Showing posts with label The Upstairs Gallery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Upstairs Gallery. Show all posts

Thursday, May 31, 2012

Wednesday Watercolor Classes






Simply Watercolor!

Wednesday Watercolor Classes
The Upstairs Art Gallery  Arlington, Texas
We painted wet into wet washes for the background around
the white geese,  simple wet washes into the bodies leaving
the white of the paper for the highlights and finishing with
the beak, eyes and webbed feet, a few grass strokes and that was it.
Our project for the day was bright, colorful and loose.
Inspired by an artist on Pinterest.
Everyone did a fantastic job.  I hope to have pictures of
student work next week to post.

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Thursday, April 26, 2012

Bob Burridge Workshop - 4-17,18,19, 2012



Bob Burridge Wortkshop
The Upstairs Gallery
Sponsored by
Society of Watercolor Artists

These are some of the paintings I painted in a workshop last week.
We studied color relationships, compositions and techniques under
the instruction of Robert Burridge, a California artist who teaches
workshops across the country.


Abstract Landscape 1
7 x 9


Abstract Landscape 2
7 x 9


Abstract Landscape 3
7 x9

Abstract Landscape 4
7 x 9


















Orange Hydrangea  7x 9


                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
  Come back soon to see more of my workshop paintings.




Friday, April 6, 2012





"MOODY  BLUES"

22"x28"
Acrylic on Canvas
by
Margie Whittington

This is a painting in a series of paintings I am doing called

LOOKING  UP!

Visit often to see new paintings in this series.  The paintings will
be featured in a show starting June 1, 2012 at the

218 West Main Street
Fredericksburg, Texas

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Saturday, July 23, 2011

Oil Painting Workshop, Lake Granbury Art Association





GREEN PITCHER
9" x 12"
Oil on Canvas


COLORADO  LANDSCAPE
9" x 12"
Oil on Canvas


HOLLY  HOCKS
6"x6"
Oil on Canvas


GOLDEN ASPENS
6"x6"
Oil on Canvas


ORANGE JUICE?
9"x12"
Oil on Canvas


FLORAL AND FRUIT
9"x12"
Pastel


KAYE FRANKLIN OIL PAINTING WORKSHOP
July 20,21,22, 2011
Lake Granbury Art Association
http://www.granburyart.org/

I thoroughly enjoyed a three day workshop with  master artist and teacher,
Kaye Franklin http://www.kfranklinstudio.com/Artist.htm
from Grahm, Texas.  She included florals and landscapes in oil and also
a floral pastel in her daily demos.  All were very informative. She gave individual
instruction as well. I also got to stay at my good friend's home who is an excellent
oil painter, Joyce Thomas http://thomasjoyce.blogspot.com/  . 
We enjoyed visiting and taking the workshop together.
Other artist friends were there, Sheri Jones http://www.sheriart.blogspot.com/ ,
 Beth Pritchard, and Diana Littlejohn and new
artists friends were made.  A great three days of painting.  Hope you enjoyed
viewing the paintings above that I completed in the workshop.
These paintings and others are on my gallery page on
Daily Paintworks with details and pricing. 





Saturday, January 8, 2011

"THESE SHOES WERE MADE FOR WALKIN"



In our first watercolor class at the Upstairs Gallery in Arlington, Texas
http://www.upstairsartgallery/ this session we painted
a pair of little boy's Oxford Dress Shoes.
Martha Sue, one of the owners of the gallery kept her son's shoes from
when he was a small boy and has them on a shelf in the art room.
Our watercolor project for the class was to paint the
navy blue and white Oxford shoes.
I had taken a photo and shared with the class.
Here is my painting of the shoes and
each class member interpreted the shoes in their own way.
Below are the result of our Wed. afternoon watercolor class.  I apologize
for not getting pictures of the morning class's work.  Their paintings were
just as creative as the ones pictured below.




"AUSTIN'S OXFORDS"
8" X 10"
Watercolor
by
Margie Whittington



The Upstairs Gallery

Afternoon Watercolor Class
1-5-11



The Afternoon Class



Sally


Christine


Francie


Sam


Cathy


Janie


Charlie



Claire


Marilyn


Leslie



Patty painted the Oxford shoes in the morning class
and stayed over for the afternoon class and painted Mary Jane shoes.


Joan opted to paint a lovely landscape!

The classes homework was to paint one of their children's or
grandchildren's or husband's or friend's pair of shoes.  I wonder
who will do their homework this week.  Will  let you know next Wednesday.

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Thursday, May 20, 2010

A Day at the Lake!


"A DAY AT THE LAKE"

Martha Sue Meek, who is one of the owners along with
her brothers, Mac Martin and JT Martin of the
Upstairs Gallery in Arlington, Texas,
invited the Wednesday Watercolor classes that I
instruct to her lake house on Lake Granbury for
a  paint out.




Front Row:  Martha Sue and Lupe, Francie, Harriet and Mary
Second Row:  Casey, Patty, Marilyn, Sally and JT
Third Row:  Deb, Joan and Margie
Top Row: Chuck



Martha Sue in front of her
Granbury Lake House



Back Porch looking out on Granbury Lake


View of the lake and boat dock from
the back porch


Front Yard Painters


Back Porch Painters


Side Porch Painters


            Joan                                                                                                                                        Sally



           Harriett                                                                                                                                 Francie



        Marilyn                                                                                                                                      Chuck


Patty



Deb



Mary



Enjoy the next post and see the paintings, the subject matter
and the "Hat People" who attended
our Day at the Lake!

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