Owl ornaments
I’ve been in the mood to paint owls this summer and fall. I’ve collected owl photos, there are lots on Pinterest by the way, and studied them. Seems like there are lots others out there who are into owls right now too. I’ve found them in magazines, on line, and in our painting journals this year.
When I found some delightful owl ornaments in the latest issue of Paint Works Ornaments, I had to paint my version. My students had so much fun painting their versions this week.
The winner of my 3 class basic techniques series on Creative Workshops is Elaine Allen!
Congratulations Elaine and thanks for your interest in my classes. I’ll be sending you an email.
Mastering Decorative Painting Basics Part
Thanks to all of you who participated in our exciting blog party. You can still take a class with me at Creative Workshops, so hop on over there and register. I’ll be looking for your name on my registered list.
Liz
Have you every been to a blog party? Well this will be my first one. Our new, wonderful Creative Workshops site where I have my on line classes, along with many other terrific teachers, is have a grand opening blog party. If you participate you could be the fortunate winner or one or more free classes.
Mastering Decorative Painting Basics part 3
Each teacher is giving away one of their classes for free to a lucky commenter!
The way to win is to leave a comment on any teacher’s blog post with this message. You’ll will be entered for a random drawing for a free class from that teacher.
The idea of the list is that you can follow the party trail from blog to blog, leaving a comment on each blog you visit, therefore increasing your chances of winning a free class from one of the teachers you leave a comment for! Now how cool is that?!
Every class giveaway will be different because the teachers are generously each giving away one of their own classes. Gosh, maybe a really lucky commenter could win multiple free classes!! Now THAT
would be awesome for the winner wouldn’t it! Stranger things have been known to happen. 🙂
My free is class is actually all three of my Mastering the Basics of Decorative Painting classes! You get the whole series.
To win the opportunity for a free class from me you must leave a comment on this post and only this post. It helps me keep track of everyone. The party runs Sept. 23-Sept.29. I will use a random number generator to choose the lucky winner and announce the name Monday Sept 30.
Once you leave your comment on my post then from the list below choose the next blog you have not visited and leave a comment on their blog post. Each blog will have this list so you can move through the party leaving your trails of comments everywhere and increasing your chances of a FREE CLASS!
Go, go, go…tell your friends!!!!
COME VIST US DURING THE BLOG PARTY!
This is a fabulous list!
We’ve had a fun and busy summer at Artful Endeavors filled with seminars, workshops, and classes all exploring new subjects and techniques. I’ve added just a few photos here for our reminiscences. Notice all the smiles.
Please check our seminar pages for more of out photos for Ros’ seminar and ArtFling.
Cat’s Eyes
Our parent/grandparent and child class.
Colored Pencil Class
Cobalt and Hydrangeas
Night Vision workshop
Cary painting
Our awesome Cary painters
Our awesome artists.
Paint Your Pet
ArtFling 2013 Painting with Liz
Summer ArtFling 2013
Summer ArtFling 2013 with Gail Schmidt
Ros Stallcup seminar
Artful Endeavors Update
I just got back in town this afternoon from teaching a terrific group of women in the DC chapter. We had good time painting and they treated me royally. We painted the leaf trilogy, chickadee and dogwood, and Under the Maple, so lots of techniques and lot of painting to do, but, they were up to the challenge.
It’s now fall with a little nip in the air, at least today. Our upcoming painting schedule is filled with fall and holiday projects.
I’m now reorganizing my “to do” list, so here it is:
That should get me through the next week and a half.
More notes:
Our terrific new Creative Workshops site is up and running.
To celebrate we’re having a blog party all this week where you visit the teacher’s blogs and can leave a comment for a chance to win free classes as well as see their wonderful work. Check out my blog to get started and for links to the other teachers. Remember to leave a comment. What fun!
Register now for our seminar with Kathie George, Nov 11, 12, & 13!
Cat in the Snow
I hope to see you at the studio soon.
Liz
Have you tried accessing the web site recently? We were down over the weekend until this am! Not good. It looked like I was going to have to start all over designing another web site but my server team came through for me. Thank goodness. Now I just need to adjust the web site so you may see some changes over the next week or so.
Meanwhile, back in the studio I completed my latest paintings. Here is Noggin coming up starting tomorrow morning. He was a sweet cat that I picked up on the road after he was hit in the head by a car, thus the name. Ginger Edwards asked for the photo that my husband had taken of Noggin to paint and teach. She then sent me the painting, one of my treasures. And now here is my version of Ginger’s painting of my husband’s photo of Noggin.
A few important notes for you:
· We’re painting with Ros next week so there are no regular classes. The following week I am taking off for a short break to catch my breath. Classes will resume on Aug 6 & 7. Tue open class resumes on Aug 6. Let me know if you plan to join us.
· We have lots of fun painting planned for Aug so be sure to plan ahead. You can register for all the classes on line or at the studio.
wolf
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Wed am starts the Wolf on Aug 7 so be sure to get your prep this week. He’s a handsome fellow I think. Register now.
· Wed pm continues with Basics on Aug 7 with Trudy Beard’s Garden Shed. We’ll be using lots of good refresher techniques and finishing a delightful painting in our 3 hrs. Anyone can join us for some painting fun. Register this week.
· Wed afternoon, 2p-4p, painters are working on the Iris in our open class. If you want to paint this beautiful design join us either this week, tomorrow, or Aug 7 . Get your prep this week.
· Our Cary classes are moving in Aug. So far we are painting the Iris at Linda’s house. If you are interested in joining us
Iris
starting Aug 13, contact me to register and get directions.
· ArtFling update: If you can’t resist joining us for Gail’s Gelli Print class, and I hope you can’t resist, please register by July 30. Gail needs to order our Gelli mats so that we’ll be prepared. Plan on joining my nostalgic, misty morning, Rope Swing class too. I won’t teach this project again for at least 6 mo. So don’t pass up this opportunity. Don’t’ forget to register by July 30. Did I mention that you should register by July 30?
Gelli Class
· It’s also time to register for the Cobalt and Hydrangeas if you haven’t do so already. This will be the last time I’ll teach this project for about a year. Register by Aug 23.
· We’ve schedule another parent/child class for Aug 6, that’s Tue afternoon, 1p-3p. We’re painting a light house! Plan to join us. Register by contacting me by the end of July.
Hope to see you at our air-conditioned studio in Aug!
Liz
Liz Miller CDA
Artful Endeavors
200 Sawmill Rd, Suite 201
Raleigh NC 27615
artfulendeavors@raleigh.twcbc.com
919-847-4101
Practice Tip For Strokes and Line Work:
Stroke practice
It’s more fun to practice stroke work if you give yourself the project of creating different stroke borders. Each time come up with a different border using various brushes, strokes, and embellishments. Save these borders as future reference. Explore your creativity with borders and stroke embellishments.
You can use any paper for practicing your strokes and line work. Some paper is very porous and has a lot of drag to it so just use plenty of paint.
One good idea for practicing is to use “write on” transparency film which you can find at any office supply store. The film will stroke very smoothly and you can just wipe the paint off if you do this before it dries. If you would like to save your practice for reference all it to dry. These sheets will fit into sheet protectors to keep in a notebook.
Transparency film is good for trying out colors or placement for something like a ribbon or a stroke border. Place the film over your surface, paint with a possible choice of color or technique, and see if you like it or want to try something different.
Enjoy practicing.
Liz
Here are the paintings our awesome students created today in our paint your pet class. Each student brought a photo of a pet to work from. We started learning about common elements such as eyes and noses and worked from there. I think they painted some wonderful animals.
And here is my painting of Rocky that I completed today. He’s a handsome fellow.
Rocky by Liz Miller CDA
How I spent my 4th of July. No computer, no phone, no students and the fireworks were on my painting. Here’s the result of a glorious day of painting.
This class is coming up in August. We’ll learn about developing our center of interest using color and line.
I love the colors in this painting with the reds supporting and bringing out the greys of the wolf. The lines created by the limbs and twigs brings your eye to the center of interest, the wolf’s face and eyes. We’ll use glazes to bring out the color harmony and details to enhance our center of interest.
Plan to join us if you want some exciting creative time.
wolf
