City hall 1 (study) | 4.28.09
acrylic, oil pastel, pastel pencil; 5 x 7 Ampersand pastelbord
copyright 2009 b. scott shaevel | studio712; This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.
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Imagination requires sustained encounters with uncertainty.
- Shaun McNiff (Trust the Process)
- Shaun McNiff (Trust the Process)
To understand the whole, it is necessary to understand the parts. To understand the parts, it is necessary to understand the whole. Such is the circle of understanding.
- Ken Wilber
- Ken Wilber
To see is to forget the name of the thing one sees.
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- Paul Valere
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- A.R. Ammons
"All colors are the friends of their neighbors and the lovers of their opposites."
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- Marc Chagall
Honor the error as a hidden intention.
Brian Eno & Peter Schmidt,
Oblique Strategies
Inspiration:
BookShelf:
- Roberts, Ian (2007); Mastering Compositon:Techniques and Principles to Dramatically Improve Your Painting
- Franck, Frederick, (1973) The Zen of Seeing
- Franck, Frederick (1993) Zen Seeing, Zen Drawing
- Leland, Nita (2008); Confident Color: An Artists Guide to Harmony, Contrast, and Unity
- McDaniel, Richard (2005); On Location - Plein Air Painting in Pastels
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I love the layers of color upon color in this compostion. It looks exactly as I had pictured it might. I love it. Mom
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