Joyful Purpose

Playing with Portraits

 

I normally don't paint people.  But the way to grow - to get yourself moving is to stretch and do something new.  I teach many online classes, but I take them as well.  I believe we can never stop learning - there is always room for more.  So I have started two new classes this week - Misty Mawn's Open Studio Workshop and Pixie Campbell's Soul Lodge.

 

New Explorations

 

I have been fooling around with the idea of watercolors and using patterns in my work and honestly "I think I like it"  Defintely something worth exploring .

I did these two last night in the car while my son had basketball practice.  Let's just say that the weeks ahead are going to include me in the car waiting a lot ;)  Lacrosse starts next week as well.  So I am hoping to get some work done in the process.

Studio Work

Come take a peek into my studio and see what I worked on today ...

come a little closer ...

closer ...

closer ...

Weekend Watercolors

Artfest 2011~ Painting into Portals

What an AMAZING group of artists! It is always so wonderful to have such a positive and cohesive group to teach.  Each and every one turned out fabulous work.  I am so proud of them all.  We started out the class setting our intentions ~ they for their pieces and me for the class.  Take a look at the work and smiling faces and you can tell that the proof is present ;)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class Peeks

I thought you might want to see some examples of last year's Artfest classes and the student's results ...

These pieces are from the Story Painting With Punch Class (I will be teaching this class at Art and Soul again this October in Portland)

also two expressionistic painting classes

Bird on a Wire

Aren't you Koi

This coming Artfest 2011 I will be teaching

two

NEW PAINTING CLASSES

both based on my painting style of combining black and white photography with paint.

 

I will also be teaching this

 

Under the Influence at the end of October at Journalfest

Hope to see you there ;)

Artfest 2011 is Up!

I am teaching two (very cool in my humble opinion) classes!

Painting into Portals

Multiplicity

Check it Out!

Painter's Progress

I started a new round of paintings this weekend.  This is the way I tend to work.  I paint in a series or group of works at a time.  This time it is 5 pieces all on the subject of Portals. 

Painter's Progress - continues IV

and last but not least the "Multiplicity Series"

whew are you exhausted?  I am ..

Painter's Progress - continues III

The "Poetic Puzzle" series