"A Girl With A Plan" 5x7 Oil on Copper panel. Sold! I worked more on this one the next day! Now it looks great!
It was raining all day! So I painted in my studio. I practiced some brush work and Puffopods. I might touch it up some more tomorrow. I lost my light! She is looking great!
I sold two more paintings today off my website! I love this website! Fineartstudioonline is a fantastic art website! I have made more painting sales on this site! Incredible. Yesterday I made two other painting sales! Daisy and Duke have enough raw hide bones now for their Winter! Now they would like "Paws" doggy ice cream treats with each sale! Thank you very much!
"Gliding Over Sand Beach" SOLD! I thought you might like to see the finished results of the seagull. I found a really goodt artist who will own this seagull. I wanted it to look really good. I think James will be pleased! Yesterdays birch trees sold to the sailboat owner! Yeah! "Three Goats on Manana Island" and "Amazing Grace" sold yesterday! I think my painting ability has improved greatly because of The Art Mentor! He decided to let you know who he is!
Here is The Art Mentor. His name is Stapleton Kearns.
He is offering a three day workshop for all levels in Acadia National Park this September 25, 26, and 27. He hopes to have participants stay at Bass Harbor Campground or hotels nearby. The cost is only 300$ for the workshop. The campground is giving a discount for all artists. A tent campsite is usually 25$ a night. I am sure the cost might be less if you are an artist! This is a great opportunity to get one on one teaching from The Art Mentor. He is only accepting the first ten students. He will be planning campfire talks each night after a whole day of painting plein aire. Participants will be dining together at a local restaurant for dinner. I know you will learn so much during this three day period. I hope you can get a workshop space! Go to his blog to sign up. Here is his website. http://stapletonkearns.blogspot.com/
Http://www.stapletonkearnsgallery.com/ You can see his paintings. I love to read his blog each day. He has great daily art information on his blog! If nothing else, try to read his blog daily. I know this will help you become more knowledgeable about art!
Stapleton Kearns will be dropping off many new paintings at Bayview Gallery in Camden! Go check them out! Buy a few! I think his paintings are great! He is the best teacher also! Thank You!
Muahahaha! The ever elusive Mentor has been revealed!!!!! I hope to get the chance to paint with Stape someday. Your work has improved, but was it more from painting with Stape or all that experience you've been getting? Either way, you ROCK woman!!!!
Hi Sara! Yes! The Art Mentor is Stape! Thank you for thinking I rock! You rock too! Can't wait to paint in Wekiwa Invitational Plein Aire 2011! We are gonna have fun!
I am intrigued with artist series and knew you were doing an August marathon! I dropped by to see your's and was I ever in for the treat of the year! I have learned so much but mostly that I've been missing one of the best blogs on the net. I went back a couple of months but you have so much information - GOOD STUFF! - that I feel I just scratched the surface. I have signed up for email posts and vow to visit often. You'll be amused that I've kept your FB challenge to paint as many paintings as (I) can all month in my email box - that is where it stayed. You must have written this for me - I'm way too good of friends with the couch. The challenge continues... Thank you - for everything! Beckie
Boy am I glad the Art Mentors name has finally been revealed. The suspense was killing me:) It must be great to paint with him so much. His blog is always full of great information.
Your painting are looking great. It's no wonder your selling them like hot cakes. I just love the color you got into the shadows on the seagull.
Thank you George! So funny to hear the suspense was killing you! I am lucky to have spent a month painting 10 hours a day with Stapleton Kearns. He is a great teacher at any level! Never gets mad. He is very patient and respectful! He is the real deal!
Becky, your comment touched me greatly. I read your comment twice! I am glad I am inspiring someone to get out and paint! I do hope you get off your couch! I was on the couch when I graduated from College in 2004. Getting outside to paint was the best thing I ever did! I was lousy plein aire painting for years when I first started. Lousy. In fact Robert threatens with a smile to bring out a few beginner plein aire attempts of mine when we have company! Yes, you may paint a lot of terrible paintings at first. It is not about producing, but the process! Being outside is healthy! Thank you for your comment. I hope it will motivate me to continue this blog!
"A Girl With A Plan" 5x7 Oil on Copper panel. Sold! I worked more on this one the next day! Now it looks great! 
"Gliding Over Sand Beach" SOLD! I thought you might like to see the finished results of the seagull. I found a really goodt artist who will own this seagull. I wanted it to look really good. I think James will be pleased! Yesterdays birch trees sold to the sailboat owner! Yeah! "Three Goats on Manana Island" and "Amazing Grace" sold yesterday! I think my painting ability has improved greatly because of The Art Mentor! He decided to let you know who he is!
Here is The Art Mentor. His name is Stapleton Kearns. 
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