Posted in Animals, Collage, daily painter, The Studio/Classes, tagged bird, cat, cats, collage on August 8, 2016| Leave a Comment »
A few weeks ago we experimented with multi-media collage work at The Studio. Boy was it fun. We used burlap panels, paint, Sharpies and beautiful scrapbook papers along with ModPodge to create these simple but lovely animal works of art. The kids did great in their class with these and I enjoyed the ones I did too! Super fun.(We did some cute dogs a few weeks ago with Sophia’s private lesson too and you can see that here.) I see a Paint Party for adults doing something like this coming soon.
Posted in Dogs, Paint Party, Pet Portaits, tagged cat, dinosaur, dog, pet portrait on February 6, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Last night we made up a Pet Portrait Party that was canceled because of the snow storm. The paintings are GREAT! And no, Lauren does not have a pet dinosaur but her daughter likes them and she has already painted all of her pet’s portraits. 😉
Posted in Paint Parties, tagged cat, Matisse on February 5, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Last week at our Famous Painters Party we painted a wonderful ode to Matisse. hey look GREAT! The next Famous Painter night is Tuesday, February 23rd at 6 pm and we will paint Cezanne.
Posted in Paint Party, tagged cat, Matisse on December 28, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Last year we started having a Paint Party once a month where we recreate a “Famous Painting” or paint in the style of a famous artist.
So far we have recreated a Van Gogh, a Cassatt, an O’Keeffe and a Pissarro. And they all look GREAT! This particular party is a little more involved than some of the other Paint Parties but anyone can do it. We use the same format, going step-by-step until each painter has a beautiful painting.
We are starting the year with a Matisse inspired painting on Tuesday, January 26th at 6 pm. Why not join us and see how it feels to paint like the famous ones? Click here to register.
Posted in Pet Portaits, tagged acrylic, cat, pet portrait on June 1, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Canary
Reference Photo
Last year I went to Florida to teach a Paint Party (read about that here) and met Canary. Canary was found covered in yellow paint, thus the name Canary. This lucky cat fell into the lap of luxury! I started the painting right after I returned from Florida but just got around to wrapping it up.
Posted in Paint Parties, Pet Portaits, tagged cat, impressionism, Paint Party, pet portrait on March 17, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Gayl with Hunter
This is Gayl with her kitty, Hunter. Gayl painted this pet portrait at the last “Paint Your Pet’s Portrait” Party and she came to Open Studio last Friday to put some finishing touches on him. Doesn’t he look GREAT?!
Good job Gayl. Remember everyone that every 3rd Saturday we have a “Paint Your Pet’s Portrait” Paint Party. Be sure to reserve early as space is limited.
Posted in Animals, Dogs, Paint Parties, Pet Portaits, tagged cat, Dogs, impressionism, Paint Party, pet portrait on January 18, 2015| Leave a Comment »
We had a great time with the “Paint Your Pet’s Portrait” Party yesterday. Great work!
Posted in Animals, Pet Portaits, tagged acrylic, cat, impressionism, pet portrait on January 14, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Yesterday I continued with the 3-Day Challenge on Facebook where I was asked to post three paintings a day for a week and challenge another artist to do the same. My three paintings yesterday were of pet portraits…one of my favorite subjects. One of the paintings I shared was of Bob Cat, one of Allen’s warehouse kitties. He is a handsome cat and got his name because he loves to sit on the seat of the Bobcat equipment there. If he was a human his job would be “heavy equipment operator”. 🙂
Painting pets is so great fun. You can do it too at our 3rd Saturday Paint Party coming up this Saturday at 3 pm at The Studio. Check out more information here.
Posted in Paint Parties, Pet Portaits, tagged cat, Dogs, Paint Party, pet portrait on December 27, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Here are more fabulous Christmas gifts that some of my students made for their family and friends over the last few months.
I am sure these were BIG hits! Great job everyone.
Posted in Embroidery, tagged cat, embroidery on December 4, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Embroidered Cat Apron. (SOLD!)
The Studio 