Big Weekend for Auburnart.com!!

I'm so excited to report that auburnart.com an online store for buying Auburn art (and my Auburn paintings!) is now a storefront! Isn't it amazing in this day and age that a business is built online then made into a store you can go into??...the power of the internet. Frank and Ingrid at the Villager Gallery in Auburn are movers and shakers! They landed a storefront right next to Toomer's Drugs on the corner of College and Magnolia. Yay!! Location location location! I will be down there painting live one game day soon! I will post when I know the exact day...


They opened the store last night just as the football season opens tomorrow night. Great timing! Check out their blog to see some images and great links to everything about our glorious Auburn University. You can also see this youtube video of an interview they came up and did with me about my paintings of Auburn that I've done. They asked me where the inspiration for them came from....



The original oil paintings of Samford Hall and Toomer's Corner have sold, but auburnart.com sells them as giclees on canvas for me.


I will be debuting my latest Auburn painting. Wanna guess the subject? One hint: A beloved eating establishment.....War Eagle!!

What a Wonderful World

Aww, this is so cool-- a hand shadow show by Raymond Crowe. It's set to our beloved Louis Armstrong's song...enjoy!

Awesome Fall Schedule of Workshops!

Tuesdays, October 2nd - November 20th
9am - Noon

All classes include supplies & snacks, valuable demonstrations and a limited class size for better individual attention. The classes are taught in acrylic paint and
are offered to adults age 18 and up.

Enrollment requires tuition to be prepaid. I want YOU! Don’t miss out!
CHOOSE ANY 3 FOR $500 (must enroll all at one time)
Call Leslie at the studio to enroll: 256.232.2521
Download printable PDF

Beginner Class
October 2 November 6
Learn the basics of painting! Begin building your foundation with drawing and fundamental skills in color mixing. Complete one drawing and one painting. Up to 8 students. $175

Techniques Class
October 9
Study composition & elements of design, light & shadow, color mixing.
Special techniques with texture and the palette knife. Complete one medium size canvas.
Up to 8 students. $195

Landscapes / Cityscapes
October 16 Plein Air weather dependent November 13
Study perspective. Paint a cityscape on a medium to large canvas! Up to 6 students. $195

Individual Instruction
October 23 November 20
Student’s choice--bring in your own photo (non-portrait) or choose from our collection.
Intense individual instruction. Paint a medium size canvas. Up to 6 students. $175

Painting Large
October 30
Paint a large canvas. Subject: Still life. Bring in a photo of your favorite things!
Or you can paint from life a group of objects that Carole will have set up.
Intense individual instruction. Up to 5 students. $195

Painting the Face
November 20
Learn to sculpt a face in paint. Small to medium canvas. Intense instruction.
Must have completed a Beginners and Techniques class. Up to 3 students. $275

Finished my latest house portrait! Mrs. O'Meara seemed to really like it when she came to pick it up. I hope she does. As with all my clients, she has some time to enjoy it and come back with any change requests. I want my clients to be 100% satisfied! Thanks, Josie for your patience and I hope you love it!

How 'bout an Artist Retreat in September?

My twin sister Claire and I are headed to beautiful Jackson TN September 13th for a destination workhsop! We will be teaching at the awesome gallery Art Under a Hot Tin Roof. We are so excited and look forward to being with those who have enrolled already. I know there are a few spots left, so consider meeting us there and get ready for a great time painting!

Call my studio to enroll: 256.232.2521

Enjoy a quick art lesson to whet your appetite!

Coming from out of town and need a place to stay? No problem! The Old English Inn has a block of rooms blocked off for YOU. So get a friend and come join us!

Photos of Art Under a Hot Tin Roof

The Entrance:
Kat, the owner, has this cool wooden man right at the door.

Straight ahead from the door is the jewelry gallery full of awesome handmade jewelry. You gota see it!

This is the large gallery area where we will be holding our workshop. It is big and spacious with amazing natural light. I love the bleached wood floors.

This is the view looking out toward the front. Those windows are actually doors too. If the weather is good, we'll step out on the sidewalk and paint plein air!

This workshop is open to the first 12 who send in their tuition.
$325
Includes all supplies
Here is the schedule:

Thursday Night the 13th: 5:30-7 Meet & Greet
Carole & Claire will live paint
Friday the 14th: 10am - 4pm Workshop
Go After It! Painting Workshop with Carole & Claire
Saturday the 15th: 10am Critique/Q&A Session
5:30 -8pm Art Opening featuring Carole's & Claire's latest work
& Student Show (if you want to exhibit your work)

Tag, I'm It!

I have some blog friends (photographers) that are up to something, and I've been tagged to reveal 8 things that people may not know about me. I then will tag 8 more people--so check them out too! Here are some random facts about me:

1. I am the older twin by 5 minutes.
2. My favorite color is red.
3. I despise capri pants.
4. I put Tabasco on almost everything I eat.
5. The source of my joy is Jesus.
6. I played tennis for Auburn University my sophomore year.
7. I sing and play drums in my all-girl Christian band Sister Grace.
8. I fidget if I'm not asleep.

I am tagging:

Kevin Swan
Sarah Barlow
Carla Swinney
David Jay
Sam the Man
Amber Holritz
Jill Higgins
Jasmine Star
Bentley

TEEN PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP

Click to enlarge flyer! Tell all the teens you know--we'll have a rockin' good time!