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New Workshop on Schedule

New Workshop on Schedule

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...
First August Workshop

First August Workshop

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...
Inspired by the Forest

Inspired by the Forest

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...
You’re invited!

You’re invited!

by Debra Claffey | Dec 25, 2019 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Events, Exhibitions

Syncopated Rhythm at AVA ​I’ve been working crazily for several months, getting work ready for a solo exhibition in the E. N. Wennberg Gallery at AVA Gallery and Art Center in Lebanon,...
New Workshop on Schedule

Introducing Cold Wax Painting, at the New Art Center tomorrow!

by DCadmin | Oct 25, 2019 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Updates, Workshops

Introducing Cold Wax Painting, at the New Art Center, Newton, Mass. October 26, 10am – 4pm I’ll be introducing painters to working with Cold Wax medium, working on birch panels and on Arches Oil paper. We’ll cover all the basics so that you will...
A fabulous week in New Orleans

A fabulous week in New Orleans

by Debra Claffey | Oct 23, 2019 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Events, Updates

I applied for an opportunity to get some training on GOLDEN Paints, even though I haven’t painted with acrylic paints for a VERY long time. I do use their wonderful Williamsburg oil paints, which I love, but I have also never used their QoR watercolor paints....
NH Chronicle visits!

NH Chronicle visits!

by Debra Claffey | Oct 11, 2019 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Events, Interviews

I was delighted to welcome NH Chronicles producer Mary-Paige Provost and videographer Jason Modeski to my studio for an interview. This video article aired October 16, 2019 and features my colleague, Verne Orlosk, and her fused glass artwork. My segment starts at...
A Saturday Workshop–Introducing Cold Wax Painting–at the New Art Center

A Saturday Workshop–Introducing Cold Wax Painting–at the New Art Center

by Debra Claffey | Sep 4, 2019 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Events, Updates, Workshops

Just confirmed – Introducing Cold Wax Painting, at the New Art Center, Newton, Mass. October 26, 10am – 4pm Sign up here:...
Workshop a the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Educational Center

Workshop a the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Educational Center

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...
Elemental: Contemporary Encaustic—The Catalog is Available!

Elemental: Contemporary Encaustic—The Catalog is Available!

by DCadmin | Mar 23, 2019 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Exhibition catalog, Exhibitions, Updates

← The Reception at Gateway Gallery I’m very proud to make available a catalog of the exhibition at the Springfield Museums that my colleagues and I have put together. The show features work by Pat Gerkin, Donna Hamil Talman, Charyl Weissbach and me, at the...
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