“Floral Tapestry” by Nette Onclaud, tied for second place in Cyndi MacMillan’s Contemporary Figurative Artiste Stephanie Deshpande: Contemporary Free Rhyme Poetry Contest on PoetrySoup.com. I'm not sure if her poem was inspired by a painting of mine; nevertheless, it's a beautiful poem. To see all the contest winners, see related...
"Myself in Urban Chasos" by Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen, won first place in Cyndi MacMillan's Contemporary Figurative Artiste Stephanie Deshpande in Contemporary Free Rhyme Poetry Contest on PoetrySoup.com. Her poem was inspired by my painting "Sleeping Child." To see all the contest winners, see related post: Contemporary Free Rhyme Poetry Contest. MYSELF...
EXPLORING THE BASEMENT by Cyndi MacMillan I have seen the threshold, yet choose to climb over cobwebs, far from the furnace and the cold room filled with dirty jars While a stain spreads over mended lace, I step past this land-mine space, above the reach of that dreadful light, above my newest battle scar The dark has dissolving layers that...
I was delighted to be invited to the American Artists Professional League 85th Grand National awards ceremony yesterday. This was my first time attending a AAPL event, and I enjoyed the pleasant variety of activities. First and foremost was the impressive painting demonstration by master artist, Gregg Kreutz. Not only...
Casey Baugh's exhibition "Static" opened yesterday, November 21st, at Arcadia Contemporary in SOHO, New York. This was the first time I visited the newly rebranded Arcadia. The gallery had a mysterious atmosphere with light that seemed to radiate from the paintings themselves. My favorite painting was "Lost in Light" with...
The West Essex Art Association is pleased to announce our monthly meeting featuring a demonstration by noted artist, Stephanie Deshpande. In this painting demo, she will explain the process of starting a still life beginning with the underpainting, building up the colors, and finalizing the image. Oil painting techniques will...