Marilyn here. This is my third year at Sierra College and am a first time blogger! I am a Early Childhood Education major and will be transferring to Sacramento State in the fall !! This class will allow me to graduate this spring at the master teacher level and give me a bigger picture into the world of art. I truly am a "newbie"...I know my preferences but am looking to expand my horizons.
More than anything I love observing and participating in the process of art with children. Both my husband's family and mine are very artistic so our children have benefited from that. They are very creative and use whatever they have to expresss their artistic nature. (love that about kids)
This past summer my 10 year old daughter and I saw the Grandma Moses exhibit at the Crocker Museum. (I finally know how to get there!!) We must have walked through the exhibit at least twice. What astounded me was her tools and paint. Very simple.She used what she had or what was available. The quality of her materials did improve though as she continued painting over time.
We tried to "choose" a favorite and I could not. She chose the Red and White Checkered Barn though. It is unique. We eventually ended up in the gift shop and we purchased a bookmark with a Grandma Moses postage stamp picturing a farm scene. Her quote says, "Life is what we make it, always has been and always will be."
Thanks for reading!! Marilyn
Grandma Moses
This was at the Crocker Museum some time ago!
The Beauty of Marble
360 Views
Boston Cremes
Wayne Thiebaud, Oil on Canvas
Pies, Pies, Pies
Wayne Thiebaud, Oil on Canvas, 1961
An American Deam Vacuum Cleaner 2006
Suzanne Klotz, American Born 1944
In The Artist's Studio
Edward Marsal French 1889
Pierre Auguste Renior, French, 1841-1919
Paysage A Cagnes, Oil on Canvas
Portrait of My Father
Kaltenbach, Acrylic on Canvas, 7 Years to Completion
The Flash Mistake
Without the Flash
More details are visible to the eye!
An End to a Perfect Art Day
A Beginning for More...
Carriage Ride at the Crocker
A Piece of History...
Just before the Hail Storm
Unusual Cloud Formation layers many horizontal lines
Same Scene/ Different Perspective
Captures the Light Best
Horizontal and Parallel Lines---The Wonders of Nature
Bottom of Cloudline virtually straight in contrast to Trees on Ridgeline 3-13-08
Young at Art Children's Exhibit
Rood Center, Nevada City, Ca. March and April '08
Lines
Van Gogh's Starry Nights
Learning from the Masters
Van Gough
Courtesy of class text/CD
3 comments:
Hi Marilyn,
I'm so pleased to hear about your background in early childhood development. Your perspective will add a great deal to our discussions. Our society certainly isn't invested in cultivated creativity in a human beyond childhood (my opinion). How different our lives would be if this were untrue. Have fun! And I hope you get to see another show at the Crocker soon.
Michelle
Thank you for you comment on my artwork. Glad you like it.
Marilyn,
You are awesome. Great blog and intro. The clips on Monet and Van Gogh were great. I watched the sets.
Good Luck in your class.
Dawn
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