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Explore Wilderness Through Art

Posted in Travel, Workshop/Retreat, tagged Explore Wilderness Through Art, Shenandoah National Park on July 12, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Logo from Shenandoah National Park site

I am excited today to be rounding out my birthday week at a special treat – I am going to participate in a workshop in Shenandoah National Park called “Celebrating Wilderness Through Art”. I am sure it is going to be a wonderful day filled with learning, nature and good friends.

I’ll take loads of photos to share and hopefully to paint. A couple of years ago I was accepted into the “Paint the Parks” artist group. (Read more here.) I need to paint some more wonderful paintings of our beautiful park soon to post with this group and hopefully sell to help them. 🙂

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Radish & Susannah Raine-Haddad

Posted in Little Known Facts, Travel, Workshop/Retreat, tagged acrylic, Art Class, collage, Nimrod, Nimrod Artist retreat, paper and paint, radish, Susannah Raine-Haddad, Travel on June 17, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Radish
Paper and Acrylic, 8″ x 8″

Susannah Raine-Haddad’s magazine cover

The second painting I did at the Nimrod Art weekend was a small paint and paper piece of a radish. Working with paper collage is so different from just painting. I am glad to get the opportunity to experience it with such a wonderful instructor.

Susannah Raine-Haddad was extremely generous in her teaching. You can learn more about her and her work on her website ZouZou’s Basement.

One of her wonderful collage pieces made the cover of Cloth-Paper-Scissors magazine earlier this year.

Thanks Susannah for sharing your skill and knowledge with us. It was great fun!

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Nimrod Hall Arts Program

Posted in Travel, Workshop/Retreat, tagged Bath County Virginia, Nimrod Hall, Nimrod Hall Artists Retreat on June 16, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Nimrod’s Studio Row

Nimrod Main House and Dining Hall

Inside the Dining Hall (Old Hunting Camp)

Nimrod Housing

Nimrod Housing View

The Square House – More Housing

Post Office

View of one Room

View of the Boat House and Pond from the pavilion

This past weekend I went to Nimrod Hall in Bath County Virginia to attend an artist workshop.

Nimrod was established in 1783. Originally it served as a summer resort dating back to the late 1800’s. It operated as Camp Nimrod for Boys and Girls from the 1930’s to 80’s then it became an Artist’s Retreat.

Read more about Nimrod’s history here.

I found the beauty of Nimrod to be the relaxed atmosphere where you could just relax and create with other artists who were there to do the same.

The beauty is inspiring. You feel as if you have stepped back in time with screen doors slamming, breezes blowing and wonderful old-fashioned 3 meals a day following the ringing of the dining hall bell. I really loved my time there.

Check out the information on the website. They have weeks and weekends for artists and writers. Many people go year after year so when they release the schedule in January you must sign up quickly to be assured a space. It’s worth the time and the money. Consider enjoying it for yourself.

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Paper and Paint

Posted in Art Class, daily painter, Tips for Better Painting, Travel, Workshop/Retreat on June 15, 2014| Leave a Comment »

I came to Nimrod Hall for a weekend workshop to try something new. Collage with paper and paint. What an experience. Our instructor was Susannah Haddad. Her knowledge of the subject and generosity with it made us all feel like we could do it. I am thrilled to learn from her.
This was my first attempt at paper and paint. I call it “Checking the Pee Mail”.

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Fall Primitives & Pioneers Retreat

Posted in Travel, Workshop/Retreat, tagged Chickens in the Road, Kelly Walker, Primitives & Pioneers Retreat, Sassafras Farm, Suzanne McMinn on May 21, 2014| Leave a Comment »

The next workshop in West Virginia has been scheduled! The one last month was so well received that we are planning another one. Here it is:

Fall 2014 Primitives & Pioneers Retreat! – September 13-14 in Clio, WV – This retreat will span two days taking you from the kitchen, to the woods, and to the artists easel featuring lessons on corn-cob jelly making, hand-dipped taper candles, homemade potpourri, rustic breads, painting a primitive landscape and a decorative bucket plus more! The retreat includes all instruction and 3 meals per day. The host and my teaching partner is Suzanne McMinn of “Chickens in the Road” and Sassafras Farm. Learn more about her and her farm and get registration information here.

Come join us!

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