Archive for May, 2008

The self-portrait: Part II

May 30th, 2008

Self-portrait, 36 x 36, ©2007 Deidre Adams
As mentioned in an earlier post, the self-portrait is a very common assignment for art school studio classes. This is one that I did in Painting II last fall. The direction called for making a “psychological” self-portrait. Despite my tendency to agonize over these things and want to read [...]

Now for the next thing …

May 18th, 2008

Detour, 39 x 39 inches, ©2008 Deidre Adams
Detour is one of my pieces to be included in 12 Voices, a SAQA-sponsored exhibition which will open at the Dennos Museum Center in Traverse City, Michigan, on Sept. 3, and travel for a year afterward. I feel quite honored to be included in this show. Jurying [...]

Does technology improve our lives?

May 4th, 2008

©2008 Deidre Adams
This semester, I have two classes with very similar names: Visual Thinking and Understanding Visual Language. It took me a little while to get the names straight, but the basic difference is that the first is a hands-on class, kind of a survey of different software programs combined with a sprinkling of [...]