Painting for May 7th

Well, everyone, Saturday is our first class of the year here in Kentucky! I'm so excited! AND...I'm taking it easy on you! Our first painting will be a mountain scene with a small waterfall. The May 7th class will be this painting, a fairly simple transparent wave. After that...well...I'll be bringing on some harder, bit more complicated paintings...again! So, consider this review if you've taken my class before! LOL! I'm so happy to get started here again and can't wait to see everyone! Happy Painting!!!

Settling In...

Am I busy getting back in the swing of things? Yes I am! Do I have time to do some sight seeing at the local art museum? No I don't. Did I go anyway? You betcha!!!! My daughter needed to go for some school work and she invited me to tag along. I'm so glad I did. We only scratched the surface of all of the exhibits at the Cincinnati Art Museum, but it was a wonderful time anyway. It was nice hanging with my daughter and being surrounded by some of the most amazing art in the world. I hope your week is going well!!

Classes starting up again soon!!

Well everyone I'm looking forward to doing some new paintings for 2011. I'm working on the class painting for April 23rd (first class of the year in KY!!), and will try to get it posted soon. I've only got two spots left, so be sure to let me know if you would like to attend. I can't wait to see everyone again!!! Happy Painting!!

Thank you....

Another great class at the Von Liebig this past Saturday! I've posted a few photos of some of the students. Great job everyone!! Sadly, this was my last one of 2011. I'm already working with them to get set up for next winter, so....I'll be back!! I want to say thank you to those who've allowed me to share my gifts with you here in Naples. Also, I want to thank everyone at the Von Liebig for allowing me to be a part of the staff. I can't tell you what a great organization this is for artists and patrons of the arts. Happy Painting!!!

Mail Art!

More mail art! Thanks Felicity and Dave! It's always so cool to go to the mailbox and get something wonderful and unexpected. My mail's been forwarded to Florida, so I get it later than everyone else. Delayed gratification though! Love it!!! To check out their blogs, go to: http://www.clearerreflections.blogspot.com/ for Dave and http://www.felicitylingle.blogspot.com/ for Felicity. Happy painting everyone!!!

Are we tired of pears yet?

Well, here's a few more still life studies. These pears got quite a workout. I finally had to retire them. As far as fruit goes, they lasted me a long time. I suppose I could have named them, though I didn't treat them very well. I had a few rolling off the counter incidents! LOL! Here's a few basic step by steps. Sketch it out, block it in, then refine with the details. Happy painting!!!

Saturday's Class....

What a great class this Saturday! First, I want you to meet Barbara and Shaela who agreed to be photographed for the blog. You can see for yourself the great job they're doing on their paintings. Barbara usually paints in watercolor (I'm sure she could teach me a thing or two!!) and Shaela used to paint when she was young and thought it would be fun to get back into it. These girls took to this method super quick and were great fun to work with. Thanks for the fun class! Happy Painting!!!