A lot of people I meet, when I tell them I consider myself an artist, tell me they’d love to be more creative and paint, but are afraid to even start, because they feel they don’t know anything about ‘the basics of art theory’. Well, I am here to help! Let’s release that creative beast that’s inside you! 😉 To…
As a member of the Photography Club of Beaufort (PCoB), last week I, along with a good group of other photographers from our club (Brad the Man included!), participated in the annual Tri-Club Photography Competition. Clubs competing were the Camera Club of Hilton Head, Photography Club of Sun City and my ‘home club’, Photography Club of Beaufort. Competing is always a bit exciting, as you never…
I am pleased to announce that my pastel painting, Skater Boys, was accepted into the 2nd Annual Online Pastel Artists Canada Member Juried Show. In total over 130 entries were submitted from 55 members, so the competition was very high. The calibre of work accepted by our juror, Susan Ogilvie, was exceptional. The exhibition will be posted on the PastelArtists.CA website…
Today I spent another 3 hours or so on the ‘Ballerina in repose’ oil painting, at Attic Studios, my ‘studio away from home’. Essentially today I ended up spending most of the time trying to mix the right colours and tones for the skin colour on her legs and arm. Skin tones are a challenge! I also spent quite some…
Now that I am back in Thailand and able to join the gang at Attic Studios again, I decided to challenge myself to a different medium than pastels. So I grabbed a canvas, spent some time thinking on what I wanted to paint and decided to go with oil paints. I haven’t painted with oils since March 2012, so you…
07 November 2014, 19:00 Hrs until late – Opening First Friday Exhibition ‘Glimpses’ Join us this November’s First Friday for a good cause and joint exhibition, showcasing beautiful works in a variety of media from local and international artists, including pastels by Cristel Mol-Dellepoort, photography by Brad Mol, paintings by Elsie Evans, pottery by Claude Brock to name a few. This month, Attic Studio‘s First Friday is in…
It is my pleasure to I announce that my pastel painting, Red-eyed Tree Frog on Seed Pod, was accepted into the Southeastern Pastel Society‘s 2014 Online Juried Show. To view all the beautiful artwork that was selected to participate in this year’s Juried Show, please click here. In total 64 works of art were accepted, ranging from portraits, animals, landscapes to still life,…
A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of having my teenage niece and nephew stay with me for a week (along with their little 4-year-old sister and mom and dad), and it reminded me of the busy, cheerful house my sisters and I grew up in. There was always activity, people everywhere, and if you needed someone to talk to,…
Our trip to Vietnam… When, this spring, Brad and I went to Vietnam, I did not expect it would result in winning a 3rd place in any photography competition at all. It was a small group trip with 3 other, pretty ‘serious’ and well-respected, photographers; Brad, Rob Collins and Michel LeFebvre, and then there was me. We spent about 9 days…
Pleased with how my colour study came out, and now that my 32″ x 40″ paper is securely mounted to the easel, it is a new day and time to get cracking on the real deal. Day 2. Overcoming Blank-Canvas Anxiety with Air Guitar. Isn’t it the hardest to make that first mark on that virgin canvas? I always have a bit…