SUMMER TIME. A lot of my students have gone North for the summer and I have a little extra time. I love helping my students thru the email. Holly took one or two Watercolor on Rice Paper Batik Lessons from me and decided she wanted to try this at home. She drew her own pen and ink design of the bird of paradise. I gave her a little help with the compositon. The rest she did on her own. I think she did a great job.

 Holly's Bird of Paradise Batik done on her own at home.

Holly's lst Batik in Class.

March and April were very busy months for me. But I'll try and catch up a little.

This is what I have been busy with:  My Student Teacher Art Show, Elliott Mueseum Preview Show for the Open Studio Tour, Martin Artisians Guild Open Studio Tour,  Down the Hall Show at the Elliott and my painting going into the Elliott Gift Shop as well as the Heathcote Botanical Gardens Gift Shop and to top it all off, I have 5 paintings in the the Fort Pierce Admin Building.  Plus, teaching 5 half days a week at the Artist Nook and my Home Studio in Port St. Lucie.

Now that most of the Snowbirds have return to the North, I should be 

able to keep up with my blog. 

We had a Student/Teacher Art Show at the Trinity Methodist Church in Jensen Beach in March.

Jane sold this painting. 

Nancy sold one of hers, about this size of 

blue flowers (no photo, sorry) 

I try to have a Student/Teacher show every year

but  Covid got in the way.  Next year we will 

probably have the show again at the Trinity 

Methodist Church in Jensen Beach in March. 

Last week and this week in my Home Studio in Port St. Lucie we are studying SKYS, WATER AND FIELDS OF FLOWERS. THESE LAIES ARE BEGINNERS, AND HAVE ONLY BEEN PAINTING WITH ME FOR 3 MONTHS. THE REASON THEY ARE DOING SO WELL IS BECAUSE THEY PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE.

    ELI'S FIELD OF FLOWERS

 

MYRA'S FIELD OF FLOWERS

 

SALLY'S DEMO LAST WEEK, SKY AND OCEAN

MYRA AND ELLI'S SKY AND OCEAN

 

Last Thursday's Watercolor Class at The Artist Nook. We are working with wet into wet techniques. This is the hardest of all the techniques to learn. You have to work fast.

Diane Meiers Beautiful wet into wet sky, water and sand.  Nice Job.

Diane's beautiful wet into wet backgrund.

Nancy Bacheller Very nice! Where's the detail? (Nancy is an accomplished detail artist) Tune in next week and see if she added some detail.  Perhaps some larger trees in the front?

Joan O'Mally (Almost not a beginner anymore) Absolutely wonderful!

Holly Theuns (beginner) Could be feather dusters or Traingle Palms.  Nice Job and you are certainly using lots of color.  Love them. 

Ann Rafe (beginner) Ann this is a really good start.  Can't wait to see how you finish it.

Ute Schwartz (beginner) This is Great I love it. One of your Best Ute 

Holly trying to decide what to do with the second one.  She's working on the Majic Mat. You put 

your painting under this plastic and use a china marker to see what you want to do.

Sally's Demo last Thursday  (using vivid colors) Sally 

Sally's  Demo the Week Before (using muted colors)

RCK Gallery "100 LOCAL ARTIST" Grand Opening Reception. Clay Kanzler's new Gallery located at 614 S. Colorado Avenue, Stuart, Fl. in the CREEK ARTS DISTRICT. Phone #772-225-1961 Corrine Murphy, Emporium Manager. Not sure what the total count was, but it was packed like sardines. A wonderful diverse mix of art, sculpture and jewelry. Please call for opening times.

                                                                    The Entry Way

                                                    Looking from the gallery out to the entry        

                     The main Gallery My painting of the pelicans is just to the left of the Surf Board.

100th ANNIVERSARY OF THE FORT PIERCE INLET - Plein Air Artist invitational- May 15th (About 22 Artist from St. Lucie and Martin County participated) ART WALK this Friday from 5pm to 8pm. Downtown Ft. Pierce. I will be in front of Notions and Potions 116 N. 2nd Street. Below are my paintngs.

                                 "JETTY PARK BARGE" South Side 

 

                            TRAIL TO THE WEST INLET BEACH   INLET STATE PARK North Side

                            "THREE FISHERMEN"   INLET STATE PARK North Side

                        

                          "WALKING THE JETTY"  JETTY PARK - South Side 

                        'MOUTH OF THE INLET"  North Side (Abstract)

                        

                FISHING THE ROCKS AT THE BITTER END  "Jetty Park" South Side  SOLD 

                

                   "JETTY PARK"- LOOKING SOUTH, ACROSS THE INLET

                    "ME AND MY BOY". THE NORTH BEACH, AT INLET STATE PARK

                    "CAUGHT ONE"  LOOKING ACROSS THE INLET TO THE SOUTH 

                              "ON THE ROCKS"  LOOKING ACROSS THE INLET SOUTH

               

                         "BLACK SPEED BOAT"  -  LOOKING SOUTH, ACROSS AT "JETTY PARK"

                      

                      'LONG HAUL TO THE BEACH" - INLET STATE PARK - North Side

                

                 " INLET  BEACH" LOOKING WEST UP THE INLET - INLET STATE PARK

 

My class at the ARTIST NOOK STUDIO is now open for full attendance as long as you have had your covid Vacination. I take beginners to more advanced students. Last weeks we studed How to Abstract a Photo. This lesson was by student request. We are currently working on a Series of Paintngs. Working on a Series teaches you many things. Even Beginner can work on a series. The next Post I will show off some of my students works of art. Every thing from Birds to Boats.

                                                STUDENTS ABSTRACT 

                                                STUDENTS ABSTRACT JUICY PEACH 

                                                STUDENTS ABSTRACT SEA GRAPES 

                                              SALLYS DEMO FROM A PHOTO OF FT. PIERCE INLET 

                                              NORTH SIDE          

                                                Photo used for demo

                                                First Demo 
                                             

                                                Second Demo