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Tag Archives: Northwest summers
Ready, Set, Paint!
OK, now that you have all your supplies and you have your colors set out on your palette, you are ready! But where to start? As I tell my students, once you decide on a subject, ”Start with the thing … Continue reading
Painting Workshop
Over Labor Day Weekend, I took a wonderful 3 day workshop from California Plein Air Painter, Charles Waldman. Umpqua Valley Art Association in beautiful Roseburg, Oregon sponsors a plein air paint out each year and has begun offering a pre- or … 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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A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to The Festival!
Yesterday, three other painters and myself met again for day 2 of the English Estates Wine and Art Festival. After a little overnight shower, I was in a hurry to get to the venue early to make sure we had … Continue reading
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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Composing a Painting
Like good music, paintings are enhanced by good composing. As a conductor guides and directs the orchestra, the artist chooses the content, mood, details (solos), and focus of a painting. Great compositions of either kind don’t just happen by accident. It … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Painting, Uncategorized
Tagged acrylic paints, acrylics, art, art instruction, art workshops, beautiful life, beauty, color, composition, gouache, Impressionists, landscape painting, local artists, Northwest summers, painting, Plein Air Painting, water soluble oil paints
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A Vine Romance
Last weekend, I had the opportunity to go out to the Yamhill region of Oregon’s Wine Country and visit a few wineries. It’s been rainy and damp here, so on the first sunny day, I headed out in my car. Besides … Continue reading
The Return of the Sun
With the Northwest finally getting some sunshine, this weekend was pretty perfect for plein air painting. The big questions for plein air painters is how to capture the light quickly enough to evoke a time of day and to capture … Continue reading
New Opportunities
Now that Spring is almost here (March 22 officially) the summer opportunities for outdoor art fairs are sprouting up right along with the weeds in my garden. Here’s a preview of things to come: 50th Anniversary Show of SWA (Southwest Washington … Continue reading
Autumn Leaves
Today is another one of those Indian Summer Days as we used to call them. It rained this weekend, I barely got the grass mowed between sprinkles, but now, midweek, the weather has turned sunny, brisk and clear. I smelled … Continue reading
