my first owl painting workshop + somerset studio!

somerset studio magazine, jan/feb 2011 issue

oh my gosh! can you feel my excitement!

i've been waiting for this issue of somerset studio to come out since last august when i first submitted by art and then in september when i first heard my article would be published! and to see my owls in print in this most beautiful publication is absolutely AMAZING!

on the letters to the editor page, there's even a photo of the GIGANTIC box i painted with my signature techniques and submitted with all of my originals! a bit of HOPE goes a long, long way!

 

thank you to the lovely editor-in-chief of stampington & company, christen oliviarez, and to all of the fabulous people over at somerset studio magazine!

and i'm so excited that i got to share my publication in somerset with my very first HOW TO PAINT AN OWL workshop!!!

i decided to teach my painting workshops after writing that article for somerset! and i cannot even say how much fun i had in class last weekend!

my owl and brian's owl

since it was my first class, i thought i'd better get in some practice and see if my techniques made sense to someone else. so, i taught Brian! 

and just look at the awesome owl he painted (right). 

because my in-person class last weekend was only four hours, i decided to give everyone a start with a spray painted background (on a block of poplar wood with a sawtooth hanger on the back for easy hanging).

then i packed up my vintage wallpaper books and all of my acrylics, glitter, pastels, ink, brushes, origami paper, sheet music and any other art supplies i had around in my studio!

and i was so amazed to see everyone's owl evolve into their very own! from this initial step...

 TITLE: Today At the Park. Prints available in my etsy shop.

into little characters with their own personalities!

and by the end of class, everyone had their own! each with their own unique backgrounds and colors! just look at them all together!

it was such an awesome experience and so fabulous to see everyone smiling with their owls!

THANK YOU everyone for all of your encouragement and support!

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ps. this first owl painting workshop was such a huge success, i've decided to sign on and teach another on FEBRUARY 5, 2011! if you're interested in attending, or finding out more about my upcoming online painting workshop, you'll find all of the details right here!

and if you have any questions, feel free to email me!