Figure Study, Pamela Alderman, 12 X 16 inches, 2011

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It’s my passion. I can hardly get through a day without painting.

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I’m enjoying my new easel. The weights in the rear counter balance the weight of the canvas. With one touch, I can reposition my painting either horizontally or vertically. How did I paint without this?

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Atelier, a French word for workshop, is a classical method of instruction in studio painting. In the atelier, the teacher paints along with a small number of students. The French Impressionist taught draftsmanship and painting in this setting.
This month I enjoyed attending Mary Whyte’s atelier in Charleston, South Carolina. Whyte is a nationally acclaimed master […]

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Through the first seven days of ArtPrize, more than 7,000 Hope Cards have been hung on the Healing Tree in response to my Braving the Wind exhibit. Visitors are invited to view Braving the Wind—portraying a young woman’s battle with cancer—inside the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel and to respond by adding the names of their […]

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One little boy said, “Can I hang a card on the tree?”
I said, “Do you know anyone who has cancer? Maybe someone at your school? The purpose of the tree is to add the names of someone who has had cancer.”
The boy responded, “My mailman died of cancer. Can I write his name?”

 
While a young […]

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A recent acquaintance, whom I’ll call Brenda, explained that she had submitted her paintings to the same local art competition for three decades. Year after year, she received the same customary letter thanking her for her entry, but her artwork wasn’t selected.
This year after persevering for almost thirty years, Brenda received a letter saying one […]

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My WGVU  Morning Show interview with Shelley Irwin was aired today, September 9, to discuss a behind the scenes look at my Braving the Wind watercolor series being featured at ArtPrize 2011.
Click here for more details and audio from the interview.

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The September 2011 edition of Women’s Lifestyle Magazine features the story behind my ArtPrize 2011 exhibit, entitled Braving the Wind, which portrays the story a young cancer survivor from The Cancer Center at Metro Health. The viewer is also invited to participate in the artistic process by writing his or her own story or the […]

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