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A Tour of the Chester County Art Association Exton Square Studio

Posted in Other Artist Work

I have paintings year round at the local art association's mall gallery. I've been asked several times about this gallery. So I thought I would take you on a tour  – let me  introduce you to  the Chester County Art Association's Exton Square Studio. 

Chester County Art Association Exton Square Studio

This is a a satellite facility located in the Exton Square Mall. It reaches a lot of people that would not normally venture into an art gallery. 

Chester County Art Assciation Exton Square Studio

It doesn't take long to become an art lover with all the great art to be found inside.

Chester County Art Association Exton Square Studio

What makes this gallery fun is it has artists of all levels – famous professionals to up and coming new artists.  There are artists who create gorgeous  watercolor, oil, pastels, mosaics, pottery, jewelry, blown glass, graphite, pysanky eggs, furniture makers, woodworkers, sculptures,  photography, and more.

Chester County Art Association Exton Square Studio

There is still furniture left from a former store and the wonderful staff puts everything to use for displaying artwork.

Chester County Art Association Exton Square Studio

There is a huge amount of artist's portfolios filled with photography, paintings and drawings to choose from as well.  Behind me in this photo is the very large room where the almost free art classes are held for adults and children.  Thousands of children enjoy art classes with professional artists every year here at the gallery.  I think it's a great way to expose children to art as they walk through the gallery to the art classes.   All housed in the convenience of the local Mall.   Hope you enjoyed the tour!

It’s Not Your Imagination

Posted in Organization

It's not your imagination……..yup, you're not going crazy….. I have changed up my blog "clothing" again. Seriously, it 's like a "running-late-morning-can't-decide-what-to-wear" clothing crisis.  I had too many choices on blog themes and bells and whistles.  I think I finally  found a good compromise on inside bells and whistles and outward appearance.  There may be some tweaking over the next weeks but I think you can now rest assure that the blog will not suddenly completely change while you are visiting. : )

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We're good to go now – all cleaned up from our construction ! Hat tip to Mike at Pinterest. Photo credit: Daily Mail

Sidewalk Chalk Art

Posted in Other Artist Work

We've all drawn with chalk on sidewalks or driveways as kids. But never like these artists! Oh my goodness – these are amazing artists – take a look:       [ Hat tip to Sandy at Pinterest ]

photo image from boredpanda.com

Edgar Müller from Germany  Photo credit: Boredpanda.com

"These talented street artists have crafted an amazing ability to trick the eyes of passersby into seeing 3 dimensional sceneries and objects on a completely flat asphalt. Their works are created using a projection called anamorphosis, and create the illusion of three dimensions when viewed from the correct angle."   – BoredPanda.com

Julian Beeve  -  photo image from boredpanda.com

Belgium based Julian Beever   Photo credit boredpanda.com

Julian Beeve, boredpanda.com

Julian Beever,  Photo creditL boredpanda.com

Kurt Wenner  image from boredpanda.com

American Kurt Wenner  Photo credit: boredpanda.com

Truly amazing art and artist!  See more at boredpanda.com

Poinsettias

Posted in Reference Photos

Poinsettias! My favorite December flower. It just shouts Christmas!  I've seen the white and pink poinsettias used in some awesome arrangements, balanced with sage greens and purples. But I think my favorite is red – I love the brilliance of the color, and the contrast of the Christmas reds and greens.

SibStudio Red Poinsettia

I just love this treasury of my and other artist's rendition of the red poinsettia from Margaret of Art For Comfort. Enjoy!

It’s Here! Cyber Monday and New Blog Look!

Posted in Organization, and Other Artist Work

Surprised by my new look?!   I've been playing with new blog fashion!  It's a fringe benefit when my college son comes home – " Mom your blog needs an update – it's easy to do"…….riiiiight  – for him lol!   If you popped in over the weekend, now you know why the blog kept changing it's look.  I couldn't decide which look I liked – like having a clothing crisis in the morning and you can't decide on what to wear…..   Now that he got me started, bear with me as I fly solo and I try to  figure out how to add my photos back to the front page and fix the logo! 

And now Cyber Monday!!!

I'm offering free shipping at my Etsy shop. Nina, from The Adventures of ArtsyNina    has a great roundup of Etsy shops offering Cyber Monday sales. Be sure to click and take a look.    And of course Etsy has pages and pages of Cyber Monday sales here.

Happy shopping !