Pride goes before a fall. God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble. So why am I proud? and why is it okay??
I am proud of one of my drawing students!! (I don’t think this is a sin.)
Mae began taking lessons from me over 15 years ago because she was a watercolorist who wanted her work to be more realistic. She quickly graduated from pencil to colored pencil and tried 3 different brands before settling on Faber Castell Polychromos. She meticulously plans out each piece, experimenting with color combinations and working very methodically and slowly.
Meanwhile, Mae continued painting at home and with some friends at the Arts Visalia gallery. (This is the place where I have held drawing workshops, a very well-run non-profit gallery.)
During the ShutDown, Mae and another artist friend answered a Call for Artists from Arts Visalia. They have one big fund raiser each year, an orchid sale. This year, due to The Thing, the orchid sale isn’t happening. Instead, they asked their regular artists to do some orchid paintings. Mae and Donna quickly responded.
The very day that Mae told me about her paintings, I came home to this flyer in my email inbox.
Mae’s painting on the left is “Three Scoops”. The one on the right is “Out of the Box”. Donna’s paintings are the center ones, equally beautiful, but I don’t know the titles.
OF COURSE I bought a package of these cards.
Will you? Click or tap the link below to Arts Visalia’s orchid sale.
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