May 10, 2013
Spring is here. At least my tulips are up. They are timid though and have not shown their colors yet. I don't blame them for it is still chilly today. I don't know if I have any news at all. But I did have sketching in mind at the beginning of the year with an absolute ridiculous resolution to sketch every day. This is a warning about resolutions. Resolutions promote failure. However, to help my sketching block, I decided to take a sketching class. It is very interesting. This class is with the artist instructor, Greg Lipelt, who recommends that drawing lessons will be a great benefit in the development of one;s art journey. I find the class inspiring and the whole process helps me see new possibilities. I'm being vague because I am only on class number 3 but I am encouraged. Now, I did sketch from a photo myself at the age of ten. It was a little photo but as I was drawing, I thought to myself that I would love to paint her. And I did and you can see my new painting that I have already framed and hanging in my bedroom. Also please come to my demo at the Art on the Line show next weekend Friday at 1 PM at the Fine Arts Building in the Minnesota State Fair Grounds. This is a great show with over 100 artists displaying original watercolor art. I will have a small wall there too. The same weekend is Art A Whirl in the NE district of Minneapolis. Come visit Studio 321 where we can talk and enjoy.
Posted by Emmy White.
April 12, 2013
Here we are, almost in the middle of April and let me tell you we still have fresh snow. The good news is that the snow is mixed with rain and the rain is named "April Showers!"!!!! April showers brings May flowers and the tulips are anticipating a break out soon. Yesterday as I drove to Roseville for open painting, I thought "now what do I paint today. Hmmmmm" I imagined the tulips under the ground complaining and having a coffee bitch party but when I got my paints out, i couldn't do i... Continue reading...
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March 17, 2013
Unbelievable, this lingering winter's effect on my psyche. I'm now painting paintings that I have done before. This is an activity that I have rarely resorted to, but the prolonged winter has stifled my brain. I did choose a favorite photo of a time that I was invited to sail on lake Michigan. We had cantaloupe for breakfast and the blue glassware made a lovely photo with lovely memories. I hope all is well with you. We continue with ice mounds of snow and temps dipping into the single ... Continue reading...
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February 23, 2013
I'm still getting used to writing 2013 on papers that need to be dated. It seems to me that the impossible view of the future that existed always in my mind, has crashed now into the present time. It continues to startle me. I heard yesterday that soon "apps" will be on your wrist watch and the Dick Tracy cartoon of the fifties with Dick checking his watch for information relating to solving mysteries, has now come to be. I am grateful that my painting process grounds me as I focus on the ... Continue reading...
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January 30, 2013
To report on the failure or success of my resolution conclusion for my first month, I have painted three times a week, but I ave failed horribly in my resolution to sketch everyday. I must start this new month and do daily sketches to see if I can at last be successful. This month has been very fun, however. I have tried to paint snow and snow related subjects. This is new for me and it has been interesting. ;I like the coldness of the blue and white with the warmness of burnt sienna and... Continue reading...
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January 5, 2013
Resolutions. yikes. I do resolve to continue painting, but that is all the further my mind has gone. I ordered paper from Cheap Joe's an art supplier by mail and internet. I'm ready to go. Now proceed with 1.) daily sketch something, anything from what I see out my window to what I remember I did yesterday. Sketching from memory is fun for me and it is where i find a wealth of ideas. Oh, I need to get to 2) painting at least three times a week Ha that's stretching a bit but I will try.... Continue reading...
Posted by Emmy White.
December 6, 2012
I feel the winds of Christmas, the bite in the air, the beginnings of Christmas Card greetings and the music on my car radio. Gratefully there have been no snow and ice hassles and life goes on. My biggest joy at Christmas is sending and receiving greetings from friends and for years I have created my own cards somehow, someway. This year's possibility is the image I will post next to this Merry Christmas blog. A friend told me of a talk she heard recently that gave the message from Angel... Continue reading...
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November 17, 2012
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone, Every year I paint a Turkey painting in celebration of Turkeys. This year I decided that the White Turkeys might like to get their feathers dyed so as to appear Wild. So the painting is of the Feather Salon. Hope you enjoy your time with your families contemplating thankfulness. I'm thankful for all things that allow me to exist joyfully and to appreciate deeply my beautiful world, family, and friends. Continue reading...
Posted by Emmy White.
October 29, 2012
I have arrived back from Baltimore, having enjoyed painting in a workshop with Skip Lawrence for five days. I am praying that the hurricane that has arrived there will not be as devastating as predicted for many of the people at the workshop live on the East Coast. Here are some of my paintings. We are getting ready for Art Attack at Northrup King Building and I hope that I will see some of you there over next weekend. Continue reading...
Posted by Emmy White.
October 13, 2012
Here I am again, just reporting on what's happening. I'm getting ready to go to a workshop in Baltimore in a few weeks and am planning the details as to what to take. Will it be chilly or warm? Will I have enough paints and enough paper? This is a Skip Lawrence Workshop and I go most every year. His teaching has helped me slowly through the years to grasp some understanding of the art that is speaking to me from inside. So I'm excited about the trip. I did get juried into the Bloomingt... Continue reading...
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September 30, 2012
I haven't written for a month, and I wonder now what to say. I took a trip to the "North Shore" and saw wonders of this world. The north shore is red cliffs and smooth rock with waves from an ever changing lake that looks like an ocean with no land horizon. The food in the restaurants is fantastic and I want to paint my memories but have not, as yet, taken the challenge. I have been painting and will actually show a few but the rest will have to hide for a bit. I've entered some shows. ... Continue reading...
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August 28, 2012
The Great Tuesday painting group has finally reunited and under their influence, I have finally painted a painting that I like. This is an imaginary moment The young woman is with her elderly friend enjoying fascinating conversation. Outside night is entering the city. Continue reading...
Posted by Emmy White.
August 24, 2012
Summer is flying by but it is still in the eighties and warm enough to paint outside. Just returned from "Art Camp". It was wonderful but my paintings are all not to my expectations. Groan Groan. I'm working on memory paintings. The process excites me but the product, I'm afraid is too complicated and busy. We did paint in town, Sandstone and Askov. I forgot my palette one morning and was given some open acrylic to try out. It was quite different and the result is just OK. Here are s... Continue reading...
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August 5, 2012
Hello, here I am again. I wish I could show off some masterpiece but I have essentially been unproductive. Painting outside in the city in heat of over ninety degrees is my excuse.. Here are a few non winners for you to see what I mean. The Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Show rejected my entry again this year and since I gave them my very best, it is a bit discouraging. I'm off for a week in Michigan to be with my sister, Susie, and painting will be at a minimum there. When I get back, ... Continue reading...
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July 5, 2012
It is so incredibly hot out, it is hard to paint outside. I did, however paint in Ginny Olsen's studio with Barb Nelson and Air Conditioning!!!!!!!!!!! I painted this cow herd and it is by far a most ugly painting. But I'll show it in my blog and see what you think. I like the cow in front, then the rest of the cows sort of get disorganized. It is an abstracted train of cow thought. The heat is definitely getting to me. Continue reading...
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