My New Steampunk Workshop is in "Gear"...

 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!  

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.  

Wonderful job! They turned out so great!

**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...www.amanarts.com 

Lovely, Radiant Reds!

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.

Such lovely works of art.  Keep up the good work ladies!

We had so much fun, come join us next time...!

Art Retreat at the Aman Home!

We had a blast!

This is the Star version of the Ashley Inn Art Retreat, taking place in my home studio.  The theme was to "Think & Create Like an Artist" and that we did.  

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.

Next, we have the Ashley Inn Art Retreat...August 3rd-5th...where we will do similar things! Come join us in the fun!

Some examples of the ladies' finished pieces...

 Wonderful job to all of you!  So excited for next year.

Discipline in Line...

An Honor to have "Courage"...

It is a great honor and privilege for me to announce that my painting "Courage" has been selected to be shown in the 10th Annual National Juried Exhibition, at Carr Gallery in Idaho Falls, ID.  The show runs from March 12th through June 4th.

I am so pleased to be a part of this show, along with many other talented artists!

"Courage" is an 8″x8″ original mixed media on a cradled wood panel. 

Things are Rusting...

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!

 (One of my examples...)


By the end of the workshop, you could practically see the paper turning to rusty metal!


Some more examples...

  

Excellent job!  This was so much fun.

Irises & Poppies...It's Looking Like Spring in Idaho!

So much color & so much fun!

Finally winter is on its way out, and we were having fun painting colorful flowers in Idaho Falls.

 

First, I taught my "Painting an Iris" workshop to a talented group of artists at The Art Museum in Idaho Falls. 

 The results were spectacular!  And, we all had so much fun!

 

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Next, at the College of Eastern Idaho, another group of artists tried their hands at painting gorgeous poppies on Yupo paper (a plastic surface).

 

Look how amazing they turned out!

 

 

You all did wonderful work!