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Summer is for Painting
Tuesday, June 4th was the first day of our Summer 2019 Painting Classes at ECHO in Wareham, MA. I'm delighted that both the morning and afternoon classes were filled with happy, enthusiastic painters who worked on projects that included mermaid ornaments, personalized local village signboards, a small furniture piece and a vintage picnic basket! Every one took time to browse the gift shop to appreciate the handmade works of other local artists on display. Inspiration was everywhere!
We Have a New Home
I'm excited to announce that our weekly painting classes will soon be held at ECHO - Elizabeth & Company Home Offerings located at 5 Elm Street, Wareham, MA. Formerly known as the Tremont Nail Company Store, artist/owner Elizabeth Sellon has transformed the vintage building into a charming, bright space which displays the handwork of local artists and craftspersons.
More E-Packets Available!
More of my new and most popular Fall and Christmas painting pattern packets have been formatted to digital .PDF files which can be easily downloaded to your home computer. These .PDF files can be opened with Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is already installed on most computers, and allow you to view, re-size and print the pages as needed for your personal use. Each E-packet contains the same clear, step-by-step instructions, full-color photographs, and detailed line drawings that you've enjoyed with the traditional paper packets.
A Season of Change
Change! We have been anticipating and preparing for a big lifestyle "change" for at least a year, perhaps even longer. But it was last September, exactly twelve months ago, that we finally decided to put our lovely bayside home on the market and make a transition to condo living.
Lunch 'n' Paint
Snow, snow, GO AWAY!Sadly, today's snowstorm has forced the cancellation of our "Lunch 'n' Paint" event at Bailey's Restaurant. But it's been re-scheduled to
NEXT TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6th at the same time.
The Big Dig
Work is progressing slowly but steadily on the Big Dig - the replacement of our septic system. The process began last August when we decided it was time to put our home on the market and down-size to a more efficient living space. It came as an utter shock to me to find that our septic system failed the Title V inspection!
2018 Weekly Studio Classes Delayed
I've been having this recurring dream lately: I'm in the studio setting up for class and everyone begins to arrive - but I'm not ready! The tables are missing, the lights won't go on... and then the floor disappears and turns to dirt... But everyone keeps on painting and asking questions and needing help and wanting coffee an cake!
Ornament Exchange DAY 3
"Heavenly Peace"
"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him" Romans 15:13
It's Day 3 of our Ornament Exchange 2017 Blog Hop and I'm so happy to share this contented little fellow with you! I do hope you enjoy painting him as much as I did. You can follow the steps directly from the blog post here or you can click on the link at the end of the post to download the free e-packet. Joy and peace to you!
REMEMBER to leave your name and a comment at the end of the post to enter the DecoArt Give-Away
Ornament Exchange 2017
Day One: Tuesday, Oct. 17th
Just look at the delightful designs these creative minds have prepared for us!
Jane Allen, Amy Mogish, Franca Marzi, Judy Westegaard-Jenkins
Day Two: Wednesday, Oct. 18th
Golda Rader, Deb Mishima, Tracy Moreau, Linda Sharpe
Day Three: Thursday, Oct. 19th
Sandi McTier, Deb Antonick, Laure Paillex, Wendy Young
Many thanks to our friends at Cupboard Distributing and DecoArt for their continued support of our decorative painting community!
"Cape Cod Canal - Late Summer"
In my 40-plus years of teaching local painting classes there is only one subject request that I have declined (refused, to be honest) to pursue: the bridges over the Cape Cod Canal. Just the thought of suffering through all those straight lines and details - and enduring the endless whining that would go with it - stiffened my resolve. The answer is "No." Until several weeks ago.
