Happy 2018 !

Santa ( daughter, Barbie ) gave us a "Google Home" for Christmas and I have been enjoying it's podcast feature.  Wanted to tell you about two of my favorites for artists. 

  Artists helping Artists - have so many interesting subjects they discuss that       are of help to artists.  You can pick and choose topics that interest you from      past podcasts

  Danny Grant - he interviews top artists of our time.  It is a peak into the           lives of those artists living and working successfully today

You can access the podcasts on your computer by downloading ITunes app and then go to podcasts.  No cost involved.  So give them a try the next time you are painting and want something different from music or audiobooks.    Enjoy !

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I want to wish all of you a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! 

Be sure to click the Art Tips tab above to read some tips summarized by David Cunningham that we should all remember.  Happy painting.

November Happenings

November has been an extremely busy time.  We finished our Grisalle class, but we will continue to finish our projects in our Open Studio on Tuesdays.   Our class has taken on what can be considered a difficult technique and has done some  beautiful work.  Kudos to the class ! Soon after our class finished, I hosted Tina Garrett for a wonderful 3 day workshop at the Greensburg Art Center. Below are some pictures from that workshop.

The following week I went to Tina's studio in Mo. to study with Romel de la Torre.   Romel 's 3 day workshop focused on portraiture from a live model.  He and Tina are both great teachers.  I am so grateful to have been able to learn from them both.   Here are some photos from that workshop.

Glazing Video

For those of you taking my "Grisaille" class, here is the address to view the glazing video again:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7c1oiCk2tmU

Spent an enjoyable 3 day workshop at Susan Porges Studio in Beechwood, Ohio learning to paint orchids with Joseph Daily.  www.susanporges.com ;  http://www.westendgallery.net/photo-gallery/artist-gallery-joseph-daily

My 6x9 orchid study.

Hello everyone.  It is beginning to feel like Fall now that the heat wave is over !  Our Fall class has already begun.
This Tuesday will be our 3rd. class in our 6 week Fall "Grisaille" class.  Week one we discussed the Grisaille method started by the Flemish artists of the past and how we can improve our paintings by including this method as another "tool" in our toolbox of techniques. We also practiced creating a gray scale.
Week two we drew our picture onto the canvas, sprayed on a fixative, and then did our first paint layer called the  imprematura layer or Umber layer.  We are now ready for our second paint layer know as the "dead" layer because it is done using  a monochromatic gray scale - no color.  Below is my portrait of "The Loner" that I am doing to teach this important technique.  

Looking forward to our next session this Tues. afternoon.  See you in class !

Jackie Moreno Fine Art: Summer paint out

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