We painted this neat “Ornaments on a Branch” last night at the Paint Party at The Studio. Look at what a great job everyone did! We had a lot of “family” action too….a mother with her three grown kids; an aunt with nephew, and a mother-daughter. It’s a fun way to spend family time. We have another opportunity to paint this one this Thursday at 6 pm. Register here.
Archive for November, 2016
Ornaments Paint Party
Posted in Holidays, Paint Party, tagged Ornaments on November 30, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Rag Quilts!
Posted in daily painter, Sewing, tagged Quilting, Rag Quilt, sewing on November 29, 2016| 2 Comments »
We had so much fun making Rag Quilts on Sunday at The Studio. Where else can you learn to make a Rag Quilt and walk away with a finished product in just 3 hours???!!!! Great job everyone. And you asked for it so here it is….another one scheduled on January 8th. And the best part….all the fabrics are flannel with Cats or Dogs motif. You know I LOVE these. Register early because we are very limited in space for these workshops. Click here for more info and to register for the January 8th workshop.
Kids Holiday Crafts
Posted in Holidays, tagged Holiday Crafts for Kids on November 28, 2016| Leave a Comment »
We had a great time creating holiday gifts and crafts at The Studio on Saturday! These kids did a wonderful job getting several projects done including our terrific reindeer. Don’t you just love him? We had so much fun that we are doing another one on Sunday, December 11th at 1 pm…. we’ll do some different projects this time….but they’ll be just as cute. Sign up your young person here. It’s great for ages 6-12.
Self Striping is Great!
Posted in Crochet, tagged Caron Cakes Yarn, Shawl, Wave Stitch, Wrap, ZigZag on November 27, 2016| 2 Comments »
I am in love with the Caron Cakes self-striping yarn. It’s amazing! I just completed this shawl/wrap out of the Caron Cakes Red Velvet yarn. It’s beautiful and I didn’t change the color one time. It striped all by itself! For those of you who knit or crochet know why I am so excited about this wonderful yarn. Plus it’s soft and the colors are wonderful. The yarn was originally suppose to be available for only 3 months in Michaels Stores as a special Birthday Yarn for the Caron 100th Anniversary. But everyone LOVED it so it’s going to continue to be available. Yeah! I can’t wait to try another colorway.
More Paintings Completed
Posted in Animals, Art Class, Flowers, tagged Boxer, dog, elephants, geraniums on November 26, 2016| 1 Comment »
This week at our regular weekly art classes we had several painters finish the pieces. And they all did great work! I love that at our weekly classes each painter is working on whatever they like….I get to see some wonderful art that way. We have Nancy with her Geraniums from a photo taken on a trip; Cecilia and her elephants; and Catherine with her daughter’s Boxer. Beautiful work ladies!
Super Moon
Posted in daily painter, tagged Super Moon on November 25, 2016| Leave a Comment »
The recent Super Moon inspired some paintings this past week. Here is my miniature version of the moon peaking around the mountain. This one is 5″x7″ and is SOLD. We will have several miniature paintings available (as well as regular paintings and items from other teachers from The Studio) at the Holiday Artisan’s Market and Ugly Sweater Contest on Sunday, December 4th at 2- 5 pm. Be sure to come by.
Happy Thanksgiving
Posted in daily painter, tagged Indian Corn, kids class on November 24, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Happy Thanksgiving! The kids celebrated by painting “Indian Corn” at class yesterday afternoon.
Snowy Carninal
Posted in daily painter, Landscape, Paint Party, tagged cardinal, snow scene, winter on November 23, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Snowy Cardinal is an acrylic on canvas that I worked up for a Paint Party this week. And the girls loved it. They did a great job on theirs too!
Kid’s Paintings Are Amazing
Posted in Animals, Art Class, tagged raven, wolf on November 22, 2016| Leave a Comment »
The kids who come to The Studio to paint do an amazing job. Take a look at Caleb’s Crow and Sophia and Joey’s Wolves. Terrific! I am always asked if they really do these paintings themselves….and yes, they do! Since we only have an hour I often sketch their canvas so they can get right to the painting when they arrive. I think they do so well because they are not afraid to put paint on canvas. They’ll try everything and they pick up mixing colors very quickly. Great works are being created at The Studio. Why do you have your kids join us? Learn more about our art classes here.
The Studio Inspires Artist
Posted in Art Class, daily painter, tagged Art Class, Iceland, Sod House on November 21, 2016| Leave a Comment »
So much wonderful art is being created each week at The Studio. And we love welcoming new painters to our kids and adult classes. This past week Curt and his wife Nancy joined us and came to a couple of classes and Open Studio. Curt completed this wonderful painting of a memory from a family trip to Iceland. The Sod House is nicely done Curt! Can’t wait to see Nancy’s finished painting of geraniums. Coming soon!