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

Jackie Moreno Fine Art: Summer paint out: Our painting group had a wonderful plein air painting day at Shirleah's yesterday.  Hope to be able to do more plein air painting duri...

Summer paint out

Our painting group had a wonderful plein air painting day at Shirleah's yesterday.  Hope to be able to do more plein air painting during the next couple of months.  

Classroom Exhibit

I am so proud  of the students in my oil painting class.  The classroom walls at GAC look great with all our paintings.  Thank you to all who have chosen to share their work.  This will be a great representation of our class and let people know about us.

REMINDERS
   Anyone from the class who wants to paint on Tues. the 4th can join us at 1:30pm as usual.

   On Wed. the 5th we will be meeting at the GAC parking lot at 10am to go into Shadyside to shop at Blick's then have lunch.  Check your paint inventory!!  

All those who have taken my oil painting class at Greensburg Art Center are invited to bring in their work to be exhibited on the walls of the classroom during the gallery's next exhibit.  We want those who visit the center to be informed of our classes and the great work being done by our artists.  Members of the gallery committee will be at the art center this Friday to help us begin to hang the paintings. Anyone who would like to help with the hanging is welcome to join us.  

Roses in my garden are in full bloom and gorgeous.  Since they are the subject of our next class, you are welcome to join me in my garden this Tues. to practice painting these beauties.  The weather this past week has been great and I hope it continues, but in the case of rain, we will meet at the art center as usual and plan to paint roses plein air when weather co-operates.  Here's keeping my fingers crossed !

5-29-17  I will not be in for open studio tomorrow,  Hope to see everyone on the 6th of June.

Tomorrow will be our last class to work on the painting below.  Some of the girls have been creative and changed from the original with great results.  I hope to post some of their work with their permission. 

Here is the Grand Prize Winner of the Portrait Society of America competition.  Painted by David Kassan and titled "Love and Resilience".  Isn't it wonderful !

Easter

Happy Easter to all my painting friends !

To my students:  when I say you must have a clear "concept" before you start to paint, this is what is meant as stated by  David Gray  -"I find that a big deficit that some of my students have is that they do not know what they want their painting to look like. They  have not yet cultivated their vision to a point where they can see, at least to fairly high degree, where they want to go. If you ask me "Does it look right, now?" then you will be completely lost outside of class. My advice: cultivate your aesthetic by studying the paintings you want to emulate. Do master copies. Eventually you will train your eye. You will be able to translate what you see in paint in the way you desire. If you find yourself at a loss, you need to find out why. "Does it look right, now?" - you need to be able to answer that question for yourself. For some, it's not better technique that you need. You need to cultivate your vision. Once you have that, your technique will serve that vision."

Happy St. Patrick's day ! 
To celebrate, I am posting a great article about the color Green. 
This article is from the The Artist's Magazine and will be appearing in their June 2017 issue, but you can read it now in the Art Tips tab.
You will find this article helpful in our upcoming flower painting class as we paint leaves.
If you do not already subscribe to the magazine, you might want to consider doing so. Each issue is only $2.40 with a subscription.  The address to subscribe is: http://subscriptions.theartistsmagazine.com/The-Artists-Magazine/Magazine
















 

Hello,  I want to remind you that Spring classes will begin next Tuesday - the 21st of March. 
We still have snow on the ground, but we will be painting beautiful Spring flowers .  Flowers are one of my favorite subjects to paint. 
We usually meet at 1pm, but this 6 week class will be meeting at 1:30 and will go till 4:30 pm.
For more information and to register please go to www.greensburgartcenter.org.  

An interesting artist you may want to check on the internet is Bill Inman.  He has posted a free video which I have included in my Art Tips tab above.  Enjoy.

My painting  "Copper and Peaches"  (seen on home page"  has been sold to a lovely lady,  Anita. 


An update on our November workshop at GAC with Tina Garrett :  5 people have already submitted their registration fees and will be assured a seat.  

I have entered the Dick Blick  pet portrait contest.  If I am  lucky enough to win, I will donating the prize to GAC for their children's classes.  I hope if you like my painting, you will vote for it by going to : http://bit.ly/2lhxhGr

I am looking forward to our 6 week Spring class which will start on March 21.  We will once again be painting beautiful flowers - Spring flowers  and/or roses.  Registration has already begun and I am anxious to see some of my current and former students for this class.  We had such fun last Fall painting sunflowers. 

Jackie Moreno Fine Art: Looking forward to hosting Tina's workshop at GAC....

Jackie Moreno Fine Art: Looking forward to hosting Tina's workshop at GAC....: Looking forward to hosting Tina's workshop at GAC.    

Looking forward to hosting Tina's workshop at GAC.     

Wonderful News
    Tina Garrett has accepted are invitation to teach a  oil painting workshop at the Greensburg Art Center this November 2017. I will post details as they are worked out.  Stay tuned !

Recent Workshop

Here I am at a workshop taught by Tina Garrett in her MO. home studio this past Nov.  The focus of Tina's workshop was to explain  3 methods of starting a painting as explained  by Richard Schmid in his book Alla Prima.  Tina has agreed to teach at GAC and I have given all the information concerning her travel requirements etc. to our Edu. Com. to consider. I will keep you posted ! This would be a great opportunity for all you oil painters !  You can go to Tina's website to see her work and her latest blog posting where she discusses her workshops.  www.tinagarrett.com

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