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About the author: I begin my watercolor paintings with an idea and a drawing. I build the painting layer by layer, drawing lines and shapes, looking for rhythm and feeling. My color sense is a reflection of my childhood in New Mexico fused with colors of my home in the Northwest. My goal is to go beyond the surface to find joy, wonder and a bit of mystery. I have shown my works in galleries, juried, group and solo shows in Washington, Oregon, Montana and New Mexico. My paintings are in private collections in the west, New York and Norway.To view examples of Peggy's work or to make contact with the artist, please visit her listing at the Southern Oregon Artists Resource.Blogging; it just occurred to me that this challenge has been almost as much about writing these blog post as it has been about painting. That is, at least for me. Day 23: “Espresso Timer-V3”. Greetings! Welcome to day 23 of #30paintingsin30days. And, for today, I present another version of “Espresso Time-R”. This time, the […] The post Blogging and Painting: Day 23 Espresso Time-R V3, #30paintingsin30days appeared first on Margaret Stermer-Cox. Continue reading Blogging and Painting: Day 23 Espresso Time-R V3, #30paintingsin30days By Southern Oregon Artists Resource, 1887 contributed posts
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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, enthusiasts 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.  “Gazing” by artist Lori McNee. 36″ x 22″, oil on linen. Do you have a blog on your art website? You might want to consider it. Here are 10 benefits of becoming a blogger: Blogging adds fuel to your web presence with new content, and makes your website more visible in search rankings. When optimized with keywords and SEO, it also makes your site more searchable. It makes you instantly shareable. When you create and add a new entry to your blog, you have the opportunity to share it on social networks such as Pinterest, Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and LinkedIn. Submit your blog post to StumbleUpon and pull in even more traffic and interest. This enables you to share with non-subscribers too. Blogging allows you to tell your story as an artist, so each visitor to your site gets to know you better and understand what inspires you. Continue reading 10 Great Reasons Artists Should Have a Blog By Geneva Miller, 104 contributed posts
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About the author: Geneva Miller writes to connect artists with the communities they serve. Enquire about news and feature articles, web content, business writing and more. Note: Ms. Miller regularly contributes to SOAR's blog, Art Matters!. Click here to read Geneva's posts. See her listing at the Southern Oregon Artists Resource to learn more and make contact. Blogger Stephanie Precourt found a fun, supportive community online—friends who could teach her new things about life as a mom. Her online parent journal has led to market writing, video blogs and more. Since Precourt’s move to Bandon, Oregon, Adventur… Continue reading Blogger Stephanie Precourt found a fun, supportive community… By Geneva Miller, 104 contributed posts
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About the author: Geneva Miller writes to connect artists with the communities they serve. Enquire about news and feature articles, web content, business writing and more. Note: Ms. Miller regularly contributes to SOAR's blog, Art Matters!. Click here to read Geneva's posts. See her listing at the Southern Oregon Artists Resource to learn more and make contact. Blogger Stephanie Precourt found a fun, supportive community online—friends who could teach her new things about life as a mom. Her online parent journal has led to market writing, video blogs and more. Since Precourt’s move to Bandon, Oregon, Adventur… Continue reading Blogger Stephanie Precourt found a fun, supportive community… By Geneva Miller, 104 contributed posts
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About the author: Geneva Miller writes to connect artists with the communities they serve. Enquire about news and feature articles, web content, business writing and more. Note: Ms. Miller regularly contributes to SOAR's blog, Art Matters!. Click here to read Geneva's posts. See her listing at the Southern Oregon Artists Resource to learn more and make contact.
Blogger Stephanie Precourt found a fun, supportive community online—friends who could teach her new things about life as a mom. Her online parent journal has led to market writing, video blogs and more. Since Precourt’s move to Bandon, Oregon, Adventures in Babywearing features images of her children exploring the beach, along with thoughtfully composed observations about finding her groove in her new home. Reclaiming her personal voice brings her blog full circle she says. Visit Art Matters! to read more about Stephanie Precourt Writing, Learning, Living in the Blogosphere. Photo: Stephanie and Ivy relax in their new home. More Posts on Writers: Rita Golden Gelman, Tales of a Female Nomad; Dr. John A. DiMaggio, Forensic Podiatry Principles and Methods Continue reading Blogger Stephanie Precourt found a fun, supportive community… By Hannah, 37 contributed posts
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About the author: Hannah West is an artist, web designer to artists and creator/editor of the Southern Oregon Artists Resource and its companion blog, Art Matters!. She also serves on the board and maintains the blog for Art Presence, the artist organization of Jacksonville, Oregon, located in the Art Presence Art Center at the corner of Fifth and D Streets. Most posts you see from her will have originated from the Art Presence blog...See her listing in the Southern Oregon Artists Resource to learn more and make contact. The first few workshops in my new roster (image editing & working with WordPress, both for beginners) have gone sooo well this week! I’m getting great feedback on the quantity of information I’m offering, patient and effective instruction, value of the information presented for the price, and even my teaching style. It’s so rewarding to […] Continue reading Workshop Update – Week One Feedback By Hannah, 37 contributed posts
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About the author: Hannah West is an artist, web designer to artists and creator/editor of the Southern Oregon Artists Resource and its companion blog, Art Matters!. She also serves on the board and maintains the blog for Art Presence, the artist organization of Jacksonville, Oregon, located in the Art Presence Art Center at the corner of Fifth and D Streets. Most posts you see from her will have originated from the Art Presence blog...See her listing in the Southern Oregon Artists Resource to learn more and make contact. I’ve been quite concerned about several issues with artists and the images of their art they use online. As a web designer who feels compelled to watch the backs of artists, it is distressing to download an image from an artist’s website only to find their web designer’ copyright notice in the metadata! I know […] Continue reading Hannah West /design Announces Workshops for Artists. Well, for anyone who wants to learn… By Southern Oregon Artists Resource, 1887 contributed posts
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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, enthusiasts 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. Well, as long as everyone is doing Top 10 posts (and according to Tim Mikulski’s recent post, the number 10 and its text version “ten” are heavily used search terms) we’ll do one, too. Maybe more, we’ll see how much time the holidays give us. This one is about the top ten keywords/phrases people have used to find Art Matters! via search engines. Continue reading Trying to increase traffic to your blog? Top Ten Searches Bringing Visitors to Art Matters! for 2012 By Ashland Art Center, 34 contributed posts
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About the author: Ashland Art Center is an artists' support hub that fills its 9000 square feet to the brim with two fine art galleries, 19 private artist's studios, a Cooperative Clay Studio, Central Art Supply satellite store, Rowan Design, Community Classroom and NEW! a Printmaking Studio. Come visit and be inspired, pick up an amazing gift or join the Artist Member family. Open 7 days a week, 10-6pm. See the AAC's listing at the Southern Oregon Artists Resource to find more information and make contact. Ashland Art Center hosts a Career Development Workshop every quarter…in August, we’re delighted to have Art Matter’s own Hannah West! Hannah will lead a workshop on Blogging for Artists and the Southern Oregon Artists Resource (SOAR) as part of your online networking strategy. Continue reading Career Development Workshop – Blogging with Hannah West | |
