Fall Art Shows ~ Kathleen Elsey Workshop Slide Show ~ Texas Daily Painter Nancy Standlee

 These 3 paintings were delivered to the Dutch Art Gallery Tuesday  in Dallas for the Artists of Texas third annual juried membership show November 5 - December 31, 2011. Save the date for the reception Saturday November 5, 11:00 - 4:00.

The LGAA Fall show ends this weekend in Granbury at the Historic Shanley House Gallery, 224 No. Travis, Granbury, TX. across from the Hood County Library. Calypso Dreams won an honorable mention in this show.

Two of my pieces are entered into the Arlington Museum of Art annual Community Art Showcase. Reception is October 28, 6:30 - 9:00 for the 6 week exhibit to celebrate the vitality of visual art in the metroplex. The exhibit is varied in media and subject matter. Visit 201 West Main St, downtown Arlington TX 76010.

 Workshops:

I will be teaching a 2 day portrait torn paper collage in Granbury with the Lake Granbury Art Association November 29 and 30. Contact Littlejohndj@charter.net if you are interested. Participants don't have to be an artist OR even be able to draw but a good attitude and willingness to take a risk and experiment is a must. If you enjoy designing and tearing and gluing paper, sign up. Here is a previous work I posted on this blog of my son and his dog and my daughter done in the torn paper collage method we will use in the workshop.

  To see more of Kathleen's work and her list of workshops HERE is the link to her website: 

Below in the slide show I have posted some of the work done in the Kathleen Elsey plein air workshop in Sonoma CA. I met a wonderful group of very interesting and talented women plus one man was in attendance. I stayed over an extra day and Kathleen and I visited the di Rosa Gallery and we came away thinking we were two fairly conservative artists. I think my blinged out boot might be appropriate here after I get through wearing it. 

There were two "collaged cars" in the exhibit. It was amazing what you could find attached to the car with careful observation. My trusty black boot lost a little bling during the many arrivals and departures during this California trip so I had to retouch some of the bling on my boot and yes, I think it would fit in the landscape at di Rosa.

Kathleen and I said our goodbyes at a leisurely Italian lunch at Della Santina's Trattoria on the Sonoma square. Oh what a treat after this exciting workshop. You enter a gated entry and a brick walkway and quickly are transported back to Italy. The patio is covered in grape vines and wisteria and the food and wine are excellent. Later Kathleen journeyed to Chalk Hill Winery to paint on site and exhibit other paintings. The exhibit will hang until mid January.

Slideshow from the workshop:

Kathleen Elsey Sonoma Workshop - slideshows

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