| By Elaine Frenett, 108 contributed posts About the author: This award-winning artist, trained in illustration, has been published nationally, had fine art added to museum collections, teaches private classes and leads women’s visual journal retreats. Ms. Frenett is a member of the Watercolor Society of Oregon, The Plein Air Society of Southern Oregon, California Watercolor Association, and is a Watercolor West Juried Member. See Elaine's listing at the Southern Oregon Artists Resource to learn more and make contact.  Ok, here’s another awkward post … but, we’re aiming at honesty here, so here we go …It’s been peculating probably for a year, this episode in my life. At first I was startled by it, resistant, then, realizing that it truly was a dream of my husband… Continue reading Ending of a Month ~ Beginning of an Adventure By soar, 592 contributed posts About the author: SOAR: The Southern Oregon Artist's Resource is a directory of Southern Oregon artists, artisans and those who serve them and calendar of their art events, and Art Matters!, our blog posting Southern Oregon art events and matters of interest to artists and patrons of the arts near and far. SOAR was created and is maintained by art advocate and web designer Hannah West in Jacksonville, Oregon to promote our diverse and talented arts community to our visitors and the rest of the world.  Impressions of Jacksonville’s 2010 Chinese New Year celebration: This was the best one we’ve seen since moving here in 2000, and very well attended. The parade had more entries than ever, and more authenticity than in the past. I loaded up my camera with images…and felt a definite shiver when our humble little dragon made his pass through town, chasing away evil spirits to the powerful, ancient sound of a large Chinese drum. Surely the “God of the Year” was pleased. After enjoying the parade, the question was what to do? There were so many activities scheduled to follow the parade it was difficult to choose from those that overlapped each other. I went first to the calligraphy demonstration at the Jacksonville Public Library, where a very sweet and pretty Chinese lady showed me how to write “China” and then invited me to visit her home province on the East Continue reading Jacksonville Celebrates the Year of the Tiger By Home, 1 contributed posts About the author: The National Symphony Orchestra National Trustees Summer Institute Scholarship Award July 2-30, 2012 at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts The Kennedy Center/National Symphony Orchestra Summer Music Insti… Continue reading Home Page By Glenn J. Hill, 27 contributed posts About the author: Glenn Hill creates custom sculpted harps and multimedia installations including lasers, interactive lighting and silk painting. Also a visual artist, he paints in acrylic on canvas and board and paints/prints on silk. Look for his public art installation in Ashland, to be completed and on display in Summer 2011: 19 painted/ printed silk banners, to be hung over a mile route in Ashland, linking the Havurah with the new Buddhist Temple. See Glenn's listing at the Southern Oregon Artists Resource to learn more and make contact.  I currently have a custom Electro-acoustic 36 string harp, one completed custom Laser beam harp, and two Custom Wire Strung harps available for sale and ready to be shipped. Custom Black Walnut Acoustic-electric 36 nylon Strings O… Continue reading The Custom Harp builder, Glenn J. Hill of Mountain Glen Harps 2010-02-25 13:56:00 By Anne Brooke, 3 contributed posts About the author: As you read through this new entry, I ask that you consider the word “relationship”, always something that goes with something else. The more you relate things to one another, the more accurate you will be in learning to SEE. For example, draw a rectangle, this will contain the oval shape for the face. In [...] Continue reading Relationships By Cathy Malchiodi, PhD, LPCC, LPAT, 31 contributed posts About the author:Given a lump of clay or some canisters of Play-doh, how would you depict each member of your family of origin? It’s cool art therapy intervention #9 and it’s all about a creative way to explore your family system. Primary Topic: … Continue reading Cool Art Therapy Intervention #9: Family Sculpture By Sandi Whetzel, 52 contributed posts About the author: Sandi's vibrant contemporary art has recently been welcomed in various Ashland art venues. She is most known for her art promoting the wine industry in Oregon. Fantasy blends with reality in her contemporary, sometimes surrealistic, frequently sensual renderings of succulents, abstract flora and trees and her most recent passion to expand her popular wine series. Sandi's home studio is located in Days Creek. See Sandi's listing at the Southern Oregon Artists Resource to learn more and make contact. My original intent in this post was to generate interest in an upcoming color mixing class scheduled for July, 2010 to be held in Roseburg, Oregon. While I’m at it, I may as well divulge some nitty-gritty details about how I mix colors later in t… Continue reading How to Mix Clean, Pure Colors in Oils and Acrylics: Colorist, Sandi Whetzel Revals the Nitty-Gritty of How She Takes the Mystery Out of Color Mixing By Sandi Whetzel, 52 contributed posts About the author: Sandi's vibrant contemporary art has recently been welcomed in various Ashland art venues. She is most known for her art promoting the wine industry in Oregon. Fantasy blends with reality in her contemporary, sometimes surrealistic, frequently sensual renderings of succulents, abstract flora and trees and her most recent passion to expand her popular wine series. Sandi's home studio is located in Days Creek. See Sandi's listing at the Southern Oregon Artists Resource to learn more and make contact. My original intent in this post was to generate interest in an upcoming color mixing class scheduled for July, 2010 to be held in Roseburg, Oregon. While I’m at it, I may as well divulge some nitty-gritty details about how I mix colors later in t… Continue reading How to Mix Clean, Pure Colors in Oils and Acrylics: Colorist, Sandi Whetzel Revals the Nitty-Gritty of How She Takes the Mystery Out of Color Mixing By leah, 25 contributed posts About the author: Leah exhibits her abstract and portraiture work nationally and internationally and has been commissioned for over 400 paintings over the past 15 years. Her studio is outside Jacksonville where she teaches painting, drawing, art marketing and making natural earth paints. See Leah's listing at the Southern Oregon Artists Resource to learn more and make contact.  Sifting dried clay mixing with walnut oil grinding with glass muller mortar and pestel pigments By leah, 25 contributed posts About the author: Leah exhibits her abstract and portraiture work nationally and internationally and has been commissioned for over 400 paintings over the past 15 years. Her studio is outside Jacksonville where she teaches painting, drawing, art marketing and making natural earth paints. See Leah's listing at the Southern Oregon Artists Resource to learn more and make contact. |  DISCLOSURE: SOAR/Art Matters! has affiliate relationships with the providers of great products and services below. If you make a purchase from one of the sites below, it helps defray the cost of promoting Southern Oregon Artists, so please use our links!   Utrecht's online discounts have been updated, though the graphics remain the same. The link above saves 40% off your highest priced item (coupon code AP1), the one below gets you 15% off any order of $100 or more AND Free Shipping! (coupon code AP3)    Ashland artist Pegi Smith sells her art on Yessy.com - View her Yessy gallery hereNow thru April 30: 
Delphi's Annual Glass Bevel Sale - Save up to 40% OFF retail price! 1/2 OFF standard bevels when you buy the 60-piece box. Make a beautiful art book yourself with Blurb's online service. Artists Danna Tartaglia and Olivia Schemanski both self-published books featuring their art using Blurb. Check them out in SOAR's bookstore, then make one yourself!  ImageKind, a Cafepress company, now has an artist shop site you can join for free to sell your art online. Join the Imagekind community and start selling your art today CafePress lets you design a huge variety of products with your own art and sell them for a profit! A great way to gain more exposure for your work and make a few extra bucks. Janet London of London Hummingbird Arts and Hannah West, the founder of SOAR and Art Matters!, use CafePress to sell products with their own designs.  |
