Category: In the News
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Beautiful Words from a Student
This poem was sent to Catherine by a student from her painting class. She loved her students and always looked for more opportunities to teach and share her passion for painting. This poem made Catherine feel like she did a good job teaching, and that she was able to convey to her students what they…
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3 Ribbons at the Mid-State Fair 2023!
This year I entered 3 works of art that brought home ribbons at the Paso Robles Mid State Fair. This year’s theme was “Musical Hayride”. Every year I have fun creating a new whimsical painting using my ‘party’ chickens to play up the theme. My “Shake, Rattle-n-Roll” painting brought home a first-place ribbon in the…
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My Student’s Extraordinary Works of Art!
I am always pleased with the result of my student’s efforts in my acrylic painting class. Each class is different and every painting takes on the style of each student. If you’d like to learn to paint check out my calendar to find upcoming classes!
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Mid State Fair in Paso Robles 2022
The following entries are in the Mid State Fair in Paso Robles 2022. The Fair will open on July 20th. Go and have fun! Here are the 3 paintings that I entered into the annual contest: “Alpaca’s”. Professional Division Animals “Bubble Up” Theme Division “Rock n Roll Chick” Professional Division Acrylic Abstract
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‘Ms. Chick’ Wins Best in Show Award at the California Mid State Fair
I received three ribbons this year at the California Mid State Fair for three acrylic paintings I submitted last month, ‘Ms. Chick,’ ‘Morning Melody’ and ‘Oceans and Poppys.’ ‘Ms. Chick’ won the Best in Show Award and the First place blue ribbon in the Theme category, Fine Arts Division. I began painting ‘Ms. Chick’ knowing…
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Making of Morning Melody – A First Place Winner
‘Morning Melody’ recently won a First Place blue ribbon for the Animals category, Fine Arts Division. Here is a video of the creation of this award-winning painting. If you want to check out other award-winning paintings, click here