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Some of the very talented collage artists at the LaGrange Art League (LGAL) made a book. Each artist took a page and made it her own. When I saw a book of handmade watercolor papers at the local craft store, I decided to give this a try. Each page is like a little painting and this is great for my limited attention span. My friend is a writer. When I am done, she is going to write the text for the pages. It will be interesting to see how my art inspires her. Here are a couple of the pages in the book.

Now, what about a project? The LaGrange Art League participated in a community fund raiser called Empty Bowls. The proceeds went to local food pantries. People bought bowls and anyone who came to the gallery with a bowl received a chance to win an apron that was decorated by our artists. Now, fabric painting is something that I have never done but I was asked to participate. I couldn’t say no. So, Suzy came out to play and I painted one of the aprons. This is what I came up with. I wanted to keep the cost down so the palette had to be minimal. I did not have fabric paints or fabric dye. It is called Celestial Happenings.

 

I have not abandoned my pastel paintings. Every once in awhile I feel like painting a flower. I took a photo last summer of a rose that I think is very interesting. It is a combination of yellow and pink. I started with an oil underpainting on paper and then added the pastel when that was dry. This month’s theme at the LGAL is the color called rose madder. I hung this painting in the show and called it “Does a Rose Matter?” Here is a picture of the underpainting and of the final painting.

I have completed other paintings from my trip to Taos, NM. I will be updating the landscape gallery soon to show you some of those. I hope you are enjoying the spring weather. I am. For all of you who are mothers, have a great Mother’s Day!

Sincerely,
Sue or Suzy?

Tags: apron, Empty Bowls, LaGrange Art League, pastel paintings

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