Palette knife lesson -struggled

Tonight I worked on a palette knife tutorial by Angela Anderson. She and her husband are such a delight to listen to and watch on YouTube. My skill level needs so much work but it was fun all the same,  a pleasant evening. If you see a well-done palette knife painting know that that person has practiced and worked very hard to achieve their painting skills.  8x10 acrylic palette knife on mixed media paper.
https://youtu.be/4_pDJWj9zYw

Alexandria Boat Parade and the Topedo Art Factory

Alexandra Holiday Boat Parade

Mark December 2 on your calendars.  The Alexandra lighted boat parade and The Topedo factory are combining forces to create a very special Holiday event.

Artists at school

David Wolfe posted this on FB. Thought you all might enjoy it.
 Video- Artists at a school.

Change of plans

Sometimes a friend will ask for a favor and in granting it, you have to change your own plans.   That happened to me today.  It was disappointing to miss the activities I had anticipated but made the best of the day by painting.

Glen Echo

 
   When I was a little girl my folks would take us to a small amusement park called Glen Echo. At the time it had ( to me) the scariest spook house, a wonderful carousel, refreshing pool, bumper cars, a roller coaster and more. I remember having the best times there. It closed during the late ‘60s. Later, when my child was growing up they had puppet shows . Now the venue has become more sophisticated and has events and dancing.  The Glen Echo Park Art and Culture Partnership was established in 2002.  They  are holding a Holiday Art show and sale.  Nov. 24 , 2017 - January 7th 2018
7300 MacArthur Blvd
Glen Echo, Maryland 20812
More info: (301) 634- 2222   https://glenechopark.org/holidayartshow
From their website.

The Popcorn Gallery and Stone Tower Gallery offer extended holiday hours throughout the holiday season:

• Thursdays and Fridays, 10 am to 2 pm (through Dec. 29) 
• Saturdays and Sundays 11 am to 6pm.

Learning to use a palette knife

The other night I attempted this angel tutorial from Angela Anderson using a palette knife. They are both on 6x8 mixed media paper using heavy body acrylics. It felt very awkward using the palette knife instead of a brush yet freeing at the same time. I will be trying this on a canvas panel soon with a different background color. Angels have long been a favorite theme of mine. Several angels decorate my house through stain glass, wood carvings, garden statues and jewelry.

Catching Up

Two weeks ago I visited an evening art and music event in Leesburg, VA.  It was held at The Leesburg Junction on a Friday night. I met some very interesting artists and learned Loudoun County has an Art trail.  (sounds like a field trip) The evening was sponsored by Friends of Leesburg Public Arts.

Visit to Occaquan

     In September, I started driving down to Florida to visit my mom. On the way, I stopped at the town of Occaquan to mail a package.   This charming town, along the Occaquan river, was filled with little boutique shops, galleries and cafes. I popped into a cute Artist cooperative and it was filled with many wonderful paintings, crafts, glass work and giftable items.  Art a la Carte   310 Mill St.
The lady at the cashier was actually one of the Artists. She said there were about 20+ artists who all took turns running the gallery.
  I will definitely be returning to Occaquan to explore more of the art galleries and shops.