"I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning."- a quote from J.B. Prestley.
This quote really sums up how I feel about each day. These are challenging times that we are living in. But each morning is another opportunity for positive things to happen. It is the same with each watercolor painting. It is another opportunity to express oneself, and to create bit of magic with a fresh start, and a fresh viewpoint.
This quote really sums up how I feel about each day. These are challenging times that we are living in. But each morning is another opportunity for positive things to happen. It is the same with each watercolor painting. It is another opportunity to express oneself, and to create bit of magic with a fresh start, and a fresh viewpoint.
This has been a rainy and cold winter so far. I am very happy for the rain but I am looking forward to getting out for some walks now that we will have sun for awhile. I love taking watercolor pencils and a sketchbook on walks. All you need is an aquabrush, (a clear plastic barreled brush that holds water and releases it into the bristles,) and you are ready to paint the beauty you see around you.
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This semester all the classes offered at Mendocino College, where I teach, will be online. I am offering two classes, Watercolor For Older Adults, and Watercolor I and II, a combined class. The classes are full right now, but will continue in the fall.
We will have Class Zoom meetings each week, and painting assignments. The class assignments will be on the college platform, "Canvas." Because it is an online class you can work on your assignments and paintings anytime that is best for you. Each week I will have videos for you to watch and learn from.
I have all kinds of inspiring paintings to share with you, and several projects to do just for fun! We will do Art Journaling to give you an opportunity to stop, relax, and claim a moment of each day for creativity. If you have questions please go on line at mendocino.edu, or call the North County Center of the college at 707 459-6224.
I now have an Etsy store where you can see and purchase prints of my paintings. Please visit https://www.etsy.com/shop/AnnMaglinteArtist
Best Wishes, Ann
We will have Class Zoom meetings each week, and painting assignments. The class assignments will be on the college platform, "Canvas." Because it is an online class you can work on your assignments and paintings anytime that is best for you. Each week I will have videos for you to watch and learn from.
I have all kinds of inspiring paintings to share with you, and several projects to do just for fun! We will do Art Journaling to give you an opportunity to stop, relax, and claim a moment of each day for creativity. If you have questions please go on line at mendocino.edu, or call the North County Center of the college at 707 459-6224.
I now have an Etsy store where you can see and purchase prints of my paintings. Please visit https://www.etsy.com/shop/AnnMaglinteArtist
Best Wishes, Ann
There are no craft fairs or art shows this year because of the Covid Virus. The art gallery we are a part of in Fort Bragg, near Mendocino is open Friday-Monday, 11-5. My artwork, cards, and scarves are still available at Cat's Meow Gifts in Willits , 29 S. Main Street. 707- 459-6201. These are some of the silk scarves I sell. Silk is an amazing surface to paint on and dye. The colors flow into each other like magic. They are luxurious to wear, and bring glowing color to any outfit.
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Three black scarves with shades of lilac, black and green.
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Three variegated color silk & satin Devore' scarves.
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"Art is my life. It is what gets me up in the morning and what I think about before I go to bed. I could spend all my days painting and creating. Our beautiful countryside in Mendocino County constantly inspires me. As I stop and look around me, I think: Can I capture that sunlit glow, or paint a tree with those dramatic long shadows? Can I express with paint the softness of the fog that rests in the valleys below our home each morning?"
I received my B.A. in Art, with an emphasis in painting, from San Jose State University. I have studied watercolor and fabric design for many years at Mendocino College and the Mendocino Art Center. I was awarded Best of Show for my painting entered in the Second Annual Animal Exhibition at the Mendocino Art Center, and I have received several awards for my paintings exhibited at the yearly WASCO Aqua Areas juried Watercolor Exhibition. For over tthirty years I have taught art in all the schools in the Willits area, and seventeen years at Mendocino College. In 2009 I was honored as the Mendocino County Art Champion in the category of Artist. Each year, this honor is given to an artist who demonstrates artistic excellence in their chosen discipline, and shows a commitment to strengthening their community by using their artistic accomplishments to benefit the wider community. I am currently teaching watercolor classes at Mendocino College online. If you are interested in classes please click on "classes" above for more information.
We live outside Willits in a rambling house with our dog and two cats. My husband and I create a line of cement garden art, Midnight Moon Designs, and are represented by Northcoast Artists Gallery in Fort Bragg. Please visit us at midnightmoon-celtic.com
I received my B.A. in Art, with an emphasis in painting, from San Jose State University. I have studied watercolor and fabric design for many years at Mendocino College and the Mendocino Art Center. I was awarded Best of Show for my painting entered in the Second Annual Animal Exhibition at the Mendocino Art Center, and I have received several awards for my paintings exhibited at the yearly WASCO Aqua Areas juried Watercolor Exhibition. For over tthirty years I have taught art in all the schools in the Willits area, and seventeen years at Mendocino College. In 2009 I was honored as the Mendocino County Art Champion in the category of Artist. Each year, this honor is given to an artist who demonstrates artistic excellence in their chosen discipline, and shows a commitment to strengthening their community by using their artistic accomplishments to benefit the wider community. I am currently teaching watercolor classes at Mendocino College online. If you are interested in classes please click on "classes" above for more information.
We live outside Willits in a rambling house with our dog and two cats. My husband and I create a line of cement garden art, Midnight Moon Designs, and are represented by Northcoast Artists Gallery in Fort Bragg. Please visit us at midnightmoon-celtic.com
