Tag Archives: painting
Learning to paint the human figure is hard work, but I’m up for the challenge
Learning to be an artist. Making progress and works in progress
Diane Dahlke. An artist who finds inspiration in play
When she’s not at her easel, Diane Dahlke is encouraging and mentoring aspiring and developing artists. She teaches painting in MECA’s Continuing Studies Program. That’s where I first met Diane. I took her Practice of Painting class several times. Couldn’t get enough! Because her lessons still roll around in my head and in the hand […]
Lucy Ellen Smith: Artist who teaches us how to draw to learn
Lucy Ellen Smith is not only an exceptional artist, she is an exceptional teacher.I met her several years ago when she and her husband Carroll moved to Maine from Chicago to take care of her mother Fran. Thinking about that, I need to add that Lucy is simply an exceptional human being. She and Carroll […]