Renaissance in Pastels Show 2016
It was great to see this wonderful Renaissance in Pastel show at the Slater Museum in Norwich, Connecticut.
It was great to see this wonderful Renaissance in Pastel show at the Slater Museum in Norwich, Connecticut.
check out this new and fabulous YouTube video I just watched of her process. Wonderful work!
The painting above is by friend and blog reader Anne Merriam, and it was my favorite of the show.
It was fun to discover what we had in common, and to see the different approaches and styles to each one’s art. We all learned from each other, and the warm fellowship was certainly an added bonus to the class.
A powerhouse group, their advice was gentle and encouraging, freeing and supportive, and blissfully without prescription. If I taught, this is the way I would teach.
I will never forget this man’s energy, love of color, excitement for the creative process, his great attitude, and how animated and lucid he is. His youthfulness at 93 is truly the greatest art of all.
There is great inspirational fodder here for collage artists, don’t you agree?
There is a lot of talent that comes to camp, but people also take classes outside their comfort zone, so it becomes a time of courageous discovery.
He painted 58 paintings in 58 months in 58 National Parks. Doesn’t that sound like wonderful fun?
First below, check out the stunning ($12,000) necklace I tried on by Susan Wise!
Crafts in Maine are so fun to look at. I enjoy the pottery, the fiber art, the baskets, and the handmade booksof these artists.
This represents an amazing amount of work. Kudos to Laura for such a job well done.
I’m in this Madison Art Society Juried Show which runs at the Scranton Memorial Library until May 27th, so stop by for a visit.
His use of the palette knife for these is perfect, and contributes to their strong vibrant character.
I’m in this Twitter Art Exhibit showing for the next two weeks at a gallery on 317 East 52nd Street in New York City. Nine hundred artists around the world have donated postcard size artwork to be sold for charity,
Our daughter showed us the five teapots she made last week for her Intermediate Ceramics class.
I have only recently become acquainted with Bruce Riley’s work but I love it.