by Kathleen O'Brien | Apr 26, 2021 | Studio Special, studio updates, talismans
Celebrating Mid-Spring Studio Update
Isn’t this just the most favorite time of year for many people? The lusty month of May lies ahead at Mid-Spring, Beltane, Mother’s Day, Earth Day and here in Kentucky, Derby Day. All the green is busting out, like we humans are also emerging out of the pandemic. There is much to be grateful for. (more…)
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by Kathleen O'Brien | Jan 28, 2021 | 4 seasons, studio updates, talismans
The returning and increasing light is daily perceptible and cheering. This Imbolc, Candlemas time is associated with St. Bridgid. Mid-winter seems more like pre-spring when I notice robins congregating on the lawn. (more…)
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by Kathleen O'Brien | Oct 29, 2020 | 4 seasons, Atlas of the Year, Love Letters, Open Studio, studio updates
Welcome to Mid-Autumn Studio Update! Whether you celebrate The Night of the Ancestors (Samhuin), Dias de la Muertos, Halloween, or all of them, Happy Mid-Autumn Celebrations! (more…)
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by Kathleen O'Brien | Jul 22, 2020 | 4 seasons, Love Letters, studio updates, Virtual Open Studio
Valentines in July + Art of the Garden = Mid-Summer Studio Update
Four months of togetherness – Greg and me – resulted in a massive makeover (more…)
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by Kathleen O'Brien | Apr 30, 2020 | studio updates, Virtual Open Studio
Top of the list victory
Now we arrive at the light half of the year, the lusty month of May – how marvelous! The birds beam with loud trumpet. I am ever so grateful that I dedicated this year to move forward with faith. Everything has changed, (more…)
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by Kathleen O'Brien | Jan 29, 2020 | 4 seasons, art shows, studio updates
It’s a funny time of year, and particularly this year a time to celebrate and embrace extremes, it seems to me. All I can do is move forward with faith. One friend calls it being time compressed, and I think you might be feeling it also.
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by Kathleen O'Brien | Oct 30, 2019 | studio updates
Celebrating Mid-Autumn
All summer and early autumn I’ve been quietly enjoying painting in the studio annex’s bright light. Now it’s time to present the 40 new artworks at the Annual Autumn Open Studio on November 2 in this new space. (more…)
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by Kathleen O'Brien | Jul 31, 2019 | studio updates
New Art
Since the last quarter I’ve focused on gouache paintings that I put together into two spring Portfolios. Based on what I observed as new in the garden, one portfolio is of twelve birds, one of twelve flowers with a snake and firefly thrown in. (more…)
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by Kathleen O'Brien | Apr 29, 2019 | studio updates, works in progress
I am excited to share what’s new; Spring Into Art, progress in the Studio Annex, a new art medium, the birds and botanicals of Sunwise, beads and bracelets, Atlas of the Year open for enrollment and the Carnegie show was great, I hope you saw it! (more…)
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by Kathleen O'Brien | Feb 27, 2019 | art shows, studio updates
present
If you write a newsletter, are you struggling to come up with your own true title, different from others? This is a topic that a group of online presenters has been discussing. Instead of Mid-Season Studio Updates I want to use just one word, which makes it a bit challenging. If it were completely to the point it would be “communication”. True but dull.
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