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Olives!

Posted in daily painter, tagged , , , , , , , on November 23, 2011| 2 Comments »

One Olive, oil on paper, 3″x4″.  Available at the Blue Ridge Arts Council.

Two Olives, oil on paper, 3″x4″.  Available at the Blue Ridge Arts Council.  

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Another Show

Posted in daily painter, tagged , , , , , , , on November 21, 2011| Leave a Comment »

I have spent the last few days trying to pull together about 35 paintings for an invitational show at the Blue Ridge Arts Council.  I deliver the paintings today and they will hang through the holiday season. 

Joining me in the show is Terri Nicholson who also teaches art classes.  We were asked to  show many of the demonstration pieces that we have done for our classes.  The great thing about these paintings is that they sell at lower prices because we generally don’t spend as much time on them as we do a painting that we work on in our studios.  But they are still wonderful original pieces of art…and they are really affordable.

So stop by the Blue Ridge Arts Council and see the show.

Bee on Coneflower, oil, 6×6, $125.

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One Cherry

Posted in daily painter, tagged , , , , , , on November 17, 2011| Leave a Comment »

One Cherry, Oil, 4″x3″, available for $75 framed.

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Art Matters!

Posted in daily painter, Small Town Life, tagged , on November 14, 2011| 2 Comments »

Having just returned from the Art of the Carolinas Trade Show hosted by Jerry’s Artarama in Raleigh, NC I am more convinced than ever that even though it is a struggle to make a living as an artist, it matters.  Art matters for so many reasons.  It matters when I have the opportunity to work with young people, like these Warren County Middle School students, when I can help them discover their creativity.

It matters when I work with artists ages 7 – 85 to help them discover how art can inspire them, how it can help develop communication, how it enlivens our senses, how it increases our self-confidence, how it enhances our ability to learn and fuels our imaginations.  Art matters!

But it needs people who appreciate and support local art and artists to sustain it.  Support local art in your community because art matters for so many reasons.

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Art of the Carolinas

Posted in daily painter on November 11, 2011| Leave a Comment »

For the past few years now I have been going to a huge trade show called Art of the Carolinas.  It’s fabulous…lots of great new supplies, lots of seminars, lots of demonstrations and lots of friends.  And this year two of the Thursday adult class painters are going to experience it too.  Fun will ensue!  Thanks Jerry’s Artarama for making it a great event each year.

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Town Hall

Posted in daily painter, Small Town Life, tagged , , , , , , , , on October 27, 2011| Leave a Comment »

Town Hall is an oil on 14″x11″ canvas panel.

This is the reference photo and the beginning of the painting.

And the progression….

And the completed painting.  It is SOLD!

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Snowmen

Posted in daily painter, Holidays, tagged , , , , on October 26, 2011| 2 Comments »

 Two more snowmen on tile.

These and other holiday items are available at Delilah’s.

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Target’s Warren County Middle School Art Project

Posted in Art Class, daily painter, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on October 24, 2011| Leave a Comment »

In September we received a grant from Target to teach an art residency at Warren County Middle School. 

I spent the day with 13 wonderful young people who attacked the project with enthusiasm.

The project was part of the 175th Anniversary of Warren County project so we painted pieces that relate to our history both past and present.

Each student painted two 12″x12″ panels that related to government, education, tourism, transportation, or agriculture.

We put these together into four larger panels that will be unveiled this evening at WCMS at 6 pm.  If you are downtown this evening and would like to see them in person stop by and help us celebrate these wonderful young artists and their accomplishment!

And many thanks to Target for sponsoring this project; to Linda Kusior and Shelly Brugal, two wonderful artists who assisted us with the class; and the Blue Ridge Arts Council  for continuing to bring exciting art projects to young people in our community.

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Oxbow Farm Barns

Posted in daily painter, tagged , , , , , , , , , on October 20, 2011| 1 Comment »

 Oxbow Farm Barns is an acrylic on canvas panel, 5″x7″, available for $115.  It can be see at Delilah’s on Main Street in Front Royal.

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Mean Rooster Revisited

Posted in daily painter, Farm Animals, tagged , , , , , on October 12, 2011| 1 Comment »

 At the Festival of Leaves last Saturday I worked on a couple of the Farm Animal series paintings. 

The first was Mean Rooster from Suzanne’s farm.  You can read more about him here. 

This was the beginning of the painting.

 

 

And I made progress on it throughout the day. 

 

 

 

 

 

And here’s Mean Rooster nearly finished.  This is an oil painting on 8″x6″ canvas panel.  He is part of the Farm Animal Series that you can see at Delilah’s on Main Street in Front Royal.

 

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