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Drawing Digitally -How I sold my painting to a Restaurant

noreply@blogger.com (blog.darrencannell.com) — Sun, 16 Aug 2020 22:09:00 +0000

Drawing Digitally -How I sold my painting to a Restaurant

How I ended up with my artwork in a local restaurant.

Drawing Digitally - 21 Digital Paintings with Raindrops Ipad drawings by Darren Cannell

noreply@blogger.com (blog.darrencannell.com) — Fri, 07 Aug 2020 03:50:00 +0000

Drawing Digitally - 21 Digital Paintings with Raindrops Ipad drawings by Darren Cannell

Does adding rain to paintings make them spooky or romantic? Check out these 21 digital drawings of rainy scenes.

Drawing Digitally - 28 Big Cats Ipad drawings by Darren Cannell

noreply@blogger.com (blog.darrencannell.com) — Fri, 31 Jul 2020 03:22:00 +0000

Drawing Digitally - 28 Big Cats Ipad drawings by Darren Cannell

Out of all the animals, big cats are so majestic and fun to draw. Eyes on the cats make them seem alive. Here are 28 big cats that have been digitally drawn by Artist Darren Cannell.

Drawing Digitally - 19 Human Face Ipad drawings by Darren Cannell

noreply@blogger.com (blog.darrencannell.com) — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 06:17:00 +0000

Drawing Digitally - 19 Human Face Ipad drawings by Darren Cannell

Drawing faces has never been one of my first choices when drawing but I have done just under 20 that I thought I did a half-decent job.
I hope you enjoy them.

Drawing Digitally - 45 Bird Ipad drawings by Darren Cannell

noreply@blogger.com (blog.darrencannell.com) — Fri, 17 Jul 2020 05:01:00 +0000

Drawing Digitally - 45 Bird Ipad drawings by Darren Cannell

I love drawing birds because of how proud and majestic they are.

Artist Darren Cannell shares 40 older water and palm tree paintings from his past.

noreply@blogger.com (blog.darrencannell.com) — Fri, 10 Jul 2020 23:52:00 +0000

Artist Darren Cannell shares 40 older water and palm tree paintings from his past.

Waves and Palm trees - I am so missing going to these places so I can paint some digital palm trees as the waves are crashing on the beach.

Drawing Digitally -Three stage Birdhead Ipad and Apple Pencil Drawing

noreply@blogger.com (blog.darrencannell.com) — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 17:54:00 +0000

Drawing Digitally -Three stage Birdhead Ipad and Apple Pencil Drawing

Took three tries to get it to the stage I wanted.

Drawing Digitally -How to draw a woman's face.

noreply@blogger.com (blog.darrencannell.com) — Wed, 01 Jul 2020 17:33:00 +0000

Drawing Digitally -How to draw a woman's face.

A quick drawing which was so fun to do.

Darren Attempts a Color by Felik's Original Paintings With an Ipad and Apple Pencil.

noreply@blogger.com (blog.darrencannell.com) — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 06:12:00 +0000

Darren Attempts a Color by Felik's Original Paintings With an Ipad and Apple Pencil.

Drawing Digitally - Darren Attempts a Color by Felik's Original Painting with an Ipad and Apple Pencil.
Color by Felik created very bold color images and some of them are based around a fantasy type theme and the floating island is one such painting. Darren attempted to create his own floating island and is thankful to Felik for sharing his skill. Feliks two hour painting helped Darren as he attempted to paint digitally his own floating island. The island was from another digital drawing by and artist called Greg Hargarten.
Thank you to these two talented artists and their willingness to share their skills and help others to develop theirs.
At the end of the video, Darren always puts the original artist's work next to his and he finds out that his journey must continue as there is always something he feels he could have done better.

Drawing Digitally -Darren Attempts a Debbie Avoux Web Original with an Ipad and Apple Pencil

noreply@blogger.com (blog.darrencannell.com) — Sun, 28 Jun 2020 05:53:00 +0000

Drawing Digitally -Darren Attempts a Debbie Avoux Web Original with an Ipad and Apple Pencil

Darren attempts some Hua Tunan masterpieces using a digital splash technique.

noreply@blogger.com (blog.darrencannell.com) — Fri, 26 Jun 2020 07:01:00 +0000

Darren attempts some Hua Tunan masterpieces using a digital splash technique.

Darren attempts some Hua Tunan masterpieces using a digital splash technique. The splash technique is a method that Darren coined and it is the best way to explain this graffiti style of creating. Hua's step by step videos are amazing and they are so much fun to try to recreate. He tried 5 of them.

Darren's artwork that brought tears to some viewer's eyes.

noreply@blogger.com (blog.darrencannell.com) — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 05:38:00 +0000

Darren's artwork that brought tears to some viewer's eyes.

The collection brought tears to the viewer's eyes. Never before this or since had any of my artwork cause such a powerful reaction in people.
What would you title these nine pieces of art which were made of acrylic and plaster of Paris?
They hung in his art room for years before they were destroyed in a flood.
The most popular titles for each is shown at the end of the video.

Artist Darren Cannell shares 26 old Watercolor Landscapes Paintings from his past.

noreply@blogger.com (blog.darrencannell.com) — Wed, 24 Jun 2020 06:11:00 +0000

Artist Darren Cannell shares 26 old Watercolor Landscapes Paintings from his past.

28 Oil Paintings by Darren Cannell

noreply@blogger.com (blog.darrencannell.com) — Sun, 14 Jun 2020 06:38:00 +0000

28 Oil Paintings by Darren Cannell

These are some of the first pictures I ever painted. Check them out and let me know which one you liked the best.
My favorite was the knife painting of the mountains at 1:50 in the video. Now that is a painting...lol
The value of these paintings is the painting technique and tricks I learned while doing them. Many of these skills have been transferred to my journey of teaching myself to draw digitally.
Continue to follow my journey of Drawing Digitally by commenting, suggesting, critiquing, and subscribing. I have thick skin so let me know what you think.

50+ Flower Paintings by Darren Cannell

noreply@blogger.com (blog.darrencannell.com) — Fri, 12 Jun 2020 04:45:00 +0000

50+ Flower Paintings by Darren Cannell

Drawing Digitally -Darren Attempts a Michelle Webb original use Ipad and Apple Pencil. Step by step

noreply@blogger.com (blog.darrencannell.com) — Thu, 11 Jun 2020 06:46:00 +0000

Drawing Digitally -Darren Attempts a Michelle Webb original use Ipad and Apple Pencil. Step by step

Drawing Digitally -Darren Attempts a Michelle Webb original with a Ipad and Apple Pencil.

noreply@blogger.com (blog.darrencannell.com) — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 19:56:00 +0000

Drawing Digitally -Darren Attempts a Michelle Webb original with a Ipad and Apple Pencil.

Watching you - my contribution to Corona warnings.

noreply@blogger.com (blog.darrencannell.com) — Mon, 06 Apr 2020 22:19:00 +0000

Technology Tips for Teachers

noreply@blogger.com (blog.darrencannell.com) — Thu, 12 Mar 2020 17:00:00 +0000

Great website - check it out...

21st Century Teaching: Classroom Technology Tips provides over a dozen examples of how technology can benefit educators, parents, students, and admin. We provide 10 useful tips for using technology effectively, as well as various resources and tools teachers can use to continue exploring technology options. Not all technology is implemented well, however, so we've also provided some challenges that come with using technology and what teachers can do to mitigate these drawbacks.

https://www.educationdegree.com/articles/technology-tips-for-teachers/

The Volleyball/Basketball drill which is really a Football Drill

noreply@blogger.com (blog.darrencannell.com) — Wed, 12 Feb 2020 20:55:00 +0000

Have you ever done one of these drills? I originally learned this drill at Ontario Madawaska Volleyball camp in 1980, brought it to Saskatchewan (it was called the Alabama Breakdown...changed its name to the Cannell Breakdown and then I bring in a Hilltop(football)/Basketball coach to run a Basketball Defense session and look what he is running 40 years later.

Love this Quote

noreply@blogger.com (blog.darrencannell.com) — Tue, 20 Aug 2019 06:07:00 +0000

Diligence is the Path up the mountain of knowledge.
Hard work is the boat across the endless sea of learning.

A possible Canadian Elite Academy Coaching Professional development proposal

noreply@blogger.com (blog.darrencannell.com) — Mon, 29 Apr 2019 18:21:00 +0000

They will be able to watch the practice and we will share any plans we have available. If I am not the one coaching then I will sit and explain the process, the drills and the approach as the practice are in progress. All our practices are coed, and players are of all skill levels, we do not have academy teams so all instruction is individualized and designed to take a skill to the next level. For each athlete, this level might be different. The pre-brief will happen during the 15 minutes before and if the presenting coach wishes they will be available 15 minutes after the session to answer questions. I would be available for most of the two hours to answer questions when I am not coaching, if I am coaching then I would invite the coach to join in with the practice as an assistant and then they can be involved with ball tossing and activity but a silent observer as the coaches are carefully selected by me for the sessions and are of a certain caliber. If I know the coach and their level I might encourage them to be more vocally involved. The coach during my sessions will be able to see the approach to skill development, the practice pace, how the instructions are given and the cues and feedback are given. They will also see a wide variety of different drills to used to help instruct the skill being taught.

Currently, we have this happening with a lot of different coaches and parents as we have open practices and anyone can watch and ask questions of the sessions. Many bring notebooks and take notes during practice. The only change I would make to process is the administration and registering the coaches before they attend to achieve the coaching professional development points. We are asked to help complete teams with individual skills and we then attend their practices and the team coaches write down our whole process and pick and choose what they like and how they might incorporate it into their team practices. We do this for free for the younger teams but older teams we charge for this service. Our goal is not to make money but to help train the coaches and show them a different approach to running skill training. For the younger teams, it is a form of advertising for the academy. Currently, the success of the academy is based on the fact that team coaches spend so much time on building the team they do not get the opportunity to help with the individual skill training needed to build skilled volleyball players. The whole mandate behind the academy is to break down the skills, spend two hours teaching a single skill, to give the athletes the skill instruction which they can then take and work on when they get a chance. We try to fill in the gaps which when I coached teams, I found I did not have time to spend on individuals and single skills in the limited practice time. A gap which is identified by the parents and athletes and given as the reason why they attend academy sessions The academy tries to give the young athletes the foundation to develop the skill correctly so when they get older coaches are not spending their whole practice trying to break bad habits.

There are so many different ways to teach each of the different volleyball skills and using a variety of coaches allow the academy to share these different methods. Different is not always wrong, but one method might work with one athlete and not with another. The more coaches I get involved in the academy the more drills and approaches I have learned which has greatly improved my coaching and we would like to share this professional development with other coaches. I know I am a visual learner and I have learned more about coaching volleyball by watching others coach during practices and I know there are others who also learn that way. Hence our desire to formalize the professional development which is currently happening during the academy sessions.

Making the Cut Camp 2018

noreply@blogger.com (blog.darrencannell.com) — Sun, 26 Aug 2018 06:23:00 +0000

Without a doubt, this will be the best group of coaches I have ever worked with at a camp. They have so much expertise and knowledge it is going to be such a great learning experience for myself never mind the athletes.

We do have one or two spots left if anyone is interested in being a late entry into the camp. Do it now so I can get you registration package together before the camp starts.

https://www.universe.com/makingcut

Here are the coaches and I think you will see what I mean about what a talented group it will be.

Dr. Darren Cannell Academy Head Coach

Darren has coached club volleyball for two decades.  Was president of the Saskatchewan Volleyball Association for ten years and a Volleyball Canada Director for the same.  He has coached the provincial team, CANAM teams, and national teams.

Darren played 5 years university volleyball in Ontario (nominated all Ontario), senior club player, beach and on the masters' national team.

Best way to contact us via email:  saskatooneva@gmail.com

If you need further information or like the hear my voice call:  306-361-5206

Toaka Chie Imamura

Chie as a player in 1990 played in the Asian Junior Women's Volleyball Championship and won gold.  She was awarded the best setter award.  In 1991 she played in Women's U20 World Championship and won bronze.  She was awarded the best setter award.  In 1990 and 1994 she played for the University of Tsukaba Women's Volleyball Team.  Tsukaba University was one of the top teams in Japan.  In 1987 the Tsukaba University came to Saskatoon to play against the University of Saskatchewan and again in 1990 and Chie came with them.  In 1994 Chie came to Saskatoon to be an assistant coach at the University of Saskatchewan.  She has since that time coached Club volleyball, High school volleyball, Community volleyball and done individual practice in the province.  By many, she is considered to be one of the best setter coaches in the province. 

Michele McKeown

Michele has been involved with volleyball as a player and coach for over 30 years. She has won provincial championships at the high school, club, senior, master, and beach levels. She has won Western Canadian titles and National Championships at various times over her career and enjoys being part of the Team Canada Master’s program where she has traveled to tournaments in the U.S. and Greece. She loves to share her knowledge and passion for the game through her coaching at high school, club, and beach programs, but most importantly, enjoys creating opportunities for upcoming players to learn, understand, and gain her passion for the game of volleyball. 

Bill Beaudry

Bill Beaudry has played volleyball for 35 years. The majority of that being co-ed adult volleyball. He has played a number of provincial and western Canadian tournaments along the journey. I started coaching at a young age in the late '80's. I've coached high school and post-secondary teams along the way. I have also coached other sports as well, such as soccer, softball, and hockey. But volleyball is my passion. Presently I coach the boy's program at BJM high school and am coaching a U15 men's club team. We are very lucky to have him sharing his expertise.

Rob Dziadyk

Rob has played volleyball for 35 years at various levels in Saskatchewan. Rob started in the club system in 1983 and continues to play at the Senior men’s level. Volleyball is his true passion though he has coached other sports like softball and soccer along the way. Rob has spent the past 4 years coaching with SMASH Volleyball Club and has assisted them to 2 Provincial titles and a Division 2 Western Canadian title. Rob recently mentored under Coach Dale Regal and enjoys sharing his passion for the game with upcoming players hoping to ignite that lifelong love for the game. 

Don Laing

Don started coaching sports in 1978.  He coached the provincial teams in the 1980s, school teams from 1979 until 2012 and club season for 25 years.  He coached a year with the University of Saskatchewan Huskies 1984-85 as an assistant coach with head coach Frank Enns.  He is presently retired and doing marathons, triathlon and bike touring.  Don was also the past Saskatchewan Volleyball Association Coaching Pathway Coordinator.

Stacey Laing

Stacey has over 16 years of combined coach and player experience with the sport of volleyball.  Stacey played high school volleyball with Carlton Comprehensive high school, and was selected to 6 Sask Provincial Teams, and played with the University of Saskatchewan Huskies. She is the winner of the Laurie Anne Leier Athletic and Academic Excellence Memorial Award through the Saskatchewan Volleyball Association.  Currently, Stacey coaches with the Summit Volleyball program in Regina. Her focus and greatest knowledge base are with the setting position and she is eager to help develop young setters.  She is an NCCP certified coach in volleyball, basketball, athletics, and gymnastics. She is also a CSEP certified CPT and CEP.  As a coach, she has coached school, club, and provincial level teams. Stacey has a bachelors degree in Kinesiology and currently works as a Dream Broker for Sask Sport. She was named one of CBC's Top 40 Under 40 in 2015. Her greatest passion is helping youth see the benefits of the sport that goes beyond the playing surfaces in hopes of creating a lifelong love for the sport. 

Free beach volleyball tourney

noreply@blogger.com (blog.darrencannell.com) — Sat, 18 Aug 2018 22:09:00 +0000

https://www.universe.com/freebeachtourney

Sign up for the free beach volleyball doubles tourney.

The beach might look slightly different than the image.

More like this but still nice...

Canadian Elite Academy Newsletter

noreply@blogger.com (blog.darrencannell.com) — Wed, 01 Aug 2018 18:55:00 +0000

Canadian Elite Academy Newsletter

https://sites.google.com/view/newsletters2018/august-1-2018

Contained in this Newsletter are two announcements. The first announcement is the coaches who will be doing the Making the Cut Camp. It is with great pleasure that I can announce a world-class group of coaches. These are proven successful coaches who are used to working with the age of the camp participants.

https://www.universe.com/makingcut

The Head Coach is: Dr. Darren Cannell
Coaches
Michele McKeown
Toaka Chie Imamura
Don Laing (Past SVA Coaching Pathway Coordinator)
For more about these coaches see the CanadianEliteAcademy.com
The second announcement is the success of the Elite Academy Beach Competitive teams at the tournaments. This last weekend in Prince Albert the entered teams had a gold, silver, two bronzes, and a sixth-place finish. Congrats to Michele McKeown and all the teams on their success.