A Travelogue of Sorts
/We have been wandering the backroads between Nebraska and Texas via Highway 183. Our destination was a photography expo in San Antonio (my husband is a photographer).
Read MoreArt + Such is a blog about painting and grateful living by Beth Cole of Beth Cole Art.
We have been wandering the backroads between Nebraska and Texas via Highway 183. Our destination was a photography expo in San Antonio (my husband is a photographer).
Read MoreI just finished reading Landscape Painting by Asher B. Durand and Birge Harrison. Great read. It is a combination of letters written by both artists to their students, Durand's originally published in 1855, and Harrison's originally published in 1909.
Read MoreHappiest new year to you dear reader!
This piece, Prairie Marsh, started a few days ago in the wee hours of the morning when I couldn't sleep, you know how that is. I think it was 4:00 in the morning. Those morning hours are good to me.
Read MoreHere is another master painting study, a work by John Frederick Kensett titled Mountain Lake.
Kensett was a member of the second generation of the Hudson River School of artists. His work is associated with the American Art style of Luminism. I love this style of painting (along with Tonalism) and I look forward to painting more and applying what I am learning to my new pieces for 2017.
Read MoreThis is a second piece I have studied by one of my favorite master artists, Alexei Savrasov. You can see more of his work here.
Read MoreWow, this portrait was a real challenge and I am happy to have time to study and practice the work of Robert Henri. Look at his masterful brush strokes, especially the important details of the eyes. Amazing.
Read MoreThis is a beautiful work, Home At Montclair, by master artist George Inness, the second in a series of painting with the masters I am sharing on the blog. Here is a link to the first one by Sanford Robinson Gifford.
Read MoreI have been wanting to take time with some of the master artists I really admire, perusing their paintings, choosing some favorites, and spending time painting them as a learning experiment.
Read MoreWe just finished a great three day workshop with artist Todd Williams. The class was sponsored by our art club, the Arrow Artists, Inc. We had 16 participants from across Nebraska and two from Colorado.
Read MoreWe just returned from some wanderings up north through the beautiful fall colors of Wisconsin and Michigan. And yes, I did forget my hair brush and ..... delightfully..... it didn't really matter.
Read MoreI have been listening to the Savvy Painter podcast on my 4 hour drives to see the littles. Have you heard of it? It is well worth your time. Host Antrese Wood skillfully interviews accomplished painters about how they got started painting, their views on painting and the artist’s life, and other really interesting topics.
Read MoreGary and I will be showing art and photography at the Schoolhouse Gallery in Brownville, Nebraska through the month of October, 2016.
Read MoreI have been wanting to show photos of the stages of paintings and I always forget to take progress shots. Until today. Here are a couple I have been working on.
I'm excited to be showing art (along with husband photographer Gary Cole) at the Schoolhouse Gallery in Brownville the month of October. The show opening will be 6:00pm-7:00pm, Friday evening, October 7th.
Read MoreI read a really good article yesterday by Nik Ripken about how we (Western believers) want to rescue our brothers and sisters who are suffering persecution. It is somehow as if we (collectively as a society) want to alleviate suffering firstly for ourselves and then for others in the perimeters of our lives. We believe it is the good, the best, the right, that people would not be allowed to suffer. And who could argue that?
Read MoreThe Valentine Art Guild sponsored a wonderful workshop with artist Rita Kirkman last weekend. She demonstrated life drawing and working from a grid. It was SO GOOD.
Read MoreMy favorite birthday gift of all is this beautiful ballerina sculpture, I call her my chubby ballerina.
I loved her the minute I saw her. I was with my daughter for a girl’s day, I think we were skittering around Village Pointe in Omaha. We admired her for a bit and went on our way. So my daughter who doesn’t miss a thing, later went back to purchase this beauty for my birthday.
Read MoreSOLD. This piece of our town went to the most loving home of my friend, Deb. I am beyond thrilled that it will receive the kindest love and care. Hooray!
I have been working on other pieces in this series. Here is one of the windmills that serve as a landmark for our town. It is called Wind Poets - 18 x 24 on a wood panel.
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