drawing Articles
Jul 26, 2012
“Making art is a building process. You have to set a foundation and then everything else grows steadily from that grounded place.”—Summer Camp Master ArtistAs guest blogger Ashley Harris reports, during week five of the de...
Jul 5, 2012
Week two of the de Young’s Summer Art Camp featured the theme Drawn to Drawing
. Guest blogger Kelsey Linton draws us into the exciting world of lines, shapes, and shading as we catch...
Jul 18, 2011
“One must always draw, draw with the eyes, when one cannot draw with a pencil. “—BalthusThe Drawn to Drawing week of summer camp at the de Young was very exciting! Read on to learn about the master artists...
Jul 14, 2010
Over and
Out past the lines
Poems from the residency
Kim Shuck
June 2010
Morning Prayer 2010
Sing me a song of beans and crows at breakfast this
Morning's riot of Queen Anne's Lace at the foot of
Stairs which, let's face...
"Am I really going to talk about the purpose(s) of art?" by Kim Shuck, June 2010 Artist-in-Residence
Jul 6, 2010
One guest during my residency mentioned that he liked the larger canvas of a vest better than, say, a small pouch. I think I smiled and nodded at the time. It was towards the end and my desire to take up each and every...
Jun 28, 2010
On the way past the bandshell I noticed that the puddle the squirrels were drinking out of yesterday had dried up. Fog all gone... It's quite hot actually. More feathers. The various animals didn't come around today. There...
Jun 28, 2010
It's been a long month and my brain is getting sluggish. Fortunately there were many people I liked around today.I gave an interview and found out how tired I am then headed in to work. Gallery time was relatively uneventful...
Jun 25, 2010
Another magical foggy day. This time with tomatoes and raspberries. Well, that and my first official day without Mr. Horse. I knew it was going to be difficult so I brought fruit. Fruit and Knopfler and Clapton... I also...
Jun 24, 2010
On June 18th, during the Cultural Encounters evening event, I sat down with current artist-in-residence, Michael Horse, to find out more about his background and artistic influences. Born near Tucson, Horse is of Yaqui,...
Jun 24, 2010
Today had both frenetic and soothing aspects. I had breakfast with one of our amazing poets on the bill for Friday: devorah major, poet laureate of San Francisco emerita, amazing performer and above all friend. We ate...