Regina Calton Burchett - Pastels & Drawing http://www.fallshadows.com/blog Art for the sake of creating - pastel paintings, drawings, photos and writing Wed, 22 May 2013 17:56:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Sunflower One – Donation through DailyPaintWorks Auction for assistance to Oklahoma families in the tornado http://www.fallshadows.com/blog/2013/05/22/sunflower-one-donation-through-dailypaintworks-auction-for-assistance-to-oklahoma-families-in-the-tornado/ http://www.fallshadows.com/blog/2013/05/22/sunflower-one-donation-through-dailypaintworks-auction-for-assistance-to-oklahoma-families-in-the-tornado/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 17:52:16 +0000 regina0123 http://www.fallshadows.com/blog/?p=2130 Sunflower demo“Sunflower One”

Pastel, 8″ x 10″ Image Size on Art Spectrum Sanded Paper
** This piece is being sold to the highest bidder via the DailyPaintWorks Auction fundraiser for the recent tornadoes in the USA. All money raised will go to DirectRelief.org, which has a score of 69.91 out of 70 on the Charity Navigator website!
Minimum bid: $75, unframed + $10 delivery in USA

Bid Here: Daily Paint Works

Sunflowers are always uplifting!

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1 Oasis Clouds Tchach

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lesliesaeta.blogspot.com/

The task for today is to create photo badges for your website or blog. Here is mine – I already had a link on my website, but as Leslie says, image links are more likely to attract a viewers attention and be clicked on!

skycloud

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Nearing Ashville

Saturday, May 18, 2013
Opening Reception

ON COMMON GROUND: Pastel Paintings from the Mountains to the Sea
6 – 8 PM
Coe Gallery
Hickory Museum of Art

This is North Carolina’s 2nd annual statewide juried pastel show. Exhibition runs through August 18.

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Revised 4/25/13 – changed ground… I like it better.
Tchach (Previous version)
Tchach, pastel, 8×10

I started this several days ago, but did some of the finish work while listening to Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake followed by a harpsichord piece by Bach. Such moving music, I love it. Bach is so layered and mathematical, and Tchaikovsky is very romantic.

]]> http://www.fallshadows.com/blog/2013/04/16/tchach-new-pastel/feed/ 0 First Class at my new Studio http://www.fallshadows.com/blog/2013/04/15/first-class-at-my-new-studio/ http://www.fallshadows.com/blog/2013/04/15/first-class-at-my-new-studio/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:37:33 +0000 regina0123 http://www.fallshadows.com/blog/?p=2093 This Friday, April 19th, I’ll be having my first class at my studio at Clearwater Artist Studios in Concord. It will be a beginner’s pastel class, and we will be painting wonderful SUNFLOWERS!!

sunflower source Sunflower demo

 

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View their website here: Morgan Ridge Vineyards
This is a brand new event, and a beautiful setting. Looking forward to a pretty day.

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So close to ready for the Grand Opening on Friday, April 12th! That will be followed by the Clearwater Artist Studios new Second Saturday event, where musicians, other artists, car clubs, all types of creative and fun people will be coming to join us!

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I am moving into my new studio space at Clearwater Artist Studios! This is a large space – 1280 sq.ft., that I will be sharing with a sculptor friend. We’re hoping to have our Open Studio on April 12, which is the same day as the Art Walk in Concord. This group of buildings has painters, sculptors, fabric artists, stained glass, woodworkers, potters and found art pieces. So many great people.  And it has a lot of light plus wi-fi!
Life is Good.

]]> http://www.fallshadows.com/blog/2013/03/23/clearwater-art-studios/feed/ 3 A Little Less Laptop… A Little More Me http://www.fallshadows.com/blog/2013/03/13/a-little-less-laptop-a-little-more-me/ http://www.fallshadows.com/blog/2013/03/13/a-little-less-laptop-a-little-more-me/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:50:18 +0000 regina0123 http://www.fallshadows.com/blog/?p=2071 When I’m ninety, will I remember a special art post I did online, or will I remember a family member (dogs included!) that I loved?

Here is our Schnauzer, reminding me…

charlie and laptop sm

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