by Debra Claffey | Jun 15, 2019 | Events, Updates
This painting will be at the Fitchburg Art Museum’s 84th Regional Exhibition of Art & Craft, June 21–September 1, 2019. Here are some of the other works selected by juror, Aynel David Guerra, that I particularly liked: Bayda Asbridge, Secret Message II,...
by Debra Claffey | Jun 15, 2019 | Events, Updates, Workshops
SO much fun teaching today at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Educational Center. What a great group of artists!!! We introduced using cold wax medium with oils on Arches Oil...
by Debra Claffey | Jun 5, 2019 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Events, Exhibitions
Very happy to be able to show a large painting in this Biennial. See the painting in the next post! June 22 – September 29, 20192019 Biennial Regional Jurors’ Choice Exhibition. An exhibition of works by 37 area artists selected by KarinaKelley and Bill Stelling of...
by DCadmin | Mar 15, 2019 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Events, Exhibitions
Many thanks to Annette Cohen and the staff at Great Bay Community College in Portsmouth, for the great reception at Gateway Gallery last evening ((March 14, 2019). Thank you all who came out to see the big work. It was an absolute delight to have enough...
by DCadmin | Mar 11, 2019 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Events, Exhibitions, Updates
It’s so wonderful to have LOTS of room and tons of natural light. This show is titled Hidden Lives. It’s in the Gateway Gallery at Great Bay Community College, in Portsmouth, NH through May 3, 2019. Huge thanks go to Director Annette Cohen and John...
by Debra Claffey | Mar 5, 2019 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Events, Exhibitions, Updates
Check it out here: :https://mailchi.mp/8f6e6ee41175/debraclaffeystudionews2019spring ← The postcards have...
by Debra Claffey | Mar 2, 2019 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Events, Exhibitions, Updates, Works-in-progress
Postcards for upcoming show at Gateway Gallery have arrived. The show, of large work on paper is titled Hidden Lives, which is also the title of the largest work shown here. THe Gatway Gallery is at Great Bay Community College in Portsmouth, NH. The show will...
by Debra Claffey | Feb 26, 2019 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Events, Updates, Works-in-progress
This show raises funds so that up to ten additional artists can attend who otherwise might not be able to. Artists donate the cards and they are sold at the Conference for $30 each. Last year, ten artists were able to attend. They included artists who would be...
by Debra Claffey | Jan 21, 2019 | Events, Updates, Workshops
Here are a few reasons to sign up for a day-long workshop at Castle Hill in Truro on May 30. Work with encaustic and mixed media on paper in a slightly new way. These details show the luscious textures of oil/pigment stick paint over encaustic on Rives BFK paper.You...
by Debra Claffey | Nov 3, 2018 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Events, Workshops
I’m pleased to announce that I will be presenting a day-long workshop at the Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill on May 30, 2019 as part of the 13th International Encaustic Conference. It’s titled Mixing Your Mediums (and Maybe your Metaphors). It...