Hi Everyone..Autumn is in the air here in the great Northwest..we had a great summer..very little rain and often in the 80's, but now down to the mid 60's and low 70's..a great time of year with the colors starting to change. Due to my advanced age of 81 and a rare auto immune Pancreatitis disease I am at a very high risk for the Delta variance and so we are not taking any chances. I just decided not to do the wonderful Laguna Plein Air show next month and a few scheduled Autumn paint outs with our Plein Air Painters of America Group also coming up. Kind of heartbreaking for an old crippled up painter like myself..but I am getting a lot done in the studio and I feel like my quality is still to a high standard! I am teaching a few Online workshops and am starting up my regular Wednesday morning class in my studio starting September 29th from 10 AM to 1 PM and it will be Online so students can participate from all over the country and parts of Europe. The fee is only $360 for eight-3 hour sessions, demos and ongoing critiques and hoping that some of you can join in! You can get more info on my website www.nedmueller.com under "Workshops" or just email me at nedmueller06@comcast.net Students can work on anything they want and most students will have to work from photos..preferably their own, or some of my own great selection from around the world! I encourage students to go through my process of doing value and or color studies studies to work out their concepts and design...we talk a lot about applying those important elements of design before getting on to a more finished painting...most paintings are ruined at the start without that most important process of developing your concept.Class is limited to 12 students.
I also am planning on doing another studio sale this Fall and will let you know about that when I get time to do that. It really went well last year and we will be giving some more great discounts on certain drawings and paintings. Thank you again for those of you who have given me such wonderful support , I couldn't keep this up with all your support through the years and I am eternally grateful. I have not kept in touch with everyone as I should and I hope you can forgive me for that..I just don't have everyone's address and hope to get those soon.
I do hope that you are able to keep your spirits up through these difficult times and please try and stay healthy and as happy as you can be. All my best, Ned
