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Truth Teller Tribe Returns

During my 40 some years of being an artist and teacher, Tribes of Truth Tellers have manifested themselves in many ways. I taught Sculpture for many years in public schools and tall, cylindrical sculptural forms showed up in paper maché … Continue reading

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AGA June Spotlight Artists

Moonlit Grove, mixed media painting by eve margo withrow

Art & Soul Gallery Following the Circuitous Thread: Mixed Media Paintings by Eve Margo Withrow

I take great delight in creating one-of-a-kind paintings using mixed media and collage materials. My paintings are magical, surrealistic, impressions reflecting the essential feeling ingredients of an experience or place. Many of my favorite and most exciting works are the result of finding creative solutions to things run amok a few times over. I play and adventure with my expressions, following threads here and there, thus entering the flow of my creative process; head and heart awake and in balance. – Eve Margo Withrow

Eve Margo Withrow, Moonlit Grove, Mixed Media

A reception will be held from 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. on June 4 during First Friday.

Hours:Thursday and Sunday 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and by appointment.

Address and Contact Information: 247 East

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Oh, So Many Choices

Oh, So Many Choices I have used collage as a technique in some of my paintings for many years. I also keep every scrap of paper left over in case I need it later on in another painting. Needless to … Continue reading

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North West Watercolor Acceptance

Congratulations Eve! 80th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL OPEN EXHBITION We are thrilled to inform you that your painting has been accepted into the Northwest Watercolor Society’s 80th Annual International Open Exhibition! Our first ever online International Open Exhibition has been extremely successful … Continue reading

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Zoom Inspired !

My friend and fellow Artist, Pam Hounschild and I have been teaching a Water Media Textures Workshop via Zoom. Pam is a more linear thinker than I am which was essential in pulling this off. Our first online class was … Continue reading

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More Tangents, More Fun

These three Paintings are part of a series exploring a new painting surface as well as new ways to use the layered painting process . They are on wrapped canvas instead of watercolor paper which alters the way of the … Continue reading

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Various Tangents

These 3 images are part of an experimental tangent of the serendipitous following of random threads layered onto paper: layered onto underpainting or by creating a new and vibrant base for further exploration. Thicketed Moon 24×30 Fog in Sunrise- … Continue reading

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New Small Works

These images are just completed. I’m attempting to move away from cutting mats, dealing with heavy glass and framing my work. I’m too old to deal with it. These are lightweight! I like the immediacy of the images. All are … Continue reading

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Online Painting Workshop

http://www.mendocinoartcenter.org/Summer20/Haunschild-Withrow2.html Please join us for our First online painting workshop Titled “Expressive Watermedia Textures.” This will surely be a fun adventure!

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Shift to the Left

Shift to the Left My creative life has taken a much needed turn to the left. For the last 15 years I have had the delight of playing a major role in grand-mothering. That girl is now in high school … Continue reading

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