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Central Art & Faber-Castell Present A One-Of-A-Kind Workshop With Don Colley!

By Brooke Nuckles, 313 contributed posts
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Small Business Saturday November 24 2018 Central Art Supply, Medford, Oregon

 

Saturday, November 11th, 2017 “Creating A Rich Drawing” with Artist Don Colley Where: Central Art Time: 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM Fee*: $20 (*Pre-registration required. Payment required at time of registration)

– Please bring your own sketchbook and drawing supplies (We will have a list of supplies that Don uses available)

– Free product samples for attendees!

Don Colley, one of Faber-Castell’s celebrated instructors and a graduate of University of Texas in Austin will be holding a drawing and illustration demo as well as sketch-out event at Central Art in Medford on Saturday, November 11th, from 1pm – 4pm.

Armed with his signature vintage journals and a vest stuffed to the brim with

Faber-Castell products, Don will focus on showing you techniques and how to use Faber-Castell products. Don’t miss his tips and techniques of drawing, his passion for sketching life around him and discussing

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November 5th, 2017 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Art Community Posts, Art Supplies, Central Art Supply, Classes and Workshops, Classes and Workshops, Cultivating Your Talent, Inspiration, Local Supplies and Services, Resources, Techniques & Discoveries, to Artists | Leave a comment

Overcoming Inertia By Sketching “Funky Fashions”

By Peggy Stermer-Cox, 365 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.

How I Overcame Inertia This is a story about overcoming inertia and taking action. Have you ever had a moment where you finally overcame inertia?  You acted after thinking about something for, ummm, several months?  You finally do the thing you’ve been talking about doing but haven’t quite done yet?  I had such a moment […]

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May 23rd, 2014 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 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