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Red Russian quick update: Meet Rita

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If you saw my last post of just a few days ago I introduced my first machine and hand stitched quilt I named the Red Russian, and which I dedicated to the wonderful woman who sent me her big box of Russian fabrics.  I have gotten permission to share these lovely photos of Rita, taken by her talented friend Marina, and she told me to pick one but you know what ? They're all so gorgeous I just had to share the 3 of them with you. Rita B is from Russia but now lives in the States. She is my beautiful friend of many years through my blog posting. This is one of the sweetest rewards of posting some of my creative endeavors - the feedback loop from the Hearts of my readers.  She refers to my quilt as a Hug . When I shipped it off to her and of course she had no idea I was sending it, I told her that a Hug and an Angel were on the way. The angel was a little piece of art. "It would be an honor to be a model demonstrating your fantastic ART of the SOUL...  I have an idea to write a
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Quilting rabbit hole.....and the Red Russian

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When I first started handstitching a year or so ago, never ever ever did I foresee that I would not only tiptoe into be making quilts but become completely besotted with the entire process. From cutting to hand quilting. Big shocker to me!  And then, after giving it some thought, it really is just more Painting, albeit with textiles and threads. Oh Bliss! I can't get enough Color!!! So I thought I would share a few of my quilts with you.....and there are more to show, but I will try to present them in the order in which I made them. A dear reader of this blog, and fellow artist, Dear Rita B, so kindly sent me fabric that she has had with her since she and her husband left Russia many moon ago. The majority of it was red, and those dolls?  Look closely at the adorable doll faces that appear in one of the fabrics. I swooned. And named this quilt after my dear friend:  Introducing my first quilt "The Red Russian." This layout is called Split Rail Fence. Each square goes in o
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Student Greens & Don't Miss ORANGE & VIOLET and Big Brush!

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Omgosh, here i am boasting about my students talents again! Quick note: For those of you interested in joining my Zoom Art Classes this month of May, we start up this coming Monday/Wednesday.  We will be doing some Big Brush painting and experimenting with mixing and painting our last two secondary colors ORANGE and VIOLET .  Come join us  Mon or Wed 10am to noon. California time. Get in touch quickly though so I can save you a seat. Another Note: In-person classes have a wait list and priority for moving into the in-person class will be given to those who are already participating in our Zoom classes.  ------------------------------- Entryway by Christi C. Contemplating Coconuts by Carol P. Afternoon by the Munstersche Canal by Deborah J. No Me Toques by Barbara R. Tree of Light by Julie J. Springtime in Dingle by Marsha W. Blues in Green Garden by Jill O. Almost Springtime by Jean E. I didn't give my students much time to send me their submissions. There were so many other
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How Many Greens Can YOU Mix?

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Hello dear Artists and Creatives, We, my Zoom and In-Person Artists, are enjoying our Around the Color Wheel annual theme, and especially learning the ins and outs and all arounds of Mixing Greens. I think this is the most challenging color mix of all, and we are doing it ... without any green tubes of paint - Seriously! Greens aren't just for the plein air artist, either. It appears everywhere....and I love creating a portrait where I use green in the skin tones. And how about a cat's eyes? Flowers and plants of all kinds, vegetables, fruit.....you name it. Green is NOT just for Landscapes. Here are some swatches I made during my classes......no one's swatches will be exactly the same as the next as we are not all using the same pigments, but a variety is what each artist achieved. As you will notice from the swatches above....not all are dead-on Green, some were mixes that were more neutrals with barely a green bias to them. Other yellowish greens, blue-ish greens, viole
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My Students Blues - and April theme beginning week of April 8th

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Hello creative folks! As you know, I don't blog too regularly these days....I'm always hoping to change that but so far this monthly post seems to be my "thing."   I am so excited to reveal my talented and kindhearted artists' work for you but give me a quick moment to announce the color theme for our upcoming month. We have completed our primary colors of Red, Yellow and Blue, so we are moving into the secondary triad by starting with GREEN. I really believe that GREEN is the most important color to get the mixing just right. Look at the bright emerald and kelly greens that come out of a tube, then try to paint a nature scene with those paints, and yep. You just can't get it right. One month of GREENS in our Zoom class and you will be starting to mix, ANY Green, like a Master. So come join us if you love painting nature, plants, etc.  and your color mixing has resulted in mud or just "wrong" mixes. I love to make these processes exciting and doable.
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Mar 2024: The Blue Wave

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No, I am not waxing political....lol, but suggesting as a prompt for our BLUE month around the color wheel we try our hand at, and interpretation of,  Hokusai's iconic The Wave! But let me back up a minute. As we progress around the Color Wheel in 2024, we have knocked off the other two primary colors, that is, Yellow and Red. So this month we dive into Blue. Think water, sky, blueberries, and put your thinking caps on to discover loads more.  And as all artists know, blue does not have to mean anything traditional....faces can be blue (think Picasso), and even dogs and cats can have much more than blue eyes....how about blur fur or whiskers? Come join us .....everyone loves Blue!  It's the most popular color ever, worldwide, i read. We will be learning about the origins of blue pigment, learning to lighten, darken and mix the various gorgeous hues. And then we will paint paint paint throughout the month, anything and everything that Blue means to us. Registered students, plea
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