http://www.kouklacarolyn.com Fri, 05 Mar 2010 23:41:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've started a new blog at: http://capappasart.com. If you read this blog please bookmark my new one so you can keep up with my artwork. I've actually been thinking about this for some time but the deal was sealed the other day when all my categories, links and tags were mysteriously deleted ... http://www.kouklacarolyn.com/archives/230 11-29-08 sketch, colored pencil in sketchbook, 2008 I spent the entire morning from 8 am to 1:30 pm doing various household chores and errands, like grocery shopping and laundry. I also did some other things that I've been needing to do for awhile, like organizing through my files and finances. That ... http://www.kouklacarolyn.com/archives/226 After work sketch, 11-25-08; 6B pencil in 9 x 12 sketchbook This Thanksgiving I am thankful for my family who sticks up for me. That I don't have as many negative influences in my life as last year. And for my hands--that I can use them however I want without pain. A note ... http://www.kouklacarolyn.com/archives/225 Logs, pitt pen in sketchbook, 2008 On Saturday I took a class at the Worcester Art Museum called Living with Art. It was an art advice workshop and the instructor was Nan Hass Feldman. I have had good luck with the classes that I’ve taken at WAM thus far but I’ve ... http://www.kouklacarolyn.com/archives/224 Autumn Tree, pitt pens (10 x 8 cm) Autumn Tree Sketch, pencil in 9 x 12 sketchbook This is my interpretation for November's Virtual Sketch Date. Originally I wanted to do this in Pen and Ink and it would have been really awesome too, but I was just too taken up by ... http://www.kouklacarolyn.com/archives/223 Japanese Maple, colored pencil in kraft paper sketchbook, 2008 One thing that I love about where I live now is that when I look out the window I can see a little bit of nature. In the apartment where I lived before, I saw a brick wall when I looked out ... http://www.kouklacarolyn.com/archives/222 My Features, black pitt pen and graphite in kraft paper sketchbook, 2008 November has definitely been my most productive month of the year so far, in terms of how many days I've drawn. I've done something in my sketchbook for most of the days this month and already I've done more ... http://www.kouklacarolyn.com/archives/221 Bonnie and the Bird; graphite, marker and colored pencil in 9 x 12 sketchbook; 2008 Bonnie, a childhood friend. Well traveled, gorgeous--easily the kind of person that could make someone feel inadequate. But Bonnie is so gracious, soft spoken and kind that I don't think anyone ever felt that way. I ... http://www.kouklacarolyn.com/archives/220 Sanguine Leaf; Pitt pen in kraft paper sketchbook; 2008 I really admire someone who can handle a pen. The reason behind that is because it is so difficult to hide mistakes that one must have a clear vision and real drawing skills to be successful. For me, pen and ink is ... http://www.kouklacarolyn.com/archives/219 Leaf, face down; ink and colored pencil; Carolyn Pappas, 2008 Leaf, face up; graphite; Carolyn Pappas, 2008 "The artist must find an environment, a pattern of living, that will protect his or her energies: the art must be cultivated, must be given priority." "A journal as an experiment in consciousness. An attempt to ... http://www.kouklacarolyn.com/archives/218