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Monthly Archives: February 2008

The PLAY Retreat

08 Friday Feb 2008

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  • I really had a great weekend at last week’s PLAY retreat. We arrived to Fort Warden (Port Townsend, WA) on Thursday afternoon and could set up our workspaces and get started right away, if we wanted. Then we could leave our stuff up for the entire three days. This was huge for me!
  • When I signed up last fall I thought I would work on developing my animal paintings; as time went on I decided I would try “art journaling”; but in the end I worked on the animals (sample above – more to come).
  • If you ever have a chance to take a class with Teesha and Tracy Moore, I highly recommend it. They are generous, talented and funny together… they create a relaxed and wonderful environment to work in.
  • They gave 2-4 short demos each day, but they were optional (many times I opted out, as I would have just gotten going on some bird or something…). But I DID discover the Copic air brush system and boy, I loved it. Birthday present!!!

Stamp Animals

07 Thursday Feb 2008

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  •  I’m watching my sister’s three kids for a few days and today we made stamp animals!
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  • And here they are…
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The Art Nest

06 Wednesday Feb 2008

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  • I am really excited to be teaching “Practicing Whimsy” at The Art Nest Summer Retreat in June. Registration opens this Friday, February 8th at noon… here is the description for my class:

    Odd. Silly. Fanciful. Fun! If you would like to develop these characteristics in your work, here’s your chance to learn to “let go” and develop your more whimsical side. We’ll spend a fast-paced morning completing dozens of drawings using a variety of media including pencil, charcoal, ink, crayon and more. In the afternoon we’ll add watercolor, design and composition tips to the mix. We’ll create from life, from photographs and from our imaginations.

    The drawings and paintings you create today can be framed, pasted in journals, reworked later, turned into books, or “recycled” (or, most likely, all of the above). BUT, the best thing you’ll bring home is a renewed, childlike confidence with pencil and paper.

  • I’m also really looking forward to taking the classes from Stephanie Lee and Alma Stoller… 
  • Other news: I can’t wait to show you the 20+ animal paintings I did during the Play retreat this past weekend. I had such a wonderful, relaxing time hanging out with other artists, learning some new tricks, and working hard with little distraction. 
  • (I think it’s telling that I was less distracted in a room of 30+ people than I am at my home studio all alone!)
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