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New Work on Website!
I hope you'll take a look at my new work I've added to my website since
my last newsletter. See this one under Flowers and Still Lifes:
Yellow Poinsettia
"Yellow Poinsettia" 15 x 11 Watercolor
Question Answered:
In my December newsletter, I told you that I'd address some questions
I'm asked frequently, especially if you weren't able to attend my
annual Open Studio and ask me questions yourself. One I get asked often
is, "How do you decide what to paint?" That is a tough one, because it
has many answers depending on what day it is or how I feel that day!
The one common thread, though, is that every painting I do starts with
an idea. It could be that I'm dying to try out a new color and see what
it will do ("Yellow Poinsettias" was painted partly because of this),
but most often it's the idea of how the light plays on different things
in the landscape (the other reason for "Yellow Poinsettias" - the
beautiful light and shadows on them when I set them up outdoors). It
could be that seeing another artist's work in a magazine reminds me of
photos I took on a trip and I dig them out to revisit them and get
totally excited about painting one of them; it could be driving down a
road in Rocky Mountain National Park, which I do often, and notice the
light hitting some aspens like I've never seen it do before; it could
be driving down the same kind of road in the cold months there and
seeing the light coming from behind some snow covered pine trees and
just HAVING to try and capture this on canvas...the list goes on and
on. If I get so excited when I see something like this that I want to
jump out of the car, I just know I have to paint this! I believe that
without a connection or emotion behind what I paint, I'm just painting
a thing to be painting it. So, I try not to do that. And, I try my best
to keep the idea or emotion I want to convey first in my mind while
painting. In next month's newsletter, I'll answer another frequently
asked question, or, I'd love for you to email me a question to address!
Outdoor Seating in Arles
"Outdoor Seating in Arles" 15x11 Watercolor
Calling all Watercolorists!
Watercolor Workshops Coming Up:
Landscape and Architectural - Watercolor
Date: March 1-2, 2022 IN PERSON
Time: 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Sponsored by: Visual Arts Society of Texas (VAST)
Location: Patterson-Appleton Art Center, 400 E. Hickory, Denton, TX
Fee: $175 (VAST members); $210 (non-members)
Contact Jo Williams with questions: 940-453-0817, email texjo@msn.com
Read full description here
Landscape: Watercolor abstract designs with 3 water-soluble value
pencils and translating them into small, sketchbook-sized realistic
watercolor paintings
Date: August 9, 2022 (one day) IN PERSON
Time: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Sponsored by: Art Center of Estes Park
Location: 517 Big Thompson Ave., #245, Estes Park, Colorado
Fee: $67.50 (Art Center members); $75 (non-members)
A full description of the class will be on the Art Center's website in
March, where you can sign up for the class!
Landscape (focusing on depth) and Floral - Watercolor
Dates: October 18-19, 2022 IN PERSON
Time: TBA
Sponsored by: Society of Watercolor Artists (SWA), Ft. Worth, Texas
Location: St. John's Episcopal Church, Ft. Worth, Texas
Complete details including fee and description will be on my website
soon.
Contact: Shirley Nichols 817-247-9091 Email: senichols@flash.net
Wild Basin Aspens
"Wild Basin Aspens"
Tuxedo Park Cascades
"Tuxedo Park Cascades"
Winters Soul
"Winters Soul"
I'm honored to have been chosen by the large organization, National Oil
and Acrylic Painters Society (NOAPS) to be one of their artists in the
Mentorship Program they are starting. I'm in very good company, and so
grateful to be selected from their Signature and Master Signature
Members!
Snowy Retreat
"Snowy Retreat" Watercolor
Mary Williams Fine Arts in Boulder, Colorado, is sponsoring a new
exhibit, "GIVE BACK" from February 1-28th. The exhibit will be entirely
online and will support the relief effort for the Marshall Fire Tragedy
which happened in Boulder County. I have submitted two paintings for
"Give Back," one of which is pictured on the left. Go to Mary Williams
web site to see the show.
Tag-Along
"Tag-Along"
My watercolor, "Tag-Along," was selected to be in the Equestrian
Feature in the March/April Collector's Issue of Fine Art Connoisseur
Magazine by editor, Peter Trippi. Those of you who are very familiar
with my work know that I don't paint a lot of cowboys and horses, so
I'm extra excited about this honor!
I want to thank all of you for taking the time to read my newsletter! I
appreciate your support of my work, and that keeps me wanting to go on
creating paintings. I love to paint, and it helps for you to be out
there sharing my enthusiasm!
Warm regards,
Cecy
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