tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78345372423674170602024-02-07T01:43:38.267-08:00"Mixed Messages" ART by Kathleen MattoxStudio/Gallery/Classroom
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Open Wedn. through Sunday, 11 AM - 6 PMKathleen Mattoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05398334634015709086noreply@blogger.comBlogger330125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834537242367417060.post-27056839645458159992018-10-06T13:27:00.002-07:002018-10-06T13:29:48.105-07:00October 2018--some updates!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
As Annie said, "Oh, My Goodness. . . . Oh, My Goodness!!!" How did it get to be over a YEAR since I last posted on my blog? All I can say is--"I've been very busy!" Running a business, living the life as a retiree, semi-keeping up with a big house and yard, and enjoying 2 Havanese boys means there aren't too many extra hours in the day. I think I'll start with a few high points of what I've been doing since I last posted:<br />
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1. Roy and I have been spending a lot of time with Artie and Bernie. Artie turned 2 years old 2 days ago and Bernie turns 2 years old today. They are half brothers, having the same father and different mothers. Artie is a red and Bernie is a cream. Artie has finished his AKC Championship and Bernie is a Canine Good Citizen. They both are delightful dogs and we are enjoying learning more all the time about the dog sport called "Barn Hunt", upon which I will elaborate at a future time. Here are "The Boys" (at left) and a photo of Artie at his first Barn Hunt trial. We have also been doing some private classes that are a combination of obedience, nose work, agility, tricks, and "shaping" behaviors.<br />
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2, This is the "Year of the Dog" in the Chinese calendar and I've been drawing/painting dogs all year. I've been doing small 5" marker drawings and larger paintings from them. In October, I said I didn't know how to draw dogs. . . and I didn't. But since then, I've drawn over 120 and I'm feeling more confident with each one. Below are a few of my favorites. I didn't think I could fill up a year with a focus on dogs, but I actually need to continue it into the next year and maybe beyond.<br />
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3. I have a new "dream" sewing machine, a Pfaff Creative Icon. It is a sewing/embroidery machine and I am loving every minute of learning to use it. I want to spend more<br />
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This is a little blog post about some of the outstanding features of the new Creative Icon if you'd like to know more about the machine.<br />
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4. After living outside of Sanger for 25 years, we've been in the process of having our backyard redone since last fall. It is in the final stages and we are very pleased with it. Photos will follow very soon.<br />
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5. After 25 years playing with the Fresno Community Concert Band, Roy and I am not continuing this year. We needed to free up our Thursday evenings and our weekends for dog-related events. Roy is not playing with the Sequoia Symphony either, so his life has changed quite dramatically.<br />
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6. I am beginning YEAR 7 as the owner of "Mixed Messages" ART. Time has gone by quickly. My mother, Vivienne Walton, celebrated her 100th birthday on July 22nd with about 85 guests at the Sanger Woman's Club. It was a wonderful party and we all enjoyed it greatly.<br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">PS. No promises, but I'm going to try to return to my routine of sending out a newsletter each month and doing a blog post each week. I do promise to try harder to stay in touch better.</span></span><br />
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Kathleen Mattoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05398334634015709086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834537242367417060.post-39609392379255459952017-08-13T17:39:00.002-07:002017-08-13T17:39:59.532-07:00Exciting Fall Events Coming Up!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I just updated the list of upcoming events in the right sidebar. September, October, November, and December are always busy months for artists and this year is no exception. For me, the fall is always sort of "kicked off" with "Celebrate Agriculture With the Arts", held at Circle Gallery in Madera. The address is 1653 N. Schnoor Ave., and can be found fairly easily from the Cleveland Exit toward the north end of Madera. This is a very exciting show because things are grouped and judged in agricultural categories, rather than by artistic medium. The categories are as follows:<br />
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California Crops<br />
Farm Machinery & Structures<br />
Our Farm and Ranch Friends<br />
Celebrate Agriculture--The Human Factor<br />
Water, Agriculture's Lifeblood<br />
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Art media accepted include paint drawing, sculpture, fiber art, photography and jewelry and all media are judged against each other, within each of the 5 categories.The impressive awards, informative and inspirational remarks and lovely reception are always well-attended, enjoyable events and everyone is welcome to attend. This has always been one of my favorite shows --some years I've been lucky enough to win awards and sell my work, which is always nice. This year my 2 entries were both accepted and they are entered in <u>California Crops</u> ("Valley Vignette") and <u>Our Farm and Ranch Friends </u>("Sunrises"). You'll have to come to the reception or the show to see them, but I will post photos after September 14th when Awards are announced. It is an evening reception usually from 5 or 5:30 till 8 PM or so. More details to follow but you might want to put this event on your calendar.<br />
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This year, my artistic fall actually starts with a show at the Fresno Art Hub. It is a joint show with Kate Jackson, a wonderful watercolorist, acrylic, and mixed media artist from Merced. Kate and I met years ago at the "Paint Yosemite" workshops and have wanted to do a show together for a while. Kate suggested a show centered around stamps and stamping and we both agreed that it would be both fun and challenging. There are a lot of possibilities with this topic--postage stamps, rubber stamps, stamping with found objects and much much more, as you will see when you attend one of the art hops during the time that Kate and I are featured artists. The name of the show will be shared within the next few days, as will more details and an event page. I'm having a lot of fun using different kinds of stamps in different ways on different pieces. The show will be up from August 30th till October 10th.<br />
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Save the dates September 7th and October 5th to attend Art Hop, with a special stop at the Fresno Art Hub. I will also have work at Chris Sorensen's those 2 nights; the September theme is "Geek Art" and October will be"The Dark Arts". These 2 will be a stretch for me, but I'll give it my best shot.<br />
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In October, Laura Fraedrich and I are going to have a show at "Mixed Messages" called "Baker's Dozens". For this show, we are each going to do 13 12" x 12" canvases of our favorite animals. Our styles are different, but complimentary, and I think this will be a very fun show! I'll bet you can guess which ones are Laura's and which ones are mine.<br />
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Dates for October include an opening reception on Sunday, October 1st from noon till 5 and an evening event on Friday, October 13th. We plan to make it a LUCKY FRIDAY the 13th because we hope some of the animals will be lucky enough to find out where their "<u>fur</u>ever" (not in all cases, of course--especially the birds and reptiles!) homes will be.<br />
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October 8th, a Sunday between the 2 animal events, will be the 6th Anniversary Celebration of "Mixed Messages" opening. The time will be from noon till 5 so you can come right from church or you can come out after lunch. Refreshments will be served and you'll be able to see brand new work along with some older pieces. The old "Art Hop" special prices of 25% off all framed pieces and 50% off shrink-wrapped prints and originals will be in effect on October 8th.<br />
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In November, Adam Albrecht will be the Featured Artist at MMA and he will be showing, sharing, and selling some of the new items he has been making. More details and dates to follow soon.<br />
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And in Late November/all of December, "Mixed Messages" will have a lot of gift items for your holiday shopping as well as another collaboration project between myself, Paul Parichan, and Melanie Schow. We are already beginning to work on Doves and Crosses for the holiday season.<br />
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So, you see why I say it will be a busy fall--hope you'll put some of these dates on your calendars now and watch for my details and full Event Pages on Facebook soon. My Facebook business page is <span id="goog_1708584087"></span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/mixedmessagesbykathleenmattox/">"Mixed Messages" by Kathleen Mattox</a>. If you haven't liked it yet, I hope you will. I just passed by 1000 Likes and will be doing a giveaway very soon.<br />
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Well, as my friend <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SheilaJBoyd">Shiela Boyd</a> likes to say--"Sparkle and Shine!" And I will add--"Onward and Upward!"<br />
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Kathleen Mattoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05398334634015709086noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834537242367417060.post-32580764272434559552017-07-02T16:47:00.000-07:002017-07-02T16:47:15.872-07:00Why Collaborate With Other Artists?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b>Today's post is a guest blogger post by Melanie Schow, a friend and fellow Sanger artist of amazing wire work with her own blog and website at <a href="http://bendwire.com/">bendwire.com</a>. Read on to learn Melanie's thoughts regarding the benefits of collaborative work with other artists. Thank you, Melanie, for guest posting this informative article and for collaborating on several past projects. I'm looking forward to continuing on several more in the future!</b></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>5 benefits of collaborating with other fine artists</b></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMPjYhFv1SpQLfnPDnnyLX5cb4YZ6HHnWUn2IEAav64MPAWLCkyL610iTvea8A8cxJpDw7EjLnSC9B_tOsetwKi9Zf9gdKYq7yNjzLiU-S79EU2MVcO4MKgy7MNbf4ybF4YM5y1OdqxLc/s1600/Star_Struck_-_back_view_7-2016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMPjYhFv1SpQLfnPDnnyLX5cb4YZ6HHnWUn2IEAav64MPAWLCkyL610iTvea8A8cxJpDw7EjLnSC9B_tOsetwKi9Zf9gdKYq7yNjzLiU-S79EU2MVcO4MKgy7MNbf4ybF4YM5y1OdqxLc/s320/Star_Struck_-_back_view_7-2016.jpg" width="240" /></a><span style="font-kerning: none;">Imagine blending one artistic style with several others to produce a completely new style. That's collaboration!</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">When I moved to the Fresno area four years ago, I became connected with some great local artists with styles complimentary to my own. Out of that connection grew a collaboration of like minds. A few times a year, we co-create works of art for special occasions, and all three of us benefit in many ways.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Kathleen Mattox is a mixed media artist and painter. She owns "Mixed Messages" Art, a colorful and whimsical gallery in the heart of Sanger's downtown area. Her work with its signature bright colors, inspirational sayings, and unique designs is beautiful and highly collectible.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/paul.parichan?ref=br_tf?">Paul Parichan</a> works in several mediums. For our collaborations he uses heavy-gauge wire, the same as he uses for his unique sculpture and home decor. He is an accomplished painter. He curates The Art Shop in The Vintage Market at 601 where he showcases not only his own work, but lots of local artists (Kathleen and myself included).</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid5ssxTig-fFfdr323har2lOhFPA6mubqxG7MNqfi-Zs3kp85JjEpN24bzzRITqdqKyuHi-gyJEkaku3_t64jCpK0O2vhcSUo8qbAJ0rJ8twKDmnB_qYSMgcuKvcXxq_gLsvSVjmh7ejU/s1600/Reach_for_the_stars__7-2016-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid5ssxTig-fFfdr323har2lOhFPA6mubqxG7MNqfi-Zs3kp85JjEpN24bzzRITqdqKyuHi-gyJEkaku3_t64jCpK0O2vhcSUo8qbAJ0rJ8twKDmnB_qYSMgcuKvcXxq_gLsvSVjmh7ejU/s320/Reach_for_the_stars__7-2016-2.jpg" width="240" /></a><span style="font-kerning: none;">Our pieces are limited editions, one of a kind and usually focused around a holiday or other gallery event. They are announced with some fanfare and then on display at Mixed Messages Art. The first time we did the collaboration was for Valentine's Day, and it was a big hit. We almost always sell out. Our separate styles combine to create entirely unique, original pieces.</span><br />
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>Decide on goal and timeline</b> Since we collaborate only for holidays, we begin by deciding on a theme and shape. For example, hearts for Valentine's Day, 4th of July stars, and Christmas trees. In future collaborations, we plan to create one over-the-top piece with the proceeds going to a charitable organization to give back some of the joy we have found in collaboration.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>Shape </b>Paul begins the process by making wire armature in a series of variations on our chosen shape. He likes to play with ideas so each one is unique.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>Color </b>When the wire pieces get to Kathleen, she picks out quotes or a word picture. Our Mother's Day flowers had quotes, for example. Then she paints a background, and backs her painting and quote with a second piece of art paper to reinforce. She then stitches her work onto the armature.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>Whimsy </b>I receive the pieces last. Since my medium is fine-gauge art wire and beads, I add forged wire shapes and bead drops that accentuate the piece. For one piece I made "fireworks" with with wire springs and scrolls coming from an Independence Day star. On the flower collaboration, I chose wire butterflies or tiny Lucite flowers and leaves. I also add the hook for hanging.</span><br />
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>Fun</b>: Since the goal is production on a timeline, collaborating gets me into my stash. And I love playing with my materials! I get to use colors I don't normally work with. The synergy of the group makes it more dynamic than working alone in my studio. There's lots of energy. Just like writing prompts spark writers, collaborations get the juices flowing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>Artistic stretching</b>: Since our designs are a result of collaborating, the work pushes me to try a different or new approach. I often bring these skills back to my own work. Our pieces are small and relatively fast, and they lead me in new directions I haven't tried before. This is true for the collaborations too. They have evolved, and each round is unique and special.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Tr35HuLpxo-BQOQr1dHfg6Jp9-crs3_NBYbYSrh2TyjcOeKaxmeWBVKnCZ6mL_-1e2qYDK6z4kIqlfOc38h9CBGrfj71Ue_IGQPdkEZb8_o9yR4W5yICw3zMgbRibNiP6lqL1EuLHuA/s1600/butterflies2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Tr35HuLpxo-BQOQr1dHfg6Jp9-crs3_NBYbYSrh2TyjcOeKaxmeWBVKnCZ6mL_-1e2qYDK6z4kIqlfOc38h9CBGrfj71Ue_IGQPdkEZb8_o9yR4W5yICw3zMgbRibNiP6lqL1EuLHuA/s320/butterflies2.jpg" width="240" /></a><span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>High-quality work</b>: Both Paul and Kathleen are talented, professional artists. Working with them pushes me to keep the bar high. When I receive their pieces, they are already 66% finished, so I am inspired to keep the momentum going and make the art shine.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>Accountability</b>: I start projects of my own that I never finish. Many artists do! However, you can't abandon a collaboration and do something else. If something isn't working, you have to deal with it. In a collaboration, your partners have already done a lot of work, and you must find a way to hold up your part. This is really motivating.</span></div>
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Here we are, already in the fourth month of a year that seems as though it just began yesterday. With no more "Sanger Art Hop and Shop", I'm being responsible for the activities at "Mixed Messages" ART only and I'm trying to do a better, more focused job of making them interesting and continuing to work on integration of projects and effort in 2017. April is shaping up like this:<br />
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April 1st (Saturday and today!)--no activities on the calendar, just me making sure YOU know what is coming up this month and in future months.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">April 8th </span></b>(Next Saturday)--2 featured artists that I'm very pleased to tell you about.<br />
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Inside the gallery will be <b>Karilee Mayer of Clovis,</b> creating and revealing Pysanky (Ukrainian/Russian) Eggs, just a week before EASTER! Time? 11 AM till 4 PM.<br />
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Outside the gallery--and hopefully it will NOT rain!--will be<b> Don Munshower of Fresno</b> (Sunnyside, actually, which isn't far from Sanger at all) with his "Mesmerizing Mobiles". This is also from<b> 1-4 PM </b>and during that time period, Don will be selling some of his older mobiles at great prices, talking to people about the mobiles, answering questions, and taking signups for his mobile-making class to be held on <b>April 22nd and 29nd</b>--see more information below!<br />
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On <b><span style="font-size: large;">April 15th</span></b>, inside at "Mixed Messages" ART, I will be hosted the Annual Indoor "Mixed Messages" ART Easter Egg Hunt. Each guest will hunt for their own special egg and open it to find out what prize they will receive. It might be candy, it might be a free item from the gallery, or it might be a discount on their total purchase for the day. Whatever it is, we always have fun hopping around the gallery from<b> 1-4 PM.</b><br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">On </span><b style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">April 22nd</span></b><span style="text-align: left;">, from 11 AM till 5 PM, Don will be teaching Day 1 of his class, </span><b style="text-align: left;">"To Balance or Not to Balance, THAT is the Design Question!" </b><span style="text-align: left;">Day 2 will be the next Saturday, </span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">I started 2016 off with the January Painting Challenge which I called "31 Paintings in 31 Days for $31, painting "Signs and Symbols" each day for the month of January. I didn't sell them all but I did sell the majority of them. They made a nice, connected group and people commented on how they made unique and personal gifts because so </span>many of the words and images seemed a perfect match for certain people in their lives.</div>
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There were other challenges in 2016 involving taking some outside "distractions" off my plate so that I could concentrate on becoming a more successful painter and do a better job at marketing my work and promoting the gallery. I "let go" of being president of the Sanger Downtown Business Association, stopped teaching classes for children and adults (at least temporarily), and stopped facilitating Sanger Art Hop and Shop. I feel like I have a whole new life ahead of me in 2017 with more time to devote my positive energy to both creating and marketing.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiocMvTCjVpmOj4EfAZRTeGJALfZPH6KaVHP3zDwHVQBU_zGqw43okdGMHsXXKfEr_0EvDdK80u2ZtneUzF10i15P9cPyjbiDfZGL7VXIbD4b0DyNO7EgDrEoGCaPwl-Meh_zdhFBb0RCQ/s1600/dream+star.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiocMvTCjVpmOj4EfAZRTeGJALfZPH6KaVHP3zDwHVQBU_zGqw43okdGMHsXXKfEr_0EvDdK80u2ZtneUzF10i15P9cPyjbiDfZGL7VXIbD4b0DyNO7EgDrEoGCaPwl-Meh_zdhFBb0RCQ/s200/dream+star.jpg" width="150" /></a><span style="font-kerning: none;">In terms of collaborations, there were many opportunities to do things with other artists. The most important collaboration s</span>were 3 project series with Sanger artists Paul Parichan and Melanie Schow. Paul made wire shapes, I gave them backgrounds and words, and Melanie embellished them with beads and wirework. We did 3 collaborations: a heart series of seven in February, a star series of 7 in June, and a tree series of 15 in December. At this time, we have exactly ONE available star remaining. The series were very successful and we will continue the project in 2017 with 2 new series coming out in May and December. Watch for them!</div>
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In 2017, my goal is to try to paint for some venues and shows that I<br />
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As a member of the Madera County Arts Council, I participate in a number of "theme shows" at Circle Gallery each year. The first one of the year (January-February) was "Journeys" and the one coming up in March will be "Reflections". The year will continue with 2 month shows with different themes, culminating in the Celebrate Agriculture show in October/November and perhaps a miniature show in December. So, I must be thinking ahead and painting ahead to have new work ready for each of these events. Sometimes I have a painting that works for a theme without painting a new one, but that seldom is the case. I also like to submit more than 1 when I can so that different people are always seeing several examples of my newest work at various locations. Another factor to consider this year is that I'm making a change from doing mostly watercolors to doing mostly acrylics. I don't have a lot of acrylics in my "inventory" and need to be painting new ones all the time.</div>
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For the 30 paintings done in January 2017, I decided to incorporate postage stamps or stamping of some kind into each of them. Only 3" X 3" and 6" X 6", the challenge was doable and fun and people have been giving me stamps so I can continue the project. The "stamp idea" came about because Kate Jackson of Merced and I decided to both do the project with stamps and to have a joint show or shows together later in 2017 or early 2018, or both. All of the work in the show will have stamps or stamping in it and these small paintings will be nice affordable additions to the show.<br />
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All of this leads up to my idea or thought or word(s) for 2017. I started out thinking that the word might be "Connectivity"--the state of being connected. It seems important to connect all of these disparate events and activities in some way so that I can be building inventory for the shows with Kate, producing new acrylics, and painting thematically. It seems apparent that the connecting factors are acrylic paints, gallery wrapped canvases, and stamps or stamping in all of them. This way, I can use them throughout the year as entries for various shows and still be building inventory for the joint "Featured Artist" show at the Fresno Art Hub in September/October 2017.</div>
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Soon, the idea of "Connectivity" morphed into "Congruence", the state of agreeing or corresponding and then into "Integration" which is defined as an act or instance of combining into an integral whole. I know that there's a word in the back of my mind that better describes this state, but it has yet to come forward. I'm sure that it will soon, but, for now, my word for 2017 will be <b style="background-color: #9fc5e8; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Integration"</span></b><span style="background-color: #9fc5e8; text-align: center;"> </span>and will involve concentrating my efforts on developing a body of acrylic work on canvas that all uses stamps or stamping.</div>
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Kathleen Mattoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05398334634015709086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834537242367417060.post-6720715563922068272017-01-04T14:24:00.000-08:002017-02-09T16:03:59.917-08:00January 4th--first post of the year!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Kathleen Mattoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05398334634015709086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834537242367417060.post-71538387813831879352016-06-24T16:33:00.000-07:002016-06-24T16:33:13.846-07:00"Star-Struck, Star-Studded, and Star-Spangled"!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It's time for another challenging collaboration with my friends, Paul Parichan and Melanie Schow. In February, we collaborated on a series of 7 hearts for Valentine's Day with Paul's wire, my painting and lettering, and Melanie's beading. We decided it was time to do it again and this time we are doing 7 stars which will be unveiled and available at Sanger Art Hop and Shop on Saturday, June 25th.<br />
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Then I trace them on watercolor paper, paint and embellish them, cut them out, and sew them onto the wire "frame".<br />
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Next, I pass them on to Melanie and she adds beads and a hanger. She returns them to me and I add a ribbon to hang them from and they are done! Here are the seven finished stars (without ribbons):</div>
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The interesting thing is that each one of us finds something challenging about the experience, but the collaboration effect seems to make it a positive challenge which often becomes a learning experience. When you are given something already started, you have to work with what you are given and it may be necessary to problem solve and do the next step in a way that you wouldn't normally work. I am glad that Paul and Melanie were willing and eager to participate and I think we are all pleased with the way the seven stars turned out. Tomorrow, we'll find out what other people think of them!<br />
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In February, we sold all 7 hearts the day of Art Hop and we're wondering if that may happen again on Saturday with the stars. The stars are each priced at $25 and we divide the proceeds, with a bit also going into our Art Hop expense fund. In November, we will be doing trees since Sanger is "The Nation's Christmas Tree City" and maybe at some point in time, we'll do a "Freestyle" show and sale with a lot of different shapes and quotes and no theme at all. Stay tuned for future "Collaborations" and you'll see that they don't have to be "Challenges" at all.<br />
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At the Claremont Packing House, a shopping/dining/learning/living mall in Claremont CA. This is all built in an old historic building that was a packing shed for either peaches or lemons--long before what it is today.These photos are not in very good order and I can't arrange them well, but I'm going to post them as I can, because if I wait till I figure out how to make them look better, it will never happen! You will definitely see magic in what has been done with a very awkward space. . .<br />
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Some years I pick a "word for the year" but this year, I'm picking two. This will be the year of Challenges and Collaborations! I'm starting the year off with a "challenge" called "30 Paintings in 30 Days", as I did in January of 2015. Last year, I did a series of paintings about Sanger, the town where I live. This year, I'm doing a series of small paintings that is called "Signs and Symbols". My challenge is called "31 Paintings in 31 Days for $31". The first challenge is painting a painting a day for a month, the second is posting a painting a day for 31 days, and this year, I am challenging myself to sell ALL 31 original paintings for $31 each. So, I'm off--Onward and Upward!--with the first challenge of the year! (See my last post for photos and more information about the 31. It sounds sort of like a Baskin Robbins 31 flavor menu, doesn't it?)<br />
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Throughout the year, I am going to try to do a painting a day in a few other months--probably not ever two months in a row, maybe alternating months throughout 2016. It is hard to do, but it is really a great motivator. Laura Fraedrich and Lyn Meredith have joined in with their own challenge and are each doing a painting or illustration a week for the 52 weeks of 2016 which will be based on one of my Artist Inspiration Cards each week, randomly picked from the deck. You can see Laura's week 2 ceramic canvas here on this link to her Facebook page:<br />
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So that explains the Challenge word for the year and partially explains the "Collaboration", too.<br />
The fact that I'm doing a weekly challenge and Laura is doing the yearly challenge is a collaboration in itself, but the fact that she is using my Artist Inspiration cards as the "prompt" for her canvases is also a collaboration. These are Laura's ceramic tiles for weeks one and two!<br />
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Laura's artistic interpretation of the Elements of Designs. . . via her Honda 'Element'. . .<br />
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When I started the "30 Paintings in 30 Days" challenge on January 1st, my intention was to post my new painting every day, for all to see. Well, we are now on Day 20 and I have only showed you the first 4 paintings in their earliest stages.<br />
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Rather than get terribly behind and stress myself out, I've decided to show you the first 20 in this post and try to do better on the last 11. The theme for my "31 Paintings in 31 Days for $31" series is "Signs and Symbols". Each 5" square painting shows a symbol and a word which that symbol represents. Here are the first 9 symbols:<br />
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So now we are sort of "caught up" on the progress of this series. As of right now, five of them are sold: Immortality, Energy, Duality, Growth, and Royalty. Twenty are complete, eleven remain to be done. I will try to post every day or 2 until the series is finished. When all 31 are complete, they will be professionally photographed and then be ready to go--mounted, but not framed--to their new homes for $31 (plus tax), each. Stay tuned for further developments!<br />
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Kathleen Mattoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05398334634015709086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834537242367417060.post-88994587051770436562016-01-17T07:47:00.001-08:002016-01-17T07:47:50.509-08:00Kathleen Mattox: A life represented by a love for all things art, Part 2<a href="http://kingsriverlife.com/01/16/kathleen-mattox-part-2/#.Vpu3Gv5OdBY.blogger">Kathleen Mattox: A life represented by a love for all things art, Part 2</a><br />
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This is the second part of an article about me in the Kings River Life Magazine.Kathleen Mattoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05398334634015709086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834537242367417060.post-70536743823267104592016-01-09T16:12:00.000-08:002016-01-09T16:12:20.960-08:00Jumping for Joy, here at "Mixed Messages" ART!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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A new and exciting development on this gloomy, rainy January Saturday. The week before last, I spent a very wonderful afternoon with Laura Sidsworth, a writer for the Kings River Life Magazine, published by Lorie Lewis Ham. The magazine comes out every Saturday, and I am featured in today's issue and will also be featured in a part two, next Saturday. I guess that proves what some people say--that I DO talk a lot! This is the link and if you click on it, you will see the article.<br />
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I just found out that Laura Fraedrich, a wonderful local ceramic artist and teacher is going to use my Artist Inspiration Cards as her inspiration for 52 weeks of clay tiles. :) I am so happy to hear this news and eager to follow her work throughout the year. This is a link to her blog post where you can read all about it. <a class="_553k" href="http://www.thepeculiarpalette.com/the-peculiar-palette/2016/01/jan-5-2016.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.thepeculiarpalette.com/the-peculiar-palette/2016/01/jan-5-2016.html</a></div>
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Hello to all and Best Wishes for a tremendous year in 2016!<br />
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Last year I did Leslie Saeta's "30 Paintings in 30 Days" in January 2015. All the paintings I did were around the theme of my small central California small town, Sanger. They ranged in size from very small (5" square) to 12" X 40". I had a great month doing them and I've enjoyed them in the gallery all year. Quite a few of the 30 are sold but some still remain.<br />
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I have decided to do the challenge again this year, but I'm calling it "31 Paintings in 31 Days for $31". The focus or theme is "Symbols and Signs" and will feature symbols that are used in art and religion in many different cultures. The five universal signs are the circle, square, triangle, equilateral triangle, and the spiral. I will use these 5 and 26 more in the work I do this January. They will all be small--8" square, matted and framed, with a 5" painted/stamped/collaged-and-more image. I will be selling them mounted to 8" square, but not framed. Buyers can easily pop them into an 8" square frame of their choice. This will allow me to sell each original painting for $31 plus tax so if you see one that you want, please comment "SOLD" and I will hold it for you. I will be keeping all of the paintings until they are photographed and then the buyers will be contacted for payment and pick up.<br />
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So, in a nutshell, that's the project for the month. Each day, the photo for the day is uploaded to Leslie Saeta's website which is<a href="https://www.blogger.com/"><span id="goog_469740482"></span> lesliesaetafineart.weebly.com<span id="goog_469740483"></span></a> In the menu bar, you will see "30 in 30" and that is where you will find each day's paintings. There are hundreds of people from all over the world participating this year and the art is varied by medium, techniques, and subject matter.<br />
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I started preparations for the project a few days ago by cutting watercolor paper to 5" squares and gelli-printing each square with colors/patterns. This way, I won't have to do all the steps every day and I can quite easily do each day's project without it taking ALL day. I still have to do all the normal things I do at the gallery--create, order, clean, help customers, teach lessons etc.--so I have to make the painting a day project both realistic and doable, as well as inspiring. Here are the backgrounds--about 15 of them at least.<br />
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Another thing that I did in preparation for beginning the project was to pick out the 31 symbols that I plan to use. I used a couple of books and some online articles to help me decide and I made a list on my computer. I also picked a word for each symbol after reading about each one. I didn't want to duplicate any words so this took some time for research and thinking of synonyms. I also decided on a color scheme for each card, trying to cover all the colors of the rainbow fairly evenly, thinking ahead to what I have in mind for the final "product".<br />
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Ultimately, I plan to make a set of large playing-type cards, commercially printed, with the symbols on the front and colorful, textured backs in the colors of the rainbow. I always try to think of how I want the project to be used as I work through the steps leading up to that finished end result.<br />
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Here is the list of symbols, words, and color schemes next to the backgrounds. I was ready to BEGIN!<br />
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I picked 4 squares to begin with. I chose the Tree of Life (because I had an obvious background to use for it), Heart, Ivy, and Crown.<br />
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Here they are in their early stages.<br />
They are on top of pages of the symbol dictionary located in the back of the book "Signs & Symbols: Identification and analysis of the visual vocabulary that formulates our thoughts and dictates our reactions to the world around us" by Mark O'Connell and Raje Airey.<br />
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I usually work on 3-4 small pieces at a time because that allows adequate drying time for the watercolors, glue, and ink as I move from one piece to another and back again. So, this batch of four was the first of what will be 31 by the the end of January. They will all be mixed media pieces and the final form of the project will be matted (actually, double mounted) 8" X 8" squares, ready to frame in 8" square frames. Photos of the 31 pieces will be used to make a set of oversized "cards" (numbered from 1-31) with colorful backs. They are intended to be used for inspiration or motivation or decoration for each day of any month. These cards can be used by anyone wishing to use them and they can develop their own uses for them. I provide the beauty and the starting point, YOU provide the final dispensation. :) It's always important, in any form of art, to leave room for the viewer to express themselves in it.</div>
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The final pieces will be shown in the next blog posts!</div>
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Kathleen Mattoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05398334634015709086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834537242367417060.post-84877155529032927202015-08-27T14:50:00.001-07:002015-08-27T14:50:39.191-07:00Almost September. . . . . <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Whew! Here it is almost the end of August and I haven't posted since the end of January. How time flies when you're having fun. . . . and being busy!<br />
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I'm in the middle of a big project--writing an Art Docent program for one of the elementary schools here in Sanger. As soon as that is finished, I'm hoping to get back to painting a LOT again and to blogging. Just wanted to let you know that all is well and Life is Good!<br />
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P.S. This is a new painting called "Kitty Caretakers" which is entered in the Madera "Celebrate Agriculture" Show coming up very soon. I have two shows to write about so that's where I'll begin when I do my next blog post. </div>
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Kathleen Mattoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05398334634015709086noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834537242367417060.post-40767883823624845552015-01-29T23:09:00.001-08:002015-01-29T23:09:36.808-08:00Why didn't I think of this sooner? <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
As I was framing all of the most recent paintings, I thought of using some of my gelli print papers to mount the Funky Five Minute tree on and this is how it looks. I wish I'd thought of it sooner but my mind was occupied with the painting and not too much else. I mounted the approximately 4" X 3" painting on two different papers with double sided tape and didn't use a separate mat at all. I really like the look! I also recycled a frame that had a badly dinged up corner--refurbished, sort of, by dinging up the WHOLE frame! I also remember Monte Guyne's advice--when you have a problem area in a painting, try to analyze what's wrong with it and either "wipe it out" (remove it) or add more of what ever it is--repeat it until it becomes a pattern instead of an eyesore. I applied that advice to this frame--I didn't want to refinish it and I couldn't hide the ding, so I used the sanding block and smoothed out the ding and removed the finish from the edges all around. I like that, too!<br />
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Kathleen Mattoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05398334634015709086noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834537242367417060.post-16839447712845801732015-01-29T23:02:00.000-08:002015-01-29T23:02:20.307-08:00Day 28 and Day 29--almost there!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Day 28: Once again, small was all I could manage and this time I did 3 trees in watercolor. This is only watercolor, letting the colors run into each other. Size is 4" X 6" and it's framed in a narrow, shiny black frame. Price is $32.50. I call this one "Zero to 3 in 15 Minutes!"<br />
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Day 29: This one is watercolor and pen and a little larger at 8" X 10". It's an abstract of the mountains, sky, clouds, river, and trees and that is all. :)</div>
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Kathleen Mattoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05398334634015709086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834537242367417060.post-9734593382385140962015-01-27T00:12:00.000-08:002015-01-27T00:12:16.598-08:00Day 27--posted at midnight and it's #9 on the list of paintings posted so far. :)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Well, since it was almost midnight and that's when the posting begins for each day of the "30 Paintings in 30 Days" Challenge, I decided to stay up a few more minutes and post the smallest, most primitive painting of the month. I did one of today's paintings with my left hand, but, despite what you may think, it was NOT this one. It's about 4" tall and 3" wide and I call it my "Favorite Funky Five Minute Tree". If it was supposed to be a fir, I could call it my "Favorite Funny Funky Five Minute Fir"! In any case, here it is--<br />
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Kathleen Mattoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05398334634015709086noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834537242367417060.post-4167671822120310392015-01-26T23:52:00.000-08:002015-01-26T23:52:10.025-08:00Day 25 and Day 26 in the "30 Paintings in 30 Days" Challenge<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Yesterday, Sunday January 25th, was a long, wonderful day with 2 Fresno Community Concert Band concerts. We left home at 11 AM and got home about 10 PM. Consequently, I didn't do yesterday's painting. I took a sketchpad and planned to do a hand-drawn and painted map to use as a template for a new art hop map but it didn't work out. I scanned the hand done image just fine and added some digital photos to it as well as some drawings but it just didn't reproduce well enough to use. Maybe I'll work on it more later, but, since it wasn't really appropriate for the challenge anyway, I scrapped it for now.<br />
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This morning was spent sleeping in (important!) and creating the Art Hop flyer and a map to accompany it. So I didn't start painting till 3:45 this afternoon. Knowing I had to do a minimum of 2 paintings to just "catch up", I challenged myself to see if I could do 6 in 2 hours--20 minutes a painting. They were small, so it was possible. They might not be my best work of the series, but sometimes you do what you've gotta do. And one nice outcome of doing all these Sanger paintings is that now I can almost paint them with my eyes closed, so to speak, and I don't have to think very long about what to include in them.<br />
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So, at 5:45, I had 6 paintings drying--well, actually 5 because I threw one away. I rushed it too much and it was just a muddy mess. And if you know me, I HATE "mud". The others aren't great, they are pretty small, but they are finished. I let them dry and added a few touches, signed them, photographed 2 of them and posted them on the challenge blog. Woo Hoo!<br />
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Yesterday's painting--5" X 7", watercolor and pen--an abstract of the Sanger area. Fresh and fun, but not the greatest compositionally. But I'm thinking that right now, done is more important than fabulous since I'm agonizing a tiny bit about getting to work on my state sales taxes which are due on February 2nd. Getting a little close to put it off much longer!<br />
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Today's painting-- 7" X 5"--and the same description applies to this one as to #25. :)<br />
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Kathleen Mattoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05398334634015709086noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834537242367417060.post-79716511486840568312015-01-24T20:25:00.001-08:002015-01-24T20:25:28.864-08:00Day 24--A Game Board<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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In the same book about making maps, I saw an idea for making my own game board. Since time was limited today, I decided to do a quick version by using printed copies of the small paintings I did for a painting called "Definitely NOT to Scale!" Here is that painting:<br />
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I used cards of the individual paintings in the large painting and I left them in their plastic sleeves, put them on the printer, resized them and copied them in a smaller format. I cut them all out, slapped them on to a full sheet of watercolor paper with a glue stick, addeda caption box below each and then started thinking about<br />
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Next, I added a banner and Sanger, CA. I proceeded to ask a question about each of the locations, add some arrows and finally, a little watercolor paint. This is the final product and it's more of an illustration/composite than anything else. It's the first "product" that I see no reason to frame, because I'm not sure what I'll do with it. It could be a conversation starter, but not much else. So this might be my "fail" of the 30 days of paintings. It was a fun idea, but not fine art and probably not salable.</div>
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Kathleen Mattoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05398334634015709086noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834537242367417060.post-66289725327082726332015-01-24T20:11:00.000-08:002015-01-24T20:11:43.062-08:00Yesterday was Day 23, and it was too late to post when I finished painting!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
But I'll catch up now, on Day 24. I had it in my head to do some kind of a map yesterday. I have a great book about making/painting maps and as I paged through it, a few projects caught my eye. Here is a photo of the cover of the book and then a couple of ideas about "Word Mapping".<br />
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I decided to use watercolors to do"free hand" lettering inside the shape of a tree, since Sanger is the "Nation's Christmas Tree City". I quickly sketched the outline of a giant sequoia and started filling it in with place names, words, locations, businesses and more.</div>
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This is the finished painting--full of words about Sanger, California. The finished size is 14" X 11" and it's all watercolor and permanent pen. I'm surprised I managed to finish it in one day since it turned out to be a LOT of work! I do like how it turned out, though, and I think it will look nice matted and framed in a 20" X 16" frame. </div>
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Day 22's painting is the 3rd one done with FW Daley/Rowney artists acrylic inks, watercolor, and permanent ink. Here is a photo of the 4" X 6" image.<br />
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And here is a detail of a place in the painting before it dryed and I added the watercolor. Even though it's recommended that you NOT mix colors on the paper, but rather in your palette before you put them on the paper, I got some beautiful "mixing" effects by letting the colors run together, undisturbed, to dry.<div>
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Kathleen Mattoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05398334634015709086noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834537242367417060.post-85633440941172433232015-01-21T21:22:00.000-08:002015-01-21T21:22:36.515-08:00Day 21--another ink experiment!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Kathleen Mattoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05398334634015709086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834537242367417060.post-11595437167777262892015-01-20T23:02:00.000-08:002015-01-21T21:18:21.975-08:00Day 20 of "30 Paintings in 30 Days". . . . <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
. . . which means I am now 2/3's done. And I have mixed emotions about whether I'm happy or sad. I like the focus and the serial nature of doing 30 paintings on one subject, with many variations. I'm happy to have 30 new paintings at the end of the month. But I'm also needing to catch up on some other things that I'm running behind on--like getting my state taxes done. :( But it will happen.<br />
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I did 3 "random" small paintings/drawings with FW Daley-Rowney acrylic artist inks. They come in a bottle and I just painted with them straight out of the bottle onto watercolor paper. They ran and bubbled and dripped and this is what the 3 paintings looked like, last night when they were wet. I was thinking of trees, orchards, blossoms, fields, mountains, a river, a highway, and wildflowers as I played with the inks with their eyedroppers.<br />
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