Creative Blog of my activity in the field of art in Watercolor of Flowers, Watercolor Portraits, Watercolor Pet Portraits, Watercolor Abstract and Mixed Media, Pastel Paintings Landscapes and Skyscapes, Mixed Media Abstract in Acrylic Painting, Polymer Clay Jewelry and Sculptures, Fine Silver Metal Clay Jewelry, Arkansas Fine Silver Charms, Argentium Sterling Silver Wire Wrapped Stones and Pendants.
Instructor of Watercolor Painting, Acrylic Mixed Media, and Wire and Polymer Clay jewelry.
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Another great 3 days of creativity in an Abstract Painting Workshop. So good to see students create and work larger. The paint was flying and their wheels were spinning.
I just had another wonderful week. I spent it teaching a workshop titled "Painting Flowers in a Different Way" at the Eureka Springs Schools of Arts in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. A great group of students enthusiastic to learn all sorts of techniques in watercolor. Keep up the good work girls.
The National Park Community College Continuing Education Student Art Show is now ready for all to view. It is hanging at the Coronado Center in Hot Springs Village, AR and I am so proud of my students. Really a nice show and worth taking the time to view.
If you have a chance please go by and see. The center is open daily and the show will hang until July 29.
Here are a few pictures from today during the hanging.
What a fun day I had today with the Saline County Art Guild in Benton, Arkansas. They asked me to teach a watercolor one day workshop and I decided we would do large flowers using wax resist. Fun, loose and freeing. Here are some pictures of them at work along with their end results.
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This is an intensive five days experimenting with multi-media additions to watercolor to create very expressive large flowers.This will definitely loosen you up along with freeing you from the ordinary painting process in watercolor.
If you do not have all the materials bring what you do have and I am sure we can all share.I will be bringing wax for us to use.
Typically I do a demonstration first so you will understand what the process and then you will be doing the process yourself in your own unique style.You do not need to be an experienced watercolorists to take this workshop but you should be open to a loose creative attitude.
Students may contact me if they have questions: gremartist@gmail.comThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 501-915-0937
Tuition: $275
To sign up online, click here or call the Eureka Springs School of the Arts at 479-253-5384.
Artist Demos for ART WEEK '10
Arkansas Studies Institute Galleries
401 President Clinton Ave., LR
Friday, May 14th
12:00pm - 4:00pm
Artist Marlene Gremillion will demo how to make greeting cards!
Tuesday, May 18th
12:00pm-2:00pm
Artist Kathy Bay will demo how to collage!
Free
For more information: www.butlercenter.org/art
Well some of my students suggested I make assignments for them to work on while I am taking a leave this semester.
I got to thinking maybe others might find this interesting so will post the assignments on my blog.
So if the spirit moves you try it. Then share with me what you have created and I can post on my blog. Have fun!
Well you all asked for it so here is your first assignment. Be open-minded with these assignments and relax and enjoy creating. That is the best part, enjoying. I plan on giving assignments every two weeks. Would love for you to send me photos of what you do.
ASSIGNMENT
Get you a cup of coffee early in the morning and find a comfortable place outdoors and just sit and enjoy and observe the color, light, shapes, temperature, sounds and subtle changes that are going on around you. Relax and breathe and let this moment in time take over your thinking and feelings.
Before you fall asleep from relaxation go and get your paints out.
You can work indoors but continue to feel the outdoors. Put on some relaxing music.
Wet a ½ sheet of watercolor paper on both sides or soak for a few minutes in water. Work real wet and see what the paint will do but first………..
Pull up in your memory the colors and temperatures you just observed outdoors. Get in the feel of the outdoors and paint that movement, shapes, sound and colors and whatever you observed.
1.What color did I observe
2.Were there warm or cool colors, what was dominate
3.What shapes did I see
4.Were they geometric or organic
5.Was there a lot of texture
6.Was everything light
7.Were there lots of dark areas
8.Was there a horizon line (high or low)
9.Was it windy or quiet
10.Are there other questions to ask myself
Don’t work on this piece too long. See if you can finish within 30 minutes. Set a timer. But think and remember what you felt before you put paint to paper.
Remember techniques you have learned. Could you use some of them in this piece?
It is always a little sad to end a session of classes. I get excited to see what the students have created over the time period but so sad not to get together and have fun anymore. Sure hope all continue to create during the summer vacation.
One of my classes is requesting I give assignments and you know that sounds like a good idea. Maybe all of us will continue on to be creative artists when we have the challenge to create.
Thought you might like to know I was the feature last week on the Butler Center Blog, Central Arkansas Library System. You can visit it at http://butlercenter.blogspot.com/2010_02_01_archive.html
Just found this out. Take a look and see what you think.
Last week I was not able to upload these photos of the Watercolor Class through NPCC Continuing Education here in Hot Springs Village, AR ...so thought I would try again because they are really wonderful pieces to view. These are all student works.
Enjoyed this week once again. This time my Intermediate Watercolor Class at the Arkansas Arts Center began putting colored pencil lines and melted parafin as additions to their paper before painting. They found it relaxing to use the tinging tool like batik artists use. Take a look.
October 16 was an enjoyable Saturday for me teaching students to handle wire for jewelry making. They learned to make head pins, ear wires and fasteners. Just look at this group. Really a challenge to get good pictures in a tight space jewelry studio.
