Week 2 Starting Tomorrow!

My “Diane” tree, created after watching Diane Culhane tape her online class, “Between Speech & Silence,” starting tomorrow!

It’s never too late to join the fun. Here are the two new camp sessions running this week. Just click the images below for the class descriptions!

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I hope you’re having a great summer!

Introducing the Art Pages of Brittany Baier

Recently some friends and I had an “art day” and gathered at my friend Mardie’s house with our art supplies. After many hours, it was time to go. But as we were all saying our goodbyes, up the stairs came a delightful young woman named Brittany.

And THEN she brought out some of her recent journals. Can you believe these beautiful pages? I’m just overwhelmed by her design and color sense, as well as her unique ability to create imagery that is at the same time very “real” and “messy” and very, very appealing. (Frankly, I’m jealous.)

I asked if I could share some of her pages here with you, and she said yes! I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.

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Brittany Anne Baier
Issaquah, WA

I grew up in Port Orchard, a small town on the Kitsap Peninsula, surrounded by the Puget Sound.

My boyfriend’s mother got me into journaling. She has a spacious studio with gobs of art supplies. Very inspiring. I bound my first journal about two summers ago, and I’ve been doing it ever since. I’ve always been a collector though, and I got my creativity from my mother.

Playing in my journal is maybe the only regular thing I do that is strictly for myself. When I have my paints and papers scattered on my bed, I feel warm and safe. When I finish a page, I have a huge sense of fulfillment that’s unlike anything else. It makes me happy in the most basic of ways.

I don’t have a website or an Etsy page, but I have some pages up at flickr. I can be reached by email at brittanybaier527[at]gmail.com. I hope to get an Etsy account set up in the near future.

Bird Collages are Addictive

Just saying.

 

Red Rat

 

Like you, I have loads to do.

Unlike you (probably), my studio/office is so messy that I can’t move/think/create or even open my eyes without being overwhelmed by the stacks. So I’m taking a little time today to clean up so I can approach my next task in a fresh space.

While moving stuff around, I came across this painting that didn’t make it into my Imaginary Animals book. I had meant to develop a project around this kind of painting (defining animals by painting AROUND it, in this case, the dark red background outlines the rat shape). It didn’t happen… maybe in the future, though!

It’s pencil, charcoal and gouache on paper.

Phew

 

Getting everything lined up and ready for the launch of a new online class means it’s always a bit chaotic in the studio. But this is the first time we’ve tried running TWO new classes the same week, so it’s even more so!

Today was the first day of our big push… Phew!

But Steve and I really enjoy it. And, our son Wes helping with the video editing, which makes it even more fun! (And, since he heads off to college in less than a month, it’s really been wonderful to spend this time with him.)

Have a great week, and go blob hunting if you have some time (it’s fun)!

Can I Tempt You?

I appreciate all the last-minute signups today for this year’s Summer Art Camp! Thank you!

Now… can I tempt YOU?

These two classes start bright an early tomorrow: (Even though classes have started it’s not too late to join the fun!)

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(click for class descriptions)

See you at camp!

“Now’s the Time”

 

 

Bluebird Collage

 

Five minutes seems to be about all I have to make stuff the last few days (but it’s enough!).

A Sneak Peek at the Upcoming Online Classes

Have a great day!

Happy Monday!

Here we go again!

I haven’t had very much time lately to pull out the paints. These two collage+drawings are two of the 5-minute “sketches” I did when I couldn’t stand it anymore.
It’s super simple: glue down a scrap of magazine on colored paper with a glue stick, add drawing details in ink, colored pencil, markers, or whatever else you have on your art table. 😀

I hope you have a wonderful day!