29 HorseNose HorseHorse HeadFoundation DipLevel FoundationRough HorseClydesdale PaintingBartholomew RsmaBartholomew HorseForwardAnimals | James Bartholomew RSMA Love the honest expression. Not all horses are regal! At least not all of the time. Review: Escoda Perla, Joseph Zbukvic Watercolor Brush Set No.1 Submitted by Teoh Yi Chie on March 29, 2015 - 9:01amWatery WatercolorWatercolour HermanLandscape WatercolorWatercolor PaintingWatercolorists SadlyWatercolor ZbukvicZbukvic GoogleWatercolorist Joseph640 443ForwardCliff Notes for Zbukvic's "Mastering Atmosphere and Mood in Watercolor", pt. 1 — Seamless ExpressionJoseph Zbukvic is a Croation born artist living and working in Melbourne, Australia. Zbukvic’s atmospheric, emotionally resonant watercolors have a wonderful characteristic of being simultaneously loose and crisp — loose in that he suggests rather than elaborating, and crisp because of his masterful command of edges. He has a highly refined sense of when to define a sharp edge, and when to let an edge disappear into mists of hazy textured color.
His landscapes and cityscapes, often of locations in Europe, are highly evocative of the place, without being rigid in their portrayal of details and specifics. He portrays the kind of visual image we might call up as a memory of a fondly remembered place, both hazy and sharp. Many of Zbukvic’s paintings are done on location. His palette is often muted and understated, though sometimes punctuated with higher chroma passages. Zbukvick enjoys dwelling on misty atmosphere, rain and overcast shadow, as well as the haze of bright sunlight. Zbukvick gives highly regarded workshops. This year’s schedule includes dates in France, Spain and Canada as well as Australia. His DVD, Watercolor Impressions, includes scenes from previous workshops; you can see a short excerpt by clicking on the second image on the workshop page. I also came across this video clip from Inside Joseph Zbukvic’s Sketchbook, related I think to a June, 2008 cover story on him in Watercolor Artist magazine.
In addition to his workshops, Zbukvick also teaches at Charles Sturt University and the Mitchell School of Arts. Some of the galleries that represent his work have additional galleries in which you will find images not on his site (and/or larger reproductions, particularly the first two listed). [Suggestion courtesy of Jeroen Coert] Addendum: Adebanji Alade wrote to let us know about Zbukvic’s book Mastering Atmosphere & Mood in Watercolor: The Critical Ingredients That Turn Paintings into Art. Unfortunately, it is out of print and resellers seem to be asking high prices for it at the moment. Perhaps something to keep an eye out for. Melbourne Fine art Gallery International Masters of Fine ArtItem added to your basket Mastering Atmosphere and Mood in Watercolor by Joseph Zbukvic Year of Publication Ascending Year of Publication Descending Year of Publication Descending Great Books Discussion Group History Pub @ Wilsonville McMenamins
March "Boones Ferry Messenger" misprinted library page The March edition of The Boones Ferry Messenger was printed with the library's February information.The corrected library page with our March information is available on our Newsletter page. Download the correct library Boones Ferry Messenger page here. For the latest library information, check our website or call us at 503-682-2744. 8200 SW Wilsonville Road Mon - Thurs: 10am - 8pm Fri - Sat: 10am - 6pm Sun: 1 - 6pmBackground and PurposeThere is currently no medication approved specifically to treat cocaine addiction. Behavioural interventions such as cue exposure therapy (CET) rely heavily on new learning. Antagonism of the metabotropic glutamate 5 (mGlu5) receptor has emerged as a potential treatment, by reducing the reinforcing properties of cocaine. However, mGlu5 receptor activity is necessary for learning; therefore, such agents could interfere with behavioural treatments. We used a novel rodent model of CET to test the effects of mGlu5 negative and positive allosteric modulators (NAM and PAM) on behavioural therapy.
Experimental ApproachRats were trained to press a lever for cocaine in the presence of a discrete cue [conditioned stimulus (CS)] and then extinguished in the absence of the CS. Following lever extinction, half the rats received CS extinction in the same chambers but with the levers withdrawn; the remaining rats received no CS extinction. Before this session, rats received a systemic administration of either vehicle or a mGlu5 NAM (MTEP, experiment 1) or PAM (CDPPB, experiment 2). Cue-induced reinstatement was tested in a drug-free session the following day.Key ResultsAt reinstatement, rats that had received CS extinction showed reduced responding. This effect was attenuated by MTEP treatment before CS extinction. In contrast, administration of CDPPB (PAM) led to decreased reinstatement the following day, regardless of extinction condition.Conclusion and ImplicationsThese results suggest that mGlu5 receptor activity is both necessary and sufficient for efficient extinction of a cocaine-associated CS.
Therefore, mGlu5 PAMs could enhance the efficacy of CET. Continue reading full articleJoseph SketchesSketches 01Sketches StudiesArchi SketchesQuick SketchesMessy SketchesUm SketchbookSketchbook RenderingsZbukvic SketchbookForwardThis street view is expressionistic in its unrealistic nature and hence describes movement and commotion.Visit my website to view journal selections, paintings, and book arts projects. For the most recent information on classes and workshops please click on "Classes" in the categories list of this blog. Classes: Interested in all classes Enter your email address:Delivered by FeedBurner Drawing in a Series Gelli Arts Printing Plate Sakura Pigma Professional Brush Pen Sakura Pigma Sensei Pen Twin Cities Urban Sketchers Working in a Series 2017 Class: Textures—Backgrounds for Visual Journaling and Mixed Media Bell Museum Sketch Night Brushes: Some Brushes That I Use Classes: Drawing Practice: Drawing Live Subjects in Public
Classes: Simple Round Back Spine Color Theory: Related Posts and Recommended Books Drawing Animals from Life Essential Bookshelf for Bookbinders Films for the Holidays Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) For Roz Wound Up Classes Gouache Compendium: Notes from Roz Wound Up Posts to Accompany My Gouache Demo International Fake Journal Month Journal Zine Swap Instructions MCBA Visual Journal Collective Minnesota State Fair Round Up Portrait Party and Binding Party Information Portrait Party Schedule of Tasks—How We Get It All Done Project Journal Infiltration 2010 Sketchbook and Journal Fascimiles and Collections: Summer (or anytime) Reading Sketching and Sketch Outs in the Twin Cities Tearing Down Fabriano Artistico for Binding Twin Cities Life Drawing Co-ops Weirdo Journal: Posts which Cover this Journal Urban Sketchers: Sketching Animals Wild and FamiliarAn article in Outdoor Painter (PleinAir Magazine) about how I love to sketch animals in the city, at the Minnesota State Fair, at zoos, and so on.
Roz at the 2015 Minnesota State FairMinnesota Public Radio reporter Tracy Mumford interviewed me for the Faces of the Fair series. Second "Design Recharge" Interview: April 1, 2015In this second interview with Diane Gibbs at "Design Recharge" we focus on International Fake Journal Month. If you're wondering just what that is, I give a great description of it, and why you might want to participate. Also check out our earlier interview (below on this list) if you want more information about how I approach visual journaling. First "Design Recharge" Interview: February 12, 2015Diane Gibbs of Design Recharge interviewed me for International Fake Journal Month (2015). We get a little side tracked and talk a lot about sketching, visual journaling, and my creative process. It's a great interview. Strata Interview with Roz StendahlT. Meyers asked some fun questions in this interview of me on Strata.Danny Gregory and I discuss gouache. Watch the 14 minute interview and then check out the images and text in Danny's blog post.
A Conversation with Danny Gregory: An Illustrated JourneyDanny Gregory chats with me about my approach to visual journaling. One in a series of interviews he did with artists he included in his fantastic book—"An Illustrated Journey." Roz Wound Up Gets a New Site Contour Line Sketches Are a Great Way to Warm Up Still Scanning My Bell Museum Project… I Don’t Look at Rodents—Usually Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper Meets the Pentel Pigment Brush Pen Another Voice: Political Illustration of the Late 20th Century—An Exhibit at MCAD Get Something Down on Paper, Even if You Think You're Too Close to Your Subject A Couple Helpful Books for People Interested in Drawing Comics or Graphic Novels Roz Emerges from Face Deprivation The Official Fake Journal Blog Danny Gregory and I Discuss Visual JournalingSadly a two part podcast from May 2008 made with Danny Gregory, author of "An Illustrated Life," is not currently available. We talked about journaling, art media, and materials…