Lavender sweet lavender

Lavender is one of my favorite herbs. When I found these YouTube tutorials I couldn’t wait to try and paint them.  The top one was taught by Amy Pearce.  

The second one with lone tree was taught by Vered Thelmeier The third  Painting was taught by Ginger Cook. She has a wonderful online art academy.  

Ginger Cook’s Art Academy

Palette knife lesson -struggled

Tonight I worked on a palette knife tutorial by Angela Anderson. She and her husband are such a delight to listen to and watch on YouTube. My skill level needs so much work but it was fun all the same,  a pleasant evening. If you see a well-done palette knife painting know that that person has practiced and worked very hard to achieve their painting skills.  8x10 acrylic palette knife on mixed media paper.
https://youtu.be/4_pDJWj9zYw

Alexandria Boat Parade and the Topedo Art Factory

Alexandra Holiday Boat Parade

Mark December 2 on your calendars.  The Alexandra lighted boat parade and The Topedo factory are combining forces to create a very special Holiday event.

Artists at school

David Wolfe posted this on FB. Thought you all might enjoy it.
 Video- Artists at a school.

Change of plans

Sometimes a friend will ask for a favor and in granting it, you have to change your own plans.   That happened to me today.  It was disappointing to miss the activities I had anticipated but made the best of the day by painting.

Glen Echo

 
   When I was a little girl my folks would take us to a small amusement park called Glen Echo. At the time it had ( to me) the scariest spook house, a wonderful carousel, refreshing pool, bumper cars, a roller coaster and more. I remember having the best times there. It closed during the late ‘60s. Later, when my child was growing up they had puppet shows . Now the venue has become more sophisticated and has events and dancing.  The Glen Echo Park Art and Culture Partnership was established in 2002.  They  are holding a Holiday Art show and sale.  Nov. 24 , 2017 - January 7th 2018
7300 MacArthur Blvd
Glen Echo, Maryland 20812
More info: (301) 634- 2222   https://glenechopark.org/holidayartshow
From their website.

The Popcorn Gallery and Stone Tower Gallery offer extended holiday hours throughout the holiday season:

• Thursdays and Fridays, 10 am to 2 pm (through Dec. 29) 
• Saturdays and Sundays 11 am to 6pm.

Learning to use a palette knife

The other night I attempted this angel tutorial from Angela Anderson using a palette knife. They are both on 6x8 mixed media paper using heavy body acrylics. It felt very awkward using the palette knife instead of a brush yet freeing at the same time. I will be trying this on a canvas panel soon with a different background color. Angels have long been a favorite theme of mine. Several angels decorate my house through stain glass, wood carvings, garden statues and jewelry.