Last Chinese Brush Landscaping Class

This is a fisherman standing in his boat (does not seem wise to me) by some rocks with shore and trees in the foreground. Below is a panda with bamboo but even though it was straight in my file, blogspot wants to turn it and I can't get it turned back, so please turn your head.

Chinese Brush Painting #3

This class was on a mountain and tree. I added the bamboo when I had extra time left before the end of class. Don't think I learned anything new with the landscape, but I did learn how to do the bamoo stalk and leaves. The stalk is painted with the side of the brush: press slide and press for each section of stalk. And the leaves are press and streak.

Scholars - Those Were the Days!

Vintage Terry Pics

More Chinese Brush Painting

This is the second in our landscaping class. Unlike the way I was taught, the Chinese paint the foreground first with ink and then work back to the distance. They add color at the very end as a wash over the ink (so the ink must be dry or it will run). The characters on the bottom left mean "bamboo". This is a bamboo forest leading down to the river with bolders in the distance.

Archives

The Terry Family ~ 1976

Royal, Chris, and Ned ~1986

ML enjoying her dinner

Moody, Cathy, ML, and Nancy - 1992

ML - ~1985

Canky, Jeff, and Isabelle ~1977

The Hart siblings ~ 1977

John-Mac, Courtney, and Logan ~ 1978

Mikado Rehearsal

I bravely auditioned for a non-speaking role in the Durham Savoyard's Spring production of the Mikado and was happy when they offered me the role I requested which is in the Royal Chorus. We sit up in boxes by the stage dressed in Victorian costumes and sing the chorus parts. I like it because it is 1/5th the rehearsal time, I don't have to memorize dance steps or lines, and I can wear my glasses. The first rehearsal was last Thursday evening and we just sang through the entire score. The leads are particularly wonderful and clearly were not sight-reading their songs as I was sight-reading the chorus parts. The musical director gave us each a CD with our music on it both our specific part alone and then the whole number. This should help tremendously. The next rehearsal for me is Sunday afternoon. The performances are March 18-21 at the Carolina Theatre in Durham.

Chinese Brush Painting Class

Went to my first class today at the NC Botanical Gardens. This class was the antithesis of the art lessons Patti and I had from Mrs. Maser in the early 1960's. Today, we all painted the same thing and the teacher used an overhead projector to show us how she drew the line then we were supposed to do it just like she did. These are ducks in some backwater with reeds. We used sumi ink and some watercolors. Then we all went out for lunch at the Chinese buffet on Franklin St. I must say I preferred Mrs. Maser style even though I never got along well with her. She let us pick our subject and then just let us have at it. She would come around individually and provide pointers.

CHCC concert on Dec 19

If you would like to see more pics and hear some excerpts then click on the following link..
http://www.manring.net/photos/CHCC_Deck_the_Halls_12-19-09/default.html

Kew West with the Terry's

Lani, Reade (John-Mac's friend from law school), and John-Mac

Jon, John-Mac, Gisele, and Lani

Marna, Jon, Cathy, and Gisele at brunch

Lani and John-Mac -- Dec 31, 2009

John-Mac with some of his chums


John-Mac and his dad

Reade and Jamie on the boat (we had a nice ride)

Casa Marina Resort in Key West

Orchids galore

Pictures on the beach

The vows with Gisele officiating

Lani and her mom

Logan, Courtney, and John-Mac

Logan, Christina (13), and Shannon (16)