February 2012

Through The Artist’s Eye

February 29, 2012

What they see is not what we get. A lesson from Hockney, Miro, and Cezanne: Artists show us fresh ways to see familiar things. They’re able to look at something – in nature, on the street, or in life – and interpret the scene or situation in their own very personal way. To an artist [...]

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Today’s Pic: The Art Of Urban Decay

February 28, 2012

I may be obsessed, but these things just seem to find me. Driving through downtown Nashville yesterday, in a funky little section called the Melrose District, I passed a sign that truly seemed to scream at me. (Pic #1 and Pic #4) It had clearly seen better days, or maybe years, but its wear-and-tear left [...]

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The Art of Teaching Art

February 16, 2012

How my high school art teacher changed the way I view – everything. I remember the day I understood what it meant to succeed at a task – specifically a school art project. It wasn’t the grade — nor the obligatory oohs and ahs from my parents — it had to be something I felt [...]

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