A huge thank you to Danielle Unger for the invite and to all the staff and students at West Point Grey Academy for putting on an amazing event and for being being so welcoming! It was wonderful seeing artists from the community sharing their gifts with these talented and highly creative kids! It was all…
Tag: drawing
Weekly artist exploration/journaling series: Week 2 Part 2 BREATHING #Picasso #arttherapy
WEEK 2 PART 2: Picasso As we prepare for copying a favorite piece by Picasso, we’ll just have Picasso (as we did with Frida) as a companion as we check in with ourselves. Write for 15 minutes about where you are in the moment. Just stream of consciousness. BREATHE PICASSO Tomorrow we do a “reproduction,” which…
Love letter to Henrik, by Roar Thorsen
My dad has a new grandson (who also happens to be my nephew), Henrik Roar Thorsen. I visited Dad today and found this drawing and post-it note in his sketchbook. I love that Dad, who is confined to a wheelchair, draws himself as walking.
Death studies no. 2; china marker, acrylic on newsprint
See also: Death studies no.1 — My art therapy has one rule:
Death studies no. 1; china marker on newsprint
Let the drawings happen as they should, with no fear. — My art therapy has one rule:
Kat’s portrait tutorial PARTS 6 to 8: Final project! #arttherapy
Recall: PART 1: DOODLE WITH RED OR ORANGE Recall: PART 2: DRAW WITH YOUR NON-DOMINANT HAND Recall: PART 3: DRAW WITH YOUR EYES CLOSED Recall: PART 4: EYES, NOSE, MOUTH Recall: PART 5: FULL PAGE, CLOSEUP This project was designed for my drawing workshop at this year’s Savary Island Art Trip for youth (12 young women, 4 female staff and…
Kat’s portrait tutorial PART 5 of 8: Use full page, draw closeup, add black
Recall: PART 1: DOODLE WITH RED OR ORANGE Recall: PART 2: DRAW WITH YOUR NON-DOMINANT HAND Recall: PART 3: DRAW WITH YOUR EYES CLOSED Recall: PART 4: EYES, NOSE, MOUTH In this part, I want you to be aware of the WHOLE PAGE. It may seem strange, but I want you to draw a frame around the whole…
Kat’s portrait tutorial PART 4 of 8: EYES NOSE MOUTH using shadow not outline
Recall: PART 1: DOODLE WITH RED OR ORANGE Recall: PART 2: DRAW WITH YOUR NON-DOMINANT HAND Recall: PART 3: DRAW WITH YOUR EYES CLOSED On the left you see simple outline drawings of an eye, nose and mouth giving a flat effect. Instead, build up the features with shadows and note how the light catches the bottom…
Kat’s portrait tutorial PART 3 of 8: Draw with your eyes closed #braingym
Recall: PART 1: DOODLE WITH RED OR ORANGE Recall: PART 2: DRAW WITH YOUR NON-DOMINANT HAND Still using simple newsprint and a china marker, close your eyes and draw a face as you see it in your mind’s eye. NO PEEKING! Draw for 2-5 minutes, eyes closed, running your china marker along the imagined face. The…
Kat’s portrait tutorial PART 2 of 8: Draw with your non-dominant hand #braingym
Recall: PART 1: DOODLE WITH RED OR ORANGE Part 2: Draw a face (from life or from photo) using your non-dominant hand. Do not cheat! This is great brain-gym and forces you to let go of preconceptions and fears. Relax and have fun! I’m using my left hand in this exercise. The drawing style…
Kat’s portrait tutorial PART 1 of 8: Doodle with red or orange. Celebrate @drawingday!
In celebration of WORLD DRAWING DAY, I’m posting my portrait tutorial! Let’s start with PART 1! You’ll need paper (I’m using newsprint today), any light colored drawing medium– e.g. pencil, crayon, pastel (I’m using red and brown china marker– my favorite medium), a subject– live model or several photos (e.g. from a magazine etc). When I start…
5minute8Bpencileraser backofanindexcard portrait no.36: @peterbreeze
Over-red: to smear with red. As in Go prick thy face, and over-red thy fear, thou lily-liver’d boy. – Macbeth Peter Breeze is club kid royalty in Vancouver’s gay nightlife, and has played virtually every nightclub in Vancouver. Peter cranked out a single, “Fuck Talk (Buy Me A Drink),” with local producer Maxwell Maxwell, which…
Tonight’s almost-full waxing gibbous moon…
Sing me the changes of the moon once more… Yeats UPDATE: SEE STREET ART
Fabulous vintage items arrived in the post from Dharmadejavu @Etsy for my #graphicnovel research!
I discovered a fantastic shop on ETSY: Dharmadejavu! Re-cycled, re-used, re-loved. Finding the following items was amazing! Perfect source material for my graphic novel, which includes all the juicy issues round catholicism, unwed mothers, murder…! Visiting this ETSY shop is like walking through the ultimate vintage store and taking all the time you need! Heaven!…
Late night chocolate sundae run to Hamburger Mary’s #Vancouver!
Hamburger Mary’s Diner, a West End Vancouver landmark, has been a art of the community since 1979. Open 20 hours a day 365 days a year, offering breakfast, sandwiches, burgers, shakes and house-made soups, sauces & entrees. (source) UPDATE APRIL 23: Back for lunch!
I am ready to tackle my graphic novel again, despite (or because of) the grief it triggers #arttherapy
I worked so closely with my mom on the research for my graphic novel. We LOVED working on it. LOVED IT. For years, we would explore all the nooks and crannies around Vancouver that the story covers. We would spend hours at Mountain View Cemetery. I cannot regret that mom did not live to see…
Love letter to my son (August 1987)
I found out I was pregnant with my son, Julian, on May 20, 1987. You gotta love journals with their details. I was 25 when I wrote and drew these images in my journal on August 10, 1987. I addressed every entry after that to the baby until he was born. I recall my daughter…
Love letter to my daughter (March 1985)
I was about to turn 23 when I drew and wrote this in my journal 26 years ago. I was 4.5 months pregnant with my daughter. I always referred to her as Felix. It wasn’t until the moment she was born and I saw her, that I yelled out, ANNA! I “recognized” her immediately. March…
She was amazing- my host @RebeccaRaw (5 min portrait no. 32)
I will be posting in detail all about last night’s art event all this weekend, but right now I have to thank Rebecca Rawlinson for making it an event of a lifetime! To have such support, love and leadership from someone so incredible took the pressure off me and let me enjoy the night fully…
There’s a blue bird in my heart… Charles Bukowski, poet
Henry Charles Bukowski (born Heinrich Karl Bukowski; August 16, 1920 — March 9, 1994) Coffee and Ink, 1999 From Bukowski’s AS THE SPARROW Dear child, I only did to you what the sparrow did to you; I am old when it is fashionable to be young; I cry when it is…
5minute6Bpencileraser backofanindexcard portrait no. 31- Robin #springisnear
This sketch (with its splash of coffee) is included when you order my sock robin at my Etsy store:
Two new incredible drawings by my wonderful dad, Roar. #arttherapy #strokerecovery #folkneurology
Also go to ADVICE FROM A VIKING PATRIARCH Dad’s book project THE OLD APPLE TREE
Impromptu #drawing workshop with Kat Jan 16, 2011! #Vancouver #arttherapy
Join me for an intimate afternoon (small group) of therapeutic drawing! No previous experience necessary! Safe and fun environment! Sunday January 16, 2011! 1:30-4:30 PM Location: 1290 Shavington Cres, North Vancouver BC (Keith Lynn Alternative Secondary School) MAP $40 includes materials (cash or cheque due at start of session) Coffee and tea will be available….