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Paint Mexico City with Katie Kendrick and Judy Wise
Our first workshop to Oaxaca filled so quickly, that Katie Kendrick and Judy Wise wanted to offer two more Painting trips next year. The first is Paint Mexico City March 14-22, and the second, to San...
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What if….with Lisa Pressman
Lisa Pressman “What if” is artist Lisa Pressman’s mantra. What if you did it this way, what if you didn’t do that at all? What if you scraped back, exposed this or obliterated that? We practiced mark...
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Encaustic Giveaway for Plaster & Wax 101 Online Class
Early registration is closing for my upcoming Plaster and Wax 101 online class. Jeanne Oliver is offering two giveaways, some encaustic supplies and my encaustic painting, Veil of Tears. For...
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Create Costa Rica with Cat Bennett & Katie Kendrick
Create Costa Rica A Drawing and Painting Adventure with Cat Bennett and Katie Kendrick Feb. 5-13, 2015 Fifteen years ago, artist and author Cat Bennett realized in her yoga class one morning, that art...
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Painting a story–Ex-Votos with Judy Wise
Retablos in the 18th century were gilded, painted and carved screens which adorned churches. They were often painted by anonymous artists and in the 19th Century, they became smaller and were usually...
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Girl with the red cap
Signing up for Unearth-Gather and Create with Gillian Smith is one of the best gifts I have ever given myself. I have shared several online courses with Gillian and her pictures were always amazing so...
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Pastel Portrait
Filed under: Original painting, Painting, Uncategorized Tagged: Artful Musing, Kathie Vezzani, Original Painting, Pastel Portrait, Visual Arts, women art
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Painting a portrait with Jon Houglum
Through the wonders of Pinterest, I found these videos by Jon Houglum that I wanted to share with my students from my Plaster and Wax class. The class is ongoing and up for a year (from May) so you can...
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Lisa Pressman – Painting the Light Within
Lisa Pressman discusses the changes in her work with John Thornton at the Rosenfeld Gallery in Philadelphia.Filed under: Encaustic Mixed Media, Original painting, Painting Tagged: Art, Artful Musing,...
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Paint Oaxaca Tribe – Part Two
My new tribe of wonderful women who created lasting memories with their stories, art and friendships. So thankful that they made this first journey with me. We saw a lot of art not only in Las...
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I love rust!
Encaustic Painting by Pam Nichols There is an advantage to hosting a workshop at your house. You get first dibs on the artwork brought by the artist. This is the gorgeous piece I purchased from Pam...
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Lisa Pressman featured in Huffington Post
Lisa Pressman has one of the top ten memorable paintings for 2014, according to John Seed Professor of Art and Art History at Mt. San Jacinto College. Featured in an article for Huffington Post, the...
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Nurture by Lynne Hoppe
Lynne Hoppe’s work is so delightful, whimsical and her color palette is soothing to look at. I’m a big fan so you can imagine how excited I was when I nabbed this small painting by her. It was my...
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Paint Mexico City – Part Three
Two of the highlights for me on the Paint Mexico City trip was spending time with Craig Hudson and Carlito Dalceggio. Craig is co-owner of the Red Tree House with his partner Jorge Silva. Carlito is...
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Jane Davenport is a hoot!
Jane showing how she excels at taking selfies or in this case, posing mid-stroke for a pic. It is so wonderful to meet a person who is exactly as she appears in her online courses. Spending time with...
View ArticleTerry Turrell at Patricia Rovzar Gallery
A friend recommended that I go see the Terry Turrell exhibit at Patricia Rovzar Gallery. Boy, am I glad that I did. A mixed media artist from the Pacific Northwest, Terry dedicated this show to his...
View ArticleMeet Pilar Cabrera, Our Chef in Oaxaca
One of the frequent comments people make in evaluating Bellissima Art Escapes is that we marry two passions together, food and art. It’s true, I don’t travel anywhere I can’t eat and there had better...
View ArticleFollowing the Muse with Katie Kendrick
Ever since we cleaned out her studio and moved most of her supplies out into a nifty new building built by her husband, Walter, Katie Kendrick has been madly painting. Not just small paintings, but...
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