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Acrylic and Mixed Media at the Lighthouse
I have three pieces in the Places & Spaces show at the Oak Park Art League, which runs until June 4. They are all from my residency and all three are mixed media pieces on birch board: I finished these three pieces toward the end of my residency, I guess I...
Watercolors: Part 2
Moving on to individual watercolor paintings, most of which took longer than 30 minutes to complete, and some of which I might frame ... As I have mentioned previously, I had the good fortune to meet Shetland artist Peter Davis and see his watercolors up close and...
Watercolors: Part 1
When I started planning for this residency back in August of last year I had some visions of what sort of materials I would use, such as certain colors of acrylic paint (Sepia! Naples Yellow! Turquoise!), my collection of wax crayons and oil pastels, a roll of paper,...
Teas and Home-Bakes!
I mentioned the other day that I might write a post exclusively about the pastries and treats I came across in Shetland, and here we are! I can't help it, they are that good. And that abundant. But first I have to share photos from the going-away tea my friends here...
Unst
Back in Oak Park now for almost a week. It still feels unreal to be home and I cannot get over how quickly everything seemed to happen over the last six, now almost seven, weeks! It was a whirlwind, honestly. People asked me many times if I ever felt isolated or bored...
Opening Day at the Lighthouse
I have a feeling that I will be posting things about this residency for a few months, as it has gone by so quickly and I have been so focused it has been difficult to keep up with things as they have happened. There are a million things I'd like to share - okay, maybe...
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