This is what we will be looking at this Friday, May 24
E. Johnson Bridge
Fishing by E. Johnson
Rail Road Bridge
Rail Bridge close up
Top view of /Rail Bridge
Bike bridge
Second Week of Bridges Class
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Follow Up to First Class
I had to rush off the first day because of some other obligations so I took a chance on Monday to return to the Stone Bridge, which turns out to have a name. Here are a few more pictures. Now if I can share my work, you can share yours!
First Bridges Class – May 17
They started with a deluge ,followed by cold and breezy conditions. Nevertheless, all the students came and with pluck and grace, met each other, took a look at Psalm 1 and went off to paint the Stone Bridge at the Sherman Avenue end of Tenney Park.
Iron Bridge
a visiting muskrat
The stone bridge
After he sun arrived
the intrepid class
Nancy’s demo
River Pictures – May 16
Two quick pictures.
Middle Schoolers in Canoes
Iron Bridge at Tenney
Yahara River Sketch
This is a pen and watercolor sketch of the Yahara River between Lake Monona and Lake Mendota. I went for a walk one day to count all the bridges. In fact I missed on in the lagoon at Tenney Park, which is on the North end of the stretch. Lots of human and natrue interaction. There is a tradition in some art forms to put in a mistake to reflect human inperfection. That seems to come naturally to this author!
Bridges Class is Set to Go – Friday, May 17
We are glad to say that the first Two Book Retreat event will have a class of at least 7, which is a great size. We do have room for a couple more in case you are siting on the fence.
Nancy Macgregor is an excellent teacher and she is bringing with her a number of her return students, including me! She will help us to see and paint what we see along the river.
I’ll be providing a booklet of selected “Two Book” texts. These texts help us to see in a different sense, the world around us.
Proverbs 3:19-20 (NRSV)
19 The Lord by wisdom founded the earth;
by understanding he established the heavens;
20 by his knowledge the deeps broke open,
and the clouds drop down the dew.
We have a back up plan for shelter if the “dew” ever turns out to be more intense. So far we are optimistic.
Internet Class Discount
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Bridges over the Yahara Class – May 17 to June 21
In collaboration with artist Nancy Macgregor (www.nancymacgregor.com) there will be an outdoor watercolor class that meets along the Yahara River in Madison. We are going to look and listen to the Word at the start and the Wold for the remainder of the course.
Marquette-Atwood Art Walk – May 5
Garden Markers
knots
pear relief
Star in progress
Mulberry spoon and fork
scraps I can’t part with
Walking Sticks
Bass wood and walnut
map
I’ll be participating in the art walk in my neighborhood. I have been workikng on a few projects that you can see below. I’ve also included a map.
Two Book Retreats
We want to create an opportunity to combine the areas of Scriptural study and the Arts.
We want this to be for everyone, not only for professional artists and scholars.
We hold that God reveals himself in Scripture in a specific way and Nature in a general way.
We want to emphasize the main stream of the Christian faith shared by all believers in all places.
We hold that observation and thought is needed both to read scripture and see nature.
Schedule
The Bridges Over the Yahara – May 17 to June 21 –
Marquette-Atwood Artwalk – Sunday, May 5 – Dave’s woodcarving
Two Book Retreat – August 23-25 – exploring the Two Books theme in Scripture and Drawing
Two Book Retreats 