tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45565754067567308382024-03-13T14:16:52.048-07:00marymcdermottart.comI use this site to chronicle what I have been doing creatively. I have been making art, exhibiting, and facilitating art-making for many decades. I am committed to sustainability in the creation of ART and DESIGN and many of my pieces are made from repurposed materials. I facilitate workshops at https://circlestudio.us/. I am the mother of 4 and grandmother of 3. I live in Corvallis, Oregon with Major Tom, my cat. Thanks for visiting my page. Mary Angela McDermott, PhD, MA, MAEd.
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger83125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4556575406756730838.post-89940420970881110062022-11-05T14:47:00.006-07:002022-11-12T07:44:11.717-08:00Winter Light <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdymKbOeqI-1IWDXkPa2KM3n3S-iV8xpyzOHtwlXGvX-yQIXTznhjJHtBCT1D4W097GnShOa7egKiAGjpFhU_YQCd0snGgQaOPguj2hi84COXxCSNdaQ2RXiWJVA1OxcnxTK8Swts0YrYnAlIIzRvS9tqWc15lW2Bhn7RpHD0elLXzKQ9F3egtaJg2tA/s2985/Bush%20Barn%20in%20Salem,%20OR.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2022" data-original-width="2985" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdymKbOeqI-1IWDXkPa2KM3n3S-iV8xpyzOHtwlXGvX-yQIXTznhjJHtBCT1D4W097GnShOa7egKiAGjpFhU_YQCd0snGgQaOPguj2hi84COXxCSNdaQ2RXiWJVA1OxcnxTK8Swts0YrYnAlIIzRvS9tqWc15lW2Bhn7RpHD0elLXzKQ9F3egtaJg2tA/s320/Bush%20Barn%20in%20Salem,%20OR.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></div><span style="color: #cccccc;"><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGEXCZ7_7VqAYESXGWOjpls2Y-iA_ABcXwfXk-AXACdO4zUPabO75quxggz2TzQOkXFAmQ9cHVKwcrH67ElF1ddmCfg0o6ZpOQ8-y7bct2suTmN-zdkvhMkHn5s5yTqhEXPtlP-hMLikMF_1a6go2Jq0QtqoJyzi18M_b29NGfyZ-jIROqn5D87BkzzQ/s1701/6B59B21C-4ACB-45A6-B07F-EAF374F7F626.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1701" data-original-width="1644" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGEXCZ7_7VqAYESXGWOjpls2Y-iA_ABcXwfXk-AXACdO4zUPabO75quxggz2TzQOkXFAmQ9cHVKwcrH67ElF1ddmCfg0o6ZpOQ8-y7bct2suTmN-zdkvhMkHn5s5yTqhEXPtlP-hMLikMF_1a6go2Jq0QtqoJyzi18M_b29NGfyZ-jIROqn5D87BkzzQ/w237-h246/6B59B21C-4ACB-45A6-B07F-EAF374F7F626.jpeg" width="237" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://salemart.org/events/winter-light-2/"></a></span><p></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">I am happy to be part of this exhibit </span></b></span><b style="color: #cccccc; font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;"><span>in Salem, Oregon. </span></b><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;"> </span></p></blockquote><p> </p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><h1 style="font-family: "Isidora Sans Alt", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 2.26316rem; letter-spacing: 0.732px; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0.52632rem 0px;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">WINTER LIGHT</span></h1><h2 style="font-family: "Isidora Sans Alt", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.73684rem; letter-spacing: 0.732px; line-height: 1.21212; margin-bottom: 0.52632rem; margin-top: 0.52632rem; text-transform: uppercase;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">NOVEMBER 11 – DECEMBER 24, 2022 | ANNEX GALLERY</span></h2><h3 style="font-family: "Isidora Sans Alt", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.36842em; letter-spacing: 0.732px; line-height: 1.23077; margin-bottom: 0.52632rem; margin-top: 0.52632rem; text-transform: uppercase;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">RECEPTION NOVEMBER 11, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM</span></h3><div aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer" style="clear: both; font-family: "Isidora Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18.3px; font-weight: 600; height: 35px; letter-spacing: 0.732px;"></div><p style="font-family: "Isidora Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18.3px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.732px; line-height: inherit;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">In the dark, gloomy days of winter, light plays an important role in lifting the spirits and brightening lives around the world. To counteract the darkness, cultures – both here and abroad – hold festivals of light. This exhibition showcases the many different people living together in the Willamette Valley and celebrating winter with their own, unique customs.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Isidora Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18.3px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.732px; line-height: inherit;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Salem Art Association, in collaboration with Salem<br />Multicultural Institute, presents Winter Light, a juried exhibition of the work of local artists, depicting the beauty of light in the still, quiet moments found in nature and in the warmth of hearth and home.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Isidora Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18.3px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.732px; line-height: inherit;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Join us in celebrating this multi-cultural portrayal of winter, Winter Light.</span></p><div aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer" style="clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: "Isidora Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; 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There was just too much red on the bottom of the canvas. I cut it down, hung it in an old frame, and made a purse from the red section on the bottom. Now I'm satisfied!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhedwQ7AnbdL2xRtH9TXVnIk029LK6nMUcAjgIqJHJPk0mods_WGRNHZ1ZZMrq0-aQVPSAgt2Bqy-zt-lo1Ux9dlakH15u6ZAftd2QTEd_E0JqkKBhFgwf71zruszwUNr9a-Q3-caYhB6OM6bGshKT2apK0wPmIIKQJnvHvPu5Np1DdCD9vB9c0qTm5UQ/s4032/red%20maple.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhedwQ7AnbdL2xRtH9TXVnIk029LK6nMUcAjgIqJHJPk0mods_WGRNHZ1ZZMrq0-aQVPSAgt2Bqy-zt-lo1Ux9dlakH15u6ZAftd2QTEd_E0JqkKBhFgwf71zruszwUNr9a-Q3-caYhB6OM6bGshKT2apK0wPmIIKQJnvHvPu5Np1DdCD9vB9c0qTm5UQ/s320/red%20maple.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmNY8pUo8ilTlL3XV0-bEoapjja81XY5WdznX2oV9QFdkiuZ54L2P3Z4DdaDFKtUKn0PeUW8I--mBLN9GxUDUKm6BA6ryidecDjVHGgjSsA4rQyFx1bxJ1V_OJ7iI4beKuOTsHk0JBYeBMMiPzCjFSl_bluDM6ODXNNQ0K_xGms8-KOkaZO8GiL9J1mw/s2533/small%20red%20maple.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjF9bm2BBc0TZsmdkWSUU5gkbcLkZZgw30TaConuXreZAx8f5nA6FRaxi5_9RxL7yYNWHMyggr3EtjybN_0wdbmrcogwUqs6BCxQFaShsB72_E7qNZ63h2IjqJ4MVlSXVL92XUWahItaGzaxN0uRru9oA8QNwhLBdECE-YVr4qibZr3TgD4ou_AqJXbQ=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="922" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjF9bm2BBc0TZsmdkWSUU5gkbcLkZZgw30TaConuXreZAx8f5nA6FRaxi5_9RxL7yYNWHMyggr3EtjybN_0wdbmrcogwUqs6BCxQFaShsB72_E7qNZ63h2IjqJ4MVlSXVL92XUWahItaGzaxN0uRru9oA8QNwhLBdECE-YVr4qibZr3TgD4ou_AqJXbQ=s320" width="144" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b> Every Friday and Saturday from 12-4 PM during February, 2022 </b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>And during The Corvallis Art Walk at 4 PM February 17th, 2022</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>I'm introducing my children's book illustrated by my friend Brenda Congdon.</b></p></div><div><b><br /></b></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4556575406756730838.post-59528906778408854062022-02-01T07:43:00.003-08:002022-02-01T07:43:49.703-08:00A Day with Major Tom, he's one cool cat<p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Click the link to see the book on Amazon.com</p><p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09RLV98K3?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860">A Day with Major Tom, he's one cool cat</a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBCGgZyP9tLuE2oA9j9JTClQojSxLnqyIL23nfnexD3mCQTUvQv-G9H_XM3jncNx4CDavKkRRqemZOcDuXFptEjnCs6zRmykUJSvJ3PwFyepn0hWGjib6x2DOmiTtqtYvMuF1ELcZWNtTlk0ZBsH3YdwSR5DXtkmtddypm9w2fYO_kvWZm9Z49sbj1Xg=s1271" style="margin-left: 1em; 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padding: 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="background-color: #444444; color: white;">Jan. 28 – March 5, 2022</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Ek Mukta"; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="background-color: #444444; color: white;">At </span><a href="https://imaginethefuture.global/" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">https://imaginethefuture.global/</a><span style="background-color: #444444; color: white;"> we are all “invited to paint a picture of the future we need – to really envision it – and delineate the critical steps necessary to get there”. Artists were encouraged to submit art relating to a vision of the future and any theme that feels right: environment, social justice, war and peace, location, community, family, or ___________.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Ek Mukta"; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="background-color: #444444; color: white;">Selected artists include Phil Coleman, Sabra Comins, Genece Cupp, Ramiro Diaz, Jan Dymond, Linda J. Edwards, Brian Egan, Leslie Green, Nancy Helmsworth, Vicki Idema, Karen Kreamer, Mary McDermott, Kate McGee, June Nissinen, Ralf Huber & Asante Riverwind, Judith Sander, Peggy Sharrow and JoAnne Walstad.</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4556575406756730838.post-85045590967228922552021-12-19T10:27:00.003-08:002021-12-19T10:28:24.812-08:00On to New Horizons<p> Only a few more days to see this special event at The Arts Center. (Ends December 23rd)</p><p><a href="https://theartscenter.net/on-to-new-horizons/">On to New Horizons</a> Click to see more about it.</p><p>It was an honor and a pleasure to be part of it.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4556575406756730838.post-75060470295597004002021-10-17T15:27:00.007-07:002022-01-22T18:36:45.332-08:00What Will Nature Do?<p>Environmental Arts and Humanities at Oregon State University had this to say about the exhibit:</p><p><a href="https://blogs.oregonstate.edu/eahgrad/">OSU Envirnmental Arts and Humanites Blog</a><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP_wTZJEP1Rpohea2n9GGKJB5BCWQpdo8_ieeLYiDyqa-8oyfNhzv2IPVZ67vfcdtVlYCyUio1YUobrP3BCcdX3tiEHCF2Yr8rPen4eWoYaSuR6AcmIye2tujQM9hbxS9zAbgq_Ps60CfX/s300/download.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="300" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP_wTZJEP1Rpohea2n9GGKJB5BCWQpdo8_ieeLYiDyqa-8oyfNhzv2IPVZ67vfcdtVlYCyUio1YUobrP3BCcdX3tiEHCF2Yr8rPen4eWoYaSuR6AcmIye2tujQM9hbxS9zAbgq_Ps60CfX/s0/download.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"> If you are in Corvallis, come see <a href="https://theartscenter.net/what-will-nature-do/" target="_blank">What Will Nature Do?</a> at the Arts Center in the main gallery until November 13, 2021. Dr. Dominique Bachelet's vision for the show is inspired. I am honored to be part of this exhibit and accompanying book.</p><p style="text-align: center;">700 SW Madison Avenue, Corvallis Oregon.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4556575406756730838.post-82173114090148337302021-10-06T17:47:00.010-07:002021-12-19T21:00:30.108-08:00Circle Studio<p> </p><p>Stop by <a href="https://circlestudio.us/" target="_blank">Circle Studio</a> and find out more about alcohol ink workshops and pet portraiture workshops. There are other workshops available and more being added all the time.<span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWyHI_0O2SLD2tcO-nXeQfcL9sPyo_fj70iaPS7RJg0lvCMXzNkby9QS-teaFSRkTW-Ple3NPKRRWNMHK3vMipJPPCLtzaxywZHowxW-h03hQpvKq1qB1uFKKpsdrzWi3VGQKohXzYJaeS/s2561/Skull+AI.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2561" data-original-width="2516" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWyHI_0O2SLD2tcO-nXeQfcL9sPyo_fj70iaPS7RJg0lvCMXzNkby9QS-teaFSRkTW-Ple3NPKRRWNMHK3vMipJPPCLtzaxywZHowxW-h03hQpvKq1qB1uFKKpsdrzWi3VGQKohXzYJaeS/s320/Skull+AI.jpg" width="314" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1fGp2MZsRboofCbGQe2R3LeuC7s1qV-sytM6wGRTFct1JQlCTxEw3A2HynZy2GpXl5Q0Flgr5ET0IbasVPLCsVpMcvgsCtfZyg6je6sVtVybfRsRJUD_ZAHt91Y-RdwqrQIRnCG9vJoKW/s1513/elephant.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1513" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1fGp2MZsRboofCbGQe2R3LeuC7s1qV-sytM6wGRTFct1JQlCTxEw3A2HynZy2GpXl5Q0Flgr5ET0IbasVPLCsVpMcvgsCtfZyg6je6sVtVybfRsRJUD_ZAHt91Y-RdwqrQIRnCG9vJoKW/w318-h320/elephant.jpg" width="318" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p> Alcohol ink tiles are 8" x 8".</p><p></p><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: right;"> <img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp5JFiUsRXwMACmh75MpFSMiz0Z0dNnr3Dj3ckvox5XFZ44si2C74_XPOVrXVipEv0T1gP7_9CD1fM99AUFojlhF-quxQUJuL40AQMTA9LbY_esKLSSc3pYnQNJoyTOI5qjuHhl7KvEEtS/w316-h320/tree.jpg" width="316" /></div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR9jTEXnWlCEI3QNekNc69Ds06S7j133Z4aXmMz3JNhJHJ4uUi5RU0ikXEGJGWHj2cHCCACAgnKycQMSKdNfbws6RlXP72r6NNdayg2JRCTxZhBpTBK7wzcnQO1VtD2oSVzrGnLw_hyphenhyphenVtV/s1755/Tom.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1755" data-original-width="1358" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR9jTEXnWlCEI3QNekNc69Ds06S7j133Z4aXmMz3JNhJHJ4uUi5RU0ikXEGJGWHj2cHCCACAgnKycQMSKdNfbws6RlXP72r6NNdayg2JRCTxZhBpTBK7wzcnQO1VtD2oSVzrGnLw_hyphenhyphenVtV/s320/Tom.jpg" width="248" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Major Tom's pet portrait is 10" x 13" in acrylic on canvas.</span></div><br /></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4556575406756730838.post-39374172159773046362021-07-25T11:20:00.007-07:002021-12-19T21:01:51.310-08:00Alcohol Ink and alcohol<p style="text-align: justify;"><span></span></p><a name='more'></a> Alcohol ink is so much fun to use. It is very liberating. No expectations for a final product. Don't forget to have a glass of wine handy when you create. It makes it all the more fun when you gather with others to make alcohol ink on tile masterpieces. <p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">These were painted on tiles from Habitat for Humanity. The tiles range in size from 6" x 6" to 12" x 24". Spray a layer of clear gloss on top when dry. I use Rust-oleum brand from the hardware store. Its good to have straws, a spray bottle of alcohol, a turkey baster, and a hair dryer handy when creating your masterpieces. You can use Sharpies to outline, but it isn't necessary. Just let the alcohol move the color around and watch the results unfold. Use gloves. Have fun!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhblBFh0U-Q7dA79go1WnfTxuBXwD-V6RDdeafj38YBOCkMF7wTifDtr3iXsPhw6DyidFa1O_35XVgRuvnWlAlQvVo0cN3j9F9LTyYBLn9oJGpgyRkpVl0AwFdxNnHwfnWn0zkUS1Hipi_L/s2048/Tree+in+AI.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1537" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhblBFh0U-Q7dA79go1WnfTxuBXwD-V6RDdeafj38YBOCkMF7wTifDtr3iXsPhw6DyidFa1O_35XVgRuvnWlAlQvVo0cN3j9F9LTyYBLn9oJGpgyRkpVl0AwFdxNnHwfnWn0zkUS1Hipi_L/w192-h256/Tree+in+AI.jpg" width="192" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><!--more--></span><span><!--more--></span> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVABfu7kPRpDIfVe8W8pJCKFd2Y2k6oOiJXx3AL8yJAKZYJGevkopjwMj88bTZm3j7GeEFe5jOELydUYZdXovNygszhfucTaEz-ilq4XeXt3D9v6GmIP0p4gOGm1KmhfUG4gDAxv4SnifB/s2048/ai+2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4556575406756730838.post-12040842117646903402021-02-03T17:31:00.050-08:002021-08-03T19:54:31.980-07:00No Woman No Cry and Other Portraits <p>Though this webpage is basically about my artistic journey, I had to take a moment to praise Julia Cameron and her contribution to that journey with her book <i>The Artist's Way</i>. </p><p>I was thrown into an artistic block on January 12, 2018 when my muse, lover, best friend, confidant, and protector died. The pandemic only exacerbated the entire sense of uselessness. I struggled to find artistic purpose and found it only while making small pieces of jewelry I gave away. This was satisfying, but I was unable to go further. </p><p>It was time to do something about this self-inflicted creative block (they all are, frankly). I went online and purchased a used copy of <i>The Artist's Way</i> published in 1992. I don't remember having an artistic block in '92, so I don't recall reading the book. However, I am familiar with similar processes to unleash the artist within. I gave workshops for years at my art studio in Asheville, North Carolina and before that in San Diego, California, that focused on this phenomenon. Guiding and allowing students to find their inner artist and facilitating that journey has always been central to my teaching philosophy. Now it was my problem and I couldn't help myself. I humbly sought guidance.</p><p>Cameron's program is simple:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Write 3 pages every morning about anything (don't look at the pages, just write)</li><li>Go on artist dates with your artist at least once a week (difficult during a global pandemic, but doable)</li><li>Restock the idea bank from the artist dates (allow yourself to make art from these ideas)</li></ul><p>I returned from an artist date, went straight to the studio and produced the painting below. I barely remember painting it. It simply emerged. This is what we as artists seek; that experience when YOU get out of the way and the artist, the creative within emerges. It is not the best painting I've ever done nor my favorite, but it does represent a watershed moment for me as an artist. I am appreciative of Julia's book and it is never too late to start from scratch. I do it every single day. </p><p>I was listening to <i>Legend: The Best of Bob Marley and the Wailers</i> on the way home from my artist's date that day. What else could I call it?</p><p></p><p>My new mantra: It is easier to paint than not to paint.</p><p>I also like: Don't give up.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKmrp5B1pWk9JfG2LWI3Mk-a_78vXIiOl71KydO8UPaOsGeNX-uXYGaQymc7HSlJRF6b7QfZPxzKBrzzk7PIR3RAc3CD9dwt58XCV9Jz72kG0m3ocZjlWtRkQnHf7xX06JOatFRf7VcOv1/s500/artists+way.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="413" height="130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKmrp5B1pWk9JfG2LWI3Mk-a_78vXIiOl71KydO8UPaOsGeNX-uXYGaQymc7HSlJRF6b7QfZPxzKBrzzk7PIR3RAc3CD9dwt58XCV9Jz72kG0m3ocZjlWtRkQnHf7xX06JOatFRf7VcOv1/w107-h130/artists+way.jpg" width="107" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1xHwcMw-c4RfAilC6zwxjko-8qU3joPDsBU6sk_uVKxuLGLgwkVvDcoSVmArirWoN17dy9hXH42W_ChIt28-2ZFbdPcG7EqniLNP0fxdeBx1V3Jd-9B5-Oiey6KnBPNkVUkTN51xmjc5G/s2458/No+Woman+No+Cry+for+website.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="2458" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1xHwcMw-c4RfAilC6zwxjko-8qU3joPDsBU6sk_uVKxuLGLgwkVvDcoSVmArirWoN17dy9hXH42W_ChIt28-2ZFbdPcG7EqniLNP0fxdeBx1V3Jd-9B5-Oiey6KnBPNkVUkTN51xmjc5G/w279-h136/No+Woman+No+Cry+for+website.jpg" width="279" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"> <i style="text-align: center;"> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span> No Woman No Cry </i><span style="text-align: center;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span> 10" x 20" </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>Acrylic on canvas</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">Acrylic on canvas</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I painted this one in acrylic then added a filter in Photoshop just for fun. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOsFHDZ2F6D7MUvrm55KVDxbpbFIeVIG-Plk7d1UjMIqtIhjGj36dbSBFjGAzjxzEeCzuBOwUTjd8XPjHmyEJ3P39fl3_sLZj6FPwY-KAiYm7FTkEsZQp9FtL1iP_pDXSo7AmdSBPH4Syg/s2048/Astrid+the+Giver+small.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1672" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOsFHDZ2F6D7MUvrm55KVDxbpbFIeVIG-Plk7d1UjMIqtIhjGj36dbSBFjGAzjxzEeCzuBOwUTjd8XPjHmyEJ3P39fl3_sLZj6FPwY-KAiYm7FTkEsZQp9FtL1iP_pDXSo7AmdSBPH4Syg/s320/Astrid+the+Giver+small.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <i>Astrid the Giver</i></div><div style="text-align: center;">16" x 20"</div><div style="text-align: center;">Acrylic on canvas</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <span> </span><span> </span><b style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">My <i>Mysticism in Time of Covid</i> Story</span></b></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-align: justify;"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></b></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-align: justify;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">The isolation we’ve
experienced through the months of the pandemic often made our encounters with
other living beings more meaningful and precious. It is not just in
contemplative practice, in the presence of great natural beauty, or in the ‘zone’ of extreme physical exertion, danger or creativity that
enlightenment and awareness can occur. It is the connections we make as living
beings on this planet that can facilitate bliss and allow us to experience the peace, love and joy of life during this unprecedented time of plague for our
generation.</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-align: justify;"><i><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Bliss
in Time of Plague </span></i><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">is an expression of such an encounter during
the first summer of Covid.<i> </i>The
accompanying lavender jade pendant represents cleansing the mind of cluttered
thoughts, confusion, and negativity. The Tree of Life wire-wrapped around the
stone symbolizes the interconnectedness of all things. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Peace, joy, and love to you.</span></p></div></blockquote><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-left: 1.0in; margin-right: 1.0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 1in 8pt; text-align: justify;">
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These are the pots I made in ceramics class at Linn Benton Community College (Benton Center)! </div>
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So much fun!<br />
The instructors are fantastic and the volunteer staff is phenomenal! </div>
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I'm going back!<br />
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<i>The</i> <i>Ancient Ones </i>is a series of paintings of very old trees that still live among us. The idea grew from my love of trees. Yes, I am a tree nerd-I just can't help myself! </div>
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Moving around the country since the 1980s has seriously destroyed my own personal sense of place. Yet, I know I am not alone. Humans migrate; some by choice and others out of necessity.</div>
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The trees in this series remind me that some living things, despite climate change, are still with us in virtually the same place they began life thousands of years ago. I love that idea.</div>
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Pando is Latin for 'spreading out' and this 'Trembling Giant' has been doing just that for 80,000 years. Pando is a clonal quaking aspen in Utah, USA and the subject of the first in a series of four paintings. </div>
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Climate change<i> </i>is always on my mind, as it is for many of you. Eco-responsible art-making has been a priority for me for many decades. <i>The Ancient Ones </i>series continues that tradition while focusing upon essential yet vulnerable living things that will probably still be here long after humans are not. <i> </i></div>
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<i>Old T</i> or Old Tjikko, a clonal tree that regenerates trunks, branches, and roots over long periods of time, is almost 10,000 years old. Old Tjikko is deceiving. We can see the 300 hundred year old spruce shooting out of the ground, however, most of Old Tjikko is ancient and underground. Clonal trees are mostly roots underground shooting up those familiar trees we love so much. <i>Old T</i> is a Norway spruce located in Sweden. </div>
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<i>Methuselah</i>
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This piece is my expression of the Comfort Maple in Pelham,
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to <i>Comfort</i>. It truly was a cathartic as well as a ‘comforting’ experience to unleash my pain in this manner. I realize now that many of my expressive
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"Buddha's words: A tree is a wonderous thing that shelters, feeds, and protects all living things. It even offers shade to the axmen who destroy it." Richard Powers, <i>The Overstory </i></div>
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Check out the fantastic art in the Wild Women 2020 Show at the River Gallery in Independence Oregon. The Show is on until February 29th, 2020.</div>
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The transience of both autumn and 'white male privilege' is expressed in the image and chosen medium in this artwork.<br />
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<b>I feel privileged to have been</b><b> part of a truly fantastic art community in Asheville, North Carolina for 5 years. While there, I </b><b>facilitated a variety of workshops and hosted visiting artists/instructors at my studio, b</b><b>egan the</b><b> Montford Artwalk, and exhibited my work at the Asheville Airport. </b><br />
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It is about releasing your inner creativity, female empowerment, humanism, and the mind, body, spirit connection. Notice the signature in the right- hand corner. Hehe!</div>
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I was driving up Brevard Road and noticed this bucolic scene once again. I came home, took out a 16 x 20 inch canvas and painted it in acrylic. I used, red, white, blue, yellow and three greens; phthalo, olive and light. It took about 15 minutes. I took a picture with my phone and added a poster edge filter in Photoshop and here you have it. </div>
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