“Creative people make more use of their mental raw material and practice less intellectual regulation.” So says this blog.
A lot of attention is put into how to create great ideas. But what about the dumb ones? Today’s challenge is to draw something inspired by the phrase
“Well that was a dumb idea.”
Yup. And if your drawing doesn’t go well you can blame me, because it was my unfortunate idea that we do a drawing about dumb ideas, and I have no idea what I’m going to draw.
[image_with_animation image_url=”6075″ alignment=”” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] Ruthie V. Continuous Line Figure Studies “Figures; Draw Paint Sculpt” Friday night class Sculpting changed our drawings! Have you ever seen a figure drawing look as heavy as these (below) by Lendy Hensley? They weigh as much as the real model! They have gravity, volume, mass, and space. Aren’t …
I was looking for an artwork to include in a newsletter. I wanted something to talk about friendship, while also giving a reference to social distancing and connections from afar. I found this 1937 painting by Dora Maar that seemed just right…. and then I didn’t end up needing the image. I thought it was …
Artists need to be able to give and receive feedback on their work, but “critique” is usually synonymous with criticism, and “I like it” doesn’t offer much help to a painter who wants to grow. So how do we see, think about, and evaluate works of art in a way that helps us see, grow, and support …
[image_with_animation image_url=”11428″ alignment=”” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] From previous V.Note: “Though I thought I should give it a try, I really thought I wouldn’t like drypoint because every time I heard the word “drypoint” I heard nails on a chalkboard, and most of the prints labeled as “drypoints” seemed less rich and subtle than the etchings …
Dumb Ideas
“Creative people make more use of their mental raw material and practice less intellectual regulation.” So says this blog.
A lot of attention is put into how to create great ideas. But what about the dumb ones? Today’s challenge is to draw something inspired by the phrase
“Well that was a dumb idea.”
Yup. And if your drawing doesn’t go well you can blame me, because it was my unfortunate idea that we do a drawing about dumb ideas, and I have no idea what I’m going to draw.
Cheers
Ruthie
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