by Barbara | Sep 5, 2013 | All Blog Posts, Paintings in Progress, Workshops
Labor Day came and went and suddenly my calendar is full. It’s not as if I haven’t been hard at work in my studio all summer, but it was mostly time by myself, between me and my painting. Suddenly I’m needing to pay attention to the world at large...
by Barbara | Jun 20, 2013 | All Blog Posts, Workshops
I get such pleasure out of teaching just about anything about art to people at any level of experience. I guess my favorites are anything about color, design, painting and drawing. I also love to teach printmaking. I know, that’s pretty broad. I think these are...
by Barbara | May 29, 2013 | All Blog Posts, Workshops
Offering workshops in my studio is an important part of my art practice. I enjoy teaching and like to put my training and experience to good use. It’s fun to meet new people and to get them excited and confident about their ability, teach new ideas and...
by Barbara | Apr 25, 2013 | All Blog Posts, Events & Exhibits, Workshops
Things are very busy around here. I have been teaching workshops and getting prepared for the rapidly upcoming Oracle Artist Studio Tour, weekend after next, May 4 & 5. Plus we’ve been getting necessary work done on our home, all of which seems to require...
by Barbara | Jan 30, 2013 | All Blog Posts, Workshops
Imagine my delight when I got a call from the docent group at the Tucson Art Museum requesting that I do a studio tour/workshop for them! After some deliberation we decided on a workshop to make paste paper. Paste paper is a decorative paper, and I think of it as one...
by Barbara | Jan 7, 2013 | All Blog Posts, My Thoughts About Art/The Business of Art, Workshops
I remember the first art classes I ever took when I was in college. The stress, the terror, the anxiety. On the first day of class, teachers gave us lists of art supplies to buy. Even with a list, it was baffling to walk into an art supply store and try to...