Art by Design – Book inspires

I found the book Art by Design by Bill Oakes in a thrift store for 50 cents.

I was in love with the compelling black and white images on the cover.

I must confess I have not read the book, but I do flip through it and skim the pages for inspiration.

I like to embrace the elements of design in classes that I teach and  take. For example, I am playing with simple landscapes, right now in a class with Anita Lehmann.

I feel like I practice and play with line, value, color, texture, shape and space. And eventually the principles sink into my bones and will be second nature.

I think as artists we focus on different design principles differently and that is what makes our art unique.

I think I am about texture and shape,  but I am always chanting to myself to save whites and add blacks.  This way I have strong and interesting value changes.

Value changes from very light to very dark is often over looked. And just reclaiming some bright whites or adding a pop of very dark and instantly transform a piece.

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