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. . . and the Second Exhibit is also in Glen Echo Park — at the Yellow Barn

This one is the Yellow Barn‘s 2nd Annual Drawing Exhibition, which runs contemporaneously with the Glen Echo Park show in the Spanish Ballroom (12 pm to 5 pm Saturday, Sunday, Monday).  We will have a reception at the Yellow Barn … Continue reading

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I’ve Got Three Exhibits over the Labor Day Weekend

First up will be the 42nd Annual Labor Day Art Show at Glen Echo Park, to be held in the historic Spanish Ballroom from September 1 through September 3.  The exhibition and sale includes a wide range of media, such … Continue reading

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My Gouache Geisha ~~ Cuban Gouache Backstory

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As mentioned earlier, in Cuba we painted mostly with gouache for portability.  In broad terms, gouache is a type of watercolor paint that makes heavy, strong opaque colors and whites, due to the use of ground chalk or other opaque … Continue reading

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First Morning in Cuba: Painting the ‘Bull Boy’

No disrespect intended!  Walt Bartman had promised us a cowboy and his horse.  What we got was a grizzled, droll, and patient farmer . . . and his bull.  Of course, both were way more fun to paint than a … Continue reading

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