Comments for C a t B e n n e t t http://catbennett.net artist + writer Fri, 04 May 2012 14:39:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Traveling Art Practice by Cat B http://catbennett.net/2012/05/03/traveling-artist/comment-page-1/#comment-1346 Cat B Fri, 04 May 2012 14:39:06 +0000 http://catbennett.net/?p=1822#comment-1346 Hi Anny! It sure has been rainy here! But the British people are so warm and hospitable, we don't mind! And we love the pubs! Great food and a pint! Now, if only someone would export the pub to Boston! There are a couple in Harvard Square that come close but not quite the same as having one in every town! :-) Hi Anny! It sure has been rainy here! But the British people are so warm and hospitable, we don’t mind! And we love the pubs! Great food and a pint! Now, if only someone would export the pub to Boston! There are a couple in Harvard Square that come close but not quite the same as having one in every town! :-)

]]> Comment on Traveling Art Practice by Anny P http://catbennett.net/2012/05/03/traveling-artist/comment-page-1/#comment-1345 Anny P Fri, 04 May 2012 07:27:10 +0000 http://catbennett.net/?p=1822#comment-1345 I always take my stuff with me, but the weather here - as you're finding - doesn't make working outdoors an easy option. Hope you still enjoy your visit - pubs have a way of making us feel better too! I always take my stuff with me, but the weather here – as you’re finding – doesn’t make working outdoors an easy option. Hope you still enjoy your visit – pubs have a way of making us feel better too!

]]> Comment on More at The Saturday Morning Drawing Club by Cat B http://catbennett.net/2012/04/08/more-at-the-saturday-morning-drawing-club/comment-page-1/#comment-1343 Cat B Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:34:11 +0000 http://catbennett.net/?p=1784#comment-1343 Lots more in August! And good wishes for your club!! Lots more in August! And good wishes for your club!!

]]> Comment on More at The Saturday Morning Drawing Club by Dana Barbieri http://catbennett.net/2012/04/08/more-at-the-saturday-morning-drawing-club/comment-page-1/#comment-1342 Dana Barbieri Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:59:10 +0000 http://catbennett.net/?p=1784#comment-1342 Thank you so much Cat for your advice. I just signed up, can't wait to learn more about the online club. Warmly, Dana Thank you so much Cat for your advice. I just signed up, can’t wait to learn more about the online club.
Warmly,
Dana

]]> Comment on More at The Saturday Morning Drawing Club by Cat B http://catbennett.net/2012/04/08/more-at-the-saturday-morning-drawing-club/comment-page-1/#comment-1341 Cat B Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:10:20 +0000 http://catbennett.net/?p=1784#comment-1341 Hi Dana! Thanks so much! Starting a drawing club is a great idea!! There's a lot of great energy working with others. we make a practice of looking for the strengths in each other's work so we can grow those strengths. This works far better, in my opinion, than looking for what is wrong. We also do our drawing to music and try not to talk when drawing. I think that's important as drawing requires a non-verbal presence. Just invite some friends and plan a couple of activities for each week. We meet for 3 hours from 9 am until noon. In the first half hour we share what we've been up to with our art during the week. Then we get to work! I usually have us to one skill-building exercise—contour and blind contour drawings of objects or people. We sometimes draw people from photographs. I also like to have people work large sometimes and just scribble and get the arm moving! The second exercise is usually an expressive experiment of some kind, the sort you see here. You can follow along here—I'm trying to post a little of what we do each week. AND, if you're interested, I'm taking The Saturday Morning Drawing Club ONLINE in September!!! I'll be setting up the exercises, talking about the creative process and making a place for everyone to share their work and get feedback! Please send your email on the CONTACT page if you'd like advance notice!! Let us know how your club goes! Thanks for writing, Dana! Hi Dana! Thanks so much! Starting a drawing club is a great idea!! There’s a lot of great energy working with others. we make a practice of looking for the strengths in each other’s work so we can grow those strengths. This works far better, in my opinion, than looking for what is wrong. We also do our drawing to music and try not to talk when drawing. I think that’s important as drawing requires a non-verbal presence.

Just invite some friends and plan a couple of activities for each week. We meet for 3 hours from 9 am until noon. In the first half hour we share what we’ve been up to with our art during the week. Then we get to work!

I usually have us to one skill-building exercise—contour and blind contour drawings of objects or people. We sometimes draw people from photographs. I also like to have people work large sometimes and just scribble and get the arm moving! The second exercise is usually an expressive experiment of some kind, the sort you see here. You can follow along here—I’m trying to post a little of what we do each week.

AND, if you’re interested, I’m taking The Saturday Morning Drawing Club ONLINE in September!!! I’ll be setting up the exercises, talking about the creative process and making a place for everyone to share their work and get feedback! Please send your email on the CONTACT page if you’d like advance notice!!

Let us know how your club goes! Thanks for writing, Dana!

]]> Comment on More at The Saturday Morning Drawing Club by Dana Barbieri http://catbennett.net/2012/04/08/more-at-the-saturday-morning-drawing-club/comment-page-1/#comment-1340 Dana Barbieri Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:10:59 +0000 http://catbennett.net/?p=1784#comment-1340 Hi Cat. These are beautiful. I love your book. I hope to start a drawing club in my area. Any suggestions on how to do that? Hi Cat. These are beautiful. I love your book. I hope to start a drawing club in my area. Any suggestions on how to do that?

]]> Comment on Percolating! by Cat B http://catbennett.net/2012/03/28/percolating/comment-page-1/#comment-1334 Cat B Thu, 29 Mar 2012 11:37:24 +0000 http://catbennett.net/?p=1737#comment-1334 Hi Anny P! Thanks so much! If you use the CONTACT tab above and send me your email, I'll put you on the advanced notice list! It's going to be a lot of fun and we're going to try to build a strong community of practicing artists. Hi Anny P! Thanks so much! If you use the CONTACT tab above and send me your email, I’ll put you on the advanced notice list! It’s going to be a lot of fun and we’re going to try to build a strong community of practicing artists.

]]> Comment on Percolating! by Anny P http://catbennett.net/2012/03/28/percolating/comment-page-1/#comment-1333 Anny P Thu, 29 Mar 2012 08:43:52 +0000 http://catbennett.net/?p=1737#comment-1333 Hi Cat, just wanted to say that your book was really important to me - still is, and I'm waiting with baited breath to hear more about your online venture. Hi Cat, just wanted to say that your book was really important to me – still is, and I’m waiting with baited breath to hear more about your online venture.

]]> Comment on Poem: Hokusai by Roger Keyes by Cat B http://catbennett.net/2012/02/05/poem-hokusai-by-roger-keyes/comment-page-1/#comment-1331 Cat B Wed, 28 Mar 2012 20:09:02 +0000 http://catbennett.net/?p=1710#comment-1331 Yeah, I love it too!! Especially "Let life live through you!" Yeah, I love it too!! Especially “Let life live through you!”

]]> Comment on Poem: Hokusai by Roger Keyes by Julia Talcott http://catbennett.net/2012/02/05/poem-hokusai-by-roger-keyes/comment-page-1/#comment-1328 Julia Talcott Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:09:14 +0000 http://catbennett.net/?p=1710#comment-1328 Love this Cat! Thanks for putting it up! Love this Cat! Thanks for putting it up!

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