Misc

Lilacs'  fragrant, fleeting sign of spring are so beloved here in the Gold Country in the foothills of Northern California. I have enjoyed them for many years and have tried growing them in my shady backyard, sadly, with no success.  But, I do photograph them when I...

For my students in Sacramento at University Art...  I promised to post my recent demos. First is a simple flat wash transitioning from dark to light.    Winter Sky Use your ruler to line out a small rectangle on your watercolor paper (approximately 2 or 3 inches by...

At University Art, Midtown Sacramento, my students are learning how to paint a hydrangea, and a cut glass bowl. Here is my painting in progress, plus a couple of finished cut glass pieces.  Next week I'll get photos of my students' work.  They are doing marvelously...

Watercolor Demo and Two-Day Workshop "Translucent Layers of Color" Three days of Watercolor with Jeannie Free Watercolor Demo When:  July 14, 2014Time:  3:00Where:  Morro Bay Art Center, 835 Main Street, Morro Bay, CA  (the Purple Building)Subject:  Floral Still...

 My students at University Art have been having a great time adding their own person touches to my drawings.  We are working with just three colors.  The Bluebird has been outlined in Sharpie extra fine point pen, which is waterproof.  Next week I will get some...

Come to Lodi for the perfect combination of sensory delights... visual and taste stimulation... at the new Double Dip Gallery.  I'm proud to be showing my work there now. Tony Segale, the owner, is a premier artist, using a variety of media and forms, including...

A critique group is formed In my weekly classes at University Art, I had noticed that a group of my core students were bonding, sitting together, going to lunch together,  sharing extra time.  These students were some of the more advanced in my classes, they had a...

For Christmas I finally finished up these two paintings for my dad.   They've been in the works for quite awhile.  He was so patient with me. These are from an early fishing trip of the many my parents have taken over the years.  I worked from old black and white...

I’m very pleased to be included in the faculty of the California Watercolor Associations line-up for 2014.  CWA has many fine art presenters and teachers each year, so it was a real pleasure to be asked to teach for this fine group. Here is the info on my workshop:...

I'm pleased to be judging the WASH Membership Art Show this year. The show will run from April 1st through the 19th, 2014.  If you'd like to enter the show or would like to see the entries and award winners contact WASH at watercolorhorizons@yahoo.com for more...