Art, Art, and more Art...

Red Barn, 48"x36" oil on canvas


Dear Friends,

I'm so happy to announce that for the month of February, my work will be on exhibit at three galleries.  There will be on piece, "Diana", at the Municipal Art Gallery. Three pieces at the Escondido Art Association, "Deer", "Mr. Rooster", and "Music and Dancing".  Those will be on exhibit for one month.  At 57 Degrees, down town San Diego, for two months I will have on exhibit "Red Barn", "The Southwest", "Lady in Red", and "Michael Hanlon".  So very excited to be at this exhibit among other fellow artists.

Today I taught an art class to 5th graders. I volunteer at the local elementary school since 1998.  I had so much fun teaching them about art, complementary colors, and Paul Klee.  Kids have such a thirst for art and happy to be able to do my share my love for art with them.  I wish more people donated art supplies so we could reach more children. Volunteers are available but without the supplies even with our most creative resources, it's tough to do.  The non-profit organization I founded to raise funds for art supplies is Boldly Creating Life Foundation. If it's in your heart to promote the arts to children, please stop at the website http://www.bclf.org and make a donation. It will be greatly appreciated by me, the children, teachers, and families.  Of course, your donation is tax deductible.

I hope to see you at one of the art reception events. Please do stop by and greet me, I would love to meet you, or see you again if you are a fan.

With love,
Gladys

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Creating Art Again

Our House, Crayons and color pencils on paper

Hello Friends,

For as long as I can remember, I have always loved creating and painting.  As a child I would use crayons or pencil, as a teen I explored with different mediums available to me.  Although I had several art classes in high school, I'm basically a self-taught artist. 

Above is a drawing I did at age five that my grandmother kept.

I didn't realized how important art was for me until I took a trip to Europe in the summer of 1985.  I was in heaven exploring the Louvre in Paris and their countless galleries.  I couldn't get enough of the Uffizi in Florence or the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. I was living and breathing art for weeks.  I took literally hundreds of photographs during that trip, some were actually published.  But what I couldn't wait to do was paint some of those places I found so beautiful on my trip.  And that I did. I bought oil paints for the first time, canvases, brushes and painted during my free time for 4 years.

Then when I became a mother, my children became my priority. I did paint here and there but not consistently.  It wasn't until my daughter went to college in 2009 that I started to paint again. I took a watercolor class from Tom Tiedeman in San Diego and one mix media art class from Clara Berta in Los Angeles. I wanted to explore as many art tools as I could, as I was so thirsty to develop my own style of painting. 

Now that my son is going to college this coming August too, I will have more time to paint.  I am looking for ways to transition from art as a hobby, to a full time artist.  There is nothing else I would rather do than paint and create all day long.  For me, when I paint it's more than unleashing my creativity, it's connecting with my Creator, as art is being born. In this blog I'll write about the journey I'm taking to become a full time artist.

With love,
Glad 

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