Missing you all and waiting to see the survey results. :-)

Columbia Arts Guild Survey

Dear Members and Friends,                                                                             

We have created a survey to help Columbia Arts Guild refocus and plan for the future of the group. By placing it online, the statistics will be compiled in charts that are easy to use and no one has to sit and count boxes. I promise you, this site is safe and will not market to you or try sell you anything because they don't have or collect ANY contact information about you. At the end of the survey, it will offer you a chance to take others. Feel free to ignore their request; it has no effect on our survey.

The survey consists of 10 questions, most of them multiple choice. The last question offers you a chance to express your vision for our group. Please, fill out all the questions as well as this last box no matter how short your answer or what you have to say. It is anonymous.

While this is intended to be a semi-closed survey of our members and related persons, it is not exclusive. Feel free to share the link with others in the area who have an interest in art whether they teach, sell or just do it for fun.

Click here to take the survey: < http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JDNG839>

Please, take it as soon as possible, but only once. It will remain open until March 31st.

I will also post this information to the Guild blog and website.

Thank you all,

Catherine Ridenour

"Magic Sky Rocket"

Jett/Big Dog

American Saddlebred

by

Loretta Sampson

http://loretta-twincedarssaddleryart.blogspot.com/

 

 

I found the horse to be a challenge to paint. Every muscle, tendon & vein is defined. If you don't get them right it just doesn't work. I do love the outcome though with the desert colors reflecting off of the white horse.

Ligai Lii of the Navajo  ( White Horse of the Navajo) 24 X 18 oil on canvas

Sunrise over Mt. Hood

My sister has requested a silhouette painting from each of her sisters, and this is what I painted for her.  I hope she likes it.

It's patterned after the photo below, which I took in March 2012 from Scappoose.

P.S. the dark is not black and up close you can see the shapes.  It didn't photograph very well.

http://loretta-twincedarssaddleryart.blogspot.com/

http://studioatelier.blogspot.com/

No picture right now.....I just wanted to suggest to our blog followers and guild members to check out this link, http://studioatelier.blogspot.com/   and perhaps to become an active participant as a way to keep in practice if you are a painter or a sketch artist. ....especially if you are in a rut...and don't know what to paint or draw.  I even submitted one carved in leather once....the rules to posting are on the Studio Atelier blog. Barb Benik of Studio Atelier will begin with a new picture after the new year.  However, she will accept your images of past posted challenge photos too.  It helps to keep your creative juices flowing.
Happy Painting.
Loretta

"Finnigan" Peregrine Falcon

This is my donation to the 6x6 art auction at the Audubon Bird Festival 2012

http://loretta-twincedarssaddleryart.blogspot.com/