THE SUMMER SIX

SIX WEEKS OF SUMMER  – ART SCHEDULE This tentative schedule will be amended based on input. I’ll be off to Washington to visit my grands at the end of June and through July 4th week.  Some kids have mentioned interest

Weekly Update

We’re gearing up for the big show! The kids have generously donated 16 awesome auction items. If anyone hasn’t made one and wants to, it can be done this week. And if someone who hasn’t wants to make a mom’s day gift

Important Art News

I hope everyone had a wonderful vacation week and holiday. Now we’re in the big push to get ready for the 11th Annual Exhibit and Auction at Bramhall’s on May 10. I NEED YOUR HELP! EXHIBITORS If you didn’t get your

Selfies

My congrats to the kids who finished their self portraits this week. Getting a likeness isn’t easy. Getting a self-likeness is even more of a challenge, which is why I provide the artists with every possible opportunity for success, including

Marching forward!

I hope everyone had a nice, relaxing vacation.  I can’t believe March is almost upon us. I finished my Mona, and now on to the next self portrait. This is a fun way to flex my artistic muscles and prepare for

Learning from the Masters

There is no end to what we can learn from the masters, so we’ll keep on learning from the masters this week, too. Lots of unfinished works to complete before vacation. And next week we’ll be making romantic art for valentine’s

Color Studies!

This week we will be doing color studies, making 4 small paintings of the same thing on 4 different colors. This is a great way to experience directly how the color of the support affects everything about the piece.  Each

Happy New Year!

Congratulations, Eve Smerczynski whose artwork will be on display at the Kingston Public Library for the month of January. Please join us for the opening reception on January 5th from 2-4:00 at Kingston Public Library, 6 Green St, Kingston, MA. A painting is

Here comes Santa Claus!

Lots of great winter animals and birds last week, and now here comes Santa! This week we’ll be doing upside down Santa based on life paintings by and similar to Mike Beeman, one of my favorite contemporary painters. Upside-down painting is a wonderful

Ho Ho Snow!

We’re going gung-ho into the holidays. Last week we did snow. This week snowy animals and birds for cards, and the next weeks up to the holiday, Santa and gifts. I’ll try to get the cards done with at least