

I hope you paint, draw or carve something soon, my friend. Though still very far from being perfect girls, each was slowly learning, in her own way, one of the three lessons all are the better for knowing – that cheerfulness can change misfortune into love and friends that in ordering one’s self aright one helps others to do the same and that the power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely. This page is harvesting some of them if you want to take a look. The hashtag #togetherathome is being used to help folks find sheltering at home musicians and entertainers broadcasting from their creative spaces to yours.You can read more about it, and download the preparation documents here. Figurative painter Robin Eley is hosting a Quarantine Workshop from his Instagram account.The next online workshop will be Saturday, March 28th. Landscape Painter John Poon has begun offering online painting workshops on color in landscape painting from his studio for $50.This week’s demonstration of a woman in profile with a flower in her hair is wonderful.

Painter Alpay Efe is sharing process videos and encouragement on his Instagram and YouTube accounts.Mary Chapin Carpenter is broadcasting a series called Songs from Home – with her guitar and her dog Angus – live from her kitchen.These folks are part of our tribe, you know? It’s quite remarkable – and poignant – to feel the generosity of the creative community out there. The internet is fluid with posts from musicians, actors, painters and authors, all using video capabilities on their phones to broadcast free content to the world. Artists all over the internet are using social media during this sheltering in place time to share and connect.
