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I finally have a couple of the Plein Air pieces to show. This first one is the one that won Third Place in the show.
In the last two weeks I've been working exclusively on pieces for the St. Charles Plein Air Art Event. Including a couple Quick Paint Events, where you basically have three hours to complete an entire piece on location. My overall experience was great! Working outdoors was a nice change of pace, I couldn't have planned more beautiful weather, and my love of architecture was more than appeased by the abundance Read More
Last week I attended Works of Arf. A charity art event hosted by the Missouri Alliance of Animal Legislation (they also hosted PAB) to raise awareness for animal rights. Since the PAB (Puppies are Biodegradable) Show I've tried to participate whenever possible, and in this case I donated a pet portrait from my new website www.petillustrations.com. Additionally, I will donate 10% of the proceeds of any pet illustration commissions that Read More
Last Friday I replaced more than half of the pieces at Framations with new works. It doesn't even look like the same wall! I included a newly designed brochure as well, and am working on new extended information labels. To help advertise PetIllustrations and help a needy cause I've decided to donate 10% of the commissions I receive from Framations or MAAL (Missouri Allianance for Animal Legislation) to the MAAL organization. Read More
I've been very busy! I have two illustrations for my children's book in the final stages, and I completed a couple of smaller paintings that I started but never finished. I also received my first pet portrait commission that I will be posting on www.PetIllustrations.com and mailing out later today. I haven't launched my online marketing plan, in hopes that I get a few more local orders to 'test' the ordering Read More
Sometimes our personal life bleeds into every aspect of our lives, despite our best efforts to stop it. For me I've had a bad case of "Artist's Block" the last several months, and that has recently changed. You see, we have been trying to conceive a child for the last three years, undergoing infertility treatments for half of that. It has been a long and arduous journey, that has taken it's Read More
I haven't had much to report in the last month or so, but I have been working on the OLAG website. In fact I recently posted our first "Showcase Artist" - Marsha Ralston. I worked with her to write an artist statement and submit her work, and Annette, the Public Relations Coordinator, took photos of her at the latest show. I think the other board members and I Read More
This weekend is the opening reception for the latest OLAG show. I put three pieces in the show to be judged, including my two newest collages that I recently posted. Also we are going to choose a showcase artist among the winners at the reception for the website. I'm hoping to get some photos of the artist and winning pieces for the website, along with a show
Read MoreI'm happy to report that the Oak Leaf Artist Guild website is in the completion stage. Translated: means that pending some very minor changes and any audits that the guild may have, it's finished! Again I want to thank my wonderful husband for all his hard work in building the site for us! This means that from here on out most of the work will be from the other guild Read More