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Award for “Spiral Gyre #2”, Watercolor Society of Oregon (WSO)

I am delighted to announce that my watercolor painting Spiral Gyre #2 earned an “Award of Distinction” in the Watercolor Society of Oregon’s Spring 2023 Exhibition. As such, I send my deepest “thanks” to Juror Vera Dicker…

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“Spiral Gyre #2” Juried Into Watercolor Society of Oregon Experimental Show

Hello! I am happy to announce that my watercolor painting titled Spiral Gyre #2 was accepted into the Watercolor Society of Oregon’s (WSO) Spring Experimental Exhibition. My Thanks! I would like to say “thank you” to Ms. Vera Dickers…

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Coffee Shop Conversations – The Series

Greetings I recently realized that I had never done a blog post on my “Coffee Shop Conversations” series that I created a few years ago. And, I thought it would be fun to see them all in one place. Series Background. A bit of an explanatio…

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Online Classes (E-telier) At The Art Students League Part 2

I would like to share more with you about the online classes I took through The Art Students League of New York’s E-telier. Marcelo Doldoce, Figure In Watercolor. Continuing on with my studies, I took a “The Figure In Watercolor”, wit…

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Online Study Through The Art Students League Part 1

Hi! Off and on over the past two years I have been taking online classes through the Art Students League of New York. And, it has been quite the learning experience. Before I go any further, though, I would like to share my personal recommendation fo…

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Painting “Cappuccino For Two” At Emerald Art Center (May)

Greetings! I am happy to say that my painting “Cappuccino for Two” was accepted into the Emerald Art Center‘s 16th Annual Emerald Spring Exhibition. To elaborate, this is a national juried painting exhibition held in Springfield, Or…

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Inktober 2021

Hi! It’s Inktober! That is to say, October starts the month of the Inktober challenge. You see, I have wanted to participate in Inktober over the past several years, but what would I draw? And, could I keep up with the challenge for an entire 3…

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Festive Friday: TopsyTurveyTulipLand

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…

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Blue: Color Saturation & Temperature

Greetings! When last I wrote, I was talking all about yellow. But, a bit of time has past and my latest adventure has been with the color blue. Still Life Class. To explain, I recently took a still life painting class with Karen O’Neil through …

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Yellow: A Month of Focus On One Color

Yellow! To explain, this May I am taking a beginning still life class with artist Karen O’Neil instructing. It is an online class offered by The Art Student’s League of NYC. And, we are exploring the color yellow. Warm or Cool? You might think, or rath…

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