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Monthly Archives: February 2012
Saturday Workshops
Many of you painters (Past and Present) are also worker bees and don’t always have the time to commit to a weekly class, so I have been offering what I am calling Saturday Workshops now for the past several months. Here is an … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Humor, Painting, Uncategorized
Tagged acrylic paints, acrylics, art, art instruction, art workshops, beauty, collage, color, color wheel, complementary colors, composition, elements of design, gouache, painting, painting in layers
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To Kitsch or Not to Kitsch….that is the question!
Kitsch …so what is it? According to Wikipedia…that unquestionable source of all internet knowledge…it is a “form of art that is considered an inferior, tasteless copy of an extant (archaic) style of art or a worthless imitation of art of recognized value. … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Humor, Painting, Uncategorized
Tagged acrylic paints, acrylics, art, art instruction, beautiful life, beauty, color, culture, humor, landscape painting, local artists, painting
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In The Way Back
Backgrounds….always a challenge, right? Lots of my students ask me what kind of background is best for what kind of painting. Since I always advise painters to start at the “back” of the painting first so that they can paint layers … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Family, Painting, Uncategorized
Tagged acrylic paints, acrylics, art, art instruction, beauty, color, composition, gouache, Impressionists, landscape painting, light and shadow, painting, painting backgrounds, painting in layers, Plein Air Painting, wet into wet painting
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BFFs and Valentines
This weekend, I was reminded how important Valentine’s Day is in school. I was keeping the gkids while my son-in-law was flying and my daughter travelled to Seattle for a Law Workshop. The kids were not too happy to have … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Family, Humor, Uncategorized
Tagged beautiful life, boyfriends, country life, culture, family, friends, girlfriends, grandkids, humor, Puppy Love, School, Valentine's Day
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Winter Magic
Today I got a brochure in the mail advising me on the 10 things to consider when choosing a retirement location. According to the pamphlet…the Pacific Northwest doesn’t meet any of them. The brochure extols the virtues of places like … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Art Vacations, Family, Humor, Painting, Uncategorized
Tagged acrylic paints, acrylics, art, art instruction, beautiful life, beauty, color, country life, culture, family, landscape painting, Pacific Northwest, painting, Retirement
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Color Recession (as opposed to a Real Recession)
Although our economy has received a lot of attention lately, there isn’t much I can do about it personally….except keep the art supply stores in business! Today I want to talk about another kind of recession – color recession. As previously … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Painting, Uncategorized
Tagged acrylic paints, acrylics, art, art instruction, atmospheric perspective, color, color progression, color recession, color wheel, complementary colors, composition, landscape painting, painting in layers, perspective, trees, value recession
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