Author: jillianlarts
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Learning a few new tricks
Or just messing around Since January, I have taken drawing and acrylic painting classes with Olga Calco. One exercise we did that I had never tried before was drawing without lifting the pencil off the paper. I did the first drawing of Petey using this method. Acrylics are a little frustrating for me as they…
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Petey
The Snowy Egret It has been a long while since I have written anything here. Last October I had brain surgery for my Parkinson’s disease. While it did help me a great deal in managing my symptoms, I have had to relearn how to do many things: including walking, holding paint brush, and a pen.…
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Pinellas Park Art Society Exhibition
September 16 – November 4 2023Monday – Friday 9:30 – 4:30 and Saturday 11 -3 Park Station5851 Park Blvd NPinellas Park, FL 33781 I am excited to be in this exhibition with so many talented artists. There are over 60 pieces on display. I am even happier to let you know that my painting “Blue…
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Oldsmar Public Library
“Pumpkins and Sweatshirts”September 22 – October 15 2023 I have just one painting in this exhibition but there is a lot of great art on display. The library itself is quite beautiful as well. My painting is “Man with Wheelbarrow”. I wanted express the fall theme of the exhibition. The subject is far from my…
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The little rowboat
I have become fascinated with this little boat. It seems to be telling a story and I think that there might be a lot of stories in it. I have been playing with it – just adding a person or a thing the person in the boat might be doing. I find this to be…
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Pinellas Park Exhibit
The Pinellas Park Art Society has exhibition space in the first floor hallways of the Pinellas Park City Hall. I have three paintings in the current exhibit cycle. The exhibition changes every three months and all works are for sale. PPAS is a non-profit organization serving Pinellas County, FL since 1964. They support visual fine…
Coastal Art by Jillian 