Jan’s Granddaughter – The Mermaid
You met Jan last year. She is one of my Wednesday morning students who does a fabulous job painting wonderful things for her family. Here is another mermaid she did for one of her granddaughters. It looks super!!! Great work Janice! Click here to see the last mermaid Jan painted.
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Yesterday I decided to crochet through the ice and snow day. Here is the new hat….a little nod to Duck Dynasty!
If you crochet or knit you need to visit a wonderful website called Ravelry. It shares thousands of patterns from everything to blankets to hats and everything in between. And many of them are free. Take a look.
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Berthe Morisot
French, 1841-1895
“Reading (La Lecture) 1888
I continued cleaning up files this weekend and ran across this one from a museum trip of Berthe Morisot’s wonderful work.
She was one of the few female members of the early Impressionists movement in France. Learn more about Morisot here.
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We had a wonderful time at the 1st Saturday Paint Party yesterday. A fun group of ladies created a beautiful still life. Great job ladies.
Reserve your place for the next 1st Saturday Paint Party on March 1st.
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“The Small Drawing Room-Mme Hessel at her Sewing Table, 1911”
“The Foyer”
“Girl at the Piano, 1890’s”
From time to time I go through old files on my computer in an attempt to clean it up. I came across several files of photos I took when I went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City last year. I could spend days there. There is so much to see. This group of painting is by the French Painter, Edouard Vuillard (1868-1940).
This is from Wikipedia: “In his paintings and decorative pieces Vuillard depicted mostly interiors, streets and gardens. Marked by a gentle humor, they are executed in the delicate range of soft, blurred colors characteristic of his art. Living with his mother, a dressmaker, until the age of sixty, Vuillard was very familiar with interior and domestic spaces. Much of his art reflected this influence, largely decorative and often depicting very intricate patterns.” You can read more here.
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Logan with “Eyes”
Hannah with Blue Bird
Logan and Hannah are two students from my “Young Artists” class that have been with me for several years and have moved up to the adult class. They do very well mixing color and working independently on paintings. Here are two that they just completed. Excellent!!!
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French Bulldog in Collar
Persis Kirmse
(British, 1884-1955)
Every year in New York City while the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show is going on there in February there is an art sale at Bonham’s Auction House that features wonderful dog art. For several years while I was up in NYC for the dog show I went to the auction. It was fabulous to see so much excellent dog art in one location.
You can view the current offerings on their website by clicking here. If you love dog art you must take a look. There is everything from scarf pins painted with dog images to sculptures to huge paintings. It’s worth a look.
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Public Art in Nashville Airport
You know I am always talking about art being all around us. It’s hard not to see some art everywhere you go…including airports. Yesterday while traveling home from Kentucky I flew from Nashville International Airport and it is filled with art and music. Learn more here.
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While visiting with a good friend and great art teacher I ran across another painting from when I first started painting. It’s interesting seeing these old works.
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One fun thing about going to visit old friends is seeing past paintings that I have done hanging in their homes. It’s very exciting! She has the first watercolor I ever painted back in 1997! Watercolor Magnolia.
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The Studio 