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Artist Profile: Meg Walling – Art Salad

Judi Kauffman Judi Kauffman | August 2, 2018 | Artists | 0 Comments

Bold. Inventive. Intense. Colorful. Elaborate and full of texture. Are we talking about Meg Walling’s art or her cooking? Both! When she is not painting, when she is not at one end of her garage studio immersed in cold wax medium and oil paint or at the other end, working in acrylics, she is in the kitchen, taking a break from one kind of creativity and immersing herself in another. (Meg coined the word ‘garagiste’ to describe herself, joking that she’s just like Mark Rothko, whose studio was also in a garage!)

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Four Artists, 12 Months: Month #12 – “Romantic”

Avatar Ampersand | June 3, 2019 | gessobord | 0 Comments

Wow! Time flies when you’re having fun! This is the final month of a year-long collaborative project with Ampersand Gessobord! Each month for the past year, four artists have been interpreting a theme utilizing the medium of their choice on a 12″x12″ Deep Cradled Ampersand Gessobord. Now that they are finished, they will all come together for an exhibition that we will be sure to announce and feature here! See our original post for the details of this wonderful collaboration.

The final month’s theme is “Romantic” and is to be interpreted using warm reds.

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Four Artists, 12 Months: Month #11 – “Meditative”

Avatar Ampersand | April 29, 2019 | Artists gessobord | 1 Comments

It’s month #11 of a year-long collaborative project utilizing Ampersand Gessobord! Every month, four artists have been interpreting a theme with the medium of their choice on a 12″x12″ Deep Cradled Ampersand Gessobord. They will all participate together for an exhibition at the end of the 12 months. See our original post for the details of this year-long collaboration.

Month 11’s theme is “Meditative” and is to be interpreted using cool purples and blues.

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Four Artists, 12 Months: Month #10 – “Courage”

Avatar Ampersand | March 3, 2019 | Artists gessobord | 0 Comments

We’re coming down to the wire with month #10 of a year-long collaborative project on Ampersand Gessobord! Each month, four artists interpret a theme utilizing the medium of their choice on a 12″x12″ Deep Cradled Ampersand Gessobord. At the end of the 12 months, they will all come together for an exhibition. See our original post for the details of this wonderful collaboration.

Month 10’s theme is “Courage” and is to be interpreted using metallic.

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Four Artists, 12 Months: Month #9 – “Whimsical

Avatar Ampersand | February 9, 2019 | Artists gessobord | 2 Comments

It’s month #9 of a year-long collaborative project with our four artists creating on Ampersand Gessobord! Every month, these artists interpret a theme using a 12″x12″ Deep Cradled Ampersand Gessobord and the medium of their choice.  Then, at the end of 12 months, they will all come together for an exhibition. See our original post for the details of this wonderful collaboration.

Month 9’s theme is “whimsical” and is to be interpreted using filigree.

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