SEPT-OCT Study a Master - Women Painter

August 17, 2025

SEPT-OCT Study a Master - Women Painter

By JoanieART

It's been awhile since we studied a master painter. And this time around, each artist will choose a woman painter (no longer living) who inspires us. Don't be shy about picking a painter you have never heard of. By choosing a woman painter we will not default to our usual heroes such as Matisse, Van Gogh nor Monet! Here is my folder of research, there are two files in here, greatly assisted by no other than Chatgpt.  There are two documents in this folder, one is 18th thru 20th C Women Painters by Timeline. The other arranged by Art Movement.  These documents are representative though not e xhaustive. So I encourage each of you to research the list, as well as find your own inspiration. Julia Daydreaming by Berthe Morisot

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August Art and Abstracted Landscapes showcase

August 03, 2025

August Art and Abstracted Landscapes showcase

By JoanieART

Hi folks I visited my daughter in Seattle last week and was so busy visiting the Seattle Art Museum and the Seattle Asian Museum, swoon, as well as other homey and outside adventures, to even post about August classes. Oops. We will continue with demo and instruction shared last month with animal portraits but this time choose your own subject. Masking and abstracted grounds work for any subject. Or keep on with animal portraits. I, for one, never tire of painting my furry friends. ❤️ Classes start up this week Monday Aug 4 and Wed Aug 6. In-person class full but have seats in Zoom 10am to noon M, W.  ........ Here are just a few of the beautiful paintings some of my students created in May June session. Carol P Carol P Julie J Jayne B Jayne B Deborah J Deborah J Judy O Ready to join us? There's plenty of creativity, inspiration and fun to go around. →  MORE INFO on my classes here . If you wish to join us for a month or more of classes, GET IN TOUCH ...

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A Cat Lady Paints Dogs - 4th and final post!

July 16, 2025

A Cat Lady Paints Dogs - 4th and final post!

By JoanieART

When I first picked up the Dog Book that my friend gifted me, I thought hmmmmm....i might sketch a few dogs. Little did I know that after sketching a few random photos in the book, that I would end up drawing/painting almost every single page of the book!!! But I did. Once I started I just couldn't stop. I LOVE me a Focus! And I love to play with shapes, and use my imagination and not stick to accuracy as the goal. It's so much fun for me to just draw and sketch and paint My Way. I wish the same for you.  That's it folks.  Onwards..... Ready to join us? There's plenty of creativity, inspiration and fun to go around. →  MORE INFO on my classes here . If you wish to join us for a month or more of classes, GET IN TOUCH and see if you don't get inspired, too! 🎨 Blessings, Joanie

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A Cat Lady Paints Dogs - Sketchbook 3 of 4

July 09, 2025

A Cat Lady Paints Dogs - Sketchbook 3 of 4

By JoanieART

Hello Fellow Creatives, Looks like I will need one more blog post after this to show all the pics. Here's 3 of 4. Hope you are enjoying my doggos! In SUMMARY - what I have learned and where has this inspiration led me.... I am most definitely learning about and teaching myself more design ideas for my sketchbooks. I used to just draw something on each page, and then turn the page. No order, no theme, which or course is not essential since a journal should be what you want it to be. But for many years I would paint a dog one day, a cup of coffee the next, some random art supplies on my desk the next...and I would lose inspiration. And as a result I had many an unfinished sketchbook. I also experimented with making my own sketchbooks which is way fun, and i highly recommend you try at least once to bind your own sketchbook with coptic stitch. But honestly i am happy when I can pick out my paper, take it to FedEx and have them attach a spiral binding to it and voila. ...instant sketch...

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