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A Great Old Barn

Posted in Art Class, daily painter, Travel, tagged , , , , , , , , on October 6, 2012| 1 Comment »

I passed this really neat looking barn on the way to Sassafras Farm a few weeks ago when I was in West Virginia.  I love the way it looks.  So we painted it last week in adult art class.  If you have ever thought about painting you should come join us on Wednesdays or Thursdays for class.  Click here for more information.

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And of Course, There Was a Dog

Posted in Travel, tagged , on September 21, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Of course, even in all the hectic craziness of the Retreat weekend and picnic, there was a dog (or three!)  At the picnic at Suzanne’s Sassafras Farm the animals were there for people to pet and feed and there was CoCo overseeing her flock.  She is such a great dog.  Chloe and Casper were there too but moving so fast from person to person that I didn’t get a good shot of them this time.

The Retreat allowed me to make 70 new friends and hear about what people all of the U.S. are doing with their creativity and ingenuity.

And in one of the rare moments when Suzanne McMinn, of Chickens in the Road fame, sat down (here to listen to the storyteller on Saturday night) I caught a quick shot of her eating her dessert!  That’s her on the right.  Thanks Suzanne for including me in this great group of folks.  I can’t wait til next year.

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Picnic at Sassafras Farm

Posted in Farm Animals, Travel, tagged , , , , on September 20, 2012| 1 Comment »

Retreat Teachers

Many people enjoyed the hay ride, especially the kids.

 It was a fabulous weekend of new friends, good food, and creativity and learning.  I can’t wait til next year.  And to read more about the Retreat and life at Sassafras Farm check out www.chickensintheroad.com .

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Gourd Painters

Posted in Travel, tagged , , , , , , on September 18, 2012| 1 Comment »

We had three gourd painting classes at the retreat with the attendees creating wonderful works of art on the gourd. 

Cleaning out the guts

First we cleaned gourds.  Then we painted them.    Then we showed them off!  

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Chickens in the Road Retreat

Posted in Travel, tagged , , , , , , on September 17, 2012| 2 Comments »

Andrea, Jessica and Tom

Krista, Sam, Judy, Beth and Krysta

The 2nd Annual Chickens in the Road Retreat

Heather, Nancy, Karin and Bill

was held this weekend at Camp Shepherd in West Virginia.  (Remember the painting of the chickens I did for a poster a few months back.  See it here.)  There were a multitude of workshops to choose from where attendees learned everything from painting to cheesemaking to container gardening to apron making and much, much more. There was  a diverse group of life-long learners there taking it all in.  And they were from all over the United States and even one from Canada! I taught six classes – three for Canvas Painting and three for Gourd Painting.  Most of the students shown here had never painted.  And didn’t they do a TERRIFIC job.  It was so nice being with all the attendees and helping them develop new talents.  Tomorrow we will look at the Gourd Painters! 

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Gourds, Gourds, and more Gourds

Posted in Art Class, Travel on September 15, 2012| Leave a Comment »

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Very successful workshops yesterday. Here are some of the wonderful designs. Great job girls!

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Continuing with the Barnes Foundation

Posted in daily painter, Travel, tagged , , on September 4, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Dr. Albert Barnes (photo from http://www.barnesfoundation.org website)

This is Dr. Albert Barnes with one of his 181 Renoir paintings.  He owned more than any other collector or museum in the world.  For that reason alone you should go to the Barnes new museum in Philly to see it.  He once said, “I am convinced I cannot get too many Renoirs.”

You can learn more about Dr. Barnes here.

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The Barnes Collection in Philly

Posted in Travel, tagged on September 3, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Albert Barnes is a collector that I became aware in the last few years and have become fascinated by him and his story.  From 1912 to 1951 he collected one of the  world’s most important collections of post-impressionist and early modern art.  His collection is valued at approximately $25 billion.  He collected what he liked.  He wanted to share it for people to study and learn and he hung his art in a way that made that possible.

He collected a large amount of Matisse, one of my favorites in the last few years.  This is a shot of the Three Sisters, three different panels that Matisse sold to different collectors but that Barnes reunited much to Matisse’s delight.  He said, “I’m glad you have brought them back together; they just didn’t work well apart.”

I was overwhelmed by the Barnes.  It is a MUST see for anyone at all interested in art.  I’ll be sharing more tomorrow.

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Arcadia at the Philadelphia Museum of Art

Posted in Travel, tagged , on September 2, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Last week I took some ladies to the Philadelphia Museum of Art to see the current exhibit, Gauguin, Cezanne, Matisse:  Visions of Arcadia.   You can read more about it here.  The popular theme of “Arcadia” was interesting to see in the many forms of what the artists saw as contentment.  All so very different.

This photo, from the catalog of the show, features comparisons of different artist’s versions of the same subject matter.  In this instance, The Three Graces.

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More from Philly

Posted in Travel, tagged , , , on August 28, 2012| Leave a Comment »

I love Philadelphia.  I am just back from a quick trip there with some lovely ladies.  We did a tour of the Philadelphia Museum of Art on Sunday and then saw the Barnes Collection on Monday.  I have so much to say about the Barnes that I will do that in another post very soon.

But Philly, now there’s a city!  If you haven’t been you must make the effort to go.  So much to see and do. 

Not your typical tourist attraction is the Reading Terminal Market.  See more here.

Aisles of wonderful fresh foods, flowers, and vendors with all types of foods, baked goods, etc.  It’s fun stop.  I couldn’t resist the photo of the flowers.  Maybe an upcoming painting.

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