Inside my Watercolor Journal

Painting of the Alta Vista Estancia

Fall is coming to Argentina and the colors of the poplar trees are starting to change.  We spent several nights at Alta Vista where we were warmly greeted by the hosts, Tamara and Frederico.  Alta Vista is a 60,000 hectare sheep ranch or estancia, which in Argentina means large farm or ranch.  It was built at the turn of the century and is located 20 miles west of Calafate in the Argentine Patagonia, and on the road to the Perito Moreno glacier.  Our rooms were delightfully decorated and this comfortable Patagonia estancia was a wonderful place for me to hang-out one morning painting the scene in front of me.

Art Journaling Exposed, a new EMAG from Cloth, Paper, Scissors

Check out this new emag from the Cloth, Paper, Scissors Store about art journaling!  This is an interactive emag about creating great pages and journals with color, lettering: Art Journaling Exposed eMag!  It cost only $4.99 and you can download it in a matter of minutes to your computer.  Try my coupon code - Twenty - and see if you can get 20% off.  This coupon code expires on 3/22/2012.
Ok - here is the best PArt.  My video, Illustrating with Water-soluble Pens is on page 15 in the "Caught on Tape" chapter.  This is a short video where I demonstrate how to use a water-soluble pen with watercolors.  This video was filmed as part of my new DVD about the Traveling Artist due to be released soon.  ENJOY!

HDAL Member, Jacqueline Newbold's Free EBOOK

Interweave Press and Cloth Paper Scissors are offering a free download of their ebook on art journaling.

Art journaling is a way to express yourself through writing and art at the same time.  This creative process pulls together a variety of materials to create mixed-media art. You can buy pre-made journals and fill them with your doodles and designs or craft  your own custom journals to record everything from your travels to your art technique  experiments to your innermost thoughts. In short, an art journal is whatever you want it to be. But you have to start someplace,  so we've created this free eBook,  Art Journal Techniques: How to Make a Travel Journal, a Handmade Journal, plus  Art Journaling Ideas. In this free eBook you'll get art journaling tips, including how to make a travel journal  from maps, how to make an art journal in stages, and how to choose the right  tools for your art journal adventures. Travel journals by Jacqueline Newbold. In “Travel Journals, Using Maps as a  Starting Point,” Jacqueline Newbold  describes how to use maps (or copies  of maps) as a foundation for the visual  journaling of your journeys. She offers  ideas and tips for how to make a travel  journal that are easy and enjoyable.

Winter Art Events

Vivian Olsen is a featured artist for February at the Ambiance Co-op Gallery in Redmond Oregon. Each month on the 2nd Friday the gallery joins the Art Walk event in Redmond by having an open house and artists’ reception. This occasion is celebrated in the February A&E magazine with an article and 2 of Vivian’s oil paintings shown here.

"Marsh Dwellers" and "Mirror Pond Swans"

Also, on Valentine’s Day, an open house with food, wine, and music was held at Tumalo’s Art Works Gallery where Vivian and Jacqueline Newbolt are both represented as gallery members.

Jacqueline's Watercolor

January First Friday, 2012

It's time for First Friday in Bend, Oregon again. Friday, January 6th -5 to 9 pm. Over 50 businesses will stay open late for the fun!

Be sure to visit Alleda Real Estate (25 NW Minnesota Ave across from the Oxford Hotel) to see work by HDAL members Joren Traveller and Barbara Slater. Joren will be on location to answer questions and visit!

High Desert Art League member Helen Brown is a member of the Tumalo Art Company. Join Helen on First Friday for the held over TINY TREASURES show or stop in and view her work anytime!

Three Exhibit for First Friday at Alleda

What better time or place could there be to find great holiday gifts for yourself or the ones you love than Art Walk!

Please join us for First Friday (5pm to 8:30pm) on December 2nd in Bend, Oregon. Original artwork by Cameron Kaseberg, Barbara Slater and Joren Traveller is featured at Alleda Real Estate, 25 NW Minnesota Ave. just across from the Oxford Hotel on NW Minnesota Ave.

Barbara paints oils with energy and spirit, her pigmentation is rich and succulent, while her brushwork is bold and responsive. See her beautiful foal painting and her amazing insight into nature.

Cameron has developed the once obscure process of solvent transfer, brought to prominence in the 1950s by Robert Rauschenberg, to new levels of expressiveness. He will be showing several brand new pieces.

Joren Traveller is captivated by form and texture. She works in clay and wax to produce bronze and ceramic sculpture. Her art captures the character and personality of the individual creature and makes it come alive to the observer.

The show is up for the month of December but Cameron and Barbara will be at Alleda Real Estate from 5:30 to 8:30pm on Dec 2nd to talk art!

For more information on the exhibit please contact the artists. Contact information can be found at the HDAL website.

HDAL Artists Exhibit in Roseburg Oregon

The Umpqua Valley Arts Association in Roseburg Oregon welcomed HDAL into their Corridor Gallery for September and October 2011. The show titled "Viewpoints" opened to a full house for the Artists' Reception on September 16. The exhibit will continue through October with artwork from the entire High Desert Art League membership featuring paintings in various mediums, photography, sculptures and fine prints. Four of the artists pictured here - from top, left to right are: Vivian Olsen, Joren Traveller, Cindy Briggs, and Pam Jersey Bird, with photos of UVAA and the Corridor Gallery during the Reception.