Plein air painting

Last week we had beautiful weather for plein air
painting. This scene is a mile from my home.

classes at the Loveland Museum

These are the children's classes I'm teaching for the rest of October and November at the Loveland Museum.

Cartooning
Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2:30 pm – 4:30pm
Grades 1st – 3rd
Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Georgia O’Keeffe’s Bones in the Sky
Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Grades 4th – 7th

Watercolor Quilts
Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm &
Thursday, Nov. 20, 4 – 5:30 pm
(2-day workshop)

For more information, check out:
http://www.ci.loveland.co.us/Cultural_Services/images/2008%20Fall%20Newsletter%20Museum.pdf

"Priorities"

Getting your priorities straight is what this piece is about.
With today's hectic and stressful lifestyles, take time and smell the coffee....

Josh

This is the conte crayon on paper paper portrait I drew last night at the Wilds Art Center's open studio. He was a great model!

Sinopah Mt.

"Sinopah Mt" is an oil I recently finished. I was camped near Two Medicine Lake in Glacier National Park, Montana this summer. I got up early to plein air paint & take reference photos. The colors & reflections were spectacular.

Plein air painting

I had the pleasure of painting in an Aspen grove in Rocky Mountain National Park (Colorado) last week. I had fun with my oils & pallet knife; it felt more like sculpting a painting with all of the paint I used.

Lincoln Gallery's Fall Show 2008

On Friday, October 9th, downtown Loveland comes alive with it's 2nd Friday art walk. I have these oil paintings entered into the Lincoln Gallery's Fall show. The opening is from 6-9pm.

Both paintings are scenes from a weekend in the Maroon Bells when the aspen trees were at their peak and over a foot of snow fell. The colors were gorgeous!

Hiking through a painting

I get a big charge out of revisiting places I have painted, especially being "in" a painting I've done. I'm hiking behind my husband on a favorite hike in Rocky Mt Park just a few days ago.
"Gold Rush" is a pastel I've created from this place.

Drawing & Pastel Class for adults

Drawing into Painting: Conté
and Soft Pastels
Thursdays, October 30 & November 6, 13 6 – 8:30 pm

The watercolor class that starts next week is filling up but I am also offering a drawing & pastel class through the Loveland Museum beginning Oct 30th. Sign ups are due at least one week before the class starts. All supplies are included! Here is the link:
http://www.ci.loveland.co.us/Cultural_Services/images/2008%20Fall%20Newsletter%20Museum.pdf

This pastel is from a favorite hike of a beautiful aspen grove in Rocky Mountain National Park that I plan on hiking in the next few days. The colors should be spectacular!

Drawing Animals

I will be offering "Drawing Animals" on
Wednesday, Oct. 8, 3 pm – 4:30 pm for young artists in grades 3rd – 6th. For more information & to sign up check out the Loveland Museum's newsletter online at: (page 9)
http://www.ci.loveland.co.us/Cultural_Services/images/2008%20Fall%20Newsletter%20Museum.pdf

Art Club Art Classes

I will be offering an Art Club on Monday afternoons in November at the Chilson Recreation Center. In each class we'll explore a different medium and project. How can you find your inner artist without some experimentation? Join me.
For more info, go to http://www.ci.loveland.co.us/parksrec/LTF08Wb/LTFall08_30.pdf

Watercolor: Beginners class

I will be offering a basics of watercolor class at the Loveland Museum next month. All supplies are included so it's a wonderful chance to try something new without the expense of a supply list. The class will be held at the new "sequel" building next to the museum on Thursdays, October 2, 9, 16, 23 6 – 8:30 pm (register by Sept 24)
Here is the newsletter for more info:
http://www.ci.loveland.co.us/Cultural_Services/images/2008%20Fall%20Newsletter%20Museum.pdf

Chantelle

I have been attending the Tuesday night
portrait drawing sessions at Wild Lane Art Center just west of Loveland. The practice is great!
For more info check out:
http://wildsartcenter.com/