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.

Showing posts with label Color Theory. Show all posts

Monday, November 10, 2014

Lilian Nichols, October Class, Purple and Gold Leaves

›

Lilian has been encouraging us to try unusual combinations of colors. Here is a Skinner Blend she made using Gold and Purple. Before she...

1 comment:

Thursday, November 6, 2014

Lilian Nichols, October Class, More experiments with Color and Techniques

›

The sheets of rolled polymer clay that Lilian started with are in the foreground of the top photo. One stack is at the far back. In the ...

Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Lilian Nichols,September Class, Experimenting with Autumn Leaves

›

In September, Lilian brought some of her fall necklaces to show us. Lots of them involve autumn leaves in various combinations of colors. ...

Thursday, February 13, 2014

Using a Commercial Gray Scale to Recognize Values

›

I find keeping a gray scale handy helps when I am painting. You can make your own as I showed in an earlier blog. I find making a gray sc...

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Relating Complementary Color Studies to the Gray Scale

›

It is February 18 and I am revising this post. I'm still trying to clarify what I am saying in my own mind. I probably will revise th...

2 comments:

›

Home

View web version

About Me

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.

View my complete profile