Whats happening
We're smack in the middle of the summer and if you love
the heat, this is your time! There is no doubt that it makes our
outdoor shows challenging but you're worth it. :-)
We kept the gardens small this year and controllable. Some wedge shaped
bug ate all of the zuchini and summer squash vines so for those who
grow more than they can handle we'd like to know how you did that.
But that's OK as the giant sunflowers that I planted have indeed
reached 12 feet tall and I can actually look out the studio window and
see them. I feel like I am feeding the insect world as the giant
heads are covered with bees, butterflies and other unknown, but
apparently happy pollinators. A whole miniature community is residing
outside my art studio window and it's easy to put down the paintbrush
and watch them. :-)
Theresa's Portraits:
Recently, a client commissioned a portrait of her sister's dog
and below was her sister's response upon receiving the portrait as a
gift.
..I SO love the portrait of my darling Akita! His eyes are
perfect....the sweet, loving character shines through. His Daddy [my
husband Tom] was overwhelmed. The portrait now resides in my foyer, in
a total place of honor, as befitting lovely art and a magnificent
subject.
My Sincere THANKS for your work in capturing the child of my heart, My
Akita Phoenix.
Warmest Regards
Deb Smith
Or a mother letting me know how her daughter loved a pastel portrait of
her horse:
i thought she was gonna cry...she absolutely loved it!!
asked immediately for help to hang it over her bed :-):-) thanks for
creating such a beautiful gift ♥♥ K Howard
I love my job!
Our schedule can change but Check our schedule to see where we will be next.
We're adding recent completed portraits all the time so pop in to our site to see what it new.
Blowing Rock Horse Show
Steve's Oils........
A series of his paintings are now housed in the beautiful Saxapahaw Art Gallery located in an old, restored mill on the Haw River outside Chapel Hill and Mebane. Visit the gallery and visit the local General Store!
As always, he is keeping up his 100 paintings in 100 days or is it 200 in 200 days?...:-)
Click for 4H Fundraiser
Click image to visit an Second Friday Wake Forest Art Party
More...
Goings on at Art Student Academy:
Creating art has always been our businessand calling, but the
past year has seen amazing growth in our studio of our art classes. Our
specialty has become the 2 hour "mini workshops" and participants love
them!
We recently held one of our "Art Parties" as a fund raiser for a 4H
horse group at MacNairs
Country Acres and with 29 participants we had a hugely successful
evening and another one is scheduled for the fall! Take a look at
what these girls created in the collage!
More fun news! We'll be holding some of our popular "Create to Paint"
Art and Wine classes at the Twisted
Vine in Wake Forest where participants can enjoy vintage wines by
the glass or bottle and enjoy a few hours of the "art zone" with us.
Check our schedule for days and times.
Our blog has a
gallery slide show as well as regular updates. Visit it or the website
to see all and sign up for that newsletter to know what classes are
coming up each month.
For fun, click on our very short video link to
see clips of the art parties we do every second Friday of the month in
Wake Forest!
A short video......click on the image to the left
Quote of the Month
- John Davis
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