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Pastel Interiors

Posted in Art Class, daily painter, Travel, Workshop/Retreat, tagged , , , on November 11, 2017| Leave a Comment »

20171111_061249-2451468679.jpgI took a class last night at Art in the Carolinas in Raleigh.

Sean Dye taught us how to make “Intriguing Interiors” paintings in pastel.  It was fun to try something new.

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Drive to Luckett’s

Posted in Landscape, Serendipity, Small Town Life, Travel, tagged , , on November 4, 2017| Leave a Comment »

20171104_1153341554298602.jpgI drove over to the Old Luckett’s Store for their Fall Festival this morning.  The drive was beautiful.  I like to take little backroads and see what I can see.  Today it was a beautiful view with these llamas in the field.  We live in a lovely part of the country.  And Luckett’s was fun too!

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Interesting Ideas

Posted in Crochet, Knitting, Travel, Workshop/Retreat, tagged on October 29, 2017| Leave a Comment »

Walking around the show at Southeastern Animal Fiber Fair we saw so many interesting things…and great ideas.  And the funny thing is we went all the way to Asheville only to find the best new idea by an artist from our own town – Front Royal.  Melissa Yoder Ricks with Wild Hair Fiber Studio had this interesting loom to make these terrific pieces of weaving that can be incorporated into hats, sweaters, etc.  I loved them.  I’ll be experimenting with it soon. Check Melissa out here.

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Colors of Travel

Posted in Serendipity, Travel, Workshop/Retreat on October 27, 2017| Leave a Comment »


Yesterday we drove to Asheville for the Southeastern Animal and Fiber Festival. We’re going to learn new skills.  The colors weren’t as brilliant as I expected but still nice.   More on the festival tomorrow.

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Loving Vincent

Posted in Little Known Facts, Serendipity, Travel, tagged , on October 17, 2017| Leave a Comment »

We have been following along with the group that created the film “Loving Vincent” for several years now and finally yesterday we SAW it!  It is an amazing film.  Many artists painted for several years to created the 65,000 painted frames that made up the film.  They painted 853 shots in the film.  They began by painting a scene on canvas and then continued to paint over it as each frame was shot in order to make the painting “move and come to life”.  WOW!

20171017_060008.jpgHere’s what their website says about the film:  “Loving Vincent is the world’s first fully painted film.  We painted over 65,000 frames on over 1,000 canvases. We shot the film with actors, and literally painted over it frame by frame. This is a very laborious and time-consuming process. It has taken us 4 years to develop the technique, and it took us over 2 years with a team of over 100 painters working at studios in the Polish cities of Gdansk and Wroclaw, and a studio in Athens to complete the film.
 
The reason we made the film is not because we want to be the first, or that we want to set any records, it is because we believe that you cannot truly tell Vincent’s story without his paintings, so we needed to bring his paintings to life.”

If you appreciate Van Gogh’s art you MUST go see the film.  Watching his paintings move…come to life is amazing.  For those in our area it is playing at The Avalon in DC, where we went yesterday to see it but it will be opening in Winchester at The Alamo on October 27th.  Go see it!  There is a lot of information on the production’s website.  Take a look.

(The photos above are an exterior shot of the Avalon Theatre on Connecticut Avenue in DC and the poster outside the door.  There is also a photo of the group from The Studio who went to see the film yesterday.  The final two photos are the ceiling inside the theatre at The Avalon and a shot of a advertising banner about Loving Vincent.)

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Last Day at Capon Springs

Posted in daily painter, Small Town Life, Travel, Workshop/Retreat, tagged , on October 5, 2017| Leave a Comment »

Our final day of instructing at Capon Springs saw us working with Palette Knives.  Everyone was game to give it a try and we had fun creating some wonderful art.  Then we finally got a little time to relax and enjoyed a soak in the mineral waters at the spa.  What a treat….especially with a little Epson Salt thrown in to help the old arthritic knees.  We spent time at the Fish Pond and wandering around taking photos of this magical place and ended with the traditional weekly Bingo game. (I didn’t win.)

What a fun day!  If you get an opportunity (or you should make one) to come out to Capon Springs Resort and Farm you should jump at the chance.  It is an amazing place that is such a gift to enjoy.  Plan to come join us for the Spring Artist Retreat on May 20-24, 2018.  It will be a good excuse for you to get away and to discover all that Capon Springs has to offer!

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Spinning at Capon Springs

Posted in Serendipity, Small Town Life, Travel, Workshop/Retreat, tagged , , on October 3, 2017| Leave a Comment »

Deb Spins 31We are still at Capon Springs teaching at the Artist Retreat.  But last night we had a special treat.  My good friend, Deborah Ray who is assisting me at the Retreat gave us an explanation and demonstration on spinning wool into yarn.

It was fascinating.  It helped us all understand the amount of labor that goes into making this beautiful yarn.  It’s worth every penny they ask for it! Thanks Deb.

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Artist Retreat at Capon Springs

Posted in daily painter, Paint Party, Serendipity, Small Town Life, Travel, Workshop/Retreat, tagged , , , on October 2, 2017| Leave a Comment »

We arrived yesterday afternoon at Capon Springs Resort and Farm for an artist Retreat that will run through Thursday.  Last night we had a Paint Party that was open to everyone…even if you had never painted before.  And I think we may have some converts!

I love it when people paint for the first time and find that they can really do it!  What fun…and we had some really nice paintings come out of this group.  Today we are setting up for our first session which is and Introduction to Painting.  While we have some people coming to the Retreat that have painted for years, we have many who are new to art.  There will be something for everyone.

And look…I’m the “Artist in Residence”.  Cool, huh??!!    It’s not too late.  If you are close enough and are interested you can join us.  Just contact Capon Springs for room availability.  It’s just $99 per night and includes 3 meals and all art instruction.  Bring your own supplies or use ours for a small supply fee.  You won’t regret it.  This place is AWESOME!  Did I mention the spa and mineral springs??!!

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Things you see while Yard Crawling

Posted in daily painter, Serendipity, Travel, tagged , , on August 13, 2017| Leave a Comment »

I took a few reference photos while out on the Route 11 Yard Crawl yesterday.  You never know what you might see from cats in a window to a barn quilt and old Dodge truck!

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A Different Kind of Art

Posted in daily painter, Travel, tagged , , on August 10, 2017| 1 Comment »

One of the things I enjoyed seeing most at the PGA practice rounds at Quail Hollow this week was the large number of young people there.  And many of them were asking for autographs that most of the players were happy to give them.  There were a few who were “too busy or self-important” to oblige these fans (and shame on them) but the majority of the ones I saw took time out to sign hats, programs, flags, etc. for several minutes while moving from green to tee and especially coming off of the 18th Green where many fans waited for them.  And when they did it made the day of the fan.  What a tremendous way to promote the sport with these young people.  We spoke with Luke Shenigo (age 12) who came all the way from Akron, OH with his family to watch some golf and meet his favorite golfers.  He was very proud of the amazing autographs he got and said they were very nice while signing his flag. This is a piece of “art” he will hang on his wall for years to come.

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