Making Room For The New

Letting Go turned three this year.  At first glance, you see an aging, rust-stained house surrounded by curled, dead leaves. If the rendering succeeds one notices a few leaves sprinkled on the steps like breadcrumbs leading the viewer’s eye to study a weathered door. Behind the door hangs a worn, torn shade and behind the shade [...]

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Let’s Talk Texture

Playing around with experimental texture techniques in watercolor today. Giving away my secrets on Oct. 21 in Let’s Talk Texture Workshop at Artists League of the Sandhills. See examples of how I use texture at: Texture Series

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Painting Process For “Mixed Messages”

The October 2010 issue of Watercolor Artist is featuring the painting process for Mixed Messages (shown below)  in the “Rough Starts,” Creativity Workshop. Follow this link to read more: http://www.artistsnetwork.com/article/wca-creativity-rough-starts/ Want more texture in your paintings? Take on the creativity challenge and submit your entries. http://www.artistsnetwork.com/article/wca-creativity-rough-starts/ Deadline: October 11, 2010

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“Letting Go” Receives 3rd Place

Letting Go received 3rd place in the watercolor category in the 30th Annual Fine Arts Festival sponsored by the Arts Council of Moore County. The juror was Peter Nisbet, Chief Curator at the Ackland Art Museum at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. This exhibit of 220 pieces of artwork, photography, digital art [...]

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Happy Surprise!

The e-mail came last Sat., Mar. 13th. The subject line read American Artist Magazine.  At first I thought “solicitation,” until I recognized  it was from one of my students. What did Fran have to say? I opened it. Congatulations on your painting being in the Spring Issue of Watercolor! Looking forward to the April 9th [...]

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