A Free Taster Class

So much can be learned by observing another artist create!

Doing art, manifesting the dream within, putting the idea on canvas, involves timing, placement of color, and the marks of the maker. How you do it is as important as what you do. I love seeing videos of artists using media in their own special way. That’s how I became so enraptured with oil paint sticks!! I couldn’t wait to get my hands on them to try them for myself! Now I see a bit of style and finesse is involved if I want to create what is in my mind’s eye. In the meantime, I’d like to show you how I work.

One of my favorites over the years has been oil pastels. They are so earthy, hands on, textured, and brilliant. One of the weeks of my 4 week offering of Wabi Sabi Alchemy, focuses in on oil pastels. So I created an additional video yesterday, showing how I work with them…….not against them. Like any other art media, you can’t beat it into submission and come out with preconceived results. They will do what they will do, so learning a few pointers about them can go a long way to achieving a successful art piece. Each video in the Wabi Sabi classes is about 20 min long. You learn to use the mixed media in a way that gives pleasing results in a step by step presentation, ending with a finished piece of art. So get an idea what it’s about, give yourself some time to view it, pause it, rewind it, work at your own pace, and fit it into you schedule. It’s easy and fun. Return to a time when we were all artists.