Elizabeth Reed - Trouvaille (Something lovely found by chance)

HAPPY NEW YEAR! January is chock a block full  Upcoming events: My Exhibits DBA 2011 I am honored to be included in this powerhouse of local talent This is a select group of artists who have completed the "Artists as Entrepreneur" Institute workshop Please stop by the downtown Ft. Lauderdale Library  6th floor gallery (Next to Broward Cultural Division Office) Opening Reception and Closing Forum Come see how creative minds solve business solutions! Einstein was famous for quoting "Imagination is more important than knowledge," (P. S. - I think it takes both) At the same time.... At ArtServe's  Francie Bishop Good Workspace Selections from the portfolios of ELIZABETH REED visual archaeology January 5 - 31, 2011 BROOKS!  36 x 48" oil on linen Brooks will be serving refreshments at the opening on January 20, 2011 ARTSERVE DRAWING CLASSES Thursdays, 9:30 - noon Curriculum for January 2011 Jan. 6 - GESTURE! Exploring e

Have Happy Holidays Everyone! I will be celebrating Christmas with my friends and family. Catch up with yourselves during the winter solstice. Cool artists of the week: Sonny Kay WOW! I thought I had an imagination! http://sonnykay.com/ Alex Kanevsky http://www.somepaintings.net/Alex.html Aron Wisenfeld Perfect for the solstice! http://www.aronwiesenfeld.com/ See you next year!

Astrid Black Velvet Graphite on paper in upcoming "From Life!" Exhibition

Noelle Graphite and Bronze Pigment Will be featured in my exhibit called "From Life!" Francie Bishop Good Workspace January, 2011,  ArtServe, Ft. Lauderdale ARMORY ART CENTER DRAWING WITH CHARISMA! INK DAY! I will bring India Ink for your experiments Ink frees your marks Brushes, nibs, pieces of wood, feathers all make great mark making tools This is our last class, so bring in anything you may want critiqued BOCA MUSEUM SCHOOL PAINTING TUESDAY AND FRIDAY Last class of the term Carry on and get input and critique to finish your paintings Don't forget to sign up for next term - classes are filling up! ARTSERVE PARTS IS PARTS! Anatomy of noses, lips and ears I will bring photos to examine Please bring some of your own. We will explore the anatomy of each feature I will bring mirrors if you do not have photos COOL ARTISTS OF THE WEEK Costa Dvorezky Russian incredible figurative and abstract http://dvorezky.com J eff Nishinaka Paper

Sunday, December 5 Hope you all experienced Art Basel/Miami/Scope Some of my favorites:  Graphite - my true love! Skip Steinworth Graphite drawings - extrordinary! Jenkins - Johnson Gallery http://www.wbfinearts.com/index.php?id=2134#CallaLiliesandNest Another incredible graphite artist Impressively - they are selling! Melissa Cooke http://melissacookeart.com/lostinsideyou.html Sibylle Peretti Mixed media on plexi and glass She engraves and etches the surface Draws and paints on tissue paper applies gloss pigments, paper and silver You really have to see these in person http://sibylleperetti.com/home.html James Lahey Painter He paints stunning landscapes, clouds and still life Also abstracts Beautiful technique - the craft of his painting struck me http://www.jameslahey.com/index.html Richard Gibbons Wide variety of wonderful work Look at the oil on plexiglass http://www.royboydgallery.com/Gibbons/Gibbons.htm Monday Armory Drawing Cyli

Sunday, November 28, 2010 Armory Drawing with Charisma Monday morning Composition! Please bring any work in progress for critique We will make sense of complicated subjects Boca Museum School Painting Classes Tuesday and Friday Onward with your paintings Looking for finished pieces for Dec. 12th Open house! As promised, I will bring copies of the color wheel Thursday Drawing at ArtServe Per your request, we will be starting a drawing to FINISH! I am needed at the Board Meeting of NAWA on Dec. 9, so no class I will photograph your subject matter and send it to you via email Finish outside of class and return for critique Please bring good paper and the tools of your choice Please email me to let me know you are coming! Cool Artists of the Week Paul S. Brown Classical Realism This man loves great wine and cigars as well as many other finer things in life Notice his color choices - evidence of the "three finger salute!" He paints his s

Armory Art Center Monday Morning Drawing Gesture! Here is a link to Patricia Hanaway's article in Artists magazine She is an animator and draws WHAT THE MODEL IS DOING! Get ready to draw small and large  Long stick experiments http://www.artistdaily.com/blogs/pastel/archive/2008/05/07/patricia-a-hannaway-drawing-what-the-model-is-doing.aspx Check out Patricia's web site http://www.patriciaahannaway.com/ ' Bruno Blanchard Modernist work with high energy markings and peaceful passages Great translation from figurative to abstract gesture http://www.blanchard-bruno.com/index.html for you, Arnie Boca Museum School Painting Classes Tuesdays and Friday mornings Carry on with your paintings I am looking for a finished piece from each one of you Show-offs for Dec. 12th open house Cool Artists of the Week From my dear friend, Ellen Blanco Ernesto Nemesio Classic use of the medium Notice his color choices - all in the family! Absolutely stunni

Art is Creation David Myers Catalogues all pigments Links to online suppliers Everything you wanted to learn about pigments  check out his blog! Very cool ideas. BRAVO DAVID! http://www.artiscreation.com/index.html

Monday morning at the Armory Art Center Today is the day! -  Self portraits Since you will be gone for Thanksgiving I will cover a gesture lesson in brief High expectations for your sketchbooks in travel Tuesdays and Fridays at Boca Museum School Carry on with your personal paintings Demo on split complementary palettes and underpainting Illustrating unusual color choices that work! Friday we will discuss opaque and transparent paints and how to use them effectively Thursdays at ArtServe - See you Dec. 2nd! Cool Artists of the week Linnea Strid http://www.linneastrid.se/ Ignat Ignatov http://www.ignatovart.com/ Jerry Dame http://data.fineartstudioonline.com/dataviewer.asp?keyvalue=5329 John O'Reilly Look how he started! http://www.jorgallery.com/index.html Benjamin Anderson http://www.benjaminanderson.com/ Mary Beck http://www.marybeck.artspan.com/home See you in class!

Armory Art Center Monday Morning Drawing and ArtServe Thursday Morning Drawing  (Remember time is 10 - 12 meaning we start at 10 ) Perspective! I will introduce and review the simple system of perspective We will also discuss informal perspective  This means reinforcing sighting and measuring proportion aka using your right brain Check out Rudolf Stussi He wrote an article in Artists Mag June 2010 "The Fifth Perspective" Outrageous! I just love these! Especially the murals http://www.rudolfstussi.com/ We will look at his process but draw from life around us Boca Raton Museum School Painting Classes Tuesday morning and afternoons & Friday morning More thoughts on color choices More information on organizing landscapes from photos YOU ARE THE EDITOR! Cool Artists of the week Simon Birch Very gestural-you can almost see his color choices http://www.simon-birch.com/ Mark Boyle From Seattle. They are geoduck hunting on that beach!

PETRO DIPTYCH 2 - 18 x 24" Graphite, silverpoint and metallic powder on aluminum They are on two different walls right now reunited soon

OPENING THIS FRIDAY Armory Art Center Faculty show I am showing PETRO 1 I am so excited to be a part of this incredible group of artists What an honor! PS. They serve martinis at their openings! How civilized.....

The Vortex Scrolls 38 x 76" Graphite and metallic pigment on frosted mylar hung as scrolls November 1 - 5 Monday Armory Art Center Value! Tuesday and Friday Boca Raton Museum School Painting I will acquaint myself with your needs I will have some articles to share with you Thursday, Dear ArtServe Students Here is your 7 week curriculum per our discussion last week Nov. 4 - Color Theory 101 - a little goes a long way bring color - what ever you use We will incorporate drawing into our choices I will have my assortment of WC and Acrylics Bring gessoed paper if you use acrylics Nov. 11 - Perspective and colored pencils It is not necessary to use colored pencils If you have a set, bring them I will bring a few buckets full of them Nov. 18 - No Class - THANKSGIVING I teach a workshop for Plantation Art Guild Nov. 25 - THANKSGIVING DAY Dec. 2 -  FORSHORTENING! "The F word!" and Composition You know nothing unless you look! Dec. 9 -

Check out this site. You will learn SO MUCH! Geared towards oil painters but the pigments are similar for acrylics. http://www.gamblincolors.com/newsletters/studionotes19.html Check out Gamblin's color space video.  Very very cool. Don't forget to sign up for the next session! See you tomorrow.

Hot off my press PETRO 1 Graphite, silverpoint and metallic pigment on aluminum 18 x 24" fossil fuel? Cool Artists of the Week I-Ming Modern Impressionist Lovely handling of paint! http://artandcritique.com/i-ming-impressionist-paintings/ Jeffrey Larson YUMMY! Drawing machines and absolutely stunning figures, landscapes and still lifes http://www.jeffreytlarson.com/index.asp The Hive Fernando Orellana These drawings were made by mechanical machines The marks are random and just gorgeous Wild idea! http://fernandoorellana.com/projects/the-hive/ For those of you just starting with me at the Armory Robert Vickrey Egg Tempera painter extaordinaire!!!! Love love love these paintings They are very large scale for egg tempera http://www.treesplace.com/Artist%20pages/Artists/Vickrey/Image%20Lists/Vickrey-Page%201%20of%201.htm To my painting and drawing students.... Get ready for a SCARY STILL LIFE!! See you there!

FIGURE DRAWING Monday, October 18th ArtServe Dance Studio 9:45 - 11:45 am Vesna This is my final figure group until the spring I am off to teach, "Drawing with Charisma!" at the Armory Please consider coming thursdays in the gallery Clothed models are an option I have enjoyed watching you grow This is a wonderful group KEEP WORKING! Cool Artists! Fred Hatt http://fredhatt.com/blog/2009/10/30/opening-the-closed-pose/ Jason Juan http://www.jasonjuan.com/2010/OilPainting/index.html Don Bodine http://donbodine.com/ BOCA MUSEUM SCHOOL Painting classes Tuesday, October 19 12:30 - 3:30 and 6:30 - 9:30 Transparent vs. Opaque Demonstrate these qualities in paint and pigment Use transparency as a tool for good design Conflict, dominance, balance Thomas Jefferson Kitts This man CAN PAINT! http://www.thomaskitts.com/tjkpaintings/Home.html Sadie J. Valeri http://www.sadievaleri.com/index.html David Rourke's blog about glazing.