Mary B Spires Watercolor & Art Stuff

Linda's Tulip Class Project Feb. 20, 2019 Indian Rocks Beach Art Center 1515 Bay Palm Blvd. Indian Rocks Beach, FL 727-596-4331 www.beachartcenter.org  It's been a crazy busy week!   I had my first "Make it Take it" class at Madeira Beach Public Library, we had 21 students, most first time painters!  They were amazing!  Thank you so much! Thanks to the staff for their hard work in help this event happen. We will being having a monthly class.  Check their website for date and project. Tuesday, April 2, 2019 5:00 - 7:30 RSVP Required Gulf Beaches Public Library 200 Municipal Dr. Maderia Beach, FL 33708 727-391-2828

My WORD for 2019 is "Create". January 1st, 2019 I made a New Years promise - Paint at least 5 days a week! January is over and we're starting a new month!  I kept my promise!!!!! Not only did I paint most days, I have been going to classes at the Beach Art Center.  It's amazing how going to class can motivate you. I joined, again, the Miniature Art Society of Florida, they're having the annual show in Tarpon Springs at Leepa Rattner, closed on Monday. 11" x 14" Watercolor on Arches 100% Rag Paper

Where has the time gone?  It's been a "few YEARS" yelp thats right.... Life has a way of getting into your art time. I have retired from the Beach Art Center board, just teaching my Wednesday, Beginning Watercolors Step-by-Step. I also will be teaching once a month at Gulf Beaches Public Library in Madeira Beach. Februarys Project is Cactus Flower Collage February 12th - 5:30-7:30

Hope you join us in this fun Adventure!  Check it OUT!

 Click on Link below to view a sample video!  Registration begins March 1st, 2014! http://animoto.com/play/QdLFOw1nv7KKiQCC0y6Zbg

Sketch Watercolor Adventure From my Sketchbook Lets take an adventure with our sketchbook!   Join me for this exciting online Workshop.  We will take daily adventures into a loose, quick journal format style of sketching and painting.  We will use daily "adventures" to create a beautiful, creative and inspiring sketchbook. Our first week we will travel to the Farmers Market to explore Fruits - Vegetables.  Our adventure will continue for 4 weeks traveling into a Botanical Garden of Herbs - Flowers, discover how to draw your favorite things in week 3 and in the final week we will take a "Spring Break" discovering the Beach. Each week you'll receive an email which will link you to that weeks adventure.  The "lesson" is available 24/7 and you will receive a downloadable  step-by-step "map" for traveling to that weeks lesson.  There will be videos and examples from my sketchbook to support the lessons.  Just like a real work...

Sunflower Oil 11" x 14" My first oil painting of 2014.....If was so much fun to be back painting oils.  As some of you know I've decided to do a FREE on line watercolor theory workshop.  If you're interested in joining me in this new adventure.  Email me at marybspires@yahoo.com  I taught Watercolor Theory from a workbook I did about 15 years ago.  I finally got it on the computer so I can email it to you.  I will upload to a "private blog" every Monday starting January 20th through February 14th, that week's homework, plus a demo video.   JOIN US!