Thank you again to all the folks at Sobo Art Center and the Winter Garden Art Association for a great workshop this past weekend. I was so impressed with the work created and so proud of the you ladies- especially those of you who haven't drawn faces before! Your desire to push yourself artistically past your comfort zone and to do it so successfully makes me feel overjoyed! Fantastic work!
Authenticity, 12" x 12"
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
Learn the joys of mixed media collage. The workshop will address working with papers, fabrics, found objects, past art work, pencil and charcoal drawing, and acrylic painting. The materials used will be the choice of each student, but students are encouraged to incorporate some of their own prior art work into new pieces. The objective of the workshop is to explore new mixed media techniques and excavate each student’s authentic voice in their art.
I encourage everyone to incorporate mixed media collage into what they already do! I will work with each of you on whatever style project you would like to work on whether it is faces, figures, landscapes, still lives or abstracts. We collage on the first day and then draw and paint on the second day. There are no set rules in my workshops. I try to create a fun time that introduces new techniques and a comfortable learning environment to enhance where you already are. All levels are welcomed!
I found this title among the dictionary pages of this collage. The words struck me as philosophically poignant. I knew the definition was referring to the use of will vs shall when describing the future tense of the verb. But the other meanings of will and shall got me thinking about striving vs surrender. If being an artist has taught me anything, it has taught me that both determination and resolution are necessary for success. If my yoga practice has taught me anything, it has showed me that effort and letting go are both necessary for balance. And if life has taught me anything, it is that experience and introspection are both required for tranquility.
Will. See Shall. 30" x 30"
Detail
Sometimes life requires an imaginary walk alone on the beach.....
Calm Seas, 24" x 96"
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"
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.
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....
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!
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.
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"
