Listening to a symphony this morning... We are finally getting rain.

Matting and framing up some newer pieces in preparation for my upcoming exhibit in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the Vada Shead Art Gallery on the ASU Mountain Home campus.  They are requesting 40-50 pieces.  Not sure I can fit all of this in my little auto but will certainly try or rent a U-Haul!

The show opens on August 3 after hanging with a reception on August 6, 2015 from 4-6PM public welcome. 

The exhibit will be up until August 30. 
Gallery hours are 8am-5pm Monday - Friday
Address:  1600 South College Street, Mountain Home AR 72653.

Boy I am really not faithful to my blog.  Have been busy but what do I have to show for it but sore hands and spinning in circles.  If you keep up with my web site you will see I have been teaching in August and September.  Also have a few workshops in February and March of this year along with traveling.  Yes traveling is getting to be my next addiction.  Just love to hit the road with Ric  and the little R-Pod.  Guess I should blog about that but I do post pictures on facebook.....

Well any way take a look at my web site and see one of my polymer clay workshops that was at the Arkansas Arts Center.  I am really excited about this medium and there is so much to learn and to teach about it.

Take a look..... http://www.marlenegremillion.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=183

Here is also Large Flowers Painting in Mt. Ida at the Ouachita Artists Gallery  http://www.marlenegremillion.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=182

And how about our trip in the R-Pod to Hardy, Arkansas for Acrylic and Mixed Media Abstract  fun! http://www.marlenegremillion.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=181

Ever feel like you are meeting yourself going and coming.  Well that is me here lately but enjoying every minute of it.  It is so much fun to travel, visit and teach.

So far in August I have taught Polymer Clay basics for making jewelry in Little Rock, AR at the Arkansas Arts Center.  Fun, fun I must say. Polymer clay is my new passion.

 

And then there was the class in Hot Springs Village, AR in "Design Approach to a Watercolor Abstract". You all know I do love watercolor and love to teach it.  I think everyone should paint!

 

Well most people know I  enjoy a good time and to me a good time is demonstrating. I "performed" for the Ouachita Artists in Mt. Ida, AR.  What a great group......they booked me for a workshop in Painting Flowers in Watercolor.  We should have a blooming good time!

If you want to catch my next demonstration why not come to the Brush Strokes Meeting this Friday, August 22, 2014 at the Coronado Center 9:15AM I am doing the big flowers in watercolor.

You might be surprised but I am teaching once again this coming Saturday for Mid-SouthernWatercolorists Mini-workshop in Little Rock at the Butler Center.  We are going to do a shortened and smaller version of the "Design Approach to Painting an Abstract Watercolor".  Can't wait to see how that turns out.  The workshop is full with a waiting list. Yea because it is a fundraiser for MSW

And last but not least I am traveling with my little R-Pod camper to Hardy, Arkansas on the Spring River.  Will get a little r and r before teaching August 28 and 29, 2014.  Going to do "Acrylic Abstracts".  Haven't taught that in a while.  Looking forward to getting messy, which I always do when doing acrylic.

I am gearing up for the summer of 2015.  I am such a lucky person to have been chosen as the instructor for the Plein Air tour to Venice, Italy with the Arkansas Arts Center.  I just cannot believe it.  Here is the set up I plan to take with me but in a back pack limiting it to just the basics.  

I must start exercising now strengthing my legs for walking and touring.  How exciting.
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Gearing up for Friday (December 6) evening Hot Springs Gallery Walk.  Should feel like Christmas the weather man is saying it will be like Christmas so bundle up and come on out.  I will be displaying some new earrings at the Taylor Bellott Nature Gallery (726 Central Avenue) and I am also the feature artist at American Art Gallery next door with my paintings.  I will also be demonstrating painting large flowers in watercolor at the American Art Gallery so come by and see how I do it.

It's that time of year again when people settle down from the long hot summer and begin to get their creative juices all stirred up.  I am glad because it makes me start teaching once again which also stimulates my creativity.  Also, it makes me clean up my studio so I can get to my materials and have a decent work space. I do fall cleaning and not spring cleaning!

Take the time to view the latest workshop in watercolor, flower painting.  Guess that should be a spring workshop but I can paint flowers anytime because that is my favorite thing to do!

Check it out at http://www.marlenegremillion.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=160