Break-a-Brush! – Newsletter for October 2024

by David Kearnin Books, Courses, Creativity, General, Monthly Newsletterson Posted on
It’s Back! Tom Thomson’s The Jack Pine on display in the National Gallery

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

***Our Book Launch Set for Thursday November 14th!***

CREATIVE SURGE: THREE WINTERS WITH TOM THOMSON

…will be Launched at 5pm on Thursday November 14th at the Ottawa School of Art, 35 George St.

Creative Surge is published with the support of the Ottawa School of Art.

All of the pieces for our book are settling nicely into place. There will be a virtual launch and local events as well. Send us an email and we will keep you up-to-date with insights, pre-launch specials and anecdotes along the way!: david@davidkearn.com 

Weekend Workshops at The Shenkman

We are running two workshops this fall, and there’s still space. Join us!!

Manet, Monet and the Birth of Impressionism, Sat & Sun, Oct 26 & 27, Details and booking: https://registration.artottawa.ca/course/detail/11435

“Who is this Monet whose name sounds just like mine and is taking advantage of my notoriety?” –  Manet.

Tom Thomson, Emily Carr and the Birth of Canadian Modernism, Sat & Sun, Nov 23 & 24, Details and booking: https://registration.artottawa.ca/course/detail/11436

Emily Carr and Tom Thomson never met, but these two Canadian masters from the first part of the 20th century influenced us all.

Rogers TV Daytime Ottawa is back for the fall…

…and I’ll be on the program each month, drawing and painting with host Derick Fage – starting this coming Monday!

In the wider world of art:

Street Art in Canada – they got Gatineau but missed Ottawa: https://mailchi.mp/aci-iac/street-art?e=614b99ff0b

Painting found by junk dealer in cellar is original Picasso, experts claim https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2024/oct/01/painting-found-by-junk-dealer-in-cellar-is-original-picasso-experts-claim?CMP=share_btn_url

 

We all see colour differently…

My personal blue-green boundary

…that’s probably one reason colour is so mysterious. Colour is always personal.

A neat colour test popped up recently, covered here:

Do you see blue or green? This viral test plays with color perception https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2024/sep/16/blue-green-viral-test-color-perception?CMP=share_btn_url 

Together, my on-line colour class took the test and, as a group, we saw more blue than than the general population. One participant astutely noted that perhaps this could have more to do with naming colours than seeing them. Then again, maybe we artists see more blue because it’s more useful to perceive the primary component!

Break-a-Brush!

David & France