Celebrating the small town and rural artists of the Olympic Peninsula. I invite you to take a look, make comments and join the discussion.
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Leave a Comment September 9, 2009
This weekend is the annual Art Port Townsend Studio Tour. Forty one artist studios will be open to the public and there is no charge. Maps can be found in The Leader and around town or peruse the samples here and find directions to the individual studios. Here are a couple of examples of what can be found.
Chuck Iffland
Loran Scruggs
Jim Watson Gove
Be sure to stop at Chuck Iffland’s studio to see some very impressive sculpture. To find out more, read Chuck’s interview here.
Leave a Comment August 18, 2010
Scroll down to see previous posts on my new series of giclee prints. Although giclee printing is a digital process, the human element in producing quality prints is still very important. The printer I worked with was very professional and had a good sense of how to tweak the colors to get the shades I was looking for. The correct shade of turquoise on “Graphic Florals – Roots” took a couple of trys.
The colors will vary according to the computer system and monitor so if you are in the area this weekend, stop by the art building at the Jefferson County Fair to see this and three other prints in person.
“Graphic Florals – Roots” 16 x 20 $65.00 + shipping
Leave a Comment August 13, 2010
More pictures of my new series of giclee prints seen in the previous post.
See the whole series on my website.
“Graphic Florals – Phlox”, 16×20, $65.00 + shipping
and some framing and decor ideas
Fun for contemporary decor, dorm rooms, teens and kids rooms too!
Leave a Comment August 12, 2010
Earlier this summer I developed a group of colorful graphic florals and have had them printed as giclee prints. See the whole series on my website.
I’ll be posting pictures here this week and locals can see a couple of the prints in the arts building at the Jefferson County Fair in Port Townsend this weekend, August 13th through the 15th.
If you are not familiar with the term “giclee”, here’s a quick explanation; The word “giclée” is derived from the French language word “le gicleur” meaning “nozzle”, or more specifically “gicler” meaning “to squirt, spurt, or spray”. The word “giclée,” as a fine art term, has come to be associated with prints using fade-resistant archival inks, archival substrates, and the inkjet printers that use them.
“Graphic Florals – Geraniums”, 16×20, $65.00+shipping
More pictures of this series to come.
Leave a Comment August 11, 2010
Copyright and licensing of creative work has been undergoing a transformation in recent years as technology evolves. Johanna Blakely has an interesting talk about creative industries without copyright laws on TED, click here to see the video.
Johanna shows examples of the virtues of copying from the fashion industry . (Thanks to Chris for passing this on!)
Leave a Comment July 30, 2010
Andrea Lawson has been running a family figure drawing class during July and next Wednesday will be the last for a while because of the fair happening in August. It is 4-5:30 pm in the art building at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, Port Townsend. Drop-ins are welcome, bring pencil, pad, charcoal and eraser, $5.00 kids, $10.00 adults. Everyone takes turns modeling so next week, July 28th, bring or wear costumes-which is optional. We went last night and it was a lot of fun!
Leave a Comment July 22, 2010
With the advent of great weather, being on the computer takes a back seat to being outdoors. Spending time with friends and family, gardening, swimming, even maintenance chores sounds like too much fun.
I’ll be taking a small break but will have news to post soon – so enjoy summer!
Leave a Comment July 11, 2010
With this blog I hope to generate ideas about art and design as well as provide a place to showcase some of the many talented artists in our part of the world.
