tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49697067545234458982024-03-04T21:18:56.313-08:00Linda Aman - Aman ArtsLinda's BlogLinda Amanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01142745964646269809noreply@blogger.comBlogger112125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4969706754523445898.post-42086029098578585402019-12-03T14:03:00.000-08:002019-12-03T14:24:12.466-08:00Why Abstracts?<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "calibri light" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">I told our sons I would never paint abstracts, well guess what? I
am explaining to them why their Mom continues to paint realism but has added
abstracted paintings to her work.</span><br />
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students that have watched my work expand. Why would I as an artist paint
abstract? What brings me to abstract’s mystery, purpose, or importance? How
have abstracts helped me in personal discoveries and thoughts?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "calibri light" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><i>Why I paint abstracts</i><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "calibri light" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Forces me to think in deeper terms of the elements and principles
of art </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "calibri light" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Brings a renewed excitement and passion to my work </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "calibri light" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Increase my visual experience, helps me interpret the world in new
stories</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "calibri light" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Enables me to discover fresh ways to interpret my thoughts, my
personal voice, and style</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "calibri light" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Pushes my limits, reminding me of the feeling of someone new to
art <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "calibri light" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Challenges my sense of wonder and intrigue</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "calibri light" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Develops a new appreciation of what it takes to make good design</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "calibri light" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The experience I get when I play, experiment and expand my ideas;
how can I use these methods, colors, textures, etc.….</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "calibri light" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">For the joy of discovering & inspirational adventures</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "calibri light" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Increases my variety of media, tools and methods</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "calibri light" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Pushes new difficult colors, design and unusual compositions </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "calibri light" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Rearranges the elements and principles of art to bring a freshness
to my work</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "calibri light" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">When I critique my students’ artwork, my critique is rich and more
diverse than before abstracts</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "calibri light" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">It helps me develop my personal voice and help others discover
theirs</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "calibri light" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Increases my student base and their horizons </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "calibri light" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Encourages the study of more kinds of art</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "calibri light" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Opens a new client base with increased sales</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "calibri light" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Helps me in the interest of more variety in series of my paintings</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "calibri light" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Abstract sharpens my skills in judging shows to have deeper appreciation
for strengths and weaknesses of design</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "calibri light" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I get a new layer of understanding and skill in my realistic work</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "calibri light" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I receive new excitement and set aside more studio hours</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "calibri light" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Helps me travel my viewer through art in a fresh perception</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "calibri light" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Increases depth of knowledge </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "calibri light" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Appreciation for more styles of work</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "calibri light" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Builds my confidence and ability to risk the unknown</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri light" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">My abstracts are the rearranging of a subject or an idea into a
new visual expression. The process can be very planned or free flowing with
problem solving all along the way to final discovery. I take the viewer on an intentional
journey through my artwork. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My abstracts
are purposeful using elements and principles of design arranged into new
compositions and directions. My work has emotion and style woven into new forms
that artists and clients can still recognize as a Linda Aman work of art.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri light" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I challenge you to explore new territory and thought processes in
your current work. Take risk and know you are the only one who can produce the
art you create. You are uniquely you. Enjoy the experience, go more for the
education than the results and results will come. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri light" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">If you are interested in abstracts, I have a three day retreat I
teach every year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri light" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><b>-Linda</b></span></span></div>
Linda Amanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01142745964646269809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4969706754523445898.post-12857146325888374972019-08-22T15:18:00.000-07:002019-08-22T15:18:31.755-07:00Exciting News in Idaho Falls!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Idaho Falls Magazine has my experience as the Artist in Residence at Yellowstone featured in their August issue! What an honor!</div>
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<br />Linda Amanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01142745964646269809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4969706754523445898.post-82711593665014081602019-07-17T17:18:00.000-07:002019-07-17T17:18:24.205-07:00Announcing Winners of the Art Stampede 2019 National Show, Juror Linda Aman<br />
I was honored to be the judge and juror for the 2019 Art Stampede National Show, held at the Nampa Civic Center July 15th - 20th! The fine art in this show was exceptional and a privilege to judge. I have very specific criteria and it was exciting to see who rose to the top. A special congratulations to all who entered! It shows you are serious about your commitment in fine art and your personal journey.<br />
A huge thank you to Debra Curry of Heartland Studios for sponsoring this wonderful show! It was a big success because of you and your team.<br />
Thank you for giving the public the opportunity to view and enjoy your fine art.<br />
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There were three categories: Western Heritage, Western Landscape and Rodeo.<br />
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<b>1st Place</b>, "<i>Smoke, No Mirrors</i>" by Cheryl Harley-Vole<br />
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<b>2nd Place</b>, "<i>Coexistence in a Modern Age</i>" by Laurel Lake McGuire<br />
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<b>3rd Place</b>, "<i>Cha'Kwaina</i>" by Karen Young<br />
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<b>Honorable Mention</b>, "<i>Wind Blown</i>" by Ginger Lantz<br />
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<b>1st Place</b>, "<i>Hovenweep Utah</i>" by Chi E. Shenam Westin<br />
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<b>3rd Place</b>, "<i>Silos in Spring</i>" by Jean AhFong<br />
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<b>Honorable Mention</b>, "<i>Winter Creek</i>" by Susan Kluksdal<br />
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<b>2nd Place</b>, "<i>You're Next</i>" by Lanie Frick<br />
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<b>3rd Place</b>, "<i>Burn Baby Burn</i>" by LaReece Stinger<br />
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<b>Honorable Mention</b>, "<i>Ghost Rider</i>" by Pam Grant<br />
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<br />Linda Amanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01142745964646269809noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4969706754523445898.post-80839970228438332592018-10-18T15:02:00.001-07:002019-03-14T16:02:34.534-07:00The Yellowstone Story!<br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 17.0pt;">"I promised my story here it is..."</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Color, Composition and
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial";">“Artist in Residence” is
a volunteer position to create art in the park and promote National Parks. I
registered online with the national parks and was contacted that they had
chosen me for September 2018. What an honor! <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial";">I feel grateful for the
opportunity and the experience of creating my art in the beautiful environment
of Yellowstone National Park as Artist in Residence. Living in the park as the
artist in residence for 20 days impacted my creativity as an artist and
personal appreciations for the beauty that surrounded me. I was immersed each
day in the beauty of God’s creation. I felt at the time I was back in the
beginning of time. Seeing the melding of colors, shapes, lines, pathways of
light and movement of the geysers, along with the sounds and wind, impacted my
sense of awareness to another level; which, also impacted my work to new
dimensions that I am only beginning to tap.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial";">Yellowstone Staff and the
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<b style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">The staff I worked alongside at Yellowstone Forever were simply just the best! They treated me like part of the YF family. They even invited me to their potluck dinner. They welcomed me from the first day and I miss them already. They were welcoming and professional to all the tourists and visitors of the park.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial";">I didn’t know what to
expect for my time in Yellowstone. I knew I would create new work and have a
fair amount of paintings. What I did not expect is to be amid hundreds of
visitors who I would engage in my process of art in the way of showing and
explaining what I was creating. One World War II veteran even wrote a poem for
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in my studio area in the hours after the Yellowstone Forever center closed. I
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for groups of tourists coming through. Teaching opened their world to a new
experience in art, new appreciation and new excitement that they can do
watercolor or other forms of art. They each took home an original painting of
Yellowstone’s Old Faithful they created. Meeting and teaching people from all
over the US and the world was wonderful. Everyone was on the same subject: the
beauty of the park and the paintings they were watching me paint. There were no
divisions, even when they couldn’t speak English…we were all just enjoying each
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial";">One day a man walked
right up to “Old Faithful” and laid down peering inside. The large crowds
waiting for “Old Faithful” to erupt were yelling at him to get away for his
safely…finally the rangers caught him as he was “getting away”. They arrested
him and fined him is the last I heard. We saw it all happen in an instant and
it was concerning. Seems he has done this sort of thing before.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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walk and took a picture of “Ear Springs”. When I took the picture I
thought…“hmmm...a little more activity around that area”. I discovered I was a
bit correct. Next day, it went off for the first time in 15 years, throwing out
all kinds of garbage: coins, cans, etc. that had been tossed in over years. They
even identified a baby pacifier dated to 1930. The Spring erupted the highest
on record in 60 years to 30 feet! One item that flew out was a large piece of
cement, so they closed the entire section for the rest of the season for safety
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newly active geyser. At times the eruptions can be years apart, as much as 50
years. In September when I was in Yellowstone, it was going off every 5-6 days
and up to 40 min. long and could be 300 feet in the air. Geyser Gazers are people
who sit for hours, or even days, waiting for an eruption. I met one person who
she said she had been there for days and had witnessed a number of Steamboat
eruptions. She had a wealth of information and a lot of patience! This year
Steamboat has been the most active ever on record. You can look on line to find what has happened since I left...a lot more activity.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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eruption. If it is high or erupts a long time or both it takes longer to fill
and go again. I was getting pretty good at predictions after seeing more than
75 eruptions (I counted from all different viewpoints) though not as expert as
the rangers/scientists whose job it is to predict the next time for “Old
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><b>In the outcomes, my work
has new direction; more en plein air, land forms in realism as well as
abstractions, and lot more experimentation. I felt being immersed by walking,
hearing and the visual everyday of Yellowstone, transformed my understanding of
the colors and conversations of the landscape. I created about 15 artworks in
the park with countless others in plan. I definitely have add<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a>ed
new directions to my works of art. I found time of solitude, interaction with
hundreds of visitors and quiet spiritual thankfulness. I saw the landscape, the
geysers and wonders of the hot springs with volcanic actions and colors. I
watched the wild animals, bison, black bear with three cubs, deer and elk,
wolves, mountain goats, antelope, swans, birds, pesky ravens, etc. I was often
emotional at the creation around me, that I was privileged to view it.</b></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial";"><b>Among my favorites are the Grand Prismatic
pools and the Minerva Terrace.</b></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial";"><b>I am
looking forward to visiting often and will always have a heart for Yellowstone
with the thankfulness of beauty.</b></span><br />
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Linda Amanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01142745964646269809noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4969706754523445898.post-1834261905420136182018-08-16T10:16:00.000-07:002018-08-16T10:16:25.882-07:002018 Ashley Inn Art Retreat......was a big success! <br />
The first weekend in August, I taught a group of 13 talented artists in Cascade, Idaho for three fun, art-filled days, where we painted & created morning til evening! We learned new techniques, tried different compositions and colors, and used new media in our artwork. It was a wonderful time to experiment with our art, all in a beautiful mountain environment.<br />
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Already planning new ideas for next year...<br />
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Linda Amanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01142745964646269809noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4969706754523445898.post-8494453772949267512018-08-01T16:46:00.000-07:002018-08-01T16:46:01.752-07:00My New Steampunk Workshop is in "Gear"...<div style="text-align: center;">
<b> A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of teaching a brand new, unusual workshop to a group of wonderful artists at the Museum of Idaho in Idaho Falls. They currently have an exhibition about the world of Steampunk design, so I created a workshop to match! </b></div>
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<b>It was a fun 2-part workshop. We had the chance to create Steampunk designs with mixed media, (gears, wires, antiqued collage papers, etc.) as well as with paint, stencils and other media. </b></div>
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<b>Wonderful job! They turned out so great!</b></div>
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<b>**It was such a popular workshop, I'm doing it again...not only in Idaho Falls (October 5 & 6) but also in Star as well! (October 12 & 13) check out my website for more details...<a href="http://www.amanarts.com/" target="_blank">www.amanarts.com</a> </b></div>
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<br />Linda Amanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01142745964646269809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4969706754523445898.post-82505712590210406082018-08-01T16:02:00.001-07:002018-08-01T16:02:31.703-07:00Lovely, Radiant Reds!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<b>A couple of weeks ago at The Art Museum of Eastern Idaho in Idaho Falls, I taught my "Radiant Reds" workshop to some talented ladies! It's always so fun to see how different each artist's painting of the same picture comes out on watercolor paper.</b></div>
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<b>Such lovely works of art. Keep up the good work ladies!</b></div>
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<b style="text-align: left;">We had so much fun, come join us next time...!</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; text-align: left;">We had a blast!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This is the Star version of the Ashley Inn Art Retreat, taking place in my home studio. </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The theme was to "Think & Create Like an Artist" and that we did. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We created mixed media artwork all weekend, learned so much and had such an exciting time! We expanded our horizons and our senses of adventure. We learned & played with textures, compositions, materials and colors in all sorts of new and exciting ways. We worked in realism & abstractions, taking art to new levels.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Next, we have the Ashley Inn Art Retreat...August 3rd-5th...where we will do similar things! Come join us in the fun!</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Some examples of the ladies' finished pieces...</span></b></div>
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<br />Linda Amanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01142745964646269809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4969706754523445898.post-55505202755663910362018-05-16T12:37:00.000-07:002018-05-16T12:37:13.401-07:00Discipline in Line...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Linda Amanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01142745964646269809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4969706754523445898.post-24845865121442663292018-03-19T10:12:00.002-07:002018-03-19T10:12:09.686-07:00An Honor to have "Courage"...<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It is a great honor and privilege for me to announce that my painting "Courage" has been selected to be </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">shown in the 10th Annual National Juried Exhibition, at Carr Gallery in Idaho Falls, ID. The show runs from March 12th through June 4th.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">I am so pleased to be a part of this show, along with many other talented artists!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"Courage" is an 8″x8″ original mixed media on a cradled wood panel.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">At the beginning of this month, I taught a wonderful 2-day workshop to a group of artists at the Pocatello Arts Center...all about Rust & Corrosion!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">By the end of the workshop, you could practically see the paper turning to rusty metal!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Excellent job! This was so much fun.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Finally winter is on its way out, and we were having fun painting colorful flowers in Idaho Falls.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">First, I taught my "Painting an Iris" workshop to a talented group of artists at The Art Museum in Idaho Falls. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Next, at the College of Eastern Idaho, another group of artists tried their hands at painting gorgeous poppies on Yupo paper (a plastic surface).</span> </div>
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<b>Last weekend, I taught a couple of my seasonal workshops at my studio in Star, ID; they were a bit out of order, but it was a success none the less!</b></div>
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<b>On Friday the 3rd, we gathered to create little works of Christmas-y art to give as gifts (or to keep for ourselves!) at the Christmas Gifts workshop.</b></div>
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<b>The next day, we painted fall leaves on Aquabord, an absorbent clay surface. They had a great time painting glowing leaves while learning the tricks of lifting, glazing, adding textures, etc. to their artworks.</b></div>
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<b>A couple of weeks ago, I was in Oregon and taught a couple of my newest workshops to some very excited artists who were ready to learn some new techniques!</b></div>
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<b>First up, was the Tiny Abstracts mixed media workshop, where artists used acrylic and other media to create small works of art. They were all so good!</b></div>
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<b>The next day, I taught my new Rust & Corrosion workshop, which focuses on creating the look of rust with different color combinations. </b></div>
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<b>They all turned out looking so good and so...rusty!</b></div>
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<b> Excellent job, all of you! Keep up the good work!</b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">With “Visual Pollution” as I
call it, we may need to rethink our art game. We all have an overload of visual
stimuli. With the constant interruption of the internet, voicemail, texts,
emails and other social media we can have way too much to see and respond to. I
like to have the concise information in an email as most of it will not be
read. I may lose a few of you in this one-page article. </span><span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 14.0pt;">J</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Even in the grocery store the
visual choice for something as easy as toothpaste can be crazy, how many
choices of the same brand do I need? I just want clean teeth and fresh breath. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">How does this effect the
artist? I believe to get someone’s attention to actually stop, view, enjoy and
possibly have interest to purchase our art takes a lot more work and creativity
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">How do we answer the
challenge of getting attention? We can be bold, subtle, imaginative, colorful,
textural, compositionally creative etc. in our paintings. I have a number of
directions I have changed my work for this dilemma…one is having a series of
new works. Some of my new art is large 3 feet by 4 feet and some is tiny art
4”x4”. Capturing either the bold or the need for a tiny space of viewing. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">One of my new exciting series
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">It is a series titled “A
Breath of Fresh Air” that is purely dedicated to the idea of slowing down
for beauty. Paintings that their purpose
is to interrupt the viewer just long enough to take a breath, sigh and enjoy!
One such painting is at the Carr Gallery in a show in Idaho Falls right now. It
is 3 feet by 3 feet and in calming colors and movement (see above). Titled
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">My painting, "Surfaces Abounding” which is a 3' x 4' mixed media abstract painting,<i> </i>was selected by juror Richard A. Young to be part of the <b>10th "ART Idaho"<span style="font-style: italic;"> </span>biennial statewide competition</b> to be exhibited at The Art Museum of Eastern Idaho (TAM) <span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0"><span class="gmail-aQJ">November 18, 2017 – February 10, 2018</span></span>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The opening reception and awards ceremony on <span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0"><span class="gmail-aQJ">Saturday, November 18 at 6 pm</span></span><b> </b>at The Art Museum of Eastern Idaho, Idaho Falls, Idaho.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I also have three paintings accepted into the </span><b style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">FINE ART IN MINIATURE Show at Finer Frames, in Eagle, Idaho</b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">. The show will feature 40 popular area artists.</span></div>
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<b style="color: maroon;">Two of my latest paintings above, "Underwater Fantasy" & "Underwater Reach" created from the one below...check out the step-by-step process!</b><br />
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<span style="font-size: 18px;">After working on this painting and not being satisfied, I put it away for a year. After bringing it back out, I saw it with new eyes. It worked great when I cut it up and created the new pairing! </span></div>
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We saw some familiar faces there, as well as some new artists. It was a fun evening!</div>
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On September 9th at the College of Eastern Idaho in Idaho Falls, I taught the super popular Pen & Ink Roosters watercolor workshop to a fun group of ladies who were excited to learn something new and have fun with color!<br />
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Take a look at the transformation of this painting....<br />
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The painting (above on the left) was an experimental done on Yupo...<br />
However, (above on the right) it didn't quite work out how I had envisioned it.<br />
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So the three new paintings to the right were born! If you look closely you can see where they came from the original Calla Lily painting.<br />
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All is not always lost with a painting that didn't work! New paintings, new directions. (Calla Lily will be revisited in a new start of a painting.)<br />
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Keep up the creativity...Linda Amanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01142745964646269809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4969706754523445898.post-317685419041130272017-08-09T13:39:00.000-07:002017-08-09T13:39:39.933-07:00Ashley Inn 2017 Art Retreat.....<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>....was a huge success!!</b></div>
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<b>On August 4th through the 6th, we stayed at the beautiful Ashley Inn in Cascade, Idaho, where we held our annual art retreat.</b></div>
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<b>This year we focused on various experimental abstract projects, including some watercolor & acrylic with mixed media, Yupo, India Ink, stenciling, collage & printing; as well as some in depth work on composition & color choices. It was a wonderful group of ladies who were all excited to learn new things and have fun at the same time! </b></div>
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<b>Some comments from the week...</b></div>
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"Learned a lot about using watercolors & incorporating texture...how to correct a mistake"</div>
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"Total focus...Everything else done for us...park, eat, paint."</div>
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"It was well structured and organized; provided an opportunity to experiment & abstract"</div>
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"The design worksheet helped me to see my work; it will help me digest the thought process."</div>
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"A lot of time to paint and get away and just focus on painting"</div>
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"Enjoyed the opportunity to work on many projects."</div>
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"Tools for thinking and developing...exposure to new media & examples and time to do"</div>
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"What a great workshop and leap to a new territory!"</div>
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"I enjoyed the format and the mixed media and all of the substrates and mediums we got to explore. I know I can take some of what I learned and use it to stretch my boundaries."</div>
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"Linda is so generous with her supplies and tools"</div>
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"Thank you very much for your passion for art, teaching and growth!"</div>
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<b>This was a blast, ladies! You all did a phenomenal job.</b></div>
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<b> I look forward to this every year. </b></div>
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<b>We would love to have you join us next year!</b></div>
<br />Linda Amanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01142745964646269809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4969706754523445898.post-61702328308175740612017-08-09T10:42:00.002-07:002017-08-09T10:42:35.365-07:00Failure...So What!!<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 16pt;">I just painted a failure…it
has great “stuff” in it but the traits of “Oh My G</span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack" style="font-size: 16pt;"></a><span style="font-size: 16pt;">oodnesses”
have taken over. I am not going to allow that, to squash my continuing to paint
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">I am taking the experiment to
the next level…why not? It is just a piece of paper waiting for an education.
Now of course that is how I feel in the privacy of my studio. If you walked in
right now I would start the apologies and excuses of what is wrong with it. But
you are not here so I can examine my process, evaluate what was I thinking or
maybe missed thinking. I can sort out the educational value and think of
possibilities for the next painting and or solutions to the one in front of
me…I am certainly not going to be discouraged or stop my creativity. I just
will not allow myself to go down that road.
So what if it doesn’t work? I will strive on…to the next discovery. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">None of my paintings are
truly a failure as I am learning. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">How cool is that! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">When I stop learning,
experimenting, analyzing and having fun- my work will show it. The freshness of
discovery will be undiscovered. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">My moving forward and repeating
the successful past is wonderful. How blessed I am to have the opportunity to
create. Failure….nope….not in my studio! Paint on-paint now!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">© Linda Aman – July 2017<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Linda Amanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01142745964646269809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4969706754523445898.post-17125614756091805042017-07-14T13:43:00.001-07:002017-07-14T13:43:34.742-07:00Another Successful Pen & Ink Workshop!<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On the evening of Thursday July 13th, I taught another fun pen & ink with watercolor workshop at Finer Frames in Eagle, Idaho! </span></div>
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Ten ladies showed up to have some fun and learn some things about watercolor. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Plus, painting those colorful roosters was just a blast. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Nice job ladies!</span></div>
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