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 DCadmin | Mar 27, 2021 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Events, Exhibitions
Spring is here. I heard a few peepers last night, though tonight may be too cold again for them. I’m in my studio preparing work for upcoming exhibtions. I thought I’d share the information about one of them. Breath of the Forest is a members exhibitions...
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 DCadmin | Dec 20, 2020 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Events, Exhibitions, Interviews
Fountain Street is membership-based gallery in the SOWA district of Boston. The members exhibit their own work but have also created community events, installations, and offer an online marketplace. One of their annual events is an invitational exhibition in...
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...
by Debra Claffey | Jul 28, 2020 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Events, Workshops
My studio is in a small town in the exurbs of a NH city. My studio is not at all difficult to find but it’s a minimum of a half-hour drive from anywhere! So one of the positives outcomes of our current crisis know as Covid-19 is a way to bypass geography. That...
by Debra Claffey | Jul 15, 2020 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Events, Exhibitions, Updates
TREE & TWIG: Artwork inspired by the forest July 25 – August 23, 2020 Opening reception: Saturday, July 25 from 1-3 pm Twiggs Gallery, 254 King Street, Boscawen, NH 03303 Gallery Hours: Thursday-Saturday 11-5, Sunday 12-4 Debra...