Monthly Archives: March 2013
We Had a Great Acrylic Workshop!
I taught a two-day acrylic workshop this weekend. What a great bunch of students. They all came with enthusiasm, and ready to work. I was impressed at how good they got at mixing colors and thinking about design. We saw a lot of growth in just two days. To Loreta, Jean, Amy, Susan, Bev, Paulette, Linda, and Lana — I enjoyed you all.
Blue Patterned Fabric, acrylic, 10×10, ©Chris Willey
Chris (pink hoodie) demonstrating how to block in a painting
Painting block in. Acrylic on loose, primed canvas. Watch for the finished painting to follow later.
Everyone did a small copy of a portion of a painting. without knowing what it was. or how it fit together.
Loreta & Bev
Jean, Linda, Lana, and Paulette
Amy and Bev
Linda, Lana, Paulette, Bev, Amy, and Susan. Jean’s arm.
Jean
Linda, Lana
Paulette and Bev
Susan and Amy
2nd Still Life.
Paulette’s radishes
Lana and Linda’s Paintings
Paulette at work
Lana and Linda’s Paintings
Susan’s Painting
Amy’s painting
Bev’s painting.
Paulette’s painting. She is deciding how to crop the painting with blue tape. She decided on a standard 9×12 size.
March Show, Noyes Gallery, Lincoln, NE
Cassie Reclining, acrylic, 24×36, ©Chris Willey
Red & Green, acrylic, 18×24, ©Chris Willey
Bikini Girl, acrylic, 30×18, ©Chris Willey
I have three works exhibited as part of the collaboration with Les Femmes Folles, the group show, Femme Qui Bercent “Women Who Rock”, which debuted March 1st, at The Noyes Gallery in Lincoln, and moved to Top Shelf Wine Club for the month of April
In celebration of Women’s History Month, ten talented female artists created an event depicting not only the strength of the female artist, but also the beauty of the form, and power and integrity of the gender.
Artists Include:
Chris Willey
Sally Deskins
Rachel Mindrup
Amy Nelson
Pamela Conyers-Hinson
Sondra Gerber
Polly Plain
Jennifer Ghormley
Hope Dendinger
and Chairwoman Susan Woodford
Our featured Guests included: Fran Higgins and videographer Greg Higgins with an intimate portrayal of the artistic process behind the collaborations by Fran, Sally Deskins, and Rachel Mindrup.
Also, Les Femmes Folles Poetry Reading featured special guests: Sally Deskins, Rebecca Faber, Fran Higgins, Connie Spittler, Marilyn Coffey, Denise Brady, Deborah T. McGinn, Laura Madeline Wiseman, Rachael Wolfe and Cat Dixon to preview Les Femmes Folles: The Women, 2012, the second anthology of art, poetry and interview excerpts from femmesfollesnebraska.tumbl
Work moved from Noyes Gallery to Top Hat Wine Club, Lincoln, NE
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Here is an article written by Sally Deskins about me. Thanks Sally.
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