AAWA Holiday Arts & Crafts Show - Booth Pic

My booth at the 2011 AAWA Holiday Arts & Crafts Show held at the Polo Fields-Washtenaw Country Club. Lovely venue there! 

Riverside Arts Center Gallery Holiday Arts & Crafts Sale

Getting ready to participate in the December Art and Gifts Exhibit and Sale at the Riverside Arts Center, 76 N. Huron St., Ypsilanti, MI 48197. December 2-11 (2 weekends). Friday 5-9pm, Saturday 12-7pm, Sunday  1-4pm.  If you are in the area, I hope you'll plan on stopping by to see all of the wonderful arts and crafts for sale by local artists.  

Art Drink Coasters - Practicality meets Art

This is one of my new items on Etsy - Art Drink Coasters or mini mouse pads. Pretty and practical! 4"x4" x 1/4" thick. What do you think?  


http://www.etsy.com/listing/83327405/drink-coasters-bird-painting-set-of-4





AAWA Monday Night Program - Festifools 10/17 from 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm - Open to Public

Ann Arbor Women Artists - AAWA Monday Night Speaker Program:

October 17^th  - Mark Tucker creator of  “FestiFools”, in association with University of Michigan

Location:  7:30 p.m. – Ann Arbor Senior Center, 1320 Baldwin, Ann Arbor

Open to the Public.

If you’ve stood on Main Street in early April watching the Festifools parade wondering how all those giant  puppets come to life, this program is for you!  Mark will share the history of the puppets and the value of hands on public art.

http://festifools.org/

AAWA Holiday Arts & Crafts Show, Saturday 12/3, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Going to try out my artisan skills once again! Ann Arbor Women Artists are having a Holiday Arts & Crafts Show on Saturday, December 3rd at the Polo Fields-Washtenaw Country Club, 2955 Packard Road, in Ypsilanti. The show opens to the public at 10 a.m. through 4 p.m. I'll be there setting up my booth early that day. There will be a great variety of wonderful arts and crafts to peruse through, along with food and beverages to keep everyone's energy up! Should be a lot of fun. Come join us!

Art Fair Display Booth

This is me getting my booth set up for the Artisans on the Green at the 2011 Dixboro Fair around 8:00 a.m. In this picture, I've got my paintings hung and getting ready to set up my table with cards and reproduction prints. The fair started at 10 a.m., so not all of the booths were set up at this time.

New Portrait Painting

Mother and Daughters in Key West

12 x 16"

In Private Collection

I was commissioned by my sister, to paint a watercolor portrait of  her and my two nieces, from a picture of them on their vacation in Key West.  

Artisans on the Green - 2011 Dixboro Fair - Saturday, August 6, 2011 - 10a.m.-6p.m.

(c) 2010 Kathryn Duncan

WINTER HOLIDAYS - DIXBORO GENERAL STORE

Watercolor on paper, 12"x16"

Save the date - Saturday, August 6, 2011 from 10a.m. to 6p.m. for the Artisans on the Green - 2011 Dixboro Fair. Be sure to stop my artisan booth #12, inside the big tent, to say hello and to see my display of nature watercolor paintings. The fair is located at Dixboro United Methodist Church, 5220 Church Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, across from the Dixboro General Store. This event is held in a beautiful outdoor setting and includes all day entertainment, food, activities, and games.

Hope to see you there!

Watercolor Workshop 5/18-5/21

 I attended a 4-day Watercolor Workshop: Flowers and Landscape Techniques put on by Chelsea Center for the Arts. Sharon Freeman was the instructor. It was a great experience and I learned a lot of new things. Sharon was a wonderful teacher; very patient and shared her wealth of knowledge. The venue at the Comfort Inn Conference Center in Chelsea was excellent.

Below, Sharon is working on a floral painting demonstration.

Below, Sharon working on her landscape demonstration.

Below is a landscape painting I completed when I returned from the workshop.

(c) 2011 Kathryn Duncan

NORTHERN MICHIGAN REFLECTIONS

Watercolor on paper, 12"x16"

Below, is a flower painting I completed at home using information I had learned from the workshop.

(c) 2011 Kathryn Duncan

STRIKING A POSE - YELLOW ROSE  

Watercolor on paper, 16"x20"

Exhibiting Paintings at Curves in Westland June 4 - August 4

(c) 2010 Kathryn Duncan

ORANGE LILLIES IN THE MORNING

Watercolor on paper, 9"x12" 

I'm exhibiting some of my watercolor paintings at Curves in Westland, 2535 Jackson Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48103 from June 4 to August 4, 2011. Come on by and take a look!

Artist Opening Reception - Whole Foods Market -Washtenaw Ave - Ann Arbor, MI - April 12, 2011

The artist openint reception was so much fun! Whole Foods did a great job of creating a welcoming environment complete with an array of foods and beverages for everyone. I had an opportunity to chat with several artists and people visiting the gallery. Very nicely done! Many thanks to Vickie Peterson Michalk for coordinating the exhibit for AAWA, and to Mary Ann Nisley, from Whole Foods, Marketing and Community Relations.

  
This exhibit will be up until June 13th. Stop on by and take a look! There are four AAWA artists exhibiting at this show. Virginia Burkel - Photography; Katie Halton - Painter; Peggy Brewer - Painter & book artist; and myself,  Kathryn Duncan - watercolor painter. There are two Michigan Artists exhibiting, as well, Pamela Timmons and Jim Wolnosky. The gallery is on the mezzanine level; just take the elevator in the back of the store.

Art Exhibit at Whole Foods Market March 29th - June 14th

(c) 2010 Kathryn Duncan

PURPLE DUTCH IRIS & HUMMER

Watercolor on paper, 12"x16"

I'm participating in an exhibit of my watercolor paintings at Whole Foods Market, 3135 Washtenaw Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 from March 29th to June 14th. An Artist reception is being held on Tuesday, April 12, 6pm - 7:30 p.m. in the gallery on the 2nd floor, and refreshments will be provided by Whole Foods and is open to the public. Hope to see you there!

AAWA Spring juried exhibit - March 29 - April 28, 2011

(c) 2010 Kathryn Duncan

BABY BLUES - EASTERN BLUEBIRD FAMILY

Watercolor on paper, 12"x16"

I'm very excited to announce that my watercolor painting, “Baby Blues-Eastern Bluebird Family" was accepted into the Ann Arbor Women's Artists (AAWA) annual spring juried exhibit of member's work. The exhibit will be held at the Ann Arbor District Library, 343 S. 5th Ave., Ann Arbor from March 29 to April 28 and will be juried by Jennifer Seibert (Locke), Assoc. Professor, Art Dept., EMU. Artist's reception is on Friday, April 1 from 6:30 pm-8:30pm.