Re: Fwd: [Issue #2: Calm] Leap Into a Painting

[robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

Your dad keeps saying he's bored.  Maybe he should do this, 'tho it's too
late to enter any drawings.

 > From: "Heather L. Howard" <http://www.stanford.edu/~hlhoward>
 > Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2020 02:08:04 +0000
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 > Sent: Friday, March 27, 2020 5:38 PM
 > To: Heather L. Howard
 > Subject: [Issue #2: Calm] Leap Into a Painting
 > 
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 > [A woman examines a painting]
 > Issue #2: Calm
 > 
 > The amount of time we spend at home has multiplied since the Bay Area's 
 > shelter-in-place order was announced. In a sense, we have been asked to fit our 
 > world into our living quarters. Home might feel constraining, too isolated, or 
 > out of order. Why not leap into a painting?
 > 
 > This week, we asked our staff to share artworks from the permanent collection 
 > that bring them a sense of calm.
 > [Raphaelle Peale's "Blackberries"]<
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 > Trina Enriquez, Publications Editor, finds tranquility studying the rich 
 > details in Raphaelle Peale�sBlackberries:
 > 
 > �When I have some time to visit the galleries, I head straight for this small 
 > painting. Letting my eyes slide over each plump, glistening berry is so 
 > soothing. It reminds me to stop, take time, savor.�
 > 
 > To Emma Acker, Associate Curator of American Art, the vibrant shapes and colors 
 > of Richard Diebenkorn�sSeawall always draw her in:
 > [Richard Diebenkorn's "Seawall"]<
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 > �You can feel the power of this vibrant, lushly painted work from across a 
 > gallery. This sweeping aerial view of a Northern Ca coastline gives you 
 > the surreal sense of soaring above the landscape like a bird, and seeing the 
 > earth below as a patchwork of abstract forms. Evoking an elemental encounter of 
 > earth, sea, and sky, Seawall is meditative and restorative, just like the 
 > Ca landscape.�
 > View the rest of our staff submissions through the link below.
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 > [A woman sketches in the galleries]
 > Art Project: Windows as Viewfinders
 > 
 > Take a tour of your home, studying the views from each of your windows. With 
 > each view, quietly consider: what do you notice, what shapes do you see, and 
 > how do these shapes layer and intersect? Select the window that appeals most to 
 > you. Using pencil and paper, create a contour drawing�a drawing consisting only 
 > of outlines. When creating your drawing, give your eye time to study the shapes 
 > that you see, then investigate how the shapes layer upon one another. 
 > Experiment with different thicknesses of line, as Diebenkorn did.
 > 
 > We want to showcase your creativity! Send a photo of your drawing 
 > http://www.famsf.org/~todigitalmarketing
 > Please include your full name, city of 
 > residence, and a sentence or two about your work. Deadline for submission: 
 > April 3, 2020.