Sometimes life requires an imaginary walk alone on the beach.....
Calm Seas, 24" x 96"
Calm Seas
in Landscapes, Figures
Next Workshop in Winter Garden
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Drawing and Painting with Mixed Media Collage 2 Day Workshop at Winter Garden Art Association at the SOBO Art Center
May 16-17, 2015, Saturday and Sunday, 10 am to 5 pm
WGAA members $155 | NM $175
The Finest, 48" x 48"
The Finest
in Figures
Sometimes things just need to be edited. This was the case with my giant painting Putting on Her Finest. Eight feet high was just too much! So with the a lot great help, I have made her more manageable (4' x 4') and better looking. The Finest.
The Artist's Workshop in NSB
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I had a fantastic time at The Artist's Workshop in New Smyrna Beach this weekend! I am continuously amazed at how different everyone's work is at the end of the weekend and I was very impressed with the talent in the class. Here's just some of the great work that was created. We are talking about having a 2.0 class over the summer to explore the drawing and painting aspects further. Please let me know if and when you would be interested. Thanks again!!
Here's two pieces that I created while there....
My great-grandmother
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I love the women in my family. I just happened to end up the oldest daughter, of the oldest daughter, of the oldest daughter....in other words, the first child, grandchild and great-grandchild. One straight line of strong willed women! My grandmother told me stories about how she remembered sitting in a car with no heat in the middle of a snowstorm, with her 4 siblings, during the depression, while her father went into the bar for 'a' drink and to gamble. My great-grandmother found the courage to go into that male only bar and demand that he bring them home. She was brave. She was filled with only love and gratitude for us grandkids and great-grandkids. She was the glue that kept the family together for a long time. She was simply amazing.
My Memere was a huge source of love and compassion for my Mom and her sisters. I am so honored that I got to experience being her first great-grandchild! (That's me in the first drawing.) These drawings of her were commissioned by my Aunt for her two sisters ..and I did one for my Aunt too. Happy Birthday Judy, Elizabeth and Shelly! Memere's love still shines down on us all.
In my haste to hit the birthday deadline, these got shipped out without being photographed! Thanks for taking these pics of them Mom!
She Works Hard for the Money: Bennett Galleries
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Just received some photos of my group show She Works Hard for the Money at Bennett Galleries in Knoxville. So excited and honored to be in this show with these amazingly talented women! Thank you Bennett! There is a hold on my biggest piece there. All my fingers are crossed.
Renaissance Woman and Positive Words
These are two pieces that I did as demos 2 weekends ago in Ormond Beach at the Museum of Art during my 2 day workshop. I have painted the girls in dresses before but apparently never got it out of my system! The Renaissance Woman was a fun experiment in crazy patterns and classical beauty. 2-2-2-2-2-2
Renaissance Woman, 12" x 12"
Positive Words, 8" x 8"