From my Art-chive…
What happens when you try to mimic a master and fail miserably. This drawing taught me a lot about my own sense of style and what I like doing versus what I would rather not bother with. The Cherubs from Raphael’s “Sistine Madonna” are two of my favorites and given how many prints I see of just that section of the piece they are probably popular with more people than just myself. What I learned about myself making this that my work fares better when I am not trying to mimic a master. While artists will often practice their skills by working off another artists work, it is not a good way for me to learn and practice my craft. I am much better suited to finding other inspiration, unless I am working with colored pencils (those always seem to give me the result I want 😊). What kind of work, or project have you worked on that maybe didn’t have the result you were hoping for?
Hopefully your last two weeks were a wonderful start of the fall season.
Now to the Good News…
Researchers watched 150 episodes of ‘Bluey.’ They learned it teaches kids real-life resilience
We all want our children to be good humans. We want them to be able to handle life’s adversities and grow into capable and emotionally balanced adults who can handle the world. As a mother of teens and tweens who was doing my best to help them do just that, the emergence of Bluey was a godsend. I have watched many kids’ shows as my children grew and continue to grow, and of all of them, this one is my favorite. It is entertaining for all ages, matches a child’s short attention span, and teaches them valuable life lessons. There is now a study that corroborates the thing that I think most parents who have seen Bluey would agree with: that it is teaching our kids real resilience and life lessons. Even if you don’t have kids, I think Bluey is worth a watch.
How Britain built some of the world’s safest roads
Great Britain is one of the safest countries to drive in, which is a far cry from where they were pre-WWII when they were a country that was considering abolishing their speed limits due to a lack of enforcement. While the deaths kept climbing till the 1960s, some interesting changes meant a turn around of the trend, allowing for Britain to become one of the countries with the fewest deaths on the road. Starting with the addition of Highways (motorways in the article), which have fewer pedestrians, to the addition of roundabouts with very clear rules that are still followed to this day, it seems that the key to the success of the British system is their consistent rules that are followed and enforced. There is also stricter or more consistent messaging encouraging people not to drink and drive. And finally, cars have gotten safer, and people wear the proper safety equipment (helmets, anyone!) when on motorcycles. All of this together has created a system that makes Britain one of the safest places to drive in the world. Maybe more countries should try it?
I am doing my best to keep up with good news on a biweekly basis, however my kids schedules do not always allow for the most time to get to as many of these as I would like. I can always promise at least one good news story but please be patient with me as the amount of good news fluctuates from post to post. I am also hoping to put more time into more art posts or comics to share so keep me in your thoughts as I try to manage the chaos 😂.
Till next time keep looking for the good news, and see you in two weeks with more good news.
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