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Watercolor Lesson – Creating Colorful Darks, Part 1

Watercolor Lesson – Creating Colorful Darks, Part 1

Why not put color in the dark areas of your paintings?  I never use tube black or grays but mix my own and add spots of unexpected color in the darks.  I like to make mixes in my journal of colorful darks, experimenting with different color mixes.  A dark window creates a perfect backdrop to show off a beautiful flower box filled with blooms. 

Artful Gathering Blog Hop STaRts ToDAy! #1

Artful Gathering Blog Hop STaRts ToDAy! #1

Celebrating Artful Gathering 2013 Online Art Retreat
Blog Hop your way for chance to win!
From June to August 2013, ArtfulGathering.com will be presenting TWO exciting semesters of premiere online video workshops offered by fabulous artists who are known nationally and internationally. We are all very excited to share our knowledge, skill, and creativity with you, and we hope that you will join us for this AMAZING annual online event.

Blog Hop with us for a chance to win a $200 gift certificate towards an Artful Gathering 2013 online video workshop(s).

(Gift certificate applicable to workshops only and does not apply towards kits or dvds).
Each week I will announce the next featured blog for you to visit, and there you will find a new secret word or words that you will need to collect along your way. Once you have collected all the words from each blog you visit, they will work out to say a very artsy phrase. Here are the rules:
  1. For your chance to win, you must collect all the secret code words and submit them upon the final destination blog in May. A random drawing will be conducted from those participants who have submitted the complete collection of secret words.

  2. Only one winner will be randomly drawn from the list of participants who have collected all the secret words.
Remember to collect all the secret words. These words will work out to say a very artful phrase, and you’ll need all the pieces to be eligible for the final prize drawing!
Please HOP over and visit the Amazing
Nancy Malay
(Pick Up the Next Secret Word)
Discover Italy and France through Art

Discover Italy and France through Art

Discover Italy and France through Art is the title for the new show opening this evening at Central Oregon Community College Rotunda Gallery, Bend, Oregon.  Candice Simpson will share her Italian experience as a COCC study Abroad student  through her photographs.  I will be showing my French and Italian watercolor paintings.  I will also have on display some of my watercolor travel journals.  The Rotunda Gallery is located on the campus in the Barber Library.  The show will end February 27, 2013.  

Announcing Artful Gathering, Online Art Retreats

Announcing Artful Gathering, Online Art Retreats

I am excited to tell you that I have joined ARTFUL GATHERING, a very talented group of artists teaching online video workshops.  I will be teaching my absolutely favorite subject: COLOR!  This has been an exciting challenge for me and it all started with my encouraging students at CREATE, IRVINE 2012 class.  They suggested I offer my classes online as they loved all the information that I presented in my one day classes and wanted more.
Easy, I thought!  First I had to invest in a better video camera.  Then I quickly realized that I needed a better editing program.  Now I am busy teaching myself how it all works and how to put it all together.  Zinnia, founder and director of Artful Gatherings, has been very helpful and encouraging.

If you are interested in taking my class, The Good, the Bad and the Beauty of Color, using color to create beautiful watercolor paintings, you can now pre-register.  Official Registration opens in March when the workshop catalog and class schedule will be released. Be sure to fill out the pre-registration form so we can keep you updated.

Treasures at Home

Treasures at Home

Those of you that follow my blog know that I love to search out art stores while traveling.  But I want to share with you a favorite little known treasure of an art store in my home town, Bend, Oregon.
Best supply of Christmas & themed stamps
Need a leaf stamp?
Colorful pens!
  You may think that the charming vintage house on Harriman, Christmas Presence, is a place to shop for Xmas.  But you will be in for a surprise when you step inside.  Filled from floor to ceiling (literally!), are rubber stamps of all kinds.
More Stamps!
Stamps with words: It’s all about the journey
Rolls of paper

  But you will also find an amazingly beautiful ribbon selection, great for altered books, tags and gifts.  There is a very colorful assortment of pens, glaze pens and more!

My favorite ribbon supply!
Dimensional Paints

What artist would not love a gift from Christmas Presence!

Christmas Presence

Phone: 541.388.4414
Address: 644 NW Harriman St # 1
New Paintings

New Paintings

Classical

New painting now available for purchase.  Classical, painted by Jacqueline Newbold.  Classical is a watercolor painting on rice paper.  I used a wax resist to create layers of color creating an unique effect.  This painting is framed in a wooden frame.  The outside dimensions are 11″ x 17″.

Size:
17″ x 11″
Colors:
Red Yellow Blue Purple
Price: $170.00
3D ART- Going off the Page!

3D ART- Going off the Page!

For those of you who are lucky enough to have the Nov/Dec 2008 issue of Cloth, Paper Scissors,  check out the fabulous article written by Sue Pettetier on making Sparkling Snowmen.  She gives great instructions on how to make these adorable little snowmen using vintage bottles.  Or even better – I just found out that she has just made this fun project available online!

Last night with my daughters, friends and a little bit of wine, we created a whole family of vintage bottle snowmen.

Lots of fun, lots of glitter and laughter!
Where did my wine go?
Even my husband came in to see what we were doing.  He did not quite “get it” that we were making snowmen so he make a Santa head and put it on his version of a snowman’s body which was a bottle filled with watered down wine.  Honestly! MEN!
David’s “Snowman”