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By Peggy Stermer-Cox, 372 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. Happy New Year and New Decade! I’d like to finish out my micro mini “decade in review” by showing you four watercolor paintings. The paintings represent years 2016 to 2019. 2016. This painting was an experiment in adding Celtic symbols to help tell the visual story. You might notice the shamrock, Celtic knot and modified […] The post Decade In Review: Final Four 2016 to 2019 appeared first on Margaret Stermer-Cox. January 1st, 2020 | Tags: artist techniques, Decade In Review, drawing, inspiration, Irish Breakfast Tea, Just Thinking, Man With Hat Series, new works, news, practice, practice art, Three Minute Egg, Three Minute Egg Series, watercolor, works in progress | Category: Art Community Posts, Art Forms, Art Matters..., Artist Posts, by Margaret Stermer-Cox, Cultivating Your Talent, Drawing, Inspiration, Musings, Painting, Techniques & Discoveries, to Artists, Watercolor | Comments are closed By Peggy Stermer-Cox, 372 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. 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 “Hang Up And Pet Me” from 2014, we have a woman sitting on a couch in […] The post Decade In Review: Cell Phone Conversations 2014 & 2015 appeared first on Margaret Stermer-Cox. Continue reading Decade In Review: Cell Phone Conversations 2014 & 2015 December 29th, 2019 | Tags: Adventure 2014, Art Stories, artist techniques, cats, drawing, figures, inspiration, Just Sayin', Just Sayin'... Series, Just Thinking, new works, news, practice, practice art, series, watercolor, works in progress | Category: Art Community Posts, Art Forms, Art Matters..., Artist Posts, by Margaret Stermer-Cox, Cultivating Your Talent, Drawing, Inspiration, Musings, Painting, Techniques & Discoveries, to Artists, Watercolor | Comments are closed By Peggy Stermer-Cox, 372 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. Hi! Just for fun, I thought I would do a mini review of the 2010 to 2019 decade. My idea is to share two paintings a day representing a year each. This is an exercise in contemplation, not so much one of critique. In other words “here is where I was then”. Today, I’ll start […] The post Decade In Review: Toy Pony From 2010 and 2011 appeared first on Margaret Stermer-Cox. Continue reading Decade In Review: Toy Pony From 2010 and 2011 December 27th, 2019 | Tags: Art Stories, artist techniques, Decade In Review, drawing, inspiration, Just Thinking, new works, news, practice, practice art, still life, still life with toy pony, watercolor, works in progress | Category: Art Community Posts, Art Forms, Art Matters..., Artist Posts, by Margaret Stermer-Cox, Cultivating Your Talent, Drawing, Inspiration, Musings, Painting, Techniques & Discoveries, to Artists, Watercolor | Comments are closed By Peggy Stermer-Cox, 372 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. What Is Your Approach? One of my nieces recently asked me the following question (and I paraphrase): “Do you draw the subject first or rather, do you paint first?” The question was addressing how one approaches watercolor painting in particular. Easy Answer, Or Is It? My immediate answer was that my approach is to draw […] The post Your Approach – Draw Or Paint First? appeared first on Margaret Stermer-Cox. November 15th, 2019 | Tags: abstract painting, abstract realism, approach, artist techniques, drawing, how to, inspiration, intuitive painting, Just Thinking, new works, news, practice, practice art, watercolor, works in progress | Category: Art Community Posts, Art Forms, Art Matters..., Artist Posts, by Margaret Stermer-Cox, Cultivating Your Talent, Drawing, Inspiration, Musings, Painting, Techniques & Discoveries, to Artists, Watercolor | Comments are closed By Peggy Stermer-Cox, 372 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. Yes, do you remember me? Remember Me. As I logged into my website in preparation to write this blog post, I noticed the small remark at the bottom of the page. It read “Remember Me”. Though the statement was about my password, it made me wonder, will you remember me? Blog Slow Down. […] The post Remember Me – It’s About Blogging & Leaving Talent OR appeared first on Margaret Stermer-Cox. Continue reading Remember Me – It’s About Blogging & Leaving Talent OR October 20th, 2019 | Tags: artist techniques, drawing, Drawing Talent, inspiration, Just Thinking, new works, news, practice, practice art, watercolor, Watercolor & Ink, Watercolor and Ink, works in progress | Category: Art Community Posts, Art Forms, Art Matters..., Artist Posts, by Margaret Stermer-Cox, Cultivating Your Talent, Drawing, Inspiration, Musings, Painting, Techniques & Discoveries, to Artists, Watercolor | Comments are closed By Peggy Stermer-Cox, 372 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. Fun: Something that brings pleasure, enjoyment or entertainment (noun). Happy New Year! Hi! I realized a couple of days ago that I had yet to post to my blog this 2019! Goodness gracious and happy new year! And, why am I so slow? Drawing Too Important To Be Fun? I also had a thought that […] The post Fun: It is About Drawing For The Joy Of It appeared first on Margaret Stermer-Cox. January 30th, 2019 | Tags: Art Stories, artist techniques, Cartoons, drawing, fun, inspiration, Just Thinking, new works, news, practice, practice art, watercolor, works in progress | Category: Art Community Posts, Art Forms, Art Matters..., Artist Posts, by Margaret Stermer-Cox, Cultivating Your Talent, Drawing, Inspiration, Musings, Painting, Techniques & Discoveries, to Artists, Watercolor | Comments are closed By Peggy Stermer-Cox, 372 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. Fun: Something that brings pleasure, enjoyment or entertainment (noun). Happy New Year! Hi! I realized a couple of days ago that I had yet to post to my blog this 2019! Goodness gracious and happy new year! And, why am I so slow? Drawing Too Important To Be Fun? I also had a thought that […] The post Fun: It is About Drawing For The Joy Of It appeared first on Margaret Stermer-Cox. January 30th, 2019 | Tags: Art Stories, artist techniques, Cartoons, drawing, fun, inspiration, Just Thinking, new works, news, practice, practice art, watercolor, works in progress | Category: Art Community Posts, Art Forms, Art Matters..., Artist Posts, by Margaret Stermer-Cox, Cultivating Your Talent, Drawing, Inspiration, Musings, Painting, Techniques & Discoveries, to Artists, Watercolor | Comments are closed By Peggy Stermer-Cox, 372 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. Pattern: it is about repeating lines, colors, shapes, values and sizes in a painting. Reviewing Work For A Portfolio. I have been preparing a portfolio of my work for submission to the online literary magazine Cascadia Subduction Zone. In the process, I was looking at some of my works that I haven’t thought about in […] The post Pattern And Watercolor Painting “Lighthouse, D9” appeared first on Margaret Stermer-Cox. Continue reading Pattern And Watercolor Painting “Lighthouse, D9” December 12th, 2018 | Tags: artist techniques, composition, drawing, inspiration, Just Thinking, lighthouse paintings, lighthouse symbolism, lighthouses, new works, news, pattern in paintings, practice, practice art, simplify, watercolor, works in progress | Category: Art Community Posts, Art Forms, Art Matters..., Artist Posts, by Margaret Stermer-Cox, Cultivating Your Talent, Drawing, Inspiration, Musings, Painting, Techniques & Discoveries, to Artists, Watercolor | Comments are closed By Peggy Stermer-Cox, 372 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. Pattern: it is about repeating lines, colors, shapes, values and sizes in a painting. Reviewing Work For A Portfolio. I have been preparing a portfolio of my work for submission to the print literary magazine Cascadia Subduction Zone. In the process, I was looking at some of my works that I haven’t thought about in […] The post Pattern And Watercolor Painting “Lighthouse, D9” appeared first on Margaret Stermer-Cox. Continue reading Pattern And Watercolor Painting “Lighthouse, D9” December 12th, 2018 | Tags: artist techniques, composition, drawing, inspiration, Just Thinking, lighthouse paintings, lighthouse symbolism, lighthouses, new works, news, pattern in paintings, practice, practice art, simplify, watercolor, works in progress | Category: Art Community Posts, Art Forms, Art Matters..., Artist Posts, by Margaret Stermer-Cox, Cultivating Your Talent, Drawing, Inspiration, Musings, Painting, Techniques & Discoveries, to Artists, Watercolor | Comments are closed By Peggy Stermer-Cox, 372 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. The “Meaning” Question. A fellow artist, Sandra Neary, asked me about the meaning of this still life composition. In particular, why is the egg larger than the rabbit? Dinosaur Egg & Pygmy Rabbit? Well, all sorts of silly responses bounced around my head. For instance, what if the egg were a dinosaur egg and the […] The post Meaning in Painting? Regarding Still Life With Rabbit and Egg appeared first on Margaret Stermer-Cox. Continue reading Meaning in Painting? Regarding Still Life With Rabbit and Egg November 26th, 2018 | Tags: acrylic painting, Art Stories, artist techniques, composition, drawing, inspiration, Just Thinking, new works, news, practice, practice art, still life, still life drawing, Still Life Paintings, watercolor, works in progress | Category: Acrylic, Art Community Posts, Art Forms, Art Matters..., Artist Posts, by Margaret Stermer-Cox, Cultivating Your Talent, Drawing, Inspiration, Musings, Painting, Techniques & Discoveries, to Artists, Watercolor | Comments are closed |
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