Sunday, June 28, 2009

and the moon sees me


and the moon sees me, originally uploaded by ujima.

June 28 On June 28, 1866, an Act of Congress authorized the creation of two cavalry and four infantry regiments, "which shall be composed of colored men." They were organized as the 9th and 10th Cavalry and the 38th through 41st Infantry.
The 9th and 10th Cavalry would go on to play a major role in the history of the West, as the "Buffalo Soldiers".

I see the moon, and the moon sees me. On the pooldeck Friday evening til 2 am Saturday relaxing after a week of Art Camp. Drinking lagers, talking to this one and that one. DJ playing MJ requests. I requested "Man in the Mirror". I'm trying to make the world a better place and brighten the corner where I live.

Resting Saturday and Sunday, reading newspapers, watching Phillies,tennis, track & field events.

Saturday, June 27, 2009

Master Z & our entries


Master& our entries, originally uploaded by ujima.

June 27 Dr. Caldwell McCoy, Jr. was born this date in 1933. He was an African-American electrical engineer. www.aaregistry.com/detail.php?id=1418

Yesterday was the final day of Art camp. Entries were judged and ribbons were given in each category.
The Grace Notes, an excellent quintet played some wonderful jazz.

Deloris award


Deloris award, originally uploaded by ujima.

1st place Chinese watercolors

Edwina award


Edwina award, originally uploaded by ujima.

Chinese watercolors second place

arcylic beginners entries


arcylic beginners entries, originally uploaded by ujima.

1st place acrylic beginners


1st place acrylic beginners, originally uploaded by ujima.

The Grace Notes


The Grace Notes, originally uploaded by ujima.

the ensemble


the ensemble, originally uploaded by ujima.

Joe Stevenson


Joe Stevenson, originally uploaded by ujima.

Dottie Smith


Dottie Smith, originally uploaded by ujima.

She once was a singer with Louis Armstrong's band!

Bruce Frazier


Bruce Frazier, originally uploaded by ujima.

the leader

Thursday, June 25, 2009

My best one


My best one, originally uploaded by ujima.

Finally did one I like:the Art Museum, my fave Philadelphia building.

framing


framing, originally uploaded by ujima.

We'll display them tomorrow at the closing exercise.

3menframed


3menframed, originally uploaded by ujima.

Dee


Dee, originally uploaded by ujima.

Her painting of the Ben Franklin Bridge is phenominal!

Ben Franklin Bridge


Ben Franklin Bridge, originally uploaded by ujima.

Master Z did the one on the right.

bfbrfinished


bfbrfinished, originally uploaded by ujima.

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Sand Sculpture


Sand Sculpture, originally uploaded by ujima.

June 24 This date celebrates the opening of The Apollo Theater in 1933.Located at 253 West 125th Street in central Harlem, New York City, The Apollo Theater was the most important venue in Black show business from the 1930s through the 1970s. Put it on your Bucket list to visit The AppolloTheater and to see a show there.

Today after Art Camp, we walked to Franklin Square to see the Phillies Sand sculpture.

ticketc


ticket, originally uploaded by ujima.


phillieshirt, originally uploaded by ujima.

Phillies logo


Phillies logo, originally uploaded by ujima.

phanaticlose


phanaticlose, originally uploaded by ujima.


p, originally uploaded by ujima.

The one on the right looks like Pete Rose!! ick


me@sculpt, originally uploaded by ujima.

glove&shirt


glove, originally uploaded by ujima.


finger, originally uploaded by ujima.

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Master Z teaches


Master Z teaches, originally uploaded by ujima.

June 23 On this date we celebrate the birth of Matilda Arabelle Evans, an African-American surgeon,in 1872.Evans opened her medical practice in Columbia, which, at that time, offered no hospital facilities for African-American people.Read about her remarkable life and accomplishments.
www.aaregistry.com/detail.php?id=1547

We did three more assignments today. This time we used water and ink. Tomorrow we will work in COLOR!!

3men


3men, originally uploaded by ujima.

snow over mountains


snow over mountains, originally uploaded by ujima.

I did pretty well on today's second task. The first was so bad I didn't take a picture.

tablemates


classmates4, originally uploaded by ujima.


paintingafacrylic, originally uploaded by ujima.

africanacrylicpics


africanacrylicpics, originally uploaded by ujima.

acrylicpainter


acrylicpainter, originally uploaded by ujima.

eye


eye, originally uploaded by ujima.

makingeye


makingeye, originally uploaded by ujima.

eyeglass


eyeglass, originally uploaded by ujima.

faces


faces, originally uploaded by ujima.

Monday, June 22, 2009

watercolors


watercolors, originally uploaded by ujima.

June 22 This date in 1964 celebrates Freedom Schools. These were exclusive Black institutions of learning that helped shape the Civil Rights movement. www.aaregistry.com/detail.php?id=2417

Up and out @ *8:45*!!!! Sis drove me to town to African American Museum for Senior Art Camp. (You're never too old for day camp.)
I had signed up for watercolor lessons but changed quickly when I saw the Chinese watercolor class.

chinese watercolor task


chinese watercolor task, originally uploaded by ujima.

Zhe-Zhou Jiang gave us a task and a piece of rice paper. We used ink and a bamboo stick with sheep hair brush to copy the picture.

Zhe-Zhou Jiang


Zhe-Zhou Jiang, originally uploaded by ujima.

He's an excellent encouraging teacher and quite a reknown artist. He wrote our names in Chinese on our first task so he could remember them and we could practice writing our names.

firstask


firstask, originally uploaded by ujima.

I copied the picture of the bamboo and leaves and wrote my name 5 times.

secondtask


secondtask, originally uploaded by ujima.

birds and plants

thirdtask


thirdtask, originally uploaded by ujima.

(unfinished) rocks and plants

classmates


classmates, originally uploaded by ujima.

classmates2


classmates2, originally uploaded by ujima.

healthy lunch


healthy lunch, originally uploaded by ujima.

turkey sandwich, apple, low fat milk.salad and Oreos but just a few

acrylics


acrylics, originally uploaded by ujima.

I'll do the Chinese watercolors for two days then switch to acrylics. It's taught by Timmy Graham (timmygraham.org).

acrylics2


acrylics2, originally uploaded by ujima.

Saturday, June 20, 2009

into the 21st century


inthe21stcentury, originally uploaded by ujima.

June 20 On this date in 1894, Lloyd Hall was born. He was an African-American chemist. Dr. Hall was a consultant in the subsistence development and research laboratories of the Quartermaster Corps of the U.S. Army during World War II. He held over 100 patents in the United States, Britain, and Canada. Dr. Hall was a consultant in the subsistence development and research laboratories of the Quartermaster Corps of the U.S. Army during World War II. He held over 100 patents in the United States, Britain, and Canada.Read about his pioneering discoveries in the use of antioxidants.www.aaregistry.com/detail.php?id=936

Rain rain rain rain rain rain rain rain
Reading the book trying to discover how to use the new phone.
I can't stand the rain. Who'll stop the rain? Rainy days and Saturdays always get me down.
Watched "The Concert for Bangladesh" DVD. The sun came out!!

Friday, June 19, 2009

Juneteenth


Juneteenth, originally uploaded by ujima.

June 19 This date marks the Juneteenth National Freedom Day. Celebrated on June 19, Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. www.aaregistry.com/detail.php?id=240

There was no big celebration in town this afternoon as there was last year. Congress passed a resolution to apologize for slavery. No reparations of course.

The sun shone today!! I went out to Roxborough for errands. Got a new phone. It takes pictures!! Gonna sit down and read the book to figure how to work the phone. It's a BIG upgrade from my old one.

So sorry to hear of the death of our best local sportscaster, Gary Papa.