An Artist Labyrinth: Ginny Stiles CZT

Say that 5 times fast! :-) I did this as a demo of the underpainting at my class on Sept 15. But for the actual paper painting I worked on...

My hubby is always my first critic. He liked this painting very much. Words like "bright", "cheerful", "eye catch...

There's always that time...when you wonder if you are done. And of course, as Judi Betts always says, "No painting is ever done. ...

There are some fun styles I like to work with on black gesso. There is NO problem getting things to "pop" out. Color just has a ...

Today is a good day to do a little work in the studio so I pulled out that image I did of the Apple Cake ingredients. I did the preliminary...

Today is the first day of fall , the autumnal equinox , where the sun is directly above the equator and the length of day and night are nea...

One of the things we did in my class last Wednesday was to talk about "themes" or painting in a "series" and how powerfu...

The paper painting and acrylic class I taught was today in Woodruff, WI. I taught 5 gals and we so enjoyed being together in a cozy place o...

One always has SUCH a variety of subjects and styles in any class. This one was no exception. The pumpkins are in underpainting stage with ...

My friend, Lou Fitton, in Canada was talking by email to me the other day about "posterizing" a photo and then using it as a usefu...

I was in the grocery yesterday and when I went by the peppers they just knocked my socks off with the color. There is something about fall h...

I know, I know. It's not even officially autumn yet. But if you want to get your Christmas card into the printer and have it proofed a...

This was the last workshop day for me. Many participants spent an extra $150 to take the marketing workshop he and his wife Kate put on tomo...

I am starting with one of Bob's paintings first today. This is, believe it or not, a watercolor. When he completes this, he sprays it ...

Those of you who have taken a Burridge workshop before have some concept of how "outside the box" this workshop really is! Most o...

Bob has a great style and is very entertaining and the class has about 22 members. It is being held at Dillman's Resort (you can google ...

Midsummer, Georgia Avenue by Mary Jo Salter Happiness: a high, wide porch, white columns crowned by the crepe-paper party hats of hibiscus; ...

This nice sleepy looking Holstein will be my in-class demo on Sept 15 at my workshop. The hard part is stopping the fun and waiting to do i...

I promised my potential students that I would post the supply list on my blog after Aug 1. Oops. I think it is after August 1. So, anyone in...

Finally got everything ready for the People's Choice Art show sponsored by the Lakeland Art League of Woodruff and Minocqua, WI. If you...