tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68282536249159284042024-03-07T00:14:26.982-08:00Roxanne Steed's Painting a DayFor the love of paint! Small landscapes, tablescapes, peoplescapes in oil.Roxanne Steedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13672037058284711345noreply@blogger.comBlogger1156125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6828253624915928404.post-30434866691518916492017-03-15T09:55:00.002-07:002017-12-24T09:18:51.125-08:00Happy Ten Year Blogiversary to Me (and to you!)<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">After ten years, it's time to update the "Daily Painter" thing. I do paint every day, but don't finish one each day any more. I've taken on way more challenging pieces, and added some new things that I love doing- which includes teaching painters! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">My intention is for it to be an 'artist's life-style' blog - I do hope you'll follow along! </span>Roxanne Steedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13672037058284711345noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6828253624915928404.post-4233923165425869592017-01-01T18:20:00.001-08:002017-01-01T18:20:25.260-08:00Happy New Year 2017! - Studio Classes Starting this Month!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I did stay up after midnight, just to finish my first sketch of the new year! These narcissus paperwhites have reached over 2 feet in height in just about that many weeks! No wonder they drink so much water!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Studio classes start up on the 17th of January at my home studio in Mystic, CT. There is still a space for you!! <a href="https://roxannesteed.com/workshops" target="_blank">Check this link</a> to see the options and what might fit you best! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Also in the works for this year - weekend workshops in my studio.....annnnnnd another trip to Ireland in June! The puffins will be there! I hope you'll plan on joining us. Details soon. </span></div>
Roxanne Steedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13672037058284711345noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6828253624915928404.post-17106736509223044382016-10-31T17:14:00.000-07:002016-10-31T17:15:20.638-07:00Fall Color on the Connecticut River in Old Lyme<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I've just returned from a Leslie Saeta workshop in Waco, TX in time to see the last bit of New England color! During our week of studying marketing with Leslie, we endured - (umm, actually ENJOYED) temps in the low 80s...while back home they actually had snow flurries mid-week! It felt great to wear sandals in November! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">What an amazing time we had! Our workshop was held at the Magnolia House B&B built by Chip and Joanna Gaines of the HGTV Fixer-Upper show. I have just become aware of them this year when one of my galleries and I were chatting about "industrial farmhouse" style favored by Chip and Joanna of "Fixer Upper" fame. But I'll share more of my trip with you on my next post! I promise! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Today and yesterday I've been out hiking in the glorious woods of fall color! It's just past the peak (omg, I almost missed it!). The days are so much shorter and the sun much lower in the sky. But the trees...oh they are wonderful. This one was painted on location by the Connecticut River, but I also like to paint in watercolor in my sketchbook, and then work up an oil painting from that as well. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">If paintings aren't in your budget right now(I do offer interest free layaway), I also have this image available in my 2017 calendar, by <a href="https://roxannesteed.com/page/9541/remains-of-the-day-2017-calendars" target="_blank">clicking right here.</a></span></div>
Roxanne Steedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13672037058284711345noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6828253624915928404.post-18549024411095158362016-10-21T14:48:00.000-07:002016-10-21T14:48:55.439-07:00ACEO - Red Zinnias - A Fine Summer Bounty<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #4f81bd; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">This painting, </span>"A Fine Summer Bounty"<span style="font-weight: normal;"> - </span></span></span></b><strong style="color: black; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #4f81bd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> painted from life- zinnias from my garden! - These are set up in my studio to paint. When the weather gets dicey, I love to set up flowers and arrange the lighting like a stage set for my still life paintings! I'm getting close to the season where most of my flowers will come from the florist or grocery store! </span></span></span></strong></div>
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Roxanne Steedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13672037058284711345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6828253624915928404.post-78162335525151792912016-10-18T21:00:00.000-07:002016-10-18T21:00:11.965-07:00ACEO - Roses for Love<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #4f81bd; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">This painting, </span>"Roses for Love"<span style="font-weight: normal;"> - </span></span></span></b><strong style="color: black; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #4f81bd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> painted from life- roses from my garden! - I love painting flowers in the sunlight. The cast shadows bring as much drama as the golden sunlit areas! I'm getting close to the season where most of my flowers will come from the florist or grocery store! </span></span></span></strong></div>
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Roxanne Steedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13672037058284711345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6828253624915928404.post-58993554253485158232016-10-15T18:24:00.001-07:002016-10-16T21:00:01.385-07:00ACEOs - Iris Stand - purple swoon-worthy swath of color!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #343434;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Second in the series of 10 ACEOs, I'm always thrilled to see a large planting of these together. As an individual flower, the golden yellow fuzzy throats are so incredible! Simply hard to resist! This collectible piece is available at auction <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/131973073401?" target="_blank">on Ebay right here.</a></span></span></div>
Roxanne Steedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13672037058284711345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6828253624915928404.post-5364545499295881972016-10-15T18:24:00.000-07:002016-10-15T18:25:11.522-07:00ACEOs are back! "She Loves The Sun" - Sunflowers!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #4f81bd; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-weight: normal;">These little ACEOs have been requested since I painted the last series of them, last fall. So here they are again, in time for gift giving season....or for your own collection. I recently met a new friend who collects ACEOs of all her favorite artists, and keeps them in a lovely ornate box...a box of her treasures. What a lovely idea! Other collectors have commissioned coordinating series (of hydrangeas) and had them beautifully framed as a set. Lots of wonderful ideas with these little gems. I've finished five of these so far in the series of ten! Available at <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/131971793438?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649" target="_blank">auction on ebay</a>, as part of my current online "Flower and Garden Show". </span></span></span></b></div>
Roxanne Steedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13672037058284711345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6828253624915928404.post-35572479106341833862016-10-06T21:44:00.000-07:002016-10-06T21:53:44.047-07:00Zinnias in the Flower and Garden Show<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: large;"> This time of year, the zinnias are the showiest things in our garden. I love the oranges, reds, <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">and</span> bright pinks all vying for the most brilliant of the bunch. I'm trying to paint them as often as I can before the frost takes the last of them. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'm also hosting my own online "Flower and Garden Show" with an auction, which is a wonderful opportunity to select some very nice gifts before the 'holiday crush' begins in the local shopping centers. I hope you'll take a visit, and share this with friends who may enjoy this as well! Some of these are fresh off the easel (the zinnias above), and some are ones that were tucked away "in the vault" and still need to find 'their forever homes'. They are sold unframed, but I offer framing - contact me for available choices and prices. Or you may have a favored local framer. Or, some may be displayed unframed. Your choice.</span></span></span></div>
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Roxanne Steedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13672037058284711345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6828253624915928404.post-73123701158567494522016-09-28T10:19:00.000-07:002016-09-28T10:19:53.981-07:002017 Calendars Available - 2 new designs! Sketchbook or Oils! <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">While it's on my mind, I'm going to mention that my studio classes for "Sketchbook Journaling" are starting up this Thursday. <a href="https://roxannesteed.com/workshop/14068/nature-sketchbook-journaling-studio-classes" target="_blank">Here's the link</a> to the scoop if you'd like to join us. It's close to full, but you might want to be on the waiting list- as I think there will be an opening in mid-October. Also- you can click on the images to enlarge them! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Now, back to Ireland- We started our first day with a quick demo and focusing especially on the thing that really 'cracks the nut' on success with watercolor - the pigment to water ratios!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The best way to quantify and explain that? Relate it to something we are very familiar with - FOOD! Tea (so weak that it can't get itself out of the pot!), coffee (a little more pigment), Milk (more pigment yet), cream (heavier still, you might not be able to see through it), and butter (almost straight out of the tube). Once you understand this, that's a big part of the learning curve. Getting a bit of practice time in so everyone is familiar with their new supplies:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We have lots of opportunities to take in the local beauty. We had a carriage ride waiting for us in Knightstown, with Joe (of Valentia Ice Cream) and his horse Max. Can you imagine a guy that would be any more popular than that? (horses, home-made ice-cream, beautiful scenery, oh my). </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We rode past the pretty church on the way to Knightstown (many years ago, I painted a wedding commission of this place - good memories!).</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The sketchbook pages I'm sharing today were from last Friday, over at Bluff Point preserve in Groton. It was definitely the calm before the storm. Hurricane Hermine blew in over the weekend with fierce wind one day and rain the next, but nothing too horrible in our area. Whew!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Because beauty cannot be separated from the larger idea of harmony in the universe, creating art is a central part of a spiritually healthful life. Making art thus serves the same purpose as their sacred rituals. It often depicts: to create balance in the individual, the community, and the natural world." </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">- (quote found in the American Museum of Natural History regarding the Pueblo cultures of Chaco canyon)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">For those folks wondering if I have done something crazy like give up oil painting...the answer is "heck no!". I still love it! And...I've found the watercolor sketches enhance my efforts, forcing me to think 'differently'. I haven't found a better way to explain that yet. But I'm certainly enjoying both mediums! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The above painting, "Teale's Way" has just sold, and is just off to its new home! Luckily - a dear friend bought this, and offered 'visiting rights'! :-)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Two other recent sales are from my 'Touching Water' solo exhibit, "December Gold", and "Clear Autumn Morning in the Marsh". </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It's been a wonderful summer, I'm sad to see it reaching the end. But there are so many exciting things lined up for autumn!! I'm heading out to teach a sketchbook journaling class in Ireland in a few days. When I return I've got a new line up of Nature Sketchbook journaling classes at the CT Audubon Center in Pomfret, AND some new classes and workshops in my studio! I'll list those in the very next post! </span></div>
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<br />Roxanne Steedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13672037058284711345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6828253624915928404.post-72463079957861585892016-08-31T17:58:00.000-07:002016-08-31T17:58:56.948-07:00Great Gull Island - how I met the "Jane Goodall" of Terns!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">At the beginning of August, I had the opportunity to take a day trip organized by the Mystic Seaport over to a little rock of an island in the middle of Long Island Sound, called Great Gull Island. It's a bird sanctuary and research station for 2 species of terns (roseate & common terns). Managed and run by Helen Hays, this 'sturdy older woman' has been doing this for almost 50 years now! It dawned on me she was definitely like the "Jane Goodall" of terns rather than primates. She spends si<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">x months of the <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">year<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> on the island working with the birds, banding them, counting them, gathering data<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">. Ther<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">e is no electri<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">city or running water. Bottled water is brought by boat each week from Connecticut along with other research volunteer<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">s. During winter she's back in her apartment in New York City analy<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">zing dat<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">a from her summer work. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">As our boat pulled up to the short dock on the island it took some maneuvering to get us tied up to disembark. The water in that part of the Sound seems rough even in good weather. As soon as the passengers unloaded, our boat anchored off away from the island in a safe place. As soon as we crossed that dock, wow, what an assault to the senses! I was met full force with the intense smell of ammonia from all the bird guano! Ripe. Once away from the pier the smell was much less intense, and I was able to think about the other things I was there to see and experience. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> The island was formerly a fort, Fort Michie built in the late 1890s and closed after World War II. All the structures still remain, and now some of the 'lookouts' act as 'bird blinds' so you can watch them without 'worrying' them! </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It's a major stopover on the Atlantic flyway for migration. </span></span>Between construction of the fort and the popular fashion of feathers in ladies hats at the time, the tern population took quite the hit. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The place is now owned by the American Museum of Natural History, and is part of the state of New York. The researchers have been turning it back to the terns, making it habitable for them. They've tracked the numbers hatched each year and watched the steady growth of these colonies under their care. Common terns nest on the ground, and blend in with their surroundings. The nests have been flagged (so no one steps on them), and each nest is marked with a little wooden 'tongue depressor' with the number of eggs per nest<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">. </span> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">They watch to m</span>ake sure each of these<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> eggs</span> hatch and makes it to fledglings. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I had brought my sketch book that day, but there was SO M<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">UCH activity that I <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">felt I needed to simply observe everything that was going on, take a few pictures, and commit to memory every th<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ing I saw. I watched as terns soar<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ed over head just over the ocean and then back to land <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">each with a little <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">fish hanging out of its bea<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">k....over and over again! I <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">watched in awe at a territorial fight between three birds on the ground - on<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">e of them a youngster wanting a fish from either of the elder t<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">wo. But now<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> was his time to get tough and go fish. On the bench near the kitchen/work center was a dead tern that someone had found and brought over for observation- beautiful and sad<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">. </span> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">T</span>hough I don't know what had brought about his demise<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">, I was grateful for the respect shown him, and the chance to have a close look at him. </span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I highly recommend a view of a 2012 New York Times article (and video) for a better <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">idea of the importance of this place: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/22/nyregion/helen-hays-revives-great-gull-islands-tern-population.html?_r=0">http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/22/nyregion/helen-hays-revives-great-gull-islands-tern-population.html?_r=0</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Ms. Hays and her teams of volunteers and researchers have been quite successful in their <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">long efforts<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">. This island now h<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">olds one of the worlds largest col<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">onies for these two species of terns (common and rose<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ate)</span>! </span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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Roxanne Steedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13672037058284711345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6828253624915928404.post-39630336649045296002016-08-23T13:10:00.001-07:002016-08-23T13:12:23.092-07:00YOU hold the keys to your enchanted life!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'm so proud of my 12 students this past Saturday morning! I taught Nature Journaling at the CT Audubon Society in Pomfret, CT. It's beautiful countryside up there - but the things I teach can be taken anywhere. Watercolor and a sketchbook is so wonderfully portable. It's a wonderful habit to grow and develop. Some came with lot of current skill - and found new vistas and things to try. Some were refreshing old skills that had gone un-used for over a year. Some were bravely learning a brand new skill that very day! One was eager try out a new medium once she saw the fun that others were having. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">All came away with some very 'zen' moments of the day, recording this beautiful place on paper and in their memory. It was indeed an enchanted morning, the kind that starts with a bit of fog, fierce and interesting clouds, burning off to glorious sunshine. This mirrors our emotional start when we start to learn a new task. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I love to see the expressions on people's faces when they go from "that moment of doubt" to the "aha! moment of discovery" - and the joy on their faces with the knowledge that, "hey, I can DO this! It is a learnable task that I can do!"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'm grateful for the opportunity to volunteer with the CT Audubon Society. We're putting together the fall schedule there, and I'll be holding new classes and workshops in my home studio as well - starting in late September, once I return from Ireland. I'll be putting the dates on my website VERY soon! Check <a href="http://roxannesteed.com/workshop/13912/nature-sketchbook-journaling" target="_blank">the link here</a> for Fall updates! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Yes, I am feeling the changes in the air after last weekend's sweltering heat. And the length of day light is changing, too. Sunset is coming around 7:45pm now, rather the the early-mid summer long days. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Yesterday I spent the morning up in Pomfret, CT; sketching at the CT Audubon Grassland Bird Sanctuary. The fields are in the process of being cut for hay. Big round-bales dotted the rolling hills, a most wonderful sight for an artist I might add...or for anyone. Why should only artists be privy to the "magic" in a beautiful view? I'm looking forward to this Saturday, when I share this view with a group of people who are coming to learn about "sketchbook journaling" or keeping a nature journal. With the fields mown and hay bales lying about, I think I have discovered "the fairy glen". It's an area previously inaccessible to me. There's a large swath of shade that will last for the entire 3 hours of class - with interesting views in all directions. Several types of wildflowers are still in bloom - the very last of the milkweed (though most are producing their big pods now), and an interesting yellow-orange flower that looks a bit like an orchid that grows on a climbing vine. (remember, you can click on any <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">photo to enlarge it, and see up close!)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">High Tide Spring <a href="http://roxannesteed.com/works/2139490/high-tide-spring" target="_blank">(available here)</a> - based on a watercolor sketch at the Connecticut River</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">This year has been so exciting so far, and we're almost 2/3 of the way through! And there's still more exciting things yet to come! </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">After completing the Master Naturalist class with the CT Audubon in Spring, I've been able to expand my role from simply 'nature lover' to one who shares with my community. Currently my role as master naturalist is to continue learning everything I can about our natural world here in Connecticut, and share/teach this to others in the form of sketchbook journaling. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"> I grew up in Florida, and always loved being outdoors. From a lifetime of learning in the south, I felt I knew and was familiar with all of that region's 'flora and fauna' but knew little of my adopted home state here in Connecticut. So I jumped at the opportunity to learn through the Master Naturalist program at the CT Audubon Society center in Pomfret, CT. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">As a painter and a naturalist, in a time when so many are dis-enchanted with our world and things that are going on...I wanted to help people become "enchanted" by our natural surroundings and help them develop a love and appreciation for it... perhaps helping them to see things in a new way. When people see beauty (and learn to see it in places where they might not expect it), they are more likely to love and protect that place or thing. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I spent the winter and spring in the weekly course sessions held at the CT Audubon center in Pomfret. Like "drinking out of the fire hydrant" - there is so much material to cover! It made me realize how long it would take for me to feel truly competent! Luckily, learning is a lifelong endeavor that we commit to. Each class was fascinating and amazing. I'd come home smiling those days, feeling like a happy 10 year old Girl Scout! The teachers were excellent - I had found an entirely new appreciation of my surroundings - the courses had exceeded my expectations!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> Each of the new master naturalists is asked to give back 40 hours of volunteer time. I am thrilled to be able to share and teach "nature sketchbook journaling". As a painter, I love the look and feel of paint and ink on paper. But as a life-long nature lover, I especially enjoy going back through old sketchbooks. I can see what was blooming on a certain date the previous year, remember funny incidents like the antics of a chipmunk. This little creature chased a group of sparrows all around a garden bench...while they continued to taunt him! These painted sketches bring back so many more wonderful memories than most photographs ever do!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Sketching has a meditative quality to it, and sketching from life - out in nature - allows you to see things you would NEVER notice if you were just hiking through. Time seems to stand still, while you observe things like a dragonfly trying to lift off the ground with a small crab he has captured; or a hummingbird that is hovering over your page as you paint red flowers! Nature is enchanted indeed. It cares not of our skill in drawing or painting, only that we witness it, and fall in love with it - and preserve and protect it!</span></span></div>
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Roxanne Steedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13672037058284711345noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6828253624915928404.post-66904051240708779222016-07-29T18:09:00.000-07:002016-07-29T18:09:55.756-07:00Mid-Summer Festival in Old Lyme-Saturday-July 30th<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I hope you can make it!! For those of you living in traveling distance, take exit 70 off of I-95 in CT. Go to historic Lyme Street in Old Lyme. There's lots of events happening in several places here. I'll be outdoors under the BIG tent at Lyme Academy College of Fine Art with the other alums with many of my recent paintings; florals, landscapes, small, medium and LARGE. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, if you haven't seen my solo show "Touching Water" at the Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library, now is a great time to visit! The weather is supposed to be fabulous, so come on out! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">at the CT Audubon Society</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Cost - $5 CAS members, $10 non-members </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is my "give back to community" class, all proceeds go to the CT Audubon Society right there in Pomfret, CT. It looks like it may be a 'hot one' outside on Saturday. No worries, if it does indeed turn out to be a scorcher, we'll stay inside in the BIG room (in the air-conditioning) and I'll show you how to make a gridded page of "found objects in nature". </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You'll spend time sketching and painting from nature/objects from nature, using pencil, pen and watercolor. Learn new skills or develop ones you already have. I'll show you how to simplify what you see and teach basic drawing and quick intuitive watercolor techniques. Enhance your creativity, observe nature, record the day and enjoy the meditative qualities of sketching! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">-permanent, waterproof, black drawing pen (Faber-Castell PITT artist pens, or Pigma Micron pens are good brands) Sharpies tend to bleed through most papers</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">-watercolor sketchbook/journal (regular will buckle, make sure it says "watercolor or multi-media" on the label)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My favorite time of year here in New England - summer, glorious summer! This climbing rose is the most fragrant thing, right by our front door! The little nest had been abandoned, and built within the canes of the rose, mid-way up the pillar! Isn't that a romantic little home? Except for it being in a rather busy spot...and later being blown out by a storm! Now, as for the sketchbook itself, it's <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">made by Nujabi, from India, and is a v<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ery soft beautiful handmade paper with a deckled edge. It used to be my favorit<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">e paper. But I've found one that I like <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">much, much more! (which I'll talk about i<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">n a later post). I've been enjoying using a La<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">my <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Joy fountain pen to dr<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">aw with, and use a variety of watercolors (Winsor Newton, Daniel Smith, M. Graham). In some areas with finer detail I use a Pitt permanent pen. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The front garden is so inviting! I love being in this area! The fragrances are wonderful, and when one plant goes out of bloom, another is just coming into bloom! The peonies have just gone by, the roses are still hanging in there, and the lavender is just bursting open! Oh the color and fragrance!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Whether you're new to the whole thing of working in a sketchbook, or you've been at it for years, and are looking for some new ideas, or just a beautiful way to connect with nature, then this class is for you. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I went out on Monday to scout out the area again, and see what wildflowers are currently in bloom (that would be milk weed, just opening up). I went from the fields, to the woods, and back; sketching in each place as I went. There is a beautiful spot along the wooded trail that overlooks a ravine (above). I was experimenting with a bit of layering. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"Hey, but you're an oil painter; what are you doing spending so much time making watercolor sketches"? </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> Lately, I'm really enjoying my sketchbooks in a much more meaningful way. I had <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">kept several sketchbooks going at a time over the last many years. One was for the garden<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> only, going season to season. A different one was for travel an<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">d some miscellaneous <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">things, as well as stuffing <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">travels bits & bobs in there (tickets, ephemer<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">a, etc)<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">. Yet another was to <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">work up larger oil p<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">aintings, though only in pen<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">cil or marker. Last of all, I had started a nature journal of sorts...though on larger<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">, nicer paper....and something "clicked". </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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So, now you<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">'ve got a good idea of what I've been u<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">p to lately! And you're getting a small preview of my upcoming show <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">at the<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> Old Lyme Phoebe Griffin Noyes Li<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">brary<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> in July! </span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've just recently completed the Master Naturalist class offered by the Connecticut Audubon Society in Pomfret, CT. All of my classmates agreed that we've barely scratched the surface. But we've been fascinated, enchanted, and amazed at the things we have learned each week. Life around us is never boring - there is always something new to learn and wonder about! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As part of our course, we agree to share what we've learned with others - in the form of volunteer hours. The facility and grounds in Pomfret offers so much! Our summer programs are beginning this month, and I am offering a series of <b>Nature Sketchbook Journaling</b> (yes, as my form of volunteering!). </span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Grassland Bird Conservation Center</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">218 Day Road</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pomfret Center, CT 06259</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(860) 928-4948 </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Saturdays, June 4, June 25, July 23 or August 20, </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">9a.m. to Noon</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You'll spend time outdoors sketching and painting from nature, using pencil, pen and watercolor. Learn new skills or develop ones you already have.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'll show you how to simplify what you see and teach you basic drawing and quick intuitive watercolor techniques. Enhance your creativity, observe nature, record the day and enjoy the meditative qualities of sketching outdoors. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">*<b>Cost per day: $5 CAS members, $10 non-members. (all fees go to CT Audubon)</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">-Pencil, eraser</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">-Permanent, waterproof, black drawing pen</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">-Watercolors (a travel size or kid's set)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">-Watercolor brush (or waterbrush)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">-Watercolor Sketchbook or 'multi-media sketchbook' (regular paper will buckle)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">-Water Bottle</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">-Small plastic container for holding water/rinsing</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">-Camp chair or stool to sit on outside</span></span></div>
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Roxanne Steedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13672037058284711345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6828253624915928404.post-9495202486883330822016-05-28T09:28:00.000-07:002016-05-28T09:28:00.170-07:00China Town in Old Tuscon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Old Tuscon is a place out in the desert ....and an old movie set. Some
of your favorites were most likely filmed there! Costumed characters
strolled the dusty streets, giving life to the imagination. Painted
during Plein Air Convention 2016 in Tuscon, AZ. Price is unframed ($400), but
framing is available from the artist - contact me from the web-site for
framing possibilities and prices.</span><br />
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