by Barbara | Sep 2, 2016 | All Blog Posts, Completed paintings, Events & Exhibits, Workshops
I’m excited to be teaching a workshop in Santa Fe at the Artisan Materials Expo—the largest artist materials fair in the United States, on October 1. Go with the Flow: Experience the Creative Magic of Dura-Lar Films Combined with Acrylic Paints will be a fun...
by Barbara | Jun 28, 2016 | All Blog Posts, Workshops
This week I taught two workshops that were all about acrylic painting on Dura-Lar, an thin archival plastic material. The fun part is that you can paint on the front and the back of both the matte film (slightly hazy surface) and the clear water-media film, giving a...
by Barbara | Feb 12, 2016 | All Blog Posts, My Thoughts About Art/The Business of Art, Paintings in Progress, Workshops
My studio is a mess. Or maybe it’s a beehive of activity. There’s a method to my madness but I’m not always clear what it is. I’m currently preparing for 3 workshops and working on 10 paintings. Do you ever have that thing where when...
by Barbara | Jul 2, 2014 | All Blog Posts, Other Artists/Studios/Exhibits, Technical/Art Supplies/Equipment, Workshops
Some time ago, I received a package from Golden Artist Colors. It contained a sampling of their brand new QoR (pronounced Core) watercolors. All of the Golden Artist Educators and Golden Working Artists were asked to experiment with QoR and then give feedback on how...
by Barbara | Mar 4, 2014 | All Blog Posts, My Thoughts About Art/The Business of Art, Workshops
Usually when I teach a workshop, I get so involved that I forget all about taking photos. For the recent Layers & More Layers workshop I made a concerted effort to try to record the way in which the tables were set up before the workshop, the information pinned...
by Barbara | Nov 8, 2013 | All Blog Posts, Events & Exhibits, Technical/Art Supplies/Equipment, Workshops
Early last summer I noticed a call for a training workshop offered by Golden Artist Color Company for artists working in acrylics who also teach workshops. As it happens, I use Golden Acrylics, love them and have been using them for at least fifteen years. And I teach...
