Let The Weekly Art Lesson become your Creative Oasis – a place for you to refresh your spirit and practice the art of drawing and painting without fear. Browse the archives for back lessons. Subscribe. It’s always FREE, fun and positive. But I always take it with extreme seriousness as well.
Watch the video to get to learn about my one aspect of my philosophy:
Staycation Series: During this pandemic, I will post a lesson every two weeks and design the lessons to be both calming and invigorating. While we shelter in place, I will make lessons that only require a pencil and paper because I figure everyone has these around. Fancy paper not required. Now would be a great time to start drawing again. You drew as a child, right? Some of you have continued to draw and paint all your lives. All of you are welcome.
Drawing and painting can lead to tremendous centering and joy. We are doing this to bring mindfulness and pleasure into our lives – not to become great artists. Doing it, however, WILL improve your ability to do it “better”. Art at this site is a practice and a path not a destination.
If you want the lessons to come directly to your inbox each week, be sure to subscribe by entering your email in the subscription box on the right. Then confirm your subscription in the email that you receive. To protect your privacy I can not sign up for you.
The lessons will share images, ideas, and tips. I am using a WordPress site that has been dormant for years, and I will draw from the old lessons but stay current with the times. The tagline at WeeklyArtLesson.com has always been “Refresh your Spirit with Fearless Drawing and Painting” because I believe that it will.
It will be helpful to me if you post what is working for you and what you would like to learn in the comments section. The comments section is there for sharing and getting to know one another.
If you feel that these lessons will help others, please share them. Forward the link or post it on your social media accounts. FYI, I am not active on social media.
The artist’s journey is quite a ride…. sometimes it’s wild and rough – other times it’s serene and blissful; but all the time it is easier to grow our art if we have a motivating and supportive environment.
Everything from basic techniques to overcoming creative blocks will be covered, but the primary goal of this site will always be the development of your authentic self-expression as an artist.
- Lessons are designed to work on any level.
- Join in at any time – the lessons aren’t sequential.
Lillian Kennedy
It is my intention to gather a community where everyone will be welcomed, supported, and motivated on their own creative journey.
Lillian has a Master’s in Painting from Parson’s School of Design in NYC. Her teaching has ranged from “Advanced light, color, and design” at Pratt Institute of Design in NYC to “Art for Creative Growth” at Burlington College back in the 1970s. Her teaching philosophy is that everyone can learn the basics with encouragement and instruction. She is known for bringing out the uniqueness in each individual.
Lillian’s landscape paintings are in private and corporate collections all over the world. She ran a business from her Union Square studio in NYC doing corporate and private commissions. Her mural work can be seen in places such as the Tavern on the Green, the Bronx Zoo, and the old Sunset Park Courthouse in NYC.
She has had one person shows throughout the United States.
Lillian’s creative pursuits are inspired by her passion for Nature, Art, and Spirituality.
Endless THANKS to Dave Sullivan who saved this blog site. Volunteering through the Bixby Library in Vergennes, VT, he is unraveling and repairing the technical problems for me as they appear.
The site had been hacked and was all in Arabic – I kid you not! It had cars and things… I couldn’t access any of it. Dave leaned into the problem with a keen interest that I understand better now that I know that he has his own blog about Crossword puzzles and has created puzzles for the New York Times. It does take a village to make most things happen, and it sure helps that a generous and gifted man such as Dave is here in mine .
Hi Lillian,
I wrote on the blog on New Years day but then it disappeared. Let me know if you get this note.
Good to see you at Carolyn’s!
Vicky
Eloise,
I usually don’t date my sketches or plein air work.
My art work could never replace a written journal , and so we are all stuck with those words that we might regret. I try to keep my private writing private – if I am concerned about later possible consequences, I will use a code for certain things, but, in general, I have so much clutter that my personal writing couldn’t be found even if someone were looking for it. Sometimes, I destroy what I have written (as well as what I draw), but I NEED to write authentically and almost daily in order to constantly rediscover where my center is. I do date the journal entries – and I find it helpful to refer to them later.
Oh Lillian!
I love your weekly art lesson.com!
I miss you and would love to be at one of your classes soon! Hope to see you at Art Spa!
xoxoabby
Hi Lillian!
Sign me up for the weekly art lesson! Loved your demonstrations at Marion’s and have heard many good things re: the weekly art class!
Hope all is well with you! Remember my “beautiful mother”? She will be 103 in August!
Linda
Good luck with this new endeavor Lillian! Looks great.
I’m back from a month at the Central Coast–can hardly wait to start painting again! I’m haveing trouble downloading your weekly art lesson–help!
Sign me up, I may be inspired to get the sketch book out.
Your new friend!
Pat
Hi Pat,
It was wonderful meeting you in MN. I can’t sign you up (I don’t think). You need to fill out the little box in the right sidebar AND then click the email that you will get to confirm your subscription. xo, Lill
Hi Lillian. So nice to meet you last week in Minnesota at the wedding (we sat at the same table). I am really glad that I was able to remember the name of your website (remember how I was trying to memorize the website’s name by using word associations?). Well, it worked and here I am! Looks great. Your creativity inspires me. Sally
Sally!
It is so good to hear from you! i really enjoyed meeting you, and I’ve thought about your home in the trees with a pond. The wedding was such a treat. It’s quite a life when we can entwine with nature as James and Amy seem to do. I hope that you will continue to enjoy the site by subscribing in the side bar so that it arrives weekly in your inbox.
My condolences on the loss of your father in law. Lillian
I have just recently moved back to the Boulder area. Now that I am retired from the regular 9-5 schedule, I am working on getting “back to” painting and I am also trying my hand at wood carving. In college I painted entirely in oils and I am now trying to use acrylics which is a learning process, to be sure.
I would like to sign up for your weekly online class and perhaps in the future will join in on your regular classes. I did not see if there is a charge for the online class.
Please let me know as I am excited to have this support and creative encouragement.
Thanks, Judy Fisher
Judy, Welcome back!
The WeeklyArtLesson subscription is free. After subscribing on the side bar of the site, be sure to open and click the confirmation email that you will receive. Can’t wait to meet you.
Hi LIllian,
Glad to see you are well and still doing beautiful art. This is a great service while folks are quarantined.
Thanks,
Bob Glen