My first (adult) art teacher, Gretchen, once told me: “You have to draw 100 hands, 100 feet, 100 eyes, 100 noses, 100 ears before you’ll be comfortable drawing figures.” It’s taken some years, but I’ve learned to appreciate the value of practice in art. I doodled around with the idea this year. But now I’m… Continue reading 100 Hands…And Feet…And Eyes…And…
Author: Joanne
Joanne Taeuffer is an expressive painter. She lives in the Berkeley Hills and Healdsburg, CA, with her husband and their black cats, Oscar Wild and Percy.
Makes Me Cry…
I’ve been wanting to communicate more emotion in my work. Well, this one made me cry. My mother’s brother, Richard, had a reputation as good-looking and fun-loving. My older cousins, who knew him when they were little kids, looked up to him. I’ve always felt cheated to have lost my uncle before I even knew… Continue reading Makes Me Cry…
Thank You, Point Richmond Art Collective
I’m sending out a special thanks to Point Richmond Art Collection at deWitt Gallery & Framing, who sponsored a “merchant award” at last weekend’s El Cerrito Art Association Annual Show and picked my painting, “A Summer Night on Matheson Street” to win it. If you’re near Point Richmond, check them out at: 121 Park Place… Continue reading Thank You, Point Richmond Art Collective
Joanne Taeuffer 