Time to Paint

Horse painting

2012-01-31T07:11:00.001-08:00

next layer on horse... I'm trying to decide if it's done

What I'm working on this week

2012-01-21T21:31:00.000-08:00

underpainting started Tues

drawing with sharpie and glitter crayon

Airplane, mostly sky

2011-10-13T12:51:00.000-07:00

Here's the latest on the airplane and sky painting- try to picture it all in a horizontal row...

Repeat after me

2011-07-12T21:46:00.000-07:00

I'm doing a series of paintings that are abstract. Each one represents something in nature, and the repetitive patterns we are surrounded by.

Red Cross Art Event

2011-03-27T20:38:00.000-07:00

Image via Wikipedia

Here is an article about the red cross event I participated in this week.

http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/jackson/index.ssf/2011/03/photographer_kenny_price_who_i.html

The RED Pop Up gallery is still open this week. It's in the old Masonic Temple building next to Vermulen's in Jackson MI

Still rockin our red cross tatoos from the RED Pop Up Gallery Gala...

techie paintings- adding the layers, continued!

2011-03-22T21:18:00.000-07:00

My palette and brushes- nothing special-
I use and old plastic cutting board, and my brushes are probably 25 years old!
Cheap plastic water dishes suffice! You can see I paint in my kitchen.

closer view

I keep my paints in this plastic container.

added some darks tonight...

lots more layers to go...

JCAA Critique night with Heiner Hertling

2011-03-15T19:20:00.000-07:00

Heiner critiquing a member's painting.

Heiner's beautiful painting of deer. Love the backlighting <3

What a lovely couple, Heiner Hertling and his wife. I was delighted to be able to attend this critique.

techie paintings- adding the layers

2011-03-08T21:43:00.000-08:00

Great Gatsby Girls

2011-02-07T20:40:00.000-08:00

I sent 9 postcard sized paintings of roaring '20s style girls for the bash at Ella Sharp. It was a fund raiser for the museum. They had a petite painting sale. Here's a sampling, these images show the raw edges which were covered by the frame:

eternal trees

2011-02-07T20:22:00.000-08:00

More 4 x 6 paintings for sale.

These look awesome when displayed in an array. I have 12 available. The painting itself is postcard size. You can purchase an original work of art for the price of a nice dinner out! These are $20 each!

Ella Sharp Delivery

2011-01-09T19:32:00.000-08:00

We delivered my paintings to Ella Sharp! Come and see them at the reception on the 15th from 2-4! We would love to see you there.

http://www.ellasharp.org/index.html

2010-12-10T08:51:00.000-08:00

http://www.ellasharp.org/
Here is the link for the museum that Cara and I will be in the 2011 Statewide Fine Arts Competition in January!
See my pictures of my diptych "Neighbors" on the previous post below- it will be in this show along with the 4 cupcakes you can see at http://www.juliaspaintings.blogspot.com/

Time to Paint: Ella Sharp Art Opening#links

2010-12-10T08:39:00.000-08:00

Time to Paint: Ella Sharp Art Opening#links

Time to Paint: more work on diptych#links

2010-12-10T08:38:00.000-08:00

Time to Paint: more work on diptych#links

Ella Sharp Statewide Fine Arts Competition

2010-12-10T08:37:00.000-08:00

Hooray! Cara and I just heard that we were both selected for the 2011 Ella Sharp Statewide Fine Arts Competition! We were thrilled last year, and we are even more thrilled this year! Cara's super sweet little sculpture "Beatrice the Bee Nymph" got in! 2 of my paintings were chosen. "Neighbors", and "Four Cupcakes". Yeah!
The reception is January 15th from 2-4 at Ella Sharp Museum. The exhibit closes March 26th.

more work on diptych

2010-11-02T21:03:00.000-07:00

2010-10-31T15:01:00.000-07:00

Roses in progress...

Art Shows!

2010-10-29T16:10:00.000-07:00

Art show at Baker college is up! and I delivered paintings today to Art 634 for the ArtPrize in Jackson show coming in a few days.

in progress

2010-10-27T07:05:00.000-07:00

This is the diptych I have been working on forever! I'm getting pretty close to being done- Last night I worked the leaves some more- I added a couple detail views. I'm really liking the maple leaves. The tree needs more detail, and the sky color needs to be brought up some more... I can't wait to work more on it!

Monday Night Class

2010-10-25T20:29:00.000-07:00

This class is awesome! These are their underpaintings so far. Pretty incredible- and they told me they were beginners...

Class at Jackson School of the Arts

2010-10-16T18:52:00.000-07:00

I started teaching a painting class for adults at the Jackson School of the Arts last Monday. I'm really looking forward to next week! We are going to work on a couple of different approaches to beginning a painting. Should be fun :)

http://www.jacksonarts.org/
http://painting.about.com/od/paintingforbeginners/a/first_painting.htm

Art Prize starts this week!

2010-09-21T19:53:00.000-07:00

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Hi Art Friends!

ArtPrize: September 22 - October 10

Don't Miss it! It starts this week!

I'm an official artprize artist! Please vote for me!

look me up at

http://www.artprize.org/

Julia Garnett's

Text voting ID:

Up: 44301

or use this code to vote online

My painting "Farmscape" is showing at O'Tooles

juliaspaintings.blogspot.com

Venue information

O'Tooles Public House

448 Bridge Street NW

Grand Rapids

Ann Arbor Summer Art Fair '10

2010-07-27T09:18:00.000-07:00

We're back from A2 Fair! It was busy and exhausting. The weather was hot and rainy. We even had tornado warnings! Fortunately none of my work was damaged... all in all it was an enjoyable experience. I met some great people, saw some wonderful old friends, had some of my art students stop by to see me, and I had some time with my family! I'm thankful.

Thanks, as always, to my wonderful family for making this work! Jamie, Cara, and Mary who are with me in this. and my Jena even drove 7 hours to be here!

The next big adventure is Art Prize in September. I can't wait!

Ann Arbor Art Fair '10

2010-07-18T16:43:00.000-07:00

I'm getting ready for the A2 fair. I'm getting my paintings stacked up and ready to load in the car. I set up on Tues. and the Fair begins wed. July 21-24. Booth #259 on Libery across from the library.

Art 634 Exhibit- Grand River

2010-07-07T20:44:00.000-07:00

Here are a collection of pictures from the Grand River Exhibit I'm in this month. Be sure to see it at Art 634!

http://www.art634.com/art634events.html

Art Prize

2010-07-02T10:23:00.000-07:00

The matching window for Artists and Venues is now closed, and I have connected with O'Tooles! I'm proud to be exhibiting at an Irish Pub. I love the idea of displaying a painting of farmland with wheat in the foreground at a restaurant- the field to table journey is an intricate one. There are so many steps and so many people involved along the way. Food is not only important to survival, but it is integral to the social structure of every culture. I'm lucky to live where I am surrounded by beautiful farmland. Just yesterday they were baling hay in my backyard! Farmers work endless hours in the summer. The other night we got home about 11 pm and a tractor was cutting the hay on the dark, we could see the headlights glowing up and down the rows...

new style?

2010-06-30T12:29:00.000-07:00

I took a painting today to Art 634 for the Grand River Exhibit. It's a complete departure in style for me. It's a very abstract mixed media painting. I used painted papers and paper towel, watercolor, sharpie, acrylic, gel medium, and dried acrylic that I cut into shapes. It was super fun to do! I forgot to take a picture of it, and I forgot to sign it- oops! I will do those things after the exhibit I guess...

More paintings to Tibbits

2010-06-27T13:21:00.000-07:00

Got back the roller skates and sent in the barn cat painting to Tibbits Opera House in Coldwater.

Skate got 1st Place People's Choice, yeah!!!!!

Art Prize

2010-06-01T11:40:00.000-07:00

I signed up for Art Prize, but I need a venue! I need to hurry! http://www.artprize.org/artists
If you have any suggestions...

Art and Flowers- with Cara, Mary, and Grandma!

2010-05-23T21:03:00.000-07:00

Thanks to all who came by to see us at Art and Flowers. We had a great day together. Really enjoyed doing a hometown event and seeing so many of our friends! Thanks to Joan Larsen for organizing the event, and to Van Thorre's Greenhouse for such a beautiful location.

Cara, me, Grandma

Me, Cara, Mary - Grandpa sitting in the background.

Mary and I in the booth. It took a little longer to set up than it should have. The ground was soft, so we had to put little blocks of wood under the legs. Every time we would get one block in place another would come out! Pam and her family came by and helped us... thanks Pam and fam!

Today is the Spring Arbor Art Fair at Art and Flowers!

2010-05-22T04:41:00.001-07:00

Hope to see you at Van Thorre's greenhouse on King Rd.! I'll try to post pics later.

May 22nd

2010-05-15T08:32:00.000-07:00

Art and Flowers next weekend! Cara is very busy preparing her pieces for this exhibit. She's also trying to get her website online! You go girl!!!

workshops

2010-05-10T11:08:00.000-07:00

I have been to 2 wonderful workshops recently. They were sponsored by the Jackson Civic Art Association. One was about color with Vianna Szabo, she's an oil and pastel painter. The other workshop was portraits with Mary Rochelle Burnham. She demonstrated her process with pastels. She and her husband are shown in the above picture. He was a great model! She showed a picture she painted years ago of him, also with a cap on. I wish I would have taken a picture of him with both pictures :) She is so good at capturing a likeness. Both workshops were excellent and inspiring! I joined the JCAA last year, and have been pleasantly surprised at all they have to offer. It's on Tuesday nights at the Ella Sharp Museum in Jackson, Michigan. It might even be worth missing American Idol! :)

pics from fairy festival

2010-05-10T09:50:00.001-07:00

I was very proud to have my field and flower paintings as the backdrop for the fairy festival at Art 634! It was an adorable event where all the little fairies in town gathered for tea, crafts, and activities. I even saw some little fairies that looked an awful lot like my art students! The Ann Arbor Fairy Doors were a main attraction. This is an annual event, so if you missed it this year, all fairies, elves, gnomes, and wee folk are invited back next year!

Current and Coming soon...

2010-05-04T08:59:00.000-07:00

This pic is from my sketchbook- it's a building in Marquette MI. There are many beautiful buildings and scenic views in downtown Marquette!

Right now there is an exhibit at Tibbits Opera House in Coldwater that I have 2 pieces in. The show is titled "Kick Up Your Heels". I finished the roller skates and sent them over.

I am also in the Oakwood Heritage Hospital Exhibit. I have about 30 paintings in the hall on the way to the cafeteria. There are 7 artists featured in 4 hospitals. The exhibit will be up through June.

Coming soon...
On May 22nd I will be at Art and Flowers at Van Thorre's greenhouse in Spring Arbor. My daughter Cara, Mary and I will all be there.

July 21-24th mark your calendars for the Ann Arbor Summer Art Fair. I will be on Liberty St. My booth # is 259. I sure hope you will stop by- those are long hot days, and it's fun to have visitors.

Coming soon...

2010-04-19T12:45:00.000-07:00

Spring Arbor’s Fine Arts Fair
Saturday ~ May 22, 2010
10 a.m. till 4:00 p.m. Rain or Shine
Van Thorre’s Greenhouse & Gift Shop
7455 King Road
Spring Arbor, MI 49283
Directions: M-60 to Dearing Road, North on Dearing to King Road, West on King Road 1/2
mile. Between Dearing and Chapel Rds.
For more information call Joan Larsen @ 517-524-7185 E-mail: joan@joanlarsen.com
Featured Artists
The Concord Cafe (of Concord, MI)
will be on site with coffee, rolls, homemade goodies & more!
Lee Gibb-Felted Hats
Maureen Lochey-Clay
Martha O’Kennon-Paper/Wood/Clay
Mary Gallaway -Fine Beaded Jewelry
Mary Sprague- Acrylic & Pencil
Robin Van Thorre- Jewelery
Romelle Frey-Ceramics
Vivian Shilling -Paintings & Porcelain
Ann Hunter-Applique Clothing
Audrey Hostetler -Handwoven Baskets
Cara Garnett-Sculptures
Debbie Spring- Oil / Acrylic
Greg Summers -Metal Sculpture
Joan Larsen- Monotypes & Oil Pastels
Julia Garnett-Acrylics
Karren Cram-Clay

Art 634 Exhibit

2010-04-07T19:52:00.000-07:00

This Sunday from 2-4 PM I'll be at art 634 for a meet and greet. My flower paintings are up all month, including the date of the spectacular Fairy Festival. On Saturday the 24th is the 3rd Annual Fairy Festival from 11-5 PM. There will be lots of things going on for kids, and all kinds of cute Fairy artwork. Don't miss it! 634 Mechanic Street, Jackson.

RED Cross Pop Up Gallery

2010-04-07T19:09:00.000-07:00

Here are some photos from the Red Cross Pop Up Gallery:
Cara's sculpture is in the middle of this wall:

Mary Lou's paper painting:
Mary's paintings:
Cara's sculpture:
My snow paintings on this wall:

RED

2010-03-26T06:22:00.000-07:00

http://redcrossart.com/artists

Check it out! Cara and I donated art to the Red Cross "RED" event. Mary and Mary Lou also donated!

http://redcrossart.com/

I donated the Crabapples in the snow, and Cara donated her quilted, pregnant sculpture.

Yeah! What a great event!

Arts Alive in Coldwater!

2010-03-26T05:54:00.000-07:00

This is a picture of the American Gothic Mural I participated in. My tractor is just about in the middle. This was at the opening reception.

http://www.artsaliveincoldwater.com/exhibits.html
At this site you can see my blue quilt painting of Cara :) I was excited to see that they posted it here.

Arts Alive in Coldwater is doing so many great things. I've been happy that I could be involved in some of their exhibits.

Tues. -new paintings

2010-02-11T03:53:00.000-08:00

I don't think these are done yet. I will be fiddling with them some more at some point. I will probably redraw quite a bit of the skates, and add more layers to the background. I'm thinking about adding words or music, or something... we'll see.

Oakwood Hospital

2010-02-09T10:05:00.000-08:00

...coming in May. My work will be up at Oakwood Hospital on Telegraph. It will be in the hall on the way to the cafeteria. I'm not sure yet what I will put there- maybe the summer flower series...

Java N Jazz Event Pictures

2010-02-08T10:07:00.000-08:00

It was a great night of music, art, and coffee! Awesome singer from Albion! Great jazz from Hillsdale!

The Coffee House was full, so we sat back by the elevator!

Caramel Latte!

Black Forest Cafe!

Java N Jazz

2010-02-06T19:56:00.000-08:00

Had fun last night! Java N Jazz coffee house had great music, and they were full to capacity! They kept dragging in more and more chairs! I really appreciated those who came and enjoyed the event! It made it lots more fun to have my buddies there :) The owner commented on what nice friends we have! So true!

Java N Jazz set up!

2010-02-05T12:31:00.001-08:00

Setting up Thursday night...

Mercedes and Mark Hunt- owners of Java N Jazz

Cara and Mercedes looking over a book of designs.

I really like how my Java N Jazz paintings look all in a row :). "Java the Hunt" had a mighty fine eye leveling these on a thumbtack!
As usual, the master hanger is hard at work. Thanks Jamie!

This coffe house is super cute, and oh so cool! I hope to see you there tonight!

4 cups of Java!

2010-02-02T20:39:00.001-08:00

It's Tuesday, so of course I painted with Mary! I did 4 funky fun paintings for the Java N Jazz event this Friday. They are cups of coffee in bright colors with Jazz quotes... Loved doing them!

Shades of Blue- Coldwater

2010-02-01T19:58:00.000-08:00

I've entered 2 pieces in the upcoming show at the Tibbits Opera House Gallery in Coldwater, MI.

I entered the portraits of Cara and Jena that are wrapped in the blue and white quilt that our great- grandmother made.

"SHADES OF BLUE"

2.11.10 - 3.31.10

Java N Jazz Feb. 5

2010-01-25T18:59:00.000-08:00

Cara and I will be exhibiting our work on Feb. 5th at Java N Jazz in Albion. 7:00 PM come and hear music, meet the artists, and enjoy a cup of coffee! It sounds like it will be fun!

Ella Sharp Art Opening

2010-01-16T17:35:00.000-08:00

Cara and the Juror. He put together a wonderful show. We're proud to be a part of it!

Cara's sculpture, "Twirling"

We were a little surprised by the way it was hung.... what do you think?

Here we are in front of my paintings.

Cara and I had a great afternoon at the Ella Sharp Museum art opening. We each had a piece selected for the exhibit. We appreciate so much that friends and family came to see us there. Thanks for coming to the show!

tues nite paint nite

2010-01-12T21:23:00.000-08:00

Tonight for paint night, it was me, Mary, and Mary Lou - potato soup for dinner- I'm still working on the tree diptych, Mary is working on a motorcyle design, Mary Lou is painting a cow :) American Idol started tonight, so we had fun watching that while we painted. I posted an event invite on fb for our (Cara and I) opening reception Saturday at Ella Sharp Museum. We're really looking forward to it. Cara is also in a recycled art work exhibit at Art634 right now. Lots going on!

Ella Sharp delivery

2010-01-08T07:43:00.000-08:00

Farmscape is being delivered to Ella Sharp today or tomorrow morning! Cara and I are both in the Ella Sharp museum exhibit that opens Jan. 16th. We have to deliver our art work today or tomorrow. This is pretty exciting for us! It's really neat to be doing this with my daughter... I hope you can see the show. It will be up through mid March.

Today I wrote an email on "Ellen" inviting Andy-in-the-short-shorts to come to the opening on the 16th. Wouldn't that just make the event so much more wonderful for us to have him there! I even offered to tape him! Now that would make a memorable sculpture!

I think Cara's sculptures would be great for the Ellen show. At the Coldwater art walk some of the guests suggested this to Cara. I think they're right. Her sculptures are so fascinating to people, I think Ellen should get taped!

Artistic Relief From Hard Times

2009-12-16T19:19:00.000-08:00

Looks like a great idea! Let's support Michigan!

Artistic Relief From Hard Times

Pay Pal

2009-12-08T20:37:00.000-08:00

My Pay Pal trial:

Please take a look at my Julia's Paintings site (click the button on the top right, it will take you there, or go to http://www.juliaspaintings.blogspot.com/ )

I have started adding Pay Pal buttons. I don't have them on all the paintings yet, but I'm working on it. I hope this will be a useful, easy addition to my website. We'll see how it goes. If any of you have used Pay Pal on your sites I would love your advice and comments. Thank you!

Big News!

2009-12-08T20:25:00.001-08:00

Cara and I both received news that we will be in the Ella Sharp Museum Statewide juried show. I'm so excited to be in a juried show with my daughter! Her sculpture of me twirling got in, and my Farmscape dyptich was accepted.

Here is a copy of portions of the email that I received :) Hooray!

We would love to see you at the reception.

Dear Julia,
Congratulations! Your piece Farmscape was selected for the Statewide Fine
Arts Competition. We look forward to it being on display from January
16-March 20, 2010! Please keep these dates in mind;
Jan. 16, 2010—Opening reception for artists and guests,
(2-4pm, awards at 3pm)

Blog Wordle

2009-12-02T08:48:00.001-08:00

I wordled my blog :) It made me see which words I overuse- great!

new cool site to check out... Wordle

2009-12-02T07:46:00.000-08:00

Jackson Civic Art Association

2009-11-17T20:12:00.000-08:00

Mary, Mary Lou, and I went to the Jackson Civic Art Association tonight. Very nice demo by a water color artist tonight!

We signed up to be members :) I did the family membership since Cara will want to be involved too. We also signed up to put up pics in some exhibits.

It will be nice to be involved in Jackson.

We also got a little painting in tonight...

MAEA Conference in Kzoo

2009-11-08T16:52:00.000-08:00

MAEA Conference in Kalamazoo this year! I went to some great workshops, great museums and galleries! Saw old friends, made new friends! Saw the awesome new art facilities at WMU! Entered 2 pieces in the member's show across from the Radisson- 100 w. michigan - it will be up for a month. This band was great! They not only sang and played guitar- they were artists and performed a speedpainting! Very impressive!
Got to hear the Guerrilla Girls!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guerrilla_Girls

Awesome day at the DIA

2009-10-31T19:42:00.000-07:00

Just a few of my favorite things at the museum! I couldn't take photos of the Avedon show- but it is up until the beginning of Jan. Don't miss it! It's wonderful! I could spend weeks in this museum- very inspiring!

Halloween Feast! Yum!

2009-10-29T18:25:00.001-07:00

Look who's coming to Halloween Dinner...

Drawing of the Halloween Dance

2009-10-26T19:57:00.000-07:00

Manistee Artist Workshop

2009-10-19T12:24:00.000-07:00

Mary and I loved the Artist Workshop this year! We had the most awesome group of people. I can't get over how hard everyone worked. Everyone produced an incredible amount of work for just one weekend. I loved all the landscapes! We were very inspired by our beautiful surrounding. There is nothing quite like Fall on Lake Michigan. Once again we enjoyed incredible sunsets, and sunshiney weather to walk along the shore. Can't wait until next year!

Jackson Art Walk

2009-10-10T16:19:00.000-07:00

We went to an awesome Art Walk today in Jackson. It was unique in that you visited Artists' homes. Thanks to all the artists that were involved! I went with my daughter and my mother-in-law, 3 generations, and we all loved it! Thank you Art Alliance of Jackson!

Arts Alive ArtWalk - Coldwater, MI - The Daily Reporter

2009-10-05T19:05:00.001-07:00

Here is a link to an article in a Coldwater paper that covered the ArtWalk that Cara and I participated in on Fri. It was a fun evening! There is a pic of Cara's sculpture of me, and a pic of me with Louise at Northwoods...

Arts Alive ArtWalk - Coldwater, MI - The Daily Reporter

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cupcake update

2009-09-29T20:41:00.001-07:00

almost done!

Cupcakes in Progress

2009-09-29T20:06:00.000-07:00

Tuesday nite, paint nite! Cupcakes in progress!

Flash

2009-09-04T08:03:00.000-07:00

Flash was a well loved hunting dog. I had the privilege of painting a portrait in memory of him. He had quite a personality! Here are the final paintings.

What a sweet mother and daughter team! It was fun getting to paint pictures for this wonderful family!

Head shot of "sisters"

2009-08-22T13:16:00.000-07:00

I was just looking through old pictures and thought I would post this one so you could see it. This was at the opening of the Heirloom Love show in Lansing. I'm not sure who took this photo, but it's a neat view of Cara's sculpture "Sisters".

New photos

2009-08-16T21:14:00.000-07:00

I just had photos taken of some of my paintings. I think Steve did a great job with the photos! We set up in our garage, and there were a lot of shots to take- he was very patient. It was rainy, hot, and muggy... Jamie was there to help too. Thanks goodness! It was a lot of carrying paintings in and out of the house and attic.

This is 1 of 4 paintings that go together. I started the paintings in Destin Fl. I think I showed them at the beginning, but never showed any final product...

Vase with Pink Flowers

2009-08-16T10:03:00.000-07:00

This is one of the paintings in my Summer Flower series. I have posted the paintings in another blog. See the link on the right. All paintings are for sale for $200 each. I love doing these paintings- I do them all in one sitting, and they are on unstretched, gessoed canvas. I use more of my drawing style. I use lots of thin layers of paint, and I draw over the top with "sharpies" and paint on my liner brush.

Perrysburg Show

2009-08-05T20:06:00.000-07:00

If you are anywhere near Perrysburg, Ohio stop in to see my work at the Municipal Building! We just hung the show and it looks great! It's all farm scenes and flowers. My Summer Flower series is in the hallways of a building next door. The women from the Art Council were wonderful! Sandra and Robin were so helpful and gracious.

Perrysburg is just south of Toledo. The Art Council has a lot of things going on! They are really promoting the arts in this town! They have a great sculpture exhibit along the river right now.

booth pictures

2009-07-20T05:42:00.000-07:00

Here are a couple of pictures of my booth at A2 Summer Art Fair. Thanks to Jamie, Mary, Cara, and Jena for all the work setting up! and to Jamie, Mary and Ned for tearing down! I could never do this by myself!

I had a great time. I met so many interesting people, there were over 500,000 people at the art fair- from all over the world! I really appreciated my friends that came to see me at my booth, that meant a lot to me. There was a lot of interest in my work, and great comments... I was especially pleased to have so many painters stop in for a look. I enjoyed chatting with everyone. It was inspiring! You all made my first solo Art Fair a success!

A2 Art Fair

2009-07-17T20:37:00.000-07:00

It has been a great experience to be in the Ann Arbor Art Fair! Everyone has been so helpful to me, from setting up, bringing me food and water, giving me advice, making sure I have everything I need. So many people have stopped in to see me, I am overwhelmed! I have had great feedback, and have loved meeting so many people. Tomorrow is the last day! It ends at 6, so I hope to meet a lot more people. I really love the location of my booth. I'm across from the Cupcake Station, which I am totally in love with! You have to have the banana pudding there! And I am near the ice cream store! and, for the last 2 nights there have been wonderful banjo and guitar players near my booth. I am soooo lucky! Maybe I'll see you tomorrow...

Ann Arbor Art Fair '09

2009-07-13T14:17:00.000-07:00

Today we set up the tent in the backyard, and checked everything out to make sure I'm ready to show my paintings at the Ann Arbor Art Fair. Yesterday J helped me finish framing, C is helping me with printing, and J scanned my newest paintings for me. Tomorrow I have to set up! Wednesday is the first day of the show. It's a long show with long hours. 4 days, early in the morning until late in the evening. Hopefully I will do well! Wish me luck!

sign the guest book

2009-05-31T10:30:00.000-07:00

Yesterday my in-laws and some of their friends went to see our art show "Heirloom Love" and the guest book wasn't out. If you go to the show, please ask at the desk to sign the guestbook! I'll really want to know you were there. Thanks so much to all who have gone to see our work. We appreciate the time you took, and we love your comments!

Heirloom Love, mother-daughter art exhibit

2009-05-16T09:33:00.000-07:00

Our show is up, and will continue through July 25th. I love the museum it is in. It's the Women's Historical Museum and Hall of Fame in Lansing. It's in a beautiful old home, and it's surrounded by a gorgeous garden. It is well worth the visit!

Heirloom Love

2009-04-26T19:47:00.000-07:00

Cara and I have our show next weekend! The Title is Heirloom Love. It's a collection of our work. It's inspired by the bond between mothers and daughters. We are so fortunate to have each other, and to have the heritage of wonderful mothers, daughters, and grandmothers.

We are getting our work together and ready to hang this week. I still have framing to do, and tags to make. I also want to work on a few paintings a little more. Hopefully, I'll have time for everything!

going to an Art Show

2009-03-08T11:08:00.001-07:00

Today my Student Teacher, and the Intern that was with me in January are having their Senior Art Show. I'm looking forward to going! They are both sweet girls, and exceptional artists. One does acrylic landscapes and the other does mixed media abstract reliefs. Beautiful work!

My youngest daughter left to go back to school today :( - but she went with me to see the show when the girls were putting it up, so she got to meet them and see their work. My oldest is home for the weekend and is going to the show with me today :)

going to an Art Show

2009-03-08T11:08:00.000-07:00

Today my Student Teacher, and the Intern that was with me in January are having their Senior Art Show. I'm looking forward to going! They are both sweet girls, and exceptional artists. One does landscapes and the other does mixed media abstracts

week 2 for 4 generations of women

2009-02-17T20:44:00.000-08:00

good start...

tues nite

2009-02-10T21:04:00.000-08:00

these aren't great pictures, but it gives you an idea of what I got done tonight. The tractor is painted according to the paper with the grayscale. It's going to be part of a mural. There will be 100 paintings that will form a grid and create a bigger picture. It will be unveiled in May. We had to do something with a rural theme.

The quilt pictures are 4 I am working on right now. I have the colors pretty well blocked in...

new mother-daughter paintings

2009-02-01T11:30:00.000-08:00

4 new paintings started. The idea behind them is that a Mother-Daughter relationship changes with age, there are "seasons" to the relationship. I'll post pictures soon.

writing statements and taping today

2009-02-01T11:26:00.000-08:00

C is home and we are trying to get our writing done for the art show! We got one statement done yesterday. We need to be done by 3, because I have to start cooking for the Super Bowl Party! Yeah! Maybe she can tape after everything is in the oven. She has to get at least one figure done.

for May 3

2009-01-22T18:48:00.000-08:00

C. and I have a lot to do for the May show! But, this is fun! I guess May 3rd is I spent most of Tues. nite painting night making a Dick Blick order. M. and I both needed paint, and I ordered stretcher bars. -big stretcher bars- It costs a small fortune... if you paint, you know what I mean. Those little tubes of paint, on sale, are $$$$$, and I go through them too fast. M. zips through orange, and I zip through Prussian Blue. It should come soon. Hopefully I can get it stretched, gessoed, and sketched before next Tues.

By the way, at school I've had a wonderful intern all of Jan. She's going to make a great teacher. I hope she gets a job right away. Some school is going to be lucky to get her. My student teacher starts Mon. so, I will have both of them for 2 days! I already know my student teacher, as she was one of my interns last year. She's so enthusiastic, and she's good with the kids, and she's a talented artist. It's going to be a great semester, we're going to have fun!

slow progress

2009-01-07T07:13:00.000-08:00

I think they're getting close to being done! This has taken a long time...

commission decision

2008-12-19T10:14:00.000-08:00

Our dog groomer asked my husband if he or I would paint a picture of their well loved dog who is no longer alive. He doesn't really have the time, but I think I might give it a whirl. I hope I can do it justice since it is a memorial. I think that is such a sweet thing to do in memory of a pet. Pets become such a wonderful part of the family. We sure love our pets, and still miss our old lab Gabrielle who was so dear to us. I hope I can make something worthy for them.

cafepress

2008-11-13T20:33:00.000-08:00

cafepress

I'm trying it out... http://www.cafepress.com/Julia_Garnett

in progress

2008-11-13T17:21:00.000-08:00

quilt girls

2008-11-11T19:16:00.000-08:00

added faces to the quilt pictures tonight. I think they're off to a good start...

Casey's happening

2008-11-05T18:50:00.000-08:00

My husband and I have to take classes every few years for our jobs. About 4 years ago we took a painting class- that's where we met Mary, and we've been friends ever since... Casey was in our class too. Since then he went to EMU, where my daughter Cara met him in sculpture classes. Well, he had his opening tonight for his solo senior show! Yeah Casey. We loved it!

the red truck, and quilts

2008-10-28T19:30:00.000-07:00

Mary finished her painting tonight! I love it! It looks so real!

...and I'm working on these quilt inspired paintings. they're developing, this is the first layer. Cara and I are using this pattern to unify our show in May. It will be a part of each portrait and sculpture somehow.

In Her Hands

2008-10-12T15:36:00.000-07:00

http://www.herhands.com/ I looked up the site for "In Her Hands". I truly appreciate what these women are doing, and I want to help spread the word! Paola and Toby have traveled all over promoting Craftswomen who are supporting their families and their villages. It's very inspiring, check it out!

MAEA conference

2008-10-11T20:01:00.000-07:00

Back home again... It was a great conference. Went to some nice workshops, learned some new techniques, have new ideas, learned more about brain research, and more... had a nice meal Friday night, topas! It's always wonderful to stay at the Amway- enjoyed the workout facilities, hot tub, and pool!

I especially loved hearing from 2 women who traveled around the world and photographed women who made handcrafted items and sold them to support their families. It's in the book "In Her Hands". The photography is beautiful, and the stories of the women were so touching! Lovely! I'm going to look back in my notes for their website. I really am inspired to do something to help support their projects.

Also went to Kendall School of Design, Grand Rapids Art Museum, and a Gallery walk. The weather was great, so we did a lot of walking outside which I love, love, love. Overall, very inspiring weekend.

Art Conference

2008-10-09T18:26:00.000-07:00

I'm leaving in the morning to go to the State Art Teacher's Conference. It's always inspiring! I'm sure I'll come home with a head full of ideas! I'll write about it when I get back. Also- I can't wait to hear from Mary... she's in Pennsylvania at a big Car Swap. She's trying to sell her car paintings! I'm wishing her lots of luck!

Manistee Artist Group

2008-10-08T18:36:00.000-07:00

Great Weekend! Great Women! Great scenic views! Great creativity!

Manistee Art Workshop

2008-10-05T20:28:00.000-07:00

Mary and I had a wonderful time with 4 very fun ladies at the art workshop in Manistee! The home was more beautiful than I ever imagined. The weather was perfect. The ladies were so gracious, and sweet, and fun! We laughed, we ate, we created beautiful artwork, we ate some more, watched spectacular sunsets over Lake Michigan! What more could you ask for? Hot showers maybe??? (so sorry:( )

I'll upload pics tomorrow... or as soon as I can...

More workshops are in the works....

Watch for news about dates.

Making More Cards

2008-09-29T18:07:00.001-07:00

My Winter, Spring, Summer, Autumn cards seem to be the most popular. I'm going to try to make more.

3 upcoming events

2008-09-21T12:47:00.000-07:00

Congrats to Mary, who had an awesome show last weekend at the "Freedom Festival"! Her car art was fantastic, and a great addition to the Car Show. - and hooray for winning the 50/50 drawing! :)

I have 3 upcoming events to get ready for, "Art and Flowers" next weekend at the local flower greenhouse- Van Thorres. I'm going to display the flowers I posted that I did this summer.

Then, the next weekend we have our first Art Retreat in Manistee. It will be in a beautiful house right on Lake Michigan. It's geared for beginning artists. Mary and I are really looking forward to it. Some awesome gals have registered, so it will be a great time! I'm excited to work with a small group so we can gear the lessons more individually.

The weekend of the 10th I will be gone on my annual art teacher's conference. I always pick up some new ideas, and it's so nice to concentrate entirely on art for a whole weekend. It's in Grand Rapids again, which was wonderful last year.

Of course, I still have to get going for the May show...

just posted pictures

2008-09-06T14:21:00.000-07:00

The pictures I just posted were from our Tues. painting sessions. I tried to complete at least one painting each week, and my goal was to capture a flower that was in bloom. I was working from the actual flower as opposed to a photo. I began with a contour line drawing. They are on unstretched canvas.

more flowers

2008-09-06T13:34:00.000-07:00