The Milner-Schwarz house; plein air

In Loveland, Colorado we have a historic treasure: The Milner-Schwarz house.  The Loveland Historical Society has lovingly restored this 1873 brick home and it is now open for the public to enjoy. 

 I have had the pleasure of plein air painting this house a couple of times now.  This  summer, I painted this first original oil, "Little House on the Prairie".   I kept thinking off what it might have been like to live there 140 years ago while I was painting.  They have brought in an old windmill which I wanted to include in my painting.  I noticed the early morning shadow of the windmill on the brick home so decided to capture that.  When I plein air paint, I always try to capture the shadows first as they are fleeting.  This was especially important in this composition as I watched it moved across the house rather 

quickly. 

In the second painting, "Mrs. Milner's Irises", I was draw to the  colorful blooming irises in front of the classic front porch.  The Loveland Historical Society has also planted flower & vegetable gardens around the house along with fruit trees. This painting has some impasto.

These paintings are both currently available for purchase. Contact me for more information.

Little House on the Prairie

Mrs. Milner's Irises

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Impressions of Life, Love & Passion: a show of Art for Valentine's Day

I am participating in the  Cultural Arts Council of Estes Park's (Colorado) February (2016) art show "Impressions of Life, Love & Passion" this month.  I brought in a variety of original art that fit this theme.  "Love is in the Air" is a little mixed piece piece taking off on Lake Loveland & Valentine's day.  Every year Loveland celebrates Valentine's Day just a little more & has become quite the fun, loving event.  "Recharge" is a large oil with impasto of two Adirondack chairs with a bottle of red wine & two wine glasses in front of a perfect view of the mountains.

Love is in the Air (mixed media)

Recharge (oil) 24 x 30"

 I included "Escape" and "The Trumpet", two figures painted from life because they both depict a passion:  reading, enjoying the beach and playing the trumpet.

Escape (oil)

The Trumpet

              What can be more of a gift of love than a painting of 'friendship' yellow roses?

Peaceful Pair (oil)

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Oil Painting classes

Moose Camp oil

Rocky View oil

Blushing oil

     I teach weekly oil painting classes out of my home studio on Thursday mornings.   My classes are small with a limit of 6 students so everyone gets plenty of individual attention.  My goal as an art instructor is to teach you the basics of painting and how to paint your vision.   These are some examples of paintings that I demoed and painted in class last Spring and Winter.  
     "Moose Camp" was a lesson in learning how to paint objects that had some sentimental value to each student and compose a painting.  We started with painting with just one monochromatic value (Transparent Earth Red by Gamblin) to get our drawings realistic at first.  After these were completed we added a thin layer of paint and kept the realism as the style of for this project.
    The lesson when I painted "Rocky View" in class was how to create depth in a landscape.  We played with just foreground and background I taught them how to exaggerate atmosphere by graying down the cool colors of the background.  I taught them in the final layer how to use a pallet knife and leave plenty of impasto. 
     "Blushing" was painted realistically with a monochromatic underpainting.  I kept the background a cool grayish blue to accent the pinks & greens of the rose. With this project I taught how to draw what you see, values, how to use complimentary colors and grays to accent the focal point.
    For more information about joining this group, you can contact me by clicking on the link.

Both of these paintings were from a gorgeous Fall hike in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.

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Rose paintings

Peaceful Pair

Blushing

Here are a couple of realistic rose oil paintings I've completed.  Both of these were started as class demos for my oil painting class.  I started with an under-painting to get the value and drawing correct then added the local color.  These original oil paintings are currently available for purchase.

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Western Spirit Art Show 2015

Homespun

 My original oil "Homespun" was accepted into the Western Spirit Art Show in Cheyenne, Wyoming with an opening on March 7, 2015.  I painted this oil plein air in my backyard last summer.  I was participating in Plein Air Rockies which had a 50 mile radius of Estes Park.  My backyard is well within the parameters so I set up a favorite homemade log cabin quilt on the clothesline and captured the late afternoon light of the Front Range in Colorado.

Shades of Spring

 The other two mini oils of mine in this national show are "Shades of Spring" and "Perch".   "Shades of Spring" is a pallet knife plein air oil painting from last Spring when the lilacs were just blooming.  This painting has a fair amount of texture in the impasto swirls.

"Perch" is also a plein air original oil I painted while participating in Paint the Poudre Plein Air 2014.  I set up my pochade box on a hilltop above Horsetooth Reservoir and captured a gray, but atmospheric day in Northern Colorado.

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Perch

Adult classes at the Loveland Museum

Loveland Museum Classes:
The new "Aha" brochure is published. I have several adult art classes that you may be interested in along with two children's Art Camps in June. You have to register through the Loveland Museum Gallery.   My adult classes have been filling up quickly.

Thursday, June 19, 4-6 pm
Painting the Southwest Landscape
Thursday, June 26, 4-6 pm
Farmer’s Market Fresh Flowers
Thursday, July 17, 4-6 pm
Impressionistic Pastels-
Thursday, July 31 4-6 pm
Van Gogh’s Sunflowers
Thursday, August 7, 4-6 pm
Creating Landscapes with Depth

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Peaceful Pair

8" x 10" oil

Under painting for the above roses

I painted "Peaceful Pair" twice this year.   A friend and fellow artist, Billie Colson was holding her annual fundraiser for Cystic Fibrosis and looking for a variety of rose paintings to be donated and sold to benefit this organization.  I taught my home studio watercolor students how to do a purple underpainting with transparent watercolors.  They could choose my reference or one of their own.  The bottom painting was my donation (sold) at '65 Roses for Cystic Fibrosis' for 2014.
My home studio oil painting students were interested in learning how to paint roses in oil as well. I used the same reference but used Transparent Oxide (oil) Red to get the drawing and values in before I laid a layer of oil on top.  The top two paintings are one in the same, the middle image is the under painting for the "Peaceful Pair" 8" x 10" oil painting on top.  Quite a few of my students donated one or more of their roses paintings, and several sold.  I'm so proud of them!

Watercolor Peace Roses (sold)

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Alla Prima Tulip painting

"Juicy" watercolor

 For this past week's classes I bought 2 different bouquets of pastel pink flowers.  In the Wednesday morning watercolor class we drew an accurate drawing of the flowers, then wet each petal or leaf individually to get a controlled,  yet loose depiction.  I chose not to paint my background as I liked the white with the soft painting.

"Frosty" oil

 Using the same pastel pink tulips, I painted "Frosty" mostly with a pallet knife and lots of impasto.  I taught my students in my Thursday Oil Painting class to block in & draw with a brush, but then have fun swirling the paint around.  This 14 x 11" oil painting was done Alla Prima (one session) as was the watercolor.

You can see more of my artwork online:

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(limited edition canvas giclees)

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(some of my artwork on various products)

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Watercolor Class

In Good Company

I am offering adult watercolor classes for the beginning to intermediate student.  This new class will meet in my west Loveland, Colorado studio on Wednesday mornings from 9-12 A.M. starting next week on February 13, 2013.   We will cover a wide variety of techniques, color mixing, composition and styles of watercolor.  Class size is limited to 5 students to allow for plenty of personal attention. Come join us; I already have two eager students signed up.  You can contact me via email for more details.

Painting Pastel Florals

Flowers for Georgia

Poppies: Georgia O’Keeffe Style
Thursday, April 25
3 – 6 pm
Fee: $40 each ($32 for Museum members) To Register for this class
Paint brilliant, larger-than-life poppies with pastels. All supplies are included; a great way to try out pastels. Instructor: Mary Giacomini

You can see more of my artwork online:

Mary M Giacomini's Artwork 
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(a variety of my work: prints and cards available)
artforconservation.com  
(limited edition canvas giclees)

cafepress.com/MGiacominiart

(some of my artwork on various products)

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Fresh Florals

Coffee Pot Petunias

Fresh Florals
Instructor: Mary Giacomini
Friday, July 20, 1 – 3 pm

Learn to create fresh, colorful flowers with watercolor. Go with the flow and have some fun; no experience necessary.For more information visit the Loveland Museum Gallery.

O'Keeffe's Flowers

Flowers for Georgia (pastel)

The next adult class I will be teaching at the Loveland Museum Gallery is "O’Keeffe’s Flowers" on Thursday, April 19, 3 pm – 6 pm (2012).   In this class you will work with pastels on a full sheet of Cansen pastel paper recreating a Georgia O'Keeffee floral painting. All supplies are included and experience isn't necessary. To register contact the Loveland Museum Gallery.

You can see more of my artwork online:

Mary M Giacomini's Artwork 
Facebook page (open to the public)

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(a variety of my work: prints and cards available)
artforconservation.com  
(limited edition canvas giclees)

cafepress.com/MGiacominiart

(some of my artwork on various products)

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Tropical paintings at the Suite Spa

Visions in Merlot (oil)

Day Dreams (oil)

Bird of Paradise (watercolor)

Maui Gold (pastel)

These original tropical themed paintings are currently for sale. They will be at  the Suite Spa in Loveland, Colorado for the open house scheduled December 15, 2011 from 4-8pm. For more information check out their Facebook Page:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Suite-Spa/130592773637294

Other online places to view my art:

Mary M Giacomini's Artwork 

Facebook page (open to the public)

fineartamerica.com    

(a variety of my work: prints and cards available)
artforconservation.com  
(limited edition canvas giclees)

cafepress.com/MGiacominiart

(some of my artwork on various products)

marygiacomini.com 

mgiacominiart.blogspot.com

 

Ellie's Chair

Ellie's Chair

I recently had some old slides converted into digital images.  One of my "long lost" images is of this watercolor, "Ellie's Chair".  I started and completed most of it en plein air.  This image is important to me as it's the first in my quite large series of chair paintings.

More of my work can be seen online:

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(a variety of my work: prints and cards available)
artforconservation.com  
(limited edition canvas giclees)

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(some of my artwork on various products)

marygiacomini.com

"Blooming Watercolors"-an adult watercolor class at the Loveland (Colorado) Museum Gallery
Mary Giacomini
Thursday, May 12, 2 – 5 pm

Learn to paint loose, fresh colorful flowers with watercolor.

All materials provided
Fee: $65 ($52 Museum Members)
more info...

Georgia's Flowers: Pastel Painting

"Flowers for Georgia"  (pastel)

Georgia’s Flowers: Pastels
Mary Giacomini
Tuesday, April 5, 2011  1– 4 pm at the Loveland Museum/Gallery

We will create simple larger-than-life florals in the swirling style of Georgia O’ Keeffe using soft pastels. 
Visit their website for more details and signing up. 

More of my work can be seen online:

fineartamerica.com    

(a variety of my work: prints and cards available)
artforconservation.com  
(limited edition canvas giclees)

cafepress.com/MGiacominiart

(some of my artwork on various products)

marygiacomini.com

 

2011 Art Classes offered

Loveland Museum Gallery:

Botanical Transparent Watercolor Painting

with Mary Giacomini

Thursday, January  20,2011
5:30 – 8:30 pm

Learn to paint watercolor florals using purple underpainting. Please bring an apron or wear old clothes. All other materials provided

Fee: $65 ($52 Museum Members)

Richard Schmid Fine Art Auction

The Richard Schmid Fine Art Auction to benefit the Rist Canyon Volunteer Fire Department is this coming Sunday, September 5, 2010.   I am submitting "Hawaiian Orchid" (watercolor) for the silent auction.

RIchard Schmid Fine Art Auction 2010

"Hawaiian Orchid" is my painting that will be in silent auction of the 14 annual Richard Schmid Fine Art Auction Sept 5, 2010 up the Rist Canyon near Fort Collins, Colorado.  I have been part of this Fundraiser for the Rist Canyon Volunteer Fire Department since 2003.  Richard Schmid started this event when he lived in the area and two of his fabulous paintings will be up for live auction this year.

You can bid online for this painting or in person September 5.

More of my work can be seen online:

fineartamerica.com    

(a variety of my work: prints and cards available)
artforconservation.com  

cafepress.com/MGiacominiart

(some of my artwork on various products)
You can  contact me for more information. 

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Flowers for Georgia

"Flowers for Georgia" is the example I made to get the hang of Georgia O'Keeffe feminine  abstract style before I taught two pastel classes for the Loveland Museum a few weeks ago.  I've always loved her style but I have even more appreciation for it now.  It was also very freeing and fun to paint!  This class was such a hit that I will teach something similar this fall...

Please CONTACT me if you have any questions.

You can see more of my artwork at these sites:

fineartamerica.com    

(a variety of my work: prints and cards available)
artforconservation.com  

cafepress.com/MGiacominiart

(some of my artwork on various products)

marygiacomini.com