| By Olivia, 45 contributed posts About the author: Raised in South Central Alaska, Livvy came to know her craft through an intimate familiarity with her natural surroundings. A member of New York’s prestigious Society of Animal Artists, in 1998 she was chosen as one of six American “wildlife painters to watch” by InformArt magazine and won an Award of Merit in the Grand National Celebration of Western Art in San Francisco. She appears in the book, Strokes of Genius - The Best of Drawing. See Olivia's listing at the Southern Oregon Artists Resource to learn more and make contact.  Laughing –– Part I, absurd. Part II, utterly senseless. … Continue reading Busting a Gut – part III By Olivia, 45 contributed posts About the author: Raised in South Central Alaska, Livvy came to know her craft through an intimate familiarity with her natural surroundings. A member of New York’s prestigious Society of Animal Artists, in 1998 she was chosen as one of six American “wildlife painters to watch” by InformArt magazine and won an Award of Merit in the Grand National Celebration of Western Art in San Francisco. She appears in the book, Strokes of Genius - The Best of Drawing. See Olivia's listing at the Southern Oregon Artists Resource to learn more and make contact.  Laughing –– Part I, absurd. Part II, utterly senseless. … Continue reading Busting a Gut – part III By Olivia, 45 contributed posts About the author: Raised in South Central Alaska, Livvy came to know her craft through an intimate familiarity with her natural surroundings. A member of New York’s prestigious Society of Animal Artists, in 1998 she was chosen as one of six American “wildlife painters to watch” by InformArt magazine and won an Award of Merit in the Grand National Celebration of Western Art in San Francisco. She appears in the book, Strokes of Genius - The Best of Drawing. See Olivia's listing at the Southern Oregon Artists Resource to learn more and make contact.  Laughing –– Part I was absurd. Part II is utterly senseless. When you really think about what makes a person laugh you may come to realize that it’s not just a ‘joke’ that does it. Many things play a roll and I am one who has come to believ… Continue reading Busting a Gut – part II By Olivia, 45 contributed posts About the author: Raised in South Central Alaska, Livvy came to know her craft through an intimate familiarity with her natural surroundings. A member of New York’s prestigious Society of Animal Artists, in 1998 she was chosen as one of six American “wildlife painters to watch” by InformArt magazine and won an Award of Merit in the Grand National Celebration of Western Art in San Francisco. She appears in the book, Strokes of Genius - The Best of Drawing. See Olivia's listing at the Southern Oregon Artists Resource to learn more and make contact.  Laughing –– Part I was absurd. Part II is utterly senseless. When you really think about what makes a person laugh you may come to realize that it’s not just a ‘joke’ that does it. Many things play a roll and I am one who has come to believ… Continue reading Busting a Gut – part II By Olivia, 45 contributed posts About the author: Raised in South Central Alaska, Livvy came to know her craft through an intimate familiarity with her natural surroundings. A member of New York’s prestigious Society of Animal Artists, in 1998 she was chosen as one of six American “wildlife painters to watch” by InformArt magazine and won an Award of Merit in the Grand National Celebration of Western Art in San Francisco. She appears in the book, Strokes of Genius - The Best of Drawing. See Olivia's listing at the Southern Oregon Artists Resource to learn more and make contact.  Laughing –– What a funny little thing that is. It’s a special, primitive, and universal language that can transcend all other barriers between human beings. Every culture laughs. Even some animals laugh. A good laugh is equivalent to a ten m… Continue reading Busting a Gut – part I By Olivia, 45 contributed posts About the author: Raised in South Central Alaska, Livvy came to know her craft through an intimate familiarity with her natural surroundings. A member of New York’s prestigious Society of Animal Artists, in 1998 she was chosen as one of six American “wildlife painters to watch” by InformArt magazine and won an Award of Merit in the Grand National Celebration of Western Art in San Francisco. She appears in the book, Strokes of Genius - The Best of Drawing. See Olivia's listing at the Southern Oregon Artists Resource to learn more and make contact.  Laughing –– What a funny little thing that is. It’s a special, primitive, and universal language that can transcend all other barriers between human beings. Every culture laughs. Even some animals laugh. A good laugh is equivalent to a ten m… Continue reading Busting a Gut – part I By Olivia, 45 contributed posts About the author: Raised in South Central Alaska, Livvy came to know her craft through an intimate familiarity with her natural surroundings. A member of New York’s prestigious Society of Animal Artists, in 1998 she was chosen as one of six American “wildlife painters to watch” by InformArt magazine and won an Award of Merit in the Grand National Celebration of Western Art in San Francisco. She appears in the book, Strokes of Genius - The Best of Drawing. See Olivia's listing at the Southern Oregon Artists Resource to learn more and make contact.  Chelsea Clinton got married yesterday. Lindsey Lohan sat in jail. Mel Gibson’s chaos has quieted down a bit. Michael Jackson conquers death with a new album due out in October. And, I’m wondering what to write about today. I look around and I’m… Continue reading Changing Your Stars By Olivia, 45 contributed posts About the author: Raised in South Central Alaska, Livvy came to know her craft through an intimate familiarity with her natural surroundings. A member of New York’s prestigious Society of Animal Artists, in 1998 she was chosen as one of six American “wildlife painters to watch” by InformArt magazine and won an Award of Merit in the Grand National Celebration of Western Art in San Francisco. She appears in the book, Strokes of Genius - The Best of Drawing. See Olivia's listing at the Southern Oregon Artists Resource to learn more and make contact.  Sometimes I read movie reviews and wonder how a person gets a job like that. How can they be paid to put words to paper that bash creative ones, or pump-up others to an insane degree? More importantly, why is it that a movie’s success depends on the … Continue reading Ghosts of Artist Past By Olivia, 45 contributed posts About the author: Raised in South Central Alaska, Livvy came to know her craft through an intimate familiarity with her natural surroundings. A member of New York’s prestigious Society of Animal Artists, in 1998 she was chosen as one of six American “wildlife painters to watch” by InformArt magazine and won an Award of Merit in the Grand National Celebration of Western Art in San Francisco. She appears in the book, Strokes of Genius - The Best of Drawing. See Olivia's listing at the Southern Oregon Artists Resource to learn more and make contact.  I saw something very strange the other day … it made me stop and stare in a way that I knew was impolite, but I couldn’t help myself. Walking along the sidewalk was a young man, somewhere between the age of 15 and 22 (It’s hard to tell these days… Continue reading It’s Not Easy Being Green By Olivia, 45 contributed posts About the author: Raised in South Central Alaska, Livvy came to know her craft through an intimate familiarity with her natural surroundings. A member of New York’s prestigious Society of Animal Artists, in 1998 she was chosen as one of six American “wildlife painters to watch” by InformArt magazine and won an Award of Merit in the Grand National Celebration of Western Art in San Francisco. She appears in the book, Strokes of Genius - The Best of Drawing. See Olivia's listing at the Southern Oregon Artists Resource to learn more and make contact.  I saw something very strange the other day … it made me stop and stare in a way that I knew was impolite, but I couldn’t help myself. Walking along the sidewalk was a young man, somewhere between the age of 15 and 22 (It’s hard to tell these days… Continue reading It’s Not Easy Being Green |  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: 
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