Hi Everyone...Well Spring is in the air..at least around the Seattle area...suppose to get up into the mid-fifties next week! Hoping to get out, scout around and do some more painting and photography!
I continue to keep feeling half way healthy and so have been getting more decent work in the studio. I was getting a little lame working with my oils and as I haven't done any pastels for around 20 years, I thought it would give me a new challenge with a medium I haven't used for a long time and hopefully get a fresher look to my work, as I like the idea of having to commit to a certain color and value. The first 5 or 6 weren't so hot, but then I was getting more familiar with the different substrates and just what advantages and limitations that medium has..and I got some that I was fairly happy with. I plan on entering a couple of pastel exhibitions this Spring and see how that goes..also going to do a closed pastel and oil landscape workshop in California in May.
My regular Wednesday online class in my studio if filled up for the next 8 week session and my annual plein air workshop in the Beautiful Beartooth Mountains in Montana; through the Scottsdale Artist School is filled up with a long waiting list and so we are very happy with that.
I still have a couple of spaces in my "Expressive Drawing Portrait"with the Penn Studio School of Art and a few spaces in my Design workshop with Penn also.
I am also still doing some Online Mentoring with the Mastrius Group out of Canada and as all of those links are so long...and if you are interested please just Google the Penn Studio School of Art or Mastrius and link into my Online Spring classes.
Karen and I are looking forward to taking most of the summer off from teaching and will be starting up again in September and I will update all of that information in July. Looking forward to spending some time visiting my sister in Santa Rosa, California and showing off some of the great scenery we have up here in the great Northwest! Just saw a survey where three of the most popular ten National Parks were here in Washington state!
Not much more to add for now..I have a nice selection of work on my website that I think you might enjoy and maybe even find one that you just can't live without. Payments are accepted.
Hope this finds you well...All my best, Ned
