Friday, September 23, 2011

Timeless Renaissance

Giovanni Paolo Melchiorri, 1664-1745
Anonymous Artist, 18 century

Hi again,

I just returned from a quick trip to Salem, Oregon where I visited a rare and amazing exhibit. If you are a fan of Raphael, the Renaissance, or Italian art in general then you should try and get down to Willamette University and see this once in a lifetime showing from the Maggiori Collection before it closes November 6th. These drawings have an interesting provenance and their recent discovery is a story in itself.

I have attached a couple of my favorites for you to enjoy and here is the link to their site for more of the story if you are interested:
http://www.willamette.edu/arts/hfma/exhibitions/library/2011-12/timeless_renaissance.html

Just when you think you have all these skills and you are feeling at the top of your game along comes something like this to ground you! These artists from the 16th century were working on their skills by emulating Raphael (the master of grace) and Alessandro Maggiori collected them to further his own artistic pursuits and now I get to study them to begin to improve my work as well.

Enjoy!

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Small Works Exhibition

Hi again, Two Dogger Bloggers,

I have some exciting news to share with you! I was asked to join Howard Mandville Gallery's Small Works Exhibition this year along with some of the best artists working out there today. Howard Mandville has long been one of my favorite galleries to visit so my mind hasn't quite absorbed the fact that my work will be hanging on those walls very soon next to paintings by Jim Lamb, Joseph Lorusso, and Yingzhao Liu to name a few. Yipes...

This is a small detail of my new piece that will be unveiled at the opening of this show on October 15th. I would love it if you could join me for the opening so here is the link for more details. http://www.howardmandville.com/Small%20Works/Mini%20%20Pages/mini1.html

I am also getting ready for my fall teaching marathon and there are just a few spaces left so if you would like to join me in October just send me an email. We would love to have you there!

More soon!
Eileen

Monday, September 5, 2011

It's Back to School Time!

"BirdBrain" ink, watercolor, colored pencil

Here is the image for the project we will be drawing in my Fall workshops this year. I had a bunch of folks who wanted to draw a cat and a bunch that wanted to draw birds so I decided to incorporate both this time!

If you were thinking about joining me for a workshop hopefully this will get you off the fence. There are still a few spaces in my October 1-2nd session in Seattle and a few other locations as well so check my website, www.twodogstudio.com, or email me if you are interested in joining me for some fur and feathers!

Eileen