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Author Archives: Aya Katz
How to Paint a Halloween Portrait from an Over-Exposed Photo
When trying to paint with a reference photo that is overexposed, we can use harsh colors to replicate the overexposure. Continue reading
How to Paint a Miniature Painting in Acrylics
Yesterday I painted a miniature portrait using acrylics. It was on a 4×4 inch stretch canvas. Here is how I painted it: What I thought was most delightful about the process was that I was able to get my iPhone … Continue reading
How to Paint a Vampire with a Baby
Paitning with acrylics can be a quick and satisfying process. First we prepare the canvas. Then we paint. In less than an hour we can have striking paintings.
Posted in Arts & Crafts
Tagged acrylic painting, art, how to paint a protrait, Painting, painting a vampire
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The Little Boy Who Didn’t Catch a Fish
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Aya Katz (@aya_katz) Sometimes, no matter how hard we try, everything goes wrong. That is, despite concerted and multiple attempts to achieve a life goal, we fail. Sometimes that failure is … Continue reading
How to Use Gloss Medium to Mix Acrylic Paints
Yesterday I used gloss medium to thin out and mix acrylic paints for the first time to very good effect. The painting below, “Julia and the Porcelain Doll”, is the result. My model was Julia Hanna, who has long, beautiful … Continue reading
How to Make Inexpensive Personalized Christmas Ornaments
How to Make Inexpensive Personalized Christmas Ornaments Our Christmas Tree 2010 Our Christmas Tree | Source Some people decorate their Christmas trees with expensive and fragile ornaments. In our house, ornaments for the Christmas tree are much more casual and personalized. They … Continue reading
How to Draw a Husky
Drawing freehand in ink, one corrects mistakes as one goes, without ever erasing any lines. Continue reading
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Tagged how to draw, husky, Inktober, Inktober 2019, pen and ink, sketch
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My Top Ten Books in the English Language
My Top 10 Books in the English Language Updated on March 5, 2009 Contact Author This is a list of books that I return to over and over again. There are many good books that I have read, but these … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Corby, Ayn Rand, Bettye Smith, Emily Bronte, favorite books, Franny and Zooey, Hannibal of Carthage, JD Salinger, Muriel Spark, Nathaniel Hawthorne, obscure author, Podkayne of Mars, Robert Heinlein, The Divine Queen, The Former King, The Fountainhead, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, The Scarlet Letter, Watership Down. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Wuthering Heights
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Interview with Julia Hanna and Guest Dr. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh –continued
On July 13, 2018 Julia Hanna and Aya Katz continued to interview with Dt. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh that had begun the week before. The topic was language and apes. Dr. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh is more experienced than any other ape language researcher, … Continue reading
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Tagged animal rights movement, apes and language, Aya Katz, birds and language, bonobos, Bow Katz, conservation, dogs and language, Dr. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh, individuation, internet communication for apes, Julia Hanna, Kanzi, Marlene McCohen, mirror neurons, Parrots, politcal correctness, Project Bow, red dot test, self-awareness, what is language
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Interview with Julia Hanna and Guest Dr. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh
On July 6, 2018 Dr. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh spoke with Julia Hanna and Aya Katz. Recently, Koko the Gorilla passed away. In response, Geoffrey Pullum wrote a scathing critique of Koko’s language skills. https://www.chronicle.com/blogs/lingu… Julia Hanna and Aya Katz wanted to … Continue reading
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Tagged AI, Alex the African Grey, ape language, Aya Katz, bilingual, Bow Katz, chat box, Dr. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh, Geoffrey Pullum, hunter-gatherers, information theory, Irene Pepperberg, Julia Hanna, Kanzi, Koko, language acquisition, language testing, Lolo the gorilla, machine trandlation, Roger Fouts, Washoe, what is language
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