Artist Conley Harris offers his take on Persian paintings Nov 7, 2009
He supplemented it with watercolor, gouache, and acrylic. I wanted to make the piece shimmer and glow, Harris says. (Boston Globe)
Flowood Painters show off works at Pearl library Nov 7, 2009
The Flowood Painters, who met about two years ago while taking a watercolor class in Millsaps College's community enrichment program, are displaying their art this month at the Pearl Public Library ... Schoolar teaches several six-week sessions of the watercolor class each year ... "I had never done any watercolor before, and I wanted to try it," McKee said. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Senior Neighbors: Nov. 5 Nov 6, 2009
Art for Fun watercolor clas. Art for Fun : Instructor Cecilia Sharma will be continuing her very popular watercolor class in November and December. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
Area artists in show Nov 6, 2009
Campeau's work includes his newest paintings in latex paint and watercolor. Bowen's work is both in oil and water-color. (Montana Standard, MT)
Art Restoration: Technique Removes Old Polymer Layers From Sensitive Historic Artworks Nov 4, 2009
(June 16, 2008) Scientific evidence has shown that the sky in Winslow Homer's watercolor "For to be a Farmer's Boy" (1887) once glowed with color. A Northwestern University chemist and an Art Institute of Chicago. (Science Daily)
- FROM THE DESK OF ... Perfect time to have events and activities 0 Nov 4, 2009
Those receiving the most votes in the nonjudged art exhibit were Betty Jo McNeece in oils with Red Poppies, Jack Fleming in acrylics with Panama City, Jim Harmon in the watercolor category with Goat Barn, David Zielinski in the photography division with Superstition Sunset, and Robin Staton with Frozen Falls in mixed media. Twenty-nine artists entered 80 pieces. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
Ryan Hess is battling cancer, but he’s not alone. He lives in Sahuarita with his wife, Margie, and their children, Hallie and Max. Nov 4, 2009
Also displayed is photography by Dick Paige, gourd art by Diane West and works by oil and watercolor artist Jan Wills. Harpist Erika Schmidt (right) played during the two-hour event. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Dabbler draws inspiration from family Nov 3, 2009
Erdrich calls herself a "dabbler," an artist who has painted with watercolors, oil and acrylic based paints and pastels ... Erdrich joined a Saturday art class, which is where she first tried painting with watercolors, with seven other students ... Last summer, in a surprising twist of fate, one of Erdrich's daughters heard someone in Belcourt, N.D., Erdrich's hometown in the Turtle Mountains, had in their possession one of the watercolor paintings she completed 59 years ago. (Wahpeton Daily News, ND)
Picturing Old Town Pocatello Nov 2, 2009
She has been commissioned by Dixie Donyes of Edward Jones Investments to make watercolor paintings of some of the downtown area's architectural treasures. Donyes has given Reeves a list of buildings and other items she would like to see painted, including the burned-down Chief Theater, The Paris shop, Whitman Hotel, the railroad and bus depots, Center Street Underpass, the Arthur and Main street intersections, Standrod Mansion, Harrison's Jewelers, and the Maag building. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
What’s Happening Nov 1, 2009
Opening today is from 1 to 4 p.m. Twenty-seven paintings in watercolor, oil land tempera-ink resist will be in the show. Mrs. Doubler also is a member of the Sahuarita Art Guild and recently completed a mural of the activities of Anamax Park. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
From the Editor: A stormy day, a live blog and big potential Nov 1, 2009
For instance, our new Living Here Sunday section includes a weekly watercolor feature by local artist Kathrine Lemke Waste and "Postcards from Readers" that let our neighbors share their travels. We'll keep trying new things, and your feedback is welcome. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
'Something different': One-of-a-king holiday gifts highlight OCFAC fund-raiser Oct 29, 2009
Some other items available at the Silent Auction include an Esque candle from Ann's House of Treasures; an original watercolor by North Carolina artist Chuck McLachlin; a hand-carved duck from Dr. Robert Moe; a hand-embroidered shawl from India; a hand-turned maple bowl by Dr. Ben Pendarvis, two season tickets to the Orangeburg Part-Time Players 2010 Season; an original painting by Campbell Frost; a stained-glass Christmas ornament by Alice French; one month of piano lessons with Lindi Jenkins;... (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Cornucopia Art Show Recognizes Local Talent With Library Exhibit Oct 29, 2009
Lynne Hughes, fourth place for a watercolor painting titled My Pink Shovel. Honorable mention went to Nancy Sykes Cockerham, Gerri Sage, Rosemary Carter, Carol Frye, Toni Treverton, and Elizabeth Frith. (Bartow Polk County Democrat, FL)
Celia Sislow of Nine Hills Studio will be among artists displaying this week in Green Valley. Oct 27, 2009
Jewell s Fine Art Festival comes to Green Valley Village on Friday and Saturday with a juried selection of oil, acrylic, watercolor and pastel artwork plus photography along with works in glass, metal, bronze, stone, raku pottery, woodwork, leather and jewelry. Show organizer Sandi Jewell said that within these art mediums are a mixture of Southwestern, Native American, abstract, contemporary and traditional styles. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Nov 7: Amy Sol, Stella Im Hultberg, Nicoletta Ceccoli at Copro Gallery Oct 24, 2009
This new body of work, created on paper with a mixed media of oil and acrylic plus ink along with pencil drawings on tea-stained paper with watercolor washes, went through a transformation due her experience with a tragic family death and personal injury. While Hultberg's pieces have always dealt with various forms of personal identity, this recent chapter in her life has given her works a new twist. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Dave Scheitzers Milkweed Explosion winner in GACA Juried Arts Exhibition that runs through Nov. 3 at arts center Oct 24, 2009
This year s first-place award went to Dave Schweitzer for his watercolor painting, Milkweed Explosion. Patsy Lippert s From Where I Sit watercolor placed second and third place went to Faith French for her pencil drawing, Stately White Pine ... There were four honorable mentions awarded: Joan Wilkins Sweet Onions watercolor; June Storm s watercolor Northern Glow; Mountain Pass, a watercolor painting by Carlene Lagrou; and Spring Kitchen, a watercolor by Wendy Seelhoff. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Despite economy, art sales are up Oct 24, 2009
Struck by the exuberance of entries collected, I was engaged by the wealth of watercolor paintings drawn first to paintings that exhibited remarkable technical handling of the medium, she said in a jurors statement. Paintings selected are characterized by something swift and sure in the hand of the artist. (Washington Daily News, NC)
There's nothing small about miniature show, except the art Oct 23, 2009
advertisement In the past we ve had all kinds of work submitted, really, a bit of everything, from Native American dolls made of horsehair and leather to watercolor, oils, acrylic and photographs of animals to landscapes and still lifes, to you name it, says the Clymer s Mia Merendino. We will have some local pine needle baskets of course, also hand-painted glass Christmas ornaments that can be personalized. (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)
Community Bulletin Board: Oct. 22 Oct 22, 2009
Wellesley College Botanic Gardens presents Watercolor Painting for Beginners with Wellesley artist and instructor Nan Rumpf. Experiment with washes, glazes, working wet into wet, developing form through value and creating interesting shapes. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
Mary Reilly & Jan Aronson Exhibitions Oct 22, 2009
The images are selected and composed (for the most part) through the lens of her camera, and then transformed by oil on canvas -- as well as by watercolor or pastel on paper -- to reveal her own way of seeing and her sensual engagement with the act of painting. Like many twenty- first century realists, Aronson's work is more about ways of seeing than about what is represented. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Philippa Blair - Tracks : Jayme Odgers - Watercolor Portraits Oct 22, 2009
Philippa Blair - Tracks : Jayme Odgers - Watercolor Portraits - Lawrence Asher Gallery - absolutearts ... "Philippa Blair - Tracks : Jayme Odgers - Watercolor Portraits" 2009-10-17 until 2009-11-11 Los Angeles, CA, USA United States of America ... The Lawrence Asher Gallery in Los Angeles presents two exhibitions Philippa Blair - Tracks, and Jayme Odgers Watercolor Portraits from October 17 November 11, 2009. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Lakeway Painters Oct 21, 2009
Painters worked in oils, watercolor and pastels in the Museum s Education Center. They have been painting together for nearly nine years and are led by instructor, Daniel Jones of Mansfield. (Odessa American, TX)
Two reflect on their time with Eric Deeter Oct 20, 2009
When Eric first came to work with me, he was relatively new at painting in oils, his expertise having begun with watercolor, then acrylics. He at first told me that he really didn t like using oil paints, but soon developed a love for the medium and thought he might not go back to acrylics, although he still enjoyed working in watercolors. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
The Buzz: Saluting a classy trailblazer - and cover girl Oct 19, 2009
They include a half-dozen Kerman carpets valued at up to $4,500 each, a George III inlaid secretary bookcase valued at $4,000, a pair of Venetian-style polychrome wood blackamoors from the late 20th century, valued at $1,500, and a watercolor titled "The witches," painted and signed by Lionel Barrymore. This article appeared on page N - 1 of the San Francisco Chronicle. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Show on! (7) Oct 18, 2009
Nearly 200 artists entered the international call for entries and selected artists are exhibiting in watercolor, oil, pastels, photography, printmaking, video, and mixed media. Entries were juried by Joseph Schenk, Director of the Art Museum of South Texas, and prizes will be awarded by Franklin Sirmans, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Menil Collection in Houston. (Rockport Pilot, TX)
David and Barbara Stahl Collection is wide-ranging and captivating Oct 18, 2009
Robert S. Neuman s 1989 Lame Deer Study, a warm, burbling watercolor of an abstracted landscape (and the catalog s cover image) is particularly out of place. The Stahls collection, while dark, does not call for bright respites. (Boston Globe)
Gallery Glimpses Oct 17, 2009
Nancy has been working with watercolors since 1997 ... In the spring of 2002 she was awarded the prestigious Harold Kolb Watercolor Award by the Wellesley Society of Artists ... In 2007 she received an honorable mention for one of her watercolor portraits, from the Lexington Arts and Crafts Society. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
Artist's fascination with rivers leads to watershed display Oct 16, 2009
watercolor paper, beginning at an elevation of 40 feet above sea level and moving to the top layer, which is at an elevation of 960 feet, it is a topographical map of one section of the Delaware River. All the layers are hand-cut and are finally glued together and their edges sanded, thus making them a block-like object. (NJ.com -- Times)
You can become a Yupo pro Oct 16, 2009
Yupo painting involves a sheet of Yupo watercolor paper and ultra concentrated watercolors. Its different from regular watercolor because Yupo is a synthetic (plastic) paper ... Her two-day class for adults shows how to use masking tape, stamps and stencils to shape the watercolor on the paper into a work of art. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Center for Arts international juried exhibit will open today Oct 14, 2009
Nearly 200 artists entered the international call for entries and selected artists will be exhibiting in watercolor, oil, pastels, photography, printmaking, video, and mixed media. John A. (Rockport Pilot, TX)
Artists open studios for free tour Oct 10, 2009
Acrylic, oil and watercolor works ... Showcasing work in watercolor, charcoal, pastels, portraits, animals and plants. (Fort Madison Daily Democrat, IO)
A new Pooh? Oh bother Oct 10, 2009
Shepard's lovely watercolor of Eeyore floating on his back will break your heart. And Piglet's anxiety is perfectly captured. (Juneau Empire)
She wrote the book on Sargent’s ‘Daughter’ painting Oct 10, 2009
Julia was an accomplished watercolor painter herself, though she never made it her profession. Sebastian Smee can be reached at. (Boston Globe)
Continental Plaza hosts season’s first craft show Oct 10, 2009
Producer of Running Bear Productions Alan Smith said the show will include artists in a variety of mediums acrylics, oils, watercolor and pastels, as well as artists and crafters whose specialty is in sculpture, fused glass, jewelry, gourd art, copper, stained glass and photography. We have a very well-rounded list of vendors. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Breaking the news about breast cancer Oct 9, 2009
A watercolor of sunlight on a beach path through some sand dunes hangs on a wall. She has other artwork on the walls of her office that was given or sold to her by her patients. (Arlington Advocate, MA)
'American Qur'an' blends U.S. life, Quranic verses Oct 8, 2009
That's precisely why painter Sandow Birk chose to include a watercolor of the ravaged city in his latest exhibit "American Qur'an," a re-imagining of the Islamic holy book that pushes cultural and religious boundaries by blending the tome's ancient chapters with postcards from the American experience. Birk hopes it will help the religious text speak to modern Christians as clearly as Muslims believe God spoke to the Prophet so many centuries ago. (USA Today -- News)
How to Start a Business Painting Pe... Oct 6, 2009
Watercolors: A module that teaches traditional watercolor techniques, including washes, glazes, scumbles and an exploration of watercolor's unique properties. For the potential pet artist who really wants to learn everything there is to know about fine arts, a fine arts degree is usually a four year full time course, there are colleges that offer correspondence courses but certain workshops will have to be attended in person. (Suite101.com)
Arts Co. expands into publishing Oct 6, 2009
He has produced thousands of pieces in a range of media, from metal sculpture to neon to oil to watercolor, during his 50-year career, and Brown has been selling his work in Nashville since 1998. Her new hardcover art book Brother Mel: A Lifetime of Making Art is a survey of his work, and will debut at the Southern Festival of Books this month. (Nashville Business Journal, TN)
Below the surface Oct 5, 2009
There, Baker has been focused on a technique called gouache, a form of watercolor work that he has been working on for many years. I've worked in all kinds of mediums, baker said. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Nan Tull exhibit blends nature, abstraction Oct 4, 2009
From here on in, Tull wheels exultantly into luminous tones, in both watercolor and encaustic ... In the 2006 watercolor-and-tape series On Dragonfly Wings, she works with lines, angles, and gentle color. (Boston Globe)
Local artisans show off work at festival Oct 4, 2009
Life portrait drawings while Jon Tritt of Marysville will sell his fine art in watercolor, oil and colored pencil. There will also be fused glass design from Landisburg resident Elizabeth McCue, stone pottery from Juniata County residents Todd and Melissa Tabb and nature photography from Harrisburg resident Shedrick Sloane. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
How Maurice Sendak made the world safe for monsters Oct 4, 2009
Rendered in simple ink-hatch over watercolor sketches, they evoked a perfect mixture of proto-adult dread and anarchic, childlike glee - an eternal, platonic form of the kindly monster. From the moment they appeared in 1964, they seemed bracingly and completely original. (Boston Globe)
Register now for watercolor classes Oct 3, 2009
Friday, October 2, 2009 1:27 PM EDT GAYLORD -- Registrations are now being accepted for a fall watercolor workshop offered through the Gaylord Area Council for the Arts (GACA) ... Students will create a watercolor work of art under the expert tutelage of Lagrou. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Sequoia Gallery showcases 'Beauty' with Bardes, Chamberlin and Kane Oct 3, 2009
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Ghostly lore takes over Cohasset Village on Oct. 17 Oct 3, 2009
Props from the filming of The Witches of Eastwick, grave rubbings, mourning costumes and apparel and watercolor mourning paintings will be among the display. Many of the items haven t been on display in years, so it is always great to have the opportunity to show off different parts of the collection, DeGiacomo said. (Cohasset Mariner, MA)
SCITUATE AROUND TOWN: Get your tickets for the firefighters union ball Oct 2, 2009
The auction offers original fine art by local and national artists in a variety of media, including oils, pastels, watercolor and photography. Raffles, music, refreshments and a cash bar will add to the evening s celebration. (Scituate Mariner, MA)
Singing Water Vineyards to host artists exhibit (1) Oct 2, 2009
The local artist featured will be Melanie Fain, who is known for her exquisite etchings and watercolors ... She translates her sensitive perceptions into elegant watercolors and hand-colored etchings, finding broad appeal among naturalists and sportsmen alike ... She enjoys the process of Intaglio printmaking as it emphasizes the incredible detail she can attain in her etchings, which are often finished with watercolor. (Boerne Star, TX)
• Mary Ann Baron Oct 1, 2009
Mary Ann was an artist, enjoying watercolor and sculpture. She traveled the world and worked in the antiques business most of her life, and loved collecting rare and beautiful things. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Martin R. Ahearn, Rockport artist; 91 Oct 1, 2009
Cape Ann artist Martin R. Ahearn, whose watercolors captured the drama of Rockport seascapes and scenes of Ireland, often wore a tam o shanter as he painted. He taught scores of artists the joys of painting watercolors en plein air and led painting tours in his father s native Ireland ... His paintings have won numerous prizes and are included in the collections of the DeCordova Museum in Lincoln, the Springfield Museums, the Salmagundi Club Center for American Art in New York, AT&T, Ford Motor... (Boston Globe)
Local briefs Oct 1, 2009
The classes will cover autumn art on wood, canvas art, watercolor and Christmas art. The cost will be $25. (Paragould Daily Press, AR)
After-school classes keep Burchells kids on track Sep 30, 2009
Art students painted watercolor miniatures. A journalism student -- the class interviewed the consultants during their visit -- sat at a computer in the school's communal "big room" and polished up a paper for her 3 p.m. class. (Anchorage Daily News)
2009 Treasure Artist Sep 30, 2009
She is a member of the Sonoma Community Center's faculty where she teaches abstract painting, intuitive drawing and watercolor painting, and continues to do her own work in both of these areas. "I'm so pleased the town of Sonoma does this award for artists," she said. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Senior Neighbors: Sept. 24 Sep 24, 2009
Liz Archer is offering a new four-session art program on Tuesday afternoons, on Oct. 6, 13, 20 and 27 from 2-3:30 p.m. Liz describes the session as follows: Following Degas s dancers, O Keefe s flowers and Chagall s dreams of paradise, we will explore vibrant color palates and expressive drawings as we draw, paint and collage our own unique series each artist will be encouraged to experiment with charcoal, pen and watercolor. Total for four classes is $88, payable to the Council on Aging. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
A blue
ribbon life Sep 24, 2009
She was also an award-winning photographer and artist, specializing in pencil, ink and watercolors ... She just started to teach herself how to ;watercolor,; this past July ... So I did, and I was honored with first place in watercolors,; Davis said. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
LCE to teach you the ways of art, romance Sep 24, 2009
LCE invites you to bring your pastels, oils, or watercolors, and join instructor Peter Hines in sketching the landscape at the West Farm Conservation Area by Wilson Farm. If painting indoors is more appealing, the daytime watercolor class will teach you the fundamental skills of mixing color and drawing with a brush. (Lexington Minuteman, MA)
Desert Art Center is Celebrating 60 years of art Sep 24, 2009
The grand opening for the season will feature artwork from over 100 artists in many mediums oil, acrylic, watercolor paintings, glass, sculpture, ceramics, jewelry, gourds, pen and pencil art, and photography ... Artist instructors hold classes in oils, acrylics, sculpture, watercolor, drawing/cartooning, life drawing and stained glass. (Desert Entertainer, CA)
Storefronts become galleries Sep 24, 2009
Artist Lee Ora of Simsbury said she was going to check out Max Muscle, a sports nutrition store and the temporary home to her $1,500 watercolor called "Majestic Presence," after the opening festivities. Asked if she hoped to sell any of her work through the exhibition, she answered, "You never know.". (West Hartford News, CT)
Botanical art on display at library Sep 23, 2009
The 18-piece exhibit includes watercolor paintings and pen-and-ink drawings that Willis has done for the past several years. He has a certificate in botanical art and now lives in Athens. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Shenzhen artists stand out in national fine arts exhibition Sep 23, 2009
It is divided into 10 exhibits, with categories such as Chinese painting, oil painting, engraving, sculpture, murals, watercolor and pastel drawing, and artistic design ... Three works will appear in the watercolor and pastel drawing exhibit, which will open in Panjin, Liaoning Province, on Sept. 26 ... In the category of watercolor, three painters from the city, including Fang Xiaolong, Zhou Tianya and Jiao Liqiang, had their works entered into the CNFAE.. (People's Daily Online, China)
Plymouth Guild for the Arts 42nd Annual Art Show is a Multi-Media Event Sep 21, 2009
When one thinks of art, the mind automatically conjures images of paintings bright acrylics or deep, rich oils, wide swashes of watercolor unfurling in languid oceans and delicate flowers or the precision of pen and ink and charcoal drawings, balancing both line and form. But there is more than meets the eye, and upon deeper inspection one can see a plethora of medium available to the artist, some more hands-on than others but all creating effects as powerful as the next. (Kingston Mariner, MA)
RMAA 44th Annual Fall Juried Exhibition Sep 21, 2009
Awards over $2,400 in cash in categories oil/acrylic, watercolor, printmaking, drawing, mixed media, sculpture and photography were awarded. Among the winners are Terry S. Mollo in the Sculptor catagory. (AbsoluteArts.com)
The making of Glenn Beck Sep 21, 2009
To this day, the face-to-face community of Mount Vernon and the watercolor backdrop of Skagit Valley remains the soft-focus template for Beck's evocations of idealized small-town "real" America. He has also pointed to the area's white demographic -- made up of descendants of Swedish, German and Dutch settlers -- as the source of his lingering discomfort around Jews and other ethnic minorities. (Salon)
Workhouse Arts Center Provides Opportunities For Kids Sep 19, 2009
Ceramics, watercolors, acrylics, oil, performance, film, etc ... "You have these experts coming with their passion for art into the community. Hopefully, it permeates down to these young children," said Catherine Thompson, the mother of a preschooler taking a watercolor class. (W-USA News, DC)
ParkARTS Watercolor Series in the Public Garden Sep 19, 2009
The Boston Parks and Recreation Department s ParkARTS Watercolor Series offers painting workshops for would-be artists ages 9 and older led by instructors Clarence Washington and Anita Turner. Supplies are provided by Blick Art Materials. (Boston Globe)
Volunteers help out in Murphys Sep 19, 2009
In the last year, library organizers and volunteers have met primary goals and have resumed and upgraded many services all with only one paid employee, the librarian, Chris Sellman. We set the standards at, 'Yes, we can do it,' said Pam Shoemaker, library president. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
