Still Life – Page 7 – Carol Schweigert

A month of daily sketches – and more maybe?

December 24, Newfane VT. Locally sourced artisan still life?

Learning new tricks with old oils

This summer I developed a sensitivity (sensitivity = ranging from lightheaded dizziness to all out room-swirling vertigo) to solvents (paint thinner, with and without odor, turpentine, and mixtures that contain them). I carried on through the plein air season, first focusing on not standing downwind of my solvent filled brush jar and then starting toContinue reading “Learning new tricks with old oils”

A Week of Painting at Art New England with Stanley Bielen

Vermont was at its best – painting, inspiration, friends and wonderful, dramatic skies but not too much rain. Art New England is a 3 week program of art workshops from Mass College of Art held at Bennington College, a picture perfect summer retreat. (as of today, 7/26 – its not to late to sign upContinue reading “A Week of Painting at Art New England with Stanley Bielen”