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.