If you follow my blog closely, you have
heard about my “day job.”

Local artist: Susan Derosa, I love her.

Local Artist: Kim Novak

Studio Artist from the Studio at Living Opportunities. This young lady, with a hearing disability, paints beautiful artwork.

Art by Dan Mish, Studio Creative Director with Local Artist Dana Faegin.

Local artists sharing their work at the Studio at Living Opportunities. Thank you friends of the Studio, Gabriel Lipper and Peggi Smith. Peggi, you are super fun.

Artist Yang Yu and interested buyer, Fran Batzer.

“Celebration” by Yang Yu, probably my favorite of the whole exhibition!

Some inquiring folks admiring and talking with me about my current project “100 faces.”

Randall Grealish, local artist, brought a Smart Car from Mercedes Benz for our artists to draw on and express themselves during the show. Art is awesome, art is cool, art is fun. Thanks Randall.

Food and drink is good…

Studio Supplies and selling artwork from my humble, donated desk. Randall’s copper piece is on the wall at the left of the above photo.

Studio workshop table clothes are a work of art in their own right

This Studio artist paints about 52 paintings a year, one painting a week, within one hour.

Thank you to all the local artists: Susan Derosa, Dana Feagin, Elaine Frenett, Randall Grealish, Holly Herick, Keith Johnson, Gabriel Lipper, Dan Mish, Jana Parkes, Pegi Smith, Yang Yu, Kevin Christman, Stephanie Gentry, and Kim Novak. this event “in light of out vision…” helped to create awareness for the Studio. Come by and see us at the Studio at Living Opportunities, 32 South Central, Medford Oregon, USA. 2-4 M-F.

Visual Art Journaling Clinic with Elaine Frenett: FLORALS “fox gloves”

Want to be able to replicate with watercolor those brilliant, glowing flowers now in gardens? FLORALS – join us! Short demo first hour, then bring your journals and working materials and get help/suggestions hands on. Held Upstairs Studio #13.

Art Journaling with Elaine Frenett and elinor peace bailey

A serendipitous and magical combination of artists, Elaine Frenett (award winning watercolorist and visual art journaler) and elinor peace bailey (doll designer and journaler extraordinaire) will provide a tumble of techniques for self expression in visual art journals!  Workshop will be held at elinor’s studio in Vancouver, WA (near Portland, OR).  Limited to 10 particpants.

Watercolor Journaling on Location with Elaine Frenett – Eden Vale Sunset

Interpret with watercolor the Eden Vale Winery’s diverse vineyards, rolling landscape, colorful gardens or elegant Voorhies Mansion in this 3 day workshop. Students will work in journals but processes applicable for Plein Air paintings too. All levels are welcome, but watercolor and drawing experience needed. Short demos, individual work then, friendly sharing when the group will stop for lunch.

• June 8th, 9th and 10th from 9am – 1pm 
• Held at Eden Vale Winery, 2310 Voorhies Road, Medford Oregon.
• Fee: $60 per day or $160 all 3 days
• Contact Elaine at 541-944-2196 orelainefrenett@live.com to register (deadline May 31st) Materials List upon Registration

Elaine Frenett's Visual Art Journaling: Water

Come learn about painting WATER for those shimmering lakes and rivers upcoming in your summer sketches! Short demo first hour, then bring your journals and working materials and get help/suggestions hands on. .

Evening Clouds by Elaine Frenett

With those final Winter clouds parading by, come develop your skills in painting CLOUDS! Short demo first hour, then bring your journals and working materials and get help/suggestions hands on with artist Elaine Frenett.