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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.Hi and Happy “Festive Friday!” I have been taking on-line classes through The Art Students League of New York lately. And, though I’ve been working, I’m not ready to share the new stuff. For example, this month has been a water… Continue reading Festive Friday: TopsyTurveyTulipLand By Peggy Stermer-Cox, 388 contributed posts
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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.Hi! By the time the decade hit the middle years, cell phones and smart phones where everywhere. And, today’s paintings for my mini review are all about cell phone conversations. Cell Phone Conversations And The Cat. Starting off with “Han… Continue reading Decade In Review: Cell Phone Conversations 2014 & 2015 By Peggy Stermer-Cox, 388 contributed posts
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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.Greetings! Meet Regal Kitty, and, if you’ve met her before, then how about a peek into her design? Purpose. The purpose of this article is to give you some insight into how I designed my painting Regal Kitty. More specifically, I would like to share with you three composition features that I purposely included in this […] The post Seeing Design Features: The Painting of Regal Kitty appeared first on Margaret Stermer-Cox. Continue reading Seeing Design Features: The Painting of Regal Kitty By Peggy Stermer-Cox, 388 contributed posts
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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.Greetings! Meet Regal Kitty, and, if you’ve met her before, then how about a peek into her design? Purpose. The purpose of this article is to give you some insight into how I designed my painting Regal Kitty. More specifically, I would like to share with you three composition features that I purposely included in this […] The post Seeing Design Features: The Painting of Regal Kitty appeared first on Margaret Stermer-Cox. Continue reading Seeing Design Features: The Painting of Regal Kitty By Peggy Stermer-Cox, 388 contributed posts
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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.The Value of Color Studies. Greetings! I am going to give you a short introduction about why I do color studies, then outline how I devised my own color study project. Finally, I’ll share with you some of the lessons I learned by doing the studies. And, I might add, it is the “doing” that […] The post Doing Color Studies appeared first on Margaret Stermer-Cox. Continue reading Doing Color Studies By Art du Jour Gallery, 196 contributed posts
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About the author:  Art du Jour Gallery and Committed Alliance to Strays (CATS) have teamed up to present abstract art by the late Carol Rose through June 2016; Carol Rose Art exhibit to benefit CATS. Continue reading Carol Rose Art Exhibit to Benefit CATS By Peggy Stermer-Cox, 388 contributed posts
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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.In drawing and painting there are “rules” or suggested conventions that help artists organize their creations. I find many of the rules useful, though I find it helpful to remember that rules change with time. Also, not everyone agrees on the rules. In this small painting, I have broken a rule that I generally follow. […] The post Breaking Rules – Birthday Card appeared first on Margaret Stermer-Cox. Continue reading Breaking Rules – Birthday Card By Peggy Stermer-Cox, 388 contributed posts
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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. About the Video This is a video of an art show presentation I gave on 1 July, 2015 to the residents of the Rogue Valley Manor (RVM). Location was the Deschutes Gallery, Skyline Plaza Building. In this video, I give the audience a brief outline of my background, including such classical influences as Picasso […] The post Art Show Presentation, RVM appeared first on Margaret Stermer-Cox. Continue reading Art Show Presentation, RVM By Peggy Stermer-Cox, 388 contributed posts
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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.My husband and I used to have a cat that was way-too-cool…at least sometimes. He’d look at you and not look at you. He was a great cat. After yesterday’s “Spice Kitty”, painted in warm colors, I thought I’d show you the opposite. Blue is the ultimate in cool, thus the double meaning in the […] The post Cool Kitty – Watercolor in Blue appeared first on Margaret Stermer-Cox. Continue reading Cool Kitty – Watercolor in Blue By Peggy Stermer-Cox, 388 contributed posts
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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.I’m starting to get ready for an art show this summer. My intention is to feature some of my kitty and toy pony paintings. I’m going through my inventory and selecting some for framing. I thought I might select a few and start sharing them, regardless of whether they end up in the show. […] The post Spice Kitty appeared first on Margaret Stermer-Cox. Continue reading Spice Kitty | |
