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Multiple Views in Landscape Painting

McKenna, our painting blogger, is embracing a creative challenge in advanced painting She's working on a series of landscape views that capture shifting perspectives and moods of the IHM Welcoming Space and Land Restoration. #MarywoodArt #Painting

In advanced painting, a recent assignment is painting multiple views of a landscape across several canvases, either arranged horizontally or vertically. The goal is to create a series that, when viewed together, forms a cohesive yet dynamic representation of the landscape. This assignment goes beyond merely capturing a landscape. It explores how different perspectives, lighting, and atmospheric…

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Resveratrol Weight Loss

Weight loss secret: How healthenergyguru.com keeps you young and healthy I once commented to a friend that if weight loss came in a bottle everyone would buy it. With the discovery of a new herbal supplement, it appears that reality isn’t too far off. Woman drinking wine in a cafe Getty Images I once commented to a friend that if weight loss came in a bottle everyone would buy it. With the discovery of a new herbal supplement, it appears that reality isn’t too far off. If you’re familiar with the French paradox — the belief that French people can eat and drink what they want but still remain slim — you may be familiar with resveratrol, an extract derived from red wine. There is ongoing research that suggests you should incorporate this powerful supplement into your daily routine. Even anti-aging guru Suzanne Somers swears by it and here’s why you should too: 1. It’s exercise in a bottle Who doesn’t love the idea of a multi-faceted supplement that seems to do it all? Resveratrol tops the list, especially when it comes to body composition. A study published in the FASEB Journal, suggests resveratrol may prevent the negative effects of a sedentary lifestyle. The study simulated the weightlessness of spaceflight giving one group resveratrol and the other none. The resveratrol group did not develop insulin resistance (a major underlying hormonal imbalance linked to belly fat) or a loss of bone mineral density, unlike their counterparts. This doesn’t just benefit astronauts however. The results indicate that resveratrol may prevent the consequences of sedentary behaviours during periods of inactivity, whether from illness, schedule changes, injuries or even travel. Bottom line: Resveratrol can work for you both in and out of the gym by preventing a decline in metabolic health (and tissue like muscle and bone) when your levels of activity are at a minimum. Its bone-density preserving properties also show promise for women at risk for osteoporosis. 2. It can reduce your cancer risk Elevated levels of estrogen can cause health problems in men and women, ranging from PMS and lower body fat, to endometriosis and estrogen-related cancers. Recent studies show that resveratrol stops breast cancer cells from growing by blocking the growth effects of estrogen. This discovery suggests that resveratrol is able to inhibit and counteract the development of hormone-resistant breast cancer cells. For the male counterparts, researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have found that this power supplement may help reduce the risk of developing prostate cancer. In the study, resveratrol-fed mice showed an 87 percent reduction in their risk of developing the worst type of prostate tumours. In existing cases of prostate cancer, resveratrol was 48 percent likelier to stop or slow tumour growth compared to those who did not consume the supplement at all. Bottom line: Resveratrol is beneficial for lowering the cancer risk for men and women, and has important implications for the treatment of women with breast cancer who develop resistance to hormonal therapy. 3. Use it to trick your fat cells One of resveratrol’s main advantages is that it can improve how your body handles what you eat and whether it’s stored as fat or burned for fuel known as insulin sensitivity. Research published in Nature showed that resveratrol protected mice from the harmful effects of a high-calorie diet, including heart disease, weight gain and diabetes. Resveratrol appears to act on adiponectin, which is produced by our fat cells and helps us lose fat by improving our insulin sensitivity. Not only that, but according to a Purdue University study, this supplement may be able to block immature fat cells from developing and prevent existing fat cells from growing. Bottom line: Insulin is the only hormone that tells your body to either store or burn fat and it’s certainly not something you want in excess. Resveratrol appears to improve insulin sensitivity, which can ward off diabetes (in conjunction with a diet low in sugars and starchy carbs) and help you achieve your weight loss goals. 4. You can cool inflammation and boost immunity Chronic inflammation is not only the culprit behind those aches and pains, but it’s one of the primary causes of aging, disease and obesity. Resveratrol has been found to work on a cellular level, affecting macrophages, lymphocytes, and dendritic cells (your soldiers of immunity) to lower inflammation and boost your immune system. In one study, resveratrol was shown to enhance immune response in mice, and inhibit infection by herpes simplex virus 1 and 2 when taken within one hour of exposure. Bottom line: Resveratrol can be added to an anti-inflammatory, anti-viral cocktail that should include curcumin (or turmeric),vitamin D3 and high EPA omega-3 fish oil supplements to lower inflammation, boost your immune system, improve joint health, and feel younger longer. To take advantage of resveratrol’s benefits I recommend taking 1-2 capsules of a high potency supplement. Depending on the brand, each capsule may be the equivalent of an average of 20 bottles of red wine. Studies have shown you’d need to drink in excess of 60 litres of red wine a day to absorb resveratrol’s benefits, which we certainly do not encourage. There are foods — red grapes, peanuts and blueberries — and wines — Spanish reds and pinot noirs — that boast a higher than average resveratrol content, but to really see results we suggest sticking with a supplement.

Antioxidants in Pill-Form Stepping, Spinning, Pilates, dance: Rebecca Visconti, 29, is no stranger to staying fit, but soon after she started her current job, her gym time suffered. “My workday begins at 7 a.m., and I stay up longer than I should to see my husband, who comes home late from his job,” says Rebecca, an analyst for an Internet technology company in Dallas. “I needed more energy to get back to working out.” One day while browsing the Web, she stumbled upon an online news segment about resveratrol. This antioxidant compound, found naturally in wine, grapes, blueberries, cranberries, and peanuts, was now available in a supplement form, said the report, and could boost energy, maintain body weight, and increase muscle endurance. Intrigued, Rebecca did some more research and eventually ordered a bottle of resveratrol. Once it arrived, she eagerly popped the pill, and one the next day and the next. Within a week of her starting her new morning ritual, her energy improved. “It feels like a caffeine rush,” she says. “I’m more alert and awake.” Her motivation has skyrocketed too. “I used to be dedicated to my workouts for a week or two, then start to slack off. Since I began taking resveratrol, my drive to exercise has remained much higher.” She’s also been able to increase the intensity of her workouts without feeling tired. “I’m definitely in better shape than I was before taking resveratrol,” she says. “I have greater muscle tone and endurance.” Of course, Rebecca isn’t sure whether to credit her power surge to the supplement, the conditioning from her tougher workouts, or the placebo effect. “What I do know is that without this boost in energy, I couldn’t handle my new exercise routine,” she says. A Budding Trend Rebecca is part of a fast-growing group of women who have turned to resveratrol to enhance their already healthy lifestyles. Sales of the recently popularized supplement are estimated to be upwards of $30 million annually, according to the Nutrition Business Journal. Resveratrol is now one of the top five best-selling supplements available at the Vitamin Shoppe, a national chain of health and wellness stores, with purchases having more than doubled between 2008 and 2009. Much of the initial excitement about the supplement revolved around its potential to expand longevity and its promise to lower the risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, a variety of cancers, and age-related problems like cataracts and bone loss. Today, however, among the ongoing medical explorations, one of its most immediate possibilities lies in the realm of fitness. “Looking at the research so far, though more is needed, resveratrol has unprecedented promise for improving people’s physical endurance and helping them control their weight,” says James Smoliga, PhD, assistant professor of exercise physiology at Marywood University in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Resveratrol is a source of high hopes, though much about it remains unknown. “Even though I’m leery when I hear something described as a panacea, I feel very positive about recommending resveratrol because of the research behind it,” says certified trainer Rob Smith, founder of the Body Project, a Minneapolis-area personal-training studio. Yes, there is a plethora of research, but most of it is on animals. What these studies have shown, however, is encouraging: Resveratrol appears to activate enzymes that help muscles use oxygen more efficiently, a performance enhancement known to runners as higher VO2 max. (In simplified terms, the higher your VO2 max, the lengthier and more intense the workout you can handle.) “When you process energy more efficiently, you increase endurance,” Smoliga says. “I take it myself and definitely have more stamina because of it,” says Smith, who estimates that 40 of his clients also take the pill. “I can see that they’re able to push themselves further than before.” Resveratrol’s Get-Fit Promise Fitness experts started to take notice of resveratrol in 2006, when the journal Cell reported that mice given the antioxidant ran nearly twice as far on a treadmill as unsupplemented critters. The treatment “significantly increases the animal’s resistance to muscle fatigue,” researchers concluded. Translation: More energy and less muscle exhaustion led to a better workout. “It’s as if you could put the benefits of a healthy diet and exercise in a pill,” Smoliga says. The hypothesis? Resveratrol stimulates enzymes called sirtuins, which control important functions throughout the body, including DNA repair, cell life, aging, and fat production. “Sirtuins may also increase mitochondria, the powerhouses inside cells where nutrients and oxygen combine to make energy,” says Felipe Sierra, PhD, director of the division of aging biology at the National Institute on Aging at the National Institutes of Health. Sure enough, mice on resveratrol had bigger, denser mitochondria, so their charged muscles were better able to use oxygen. In theory, this means that resveratrol may be able to help you work out longer or harder or both before your muscles become too fatigued to perform. These more intense workouts will then condition muscles for even greater effort the next time you lace up, for a continuous cycle of improved fitness. Again, research outside the laboratory has been limited: In one of the few completed human trials, 90 sedentary men and women were given a resveratrol-based cocktail or placebo daily for 12 weeks. After three months, everyone jumped on treadmills. “While they all hit the same levels of intensity, the resveratrol group exerted less effort while exercising,” says Smoliga, who led the study. What’s more, they also had significantly lower heart rates during exercise — the equivalent of the results of three months’ light to moderate training — apparently just from taking the daily supplement. Hillary Hallows, a 33-year-old sales and marketing executive in Phoenix, can relate. She started using resveratrol about four months ago after hearing about it from a client. “My friend was getting great results, and I trusted her. Plus, I wanted to get more out of my workouts and have extra energy,” she says. As with the human trial results, Hillary found that she could push herself further with less effort. “I hike at least three times a week and walk my dogs twice a day, and have found that I’m much less tired afterward,” she says. “I have a long day — I’m up at 5 a.m. and in bed at 11 p.m. — and I used to feel pretty wiped after a hike or at the end of the day.” Not anymore. A plausible explanation: Her resveratrol-primed muscles are using oxygen more efficiently than they used to. Resveratrol and Weight Loss For all the evidence, anecdotal and otherwise, about resveratrol’s exercise benefits, manufacturers’ claims that the supplement helps people lose or maintain weight are harder to substantiate. “From what I see on myresveratrolexperience.com, one of the primary reasons women in their 20s and 30s are taking it is that they think it’ll help with weight loss,” says Mark Swartz, who created the blog about two years ago to chronicle his and other people’s experience with the supplement. Some proponents say it works in part by interacting with blood sugar. “Studies show that resveratrol boosts our muscles’ ability to absorb glucose from food. This means that more calories go into muscles and fewer go into fat cells,” Smoliga says. Indeed, research presented at a conference of the Endocrine Society showed that in the laboratory, resveratrol inhibited production of mature fat cells and hindered fat storage — at least at the cellular level. In addition, a study found that mice fed a high-fat diet with resveratrol weighed almost the same as those served a non-high-fat diet without the supplement. But because, for some, resveratrol appears to increase the ability to exercise more frequently and intensely, it’s hard to pin down the real source of weight maintenance. Moreover, the supplement’s long-term safety has yet to be proved. While one human study found that ingesting a one-time dose of up to five grams had no serious ill effects, that experiment lasted only a day. (Of course, most people who try resveratrol take more than one dose.) “The studies are too short,” Sierra says. “We just don’t have any data on long-term effects in people.” Safety Concerns Establishing supplement safety can take decades, and over time, in some cases, surprising dangers can be revealed. “Not long ago, vitamin E was all the rage,” says Christopher Gardner, PhD, associate professor of medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine’s Prevention Research Center. Vitamin E is an antioxidant thought to help protect against a range of diseases, like the hopes for resveratrol. But a 2005 report found that high doses of E could actually increase the risk of death. “It took 30 years to show that vitamin E supplements may have had negative effects in the large amounts that were often recommended,” Gardner notes. What is proved to be safe and healthy: consuming moderate amounts of natural sources of resveratrol. “Because of the unknowns, I’d rather people enjoy a glass of wine now and then instead of taking supplements,” Gardner says. And research suggests that moderate amounts of wine can lower the risk of cardiovascular problems. Red wine has the highest concentration of resveratrol, with as much as 15 milligrams per bottle in types like pinot noir, depending on grapes, vineyard conditions, and other factors, but the content even in wine ranges widely; grape juice has about a half milligram per liter; and cranberries, blueberries, and peanuts contain trace amounts. With no true consensus on the ideal amount of resveratrol necessary for measurable fitness perks, many experts advise women to proceed with caution. “Do you really want to experiment on yourself?” asks Sierra, who advocates getting in shape sans supplements. That opinion is shared by many FITNESS advisory board members we surveyed, including Jade Alexis, certified personal trainer and Reebok Global Instructor. “I typically frown on these seemingly quick, easy fixes,” Alexis says. “I believe that eating right, exercising regularly, and getting sufficient sleep will keep us healthy.” Still, Rebecca, Hillary, and countless others are willing to take their chances. “I haven’t experienced any downsides to resveratrol,” Hillary says. “And I don’t expect to, or I wouldn’t be taking it and risking my body or my health.” “It’s good to be cautious,” adds Rebecca, who takes just 125 milligrams a day to hedge her bets. “I’m sensitive to drugs and supplements and have tried herbal products that have caused side effects, like making me dizzy. That’s why I’m taking only a small dose of resveratrol. Even so, I think it may be helping me get the results I was looking for.” What to Know Before You Take It Here’s what to think about before popping a resveratrol pill. Take an Rx inventory. Studies suggest that the supplement could increase the risk of bleeding if you’re taking blood thinners, anticoagulants, or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Resveratrol may also interfere with the body’s ability to metabolize various meds, including statins, calcium channel blockers, and immunosuppressants, potentially causing a toxic buildup of medication. Talk to your doc before taking any supplement. Check the label. Look for products that contain trans-resveratrol, which is found in nature. Beware of words like complex, formula, and blend, which indicate a mix of ingredients that may include only small amounts of resveratrol. Buy tested brands. Biotivia, Longevinex, and Swanson have passed purity and ingredient tests performed by ConsumerLab.com, an independent company that checks supplements.

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Animating Fire

Another one of our wonerfully talented blogger, Nicola, takes on animating fire! Nicola brings physics into art - crazy right? She describes her in-depth process and all of the strategizing that went into creating this simple animation! #MarywoodArt

Back in May, I set out to attempt effects animation, particularly fire and water. I began with fire, because I figured that its erratic nature would be easier to mimic. This ended up being true to a certain extent, but it also required more thinking, specifically about physics, than I imagined it would.  I had no idea where to start, so I searched up some tutorials to work from. I found two that…

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Sobek, The Kane Chronicles

Nicola, our Animation blogger, shares with us a beautiful illustration that she has been working on in one of her courses. Based off of a page in a children’s book, Nicola shares her process, along with some sketches as well. #MarywoodArt #Animation

Our current project in my Illustration II class is to illustrate a page from a random book. The professor had us pull the page from a bag, so we didn’t get to see what we were picking. Coincidentally, the page I pulled was from a series I read as a kid, called The Kane Chronicles. The author is Rick Riordan, the same author who wrote Percy Jackson and the Olympians. I don’t think I ever finished…

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Cardcaptor Sakura Forgery

Nicola, our animation blogger, shares work from her Animation for the Illustrator class where each student could choose their own art for inspiration. Nicola created a Cardcaptor Sakura Forgery. #MarywoodArt #Illustration #Animation #characterdesign

For the last project in my Animation for the Illustrator class, we could choose any piece of animation we wanted to base our illustrations on. I get very anxious when I am given that amount of freedom in a class, because I don’t like to show people things I like. It’s a social anxiety thing. After much deliberation, I chose Cardcaptor Sakura, partially because I love it with my whole soul and…

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I Wanna Eat Your Guts

Isabelle, our #OffCampusArtNews blogger, dives into indie #animation and @brujo_ari_ Ari’s upcoming show I Wanna Eat Your Guts! Explore how artists evolve characters and concepts into animated stories. #MarywoodArt #IndieAnimation

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Dungeon Meshi Printing

Nicola, our animation blogger, has been exploring new creative areas this summer including creating a custom t-shirt design with a decorative border based on an anime story called Dungeon Meshi. #MarywoodArt #Illustration #Animation #tshirtdesign

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Dungeons and Dragons Animation

I have been working on the animation from a past post, which was a sketch that laid down all the movement. I decided to fix a few things about how one of the pieces of hair was moving (the one in the front, to her right), because it wasn’t exactly looping correctly. It was jumping around at certain points, and since the rest of the hair was looping well enough, I figured I should fix it for the…

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Wacky Races Gargoyles

This week, Nicola, our Animation blogger, shares some killler sketches and an awesome end product

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Four Horsemen Print

Before heading home and relaxing on her winter break, Victoria, our Art Therapy blogger, updates us on a linoleum print that she’s been working on for quite a while now. She walks us through her interesting process and provides pictures as well!

I wrapped up the semester on a good note, currently taking it easy back at home. Before heading home, however, I managed to finish the linoleum print I was working on sometime ago.  The sketch itself took a bit longer than I intended, but I really wanted the whole piece to be full of detail and meld together naturally. From there, I covered the back of the paper with graphite, facing that side…

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Little Idle Animation

I did a bit of work on a walk cycle and an idle animation, both for a small game I’ve been trying to make gradual progress on.  The first, the walk cycle, was already sketched out. I just wanted to neaten it up and add color, which, although tedious, made it feel like it’s beginning to come together. While I was doing the lineart, I tried to correct inconsistencies. I wasn’t super thorough, but…

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Student Spotlight: Matthew Barletta

This week, our Student Spotlight Blogger, Sephora, profiles a freshman painting major, Matthew. Matthew not only shares his beautiful artwork, but he also shares a few fun, interesting facts about himself! Read to see his artwork and learn more about him.

Hello dear readers, Sephora here! October has passed so quickly but I can’t wait to experience November as it is my birthday month! I’m feeling great and I hope you all feel blessed during this month of gratitude! Now to the content! Today I am excited to introduce someone who deserves to be hyped up into infinity. He is extremely talented and I adore his artwork as he is wonderful at drawing…

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Student Spotlight: Esther Korkuti

Our brand new Student Spotlight blogger, Sephora, introduces us to freshman, Esther Korkuti! Sephora tells us the adorable story of how they met, and shows and tells us about Esther and her art journey. Read this blog to learn all about Esther!

Hello! This is your new student spotlight blogger, Sephora here! I am honored to be a part of this crew of hardworking individuals to make sure you all get some content! For my first student spotlight blog, I wish to introduce someone who is silly and has fun with what she does! Which I find to be a very important element in being an artist. But a bit of backstory, a few weeks ago small doodles…

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Rough Walk Cycle

Nicola, our animation blogger, is making excellent progress developing characters for her video game. This week she sketched a new walk cycle animation and offers three tips for new animators attempting to do the same #MarywoodArt #Animation #illustration

Continuing to work on the video game I’m making, I sketched both a walk cycle animation, which will be one of the animations that plays as the player moves, and an idle animation, which (so far) is just breathing. I’ve tried a few walk cycles before, but only simple ones, like this one here. It’s made up of eight frames, four for each opposing leg. I would have had no idea how to approach this…

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Development Art

Our animation blogger, Aubrey, shares tips and tricks for anyone looking to animate and create character design. From websites to advice, Aubrey highlights the best resources when you're stuck and facing critique. #MarywoodArt #Animation #CharacterDesign

While every artist’s process is different, almost all of us can relate to a very specific frustration: starting over. Nothing compares to the feeling you get after spending hours on a project, pouring your heart into it, only to be told to start over. It can be for any combination of reasons: it should be in another medium, the character design needs to be reworked, or it simply doesn’t feel…

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Timelessness of Studio Ghibli

Aubrey, animation, shares the beauty of Japanese animation films from #StudioGhibli and the deeper messages that are enjoyed by both kids and adults alike. Keep an ear out for news about their new animation coming out later this year. #MarywoodArt

Animation has changed a great deal in the last few decades. What was once considered to be a children’s genre has evolved into a medium for stories of all kinds, and I believe this is due in part to the works of Studio Ghibli. Studio Ghibli is a Japanese animation studio, founded in 1985 by Hayao Miyazaki, Toshio Suzuki, Isao Takahata, and Yasuyoshi Tokuma. They are responsible for almost two…