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Oil Sketch of Female Nude
Our ever growing and always dynamic figure drawing group met this week, and it was truly a diverse crowd - painting, drawing with charcoal, pastel, and then two sculptors working as well. It's always...
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Still Life Paintings in the Studio
Over the past few weeks I have worked on several small, 8" x 8" still life paintings. Kind of practice for myself, to step away from the figure and the portrait, to play with color, etc. And this is a...
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Profile Painting Step by Step
I've developed a really annoying habit. I go up to complete strangers and say "Can I paint you?" I could be at the grocery store, Walmart, the gym (on the gym floor - not in the steam room!). I try...
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News from the Studio
I just sent out my latest Art News for October - including an article about my work in Cherokee Life Magazine. View the whole issue hereHappy Fall!!!
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Where do I begin?
How can I feel like I have so much to tell you, yet I can't even begin to tell you what's going on? It's been very busy at the studio, at home, and everywhere in between!So I will share what I can...
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Casey Baugh Figure Painting Workshop Recap
Last week I was lucky enough to spend a week painting at the Townsend Atelier with the amazing Casey Baugh. And I mean LUCKY - I think I got the last spot before he closed admission! The class was...
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Casey Baugh Painting Workshop : Our Turn to Paint
The second day of the workshop has arrived, and we are all eager to try our hand at implementing Casey's great advice. We set up the model, then drew numbers to see who set up their easel where (I was...
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Casey Baugh Workshop Day Three
Before I get started on day three, I want to mention that the Townsend Atelier was in a great area on the south side of Chattanooga, within walking distance of several other artist's studio. Our host,...
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Casey Baugh Workshop Wrap Up
OK obviously I am going to have to wrap this up or there will be nothing new on my blog for another month! The last two days of the workshop were a lot of fun. Day four was designated for painting...
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New Painting Striped Tights and Sunlight
So here's the problem with taking a painting workshop like the one I did with Casey Baugh. The second you walk back into your studio EVERYTHING you have painted before looks horrible. You immediately...
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Dairy Free, Gluten Free Pumpkin Muffins
The hunt for ways to incorporate healthy food into my very very picky children's meals keeps me ever vigilant for recipes that *might* find their way into the rotation of three foods (well, three...
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Stop the Junk Food in the Classroom
I've been thinking about how to start my blog for 2013. A list of goals for the next 12 months? A re-cap of my favorite moments of 2012? Both are important, and the lists are already in my head. But...
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Charcoal Sketches from the Live Model
I know I haven't been posting a lot of my art lately. It's not for a lack of productivity. I have been drawing and painting quite a bit. But my mind, when not actually holding a brush, has been...
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Capturing the Light
A while back I spotted a gorgeous vintage dress at the little shop close to my studio on Main Street in Woodstock. It was a strapless, full length dress with layers of purple (I love purple!!!) and...
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Painting a Garden of Roses
Without getting too deep psychologically...let's just say that, for me, painting can be like a good therapist. And let's just say, I really needed some therapy these last few weeks! I actually set...
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Catching up: new drawings and paintings
There are cycles with every activity, hobby, relationship career, etc. There are times when you are enthusiastic and believe in what you are doing right down to the very marrow of your bones. You...
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The Casey Baugh Painting Workshop at Studio 81, Portrait and Fine Art by Kristina Laurendi Havens, is now FULL for 2013. If you have registered for the class and have questions, please e-mail...
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CFUMC Festival of the Arts 2013
This is the third year that I am proud to be a part of the Cumming First United Methodist Church Arts Festival. The festival takes place for a full two weeks this year, and I am thrilled to have two...
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New Drawings and Paintings of the Figure
Hey! Remember me?!? The lady who paints and draws every once in a while between posting on my blog? Here are a few new pieces...Charcoal drawing on white Canson paper, 14" x 17"Charcoal portrait...
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Evert Ploeg, Kurt Sutton, Casey Baugh all coming up at Studio 81
This past week, the weather here in Georgia finally allowed us to throw open the windows and enjoy the spring temperatures. Of course, this was followed my intensive amounts of dusting and vacuuming...
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