Tag Archives: watercolor

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

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Helen R. Klebesadel

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

Posted in Ability, Inspiration, Teaching Art and Creativity, Uncategorized, Watercolor, Workshops and Classes | Tagged Bev Gordon, creativity, Frank Lloyd Wright building, Klebesasel, lessons, Liese Pfeifer, Marian Farrior, Spring Green, summer workshops, watercolor | Leave a comment

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

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Helen R. Klebesadel

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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The high art of visibility: How I am learning to use social media to promote my art

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Helen R. Klebesadel

There are lots of different ways for an artist to approach developing an on-line presence and build a social media network to bring visibility to their art. Developing a social media network is really developing an electronic way to stay in touch with people you know, and to meet and build relationships with others who share your interests. Continue reading →

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Painting ‘Plein Air’ Watercolors and Creating Visual Memories

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Helen R. Klebesadel

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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An Art Workshop Were Everyone is a Learner and Everyone is a Teacher

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Helen R. Klebesadel

Teaching others is a critical part of my creative process. My workshops remind me of the expansive possibilities and promise of my favorite medium, watercolor, as well as of how mixed-media collage can make use of visual materials to aid creative thinking processes. Continue reading →

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Day 33 of 33 – Two Artists Share A Painting A Day for 33 Days

Posted on August 6, 2011 by Helen R. Klebesadel

The final day of the 33 Paintings in 33 Days Project of Alaskan artist Nikki Kinne and Wisconsin artist Helen Klebesadel. I cannot believe the thirty-third day has come so quickly. This has been an amazing experience. Continue reading →