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Tag Archives: gardens
A Misty Walk – Painting Fog
Out walking one misty fall day, I decided to try to capture this scene with my camera. I used the warm filter on my camera and captured this lovely scene and decided to try to paint it. As you follow … Continue reading
Vacation Painting
This is the time of the year when a lot of us try to get away from home for a short while and get out in nature. Family vacations when I was a kid was always something highly anticipated. My … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Art Vacations, Family, Painting, Uncategorized
Tagged acrylic paints, acrylics, art, art instruction, beautiful life, color, country life, gardens, Impressionists, landscape painting, local artists, Northwest summers, Pacific Northwest, painting, Painting Vacations, Plein Air Painting, Summer, trees, water soluble oil paints
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English Estates Wine and Art Festival
This weekend, 3 other artists – Susanna Bassinini, Lyn Eisner, and Gina Nickels – and myself will be exhibiting our artwork at the 5th Annual English Estates Winery. Besides gorgeous works of art, come and sample English Estates renowned wines, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Art Vacations, Collage, Family, Painting, Whole Food Blogs
Tagged acrylic paints, acrylics, art, art instruction, Art Show, beautiful life, country life, Farm-to-table food, gardens, landscape painting, local artists, Northwest summers, Pacific Northwest, painting, Whole foods
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Spring Fling!
April is shaping up to be a busy time! Hopefully you will find a painting activity that will entice you! New Classes at Salmon Creek Studio start this week! Acrylic and Water Soluble Oil classes are available on Monday evenings … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Art Vacations, Collage, Painting, Uncategorized
Tagged acrylic paints, acrylics, art, art instruction, Art Show, art workshops, color, country life, gardens, landscape painting, local artists, Pacific Northwest, painting, Plein Air Painting, water soluble oil paints, Woodland Tulip Festival
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Paintings from Photos
For the past few days, I have been on the road taking photos. I have had house guests who had never been to the Pacific Northwest before so I wanted to show them the wide variety of scenery we boast about up … Continue reading
Shadow Work
No not that kind. Shadow Work is a term that was coined 30 years ago by the Austrian philosopher and social critic Ivan Illich. Shadow work was all the unpaid labor — including, for example, housework — done in a wage-based … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Family, Humor, Painting, Uncategorized, Whole Food Blogs
Tagged art, beautiful life, beauty, country life, culture, economics, Farm-to-table food, friends, gardens, Italy, jobs, shadow work, US economy, Whole foods
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Weekend in Faerieland
This weekend, I spent babysitting my two grandkids. Olivia is 8 and Cooper is 6 and they are my sweeties. We always have a great time together, even if they think their Nana is a bit goofy. They can act … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Family, Humor, Uncategorized
Tagged art, beautiful life, beauty, birthdays, color, country life, crafts, fae, faeries, fairies, fairy houses, family, Farm-to-table food, friends, gardens, grankids, humor, Pacific Northwest, trees
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What color is your light?
Painting Impressionist landscapes are all about lessons in interpreting light and color. One of the most famous and original US Impressionist color theorists was Charles Hawthorne (January 8, 1872 – November 29, 1930), a student of William Merritt Chase and the … Continue reading
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Tagged acrylic paints, acrylics, art, art instruction, beautiful life, beauty, color, color wheel, complementary colors, gardens, gouache, Impressionists, landscape painting, painting, painting in layers, Plein Air Painting, trees, water soluble oil paints, wet into wet painting
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Welcome Home Lasagna
I am happy to say that my son-in-law is finally home from the Middle East after being gone for over 13 months! The happy reunion was this past Saturday, and he has spent some quality family time with my daughter … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Family, Humor, Uncategorized, Whole Food Blogs
Tagged art, beautiful life, culture, family, Farm-to-table food, gardens, home, humor, Italy, lasagna, Whole foods
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Birdfest and Lettuce Wraps!
This was a busy weekend…for a change. After my weekly Saturday yoga class (namaste) I was relaxed, peaceful, and in a zen-like state before I descended on my daughter’s always robust household for some coffee and conversation, only to land in … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Humor, Uncategorized, Whole Food Blogs
Tagged art, autumn, beautiful life, Birdfest, country life, Craft Fairs, culture, family, friends, funny, gardens, grandkids, local artists, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, W, Washington Festivals, water fowl, wildlife photos
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