Decorative Painting

Just wanted you to see the painted skies the we have had the thrill of seeing as our Wed evening class finished this past month. Outstanding artwork!

Linda McFadden Rabbits

I also have Rabbit Friends, a wonderful Linda McFadden design completed. This class starts both Sept 16 at 2p and also Sept 2 at 6:30p. Register now for this great class.

Bobbi Takashima Mrs Santa

I have most of Mrs Santa painted. She is waiting for you to paint her to join Santa. Class starts this Wed, Aug 26 at 2p.

Obtain Digital files of your art work.

Rick Ward, professional photographer, will be taking digital photos of art work for artists on Saturday, Sept 5, at Artful Endeavors studio. $25 per digital file includes multiple shots of your art as needed. Call Rick at 919-906-3607 to make an appointment or more information.

Rick is my husband and a wonderful photographer. He takes all the photos of my artwork for show submissions and classes. See Rick’s work at www.artfulendeavors.net and his web site is www.rickwardphotography.com. He needs 4 artists interested to make this shoot on Sept 4.

Liz Miller

Upcoming Decorative Painting Classes

I'm taking a break to update you on what's going on at Artful Endeavors.

Sorry if I am a little slow responding to emails and phone calls these days. I'm busy painting our upcoming class samples and having lots of fun! After all, I am an artist. Some days I just can't take my business manager/executive assistant hat off, but you won't know what we are going to paint if I don't get the samples painted and posted. So I'm up to my elbows, and a few more body parts, in paint.

Here are some of the paintings I'm working on right now. As you can see, they are still works in progress. Both classes start Aug 26! That's next week.

Here's Mrs Santa Claus with her hat full of goodies. She has to start early to get all the holiday baking done.

And then there is the Paris Cafe. I am very please with this painting. Not difficult but a great look. I still have to do the photo transfers for the signs but you get the idea.

There's still time to join us.
More later. Liz

Kathie George Mixed Media.

If you are interested in attending a day with Kathie George at Artful Endeavors painting mixed media or one of her techniques classes please let me know at artfulendeavors@earthlink.net.

Vacation

I'll be on vacation from classes for the next two weeks. This will give me time to catch up on painting some class samples and take some time off. Classes start again on Aug 11. I'll be in the studio on Aug 10 if you need to register for a class or get prep and supplies.

Please notice that you have the option to pay for classes through PayPal on the class page and the seminars page. You don't need to have a PayPal account, you can just use your credit card.

We have two exciting workshops planned for Aug 12 and Aug 19, 10a - 4p!

Aug 12, Flowered Stairway is a beautiful Connie Parkinson stairway scene. We'll paint a small version that can be finished in our 10a - 4p class.
No prep required. I'll furnish paints.

Aug 19, Ornaments Workshop. We'll paint Rebecca Baer's beautiful Shimmering Berries while exploring fun different products, and paint Chirs Haughey's whimsical Key Ornaments with delightful Santas and Snowmen.
Look for old keys. A good excuse to check out the flea market. I'll check for a source.

On Wed evening, Aug 12 - 26 we'll paint Ronnie Bringle's Goldfinch and Thistle. A wonderfully decorative design.


On Aug 11, in Cary, we'll start Mary Giblisco's Sunflower in Crock design. This is a teriffic Trompte Loi painting.

As soon as I finish the samples I'll post photos.

Be sure to check the rest of the schedule on the class page. You won't want to miss out.

You can register on line or send a check to the studio and you will be all set for your class or workshops.

Ros Stallcup Seminar 2009

We've just finished our seminar with Ros Stallcup and we had a wonderful time painting with her again. I was very impressed with all the great paintings our participants created this year. They all had some terrific paintings to take home. You can see photos of our week painting with Ros on our seminars page.

We have some wonderful ideas for next July so be sure to watch for more information.

Registration will open in Sept.

August - October Classes

We've been working on our new class schedule and I'm excited about painting our upcoming projects. As soon as I am able to complete a project I'll post the photo on the class page. Please check back frequently.

Upcoming projects include rabbits, manger animals, goldfinches, a barnyard rooster Santa, a Paris Cafe, Tuscan-ish entry stairs scene, Ginger's Grapes on wall paper, and a beach scene. You can see that we have quite a variety. We'll even paint a little for the holidays with Mrs Santa and ornaments.

We'll have a couple of weeks break after our seminar with Ros. Yeah! Classes will resume the week of Aug 11 & 12 with some special classes. In August when we return from break, we have 2 workshops planned for Wednesdays, 10a - 4p. The first is the Flowered Stairway by Connie Parkinson, a wonderful scene with pots of flowers along a stairway. We'll paint a small version to make sure we can complete it in one day.

The second week workshop is ornaments with a beautiful Rebecca Baer berry design and some delightful Chris Haughey designed Santa and Snowmen Key ornaments. Both promise to be lots of fun to play with different and varied techniques and products. Be sure to join us.

Then we are back to our regular schedule for the fall.

I'm still working on our Friday and Saturday workshops so stay in touch.

Our Artful Endeavors Studio

I have my husband, Rick, a wonderful photographer, working to update the photos of our studio. We had lots of fun setting up this shot to show off the class area.

Double click on the photo for a larger view.

Playing For Change

Artful Endeavors Classes

I'm updating the classes on our class page. Summer is a great time to paint and we have some fun projects planned. Our summer classes are usually smaller because of vacations so it's also a great time to catch up with some of the classes that you missed or get help with your own special painting. We have our open class on Tue morning and Wed evening is an open class this summer. Wed during the day is also a possibility if Tue doesn't work for you. Just give me a call or email to let me know you would like to attend. 919-847-4101

Society Of Decorative Painting

It has been a thrill to have my article appear on the cover of the Decorative Painter magazine. In case you don't know, this is the journal for the Society of Decorative Painting that goes out internationally. If you are not already a member you should join and support our society. You'll also receive the journal, all issues of 2009 with both of my articles, and keep informed about what is going on in decorative painting.

I have have congratulations from many of our painters, and thanks. It's been nice to hear from all of you. Come paint with me.

I was asked and agreed to donate my painting to the permanent collection at the Society of Decorative Painters in Wichita KS where it is now on display. Next year you can attend Conference in Wichita and go by the Society to see my painting as well as many other wonderful paintings.

Online classes

I have joined the group of teachers on Creative Workshops, my friend Gail's brain child. My first class is Drawing Faces! After lots of trials with my video cameras and a solution of a new video camera, I think the class turned out good. This video makes drawing faces, or just understanding facial proportions, easy. This information is especially helpful in painting portraits.
You can visit Creative Workshop to preview my class and a variety of other great classes in all types of mixed media.

Liz's Vacation

Artful Endeavors will be closed June 6 - 13, 2009.
So, no class June 9 & 10.
Lots of homework time.

I'll see you in class on June 16 & 17.