"Spilling Out in France"

"Spilling Out in France"

12 x 12in oil on museum quality panel

$550

I love the way color, flowers, sunshine and the like can just "spill" out. Like a glass filled to overflowing--it has to go somewhere. 

And as spills go, if it's sunshine, flowers, color and the like--France is a great place for it to happen:))!

As promised, the closing chapter in the Atlanta 2012 workshop saga:)) 

Gary and Aileen Byrd graciously opened their home and hearts to our artist group for our evening get togethers (but really, what else could they do.  Leslie is there sister--and you know how hard it can be to tell family no--especially when they're as cute as Leslie;)  

Our days were spent in spacious surroundings that is home to many workshops in Atlanta! 

 Leslie Saeta getting underway with a lesson on color mixing and values:))  She wields a mean palette knife!!

 Dottie and Dottie....per my last blog post reference to dots being connected. 

In case you're wondering, they are as mischievous as they look. 

 Must be something to do with the name...

Just a "snapshot"of some of the paintings from the artists on the second day!

And our beautiful group of artists (you too Garry!) in no particular order:))

Brenda, Virginia, Kathleen, Dottie, Suzette, Karen, Mary, Joyce, Wende, Dinah, Connie, Pat, Sharon, Denise, Durinda, Leslie, Jacklyn, Donna, Paula, Dottie, Carolyn, Judy, Linda, Marie, Connie, Robin, Tommye, Sharon, Christine, Theresa, Nancy, Elise, Garry, Raji, and Becky.

Art workshops bring out the best people and the best in people. Artists are a curious lot, ever growing, ever seeking to see things in a new way.  They are open, generous to a fault, and lovers of life.

I consider it an extraordinary honor to be able to share what I have learned thus far with folks like these:))

Thank you to all the artists that made Atlanta 2012 GREAT! 

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"Monday in Italy" SOLD

 "Monday in Italy"

12 x 12in oil on museum quality panel

$550

Monday has long been tied to laundry day. 

It can also be the day a workshop begins:)) 

In my case, it was both. 

I "did the laundry" and it was the first day of the Atlanta workshop with fellow artist and friend, Leslie Saeta! 

35 painters from all across the US,

Texas to Florida,

 Kansas to New York,

gathered in for 5 days of painting, motivation, marketing, eating and laughter:)! 

Can I just tell you-- there was an abundance of all of the above:))

Garry held his own , Dot's were connected, and PHD's abounded. 

New friendships were made, and new (in) roads too;)

And I was not alone in my hanging of the laundry:)))

The first day of the workshop yielded some fine paintings!

Then came the dinners...

Smoked salmon, grilled chicken, great salads, lasagnas, blueberry cobblers and of course we nibbled on something chocolate ...we had to celebrate Valentine's Day properly;))! 

 Relaxing afer dinner conversations drew everyone closer together, as stories of where we had been and where we hoped to go with our art flowed.

Too much to cover in just one blog post, so stay tuned for the final episode of Atlanta 2012, complete with smiling faces of all the great artists that attended!!

P.S.  Pasadena, CA Workshop/2012  with Leslie and myself has space in it for you!  Read  about the upcoming 5 Day Oil Painting workshop by clicking here.

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