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School Demonstration

1/7/2013

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Painting demonstration by Karen Lynn Ingalls, at St. Apollinaris School. Here - painting upside down.
In December, I gave a demonstration and taked to the students at St. Apollinaris School in Napa. Sandra Cassayre Moore, their art teacher, who invited me, is also a fellow Napa Valley Open Studios artist.
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The students had lots of great questions! And we packed a lot into our time. You 
can see more about it, including photos Sandra just sent me of student's paintings, on my teaching blog here, at www.NapaValleyArtWorkshops.com.
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Painting one little apple

7/28/2012

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Little Apple • acrylics on panel • © 2012 Karen Lynn Ingalls
In the last four-week class session, I painted this little (8" x 10") painting of an apple as a demonstration painting. The idea is that you keep it small and simple – nothing too distracting or complicated – and you can play with the big shapes of the composition and the colors of the painting in a way that's much less intimidating.

I love painting apples and pears – their shapes are really figurative, and they have character. I particularly like the direction this little apple took (they do lead you in unexpected directions sometimes, if you listen, and if you let them). The pink ground was a surprise, and such a lovely one....
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Painting Landscapes art workshop 6-23

6/10/2012

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I'm excited about my first workshop of 2012, Painting Landscapes I, which I'll be teaching at the Calistoga Art Center on Saturday, June 23rd, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

We'll cover a lot in that time – how to create a landscape painting from a photograph, how to choose your palette and create color harmonies that work, how to approach designing your composition and painting your painting in ways that keep your inner critic at bay, and more. You'll go home with a landscape painting!

We'll pack a lot into the time, and you'll go home with a full complement of techniques and ways of approaching a painting that you can incorporate into your own artwork.

You can read more about it at my workshops website, NapaValleyArtWorkshops.com. Let me know if you have any questions!
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Soft block printing

8/24/2011

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Songbird soft block prints drying • © 2010 Karen Lynn Ingalls
My last one-day workshop of the summer (and probably for the year) is coming up this Saturday, August 27th… Soft Block Printing. Oh, oh, oh, is it fun….

I'm not exactly a purist myself – any real printmaker worth her salt would actually make an edition of prints that were identical, unlike my Songbird prints above, but I'm a painter who is used to making everything different. That's my excuse, and I'm sticking to it. I love the variations I can explore in a run of prints – above, in ink colors, in variations in the second print run, and in papers.

It is also possible to make an edition of prints that all look alike! That's the artist's prerogative….

Anywho, any day with soft blocks, lino cutters, paper, and my choice of ink colors is bound to be a good day. If you'd like to find out more, here's a link to more at www.NapaValleyArtWorkshops.com…. And if you'd like to join me, it runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Calistoga Art Center.

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Dragonfly soft block print • © 2003 Karen Lynn Ingalls
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Landscape painting follow-up

6/27/2011

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Hillside Vineyard (Tilted Heart) • © 2011 Karen Lynn Ingalls
Last Saturday's Painting Landscapes workshop was pure pleasure for me. What a wonderful group of painters to spend a day with! We talked color palettes, we mixed colors, we talked composition, we cropped photos, and we painted, painted, painted. You should have seen the work everyone had on their easels – what a delight it was!  I especially love it when people find the colors that make their hearts sing.

I was so busy I didn't have a chance to take photos to share, but I hope everyone will keep in touch – and have a wonderful time with your painting!  I'd love to see how your work develops.

I also finally decided on my catalog image for this year's Napa Valley Open Studios catalog – Hillside Vineyard (Tilted Heart). I painted it of the vineyard of friends, a beautiful spot high on the hillside far above their ranch house, and further above the valley floor. As it was nearing completion, I suddenly noticed that a shape in the tree branches looked like a tilted heart – hence the title. I had a lot of affection for this little piece (11"x14") throughout its painting process, so it seemed appropriate.
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    Karen Lynn Ingalls

    I am an artist in Napa and Sonoma Counties, in California. I paint colorist landscapes of rural California, teach art classes and lessons, and live in Calistoga, California. I also teach private, group, and corporate art workshops in Napa Valley, Sonoma County, and other parts of Northern California.

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