July 10th, 2016
REGISTER HERE! CLASS SIZE LIMITED TO NINE STUDENTS BEGINNERS AND ADVANCED STUDENTS WELCOME. Working with moist watercolor on Arches cold-pressed paper, Liza will guide you in the exploratory process of using brush and color to release the image that waits within the washes. Discover shape and form by working in […]
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November 22nd, 2015
Piglet noticed that even though he had a Very Small Heart, it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude. – AA Milne To all of you who backed the Aartz West Kickstarter, I can’t thank you enough! What does it take to create a Kickstarter campaign? If you check out their website they have […]
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September 24th, 2015
Everything you want is just outside your comfort zone. -Robert Allen. Standing in a public place working on my paintings all day? Making decisions, trying them out, then trying something different? With everyone watching??? (gulp!!!) Art is a conversation. I make a mark, the painting responds. I hear my muse telling me the next step. […]
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August 20th, 2015
Indian Market! An amazing annual event in Santa Fe with events and exhibitions all over the city. There are 800 art booths, representing 22 tribal nations from every corner of the US. Additionally you can visit the Native Cinema Showcase; the Edge, a contemporary gallery show; a Saturday night fundraising auction. There are many […]
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June 8th, 2015
There is something wonderful about the dried bones of the cholla cactus. They aren’t really bones, of course, they are the fibrous, woody inner structure of the plant and an ubiquitous part of the desert landscape. Recently some collectors purchased a painting of mine, Raven on the Rocks from True West Gallery in Santa Fe. […]
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May 21st, 2015
We don’t stop going to school when we graduate. Carol Burnett All over the country students are graduating from college; from high school; from kindergarten. They’re finishing up one phase of their lives and forging ahead into the next. Looking back, everything seems to glow. There’s nostalgia for the events that helped you grow, […]
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November 6th, 2011
I’ve been absolutely terrified every moment of my life – and I’ve never let it keep me from doing a single thing I wanted to do. – Georgia O’Keeffe The days you work are the best days. – Georgia O’Keeffe Last night we made a visit to see the work of an old friend, Ms. […]
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September 20th, 2011
“What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset. –Crowfoot, Blackfoot warrior & orator There are moments when art just reaches out and grabs you […]
Posted in Art, Art exhibit, Blue Rain Gallery, Carson. New Mexico, Chaco Canyon, chaco canyon national monument, Doug West, Landscape painting, Native American, oil painting, Plein air painting, Pueblo Culture, quiet contemplation, Santa Fe, Santa Fe NM | 2 Comments »
September 4th, 2011
“I want the viewer to walk away having felt something.” – Linda St. Clair I recently visited the studio of artist Linda St. Clair in Santa Fe, New Mexico. What a delight! Her airy studio is a sky-lit space filled with color and energy. Linda paints animals of all sorts and sizes, furry and feathered. […]
Posted in Acrylic, Art, Art Collecting, Art technique, Canyon Road, Creativity, Gallery 203b, Linda St. Clair, Liza Myers, Liza Myers Gallery, oil painting, painting, Ravens, Santa Fe, Santa Fe NM, Southwest Art, Uncategorized | 1 Comment »
September 4th, 2011
“I want the viewer to walk away having felt something.” – Linda St. Clair I recently visited the studio of artist Linda St. Clair in Santa Fe, New Mexico. What a delight! Her airy studio is a sky-lit space filled with color and energy. Linda paints animals of all sorts and sizes, furry and feathered. […]
Posted in Acrylic, Art, Art Collecting, Art technique, Canyon Road, Creativity, Gallery 203b, Linda St. Clair, Liza Myers, Liza Myers Gallery, oil painting, painting, Ravens, Santa Fe, Santa Fe NM, Southwest Art, Uncategorized | 1 Comment »