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Shading with color can make your sketches lively!
These shadows were created by using contrasting and complementary colors, not gray or black.
Tips for shading with color:
- Use color in, and to make, shadows.
- Remember to leave highlights white.
- Shadows themselves are not shapes, but an absence of light.
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In March, I gave a talk on the historical and contemporary synergies between art and science.
If you're looking for something to watch or listen to, rather than something to read or do, this talk might be just the thing. You'll see, it roved through history and looked at technologies that have influenced art and science. And, it took a look at research and examples of how art and science can do much more than make data look pretty.
Click here to view the talk! It's about an hour long, including the Q&A following my presentation.
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The etymology of 'leisure' includes words which originally meant something akin to 'free time for learning.'
In the October 2016 edition of the newsletter, I mentioned a book review I read on the splendid Brain Pickings website, a site I've recommended before.
The book review essay, "Leisure, the Basis of Culture," discusses a book of the same name. The book was written in 1948 by German philosopher Josef Pieper.
Certainly, the book and the review (by Brain Pickings author Maria Popova), helped me realize why so-called leisure activities generate new ideas for me. They also pushed me to ponder how this principle could be applied in the classes you and I teach.
I'm working on a syllabus for next semester, and the question I posed in October, prompted by this consideration of leisure is still of interest.
What do you think? How might providing down time, free time to let the mind and body wander, enhance student learning, and how can we facilitate that for them? |
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Artful Gifts
Holiday Cards & Wintry Wonders collections are
back in stock!
If your holiday traditions, like those in my family, involve New Year's gifts, you're in luck.
Folks liked the "Drawn to the Holidays" and "Wintry Wonders" cards so well both sets were on back-order. But, they're back in stock and ready to ship!
Order your cards today, and I'll ship them to you pronto!
Drop-shipping &
gift certificates
I am also happy to drop-ship (be sure to let me know if you want a special note included), and I can provide gift certificates, if you'd rather your gift recipient choose their own cards.
Card specs
All cards are printed in the USA on environmentally friendly paper. And, as always, I offer bulk discounts for purchases of 24+ cards.
Custom orders
Lately, folks have been asking about customized cards and/or cards with commissioned drawings. I'm happy to work with you to make extra-special cards! Contact me here.
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Upcoming Events
@IAmSciArt
January 1-7, 2017
I'll kick off 2017 by curating the @IAmSciArt Twitter account! Primary topics will be a) strategies for integrating drawing in science classrooms and b) basic instruction to avoid the "told but not taught" issue which is unfortunately common when drawing integration is attempted.
Drawn to Illustration
Webinar at 1 PM ET
February 20, 2017
In a 1-hour live webinar hosted by the Textbook & Academic Authors Association, I'll provide tips on working with an illustrator, plus a couple of hands-on activities for creating your own concept sketches or finished illustrations. Click here for details.
Looking for training?
If you'd like to schedule a public workshop, artist residency, or professional development training, let me know!
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News
Limber Pine poem in Poems Across the Big Sky (2)
A poem of mine -- "Green Fire" -- was recently published in Poems Across the Big Sky (2), a poetry anthology focused on Montana writers! Here is a link to the most detailed information I could find online.
ESA SciComm Chair-Elect
I'm really excited to share with you that I've been elected to chair the Ecological Society of America's Science Communication Section in 2017-2018.
This coming year I will serve as chair-elect, and will continue to maintain the section website, contribute to professional development opportunities hosted by the section, and work with current officers and members to further develop the momentum and professional value of the section.
Please get in touch with me directly if you have ideas or questions for the section.
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