I have discovered a new watercolor instructor! Paul Clark was mentioned by many in a request for favorite teachers on the Watercolor Cards Facebook Group I'm a member of. I decided to check him out and found a great artist who has made hundreds of easy-to-follow videos, available on YouTube (link below). He even has… Continue reading Great watercolor instruction and some bridges
Our art club’s spring show and sale is just over a week away. I’ve been busy framing paintings, getting my small items ready for the bargain table, and sorting through cards. Today I’m going to share with you the paintings I’ll be taking to the show. "Forest Toes" and "Family Tree" These two 8x10” acrylic… Continue reading Show and Sell
I am a member of the Port Kells Art Club, a local art group which supports local artists with education and show opportunities. Through that group I’ve met many wonderful local artists, including Gail Aitchison. Gail Aitchison Gail is an accomplished and experienced artist. On top of organizing the sales for PKAC, she recently put… Continue reading Beautiful Variety
As a book person, I’m always delighted when I find interesting new art books. Last week, when an art instructor mentioned the Loomis method of drawing faces, I did a quick search and found Successful Drawing by Andrew Loomis. Loomis’s book is the most detailed instruction on drawing correct perspective that I’ve found. His explanation… Continue reading Wisdom from Andrew Loomis
Today my account at Acrylic University lost a lot of weight! As of this date, I no longer have access to their painting video riches in the Journey, the Library, the Archives etc. It is with sadness that I say farewell to this chapter of my art journey (though I still have access to the… Continue reading On my own
My one-year subscription to Acrylic University has expired. In a few days I will no longer have access to their stash of wonderful instructional videos and live classes. So I’m back to improving my painting knowledge and skills using the tried and true method that I’ve used before: BOOKS! One such I’m currently reading is… Continue reading The Landscape Painter’s Workbook – review
t’s hard to believe we’ve just turned the page to September. Where has the summer gone!? Actually I have had a really nice summer. Though we didn’t take any of our usual week-long trips away, I have immensely enjoyed this season at home with daily morning walks and the rhythms of a week off, a… Continue reading Summer Art Shows
"Waterlilies" - painted card by Violet Nesdoly Do you have some favourite routines or rituals that you go through at the beginning of the year? To my mind, starting a new calendar with a new “last name” lends itself to several traditions that I’ve enjoyed for many years. One of them is choosing a word… Continue reading Choosing a word for the year
I can hardly believe we're already into week four of our Lent project. This week I sent Laurel the prompt--a painting I did, inspired by a photo I took on a summer holiday trip we made to Salt Spring Island some years ago. I love her psalm-like prayer poem in response. My painting and the… Continue reading A Lent Conversation – Week 4
January 2018 seems like just yesterday in some ways—and like a long time ago in others. As I look back and ahead, here in the middle of the year, I see several trends. FOCUS My one-little-word for 2018 is FOCUS. I began to put that word into action early in the year by cutting out… Continue reading Look both ways before proceeding (Spiritual Journey First Thursday)
Violet Nesdoly 