Lines, elipses, and reflections, oh my! This week we focus on the shading of cylinders, practicing line and elipse drawing and noticing the particulars in a drinking glass. Then it ends with a 3-minute sketch demoing the techniques discussed.

The classes are free and the recording will remain available for four weeks at http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/18543751

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5 minutes: Art Journal Apocalypse
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WOW! Talk about a crazy week! In Oklahoma, we have had flooding, tornadoes, hail storms, and earthquakes! Add to that an infant that now wakes up an hour earlier because of FREAKIN' TIME CHANGE… That's some Bloomin' Adversity right there, let me tell ya! This page was inspired by one of the opening sequences on the old Rocky and Bullwinkle Show. I was always impressed how they never even seemed to TRY to draw anything even closely resembling their subject. A black round thing with small stripes was just as likely a phone, bowling ball, tennis shoe or skunk.

After Thanksgiving, DeDe A.K.A.@inkiscript, will be taking students for personal workshops taught via Skype. If anyone is interested in getting on the waiting list, please email her at inkscript@aol.com

This week's featured artists were:
@artistpoetgirl http://mypurpledoorstudios.blogspot.com/2011/11/shirley-or-surely-not.html
+Eveline Hessels http://eveline-timeless.blogspot.com/2011/11/inspired-by-leslie.html
+jay the viking http://moon-light-creations.blogspot.com/2011/11/looking-for-modelsthats-means-you.html
+Darcy Wilkinson http://art-and-sole.blogspot.com/2011/11/testing-watercolours.html

This week's chat supporters were:

http://art-and-sole.blogspot.com/
https://www.artisticbiker.com/newsletter/
http://www.facebook.com/OasisGalleryOK
http://www.prairiethistle.wordpress.com
http://grafxkat.blogspot.com
http://moon-light-creations.blogspot.com/
http://inkiwell.blogspot.com/
http://ikerrilove.blogspot.com/
http://www.journalartistaart.com/

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I did not get nearly as far as I had hoped with a three day weekend. However, I did manage to get a quote on the installation of the donated heat pump, and it's way more than I'm willing to pay. I also managed to board up all of the sagging windows before the real cold gets here. And I got four of the six "faux walls" installed and the last two framed up. Not a bad weekend after all.

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I met with the HVAC contractor this morning for a quote on installing the donated heat pump in the studio. The contractor called back with a quote this afternoon of $1680. That's with ME building the box and cabinet for the blower, cutting the hole through the wall, building the stand for the compressor outside, and NOT including the electric work. I believe that I shall seek another quote. o.O

Then I went to the Veteran's Day ceremony. Every year, I notice fewer and fewer of the WWII, Korea, and Vietnam veterans. I'm also noticing fewer of the Desert Storm veterans as the guys in my unit are aging and passing away as well. I wonder why all the men in my unit all look so old. I'm good with that as long as I can stay away from a mirror. I start to think there aren't as many veterans coming to these things, then I realize that all the people I thought were just kids are the new crop of vets home from Afghanistan & Iraq. The hardest part of the whole ceremony for me is watching the Gold Star Wives and Mothers receive their awards. It always breaks my heart.

Anyway, then I went back to the studio and finished hanging these two faux walls. I'll be hanging art work from them before long now. With Girl2's soccer season over, I should be able to get a lot more done on the weekends.

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Tonight we covered color wheels and cards. What they are good for and why you should do them, as well as why I usually don’t. :) If you want to art along, you will want some index cards and some paints of your choosing. I will be sticking with primary, secondary and neutral acrylics, and a few watercolors. It was very cold in the studio tonight so there was a LOT of fast talking. :)

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