WEBSITES
Marvin Bartel — His philosophy of art education focuses on teaching students to think like artists, developing creativity and problem solving skills.
Pigments Through The Ages — Fascinating site if you love color.
Essential Vermeer — Astonishing resource for learning about the master of realism: life, works, methods, context.
BOOKS
From Ordinary to Extraordinary: Art and Design Problem Solving — By Ken Vieth. This book has great project ideas. More importantly, the main focus is on developing problem solving skills through art.
Studio Thinking: The Real Benefits of Visual Arts Education — Hetland, Winner, Veenema, Sheridan. The authors isolate 8 habits of mind that are vital to the artistic process. They observe and discuss art classroom examples to illustrate their findings.
Drawing with an Open Mind — By Ted Seth Jacobs, Tony Ryder's mentor.
Figure Drawing — By Tony Ryder. His methods in great detail.
FRENCHTOWN ARTISTS
Rick Toone — My loving husband: writer, artist and luthier.
Rich Cahill - Tatoo artist and painter.
Jesse Krause - Jesse has a wonderful sense of color. (My personal weakness!)
OTHER ARTISTS I ADMIRE
Tony Ryder — Portrait artist and instructor. I spent two intense but wonderful weeks learning from him this summer, as Rick and I camped in the mountains outside Santa Fe.
Jesumar Banhao — A very close friend of mine since our junior year of high school, I've watched his art transform from super-detailed pencil still lifes to striking, abstract color compositions. What pulls me in is the psychological depth of his work.
Kevin Adams — My Mason Gross photo buddy. Especially striking to me is his series of reflections.
