Today's musings...

I have found that oftentimes, the quality of my artwork is directly related to my mood. Sometimes. Not all the time. it's very weird and I have yet to figure it out. Sometimes I do lousy work when I am down. Other times, I can really reach some new "lands" in my artist's landscape when things aren't go right in my world, and the dark place in which I am stuck allows for real productive searching, ... and finding. And sometimes the creative juices just don't flow, whether I'm up or down, happy or sad, energetic or tired,... The artist's muse is very puzzling.

Someone once told me that I had a great attitude about something; that if it were them they would have had a negative outlook on the thing. That particular time I happened to have an optimistic view of the situation. Today, it occurred to me that people [that is, readers of my blog] might think I am always happy and cheerful and hopeful and up. I'm most certainly not. but when I'm NOT cheerful, I try not to spend any time doing things like writing a blog post, because that attitude will certainly show through. And that's not why I write. The way I see it, who wants to hang out with someone who is a downer? Someone with a negative viewpoint? Someone who will bring you down with them? Not me. And probably not you too.

So whenever I post a viewpoint online, I try NOT to be a downer. It's simply being considerate of others! But it doesn't mean all is roses in my world all the time. I'm digging trenches just like everyone else. I have good days and I have bad days. Today was,... well, not so hot.

How was your day today????!

Second Class of Wet-on-Wet

Wow. Wonderful Wet-on-Wet Watercolor painter. http://sarahyeoman.com. Take a peek!

Yesterday I had another mind-blowing time at Sarah Yeoman's Crow Hollow Studio. I attended my second of six classes on learning Sarah's distinct wet-on-wet style of painting with Chroma Interactive Acrylic paints. Can you spell "fun"? I can. It goes like this: 'S-a-r-a-h-'-s-C-l-a-s-s!"

Yesterday we learned techniques for using collage in conjunction with these paints. I had such a blast creating some new works The possibilities are endless with this paint.

Her "Crow Hollow Studio" is located in an absolutely beautiful part of the world! It is located in Delaware, not far from the Pennsylvania state line. To get there, I travel south, down Route 1,  through scenic Chadds Ford, in Chester County. At Route 52, I leave PA and enter the state of Delaware, and very soon after, I arrive. Chester County is so beautiful to drive through! (And it's barely showing a hint of Spring colors right now.)

Here's what my Tuesday mornings are like now:
I wake up around 6:45AM, shake the night's dreams from my eyes, drag my sleepy legs around to the two appropriate bedrooms and wake up the 11th and 12th graders in my family. Then, forcing my eyes open, I make two PB+J sandwiches, (one grape, one strawberry).

Around 7:40 we three leave the house. I drop them off at school. Then I head south! Down Route 1, then onto nice little country roads for the rest of the way. My route includes a beautiful brick-red colored  covered bridge across which I drive. I also pass by fields of rolled haystacks, and acres of treeeeeeees.......

When I arrive at the studio, I bring in my materials, and start soaking up the artful experience. I learn new things, play with paint, get inspired by the views... What a super way to spend my morning!

I am so, so very lucky to be in this set of Sarah's classes. If you are an artist, or just want to become one,  I would highly recommend that you contact her and try and get into one of her classes. Details are on her website: http://sarahyeoman.com

Here are three good reasons to sign up before they fill up:
1-Sarah Yeoman is an inspiring teacher/mentor and an accomplished artist
2-The studio where she holds her classes is a simply lovely setting, full of artistic fodder for one's imagination.
3-Simply the ride TO and FROM the studio is worth it!

I can't wait to combine these new paints with some of my blue-and-white cyanotype images! Stay tuned for more next week...

This Weekend's Art

There are several upcoming artful events this weekend:


6-8pm Sat, 3/20: Reception to Meet the Artists
Shops at Eagle Square in Wayne PA
(formerly Spread Eagle Village)
Delaware Valley Art League's 12th Annual Fine Art Sale
Sale is from March 20-27, 2010

(I am not participating in the above event, but many fellow local artists are.)
If you can, please come out and support the arts!
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Diverse horizons", a group exhibit at Widener University, featuring recent works of ARTsisters, a group of local, professional, women artists is an ongoing exhibit. Art will hang until April 1, 2010
(I have three mixed media pieces in this show)
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Sunday, March 21, 2010 from 4 till 6pm,
at Beaumont Retirement Village
601 N Ithan Ave, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
here will be a reception for a juried art exhibit of Delaware Valley Art League members.
(I am showing one pastel at this show)
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Want more info? Click here

Sarah Yeoman's acrylic class

It's (almost) Springtime! Time for bright colors!

I am so very lucky to currently be a student of Sarah Yeoman. She is an accomplished watercolor artist who has been exploring possibilities and techniques of Interactive acrylic paint made by a company called Chroma. Pictured here is a sample of my experimenting with her wet-on-wet technique from my first class. I am oh-so excited about the next class.

My pastels are resting for now.
It's time to play with wet paint again!
Stay tuned...
IMAGE: Copyright 2010 Jeanne Guerin-Daley

ARTsisters Go to College! Widener University Exhibit

I hope to post more photos from our reception soon. Meanwhile, here's a glimpse of what is hanging at Widener's Art Gallery right now at the ARTsisters Exhibit

Shown here: Two mixed media pieces: cyanotype photograms with color added (colored pencil on left; pastel on right)
Art by Jeanne Guerin-Daley

Copyright: The Artist. All Rights Reserved.

Three art events this weekend!

Looking for something a little different to do?
There are three art-related events this weekend!

1-FRIDAY
First night for...
The Art of the Steal"
Bryn Mawr Film Institute
about the moving of the Barnes Foundation's art collection
Details here:
  http://www.brynmawrfilm.org
  You can read a recent article about it in March's Artmatters magazine here: http://marketplace.allaroundphilly.com/SS/Page.aspx?sstarg=&facing=false&secid=78551&pagenum=2
Trailer for the movie here
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbMNmjX87bI

2- SATURDAY
Saturday, from 1 to 3pm, I will be joining my fellow ARTsisters at the Meet the Artists reception for the latest ARTsisters Exhibit, "Diverse Horizons" at Widener University's Art Gallery Link for more info:
http://tinyurl.com/y949trk
Come on down! I have on exhibit three mixed media pieces. Two are much larger than my regular work. (I so love working big!) You can see a photo pf one of them on the events page of my website.
http://jeanneguerin-daley.com/events

3-SUNDAY
Save Some Green Store Opening Party/Green Art Show Reception!
Sunday afternoon (12-5pm)
There will be a grand opening of the Save Some Green store at 2005 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia, PA
A new retailer of earth-friendly products at affordable prices, it is also the location of the first "Green Art Show and Sale". Displayed on the store's walls are several original, affordable ($250 or less) works of art created by area artists. All artworks have a "green" theme in some way... displaying earth's landscape treasures, created with nontoxic paints, acid-free, archival paper, and the like.

There will be green food, green drinks, ... (I think I'll wear something green!)

Save Some Green's mission is to allow customers to buy products which are friendly to the earth, while saving money at the same time.
A percentage of all art sales will go toward keeping our earth green!
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Hey! Fellow Artists: If you want to be considered for a future show at this venue, visit the Green Art Show website for details!

This Saturday...

Sat, 3/14/10 1-3pm
Widener U Art Gallery-ARTsisters art exhibit
Click here to read about the show.
20% of sales go to Arrhythmia research.

Barnes Foundation Collection

Movie about moving The Barnes Art to Philly:
http://tinyurl.com/ybhnwd2
This Fri. 3/12, The Art of the Steal" at the Bryn Mawr Film Institute =
The article pointed out that it's kind of late to do anything more about the move if you're against the move; however, I still plan to try and go see it.

Thanks everyone!

Sending out a big thanks to all the supporters of the unframed/uncorked event Friday night at Main Line Art Center. Big crowd! Tomorrow, meeting with tax preparer...