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Posts tagged 'artist'

Oil painting of the Bayou at Nick's Restaurant, west of Freeport, Florida

ArtsQuest Fine Art and Music Festival has come and gone, and in its wake, the familiar feeling of having passed through a wormhole in time and space, a sort of time warp, coming out on the other side with everything the same and yet very much changed.

Members of the sponsoring agency, the non-profit Cultural ...

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Plein Air Quickdraw from Forgotten Coast facebook page

I started weekly plein air painting in March.  I’m actually impressed with the progress I have made.  I have enough paintings to have a presence this weekend in the Plein Air Tent at ArtsQuest, the regional juried art festival held annually near my home.

But I have begun to discover how challenging plein air painting can be.  At ...

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Simplification in Plein Air

Photo of plein air painting in progress, Henderson Beach State Park

Last week I was unable to paint due to a hectic schedule with my “day jobs”.  This week I made up for it by painting two paintings during the weekly plein air outing of the Emerald Coast Plein Air painters.  We went to Henderson Beach State Park, in Destin, Florida.  When I woke up ...

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Oil painting of coral bean flowers

I have hired Saramae Dalferes to help me take the fast track in my transition to becoming a full-time artist at least two days a week by the end of the year.  Saramaeis a Nationally Certified Counselor, Mentor, and Personal Coach.  I told Saramae this week that I was going to set up a challenge for ...

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Oil painting of Nature Trail at Grayton Beach State Park

I was privileged to paint plein air beside my artist friend Betty Cork yesterday.  I am the proud owner of one of Betty’s paintings, the bright colors of a path under the oaks of Eden Gardens greeting me when I walk into my business office every weekday.  I met Betty through the Cultural ...

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Plein Air Painting in the Rain

Oil Painting of Boats in a Boatyard, Freeport, FL

It rained for the plein air group’s outing yesterday, deterring the less intrepid (ha!) painters. Three of us were silly enough to go anyway.  I went just to see if I could paint in the rain.  I have no idea why the other two artists persisted.  It seems like anyone with any experience would have stayed home to ...

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Painting Plein Air at Nick’s

Oil Painting of Boats at Nicks Restaurant
My view of the boats at Nicks
Boats at Nick's
Oil Painting of The Al-Lin in Destin Harbor

Bringing our surroundings to life a natural process for South Walton artist Joan Vienot

Lori Ceier, Walton Outdoors

http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/bringing-our-surroundings-to-life-a-natural-for-south-walton-artist-joan-vienot/

 

Point Washington resident Joan Vienot is on the path to fulfilling a lifelong desire of becoming a professional artist. After 45 years in the aquatic industry and ...

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Eden bowl of green
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Mark Gould’s

10 Rules for Being a Professional Artist

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1. Creative efforts take priority over other activities

whenever possible.

2. Simplify all aspects of life in order to think and act

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Scenes of South Walton, 2012

Aster Reflected

A local group focused on environmental and growth issues in the mostly rural community where I live, in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, is called South Walton Community Council.  Missioned especially with protection of our fabulously beautiful, pristine environment, relative to development and community growth issues, SWCC also puts on a Back-to-Nature Festival every fall.  Last year for ...

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