Category: Music and Art

Painting Without Plastic

My exploration into natural clay paints has been unexpectedly inspiring. I used to use acrylic paints. My last acrylic painting was in 2019, a large replica of a de Chirico oil painting I really love. Oil paints have been used for centuries, and are made of pigments suspended in a hardening oil, like linseed oil.… Continue reading Painting Without Plastic

Lessons from Ballet

I grew up dancing ballet from about eight to eighteen. Here are some lessons I learned. Never stretch cold In a ballet class, stretching generally occurs after the barre – the first ~30 minute of class that is basically a methodical workout that drills all the foundational movements with the assistance of the barre (railing… Continue reading Lessons from Ballet