Fun in Seattle

Hi folks,

Just thought I'd add a few photos from the Seattle trip. Although it was a working trip I did get to see the sights a little bit thanks to my wonderful cousin Frank. Here we are at one of the lookout points - you can see the Space Needle off in the distance - it's practically growing out of the top of my head. In the top photo is the Blue Angels. The CPSA convention was timed perfectly. It happened to coincide with Seattle's annual festival and the Navy tops off the last weekend with a show. We were sitting on the roof of Frank's building watching them fly. What a treat! I came away with a sense of awe and a sunburn. Of course everyone thought it was funny that a couple from Florida got sunburned in Seattle.

The locks are an interesting place. I loved this sculpture.

Oh....the flowers. They were lush and beautiful at the market. If I had seen them our first day there I would have brought some back to the hotel room. The market there is fun, of course we did see Pike's and the fish tossing too.

This is the view from the observation deck on Smith Tower. What a beautiful day!

Peace, and have a beautiful day today

Carlynne

Back from Seattle

Hi,

Once again it's been a month since I've posted anything. Wearing too many hats is what does it. Well, this month was a real treat. I went to Seattle to teach a workshop at the CPSA convention. For those of you unfamiliar that's the Colored Pencil Society of America. What a fabulous group of people and a tremendous amount of work it takes to put on a convention like this. AND what a great show! When I saw all the pieces together in one room I was blown away by the quality of work. Go to http://www.cpsa.org/ to see the award winners. After seeing the work there I was truly honored to have been included. My piece above is Earth Passage 10 and it's also an award winner at the show. If you're in the Seattle area the show is hanging until Sept. 29 at the Washington State Convention Center. You can find the details at the CPSA website.

Peace,

Carlynne

Gallery East Reception

Hi All,

The photos are from the reception last Friday at Gallery East in Ocala, FL., where we are featured artists for the month of July.

It was well attended and we gave away a small piece of original work. The top photo shows one of our long-time students, Drena and her significant other. The second photo shows some of our work and the third photo is starring Carlynne on the right and our friend and fellow artist and OoHA member, Margaret Watts.

The food was good, the people were very nice and the exhibit runs all month. We strongly recommend you stop in at Gallery East in the Six-Gun Plaza on East Silver Springs Blvd. The Gallery is a co-op and has some very fine artists displaying wonderful work all the time. Our work will be there until July 31, 2008. Thank you Gallery East!!

Peace and love,

Kelli

One more thing

How could I forget to mention this? Gallery East here in Ocala was kind enough to invite me and Kelli to be their guest artists for the month of July. We're having a reception this Friday, July 11 from 5-7. If you're in the area stop by and see us. If you can't make it to the reception the show will be there until the end of the month. Gallery East is in the Six Gun Plaza on E. Silver Springs Blvd. Hope to see you there,

Peace,
Carlynne

Flowers of Rising Sun

What a treat it was to spend a few days in Rising Sun, IN. What a pretty little place. We were there in mid-May so the flowers were blooming everywhere. Along the main road people planted mini gardens that burst with color so I took a ridiculous amount of photos. I'll just share 2 for now. Aren't they gorgeous?

Carlynne

Been a long time....

Wow, it's been a very long time since we've posted on here. Shame on us for taking this long. There's been a lot going on. We've been busy getting ready for workshops, art shows and teaching our weekly classes. There's Kelli in the above photo doing a demo at the workshop in Rising Sun, IN. We had such a wonderful time with the students there. What a great group! They took the projects and just ran with them. I absolutely love seeing the creative way people interpret a project, everyone is doing the same image in the same colors yet the results are amazingly varied. We did 2 projects in 2 days, the first one combined watercolor and colored pencil and the second one combined colored pencil with silver leaf. The workshop was fun, the people were great, the weather was perfect.....what more can you ask.

The next workshop coming up is in Seattle at the end of the month. I'm one of the instructors at the Colored Pencil Society of America's annual convention and exhibition. This is going to be exciting. I've never been to Seattle and I've heard all good things so I'm really looking forward to seeing a new city. My hubby's going along so he'll get to explore a little more than I will. The exhibitions are always excellent too. It's nice to see the artwork in person. AND.... this year my work was accepted to the show so I'll get to see it hanging there with all the other wonderful paintings. I'll bring some pics back and share.

Peace,

Carlynne

Some Days Are Diamonds

Passage 12

Hi everybody,

Today I made a trip to Jacksonville to meet with the very nice folks at Fogle Fine Art & Accessories. The piece above is now in their capable hands along with 9 other of my paintings. I'm thrilled and honored to be included in this gallery. What a nice place. After our meeting I wandered around looking at all the other work and I have to say I couldn't find anything I didn't like and there were some I would've loved to bring home. The quality of work they carry is superb. Now you know why I say I feel honored to be included. I've added their link to the list so check them out when you get a chance. Now I can't wait to get back to the studio!

Peace,

Carlynne