Thursday, May 29, 2008 by Donna.

I love pastels, but not too many artist that I know work in Pastels. I love how they mix together and can be easily removed. I have tried mixing colors in Acrylics, but I end up with mud most of the time, or I can’t repeat a color I mixed a while ago. It could be because I also don’t like wasting anything and I only mix a little at a time. I’m sure that is one of my problems. Plus a few more.

But Richard McDaniel is a Pastelist and works with oils, so I guess that makes him an Oil Painter as well. But it is his pastels that drew me into his website.  Especially the ones on his landing page. The blues, in the first picture you see, just hit me. If you put your mouse over that picture, it changes and then the pinks come alive.

He had given a workshop in Fayetteville, NC in April/May, that I didn’t know about. I would have loved to attend his workshop.

Well you need to check out his work for your self. You can do that by clicking on the link below.

http://www.richardmcdaniel.com/index.html

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Tuesday, May 27, 2008 by Donna.

Mary was born in Phoenix, Arizona in 1970, and grew up surrounded by diverse colors of the desert. The Vibrant colors of the Arizona sunsets, with reds, oranges and yellows set her appreciation for the impact of colors, lights and shadows.

She began drawing at the age of five and after attending her first art class in high school, she decided to looke at her talents and art more seriously. She continued to draw, but incorporated more independent studies of the different art forms, and techniques.

Mary now lives in Princeton, North Carolina with her husband James and two children, Shane and Rebecca. 

For more information and to view her Galleries visit  http://www.redlineartist.com

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Monday, May 26, 2008 by Donna.

If you have greenware that you need to transport to have it fired outside your studio, or your transporting to a show, Ceramic Arts Daily had a great idea….ballons.

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Saturday, May 17, 2008 by Donna.

Now taking registrations for Art Therapy Classes.

Two summer Art Therapy groups now forming for children/adolescents. One group will help those with learning disabilities focus on self esteem and self advocation. There will be a parent information meeting as well.

A second group will focus on young people dealing with grief. This group will focus on the healing process, and creating positive memories. 

Groups will run 2 days a week for 4 weeks  (8 meetings) in June and July. Afternoon and evening meeting times available. 

…more information

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Monday, May 12, 2008 by Donna.

Milliande offers free creative help guilds online.

Here is a sample

“So you think you are not Creative? What does it mean to Create?

Definitions of Creativity

Creativity Theory - Creativity Myths - Theory of Creativity to create:
~ is to cause something to exist
~ is to bring something into being
~ is to originate
~ to bring about
~ to produce
~ to author
~ to compose
~ to conceive
~ to parent
~ to form
~ togive rise to
~ to throw together.

to be creative:
~ to be ground breaking
~ to be innovative
~ to originate
~ handmade
~ to generate
~ to be expressive
~ to be imaginative
~ to be original”

…..for the complete help guilde

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