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 | 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...
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...
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 Debra Claffey | Apr 10, 2019 | Updates
New prints going to the Center for Contemporary Printmaking Miniature Print Exhibition 2019. My 2 x 2 inch linocut, Night Bloomer #1, was...
by Debra Claffey | Mar 14, 2019 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Updates, Works-in-progress
This is a 2 x 2 inch linocut print on sumi paper. I was experimenting for a show at the Center for Contemporary Printmaking that is coming up. It’s more difficult to do a tiny print than you might guess! I’m calling this Night Bloomer #1. ← Hidden...
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 19, 2019 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Thoughts, Updates, Works-in-progress
I’ve separated the 72 panels into 3 groupings. It may be temporary. I like the idea of 72 12 x 12 inch panels. ← Trace monotype Waiting for paint to dry....
by Debra Claffey | Feb 17, 2019 | Updates, Works-in-progress
Here’s a new monotype I pulled from another work on paper. It’s on sumi-e paper, about 36 inches wide and about 72 inches high. ← Next Layers Next layer went on today....
