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Pondering My Steps

Lynne Wirthlin · Dec 14, 2020 ·

Garden Roses by Lynne Wirthlin16″ x 12″ Having a vision is not merely living in a fantasy world or wishful thinking, it’s a real thing. It implies having a mental picture of something and seeing it there before it actually is. Having a vision is possessing insight unrestrained by factual reality. I’m willing to say all...
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Color mixing inspired by the Munsell system

Aparna Rupakula · Nov 30, 2020 ·

What is the Zorn palette? What did Sargent’s palette consist of? Artists have always been intrigued by palettes of other artists. Why is our palette so important? Our paint colors define and influence who we are as artists; in particular, our painting boundaries and our color choices. Color mixing is intuitive and unique to each...
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The one thing we can count on is change—and sewing masks!

Ms. Shelby Keefe · Nov 23, 2020 ·

The year 2020 started off like most years with back-to-back plans for travel to events, shows and other painting adventures. Then COVID 19 hit and we slammed on the brakes of our planned lives. All our friends we planned on painting with, and workshops we planned on teaching were suddenly stripped out of our schedules,...
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More Than Meets the Eye

Susan Patton · Nov 16, 2020 ·

Still Stirring (At 93) by Susan Patton14″ x 11″ – Oil (This is my grandmother that I speak of.) Growing up, I remember walking a trail to my grandparents house that was “up the hill” from my house. I would let gravity take me down into the shallow ditch that was on the start of my journey and...
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“At Your Age…?!”

Melanie Stokes · Nov 9, 2020 ·

In Pink Light by Melanie Stokes20″ x 20″ – Oil Have you been to a doctor lately and heard the comment, “At your age…”?  I have.  It left me with a rather indignant feeling.  I didn’t really feel old.  When my husband and I decided to move from Georgia to Texas for retirement years, I couldn’t...
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