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By Peggy Stermer-Cox, 383 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 horse is one of my most consistent, long term subjects. And, here I am, drawing horses again! Day #9 = Horse Study. Greetings! It is indeed Day Nine of the #30paintingsin30days hosted by Leslie Seata Fine Art. Today’s piece is another in a long line of drawings and paintings featuring a horse as subject. […]
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By Elaine Frenett, 236 contributed posts
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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.
Starting homeward day, a bitter sweet air floats in the breeze today. We start on our trip home, leaving my beloved T-ride. Yet our travels in the westerly direction hold adventures too. So, off we go.Because I’d left my favorite and best gortex coat i…
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By Peggy Stermer-Cox, 383 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.
Drawing My creative process begins with drawing. Because it is how I develop ideas, I feel that it is important for me to draw often. I work at it daily, though I don’t always complete a drawing. One of my most enjoyable types of drawings are these “simple” works done with watercolor and graphite. These […]
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By Peggy Stermer-Cox, 383 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.
Recently I’ve been reading online about John Singer Sargent’s work habits. I learned that he did a large number of drawings and watercolor studies before he painted his major works. As I stand here in front of my watercolor studies and drawings, I’m reminded that even the great artists put many miles of painting […]
Continue reading 23 of 37 in 37, Working on “Muscle Memory”
By Peggy Stermer-Cox, 383 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.
After my success with the appaloosa (see previous post), I thought I would try two horses, up the complexity. I succeeded in making a more difficult composition. At the end of the 37 minutes, I thought I ought to be making more drawings of horses. I did another study of my appaloosa model; fortunately […]
Continue reading If One is Good, Two Must Be Better (Horses) …Or?
By Peggy Stermer-Cox, 383 contributed posts
View all Peggy Stermer-Cox's posts.
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 thought I’d switch subjects and work on 37 minute paintings of my horse models. I use Breyer Reeves horses as my models. They are small, which works better than I would think. I don’t see as much detail as my mind wants. I try to focus on the form of the horse as indicated […]
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By Americans for the Arts ARTSBlog, 439 contributed posts
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About the author: ARTSblog is published by Americans for the Arts. Americans for the Arts' mission is to serve, advance, and lead the network of organizations and individuals who cultivate, promote, sustain, and support the arts in America. Founded in 1960, Americans for the Arts is the nation's leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts and arts education. We are dedicated to representing and serving local communities and to creating opportunities for every American to participate in and appreciate all forms of the arts. View all syndicated posts from Americans for the Arts blogs under the "Art World News" tab.
Right now I’m learning from a 400-pound animal with the brain of a three-year old child, as I train a Shetland pony to pull a cart. Ponies, like horses, are prey animals whose first instinct is to fight or flee, so this can be a daunting and humbling task. My CEO/Executive Director-self has no gravitas […]
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By Elaine Frenett, 236 contributed posts
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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.
Those of you avidly following my trek back home to Oregon from Mexico, I’m sorry, I just have to do a current post of life here in J-ville, Oregon.Its been a long time coming, seemingly, this thing called “Spring”! We continue to get teased … one da…
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By Elaine Frenett, 236 contributed posts
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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.
These few images covering these pages are basically a window into our first few days here in Ajijic, Mexico.The upper left image is our first dinner just up the street at an outdoor seafood place. What I loved more than the inexpensive prices was watch…
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By Elaine Frenett, 236 contributed posts
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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.
We rose early, anxious to move into our final destination. We couldn’t seem to locate Connie, our hostess’ phone number (it was online, but without internet connection …) so Roland walked over to the location and spoke with her in person. She thought…
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