Pauline Persing Art, Writing,& Natural History

I have never been able to make up my mind whether to concentrate on art, writing or natural history. I usually concentrate on one of the three for a while, then concentrate on another of the three. Art, writing and natural history are intwined in my life and often involve teaching a combination of these subjects.

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Sunday, January 17, 2016

Polymer Clay "Wood"

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My eleven year old art student has been asking me to let him model with polymer clay so a few weeks ago, he looked through my polymer cl...

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Saturday, October 10, 2015

Painting a Portrait Using Ideas from Chuck Close Paintings--Part 2

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The final painting Week 4. From this point on, we had the Chuck Close Face Book to consult. J. W. was inspired and worked an hour an...

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Friday, October 9, 2015

Painting a Portrait Using Ideas from Chuck Close Paintings--Part 1

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This is the final version of my ten year old art student's self-portrait. He completed it in six sessions of about one hour each. ...

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Pauline Persing: I have been interested in art, writing and natural history since childhood. After leaving elementary school teaching, I took a part-time job teaching drawing to children. That turned out to be a part-time job for the next twenty years. It was one of the most enjoyable jobs I have ever had. During the same time I was a part-time educator for a local nature center and then an environmental educator for the county parks. When I am with children or adults in the woods or prairies or streams, I am sure there is nothing I could be doing that would make me happier. Throughout my teaching career, I have learned as much as I have taught. Along the way I have written articles and short stories and painted a lot of watercolors. Writing helps me understand myself and my world. Painting is pure pleasure.

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