Category Archives: Inspiration

Susan Grabel: Art that Explores the Human Dimension of Social Issues

Posted on June 4, 2012 by

Susan Grabel’s recent retrospective at the Staten Island Art Museum offered an exhibition that recognized her 35 plus years of creating art with a social purpose, and brought together works representing the feminist critique of contemporary culture that has brought a larger meaning to her creative work her throughout her career. Continue reading →

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Creativity Lessons: Art, Nature, and Finding Our Inner Voices

Posted on May 4, 2012 by

Join us for Art Workshops at the Frank Lloyd Wright designed Wyoming Valley School Cultural Center outside of Spring Green Wisconsin. Continue reading →

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New paintings by Mary Kay Neumann, ‘Art Still Has Truth, Take Refuge There’

Posted on March 16, 2012 by

In her new exhibition Mary Kay Neumann’s wet-into-wet watercolor florals are alive with emotions of joy, conflict, and and the intrinsic beauty of life. Continue reading →

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Painting ‘Plein Air’ Watercolors and Creating Visual Memories

Posted on December 26, 2011 by

Why plein air (open air) paint? If you have never taken the time to sit and stare at where a ridge meets the sky or how a branch attaches to the trunk of a tree, or how a hillside reflects in a lake, I encourage you to put all fear aside and go for it. If you do you could discover that the experience of careful observation is satisfying in itself and that it is aided by trying to record it as a visual memory. Continue reading →

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Day Twenty-eight – -Two Artists Share A Painting A Day for 33 Days

Posted on August 1, 2011 by

Day twenty-eight in the 33 Paintings in 33 Days Project of Alaskan artist Nikki Kinne and Wisconsin artist Helen Klebesadel. Continue reading →

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Day Eighteen -Two Artists Share A Painting A Day for 33 Days

Posted on July 22, 2011 by

Day eighteen in the 33 Paintings in 33 Days Project of Alaskan artist Nikki Kinne and Wisconsin artist Helen Klebesadel. Continue reading →

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Day Fourteen -Two Artists Share A Painting A Day for 33 Days

Posted on July 18, 2011 by

Day fourteen in the 33 Paintings in 33 Days Project of Alaskan artist Nikki Kinne and Wisconsin artist Helen Klebesadel. Continue reading →

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Day Ten -Two Artists Share A Painting A Day for 33 Days

Posted on July 14, 2011 by

Day ten in the 33 Paintings in 33 Days Project of Alaskan artist Nikki Kinne and Wisconsin artist Helen Klebesadel. Continue reading →

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Day Eight -Two Artists Share A Painting A Day for 33 Days

Posted on July 12, 2011 by

Day eight in the 33 Paintings in 33 Days Project of Alaskan artist Nikki Kinne and Wisconsin artist Helen Klebesadel. Continue reading →

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Day Seven -Two Artists Share A Painting A Day for 33 Days

Posted on July 11, 2011 by

Day seven in the 33 Paintings in 33 Days Project , a commitment of a painting a day shared between Alaskan artist Nikki Kinne and Wisconsin artist Helen Klebesadel.

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