Night."<br /></span><span family="SANSSERIF" lang="0" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><i></i></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/885531712991605649-5182990040643343248?l=narrativepainting.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mary Flackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16695082561542239671noreply@blogger.com0