19 May 2012 No Comments
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How fortunate we are to have such a wonderful group of artist friends to play with!:-) Here are a few photos from our recent art retreat:
Painting Limited Palette with Coraly at Point Lobos
Picknicking and Painting go Together!
Dinner at Billy Bahamas ~ a Toast to Art and Friends!
14 May 2012 2 Comments
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I just baked the last of that batch of cookies I made for Villa Angelica, and I remembered that I promised to post the recipe. The cookies I brought to the villa were part of a double batch where I substituted 16 oz choc. chips, 8 oz toffee chips, 1 cup toasted almonds, and 1/2 cup dried cherries for the chips & nuts.
Ingredients:
1 1⁄2 cups All-Purpose Flour, unsifted
1 cup Oatmeal
1 tsp Baking Soda
1 tsp Salt
1 cup Butter, softened
3⁄4 cup Sugar
3⁄4 cup Brown Sugar, packed,
2 large Eggs
1 tsp Vanilla
12 ounces Chocolate Chips
1 cup Walnuts, chopped
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
In small bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
In large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light. Add vanilla, and beat in eggs, one at a time. Gradually add flour mixture until combined. Stir in chips and nuts.
Drop heaping teaspoon fulls onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 8-10 minutes until golden brown.
05 May 2012 2 Comments
Posted under Plein Air
For the eleven of us who shared the villa, it was
another stay close to heaven. Fine weather and
beauty everywhere. Great to learn so much from
one another. Here are a few photos.
Karen and Karin at Rocky Pt.
Coraly and Cynthia at Rocky Point
04 May 2012 1 Comment
Posted under Plein Air
Cypress Point
It was good to see all of you on Wednesday at Point Lobos. I had a nice day and managed two 9×12 paintings. Also, took some great photos for studio painting. Next year, if all goes well, I’ll plan to come down for a couple of days.
Whaler’s Cove
25 Apr 2012 1 Comment
Posted under Plein Air
Coraly, Karin, and I had a sunny day of painting on
Monastery Rd. in Pleasant Valley. Challenging subject.
22 Apr 2012 1 Comment
Posted under Inspirational, Plein Air, Travel, Uncategorized Tags: Art Museums
Eunice, Sydney and Suzanne departed from Scotts Valley last week for a day outing to the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento. Eager to view the Edgar Payne exhibit there (58 of his paintings) they expected a drive of just over 2 hours.
As sometimes happens in life, things did not turn out quite as expected. Despite being armed to the teeth with cell phones, smart phones and GPS devices, none of the happy threesome were aware of the fact that I80 freeway was closed in both directions near Davis. They eventually discovered that a “police action” was underway. This turned out to be a crazy person who shot somebody, car jacked 3 vehicles (including a farm tractor) and disturbingly, got shot dead by police later in the day.
Our 3 Musketeers eventually stopped for nourishment somewhere in the traffic nightmare and finally arrived, thanks to Eve, Eunice’s Prius based GPS system, at the Crocker Museum after 5 hours on the road.
The Edgar Payne show was wonderful – a lot was learned. No photos are shown of the Payne paintings to avoid any copyright issues. We are posting permitted photos of items from the permanent collection at the Crocker.
We had a great time even though the traffic situation made for an extra long day. Thanks to our fearless driver, Eunice, we all arrived home safely to tell the story.
18 Apr 2012 No Comments
Posted under Resources Tags: Trusted Resources, Web Site SEO
One of the biggest problems for most websites and blogs is getting the people/traffic to come and see what you are about. If you decide to hire a professional for some help, I can heartily recommend Jaime Merz of The Point Collective – Jaime is expert in increasing your traffic – She is also in my Womens Leads Networking group and loves working with artists.
You may contact Jaime for a free consultation about your website/blog at (408)892-8737. Jaime can also help with FaceBook and Twitter strategy. Or email her at jaime@thepointcollective.com. Tell her I recommended her services.
11 Apr 2012 1 Comment
Posted under Inspirational, Plein Air, Travel Tags: plein air Hawaii, Plein Air Painting
I have my page completed for my website – Plein Air Painting in Hawaii – to see the paintings and read the stories, here is the link: http://www.pleinairmuse.com/plein-air-painting-hawaii.html
31 Mar 2012 No Comments
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Michele Hausman and Suzanne Elliott
Two members of SCOP, Michele Hausman and Suzanne Elliott are participating in the MBPAPA art exhibit at Natividad Hospital in Salinas. 20% of sales are donated to the Natividad Foundation. This organization provides support to the hospital so that it can care for all persons in Monterey County who need medical assistance. Our exhibit is on the second floor near the foundation offices and will be up until January 2013.
Where: Natividad Medical Center
1441 Constitution Blvd., Salinas, CA 93906
Second Floor, daily viewing from 10a.m.-5p.m.
Exhibition & Sales Info. – 831-596-3950, www.navidadfoundation.org
16 Mar 2012 Comments Off
Posted under Parks, Resources, Uncategorized
Happy to report that the California State Park Foundation featured Paint the Parks on their wonderful blog and on Facebook! Check it out at http://calparks.wordpress.com/ . We’ll also check into them possibly featuring our SCC Bank show down the road.
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