tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43735618978481588082024-03-04T21:28:54.456-08:00Mira M. White Art NewsThis is my place to talk art shop, muse upon various art related matters and show you my work.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373561897848158808.post-84264632031650630092021-12-31T10:27:00.000-08:002021-12-31T10:27:00.458-08:002022 is very welcome here!<p>Greetings,</p><p><br /></p><p>It is December 31,2021, and I am impatiently waiting for the new year to manifest and along with it the joy of physically sharing with my artist friends , colleagues and students. When last I chatted with you I had sold my painting to a new collector in Osaka, Japan. The painting now resides in an office of a school AND I have received my $$. </p><p>Spurred on by this sale, I have begun working on a 7 ft oil primed canvas that I was graciously given by a dear friend. While the primer is drying I begun working on this diptych and am so enjoying its playful informality that I hope to continue this process very soon. Here is a pic of its current state:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiN6Gmam_Cc2ZalUFI0KD9pPyuO0iueJdlSMlMR2ApJdGMqQZsvmErAz6cCJp4ZkPDPXZia9ftL0dIK2c6zcrxXBhAh97ytRcHvVPQhOuVwlJO3TCyjewjG9X1boEUSOOU0bKa3Ipzs7wGw8xz-pcGo9ekgnqGFv6n6puRNUFOHa0EBixvwazsGB3sTJA=s2000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1051" data-original-width="2000" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiN6Gmam_Cc2ZalUFI0KD9pPyuO0iueJdlSMlMR2ApJdGMqQZsvmErAz6cCJp4ZkPDPXZia9ftL0dIK2c6zcrxXBhAh97ytRcHvVPQhOuVwlJO3TCyjewjG9X1boEUSOOU0bKa3Ipzs7wGw8xz-pcGo9ekgnqGFv6n6puRNUFOHa0EBixvwazsGB3sTJA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And, yesterday, much to my surprise, one of my images showed up on Artsy- on the same page with Rosenquist, Tracy Emin and Damien Hirst. Here:<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggNTbbk-Ts3UmJoddr72TCzJvWKmnalWgMljJNQtg35c5yOppjyYpGl5479DpHX0yriRwkqn_ZuKqs9ChA5z8E755jiiQ4-rrSg9Bj1uKSmCVwSG3y_vjLepaTjg5o-SIdLQlpApSegwtqAgvPyi4qf8EVea0-rZTyZXcMrICodWx3eoIQnt-r2n79sQ=s1186" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1166" data-original-width="1186" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggNTbbk-Ts3UmJoddr72TCzJvWKmnalWgMljJNQtg35c5yOppjyYpGl5479DpHX0yriRwkqn_ZuKqs9ChA5z8E755jiiQ4-rrSg9Bj1uKSmCVwSG3y_vjLepaTjg5o-SIdLQlpApSegwtqAgvPyi4qf8EVea0-rZTyZXcMrICodWx3eoIQnt-r2n79sQ=w265-h261" width="265" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEios1aiTQjiKtEkNaqWHgQfLX9vb7qP3Y2ESfZ3PhG3hZtKc7fMW8gtQGg1otSzehroDyTGXpG5x2zZm2LMEz7nk0HxI9xkSLDdafom9nOzgrHJeWlj_ErL-5soVbdg6n70dymGp-VWT07rJy1SWKcLkzCLKSphnTworba859eSPmTVcvF615bQ1nzL1Q=s1430" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1430" data-original-width="1090" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEios1aiTQjiKtEkNaqWHgQfLX9vb7qP3Y2ESfZ3PhG3hZtKc7fMW8gtQGg1otSzehroDyTGXpG5x2zZm2LMEz7nk0HxI9xkSLDdafom9nOzgrHJeWlj_ErL-5soVbdg6n70dymGp-VWT07rJy1SWKcLkzCLKSphnTworba859eSPmTVcvF615bQ1nzL1Q=w191-h251" width="191" /></a></div><br /></div><br /></div> So,we get to see what the New Year brings-- Hopefully, some of my classes and workshops will meet enrollment!<p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373561897848158808.post-2184282230701976992021-12-16T08:30:00.000-08:002021-12-16T08:30:11.531-08:00Hourglass Time now lives in Japan!<p> I recently sold this large diptych to a new collector in Japan! It arrived safely in Tokyo, was framed there as one piece and arrived a few days ago at its new home. The collector graciously sent me a photo and I feel honored! The painting definitely fills the space ( it is 32"x80") . In fact, to me, it looks like the other elements in the room were designed around the painting.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxnvFHIIusOBs_9QoDk5xAZvr8UiLgLCKsL21SkrTrQUAdQztec8NKstBnc6jpiLeC6z_4eETFIJ_iC0I2OMmKxnmm8jmRxbfXpGSUjSlkeBZdcLC0kNhxv7iBo-EohFSgeYk5NAMcc6_Z57Ba9aLqdwokpNao99FK2SstrlY4oRXqnSB-_yPOoy4T5w=s2542" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1468" data-original-width="2542" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxnvFHIIusOBs_9QoDk5xAZvr8UiLgLCKsL21SkrTrQUAdQztec8NKstBnc6jpiLeC6z_4eETFIJ_iC0I2OMmKxnmm8jmRxbfXpGSUjSlkeBZdcLC0kNhxv7iBo-EohFSgeYk5NAMcc6_Z57Ba9aLqdwokpNao99FK2SstrlY4oRXqnSB-_yPOoy4T5w=w640-h370" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is a larger shot of the painting:<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0misjk3ha8sjVyxD3OWuK2RfMdMxGoJZm-hBNwWsrp4XFl2uwSnLaclSnq8tnSzxkZqQJQzVgTn8PcnZPLkX8Vsi2aAxk9Cg7Ruh60e__10rdfh__AmFnFvw15b-Fn6QLf_WMBPBiCxc-8TzLtj0HRR1VcxbG7fLLn3slad749zKhdefWlJ1-USespQ=s3874" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1501" data-original-width="3874" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0misjk3ha8sjVyxD3OWuK2RfMdMxGoJZm-hBNwWsrp4XFl2uwSnLaclSnq8tnSzxkZqQJQzVgTn8PcnZPLkX8Vsi2aAxk9Cg7Ruh60e__10rdfh__AmFnFvw15b-Fn6QLf_WMBPBiCxc-8TzLtj0HRR1VcxbG7fLLn3slad749zKhdefWlJ1-USespQ=w640-h248" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373561897848158808.post-23360745150757643252021-06-24T12:12:00.003-07:002021-06-24T12:12:41.136-07:00My art showing currently with Pamela Skinner<p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-emVlnGi37x4/YNTYbl4i4eI/AAAAAAAACxE/HoyZjsXv94UjXLcaNoyGO6AWKOtBPiWmgCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/IMG_3155.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-emVlnGi37x4/YNTYbl4i4eI/AAAAAAAACxE/HoyZjsXv94UjXLcaNoyGO6AWKOtBPiWmgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_3155.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just Traveling 2019 triptych</td></tr></tbody></table> Here are pics from Pamela Skinner<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9pBMIRBhnw8/YNTYe-dq74I/AAAAAAAACxI/UOkKulZ5vos_vFUF9fL-EIyCf5oG8fq2QCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/IMG_3154.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9pBMIRBhnw8/YNTYe-dq74I/AAAAAAAACxI/UOkKulZ5vos_vFUF9fL-EIyCf5oG8fq2QCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_3154.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Emanation #1 and 3 small encaustics</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4AD2LK3ohTg/YNTYY2qeeuI/AAAAAAAACxA/YZccPd-oMB8QQiRaLcFRrg6_is92kreTQCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/IMG_3156.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4AD2LK3ohTg/YNTYY2qeeuI/AAAAAAAACxA/YZccPd-oMB8QQiRaLcFRrg6_is92kreTQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_3156.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Small collage triptych, can hang vertically or horizontally.<br /><br />These works are available. through Pamela Skinner<br />contact: pskinnerart@gmail.com</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373561897848158808.post-73194084460803662482021-06-20T09:00:00.002-07:002021-06-20T09:00:24.110-07:00Newest News!<p> I am so happy to say that I am now represented by Jen Tough Gallery. She just formed this extraordinary online gallery. The pieces she will sponsor are listed on my website.</p><p>My other exciting news is my alliance with Sylvia White -www.buyrealArt.com and she currently is exhibiting 5 of my pieces in her gallery in Agoura Hills. I am so happy to get some actual physical representation in addition to my relationship with Pamela Skinner in Sacramento, who is also showing several of my smaller works ( they are designated on my website. Here is a snap from the exhibit at Sylvia White's gallery. My piece is the black & White that Clayton Frameworks framed so beautifully.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4xyZZE616Bg/YM9k93TZieI/AAAAAAAACwQ/mEbrGc6MHf0X6VRvM-Zx8fM6MnCxvE5eACLcBGAsYHQ/s381/Screen%2BShot%2B2021-06-20%2Bat%2B8.54.02%2BAM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="381" data-original-width="378" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4xyZZE616Bg/YM9k93TZieI/AAAAAAAACwQ/mEbrGc6MHf0X6VRvM-Zx8fM6MnCxvE5eACLcBGAsYHQ/w198-h200/Screen%2BShot%2B2021-06-20%2Bat%2B8.54.02%2BAM.png" width="198" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Living Lines #3</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-psGlPpRADvg/YM9lNZI3H6I/AAAAAAAACwY/xRJkjq3zHm8Nt0XiFfcPgdA1LurOBzzzQCLcBGAsYHQ/s379/Screen%2BShot%2B2021-06-20%2Bat%2B8.54.52%2BAM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="179" data-original-width="379" height="94" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-psGlPpRADvg/YM9lNZI3H6I/AAAAAAAACwY/xRJkjq3zHm8Nt0XiFfcPgdA1LurOBzzzQCLcBGAsYHQ/w200-h94/Screen%2BShot%2B2021-06-20%2Bat%2B8.54.52%2BAM.png" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Serendipity 2019 </td></tr></tbody></table></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d9FRCAvOiJk/YM9ltDmWGlI/AAAAAAAACwk/MzRO83cTxngVzcsQjkrVFFxsiSveobv3ACLcBGAsYHQ/s1072/Screen%2BShot%2B2021-06-20%2Bat%2B8.53.55%2BAM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="838" data-original-width="1072" height="156" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d9FRCAvOiJk/YM9ltDmWGlI/AAAAAAAACwk/MzRO83cTxngVzcsQjkrVFFxsiSveobv3ACLcBGAsYHQ/w200-h156/Screen%2BShot%2B2021-06-20%2Bat%2B8.53.55%2BAM.png" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">one wall of gallery with wonderful art around mine</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mums-eCUPxU/YM9lf_oKK-I/AAAAAAAACwg/-zUPNSryX-EpfEBEQ8LaVYCOpul3n79egCLcBGAsYHQ/s894/Screen%2BShot%2B2021-06-20%2Bat%2B8.54.43%2BAM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="894" data-original-width="412" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mums-eCUPxU/YM9lf_oKK-I/AAAAAAAACwg/-zUPNSryX-EpfEBEQ8LaVYCOpul3n79egCLcBGAsYHQ/w92-h200/Screen%2BShot%2B2021-06-20%2Bat%2B8.54.43%2BAM.png" width="92" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2 framed pieces<br /></td></tr></tbody></table> I just wanted to share this news - and now I have to get ready for the second day of my workshop.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373561897848158808.post-43292878731882524882021-06-06T15:18:00.000-07:002021-06-06T15:18:02.634-07:00An Extraordinary work day in the studio<p style="text-align: left;"> Some kind of new rhythm within me. I have been working in the studio almost daily , mostly the mornings, but today it has been most of the day. Upping my game, prepping cradled panels with shellac, applying cold wax medium to a couple of finished, mounted watercolors. And I do not know what to call these works:</p><p style="text-align: left;"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-left: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V5kAvaTlYgg/YL1F0smrfyI/AAAAAAAACvI/WParKnVGXCkmDj13hvbis4-QXNB3gBoPACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/smallerFlip%2B%2526%2BFlop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1025" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V5kAvaTlYgg/YL1F0smrfyI/AAAAAAAACvI/WParKnVGXCkmDj13hvbis4-QXNB3gBoPACLcBGAsYHQ/w100-h200/smallerFlip%2B%2526%2BFlop.jpg" width="100" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flip & Flop, 20"x10"<br /> </td></tr></tbody></table>The diptych watercolor was done on a panel previously mounted with blank watercolor paper. The painting has now received 1 coat of cold wax, back and sides have been coated with shellac. When the wax dries I will buff and apply a second coat. </p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p7lROQSehZ4/YL1Hir1mpdI/AAAAAAAACvU/yFctEYJcguAFoebgeWWSVG0jd0ET6j9_wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/%25232ExperimentJune%2B6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2006" height="203" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p7lROQSehZ4/YL1Hir1mpdI/AAAAAAAACvU/yFctEYJcguAFoebgeWWSVG0jd0ET6j9_wCLcBGAsYHQ/w199-h203/%25232ExperimentJune%2B6.jpg" width="199" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">#1 Experiment June 6</td></tr></tbody></table>This 10"x10" watercolor/ collage was done on a piece of watercolor paper about 12"x12", with the idea that I would mount it after it dried. Well, I also used some soft pastel, so after drying, I fixed it with my fixative, mounted it securely on to a cradled panel that had been previously gessoed- with sides and back having already received shellac. I then coated it with a coat of cold wax. When it dries I will buff and wax again.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wt4XKqobd-w/YL1I0uXd83I/AAAAAAAACvc/yUAnAal2csA_h78fv4eElN8OsUFgMA7ogCLcBGAsYHQ/s2759/June%2B6%2Bexperiment.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1140" data-original-width="2759" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wt4XKqobd-w/YL1I0uXd83I/AAAAAAAACvc/yUAnAal2csA_h78fv4eElN8OsUFgMA7ogCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/June%2B6%2Bexperiment.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">#2Experiment June 6<br />This watercolor collage is 10"x24" and I don't know what I am going to do with it. I may have to get a custom panel, as I really do not want to frame it behind plexi.<br /><br />I wonder what's next- I have 6 12"x12" panels mounted with watercolor paper and my original intention was to make this into one large multi-paneled piece. Who knows?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373561897848158808.post-60086103882512246972021-05-18T17:28:00.003-07:002021-05-18T17:28:58.282-07:00Behind the scenes...<p> I am sending 3 6ft paintings south for a 2 month exhibit. It is rare that I have the opportunity to show big pieces. I found a transporter who will take them for me and that freed me to go ahead and get them ready. For 3 days they lived on my painting wall ( they are not leaving right away), but now I want to work and so I had to move them to my hall;<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4FgMjJpU7fU/YKRanRTexEI/AAAAAAAACtg/SHN6nEWQFGs8BrE7dcqphiIBQRTjwtp5ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_5272.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="101" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4FgMjJpU7fU/YKRanRTexEI/AAAAAAAACtg/SHN6nEWQFGs8BrE7dcqphiIBQRTjwtp5ACLcBGAsYHQ/w76-h101/IMG_5272.jpg" width="76" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wrapped in plastic with cardboard and towel spacers</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p>Feeling so betwixt and between, very much in transition, I decided to organize my flat files and ended up ripping up for the shredder ( dumpster) about 50 older figure studies- after so many years of just laying around in a drawer- It felt good, cleansing in fact, to make room for new work.</p><div style="text-align: left;">Of course, in my space, 3 6 ft pieces lived on the walls, and taking them down required that I put new work up- or work that I hadn't seen for some time. I so love those big pieces, but I love even more having breathing space around work. These replaced the big pieces:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4wMmOYX-s84/YKRYLhV2HZI/AAAAAAAACtA/NuUFUOOmKVU-ugLzMwiJEhs-4-JAEAnIACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Waterways_edited-1.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1509" data-original-width="2048" height="134" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4wMmOYX-s84/YKRYLhV2HZI/AAAAAAAACtA/NuUFUOOmKVU-ugLzMwiJEhs-4-JAEAnIACLcBGAsYHQ/w182-h134/Waterways_edited-1.jpg" width="182" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Waterways, mixed media 22"x30"<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2wXWe914WvggPZp0lTCI37whwpq360QDGkBfvRqy3EEoP3X6Kncn2ck2icFAA-MwjSE1w3NID8JQZjMvz2RHXrAWrr4ve4YxLXBQdmsNwRm-06WQq7FJ74KlwNeHCnPGchR6fxVGxrQ5Y/s898/Afloat+201572.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="719" data-original-width="898" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2wXWe914WvggPZp0lTCI37whwpq360QDGkBfvRqy3EEoP3X6Kncn2ck2icFAA-MwjSE1w3NID8JQZjMvz2RHXrAWrr4ve4YxLXBQdmsNwRm-06WQq7FJ74KlwNeHCnPGchR6fxVGxrQ5Y/w194-h155/Afloat+201572.jpg" width="194" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Afloat, Acrylic , Collage 30"x40"</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NFEVwkwe7WA/YKRaFTPeZAI/AAAAAAAACtY/4z2qzGTxgeMQbADrS6ponE7RNtSDmI49gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/RedoVisitation300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1634" data-original-width="2048" height="149" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NFEVwkwe7WA/YKRaFTPeZAI/AAAAAAAACtY/4z2qzGTxgeMQbADrS6ponE7RNtSDmI49gCLcBGAsYHQ/w187-h149/RedoVisitation300.jpg" width="187" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Visitation, Acrylic, collage 48"x60"(not so small</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So, enough cleaning and moving art around- back to work!</div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373561897848158808.post-9947506311088498942021-05-13T16:04:00.003-07:002021-05-13T16:04:42.845-07:00It's a WORK DAY!<p> Hi there,</p><p><br /></p><p>Today has been devoted to preparing very large canvases to travel- painting sides, hanging wire, etc. This is the first time I have had an opportunity to send 3 of my biggies to an exhibition. After the first blush of interest, I realized I needed to hire a transport person, make sure the work would be insured in transit and also in the exhibition.</p><p>Lots of new risks for me, as I do not have insurance on my work and am now investigating and probably getting it soon. This adventure will cost me $, but I see no way to avoid spending the carefully hoarded funds. I found a policy that will serve me well, not just for the upcoming exhibition , but for all my work. Here are the paintings I am contemplating sending:<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hdF1s7FXpy0/YJ2v1Gl-e7I/AAAAAAAACsQ/Sj4cyZbG1GsDcDustymF2LTnDgRYephAQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/MiraMWhite_Just%2BTraveling.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1179" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hdF1s7FXpy0/YJ2v1Gl-e7I/AAAAAAAACsQ/Sj4cyZbG1GsDcDustymF2LTnDgRYephAQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/MiraMWhite_Just%2BTraveling.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just Travelin' 41"x72"</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tWrFEA77luI/YJ2vsRHDBXI/AAAAAAAACsI/RQSSbZAsycYDfIIvB4LFg6tJp2mOTKfYwCLcBGAsYHQ/s897/An%2BUntitled%2BPlace%2Bof%2BPeace72.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="504" data-original-width="897" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tWrFEA77luI/YJ2vsRHDBXI/AAAAAAAACsI/RQSSbZAsycYDfIIvB4LFg6tJp2mOTKfYwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/An%2BUntitled%2BPlace%2Bof%2BPeace72.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An Untitled Place of Peace 41"x72"</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4YMr3wC3xho/YJ2vk7GJHCI/AAAAAAAACsE/r9TR_a5tyEUbSvEUuLmkKdP7ScY1Zn9lQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Finiahws%2BPulling%2BRainbow300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1498" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4YMr3wC3xho/YJ2vk7GJHCI/AAAAAAAACsE/r9TR_a5tyEUbSvEUuLmkKdP7ScY1Zn9lQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Finiahws%2BPulling%2BRainbow300.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pulling Rainbow, 48"x60"<br />I will keep you posted on the progress!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373561897848158808.post-58056207499357673922021-05-12T08:51:00.004-07:002021-05-12T08:53:53.210-07:00 Duality<p> Yesterday, as I was driving ,I listened to an interview on KPFA involving the horrendous conflict between Israel and Palestine, this perpetual and unequal tug of war. I couldn't help but be reminded of an ancient and very brutal time in European history between the Danes and the Saxons... and in this stream of consciousness state I thought about a handout I give my own students in almost every class: it is a list of OPPOSITES to employ in one's paintings/ drawings, that make the artwork more exciting.</p><p> This list of opposites began in my head about 30 years back, when I realized I was reciting little mantras as I was working ( light /dark, bright/ dull, sharp/diffused, etc. ) These opposites seemed very necessary to bring a painting into completion. The tension created between these different elements made the magic happen. Here are a couple of examples:</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2cSJYnzU060/YJv1B52FORI/AAAAAAAACrU/jp9ESqoH9lo-0FZka_mxjqmZRX1C_5PqgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/White_Boat%2BRides.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1428" data-original-width="2048" height="139" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2cSJYnzU060/YJv1B52FORI/AAAAAAAACrU/jp9ESqoH9lo-0FZka_mxjqmZRX1C_5PqgCLcBGAsYHQ/w200-h139/White_Boat%2BRides.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Boat Rides Through Millenia<br />watercolor</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jgWSZg4pfLM/YJvzJr9Lx6I/AAAAAAAACrM/FH6xhFgOXBA0qlZ_XxDAA7WmHz4D62qNQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/%2527best%2BHovering.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1502" data-original-width="2048" height="147" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jgWSZg4pfLM/YJvzJr9Lx6I/AAAAAAAACrM/FH6xhFgOXBA0qlZ_XxDAA7WmHz4D62qNQCLcBGAsYHQ/w200-h147/%2527best%2BHovering.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hovering, mixed media<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>And so I began compiling a list of ever expanding opposites and distributed them to my students. <div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />PAINTING WITH OPPOSITES</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Open form/ Closed Form</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sharp Edge/ Soft Edge</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cut Edge/ Ripped Edge</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Area of Complexity/ Area of Simplicity</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Saturated Color/ Muted Color</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Additive/ Subtractive</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pattern/ Solid</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And so the list goes on</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Which brings me to the understanding that duality rules our Universe. We live within it as we perpetually continue to strive to reach beyond it to a state of harmony.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> In our paintings and in our lives. My thoughts for today.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373561897848158808.post-31068849898500076712021-05-11T10:13:00.001-07:002021-05-11T14:01:31.686-07:00Today.s meanderings<p> Just thought I would make a plug for my upcoming workshop- the first in person workshop in sooooo long! here it is</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvAwpSP6TeK_2PFDlFhvcycP2xN8SK1kE3sOVJp8F0JnYX01OzCeWpnafaJW8U6n4XqB8J4KaFu3SnE8DC4uVoi_8joqM9Mb8MVQBYJwXUBzxumYWzDuGaga4eTYq83HRStYIW-MXD4-HH/s802/Screen+Shot+2021-05-11+at+9.35.34+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="802" data-original-width="574" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvAwpSP6TeK_2PFDlFhvcycP2xN8SK1kE3sOVJp8F0JnYX01OzCeWpnafaJW8U6n4XqB8J4KaFu3SnE8DC4uVoi_8joqM9Mb8MVQBYJwXUBzxumYWzDuGaga4eTYq83HRStYIW-MXD4-HH/s320/Screen+Shot+2021-05-11+at+9.35.34+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love working with multiple media and the almost infinite possibilities it was for both discovery and its great capacity for enriching both surface texture and depth. I just posted a short video on this subject and</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">if it cannnot be accessed here, please find it on my instagram and facebook posts.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwCAILKavjcg4hvygzFbjia75J0ZrIYOKHqkJUHSDl1biV3yUseUMPS7h1Dc6ocssvM90F2n_KvcFz8oaCzbQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All the works in this little video are pieces that incorporate a variety of mixed media, oil paint, collage and some pigment stick , soft pastels and graphite marks. Enjoy!</div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373561897848158808.post-34442529722921901902021-05-10T10:40:00.005-07:002021-05-10T10:43:37.171-07:00New Beginnings <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Greetings , it is May 10 and I am beginning a new cycle of communication with my viewers/ readers. I really want to reserve this space for sharing information- of all sorts-. Topical right now is my frustration at being rejected from so many exhibitions, compounded with the fact that I have reserved this month to become more saavy with all of my electronic devices- My new ipad sat unopened for 8 months and my iphone--- all of these are apple and supposedly in sync- has been a source of perpetual confusion for a long time. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I am currently involved with Artist Alliance run by Jen Tough and am working with an Instagram challenge and also a month long seminar on Art Fairs. jen is a gold mine of information , compassionate and friendly, and I find this a valuable source. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I have recently realized that I rarely share anything about my life independent of my artwork, and that has been a sobering fact; I really haven't wanted to announce to the world my daily doings, but that is changing as I am increasingly recognizing my growing need to connect-- what an isolating year it has been!. So here is my newest post- My favorite spot in my studio that is not my art:</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PPZyh-3QPBQ/YJlvYjRQk6I/AAAAAAAACqY/qe6esNv41UAGmZqa5l9sMmEbZ0D8kPamQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_5240.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1254" data-original-width="2048" height="245" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PPZyh-3QPBQ/YJlvYjRQk6I/AAAAAAAACqY/qe6esNv41UAGmZqa5l9sMmEbZ0D8kPamQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h245/IMG_5240.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The photos in this little altar are of my spiritual guide, Murshida Carol Connor, Murshid James Mackie( in the hat) and my favorite quote of Leonardo Da Vinci--" I wish to create miracles". <p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373561897848158808.post-3997478528527371092020-07-04T10:21:00.003-07:002020-07-04T10:21:45.530-07:00Catching up!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wow,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here it is July 4, 2020 and I haven't posted in a year--so much changing and happening in our ever shifting planet. And I am not so sure even what to say. Most of my recent time has been spent acquiring more skill with digital communication. Is that my new art form? It seems that between teaching classes online with wonderful, compassionate and forgiving students, my studio is not very well attended. I feel a bit like a sunday painter. Exhibits are few and sales are non- existent. To be positive, I am not alone with these perceptions. Everything is fluid and subject to change- and things in the "art world" are definitely in shapeshifting mode.</span><br />
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I just returned last Sunday from teaching a wonderful workshop at Dakota Pastels Art Center- a 3 day workshop with a group of very talented artists, diversified in their skills and mediums. Here are some samplings of their work<br />
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I love teaching workshops. I also now recognize that the energy expenditure requires me about 1 week to re-group and settle back into my being. Strange, this time I regained my sense of self by cleaning my studio floor and finally doing the windows, inside and out. Now I can work. Also what was required was a rebalancing of most of the work hanging in my gallery home studio. At any rate, I am now settled in New Beginnings. Cheers!<br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;"> Adrift No More</span></i><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 7.5pt;">Oil, Cold Wax, Pigment Sticks, Soft Pastel, Graphite, Canvas 36”x72</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">” </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 7.5pt;">© Mira M. White 2019<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> This painting is my way of trying to capture my current feelings about life- a combination of being caught and free, of being influenced, mentored and simultaneously standing alone.</span></i><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;"> I </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">want to share with you a bit about my process and this painting, which has been occupying my attention since the beginning of 2019. It is a large canvas and spans a good chunk of my apartment studio wall.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> I am writing about it precisely because it is difficult. The beauty of visual art is that the viewer brings her/his own impressions and response to the painting. I rarely try to express my art and my intention with words. But this painting is different for me. It originally began with the intention to express my personal philosophy within a familiar traditional format and method of rendering form. In the past, my approach to symbolic imagery was more literal, engaging portraiture and a sense of “cosmic space.” The first iteration of this work , buried under all these layers, was a portrait head and cascading roses in an atmospheric space.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> I tried to make it work for several months, only to end covering up the whole painting about 3 times because I found it boring, unsatisfying and did not at all represent who I am right now. And I did not work on it with any regularity. I decided to let time assist me. It did.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4373561897848158808" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4373561897848158808" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4373561897848158808" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4373561897848158808" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Most of my visual art these days has been on the “ abstract spectrum”, rich layers of mark making and multiple media. This painting needed to be something different for me and I found working with a minimal palette, incorporating my propensity for linear mark making, loose grids, and creating multiple layers, each quite different in figuration, extremely appealing and intriguing to me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> In a sense this piece is a natural follow up to my large encaustic piece: Webbings and the Red Rectangle. and a couple of smaller encaustic pieces. I find the superimposition of defined geometric shapes upon more organic, gestural processes, very compelling. I do not know about future works; I just felt the need to talk about this one.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">This is also my way of thanking you for all your support for my work.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">I have this great class beginning on Sept. 9 @ 1-4 pm at Lafayette Studio in Walnut Creek. It seems appropriate to share with you why I love teaching this class!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: , serif;">I have been sending out a couple of statements on my approach to both drawing and mixed media and wanted to secure them here , for viewers not receiving my newsletters on Mail Chimp. Here is my newest statement on my drawing class and process.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> September 10- November 19 Tuesday 1-4 pm.<br /> Lafayette Studio, 1136K Saranap Ave. Walnut Creek, CA 94595<br /> Tuition: $325 Pre-register: mira@mirawhitefineart.com <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> It is so exciting for me to record marks- of all kinds and with all tools- on paper or canvas.<br />I think drawing is very much a visual dance. One line motivates another- and when does the thinness or thickness of a line become a shape? Does that line imprison a form or does it set it free? Whether it is a feather, a toothpick, a stick or a traditional tool I am fascinated by this force that propels us to make marks. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> 1. Drawing, historically, has been considered an adjunct, a preparation, a think time for working out ideas destined for other mediums. To many it is about rendering form from what we see, giving it volume and clarity.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">2.Drawing can be about giving form to the formless, making the invisible visible. It can be about recording internal realities, dreams, fantasizes. It can be about manifesting spirit.<br /><br />3.Drawing can be about creating order out of chaos; it is about doodling and random mark making.<br /><br />4. Ultimately, drawing is about YOU and your personal form of handwriting. It is about creating your ownworld.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">This class embarks on a journey to expand your understanding of drawing to include all of the above processes. We make a big distinction between descriptive drawing ( documentary) and expressive drawing ( emotion based). So, how will we go about this?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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My 3 day workshop at Studio 55 in Martinez was very rich! We were a group of 6 serious artists drawn together by a love for working with multiple media. Here are samples of the variety of work done. I apologize for my lack of skill in working with this program...<br />
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I wasn't sure if there would be any lasting impact from this workshop, but, after arriving at mid nite Sat nite June 29, I found myself sanding with my orbital sander on Sunday morning June 30, chuckling at the fact I had had 4 hours sleep and here I was again at 8:30-- You will not see any products from this workshop on my site until I have a sense of how I will use them-- However, I have a new respect for newsprint and tissue paper. In fact, right now is an encaustic in process that just got tissue paper added to it.... Here are snips and snaps from the workshop!<br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I think of the drawing process as a meditation, regardless of the imagery, although I intend to regard the natural world with awe and amazement when I give myself enough time to really look. My mediums are usually simple, either graphite, colored pencils, pens, ink. Papers vary because they offer different effects and surfaces upon which the tools glide.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Imagery will derive from both the external and our internal environments.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This will be the first time in many years that I offer a class of this sort. I just feel a need to do so, to offer myself and others in my group a time for quiet and visual contemplation. I hope you will join me. <span style="color: blue;"><b><i> Beginners are welcome! </i></b></span>Contact info:</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> June 7, 21, July 5-Aug.9 1-4 pm (8 sessions)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> Lafayette Studio,</span></i><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">1136K, Saranap Ave. Walnut Creek<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Graphite powder ( Weber brand in jar)</div>
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Pad Yupo 9"x12"</div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><b>MIX THOSE MEDIA:</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">I offer a mixed media class that includes watercolor, acrylic, soft pastels, sometimes collage and, recently oil, cold wax and pigment sticks. It varies every time I teach it because I get excited about new possibilities. </span><i><b><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">My summer mixed media classes will take place in 2 locations- one an evening class in Oakland at Studio One- </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">My other class is an afternoon class in Walnut Creek at Lafayette Studio:</span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; text-indent: -4.5pt;">Both of these classes , of necessity, are for continuing artists who want to enrich their current practice and expand their visual vocabulary. </span></span></b></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> May 16-June 6 (R $112N/R $142)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> </span></i><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Thurs. 6:30-9:30pm <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> </span></b><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Studio One Art Center,</span></i><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">365 45<sup>th</sup>St. Oakland<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> Pre-register: 510-597-5027<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> <i> </i>MIX THOSE MEDIA: Focus on Abstraction<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> June 3.10, July1-Aug.5, Mon. 1-4 PM<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> Lafayette Studio,</span></i><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">1136K, Saranap Ave. Walnut Creek<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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WATE<span style="color: white;">RCO</span><span style="color: blue;"><b>WATERCOLOR LOOSE & LUMINOUS </b></span> I love teaching watercolor! The flow of the water, its luminosity and potential for involved layering , mixing with other media, encompassing both representation and abstraction- taking a journey with the paint- it engages me in a very contemplative manner. My classes focus, for beginners, on wash techniques, brush handling and simple color exercises. As students develop skills in handling materials and methods, more complex projects are presented. <b style="text-indent: -40.5pt;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> <b>June 3,10, July 1-Aug. 5 Mon. 9-12 noon <o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> Lafayette Studio</span></i><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">, 1136K Saranap Ave. Walnut Creek<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> Pre-register: 925 947-5773/ mira@mirawhitefineart.com<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> </span></b><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Studio One Art Center</span></i><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">, 365 45th St. Oakland, CA 94610<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>Hi Mira:</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b> I want you to know that it was an excellent </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>Although it’s probably not as easy as </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>for every participant at some skill level. </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b> Thank you for this art-heart gift.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b> Love, </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b> Jan-L. </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Good morning Mira,</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><i>Many thanks</i> for all your inspiring & valuable teachings this weekend. I learned so much from you and the other students.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">When I came home I discovered that my piece actually speaks to me more, up side down.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Interesting that on right side up, I started with the figure and built around it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">On upside down viewing, the faces just appear out of the abstract.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">I am more drawn to the upside down version which I’ve included below.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">I will definitely catch up with one of your classes again!</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Warmly, Arina</span></div>
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Dear Mira, <br />
I have to share that I spent my much-beloved coffee time this morn going back into your site, and realized, with much dismay, that I had somehow not seen your work when I had viewed it before... I must have confused you with someone else... embarressing, but true. Ugh. Anyway, it does not matter now, because I have pored over every single piece on your site, and am so deeply moved by your work. It resonated with me on an emotional level, as well as aesthetically. I love your use of color, and am I intrigued by your range of softness and starkness, and the wide variety of textures that you portray. It is clear that you have devoted your life to expressing yourself with your art, and you are incredibly gifted and hard-working, prolific as they come, but with amazing quality. Wow. I wish I could sit down and have some of the chat time we did not get to experience in person :).</div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica";">.I am an exhibiting artist, I recently had a solo show in Walnut Creek City Hall.I would say that I have learned a great deal from Mira M. White and my latest pieces have included many of the new techniques I have learned in her classes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica";">I see the following as Mira's unique talents as a teacher from Lynn<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">I have had the privilege of being a student of Mira's for the last three years, and I can safely say she is one of the most inspiring, prolific, and talented artists I have ever known. When searching for instruction, one usually finds good artists who have no interest in or skill in teaching, or ardent instructors who, regrettably haven't that much artistic talent. Mira is so different in that her passion for her work segues beautifully into her expertise in the classroom studio. She is intuitive, accessible, and her art speaks volumes about technique and the connection between the artist and the art they produce. I have found her instruction and support invaluable as I continue on my own artistic journey, and I cannot recommend her highly enough. If you are serious about your art, do yourself a huge favor and enroll in one of her classes and/or workshops.</span><div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373561897848158808.post-4887184304727896072018-11-10T09:31:00.002-08:002018-11-10T09:36:06.588-08:00The Abstract Beauty of Black ( and all the shades of Grey) Workshop We were a small but mighty group! 4 wonderful participants.<br />
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1.Large Black gesso and Sumi Ink studies on lengths of butcher paper and large drawing paper( I got great paper on Amazon by Bee- 5 yards @36" wide-- and rag!)<br />
2. Then we proceeded to work outside with charcoal powder and buckets of water. Wonderful, wild effects, but very messy ( images follow)<br />
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Second Day was devoted to exploring possibilities with Graphite Powder<br />
Third Day began with a group process in which everyone worked on everyone's 8"x8" 8 ply museum board. I photographed a couple of the combinations. Remainder of the day devoted to finishing works- Here is a random sampling:<br />
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I am finally getting here to post some process images from a number of my encaustic workshops- those included are from November 2017, March 2018 and, just finished, May 2018. Here goes:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Laying on Graphite Powder for pouring technique</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stage 2</td></tr>
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The most compelling, even haunting, force propelling my
images is an unquenchable thirst for recording and expressing
transformation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I try to synthesize
different influences in my life into a rich and complex imagery that tells of
the connection between the outer experience of daily life and the inner world
of a developing spiritual heart.<o:p></o:p></div>
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From the time I was a child, I felt that there was
something, an “essence “ to be found.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The vehicle I chose for my quest was fine art.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is my yoga. My artistic expression has
centered on painting and drawing, and, over time, I have included in my arsenal
of media the following: oils, acrylics, watercolor, soft pastels, all drawing
processes and intaglio printmaking. Wax is the newest member of my family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It grabbed me in August of 2010 with its
amazing translucency and ability to synthesize my diversified methods of
developing paintings.<o:p></o:p></div>
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When I first began working with wax, I limited myself to
black & white media on 8”x8” 8 ply museum board glued to panels.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
fact that I had no history with this medium, had looked at very little work
done with wax and had never really established any criteria for “ good or bad”
encaustic painting, gave me incredible freedom to play with this medium in a
way <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that I have not felt with any other.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">What if?
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></i>has<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i>become my internal mantra<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">. </i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I trained myself. I purchased several
informative books on Encaustic and went at it. Soon I began making medium and
paint.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My experiments focused originally
on incorporating a variety of mediums before I applied the wax. I gradually
became more adventurous and experimental, waxing and layering with multiple
mediums.<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i>I was and am fascinated by
the both contemporary and primal sensory feel of the wax.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I draw, layer, scrape, carve and melt. These
pieces have a unique presence and I have found I enjoy a smooth look to my
work, as it enhances the multiple mediums and layers I attempt to include in my
finished pieces.<o:p></o:p></div>
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In order to achieve the quality of layering that is so
important to me, I needed to find a fixative that would seal both dry pastel
and graphite images both before and after I applied a wax layer. I experimented
with a fixative that I have been using <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for over 30 years for my soft pastel paintings
and graphite drawings. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It works
beautifully and is very simple to make. The ingredients are ½ fat free milk and
½ 70% isopropyl rubbing alcohol.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I apply
the fixative with a Pre-Val paint sprayer, (which consists of a jar and small
canister of butane gas) , purchasable at any paint or hardware store.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The sprayer releases a fine mist and usually
works very well to seal both under the wax and on top.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The beauty of this fixative is that, when
applied and allowed to dry, it really seals the graphite powder and/ or soft
pastel images. The alcohol evaporates and the casein of the milk holds the
particles intact. In the image below, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Triange
7,</i> the graphite triangle was applied on top of a fused wax layer, fixative
was sprayed on it, and allowed to dry (there is a water component in the
milk).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The image was lightly fused and a
layer of clear medium was then applied on top.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here is a sample of
one of my graphite drawings- <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Graphite
Dream<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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One of my 12”x12” encaustic <span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>pieces, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Playtime</i>,
incorporates a ground of Joint compound, layered with graphite , alcohol wash,
sprayed<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>with fixative, waxed, with
multiple graphic tools layering the piece.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">Below is<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Breaking
Free</i> , another graphite/ encaustic piece( 12”x12”). It was first coated with
encaustic gesso. When dry, the surface was sprinkled with water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While wet, graphite powder was thickly
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<span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">( best done outside!) and
allowed to dry. When dry, the fixative was sprayed on the piece and again
allowed to dry. Clear medium was then applied to the surface<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and fused.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I continued to work on top of the wax with various mark making tools,
including water based graphite sticks, marking pens, graphite powder through
stencils, some soft pastel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I do spray
with my fixative whenever I have added dry media, let dry,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>fuse and then apply clear medium.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am often asked about my images- my content. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While I work I form narratives in my mind that
tell the story of the piece, much like a novelist creates characters or a
composer clusters notes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>is an integral part of my process.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And titles are poetry for me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In fact, they also become a summation of the
journey<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I taken in the evolution of the
piece.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I work with images that resonate
meaning for me and always view them in relationship to each other.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In essence, I tell a story through my images,
with or without incorporating text. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"><o:p> </o:p></span>It is my hope that the viewer responds to the totality of
the piece, its visual energy, whether or not one can articulate “ the story”.</div>
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<span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"><o:p> </o:p></span>My works have usually employed recognizable content and are
represented in ambiguous spaces, watery and atmospheric. My experimentation with images has evolved
with an understanding that there is a kind of internal logic linking certain
forms with each other, a logic that, perhaps, belongs to the world of
archetypes, and definitely forms its own iconography of symbols. Pieces are layered and developed over an
extended period. Sequence, chronology
and time play a significant role in these works, regardless of the medium. There
is often an intentional blurring of boundaries between the physical and the
psychical- this is what sustains my interest and what, for me, continuously
opens up future possibilities.</div>
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I am an artist who is also an art educator.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Teaching art became a significant aspect of
my art practice very early- right out of graduate school. I have had the
privilege of working with a great variety of students, and it is true that the
instructor learns more from the student than does the student from the teacher.
My orb of teaching has included artists ages 5-92-, mostly in art centers and
private studios. While I teach many classes and workshops to adult students, my<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>work with children holds a special place in
my heart. One morning a week I teach art to first graders in a private school.
I have maintained a rich affiliation with the Meher Schools in Lafayette, CA
for many years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I actually set up the
initial art department when the school first opened and have a deep regard for
its educational philosophy. One afternoon a week I teach high school students
in an independent home schooling program offered through a local school
district and have done so for the last 12 years.<o:p></o:p></div>
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There is a careful balance required to maintain both a full
teaching schedule and a professional art practice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I do not find it easy. I view the pendulum
swing between the two as part of a perpetual continuum, sort of an eternal
see-saw, in which I am continually striving for balance. I hold myself to very
high standards and am not easily satisfied with my work- in any medium- It all
seems a visual record of my journey toward a deeper understanding of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Why Am I Here?</i><o:p></o:p></div>
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Here are 3 recent pieces that form a series for me: - all
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“ All those things of the spirit and the mind, thought to be
so nebulous, so other, find expression through the hand, taking up a material
existence in the world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And what is
achieved bears no relation to normal calculation of means and ends- the means
so paltry- canvas, stretchers, pigments, whatever- the ends so vast- powers,
glories, ecstacies of pleasure and terror. Painting proclaims the true
incarnation, the union of matter and spirit… .<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Through the hand- this is the crucial point.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><u>Painting presents us with an image of the
world reconstituted</u><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">…<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">( emphasis mine).( P.23 Richard Hennessey, Art Forum
Magazine, May 1979)<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #003333;">BIO:</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #003333; font-family: Symbol;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Mira
M. White is a painter with an exhibition record both domestic and
international, and has been an art instructor for over 30 years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her professional responsibilities include a
full teaching schedule of classes and workshops in multiple media.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Currently teaching at Lafayette Studio in
Walnut Creek, Studio One Art Center in Oakland, Richmond Art Center and the
Mendocino Art Center, she also organizes and conducts numerous workshops in
Pastels, Watercolor and Mixed Media, including several painting workshops in
other states and in France. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373561897848158808.post-9892011209412169492016-10-16T13:50:00.001-07:002016-10-16T14:42:10.986-07:00EXHIBITION NEWS AND STUFFHere it is October 15, 2016 and I haven't had anything to say for close to a year. And really, all I want to do is post exhibition photos from my show at Rasmussen Gallery which opened last nite. Many of you are not on Facebook, so here they are:<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373561897848158808.post-54065592503752561632015-12-19T14:16:00.001-08:002015-12-19T14:16:35.749-08:00Reflections 2015 It has been a full year since I last posted-- and quite a good year it has been! New teaching venues include the Richmond Art Center, Healdsburg Center for the Visual Arts , Marin Museum of Contemporary Art and an increased number of workshops in other states. I did a 3 day workshop in Dunedin, Florida and I was treated so well! And they want me back in 2016. I also am scheduled to teach at the Bascom Art Center in Highlands, North Carolina and a Pastel workshop through Dakota Pastels at their art center in Mt. Vernon, Washington. ( For more info on my upcoming workshops, please visit the workshop link on my website.) My wonderful workshops at the Mendocino Art Center continue. These folks are extremely supportive of my work and I respect their continued efforts to accommodate my artistic needs.<br />
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I was honored to be one of 6 featured artists in an Encaustic Magazine quarterly-- an online venue with a free subscription. In addition, I am currently exhibiting one of my encaustic pieces at the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art in an exhibit called Another Way To Keep A Diary. It is a very rich and varied representation of professionals working with wax! Hmm, sold my huge drawing in the Marin Museum of Contemporary Art National Drawing Exhibition and am scheduled to teach an Abstracting the Figure with Mixed Media there in April 2016. My solo exhibition at the Mendocino Art Center in May yielded new contacts in Healdsburg.<br />
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I ended my 13 year consultancy with Venture high school in June. District office policies do change.... I loved working once a week with home schooled high school students in drawing and painting. Very rich experience. One door closes and another one opens...so it is said.<br />
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Stay tuned for more commentary-- hopefully it will not be a full year before I post again!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com