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Calling Those Interested in iPad Art! Local Demos and Workshops!

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Maureen

Those of you in the Washington, DC area will have several opportunities to check out the iPad as a tool for making art during the next few months. There will be manageable 2 1/2 hour workshops during which you can … Continue reading →

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Quick Sketches, Nudes

Posted on November 20, 2012 by Maureen

Working from a live model at the Yellow Barn, I made three quick iPad sketches week before last.  I’m putting the best one first – you don’t need to look at the other two unless you REALLY want to.

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Touring and Painting a Cuban Tobacco Farm

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Maureen

For the next cultural-artistic adventure, we bused to nearby Vinales town and hiked to a small tobacco farm out on the valley floor. In the thatched kitchen — an outbuilding, so as to minimize the risk of fire — we … Continue reading →

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A Second Stab at Capturing Our Worthy Cuban Model

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Maureen

Not happy with my first gouache effort of the day, I decided to try another – this time, a profile of the farmer’s head.  He wasn’t sporting his cigar at the time I did my sketch, but then again, my … Continue reading →

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First Morning in Cuba: Painting the ‘Bull Boy’

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Maureen

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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Stephen Sits as Our Model

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Maureen

I painted this figurative study during classes with Walt Bartman last week.  Stephen was so comfy posing in the big blue easy chair that he barely took breaks during the sessions.  Thank you, Stephen.  We enjoyed painting your shiny pate.  … Continue reading →

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