Plein Air Painting still is my favorite way to paint !
The WaterMedia for Everyone painting class went to the Arboretum, where one of our members at Robbin Gallery is a member, and we painted in the rose garden, with a Gazebo for the afternoon. What fun and beauty in this comfortable setting. This painting, though not shown at its best due to the reflection and poor lighting, was done that day, and shown recently at the juried Whiz Bang member show at Robbin Gallery up in Robbinsdale. It is a wonderful gallery which has been housed in the old Historic Library building on 42nd Street just off Highway 100, and just North of Golden Valley. Most times I can be there in less than 15 minutes at a casual commute. Being on the executive board at Robbin Gallery has been a challenge to my painting time, and after a full year of volunteering ( a lot ), I am going to let things flow now for a bit. A new Gallery Director can pick up some of the work, while I continue to do the Exhibits, and some of the programming and grant writing. That is fine with me because of the commitment that Robbin Gallery has for it's member artists to help them grown both their business, and their work as an artist. So, I am staying on for the long haul.
Inviting New Excitement ! Panama visit scheduled in December of 2013 / Having the Exhibit Quest for the World's Best Baskets in 2012, inspired a Fellowship to take my Philanthropy Leadership efforts to a new level. I want to help the artists in Panama protect their wonderful artistic creations of some of the very best baskets in the world. I recently read that indigenous art is not folk art. It is not formulaic like folk art, which is identified by the art to region or culture with it's icons.
This wonderful watercolor is by Kathy Mogelson from Robbin Gallery. She captured the parrot in all it's colorful glory - didn't she ?
Inviting New Excitement ! Panama visit scheduled in December of 2013 / Having the Exhibit Quest for the World's Best Baskets in 2012, inspired a Fellowship to take my Philanthropy Leadership efforts to a new level. I want to help the artists in Panama protect their wonderful artistic creations of some of the very best baskets in the world. I recently read that indigenous art is not folk art. It is not formulaic like folk art, which is identified by the art to region or culture with it's icons.
This wonderful watercolor is by Kathy Mogelson from Robbin Gallery. She captured the parrot in all it's colorful glory - didn't she ?
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