Charcoal Willow Drawing Stix Learning to draw I quietly began my drawing lessons a month and a half ago, with Paul Blankinship. Paul was highly recommended as one of the best teachers of drawing. No pretenses, no claims of wizardry, but an impeccably clean studio, organized lesson plans, professional knowledge and his success in the…… Continue reading Drawing lessons!
Rust Carol A. More, Artist 2017 “We both know what memories can bring They bring diamonds and rust….” Ah yes, one of my all time favorite songs (those would be the songs I sing loudly and not so elegantly in my truck) by Joan Baez, whining about her failed relationship with Bob Dylan. No…… Continue reading Diamonds & Rust: Assemblage!
“Heartache I” Carol A. More, Artist cold wax, oil, found ephemera on oil paper 2017 – NFS Tears, a study I began to create art (in a frenzy) during a time in my life when everything I believed was true was anything but. I had never felt so lost, betrayed and left behind. Nothing at…… Continue reading Tears, a small study in art by Carol A. More 2017
“Class Reunion” Carol A. More, Artist 2017 Yep, I took another art class and I think I have this ‘thing’ figured out. It has to do with managing my expectation. So, based on the sorry, self-pitying attitude I copped in my cold wax/oil painting class two months ago, I sat myself down before this weekend’s…… Continue reading UGH…another art class with drama from my inner critic
“Worry” Carol A. More 2017 Watercolor paper, alcohol inks, colored pencil, watercolor crayon, tissue, found images, stencils, etc.! Hi y’all! Hope everyone’s spring is full of sunshine and free from….wait for it….worry. Most of you know I’m an active therapeutic yoga teacher with over 1,000 hours of teacher training. That and $1.50 will buy a…… Continue reading “Worry” Collage 2017
“For Emily” Carol A. More, Artist Mixed media, collage, heavy gel, found papers, miscellaneous stencils $65 Emily Hi my loves. Been a while but I’ve been just doing other stuff…and still creating art, because I have to. Not for any typical reason, but for me, making art is like a daily soul scrubbing. Trust me…… Continue reading “For Emily” Collage, Mixed Media New Art from Carol A. More
Donated eggs to this year’s Penland School for the Arts Egg Hunt (aka as an Egg Fight!) L to R: Hil Yeah! (Hillary), George Washington (the famous $1 bill pose), Humpty’s son, Hump (back row), Humpty’s daughter, Humpette perched on french Boule stand, Frida of course (foreground), TRUMPTY (I crack myself up – get it?…… Continue reading Spring Fever: Easter Hunt Eggs
