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Fabulous Kid’s Art

Posted in Art Class, tagged , , , on March 20, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Butterfly on Hydrangea

Butterfly on Hydrangea

Wildflowers Along the Road

Wildflowers Along the Road

Here is what the Kid’s Art Class painted over the last few weeks.  They are doing fabulous work, don’t you think?

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A Beach Lesson

Posted in Landscape, tagged , , , , , on March 19, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Beach Scene II

Beach Scene II

We had a new student in our morning painting class yesterday.  And when someone  new joins the class I usually paint along with them on the first painting they do so as to show them how to color mix and use brushes, etc.  She chose a beach scene as her first painting.  The one she did has just the dune on the left but before the evening painting class I worked on it a little more and added a little more interest.

So this is “Beach Scene II”, acrylic on canvas panel, 8″x10″.

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American Modernism, Part 2

Posted in Little Known Facts, Serendipity, Trivia, tagged , , , on March 18, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Guy Wiggins, Snow on Wall Street

Guy Wiggins, Snow on Wall Street

John Marin, Related to St Pauls

John Marin, Related to St Pauls

Last Tuesday evening I attended the first in a series of lectures at our library about American Modern Art.  (Read that here.)  Last night was the second lecture in the series.  The subject was “The Modern Metropolis” and the focus was New York City.  This very interesting series is an eye-opening for those of us attending about the drastic differences that emerged in the art world in the early 1900′.  It’s fascinating to see the same subject matter depicted by different artists of the same time.  Here is a great example:  one by Guy Wiggins  and the other by John Marin’s during the same time period and basically the same subject matter.  What a different view!  Art was taking a distinct turn!

 

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Gayl and Hunter

Posted in Paint Parties, Pet Portaits, tagged , , , on March 17, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Gayl with Hunter

Gayl with Hunter

This is Gayl with her kitty, Hunter.  Gayl painted this pet portrait at the last “Paint Your Pet’s Portrait” Party and she came to Open Studio last Friday to put some finishing touches on him.  Doesn’t he look GREAT?!

Good job Gayl.  Remember everyone that every 3rd Saturday we have a “Paint Your Pet’s Portrait” Paint Party.  Be sure to reserve early as space is limited.

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On This Day in 1941

Posted in Travel, tagged on March 16, 2015| Leave a Comment »

wbThe National Gallery of Art opened on this day in 1941.  “Originally conceived by Andrew Mellon, the wealthy U.S. industrialist, the plans for the gallery began in 1935. Mellon donated the land and construction plans to the nation, along with his own art collection. Congress voted to establish the National Gallery, and construction as well as acquisition of art works began in 1937. The gallery was completed in 1941. President Roosevelt dedicated it in March of that year, and its first exhibition, Two Hundred American Watercolors, opened in May. Many additions to both buildings and art collections have been made in the intervening years, and today the museum presents not only art works but lectures, performances, and concerts.”  – from http://www.cosmeo.com   Read more about the National Gallery of Art and explore the collection on their website by clicking here.

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Paint for Life!

Posted in Flowers, Paint Parties, tagged , , , , on March 15, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Paint for Life Party

Paint for Life Party

Yesterday evening we had a Paint Party to benefit a Relay for Life team.  Thanks Lynn for the great idea and thanks to everyone who came out to paint.

We did a lovely painting of Hydrangeas Along the Fence.  And everyone did a fabulous job!  Good work.

I originally painted this scene as a graduation present for my niece, Lexie.  You can see that here.

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Wildflowers Along the Road

Posted in daily painter, Flowers, Landscape, Workshop/Retreat, tagged , , , on March 14, 2015| 1 Comment »

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Wildflowers Along the Road, acrylic on canvas

“Wildflowers Along the Road“, acrylic on canvas, 8″x10”.

Reference Photo by Suzanne McMinn, www.chickensintheroad.com

Reference Photo by Suzanne McMinn, http://www.chickensintheroad.com

This is a demonstration painting for an upcoming retreat that I will be teaching in West Virginia that’s theme centers around wildflowers.

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Pet Portrait Commission Completed

Posted in Dogs, Pet Portaits, tagged , , , , on March 13, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Completed Pet Portrait

Completed Pet Portrait

Reference photo

Reference photo

Last week I posted about working still as a Daily Painter and showed you a couple of paintings that I was working on.  (See that here.)   Here is the completed pet portrait that I was working on in that post.  It’s all framed and ready for pick-up Saturday and it will be headed to its home in Memphis, Tennessee!

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Meaningful Paintings

Posted in Art Class, tagged , on March 12, 2015| 2 Comments »

JeanOne of the great things about painting is that you can capture subjects that are meaningful to you.  Jean, a Wednesday evening student, recently completed this landscape painting.  It is a scene of a Ranger Station (in the foreground) in a town in Africa that she and her family visited last year.  They visited places that her family is from and that were meaningful to her family.  Since then the volcano that is seen in the distance behind the station in her painting erupted and the building as well as the village was razed.  This painting is all the more special now.  Great job Jean!

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American Modernism 1900-1950

Posted in Little Known Facts, Serendipity, tagged , , on March 11, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Steerage, Alfred Stieflitz

Steerage, Alfred Stieflitz

Last night at Samuel’s Public Library in Front Royal I attended the first of several lectures on American Modernism by Ben Glenn II, an art historian and writer.  This is a four-part series and last night he discussed 1900-1917 and spoke about many artists of that time period including John Marin, Arthur Dove, Georgia O’Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz.

We spent time looking at many pieces of art of that time period and he discussed the importance of Alfred Stieglitz and the gallery (291) that he helped establish.  It’s a fascinating time.  Read more about Stieglitz here.  

The next lecture is Tuesday, March 17th at 6:30.  Check out the series here.  

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