Boots ~ Arlington Vibe ~ Granbury Live Theater by Texas Daily Painter Nancy Standlee

"Nancy's Boots"
8" Acrylic on Canvas (sold)

This is my painting square for a recent Canvas by Canvas commission in the style of Southern Comfort. It has not been added to our CBC website yet. These are my red boots that are dusted off on special occasions and I've always enjoyed painting them. This next week will find me painting a boot section for a CBC California client.

Maybe I could wear these boots Friday afternoon at Grandbury Live. I belong to LGAA (Lake Granbury Art Association) and they promote a last Friday Gallery night. Friday, Aug. 27th, I am the featured artist that will be at Granbury Live from 5-8 with a paint - collage demonstration. I will have the Longhorn collage on display and will be working on a donkey and will have a journal on display. Stop by and say hello if you're in the neighborhood.

You can see and read more about the Longhorn on the Arlington Vibe page and read about an upcoming art workshop. I met Billy at the All Girls show at the F6 Gallery in April when I was exhibiting. He interviews and writes about people around town and promotes Arlington art. Some of the topics he has covered are UTA faculty and students, Lamar High School, and individual artists. Thanks Billy for the interview. Comments are welcomed on the Vibe site.

Workshops: (teaching and taking)
I will be taking Donna Watson from the SWA group in October 20-22. I want to add more to my abstract painting style. Contact Carolyn Jehring if you'd like more information.
I will be teaching a 3 day art journaling workshop in November at the Upstairs Gallery. More on that to come. It will be the "Love Your Life" 3 day class where we will record some of our daily activities in a journal and you do not have to have an artist background, writing or drawing experience. I'll even let you draw and paint my boots.

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CONTEMPORARY ~ WATERCOLOR ~ ACRYLIC ~ COLLAGE ~ GOUACHE
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Art Journaling Workshop “Love Your Life” with Nancy Standlee

Three Day November 6-8, 2010 Saturday, Sunday, Monday 9:30 – 4:30

The Upstairs Gallery

1038 W. Abram

Arlington, TX 76013

Contact: J. T. Martin 817 277-6961 to register or

info@upstairsartgallery.com

Pepitas ~ Pumpkin Seeds ~ Healthy Bread ~ New Art Journal Class on Schedule ~ Texas Daily Painter Nancy Standlee

Here is yesterdays journal entry in a small Strathmore Visual Journal. They should be in the stores in July. This is such a great size for travel 5.5" x 8", mixed media, 51 lb. paper but it took the watercolor washes nicely and the paper did not buckle. I typed up the following details and glued the paper onto the facing page.
I am once again going to concentrate on eating healthier because of an out-of-range blood work results due in part for too many late night trips to Braums for a double dip strawberry in a waffle cone. The “Super Good for You Whole Wheat Bread” recipe from “With Love, From Cynthia” cookbook from the Peach Tree Tea Room, Fredericksburg, TX. sounded healthy enough and I’ve always like to make bread. As per instructions, I began the sponge the night before and then later in the morning ran to Kroger for the ingredients I didn’t have, specifically pumpkin seeds. I just grabbed up a bag wanting to get back home to my bread making and threw the walnuts, sunflower seeds and those pumpkin seeds into the Cuisinart for a quick spin. Much to my surprise the blade barely dented the pumpkin seed hulls but in my haste I just threw them in along with the raisins and flax seeds and wondered if that recipe might mean, hulled pumpkin seeds as it just stated, ½ c. pumpkin seeds, coarsely chopped. There’s nothing like doing your research after the fact. While the bread baked, I Googled how to eat pumpkin seeds and Yahoo had lots of answers and opinions on the proper etiquette of eating a pumpkin seed and it turns out it is a personal preference to shell or not but when used as an ingredient it’s usually shelled. I had purchased big old Kroger generic brand of whole pumpkin seeds, roasted and salted because they were a little cheaper and I’d noticed a bag sitting nearby of David Sunflower seeds that I found amusing with the little motto - Eat. Spit. Be Happy.
Back to the finished loaf that included the outer shell or hull or fibrous coat - take your pick. The hull is edible and full of fiber but when you eat a piece of my bread be prepared to eat healthy but Eat. Spit. Be Happy. I’ve got a Whole Foods trip in my future for some hulled pumpkin seeds.
To see the altered recipe go to The Artist Food Network.

Art Journal Class is Scheduled:
And if you're interested in taking a 3 day class in art journaling call The Upstairs Gallery or email J. T. to sign up for the November 6, 7, and 8th, 2010. Telephone 817 277-6961, email info@upstairsartgallery.com. This will be a "Love Your Life" class similar to the ones I taught in July at the Wenmohs Ranch near Marble Falls. Watch my blog for more details and read the labels on your seeds.

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Art Journaling Class 2 ~ Dena Wenmohs Ranch

This is one of the entries I made before the two workshops at Dena's Ranch, July 19 - 25. This Raffine Art Sketch journal is 9" x 12" and has 100 lb. pages suitable for watermedia. I recommended the students bring a journal similar to this and Jerry's Artarama in Austin was so kind and made a special delivery of journals to the ranch along with the following Koi Water Colors Pocket Field Sketch Box, with 12 or 24 colors and a water brush. I enjoyed using a Hand Book about 5 1/2" square that was small enough to keep at the dining table when the stories began. Most of those private entries won't be posted to protect the not so innocent.

Here are some slides from the workshop that was held Friday, Saturday and Sunday (July 23, 24, and 25) The first one was Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday with Thursday off. We enjoyed an Austin trip to Ampersand and Jerry's. You can mouse over for captions and I'm sorry if I didn't get at least one of your entries. Some had to leave early.
The 2011 workshop has been put on the calendar. Save the date for May 12, 13, and 14 which is a Thursday, Friday and Saturday. See you there.

We enjoyed door prizes from Creative Catalyst, Blick Art Materials and Strathmore Visual Journals.

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CONTEMPORARY ~ WATERCOLOR ~ ACRYLIC ~ COLLAGE ~ GOUACHE
ABSTRACT ~ EXPRESSIONIST ~ ART FOR SALE ~ FIGURATIVE ~ MIXED MEDIA ~ ALTERED BOOKS

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Art Journaling Class ~ Wenmohs Ranch ~ Texas Daily Painter Nancy Standlee

Journal Entry by Dena Wenmohs
"One of the Girls"


Eleven art journaling class members joined Nancy and Dena at the Wenmohs Ranch for a 3 day workshop July 19, 20, and 21. The workshop was designed for the first time journal keeper who was new to drawing but also included projects for the more advanced artist. We discussed how to "Love Your Life" journal and record those precious daily events that define our lives at home and travel. We played with altered books and making stamps, had lots of great meals and times together.
If you could not join us this year, we are scheduled for a repeat performance May 12, 13, and 14, 2011.

Here are some slides from the workshop. Mouse over for captions:

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The Sketchbook Project by Texas Daily Painter Nancy Standlee

Moleskine Cahier 5.5" x 8.5" sketchbook

I have signed up for a Sketchbook Project at the Art House Co-op for the journaling class at Dena's art journaling workshop. The book theme I chose is "Storybook" and it will be in the permanent collection at The Brooklyn Art Library. At present there have been over 6,000 signed up. I've paid to have it digitized and the pages will eventually be viewed on line and the sketchbooks will tour the U.S. so if this is something your friends might like to do sign up.
I wanted to see how the paper would take watercolor and pen yesterday as the pages are thinner than what I usually work on and I'm very pleased as there is only slight wrinkling and no bleed through with the Sharpie.
Bio
I thought it might be good for each participant, if willing, to write a few short sentences of their bio, and we could print it out to add to the back side of all the painting and drawing entries. If the book becomes too thick, guess we could hand print our info but these books will be checked out and I thought they would be easier to read if computer printed. What do you think? If you had this amount of space 5 x 8 inches approximately, what would you say about yourself? First thing I put is that I'm OLD. I hope our little book tells our story of Texas faces and Texas places of meeting as strangers to work in our journals and going away as friends.
Dan and Danny
If you have any of Dan Price's chronicles or books you may recognize the way I wrote the date. It's sorta his signature and I like it so I've copied it. In planning for the workshop I have revisited all of my Dan Price and Danny Gregory books and I'm ready to draw and draw. I found an old letter/note from Dan from 2002 and put it in with my journaling notes to share with the students because it takes time to really decide if this journaling is for you. At one time I was ordering Dan's Moonlight Chronicles and the last one looks like it's notebook 52. Maybe I need to get some updates. I know this for sure as I've seen that Part of the Solution YouTube video I could never, never put all my stuff in an underground Hobbit Hole unless it looked like Carlsbad Cavern. I congratulate Dan Price for getting that Simple Life down pat by discarding most of his "stuff" but every time I've ever gotten rid of anything I need it the next day or week and I'm forever wishing I had it back, hence my big old problem of stuff and where to put it.
Peaches
For instance, I have last night's peach seed washed and out on the kitchen table because I had to draw it and put in my journal along with the receipt. I went to Greens Produce yesterday, found some Parker County peaches that were calling my name at $2.99 a pound and when you pay $10.38 for 7 peaches to really get your money's worth you need to save the seed. I might even throw some gold leaf on it.

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For workshop:
I think the workshop if filled but here's the info anyway as there is a waiting list.
dena@wenmohsranch.com or
call 830 825-3465.

Frida Kahlo ~ Art Journal Page by Texas Daily Artist Nancy Standlee

Frida Kahlo journal page start

I will add some print/lettering and more information later but I wanted to post this recent collage to show one of the things that will be covered in the workshop. This is an altered photo collage with some painting/glazing with liquid acrylics at the art journaling workshop at Dena's Ranch that is soon, soon. I finished this yesterday so you see I'm working down to the wire. As I'm looking through old journals and reading entries, I've found a theme in my journals, "Lose weight/walk and clean/straighten house." I promise not to mention either in the workshop.
I loved the Frida movie in 2002, and I had to buy the music from the movie CD, and when I traveled to Mexico for a workshop, I found a wonderful beach wrap/shawl where her face completely covered the background and a plastic tote bag with her image with a monkey. (All which I had to put in my travel journal.) I found an unusual handmade Frida necklace that I wanted on the last morning at the market there but felt like it was too expensive and I've regretted it ever since. I've ordered and received this EBay one and I'm very pleased with it and I can wear it when I'm feeling "very Frida".
One of her quotes I like is "I paint my own reality. The only thing I know is that I paint because I need to, and I paint whatever passes through my head without any other consideration." That's the way journaling is. Paint what is in your head and your life and not what everyone else is doing.
Sketchbook Project:
This is a little surprise for the workshop group. I've signed up for the Sketchbook project 2011 and I hope each person will agree to add a page or two. I'm waiting for the sketchbook to arrive. I chose the theme "Storybook".. wonder if an ex elementary librarian was thinking of her favorite phrase "Once upon a time?"
No, I've never entered before and don't know a whole lot about it but I have a little motto.."what if, why not" so let's go for it. I've also paid to have it digitized so we should be able to view it online after it's mailed back. All of you coming to Dena's be thinking about a short personal story to share and illustrate in this book or maybe something that happens when you are there. We'll figure it out together.
Door Prizes:
Do you not LOVE door prizes? Oh, I do and they can be an eraser or a pencil but I love a freebie. Thanks to Creative Catalyst art DVD's, Blick Art Materials, and Strathmore Visual Journals, I'm bringing some door prizes. You're gonna love 'em. Thanks for sharing with my class, you generous companies.

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CONTEMPORARY ~ WATERCOLOR ~ ACRYLIC ~ COLLAGE ~ GOUACHE
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For workshop info:
dena@wenmohsranch.com or
call 830 825-3465.

Pets to Pintos ~Art Journal Page by Texas Daily Painter Nancy Standlee

Art Journal Page Kilimanjaro 140lb. Watercolor Journal

This is a page I will share in the art journaling workshop at Dena's Ranch in July. See previous posts for more details.
On the first day I will have the students to paint something they are familiar with - favorite food, kitchen utensil, ingredient, or pet. I don't have a pet but I took a photo of this fine looking dog in Ingram while Cindy and I were attending a Pat Weaver workshop. The animal was waiting patiently in the back of his truck for his daddy to come back from an errand. On another occasion we were delighted to find a young man who crawled in the bed of his truck to share his breakfast with his dog. I didn't want to be so obvious on that one and my photos weren't as clear. The owner wasn't around in Ingram and we felt free to take lots of photos but the dog never looked just real happy, maybe he didn't like to wait in the truck or have his photo taken. On this sketch I used the Pentel Pocket Brush pen that I learned about from Roz Stendahl's Blog.
Texans share food with their dogs and neighbors and you might find a big pot of pinto beans cooking on the largest burner for the human food. There is nothing better than a meal of pinto beans and cornbread and I never sit down to sort a cup or two of beans without thinking about my Mother. She has always given me good advice and I miss being able to give her a call and discuss an issue or ask for that advice but I remember this. "You buy the Casserole brand of pintos. They cook up tender and you bring me that brand."
I had a package on the counter and looked at the brand and see they are packaged by Russell E. Womack in Lubbock and they are a product of the USA, always a good thing.
Once upon a time (I am a former elementary librarian and still love stories that start with once upon a time) I was a Home Economics major and I was Mrs. Betty Crocker, cooking, entertaining, being a school mom, and serving dinner promptly at 5:00 PM with a homemade dessert for the grand finale. In my advancing years my thoughts have turned to art related activities but a pot of beans still have a central part of my menu plans. Now because they can be warmed up quickly and can give me more art time I love to have some cooked or in the freezer for an emergency and it was after one of these sorting, soaking and cooking times much to my chagrin and surprise sometime later I looked in my sink and found a pretty good sized plant growing out of the disposal. Oh, my gosh what is going on. Surprises that entail any part of plumbing are very scary. I gingerly tugged at it and saw a healthy growth of roots and realized one or more of the pintos had fallen into the sink depths and loved the dark and damp and sprouted and I knew in an instant I'd lost my Betty Crocker crown. I think I may have displaced it sometime before this incident, however. At the time I didn't take a photo but with the help of a plastic flower tucked in my yellow sink, I created an reenactment and a photo and a pinto bean sprout sketch. Now I'm into faster meals that give me longer art journaling time.
Join us at the workshop and paint your pet or your sprouted pintos.

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ARLINGTON TEXAS ~ ARTIST NANCY STANDLEE ~ DAILY PAINTER ~
CONTEMPORARY ~ WATERCOLOR ~ ACRYLIC ~ COLLAGE ~ GOUACHE
ABSTRACT ~ EXPRESSIONIST ~ ART FOR SALE ~ FIGURATIVE ~ MIXED MEDIA ~ ALTERED BOOKS

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dena@wenmohsranch.com or
call 830 825-3465.