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Coming Soon in Kansas

Coming Soon in Kansas

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...
From the Collection at R&F

From the Collection at R&F

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...
Online painting group Wednesdays or Fridays – Join us!

Online painting group Wednesdays or Fridays – Join us!

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...
Opening night!

Opening night!

by Debra Claffey | Jan 11, 2020 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Events, Exhibitions, Updates

I’m thrilled with the opportunity to show my work at the beautiful AVA Gallery and Art Center, in the E.N. Wennberg Gallery from January 10 to February 7, 2020. Last night was the opening reception. Here are a few photos I took after the crowds thinned out. AVA...
The Reception at Gateway Gallery

The Reception at Gateway Gallery

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...
New Workshop at Castle Hill

New Workshop at Castle Hill

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...
Mounting To Cradled Panels

Mounting To Cradled Panels

by Debra Claffey | Aug 9, 2018 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Updates, Works-in-progress

The life of this piece began on Rives BFK paper, an encaustic drawing, with oil and wax paint as a “wipe”, and then an oil and wax overpainting. We’ll see where it goes from here. Three Leaf Series, Untitled, 2018, encaustic, oil and wax, graphite on...
Changes…

Changes…

by Debra Claffey | Aug 4, 2018 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Updates, Works-in-progress

This piece began with cold wax and oil paint, rather than a drawing in encaustic on paper. The top layer is oil and wax. No title yet. Three Leaf Series, Untitled, 2018, oil with wax, graphite, on Rives BFK paper mounted to birch, 24 x 24 inches. ← Reworking As...
Reworking As Part Of The Process.

Reworking As Part Of The Process.

by Debra Claffey | Aug 1, 2018 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Thoughts, Updates, Works-in-progress

  It might be hard to imagine the final image coming from this one. While it has some nice areas, it just wasn’t exciting me. That’s what every artist is after, i think. That moment when all the parts comes together and make you go “wow,...
Killing Darlings

Killing Darlings

by Debra Claffey | Jul 29, 2018 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Thoughts, Updates, Videos, Works-in-progress

“In writing, you must kill your darlings.” –William Faulkner In painting, these darlings can cause you to try to save passages you like, and it can prevent you from being completely present to your work and coming up with the best resolution. For me it...
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