Jan. 2023
Covid brought quiet times. Now that things are more normal,
I have been getting involve in more art making and my art teaching is with videos and PDF's.
So if interested in learning the Procreate App, I have my complete course online at
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Learn-Procreate-in-4-8-Hours-Think-Art-Now-iPad-App-Procreate-Digital-Art-7028574?st=e68b063b1afb88b259457bbf1d104656
4 hours of videos and 50 pages of fully illustrated lessons.
For more information: Click link or image below.
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August 2020
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Procreate Apple iPad App Procreate is a very powerful drawing/painting app for iPads. Once you have iPad, and app these handouts will set you on a quick learning curve. |
Handouts Can be purchased for $5 at Teachers Pay Teachers | |
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| Handouts Can be purchased for $5 at Teachers Pay Teachers | ||
| The Procreate Quick Start 2 includes: Drawing Guides and Assisted Drawing, Selections, and Move and Transform, Layer Options, Brush Studio and making new brushes, and more. Procreate is a very powerful drawing/painting app for iPads. Once you have iPad, and app these handouts will set you on a quick learning curve. | ||
April 2020
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Digital Paintings in Procreate on iPad |
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October 2019
Baker, Great Basin and Zion National Parks
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August, 2019
Tahiti and Islands in photos and watercolor
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| Sketches on Location in French Polynesia | Polynesian Woman in Watercolor |
May, 2019
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Cabo San Lucus
Post #26 - Jan.8, 2019
Colorwheel puzzle I made from my watercolor painting.
Available in different sizes through Zazzle:
https://www.zazzle.com/colorwheel_puzzle-116779109677497027
Post #25 - Jan.4, 2019
Attended the PSIFF Variety Brunch today.
Post #24 - Nov. 16, 2018
CAEA meeting on The Queen Mary in Nov.
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| Queen Mary | Christmas tree with crowns | fruit collage and sketch on the Queen Mary |
Traveled to Washington D.C., Philadelphia, and Boston in October.
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| Philadelphia | Fort McHenry Flag Talk |
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Youtube Link: Surrealist Happening Film |
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Post #24 - June 13, 2018
Went to Cabo San Lucas last May...
Post #23 - June 11, 2018
What a year, I have joined the cancer survival ranks.
Thank You All for the prayers, cards, phone calls,visits, meals, books and beautiful flowers during my hospital stay and recovery time at home!
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Post #22 - Nov. 9, 2017
Night photogaphy with a Pixelstick...
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Post #21 - July 13, 2017 Photos from Baltic Cruise last June
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| Amsterdam | Russia | Russia | Copenhagen |
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Post #20 - May 10, 2017 Cabo Watercolor Sketches
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Post #19 - April 7, 2017 Jigsaw puzzle and coffee mug from my Abstract photo:
to order puzzle: https://www.zazzle.com/abstract_colors_puzzle-116105228521924978
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Post #18 - March 31, 2017 Judged Indian Wells Arts Festival
at Tennis Gardens 3-31 through 4-2. Great outdoor art show.
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Post #17 - Anza Borrego State Park March 4, 2017
Flowers everywhere in the desert this year, we actually got lots of rain.
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Post #16 - Check out the installations of Desert X Feb. - April in Palm Springs at desertx.org
Doug Aitkin's Mirrored House
I was part of Dave Purett's Flea Market in The Palm Springs Art Museum, I sketched quick portraits.
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Post #15 - Claudia Comte's wall
I photoshopped myself into the photo I took of my friends.
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Post #14 - January - Palm Springs International Film Festival
shooting SPIFF I usually shoot the Red Carpet, then back stage group shots...
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Post #13 - Happy New Year! 2017
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Post #12 - Dec. 23, 2016
It's that busy time of year, getting ready for the holidays and the Palm Springs International Film Festival.
I'll be taking photos on the Red Carpet on Opening Gala Night.
Post #11 - Dec. 2, 2016
Two community events are coming up, I will be demonstrated watercolor on Dec. 3 from 4 - 8pm
and I am on the panel for The Artists' Councel of The Palm Springs Art Museum Dec. 10, 10:00 - 3:00
Breaking the Artist Block FULL
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Post #10 - Nov. 20, 2016
At The Incredible Art Center in Palm Springs:
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| My art varies in medium, but I strive for great color and interesting composition. | ||
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| changing and maturing with me. | ||
| A few of my favorite quotes about art making... | ||
| "It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see." Henry David Thoreau | ||
| "All real works of art look as though they were done in joy." Robert Henri | ||
| "The object isn't to make art, it's to be in that wonderful state which makes art inevitable." Robert Henri | ||
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Post #9 - Oct. 28, 2016
| Great upcoming conference for all teachers who have art in their curriculum... http://www.caea-arteducation.org/ | ||
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| I am co-chair. You can register at the door. | Great conference! |
Post #8 - Oct. 21, 2016
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| Getting ready for amazing Music... | Photoshop fun... |
Post #7 - Oct. 3, 2016
| Just got back from a great vacation | ||||
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| View to Boston | Portland, Maine | Hopewell Rock, New Brunswick | Luneburg, Nova Scotia | Peggy's Cove |
Post #6 - Sept. 3, 2016
I was just accepted into Incredible Art Center Gallery, IAC, 301 North Palm Canyon #104, Palm Springs,
just a few doors North of The Hyatt.
Post #5 - August 2, 2016 Pat Kodet – Color & Design
Plan to get messy. Think Creative Color with Balance.
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Post #4 - August 1, 2016 Getting back to drawing, here are a couple of videos you might like:
| For a fun quick video on drawing from Derwert Pencils: | http://www.pencils.co.uk/ajax/showVideo.aspx?id=244764 |
| Varieties of charcoal: http://az31609.vo.msecnd.net/assets/video/0a7ab081-17a6-42d8-af21-1c5f8782e2d5.mp4 | |
| A few of my charcoal works: |    |
Post #3 - July 1, 2016 Making fun tees and things for kids and toddlers, babies too.
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| http://www.zazzle.com/collections/stars-119442352765001118 |
| Paul and I have 10 grand kids and 1 great niece and 1 great nephew, so 12 kids under the age of 9 that we buy gifts for and love. |
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| http://www.zazzle.com/collections/jellyfish_and_nature-119894296205620460 |
| These shirts come from photos I took from nature. |
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| http://www.zazzle.com/collections/fire_collection-119660259535115894 |
| This last group comes from photos I took of the remnants of our house. Bamboo is from a book I illustrated and the burnt paper around it. |
| The next 3 come from bedsprings from our guest room. |
Post #2- June 28, 2016 - As an artist, creativity is the most important thing.
It can surface in a number of way, as new paintings, new photos, new recipe that you alter to fit you. The last week my creativity led me in a new direction. I started a store on Zazzle.com.
I'll need to sell thousands of products to make a living, but all I need is one item to go viral. I am sounding like the youth of today. These are some of my new products for sale:
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| http://www.zazzle.com/collections/abstract_art-119581828855216244 |
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| http://www.zazzle.com/collections/canvas_art_bags-119930599177806555 |
| Think Art Now are art lessons I created. The watercolor palette are colors I teach with. Color wheel is one of my lessons. Boy is a pencil drawing. |
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Post #1 - June 18, 2016 - Today I am facing one of the typical challenges artists come across daily,
especially if you are a woman, do I clean my office?, studio?, or start a new painting?
So I cleaned part of my office and started writing this blog.
Art is very important to me, but as most artists living in the 21st century, not the only thing on our plates.
Today an artist needs to participate in social media, including youtube, facebook, linkedin, Pinterest, etc. (I'll include more once I sign up for more.)
| Like Page |
Follow Pat's board Think Art NOW on Pinterest.
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Youtube Link: Surrealist Happening Film |
Linked in |
I have been shooting for SPIFF for over 6 years.
Here are some of my photos (except the photo of me) from the Palm Springs International Film Festival, 2016
and the award winning films I am watching these days:
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From Left: Lani Garfield, me (Pat Kodet), Paul Kodet This year I shot film fest Opening Gala with my Fuji Mirrorless Camera. The camera is small so I needed a large flash difusser to make my camera appear professional. I do have a great lens. |
Johnny Depp award for Black Mass | Ridley Scott & Matt Damon in The Martian |
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| Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Adam McKay, Jeremy Strong, Max Greenfield for The Big Short | Michael Keaton in Spotlight | Brie Larson Room |