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PAT BLAIR ~~ DRIFTING & DREAMING ABOUT ART!

PAT BLAIR ~~  DRIFTING & DREAMING ABOUT ART!
YOU'LL FIND MY FINE ARTS GALLERY BY CLICKING ON THIS PHOTO!

Saturday, April 11, 2009

MY JOURNAL

Drawing and Sketching Classes
Teaching drawing and sketching classes is something I have added to my schedule of class offerings just this year. I am loving it! So far I have had two students finish an 8 week course and the second class is halfway through. It is challenging for me! Luckily I have had very motivated students who are ready to work for 2.5 hours straight and willing to do homework assignments! I can barely get the social greeting portions completed before these eager and talented students are doing "show and tell"! My lesson plans include perspective, proportions of the human figure, values - contrasts and shading and composition. We have done still life, human portraits, landscape with pen and ink and also charcoal drawing. In each of the eight week sessions we do an in-class project, stop long enough for a sip of tea, then we do a second drawing project. It is amazing how quickly that two and a half hour session goes by!

Monday, April 6, 2009

MY JOURNAL

My photograph of Mount Thielsen, Oregon . . . should I paint it in my studio or just go there and paint en plein air?
My first love is the out of doors and painting en plein air, but since the weather here isn't always perfect even in the summer, the studio is a logical respite. I have spent a lot of time in my studio this year, too much time. But, the reality is that studio work is an integral part of this artist's life.

I am committed to working from life, either in the studio with still life setups or outside on location. I take a lot of reference photos which I use in my studio when composing a new studio painting. The thing that I must learn to do in my studio paintings is to paint in the same manner as the plein air pieces. That is, with a lot of paint and spontaneity.

Watercolor is a seductive medium with a will of its own and I work constantly towards conquering it or at least feeling somewhat successful! I spend many hours working on composition, values and technique. When I achieve perfection I will let you know!
Oil painting is a constant challenge and a medium that I feel is more conducive to working en plein air. My goal is to spend more time outdoors painting either in oil or watercolor this year and perhaps encourage others to join me for a plein air class in this Spring and Summer. I intend to push myself "out there"!
Teaching is a wonderful learning experience, since it requires that the instructor be ‘brushed up’ on her knowledge, and having to verbalize that knowledge reinforces it. It’s also amazing how much students give in return.

VIEW PAT'S FINE ART GALLERY

VIEW PAT'S FINE ART GALLERY
(Click on) Monument Valley II . . . Watercolor. . . Collection of The Artist

GALLERY & STUDIO SALES

My Gallery/ Studio is in my home and I am fairly successful in selling my work by having an open house studio/gallery reception about twice a year (one in the Summer and one in early winter.) I find it fun to do and usually set a three hour time for the gallery sale to run. I serve wine and cheeses and spend a lot of time visiting with my friends and neighbors. (Sixteen of my paintings sold in my last sale during a three hour time period!)

Let me know if you'd like to be on my invitation list.

Just email me at:
blair432@charter.net.


2013 ~ Pastel ~ SOLD

2013 ~ Pastel ~ SOLD
"Orchards on Carpenter Hill" Collection of Dr & Mrs Tom Hanenburg

2013 ~ Pastel ~ SOLD

2013 ~ Pastel ~ SOLD
"From Pascal to Roxy" Collection of Dr & Mrs Tom Hanenburg

2013 ~ Monotype~ SOLD

2013 ~ Monotype~ SOLD
"Monotype Desert" Collection of Dr & Mrs Roy Lichtenstein

2013 ~ Watercolor ~ SOLD

2013 ~ Watercolor ~ SOLD
"Sea Jetty" Collection of Susie Lee

2013 ~ Watercolor & India Ink ~ SOLD

2013 ~ Watercolor & India Ink ~ SOLD
"The Old Mill" Collection of Mr & Mrs John Dailey

2013 ~ Watercolor ~ SOLD

2013 ~ Watercolor ~ SOLD
"Rogue River Below Gold Rey Dam" Collection of Mr & Mrs Rob Patridge

2013~ Watercolor ~ SOLD

2013~  Watercolor  ~  SOLD
"Tablerock" Collection of Donna Blalock

2012 ~ Watercolor ~~ SOLD

2012  ~ Watercolor ~~ SOLD
"Favorite Summer Pastime " owned by Mrs. Sue Smith of Medford, Oregon

2011 ~ Watercolor ~ SOLD

2011  ~  Watercolor ~  SOLD
TABLE ROCK ~~ Owned by Dr & Mrs Eric Overland

2010 Pastel ~~ SOLD

2010 Pastel   ~~ SOLD
Hanley's Wheat In The Field

2010 Pastel

2010 Pastel
View From Rogue River Lodge

2008 ~ WATERCOLOR (Available)

2008 ~ WATERCOLOR  (Available)
HAYFIELD - Watercolor ~~ $650.

2008 WATERCOLOR & INK (Available)

2008 WATERCOLOR & INK (Available)
Provence Farm~~ Watercolor~~ $250.00

2008 WATERCOLOR (available)

2008   WATERCOLOR (available)
Tuscan Farm -- Watercolor, 2008 ~~ $ 450.

2006 WATERCOLOR (Available)

2006 WATERCOLOR  (Available)
Mesa Verde Cliff House ~~ $250. ~~

~~SOLD~~

~~SOLD~~
Taos Adobe ~~Watercoilor~~ Collection of Wallace Swanson, Ankorage, AK

~~ SOLD ~~

~~ SOLD ~~
Rogue River Gorge At Union Creek ~~ Watercolor ~~ Collection of Tudy Schiveley, Tualatin, Oregon

~~ SOLD ~~

~~ SOLD ~~
Horner Ranch View ~~ Pastel ~~ Collection of Mr & Mrs Dan Kellogg, Gold Hill, Oregon

~~ SOLD ~~

~~ SOLD ~~
Three Little Brown Birds ~~ Watercolor ~~ Collection of Marcia Legg, Ashland, Oregon

~~ SOLD ~~

~~ SOLD ~~
Seven On The Rogue ~~ Watercolor ~~ Collection of Mr & Mrs Stuart Foster, Medford, Oregon

~~ SOLD ~~

~~ SOLD ~~
Bramble of Birches ~~ Watercolor ~~ Collection of Diane Newland, Jacksonville, Oregon

~~SOLD~~

~~SOLD~~
Farm At Table Rock~~ Watercolor~~ Collection of Dr. Tony Grubesic, Bloomington, Indiana

~~SOLD~~

~~SOLD~~
Abstract Oil ~~ Wet Dog ~~ Collection of Gary Blair, Medford, OR

~~SOLD~~

~~SOLD~~
Blacksmith Done Gone ~~ Watercolor~~ Collection of Mr & Mrs Wm Cousineau, Sunriver, OR.

~~SOLD~~

~~SOLD~~
Beach House ~~ Watercolor~~ Collection of Mrs. Sharon S. Stacy, Ashland, OR

~~ SOLD ~~

~~ SOLD ~~
Monument Valley II ~~ Watercolor ~~ Collection of Sharon S. Stacey, Ashland, OR

~~SOLD~~

~~SOLD~~
Watercolor~~Tuscan Vinyard , 2007 ~~ Collection of Mr & Mrs David Reitz, Medford, OR

~~SOLD~~

~~SOLD~~
Up The Road With Bixby ~~ Watercolor~~ Collection of Gary Blair, Medford, Oregon

~~SOLD~~

~~SOLD~~
Au Poir ~~Watercolor~ Collection of April Creson, Medford, OR.

~~SOLD~~

~~SOLD~~
The 'Dear' Hunter~~Colored Pencil~~ Collection of Jennifer Oliver, Eureka, CA.

~~SOLD~~

~~SOLD~~
Shadow Water ~ Collection of Mrs. Cherie (Hilts) Phillips, Roanoke, VA.

~~SOLD~~

~~SOLD~~
Tuscan Sky~~Collection of Mr & Mrs Greg Martinez, Colorado Springs, Co

~~SOLD~~

~~SOLD~~
Provence With Lavender -- Watercolor, 2007 ~~~~~ Collection of Mr & Mrs John Thiebes, Medford, Oregon

~~SOLD~~

~~SOLD~~
Caprock Thistle ~~ Watercolor ~~ Collection of Dr & Mrs. Eric Overland, Medford, OR

~~SOLD~~

~~SOLD~~
Ah...Tuscany! Watercolor, 2007 ~~~~~ Collection of Mr & Mrs Stuart Foster, Medford, Oregon

~~SOLD~~

~~SOLD~~
Good Friends, Good Wine -- Watercolor, 2007 ~~~~~~Collection of Mrs. Cherie (Hilts) Phillips , Roanoke, Virginia

~~SOLD~~

~~SOLD~~
Four Pots, Two Ears and A Story To Tell ~~ Collection of Marcia G. Legg, Medford, OR

~~SOLD~~

~~SOLD~~
Fishing From The Dock -- Collection of Mr & Mrs Bill Cousineau of Sunriver, Oregon

~~SOLD~~

~~SOLD~~
Storyteller With Chilis ~~ Private Collector ~~ Dallas, Texas

~~SOLD~~

~~SOLD~~
Grapes On The Window Sill ~~ Watercolor ~~ Collection of Marcia G. Legg, Medford, OR

~~SOLD~~

~~SOLD~~
Stained Glass Birches ~~~ Collection of Mr & Mrs Craig Olsen, Medford, Oregon

~~SOLD~~

~~SOLD~~
Birches In The Afternoon ~~ Collection of Dr & Mrs Jerry Barrett, Medford, OR

~~SOLD~~

~~SOLD~~
Grass Is Always Greener -- Collection of Mr & Mrs Wm. D. Cousineau of Sunriver, Oregon

~~SOLD~~

~~SOLD~~
Four Pots And A Basket ~~~ Collection of Mr & Mrs Rob Duncan, Medford, OR

~~SOLD~~

~~SOLD~~
New Mexico Pots -- Collection of Dr & Mrs James Theen, Medford, OR

~~SOLD~~

~~SOLD~~
River Bend ~~ Collection of Mrs. Cherie (Hilts) Phillips, Roanoke, VA

~~SOLD~~

~~SOLD~~
Snowfield ~~~~ Collection of Ms Meghan OFlaherty, Vancouver, WA

~~SOLD~~

~~SOLD~~
Monument Valley ~~ Monotype~~ Collection of Tim Harolson, Perth, Australia

~~SOLD~~

~~SOLD~~
Bue Storyteller ~~ Monotype ~ Collection of Tim Harolson, Perth, Australia

~~SOLD~~

~~SOLD~~
Grapes In The Afternoon ---- Collection of Mrs Emily Carpenter Mostue, Medford, Oregon