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Musings
The beginning watercolor workshop at the Blackshear Place Library on May 2, 2009 was great!
There were 8 students ranging from a 10 year old to older. We painted “Ronnie’s Retreat”. After we practiced in the morning we painted the actual picture after lunch.
Just want to mention that the Northeast Georgia Arts Tour is coming up in June, will let you know more about this great weekend as I receive more information.
Also, the Lake Rabun Art Show sponsored by the North Georgia Arts Guild will be held in July, more on this later.
This is a great time to get out and visit galleries and other places where artists are demonstrating their art.
Buying Paintings
With art festivals in full swing during the spring, summer and fall seasons, it’s a good time to discuss how to buy an original painting.
If you go to the Mountain Flower Art Festival or the Atlanta Arts Festival, or any other festival there will be many different styles of paintings to choose from
Do you know the style of painting that speaks to you? It may be a romantic style or abstract. The colors may be muted and soft or a bright composition, with the artist using many colors to create the design.
How is your home or office decorated? Will you need to use heavy, ornate frames or a more informal wood frame? Oil paintings lend themselves very nicely to either the ornate or wood frame. For a watercolor painting, choose a light, narrow frame. It can be ornate but narrow. Personally, I like a metal frame with watercolor. There are many beautiful colors that coordinate with the painting.
Oil paintings may be painted on canvas, linen or boards prepared especially for oil paintings.
Watercolor paintings may be on hot press paper or cold press paper. The paper weight is important also. It can range from 90 lbs to 300lb or more. A popular weight is 140 lb.
A question to ask the artist is how environmentally friendly are the materials used in the painting.
You may fall in love with a painting that is not oils or watercolor. If it’s a pastel, it needs to be framed in a special way.
If you would like more information on this subject, or to comment, I would like to hear from you, just contact me at http://ellenebreedlovedavis.com/contact. I will get back with you within 24 hours.
Atlanta Artist Festival – September 11 – September 13, 2009
Artist market featuring 200 of the country’s finest artists, entertainment, kids activities and more!
Estimated attendees -4000 404-875-4434
The Mountain Flower Art Festival is a very good art festival – sorry to be late in getting it to you.
The Mountain Flower Art Festival
The Mountain Flower Art Festival, May 16 & 17, 2009, features juried original fine art and fine craft of regional artists and also celebrates the local and area mountain wildflowers. The Dahlonega Master Gardeners will be holding their annual plant sale, along with a wildflower display and Garden Expo with workshops. There are a number of fine artists and crafters displaying their original handcrafted art, ranging from watercolors painters, and potters to silversmiths, photographers and weavers. There will also be various performing artists playing during the weekend on the square.
The festival will also include a Garden Expo at Hancock Park, including a large plant and seed sale and speakers presenting programs on various topics. Also available at the festival will be a demonstration garden of native plants, wildflower walks, and children’s activities.
The MFAF is presented by the Dahlonega Merchants Association. Sponsored by the Dahlonega Arts Council.
Honor your creative spirit!
Ellene
http://ellenebreedlovedavis.com
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