Art Buddies

What Generation Gap?

When I first started teaching art about 4 years ago,

my very first student was Alex.

Some of you may remember her.

This was when I taught art lessons in my home.

We became very good friends,

even though there is little bit of a difference in our ages. 

Well today was a really fun day in River Run Gallery

because Alex came in to get caught up on a drawing lesson

so she can join the beginning drawing class in the Gallery on Tuesday.

Alex started the sixth grade this year,

and wants to really learn how to draw.

She missed the first lesson, 

but I really wanted her to learn this,

so she came in today and I got her caught up

and she is ready for her closeup.

Now I'm turning her over to our excellent teacher

Jeremy Cobb.

Be Gentle!

She's a special lady!

 

Giving Birth

Announcing

https://www.paintingwithacrylics101.com

(wow!  It fit on one line). 

I know!

 It's the cutest online course 

you've ever seen. 

This course has been months

 in the creation phase,

has already had tons of videos of it taken,

was born with 11 modules

and 3 bonuses

and much thanks goes to midwife Meredith Adler.

She coached me all the way!

I was pretty terrified once I had it all complete

to finally go LIVE!

I sat there for over 1/2 an hour trying to decide was I going to click the go live button.

Finally - 

After much pacing,

chewing on my lip

and ripping off all my nails,

I hit the button.

And there it was,

all ready for the people outside of my head

to see and judge.

It must be real,

because now it has its own facebook page.

  Hit that like and share button.

 Thanks to all for every suggestion I've received along the way.

Even the creation of the facebook page came as a sugguestion.

Please feel free to share this with 

as many people as you choose. 

 

 

Big ANNOUNCEMENT

ANNOUNCING . . .

I am busily creating an online painting course

for beginning acrylic painters.

I hope to have it up and ready by August 1st.

Painting With Acrylics 101.com

will teach you:

How to mix and use color

What brushes to buy and how to use them

What paints to purchase

How to lay out your palette

Composition

Perspective

and lots of other goodies,

and will include step by step instructions 

for these two paintings.

  OK, these two roosters count as one painting,

but you can paint it anyway you want.

I have taught this in my gallery before,

and I chose it for this online course because of the barnwood

in the background, the straw, and of course the rooster.

There's lots to learn in this one, but it's not so difficult a beginner can't have success.

This is the second painting and I've never taught it before and it won't be taught anywhere else but this course.

This will be somewhat challenging, 

but is definitely doable.

You have the benefit in an online course to stop as often as you need to and watch a video again and again.  

I also will have lots of cheat sheets and check lists as well as a shopping list of supplies and places to get things online or brick and mortar stores.

The price for this course is practically insane at $129

and will only be that low the first 60 days it is available.

After that a considerable price increase is planned.

Hopefully, you're signed up to receive my blog

as that is the first place I announce anything.  

Look for the official launch sometime around the first of August.

I'm having a ball creating it

and it is one of the most challenging things I've ever done. 

But, it's coming along and so far,

I'm pretty proud of it.

If you've always wanted to learn how to paint,

this course is for you,

or it may be just the thing for someone you know.

Please feel free to share this information.

And for Heaven's Sake,

Get signed up to receive my blog in your inbox.

Peonies and Irises

Beginning of Summer

 

Summer Beauty

14" x 11" $150

 

Jim and I raise lots of flowers on our farm.

We've raised them for our children's weddings.

Memorial Day arrangements,

for Florist shops,

and to grace our home with.

I love having them in our home,

The scent is intoxicating.

I love to look at them 

and

paint them.

Click Here for FREE painting lesson.

Remember Your Raisin

Remember Your Raisin'

 Country Sunday afternoons,

sitting on the porch after church and dinner,

Rocking in a rocking chair,

or on the porch swing,

sipping lemonade,

with the scent of geraniums,

lemon verbena,

honeysuckle,

mint and lavender 

wafting around and getting an occasional whiff.

Lovely memories of friends and relatives

come back to you 

and visit on occasion.

These are the important things of life.

Never forget love and lessons learned.

Congratulations on your wedding

to Steven and Dallas.

Eye Candy

Spring Scents

My husband Jim loves to cut flowers from the yard and bring them into the house for me.

I love receiving them.

He picked a beautiful bunch of spring flowers 

the other day.  

I knew I had to paint them and I have,

several times,

in several formats.

Here's one of them.

16" x 12" acrylic on a stretched canvas.

$200 + shipping.

Thanks for stopping by today.

I so appreciate it and enjoy reading your comments.

Student Art Benefit and A Random Act of Paint

Benefit Student Art Show

raised a total of $218.60 

for Carroll County Animal Support.  

I am so proud of my students for participating in this 

Benefit Art Show and for showing up at the event

and supporting each other.

Thank you to all the public who came throughout the month and voted.

The check has been delivered and one dog can be spayed or neutered

and one dog will be taken care of during the fostering process.

We can't save them all, but we made a difference to those two.

This little video shows off the art in the show.

Winners:

1st Place Adults - Monica Daniels and her Pansies won 5 tubes of professional grade acrylic paint for raising $28.63.

2nd Place Adults - Sandy Hirn and her painting of Sunflowers in a Jar.  She won a gift certificate for a free class for raising $25.49.

1st Place Children - Lily Frye for her Giraffe painting.  She raised $14.32 and received 5 tubes of student grade acrylic paint and a gift certificate for a free class.

2nd Place Children - Rileigh Westrick for her Daisy painting.  She raised $8.33 and received a gift certificate for a free class.

Now For A Random Act of Paint

I am so grateful spring is trying to arrive.

 We've had tons of rain and flooding,

cold and wind,

and a warm day or two, but

spring is trying to get here,

so in honor of spring,

I have a number of new works I've been working on 

so today I'm giving you a little preview,

   10" x 8" on a stretched canvas, unframed

is a steal right now at $75.

I painted this from life from flowers my husband picked from our yard.

Wouldn't this help spring arrive in your part of the world also?

Thanks for stopping by today.

Happy Spring!