Carolina Elizabeth

Strawberry, I 4"x5" Oil on Linen SOLD These are such encouraging words, especially when I feel that I am not making fast enough progress. I am very impatient—more with myself than anything else. Let me start from the beginning—sort of. My girls and I went to some Edmond antique shops a couple of days ago. I was looking for props for my paintings particularly a silver vase. I want to practice painting metal on canvas. Within the area are a couple of very good art galleries. The first one we visited was the Dean-Lively Gallery , which sits comfortable between some little shops. There we enjoyed seeing work by Pat Harris (on Thursday, July 9th, the gallery will host an artist reception for Harris) and other very talented artists. The second one was the Shadid Fine Art Gallery , where I saw some of Timothy Rose ’s wonderful art work. It is much lovelier in person than the photos on the site show. Below is a photo of the girls in front of the gallery. Oh, I had to take one of Ez...

How lucky am I?! I have been looking for an oil painting workshop here in town and found Timothy Rose's website. I noticed he had workshops, but they were a way off from my home. I e-mailed him and asked if he was going to offer workshops in Oklahoma City. He said that he had not planned any at the time, but he was going to do a demonstration for the Edmond Art Association . The demonstration was extremely informative. Tim is very comfortable teaching. We were able to ask many questions, which he answered candidly. I so appreciate that. It was very helpful to get some answers regarding artistic techniques and as a business person. His work is obviously wonderful and demonstrates his great talent and experience. Tim brings with the knowledge that he has gather through practice and from workshops with masters such as Jean Chambers, Gay Faulkenberry, and Sherrie McGraw among others. He will be given a workshop here in Oklahoma City in August. His focus for the workshop is light. His t...