Registration OPEN for a Repeat Session of Big Bold Bloom Wild Painting!

Big Bold Bloom Wild Painting!
Repeat Session • $165
Class Dates: September 4 – October 4, 2018

Hi Everyone!

We are starting off our Fall 2018 lineup by repeating Lynn’s most popular online class — Big Bold Bloom Wild Painting — starting September 4th! Have you already taken this class? You can follow along with this new class for a $25 administration fee. (Alumni: If you didn’t receive your discount code, email us at steve@carlasonheim.com. Thanks!)

PLUS! Be one of the first 100 people to sign up for a chance to win one of 5 copies of Lynn’s bestselling book, “Expressive Flower Painting!” Winners will be picked randomly and notified by email.

Click HERE for more information about this awesome class!

AND!

If you would like to learn from Lynn in an in-person workshop, she has just added a three-day Big Bold Bloom painting class from October 19-21, 2018! This will be held at her downtown Orlando, Florida art studio. Click HERE for details!

“Intro to Abstract Painting” LIVE!

Hi Everyone!

Many of you have taken one of our online classes, “Intro to Abstract Painting” by Karine Swenson.

Well I wanted to let you know that she is teaching an in-person workshop near Santa Fe, NM, on September 15-16, 2018!

Have you wanted to meet Karine in person? (She’s delightful.) Did you need a good reason to visit New Mexico in September? (This is a great one!)

(And if you can’t make the live class, consider the online version, which is now 20% off through August 28th… use the code 2018summer20 at checkout!)

Have a great day, everyone!

Carla

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Class Description

Intro to Abstract Painting

Intro to Abstract Painting is a fun, fast paced class for those who want a non-threatening introduction to abstract painting. We will explore some of the ideas behind pure abstraction, as well as an introduction to using paint. Exploration and curiosity will be encouraged. The emphasis will be on helping each student discover their own aesthetic and personal way of making art. I will be using oil paint and teaching techniques with oil paint, but acrylic paint can be used, especially for those with sensitivities. My method of using oil paint does not involve heavy use of solvents, so it is a safe painting environment. We will also be drawing and using other media for composition and design. The class will be similar to my online class, but in a more intimate setting and additional tips and ideas.

The class is September 15th and 16th from 10 to 4:30 pm each day. We will break for lunch.

It will be held in Madrid, New Mexico, which is between Albuquerque and Santa Fe.

For more information, click here. If anyone has questions, email Karine at karine@karineswenson.com.

20% OFF Sale… and Chickens!

Hi! I hope everyone is well today!

I wanted to let you know that everything at our site is for sale — 20% off! Please head on over to https://www.carlasonheim.com and use the code

2018summer20

Have a wonderful day!

 

Shape Characters

Hi everyone!

I’ve been working (again) this week on making painted shapes of paper, and then putting them together to make animals….

Have a wonderful day!

Monotypes!

Hi everyone!

I was lucky to spend a few hours last Saturday at the studio of Seattle Artist Anita Lehmann… Anita donated her time and the proceeds of the class went to the Seattle Architecture Foundation.

Six of us spent 3+ hours making monotypes. I love Monotypes! That day I tried to focus on abstraction and composition.

The first one (above) came really fast and was animal-like, but then I got bogged down in my head and it took another hour before I was able to print again. So weird, we are! Anyway, toward the end of our time I did these three.

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Thank you, Anita, for a wonderful class!

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P.S. Don’t forget that Kids Art Week 2018 begins Monday, July 23rd! Click HERE for more information and to sign up… it’s FREE!

Encourage One Another

I have a long-time writer friend, Wendy Murray, who has a Patreon where she publishes short devotions three times per week. Monday’s posting was titled “Encourage One Another,” and was particularly moving, and I wanted to share it with you!

Wendy’s Reflection

In this post I have used a photo of a poppy I took several summers ago when I worked for a season in a wealthy woman’s extravagant formal gardens. The gardens were vast, manicured, and filled with innumerable varieties of flowers, shrubs and trees. Yet, despite the extravagance of the garden, the essence of it still came down to the delicate petals of each plant. The petals of the poppy, pictured above, are more delicate than crepe paper. Yet they carry the morning dew and open wide to catch the life given from the sun. It is a picture of the human soul, I think. Our lives are short (on the landscape of eternity), and yet while we have life we each are given a purpose. Until we find that holy purpose, we are only half-way there, as suggested by George MacDonald’s words about uniting human will with God’s will. So I defer to the encouragement of the opening Scripture verse exhorting us to encourage one another as long as it is day. For our days are short and the petals of our lives are fragile. They need the warmth of the sun to rise to a full bloom. 

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This reflection almost made me cry. We are here such a short time.

Thank you to everyone who has encouraged me over the years. I am so grateful to you.

 

Circles

Collages

I have been trying to organize and get rid of (ha!) some collage paper. (I laugh because I’ve gotten rid of almost nothing.) Then I got excited about making a 365 exercise out of some of the small scraps. Above was the first.

Here’s how the second turned out:

I liked it possibly better at an earlier itineration, so when I scanned it in I digitally took out the things added that I thought I didn’t like:

Now, not so sure if the earlier version was better.

And here’s a third one:

I hope you have a great weekend!

Grandkiddos

I’ve been quiet, we’ve been busy! We moved June 1st and barely got unpacked when the three grandkids came to stay with us for the better part of a week. Three under 6 … we were exhausted! But a lot of fun was had by all, too.

The above horse is a collaboration with Ellie (3.5) and below is Liam’s dancing bird (6.5):

Ethan (5) made a bunch of butterflies, but took them home!

Liam also asked if he could use my typewriter. I almost said no because there is always frustration due to it being old and not working right. But I said yes, and look what he typed:

I am the luckiest person alive.

Y is for Yellow (Summer!)

I am re-running “Y is for Yellow” over the summer (June 22 – August 3, 2018). This online class was originally a year-long class, with the end goal of working on and developing a cohesive series. As a shorter, summer program, I think participants can decide to approach it two ways:

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Focus more on the series aspect of the class. Spend the six weeks going through the stages of researching & playing, resting, focusing & deciding, working (in tandem with a few others for support and accountability), and finishing!

2.
Focus more on just playing in the studio with the drawing and mixed-media assignments. There are 26 drawing assignments and 10 mixed-media assignments… so much content! But you are invited to pick and choose the assignments that speak to you the most and leave the rest for self-study later.

Here the eight mixed-media projects (following are screen shots from the lesson PDFs):

B is for Picasso Blue Period Paintings (watercolor and gel medium):

C is for Cut Contour Collages (mixed-media):

D is for Drybrush Dares (acrylic painting):

I is for Improv Paintings (mixed-media):

K is for Klee-Inspired Color Grid Paintings (layering in watercolor):

L is for Loose Landscapes (acrylic painting):

Q is for Quintessentially You (your choice of materials):

S is for Somewhat Surrealist (mixed-media painting):

T is for Taped, Textured Trees (mixed-media paintings):

Y is for Yellow Kitty (photograph and mixed-media):

I hope this gives you a good overview of what to expect this summer! Please consider joining the fun… great lessons for families, too! The cost is $99 and you will have forever access to the lessons; click HERE for details!