Posted in Recently Viewed Art, Uncategorized on Jul 27th, 2008 5 Comments »
Taken on the Victorian Lily Pad at Hughes Water Gardens in Wilsonville Friday evening my mother & I stopped in at Hughes Water Gardens on Stafford Rd. in Wilsonville for the annual Waterlily Festival. We enjoyed the beautiful gardens, and so did my little dog Lola! One of the employees suggested she try out [...]
Posted in Critique, Fun with Art on Jul 22nd, 2008 3 Comments »
Here is the gang in Kathy’s studio, just getting ready to critique my painting. They look friendly, don’t they? Just kidding… they had some great suggestions for my paintings. Thanks guys! If I could figure out how to post more than one image in each post, I’d post them here… but alas, I am still [...]
Posted in Books I'm Reading, Critique, Uncategorized on Jul 14th, 2008 1 Comment »
I’m planning a trip to Olympia to visit fellow ‘Splash’ critique group artist Kathy Bethurum. She’s hosting us all at her waterfront home for an overnight art retreat. Thinking about this trip to Puget Sound has made me remember the book The Highest Tide by Jim Lynch. I loved his descriptions of living on the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 14th, 2008 1 Comment »
In June my son & I took a trip to Yellowstone National Park for the first time. I am not a photographer, but above is my favorite photo from the trip. We encountered all kinds of weather, from rain, hail, snow and ice to sun & 70 degrees. Tim’s favorite part of the trip was [...]
Posted in Critique, Recently Viewed Art on Jul 13th, 2008 No Comments »
Bruce & His painting Originally uploaded by Artistruth Last night I attended the opening reception for Salem’s Mayor’s Art Show. This is the second annual exhibit. The show was the idea of friend and gallery owner, Mary Lou Zeek. She wanted a way to acquire and exhibit public art in Salem, Oregon. The venue is [...]
Posted in My Work on Display on Jul 9th, 2008 3 Comments »
Grace and Mameo 5 Originally uploaded by Artistruth This painting is waiting for its frame. I loved the women in the reference photo for this painting. I’ve painted them many times, but liked how the colors in this rendition turned out. I guess Linda Doll, the juror for the SanDiego International Watercolor Exhibit, did too. [...]
Posted in Critique, Fun with Art, Recently Viewed Art on Jul 9th, 2008 1 Comment »
John Originally uploaded by Artistruth We had a nice surprise at critique last night! John had brought his pipes (since we were way out in the country and wouldn’t be disturbing anyone). He played a couple of great songs. One thing I learned is that bagpipe music isn’t written… it’s all memorized! This critique group [...]
Posted in Fun with Art on Jul 1st, 2008 2 Comments »
Fun for visiting and closet artists Click the slider to change the brush size, choose and change colors & have fun creating with a mouse!
