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I’m Margaret Stermer-Cox and I’m a watercolor painter.
This blog is about art. It’s about my paintings and events; abstract art discussions, art history, etc. You get the idea: anything ART! Please, join me!
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Events and Exibitions
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We’re happy to announce that Peggy’s watercolor painting “Three Minute Egg #11” has been accepted into the 44th Annual Western Federation of Watercolor Societies’ Exhibition in San Diego, CA. The show is May 1st -31, 2019 at the San Diego Watercolor Society Gallery.
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Fun: It is About Drawing For The Joy Of It
Fun: Something that brings pleasure, enjoyment or entertainment (noun). Happy New Year! Hi! I realized a couple of days ago that I had yet to post to my blog this 2019! Goodness gracious and happy new year! And, why am I so slow? Drawing Too Important To Be Fun? I also had a thought that […]
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Center Of Interest: Day 21 Cappuccino V9 #30paintingsin30days
Center of interest – that is the area that I would like you to look at in a drawing or painting. Put another way, it attracts your attention. “Cappuccino V9”. Greetings! And, here we are at day 21 of #30paintingsin30days! Add to that the ninth cappuccino study! Is it getting to feel routine to you? […]
Blue! Day 20: Espresso Time-R V2; #30paintingsin30days
Cool blue; too much of a good thing? Day 20: Its Blue-ish! Greetings! Its day 20 of the #30paintingsin30days challenge. At the moment, I’m looking at today’s piece and its mainly blue. You see, I’m wondering, am I going through a “blue period”? It is February after all and here in southern Oregon, the days […]
Alla Prima; Day 19, Cappuccino V8: #30paintingsin30days
Alla Prima, an Italian word which means getting a painting done in one session or before the painting dries. One Session Painting! Greetings! Today’s painting was an exercise in “getting in done – now!” To explain, I usually work my paintings over multiple sessions. In between, the painting is allowed to dry. Furthermore, my mind […]
Its About Learning; Day 18 #30paintingsin30days Espresso Time-R Study
What I’m learning today: how to paint with watercolors while standing at an easel. Learning: Watercolor & Vertical Easel. Greetings! And, may I say there is much to be learned while painting on paper held vertical by an easel. My usual mode is more horizontal. What do you need to learn, you might ask. How […]
Cartoons; Day 17 of #30paintingsin30days: Oregon Cowboy
Cartoons, comics and funnies; I’ve loved them for almost as long as I can remember. My Cartoons. Greetings! Today I would like to share with you a couple of the cartoon characters I’ve drawn in the past few years. To explain, from time to time I create cartoons, usually for special occasions and with specific […]
Problem Solving; Day 16 #30paintingsin30days; Groovin’ With Cappuccino V7
Painting is about problem solving; kind of like one and one equals two. That is to say, you work until problems are solved and the painting is in balance. Problem Solving & Painting. Greetings! Today I’d like to talk a bit about problem solving and painting. Not sure I’ve done so before. I will use […]