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Art Heals!
I volunteer at Gabriel House of Care working with transplant and cancer patients and their carers. Every two weeks we meet up under the...
A Lesson in Oil
Just finished my first oil painting under the tutelage of Marissa Yow. A very different experience for this watercolor artist. I found...
Stealing Shade
Every artist hopes for some interesting art supplies as a stocking stuffer. I was not disappointed. I bagged some oil paints just in...
Getting our Jingle On at Gabriel House of Care
We normally spend the night painting with some kind of medium at Gabriel House of Care. This week we couldn't resist getting a bit...
In the style of Leedy
In our recent art classes with Robert Leedy, my classmates and I have been working on paintings in the style of some classic...
Expanding Framing Knowledge
It was an unusually rainy day today so I was very glad to have enrolled in a class at my local arts center to learn more about framing my...
The Big Yin Portrait
If you are not a Scot you may not know what or who is the Big Yin. Every Scot young or old will tell you that the Big Yin is a legend, a...
Fur the Love of Lisa
Sometimes you end up painting something that is outside your comfort zone. For me that is usually portraits of people or pets. I avoid...
Sculpture Class: Tick the Bucket List
For some people art is all about what's attractive aesthetically to the eye. For other people, sounds are what make wonderful art. I...
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