What's Cooking

Let's face it, pastels are expensive, and my budget is limited. So, while I do try to save enough money whenever I can to buy the very best artist quality pastels I can, obviously I can't afford to buy every set I want. What I can do, though, is avoid waste. In that vein, I save my pastel "dust" and chips that have become too small to use, and today I figured I had enough "scraps" to make my own custom colors with them. Granted, they are not the buttery soft creaminess found in the professionally handmade sticks, but they seem to work well enough and blend fairly easily. I love that they're uniquely greyed colors as they're born from a combination of whatever dust falls onto my easel ledge, and I feel good about the fact that nothing is going to waste. :-)

My homemade pastel colors, as tested on Uart 600 sanded paper

Small Treasures

More exciting news! My acrylic painting, "Evening at Horseshoe Farm", has been juried into the Small Treasures Show at Cary Gallery of Artists! The opening reception is this coming Friday evening from 6-9 p.m. at the the gallery. Very honored and excited!

Small Treasures Juried Art Exhibit

Cary Gallery of Artists

200 South Academy Street, Cary, North Carolina

Opening Reception: Friday, March 27 from 6-9 p.m. 

© 2014 Tammy Kaufman - Evening at Horseshoe Farm - acrylics on canvas panel 6" x 9"

Never Give Up

I was utterly delighted to receive an email from the Fine Arts League of Cary that began as follows: "I am happy to inform you that your entry was juried in to our Annual Exhibition." After receiving so many juried show rejection letters over the past year, I had pretty much given up on ever getting an acceptance. So when this one arrived, I almost couldn't believe my eyes and had to re-read the email message and even have a friend confirm that I had read what I thought I read! I am absolutely walking on air right now. As the selected paintings are due at Page-Walker Art and History Center on Tuesday, I spent the past few days getting "Riversong" custom matted and framed so it will be ready to go for the exhibit.

Show Details:

Fine Arts League of Cary 2015 Annual Juried Art Exhibition

Page-Walker Art and History Center, 119 Ambassador Loop, Cary North Carolina

February 25 - April 18, 2015

Opening Reception &  Awards Sunday, March 1, 2015, 2-4 pm

© 2014 Tammy Kaufman - Riversong - soft pastels on Sennelier La Carte Pastel Card 9" x 12"