"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 some sunny days. I love taking watercolor pencils and a sketchbook on walks. Just add in 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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COLLEGE CLASSES
This semester all the classes I teach at Mendocino College will be online. I am offering two classes, Watercolor For Older Adults, and Watercolor I and II, a combined class. In the fall the college will be offering on-site classes.
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I will offer a new Blog post each week offering my thoughts, and tips and techniques for watercolor.
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Please subscribe to receive my new monthly newsletter sharing watercolor information, ideas for your watercolor sketchbook and Creative Journal Prompts, and information about my new videos and classes. Click on the above Navigation Bar, go to "More " and click on Contacts. It is a secure site for email communication, and will only be used for the newsletter.
Please visit my YOU TUBE CHANNEL- ANN MAGLINTE WATERCOLOR
For more painting videos please visit my You Tube Channel. I will be adding more each week. These are two of the beginning videos you might enjoy watching. Here is the URL for my "Beginning with Watercolor" Video, where I talk about supplies for watercolor and getting started in painting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAlQeIiE90g, or go to Ann Maglinte Watercolor.
Another introductory video is "Art for your Inner Self," where I share a simple way to express your creativity with watercolor by doing a daily painting practice with expressive watercolor washes. This is part of a series.
https://youtu.be/WdYXwbwppYE or go to Ann Maglinte Watercolor
Here is my newest video in the art for your Inner Self series. I hope you enjoy it! No experience necessary. Here is my newest video on You Tube, "Art for the Inner Self" #3. I hope you enjoy it. Please consider subscribing and giving me a thumbs up. Thanks! https://youtu.be/LvXkrkMEz1M
PRINTS OF MY PAINTINGS
If you are interested in purchasing Giclee prints of my paintings, please visit https://www.etsy.com/shop/AnnMaglinteArtist
Thank you for visiting my site, Best, Ann
This semester all the classes I teach at Mendocino College will be online. I am offering two classes, Watercolor For Older Adults, and Watercolor I and II, a combined class. In the fall the college will be offering on-site classes.
BLOG
I will offer a new Blog post each week offering my thoughts, and tips and techniques for watercolor.
SUBSCRIBE
Please subscribe to receive my new monthly newsletter sharing watercolor information, ideas for your watercolor sketchbook and Creative Journal Prompts, and information about my new videos and classes. Click on the above Navigation Bar, go to "More " and click on Contacts. It is a secure site for email communication, and will only be used for the newsletter.
Please visit my YOU TUBE CHANNEL- ANN MAGLINTE WATERCOLOR
For more painting videos please visit my You Tube Channel. I will be adding more each week. These are two of the beginning videos you might enjoy watching. Here is the URL for my "Beginning with Watercolor" Video, where I talk about supplies for watercolor and getting started in painting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAlQeIiE90g, or go to Ann Maglinte Watercolor.
Another introductory video is "Art for your Inner Self," where I share a simple way to express your creativity with watercolor by doing a daily painting practice with expressive watercolor washes. This is part of a series.
https://youtu.be/WdYXwbwppYE or go to Ann Maglinte Watercolor
Here is my newest video in the art for your Inner Self series. I hope you enjoy it! No experience necessary. Here is my newest video on You Tube, "Art for the Inner Self" #3. I hope you enjoy it. Please consider subscribing and giving me a thumbs up. Thanks! https://youtu.be/LvXkrkMEz1M
PRINTS OF MY PAINTINGS
If you are interested in purchasing Giclee prints of my paintings, please visit https://www.etsy.com/shop/AnnMaglinteArtist
Thank you for visiting my site, Best, Ann
What is So Special About Watercolor?
There were no craft fairs or art shows in 2020 because of the Covid Virus. The art gallery we are a part of in Fort Bragg, Northcoast Artists Gallery, near Mendocino, is open Friday-Monday, 11-5. My artwork, cards, and scarves are 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 thirty years I have taught art in all the schools in the Willits area, and sixteen 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 and gardens 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 thirty years I have taught art in all the schools in the Willits area, and sixteen 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 and gardens 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