by Debra Claffey | Mar 20, 2025 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Events, Exhibitions
Many thanks to The Bristol Art Museum for the Recognition Award for my work in the exhibition. Thank you to the Exhibitions Curator Mary Dondero, juror Toby Sisson, the museum and its wonderful staff, and Blick Art Supply for the generous gift. Indigo...
by Debra Claffey | Mar 13, 2025 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Events, Updates
REGISTRATION IS OPEN! Painting with Fire 5 I am so pleased to have been invited to contribute to Painting with Fire, Volume 5. The Early Bird pricing is $249 for a year’s worth of videos, with lifetime access, from 27 awesome instructors. It’s a really good deal...
by Debra Claffey | Dec 10, 2024 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing
Gift certificates are available here! Gift your special artist in-person workshops, online classes, personal mentoring, or original artwork by me. Let them choose encaustic, mixed media, cold wax, or collage workshops. Or perhaps a 10 x 10 or 12 x 12 inch work that... by Debra Claffey | Nov 4, 2024 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Updates
I’m mentoring a small group (max 8 artists) with @mastrius.official where I’ll be supporting you with your creative life. Mastrius is an online community that connects artists with Master Artists who can show them the ropes. From leveling up the quality of your...
by Debra Claffey | Feb 18, 2024 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Events, Exhibitions
EXCAVATIONS, FEB. 12 – MAR. 22OPENING FEB. 18, 2 – 5 PM”Excavations” explores “themes of geological time and forms, slower paced growth and erosion, and our relation to our surroundings”. PILLAR is an artist-run exhibition space,...
by Debra Claffey | Dec 27, 2023 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Workshops
Part interactive and live work time, part work-share and group crit, part Q & A and technique demonstration with a weekly topic/challenge. We make these 3-hour online sessions what you need. Explore painting and drawing with oils, encaustic, water-based...
by Debra Claffey | Jul 23, 2023 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Events
Make the most of Your Hot Surface with Encaustic Encaustic Monotype Plus! I am so happy to announce another online class for this summer. We will be exploring encaustic monotypes—that’s lifting a singular impression from molten encaustic paint on a...
by Debra Claffey | Jan 31, 2023 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Events, Exhibitions
I was invited to exhibit at the Brush Gallery in Lowell, Massachusetts by my artist friend Kellie Weeks. The Brush Art Gallery and Studios is located in the Lowell National Historical Park. I’ve know about the gallery since my time living in Boston, but had...
by Debra Claffey | Aug 12, 2022 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Events, Exhibitions
In the Kirmser Gallery: Foraging Curated by Kelly Yarbrough August 27 – September 17, 2022 Manhattan Arts Center, 1520 Poyntz Ave., Manhattan, KS 66502 Meet the artists reception: Friday, August 26, 4-6pm No matter the medium, style or time...
by Debra Claffey | Jul 31, 2022 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Events, Exhibitions, Thoughts, Updates
New England Wax members, in our exhibition at the Southern Vermont Art Center’s Wilson Gallery, put together a special project for the exhibition. We called it We are Monotypes. Coordinators Angel Dean and Nancy Spears Whitcomb, discussing the theme of our...
by Debra Claffey | Jan 2, 2022 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Workshops
Join us for a five session workshop on painting and drawing with cold wax medium, R&F Pigment Sticks and oils. Painting with Cold Wax, R&F Pigment Sticks & Oils Fridays, January 28; February 4, 11, 18, 25, 2022, 2:00 – 5:00 pm $250 RAA&M Members / $275...
by Debra Claffey | Dec 11, 2021 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Exhibitions
I am still attending the Yellow Chair Salon, along with almost 50 other artists from all over the world. Our groups meet every other week, present our work first to each other and then to guest artists. Kara Rooney, Glenn Goldberg, Elizabeth Condon, Paul...
by Debra Claffey | Oct 30, 2021 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Events, Updates
Here’s a link if you would like to sign up. CSA (Community Supported Art!) Rounds One and Two have been sold out! But there will be additional Shares if enough people fill out the form on their website for information. While you sign up I’ll get to work to...
by Debra Claffey | Aug 11, 2021 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Interviews
I’m so pleased to have been featured in a post by Dietlind Vander Schaaf in R&F Paints’ blog, Unique Color, both for a painting of mine that is in their permanent collection and for being one of their newly-formed group of Tier Artists. As Tier Artists... by Debra Claffey | Jul 29, 2021 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Events, Exhibitions, Updates
The 85th Regional Exhibition of Art & Craft, one of the oldest juried exhibitions in New England, is a biennial delight from the Fitchburg Art Museum in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. This year’s juror is Jamie Uretsky, the Curator at New Bedford Art Museum/ArtWorks!...
by Debra Claffey | Jul 22, 2021 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Workshops
Part interactive and live work time, part work-share and group crit, part Q & A and technique demonstration. We make these weekly 3-hour online.sessions what you need. Explore painting and drawing with oils, encaustic, cold wax medium, and/or R&F Blending...
by Debra Claffey | Apr 15, 2021 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Events, Exhibitions
SELECTIONS FROM THE YELLOW CHAIR SALONS CURATED BY MICHAEL DAVID Since June of 2020, I have been studying with a wonderful group of artists in a virtual residency created by artist Michael David, the folks at M. David & Co. gallery in Bushwick, Cherie Mittenthal,...
by Debra Claffey | Feb 21, 2021 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Events, Updates
I am pleased and honored to announce that my teaching connection with R & F Paints in Kingston, New York, has been made official. They have included me in the Tier Artist roster, along with Lorraine Glessner in Pennsylvania, Shelley...
by Debra Claffey | Feb 1, 2021 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Events, Exhibitions
My friend and colleague, Camille Davidson, has invited me to exhibit at the Gallery in Readfield. The Gallery in Readfield is located in central Maine. Camille organizes visual art exhibitions, artist talks, and musical performances in the space. Of course, for the...
by Debra Claffey | Dec 2, 2020 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Workshops
I’ve scheduled a new workshop on the Zoom platform with a slightly new format. Painting and Drawing and Everything in Between will run Fridays, beginning December 11, 2020. The three-hour class will be interactive with discussion, a demo, work time, ending with... 
