Gwen Fox's Blog: Where creativity unites with success

COLOR, DESIGN and VALUE WORKSHOP

The July workshops are finished, family has come and gone and now the garden beckons her mysterious dance to come and play.   My Color, Design and Value workshop was superb. As you can see by the pictures below we had fun yet the stretching of the brain was intense.  Each artist worked hard and produced [...]

WORKSHOP

Last weekend I did a two day workshop at Cottonwood  in Colorado Springs.  Cottonwood is a magical place where artists rent studio space, hold all types of creative workshops plus have many stimulating art shows.  They are a real asset to the community. I am always thrilled to do a workshop as I get to [...]

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

Last week was International Women’s Day…..how did you celebrate yourself?  Actually I didn’t think too much about it until I viewed this video.  Take a look and see what you think. International Women’s Day The movement started in the USA in the early 1900s, that IWD was founded as an International Day in 1910 in [...]

TAOS STUDIO WORKSHOP

My last workshop of the year was filled with four delightful women from four different states….California, Louisiana, Illinois and Texas.  This workshop was an add-on to my schedule and I held it in my Taos studio.   My studio is great but rather small.  Four tables, four women, many stories, much laughter and lots of [...]

GLORIOUS ABSTRACT CLASS IN TAOS

    With the kinks worked out about reducing the dpi, making sure it was a jpg and  finally uploading the photos, I can now show you how much fun the  Glorious Abstract class had.  The photo above shows the class with our class mascot, Emma.  They are standing outside the Stables Gallery and workshop [...]

CREATIVE ENERGY

A visit from my children and grandchildren makes one realize how much energy it takes to raise a family…… a lot !!!   I see and feel the energy here  in New Mexico with such strength  it is interesting to find my children and grandchildren feel it as well. When my five year old granddaughter, Sophie, [...]

THE STUDIO

Today I moved my furniture into my new  studio. The garage doors have not been installed but plastic works just fine.  Furniture in place, shelves awaiting organization…items holding their breath wondering where they will be placed.  My first job was setting up the music.  It now floats  through the air dispensing peace to my heart. [...]

DEDICATION, FOCUS and DETERMINATION = OLYMPICS

The world is watching the Olympics.  We watch young people who have dedicated their lives to accomplish their dreams.  It is always inspiring.  The stories of the cost to the families,  of giving up a typical childhood,  the cost of being different……but oh, the payoff.  I can only imagine the nerves of these young people [...]

BE KIND TO YOURSELF DAY

Today is a snow day.  It is beautiful outside as the flakes fall in their personal graceful pattern.  I have declared  that today is a  “be kind to yourself” day.  So what do I mean by this?  Today is a day to take a look at who you are and how you perceive yourself. Yesterday [...]

ANIMALS AND ARTISTS

I have just finished two portraits of  Golden       Retrievers….Duncan and Sammy.  Thought I would share them with you.  Doing dog portraits is more than just painting….it is revealing the soul of the animal.  Duncan and Sammy are brothers with two distinct personalities.  Duncan, top, is a very noble dog, blessed with the eagerness to please.  [...]

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