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Happy Leap Year

Posted in Holidays, Serendipity, tagged Leap Year on February 29, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Happy Leap Year! It’s always such an odd thing. And the history of Leap Year is quite interesting. Read more about it here.

I am very superstitious. (Thanks Granny!) So here are some Leap Year Superstitions for you.

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Private Paint Parties

Posted in Dogs, Landscape, Paint Parties, Paint Party, Pet Portaits, tagged Pet Portraits, snowman on February 28, 2016| Leave a Comment »

12718313_10205999067950891_5886025037630685348_n Pet Portrait Party Clark.jpg We’ve had a couple of Private Paint Parties this week. The first one was last Thursday with a group of friends who painted The Snowman. Awesome!

And yesterday we had a Pet Portrait Private Party with family and friends. Great work by everyone.

Private Parties are so much fun! You can put one together for your friends. Click here for more information.

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Spring is Coming

Posted in daily painter, Landscape, tagged Apple Blossoms. Apple Blossom on February 27, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Apple Blossoms I know it’s hard to believe but Spring is coming. I just completed a couple of sample paintings for upcoming Paint Parties …. and the are both spring themed! It won’t be long now.

This one is Apple Blossoms. We’ll all be ready to paint this soon.

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Happy Birthday Renoir

Posted in Serendipity, tagged Renoir on February 26, 2016| Leave a Comment »

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Renoir Self-Portrait Renoir self-portrait-1875 I missed wishing Renoir a Happy Birthday yesterday. We shouldn’t let the day pass without recognizing his wonderful talent. “Pierre-Auguste Renoir was born in Limoges, Haute-Viene, France, the child of a working-class family. As a boy, he worked in a porcelain factory where his drawing talents led to his being chosen to paint designs on fine china. Before he enrolled in art school, he also painted hangings for overseas missionaries and decorations on fans. During those early years, he often visited the Louvre to study the French master painters.” Read more about Renoir here.

What strikes me most now about Renoir is all that I have read about his late life when he developed rheumatoid arthritis but continued to work by strapping brushes to his hands when he could no longer hold them. Amazing!

Here are three pictures of Renoir. A photograph taken near the end of his life. The others are two self-portraits (selfies!)..one from 1875 and the other in 1899.

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Kids Paint Cake!

Posted in Art Class, Still Life, tagged birthday cake, cake on February 25, 2016| 1 Comment »

Kids Cake.jpg Let them PAINT cake! And that is just what the kids did yesterday. They did a fine job. Just look at these delicious paintings!!!

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Cezanne at The Studio

Posted in Paint Party, Still Life, tagged Cezanne on February 24, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Last night a brave group of painters recreated a beautiful Cezanne “Still Life with Apples and Primrose”. They turned out GREAT! Good work everyone.

Can’t wait for the next Famous Painters Party where we will be recreating Vincent’s Chair! Register for that here.

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Mini Mosaic Jewelry

Posted in The Studio/Classes, tagged jewelry on February 23, 2016| Leave a Comment »

20160220_125006-1 There are some terrific classes happening at The Studio besides art! This weekend Denise Kupiszewski taught us how to make these beautiful mini mosaic jewelry pendants and earrings. Fabulous!

12729062_10205970753763054_6272704464969947515_n I love the set that I made. Denise is offering an “Art & Tea” series so she will be at The Studio each month to offer something fun and new. Keep an eye on calendar and be sure to join us to create your own fabulous pieces. Next month we’ll be doing Wire-Wrapped Rings & Earrings and she’ll repeat the Pocket Watch Pendant class. All of that will be on March 20th. Check out the calendar here.

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Heather’s Birthday Party

Posted in Flowers, Paint Party, tagged poppy on February 22, 2016| Leave a Comment »

We had a fabulous time painting at Heather’s Birthday Party yesterday afternoon at The Studio. Great job everyone!

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Dog Portraits

Posted in Dogs, Paint Party, tagged Dogs, Pet Portraits on February 21, 2016| 1 Comment »

20160220_162249-1 (2).jpg People love to paint Pet Portraits at The Studio! We love them too. Here are the terrific portraits from yesterday’s party.

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Dogs….and Trees!

Posted in Art Class, Paint Party, tagged dog, Winter Landscape on February 20, 2016| Leave a Comment »

20160218_171849-1 20160219_200851-1 Lots of creating going on at The Studio lately! The kids painted a nice little dog painting this week and at the Friday Paint Party we painted “Winter Serenity”.