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20 Time Declarative Post

6/22/2015

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I have made my decision for my 20Time project, along with some assistance from nature.  Those who commented on my original posting thought that I should make wine as a cultural and family historically driven inquiry.  I did some research and visited the local wine making store here in Simi Valley.  The store proprietor told me that Summer is the wrong time to start a batch of wine in Southern California.  He asked me if I wanted to make beer instead.  I don't have any connection to beer so I respectfully declined.  I still want to make wine now, especially with the connection I have to the process.  The wine expert told me to come back in late September or Early October because that is when the wineries sell their extra grape juice from the pressing process.

So I am going to go with my second option, learning to paint.  I am going to try to see if I can just pick up the craft.  If I can't, there are free classes through the Parks and Rec department available that I can attend to get some pointers.  However, I do want to see if I can improve my own talents through successful failures and self anaylasis.

I told my son that we are going to be learning to paint together he was excited.  Then he looked confused and let me know that he already knows how to paint, "Daddy, you put paint onto the paintbrush, then you put the paint onto the paper."  I am going to have him accompany me on this journey.  Who knows?  We might discover that he has some artistic talent.

Questions:
1. How do you even start creating a painting?
2. Is there a large difference in technique between different types of paint?
3. How did the craft of painting evolve?
4. Is there a culture on earth that doesn't have some form of painting, or visual art?
5. Can you blend various types of paint in one painting, or will that look riddiculous?
6. Is there any coorelation between the raw materials a culture has available and the style of paintings it produces?
7. What should I paint?
8. Will my paintings be any good?
9. Could I potentially sell my paintings, like the people on the beach walk in Santa Barbara every Sunday?
10. Is art as powerful and informative a method of communicating complex ideas as writing?
6 Comments
Jessica Love
6/22/2015 08:16:08 am

What a wonderful choice! I love that you are doing it with your son. I look forward to seeing your progress.

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Jaime Gonzalez link
6/22/2015 09:15:32 am

That's awesome. At first, I thought you were going to paint a room in your home or some type of DIY but definitely painting as an art will be a lot more difficult. I youtube everything so maybe you can get some pointers there and maybe one of your paintings could be the bottle of wine and flavor you intend to make at some point. Good luck! and I think your son is going to love going on this journey with his dad.

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Jake Bowker link
6/22/2015 10:27:51 am

Michael,

I understand completely about the wine idea and the dilemma with the season. However, because I am terrible at art, too, it would be fun to see you along your journey of learning to become the next Leonardo da Vinci. Good look!

Jake

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jeff
6/22/2015 10:35:45 am

Michael,
As much as I like the wine making. . .someone in cohort one made jelly from wine grapes. . .so close. The painting idea is the pefrect medium for this project. In one of Dan Pink's awesome books (the first one, I think), he tried to teach himself to draw by taking a class based on the book, Drawing with the Left Side of the Brain (or something like that). He made substantial progress in a very short time. . .Good luck!
jeff

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Nona link
6/22/2015 11:54:47 am

Yay for painting with your son! Can't wait to see both of your journeys, thoughts and progress.

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Jana
6/29/2015 03:44:35 am

Michael I love the picture of your art piece and how you explained your process. I am a YouTube addict on watching how others accomplish the task I want to do so I agree with Jaime on looking up videos. Wondering if you ever have watched Bob Ross. My husband is a self made artist (metal, wood, all paint mediums) and he learned by watching Ross on PBS as a child. He kinda does the pony show where he paints then you paint the same thing. My friend who is an art teacher says that isn't really art it is mimicking. But something to explore. Hoping you do a Star Wars theme.

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