tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24332502860115214012011-11-07T00:54:17.579-05:00...its all about the life and art and the joy of it all. Some days are full of struggles; juggling family and work and trying to stay focused on what is important. Most of my days are blessed from above with great people; family and friends,and wonderful exciting challenges and opportunities. I "became" an artist, or it forever became a part of who I am at 38 years old.Reneé Decatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01965615706551783440noreply@blogger.comBlogger501100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433250286011521401.post-67061203439997299982011-09-14T10:12:00.001-04:002011-09-14T10:12:47.943-04:00

It seems like months have passed since I settled in at my easel. I have paintings waiting...calling my name... "Real-life events" can knock you down for sure. I miss my mom, everyday :) I realized a lot of things this summer... I Love making art, I love strange and silly things, I love the element of surprise that comes with printmaking and paper...nice paper. So I gathered up all my inks and

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Wildacres Retreat Wildacres, North CarolinaMy annual week at art camp is sadly over. I will miss my fellow artists; new friends and old friends. It is wonderful to be immersed in a rich environment of art, artists and art-making; collaborations are inevitable, and force one from their comfort zone. I have been attending Ringling College of Art's continuing ed summer program for 11 years.My

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Last night at dinner we were talking about possible creative avenues we might explore for the evening. I had mentioned my families often unscripted, spur of the moment, movie making escapades ... Of course if you are an artist, you call them "short films". So after a crazy night of writing a script, casting actors and filming... Jere I sit trying to edit our clips to make a movie. All in the name

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Printmaking encompasses a multitude of techniques. We have working hard, trying new things and new approaches to methods practiced in the past. There is always lots of removal of ink before the paper and ink meet. my friend and table mate Lind is working to prepare her plate for a run through the press,- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhoneLocation:Wild Acres Rd,Marion,United States

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- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhoneWe have been working with black ink only, until today. These are 2 of my Lino cuts of fruit bats. Today we have incorporated color and I have been working to make small abstract pieces. Now to draw out my next piece...another relief, trying to decide on wood or linoleum. Location:Wild Acres Rd,Marion,United States

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It is already day 3 of the workshop... Actually day 4 since it is 1:30 am and I am just getting back from the printmaking studio. Tuesday and Wednesday are late nights, but Thursday nights can easily turn into Friday morning, since it is our last night to work. I had some success today with relief and intaglio...Lino block and drypoint etching. Tomorrow, pictures of some finished prints.- Posted

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So wonderful to be in the mountains again! Everything is refreshing. Memories of this special week, for the last 11 years... Friends that have come and gone.- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhoneLocation:Wild Acres Rd,Marion,United States

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Elkin, NC population: I don't know specific numbers, but small. It does have the most wonderful restaurant though...always a stop at Twenty & Main on my way to Wildacres. My nephew Jeff Gibbs is chef/owner along with his fiancé Erika. - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhoneLocation:S Bridge St,Jonesville,United States

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Another year has slipped by, not so smoothly as many past. Too many sad times lately, so up to the mountains, to the "wild"...Wildacres. The back of my Suburban is stuffed with art supplies, therapy :) two hours to drive to get to my nephews for a phenomenal meal, I am sure.- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhoneLocation:Richburg,United States

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I am going to describe myself as a "Southern Expressionist"...yes I am. I heard that term several years ago, when I was putting together answers to interview questions for the Artlist's artist of the month. I was describing myself as an artist...where my inspiration comes from. My artwork is heavily influenced by my southern roots and my love for the southern landscape. My friends in Alabama,

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I have been thinking back on a very special group of paintings created for "Roadtrip, Impressions of a Memory", the solo exhibition about the trip I took with my dad. The trip was about re-connecting with my father's past...the people and places of his childhood in rural Appalachia. As usual for me, I got excited about the possiblities and pushed myself for four or five months to express it

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Back to my bird friends! My newest painting was inspired by the outside garden at Eau Gallie Florist, here in the Melbourne area. I collaborated with two quilters; Ellen Lindner and Lynn Greenberg for an exhibition of quilters and artists. We chose to each use Eau Gallie Florists and my color palette as our inspiration.I took a canvas that I had previously textured and covered with color, to

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All 4 Love is on the walls! We had a wonderful opening last Friday night (March 4th). Hundreds of artists and art lovers checked out the 80 artworks that make up the show. We still have tickets available for the March 19th reception and the books are for sale too. All for a great cause...we're helping raise money for Sentinels Of Freedom Space Coast. They assist the needs of severely injured vets

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I promise I have been working...painting, collecting, pasting, reading, looking, planning, dreaming...lots of dreaming. It's all art stuff, artist's stuff.I wish I had the 10 new paintings that are in my head, on canvas...but I don't. I will though, the Good Lord willing. I have been focusing all my creativity toward a project; a big project. "All 4 Love" is an art exhibition extravaganza I am

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I promise I have been working...painting, pasting, collecting, reading, looking, planning, dreaming :) lots of dreaming. It's all art stuff, artist's stuff. I wish I had the 10 new paintings that are in my head, on canvas...but I don't. I will though...the Good Lord willing. I have been focussing all my creativity toward a project; a big project. "All 4 Love", is an art exhibition I am putting

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blackbird sun Originally uploaded by Renee paints Fall is here and along with it comes the wonderful magic of great flocks of birds in the sky. Florida is the destination for many species, this time of year.Some winged visitors are heading even further south, but resting along the way. I love the sight! My fascination with blackbirds is shared by artists all over the world. In the western part

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the girls Originally uploaded by Renee paintsI have had so much fun with my latest painting! Working from a photo I took on my recent trip to Santa Fe, New Mexico. The first night we arrived we explored the square near our B&B. While I thouroughly enjoyed all the wonderful historic and natural sights during our trip, as an artist who loves color and whimsey...I was crazy about this window. The

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065 Originally uploaded by Renee paintsThats sounds crazy! My husband Jay and I recently returned from a trip, (our first) to Santa Fe, New Mexico. I heard about the landscape, the art, the food...adobe, green chile everything, and 50 shades of brown...It is a beautiful city, along with the wilderness that surrounds it! As all the gallery staff explained...Santa Fe is the 2nd largest art market

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021Originally uploaded by Renee paintsI have been enjoying my yard and all the vegetation that I have planted and watered and coaxed over the years. My somewhat new addition is my little fountain. I grabbed my phone a few weeks back and headed outside to explore. I have this phone app thats lets me take photos that have an altered appearance, somewhat vintage-esque. Being a visual artist, I am

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Ahhhhhh....blank books. After the Hopes and Dreams art exhibit that I organized last year for the Fifth Avenue Art Gallery, I order a few (a bunch) more blank books. So many ideas for ways to make wonderful one of a kind art books...I realize now, that I probably didn't need a whole box of blank books, one or five may have been enough. I not only have those blank books, but I have boxes of "

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"Blue Shift"'I am really enjoying the challenges of my newest series of paintings. Finding inspiration from the ocean and moving water means a cooler, more tranquil palette of colors. Water has been an important element in my environment since childhood. Part of growing up in Florida is embracing the springs and ocean as a means of cooling off in the summer-time. Standing in a stream bed in

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OralOriginally uploaded by Renee paintsI was so excited to receive my copy of the book published for the Canvas Project II. This is the exhibition I painted the 5 small canvasses for, put on by the Arthouse Co-op Gallery in Atlanta. 3"x3"...so small, especially for me. The idea was to express the given word (5 in all) on a small canvas. The exhibit has been at several locations this summer,

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Morning KoiOriginally uploaded by Renee paintsIt might be the long months of extreme heat we have endured here in Florida this year, that has inspired me to explore water in my newest paintings. I grew up in Florida so the heat and humidity should come as no suprise, but the last few weeks have been especially hot! I welcome the memories of those summer days spent at Ponce DeLeon Springs

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workshop demoOriginally uploaded by Renee paintsSaturday, August 8th, 2009 I did a demo at the Fifth Avenue Art Gallery in Melbourne. The focus was on texture and color. I showed several ways to create texture on my painting surface. The next step, before deciding on the composition was to start adding several layers of color. I took the piece to my studio and continued to work, now planning out

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mountain viewOriginally uploaded by Renee paintsI am so happy to have arrived at my favorite workshop destination, Wildacres, NC, located in the beautiful blue ridge mountains. It is lovely here and the weather is quite a nice change from hot, sticky, Florida in July.The work part starts this afternoon. Lots of new printmaking techniques to explore. I can't wait!I will try and post some progess

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Spaces articleOriginally uploaded by Renee paintsI was so excited to see the article, I mentioned months back, about my artwork. It's in the latest (July/Aug 09) issue of Spaces magazine. Maria Sonnenberg wrote the article and Brian Abrahamson was the photographer. "Life Affirming Strokes" is the title of the piece. I am glad it mentions my mom and dad and their life-long philosophy of giving,

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pink lemonadeOriginally uploaded by Renee paintsit's time for a summer party...I am just craving some nice pink raspberry flavored cake and lemonade. This piece is brand new for the Fifth Ave Art Gallery's upcoming show, "Cups, Bowls and Recipes" the show will open on July 3rd. Stop by the gallery for wine and food from the gallery cookbook. It will be wonderfully ful-"filling"I will have

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3Crows1Originally uploaded by Renee paintsI am wondering why the neighborhood blackbirds have decided to ravage the little baby lemons on my Meyer lemon tree. This is the second year I have noticed groups of blackbird converging and pecking, pecking...why? I love the blackbirds, crows, grackles...all those lovely creatures. You can see the painting at http://shop.reneedecator.com/products/

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envelopeOriginally uploaded by Renee paintslove and hearts...envelope the next 4"x4" for the Arthouse co-op canvas project a little collage with this one

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OralOriginally uploaded by Renee paintsThe next piece for the Arthouse co-op canvas project. "Oral" I was given 5 words to express on these 4"x4" canvasses. this is one big-mouthed boy...

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outputOriginally uploaded by Renee paintsFinally finished a piece for the Arthouse co-op canvas project I signed on to do. 4"x4"...so small makes it difficult, there is no room to waste. 4 more to go...

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I am revisiting this Mothers Day post from several years ago, with an update. I hope you enjoy!With Mother's Day approaching I thought I would share my most memorable one with you all. I think three years have past since the beauty parlor chair incident.I like unusual things...things with unexpected possibilities...and chairs, I love chairs.Driving through back streets on my way to church, I

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Sometimes things seems to progress soooooooo slooooooooowly. In the past, while preparing for an upcoming exhibition, I have been able to maintain a crazy schedule of working feverishly to create new pieces of art. It surprises even me when I think back to last year and the Road Trip exhibition. I sketched, painted, collaged and printed almost 30 new artworks in the span of 5 months. That was

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"Gnarly but Nice"It is so exhilirating to paint in an intuitive manner, at least for me. I know one thing for sure with each canvas..."this will be a challenge." It helps to have painted for a while. One of my favorite artists, would tell his students that to be a good painter you had to paint for miles and miles. I think it was a famous quote. I would have a great painting coming along and he

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I am always working on something, or several somethings, at one time. I hear about artists who are intimidated by the big blank canvas, but perhaps because of my process I look forward to starting new work. Spring seems to inspire new beginnings. I have been looking through some old canvasses that either didn't develop as planned, or did not fit with the project I may have been working on at the

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I have a brain full of thoughts and ideas for new artworks to create. Just don't ask me any questions that require me to recover a long lost number or memory. My brain is too full with diversions of reality. I am still in that gathering mode, which goes hand in hand with spring cleaning. I hope to tackle some of that soon. I am trying to play with a lot of new materials and reviewing my

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I have always loved mixed-media. I did quite alot in my show last year, Road Trip, impressions of a memory. I was somewhat restricted (self-imposed) working with subjects that pertained to the Road Trip experience. I have been gathering...aren't all we women gatherers? Rediscovering the oddist objects saved from all kinds of places and events. Sometimes you step out of your vehicle in a parking

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Finally,I probably shouldn't say finally, since my artwork for the show is not framed yet. I need to refinish my frame, and it is too cold to use the spray paint. I am hoping for lots of sun today. It is sold though, an area artist stopped by to get a preview of the show, and purchased my entry, "Dream". Hopes and Dreams, the exhibition to benefit Genesis House opens tomorrow night at the Fifth

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Hopes and Dreams will open at the Fifth Avenue Art Gallery on Friday, February 6th. This is an invitational art exhibition to benefit Genesis House, a Melbourne organization who assist women who are pregnant or who have children and need a home. I wanted to do another charitable art exhbition like last years, "Give them the Farm" but for a local charity. Each artist was asked to produce an

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It is hard to believe that 2008 is over...but here we are on the first day of 2009. I have had a busy year and I am gearing up for several art adventures that will arrive before I am ready. I could put "procrastination" high on my list of resolutions, but I have decided to accept it instead. Wouldn't that be a better way to address our shortcomings...embrace them.I have determined that I work

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dissappearing fastI love to paint! I need to paint! Really, I need to get a number of canvasses started, finished. I will be participating in Mainstreet Masters art festival in downtown Melbourne, Florida, October 4th and 5th. That starts the outdoor festival season for me. I have so many ideas for new works...I need to paint.I walked on the beach yesterday morning, did a lot of yard work, after

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Summer is flying by. Here it is already August, so hard to believe. I went on a wonderful trip to California in June, with my husband, Jay. Our first stop was in San francisco. Chinatown was definitely our favorite part of San francisco to explore. The shops are full of exciting sights and smells, dried sea creatures line the walls. We stopped at a small tea shop for a free tasting and checked

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Roadtrip, Impressions of a Memory, opened May 2nd at the Fifth Avenue Art Gallery in Melbourne, Florida. The exhibit includes 27 new works; a combination of mixed media paintings and printmaking. As part of the exhibition I also displayed 4 pages from my upcoming book by the same title. The 50 page book will include color images of all the artwork, along with the stories that inspired the show. A

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Work in ProgressAunt Betty's HouseI am back to work on my upcoming show at the Fifth Avenue Art Gallery in Melbourne, Florida. "Roadtrip, Impressions of a Memory", will premiere the new work inspired by a wonderful journey I took last summer with my 87 year old father and my 18 year old son Tom.My father, Chester Webb, holds a very special place in my heart. He is someone I respect and admire and

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UPDATE TO "GIVE THEM THE FARM"The show ended on March 2, 2008 and after our final tally, we surpassed our goal of $2000. We will be able to purchase a "farmyard of animals" through World Vision. Thanks to all those who participated and supported the exhibit.I always say that I don’t believe in coincidence, things happen for a reason. That is not to say that I always identify every event in my

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I know Thanksgiving and Christmas are right around the corner, but I'm speaking of the art festival season. Here in Florida it runs from October through April, sometimes a May show. It's a crazy thing!It starts with the search for the perfect show, which usually means a subscription to Sunshine Artists magazine. Or the online digital entry process through one of several websites like Zapplication

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NEW ARTWORKI have started the artwork inspired by my "roadtrip" this summer. A pilgrimage to the roots of my father's childhood, in the mountains of West Virgina and Kentucky. I was fortunate to share the trip with my father and my 19 year old son. I have been madly sketching the memories and impressions of the trip. The images develop quickly as I read the notes I scribbled along the way. Places

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I got a present this morning, a suprise gift. I walk in my neighborhood regularly for exercise but live near the beach and haven't been taking advantage of the opportunity to enjoy the ocean air and gorgeous view right down the street. It has been my goal to walk the beach on Saturday mornings, for the last month or so. I almost didn't go this morning, it was getting late and I had things to do,

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I went on a road trip this summer. Probably not the type you would expect, not what the mind may conjure up at the mention of the phrase. But, it was great, really great, a pilgrimage. My traveling companions were my 86 year old father and my 19 year old son. Our mission was all about my dad and his desire to "go home" to the mountains where he was raised, where all his childhood memories took

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All this is talk of blogging, should I? Do I need to ? Do I have time? I do love to talk.I am not bragging, but I lead a blessed life...I see it that way. It is never boring and there is usually something to laugh about every day. I love life and the strangest things can get me so excited. I am fascinated with the all of creation, the plants and animals and even a few people. I guess what I

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