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| Jade Ginger Jar with Red Roses Original Painting by Christy Olsen |
Published By UGallery, September 16, 2016
Honorable Mention, featured as number 9 out of 10 on the collector's voice review list during the the ten year anniversary celebration of the Ugallery. Quote from Catherine B. on Jade Ginger Jar with Red Roses was included.
Reference
Ten Year Anniversary Collectors' Voices by Ugallery
Open Studios Blog, published September 16, 2016.
Retreived from Ugallery.com
Explore new ways to use pastel pencils. Create beautiful sketches, drawings, or even finished works of art, rich in pigment with lots of colors. Pastel pencils may be used in conjunction with soft pastels or can serve as a cleaner alternative to pastel sticks with no mess & little setup time.
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| Artwork by Christy Olsen |
Meets: (3) Saturday Afternoons at 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM (3-hour duration)
Dates: Sep. 10, 17, 24 in 2016
Location: TPS Art Center (2447 N. Los Altos, Tucson, Arizona 85705) via the Art Verve Academy.
Instructor: Christy Olsen
Format: Demonstration, lecture, & one-on-one instruction provided during hands-on practice.
Level: Absolute beginner to beginner, all levels are welcome!
Medium: Pastel pencils & pastel
Technique: A variety of approaches to pastel pencils or the pastel medium
Materials: The instructor will email the materials list prior to the first day of class.
Invited to demonstrate and lecture!
Sponsored by the Modern Quilt Guild (MQG), this event will be held in the classroom of the Quilt Basket in Tucson, Arizona. It is open to the general public and members of the guild. Admission is at no charge.
Christy will walk us through color theory, including hue, intensity, value, complimentary colors, triads, and more, including some hands-on exercises.
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| Cactus. 5x7 Ink sketch on paper by Christy Olsen. |
August 11, 2016 (6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.)
The mission of Modern Quilt Guild (MQG) is to support and encourage the growth and development of modern quilting through art, education, and community. For more information, visit themodernquiltguild.com.
The Quilt Basket (Classroom in the Store)
6538 E Tanque Verde Rd # 130, Tucson, AZ 85715
Christy will be participating in this event!
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| Artists Open their Studios to the Public |
The HotA Open Studio Tour is in its 2nd year. The tour supports the Tucson Arts Community, the local economy and educates or brings awareness to the general public about the Visual Arts. The event draws about 10,000 visitors annually to over 200 artists’ studios throughout Tucson and Pima County.
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| Tucson and Pima County |
The public is invited to visit artists within their natural habitat, studio, or workshop on a free self-guided tour. This allows them to see first-hand how artists work or learn more about their process. They may also purchase preliminary work, smaller studies, and unframed or framed gallery-ready original fine art directly from the artists within their studios.
Artists & artisans located deep within the heart of Tucson, Arizona band together through the Heart of Tucson Art (HoTA) to celebrate the rich artistic culture of the Tucson Arts District. For more information, visit heartoftucsonart.org.
Studios will be open on the following dates and times.
April 9, 2016, Saturday (11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
April 10, 2016, Sunday (11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
Original artwork is available for take-home on the same-day purchase. Major credit cards listed below, check, or cash is accepted.
Authored By Christy Olsen.
Every artist dreads the thought of writing an artist statement. Think about it. We are "visual artists," not literal ones! We would have been in literary arts if we wanted to write text! That said, whether you are self-represented or showing in multiple galleries. You still need an artist statement on your website to be a professional.
Why? Anyone who looks at or buys your work may not be an artist themselves. They want to know in plain text or English what you are doing and why you are doing it. It also helps buyers or collectors articulate why they connect with your work, especially after they've bought a piece and are showing it off to their friends or family.
Everyone has a different opinion on how to write an "Artist Statement" or what it should focus on. It can be just as subjective as your artwork. However, a good "Artist Statement" will connect or bridge the artist and their work to any audience, whether they like the artwork or not.
It may be written in either the first or third person. Your statement should be clear, concise, and informative. Don't use too many big words; you will lose your audience or make them feel inadequate. It may be one sentence or three paragraphs, but limit the statement to half a page.
Here's how to get started.
It's all about you and should be similar to your "Mission Statement." A mission statement captures what you are doing right now, and a "Vision Statement" is what you want to do in the future or where you want to end up.
If you don't know your mission statement, you will have to flush it out! This is the most challenging part for most of us. It takes years to figure out for some, and it may be a moving target. Meaning that as we grow and change, so does our mission statement.
You may get frustrated by this. However, first ask yourself, "Why am I doing what I'm doing?" What does your artwork mean to you? Is there a specific subject or theme that you are drawn to? What is fundamentally driving you to create what you are creating?
Remember, this is NOT about your technique or how you make artwork; this is WHY you are creating it in the first place.
A good statement goes beyond the basics of what a single piece of artwork is all about. It will include a little about the artist, their creative inspiration, and their overall body of work.
What about your subject or themes has inspired you to create, and what is it that you wish others to take away from your art? Beware, this may be tricky, or if you like to work in multiple genres like still life, portraits, landscapes, animal, abstract, etc.
Besides the meaning and inspiration, include your style and medium, especially if you work in a medium that enhances your style.
Now put all the components together (Meaning, inspiration, subject or theme, style, and medium).
No, you are never done writing your artist statement. Your statement will evolve as you and your artwork evolve.
It will need to be tweaked or updated at least once every few years or even every six months, depending on how much artwork you produce.
Some galleries even recommend that you should have one for each body of work or each genre. However, if you are getting into galleries, don't worry. They will ask you for exactly what they need because it will help them sell your work.
Lastly, always have a friend or neighbor proofread it to see if it actually connects the artwork with the audience and, of course, have them check for grammatical errors. If you need more help with writing or grammar, you can go to grammarly.com to check it, or you can even have a professional editor correct it for you for a small fee.
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| Heart of Tucson Artists Open Their Studios, Zocalo Magazine. April 2016. Issue No. 5. p. 8 & 9. |
Article by Diane C. Taylor, published by Zocalo Magazine, April 2016.
Listen closely in central Tucson and you may hear the hammering of metal or the whir of a potter's wheel. Some 49 artists in 19 locations are preparing for the Heart of Tucson Art Spring Open Studio Tour April 9-10. The artists will open their studios and share their art from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday.
The Heart of Tucson Art is in the mid-town Tucson Arts District. Defined by the current group, it’s bounded by Roger on the north, Craycroft on the east, 17th Street on the south, and Euclid on the west.
Art media include painting in all its forms (oil, acrylic, watercolor, encaustic, dye on silk, pastel, gouache, ink, charcoal, etc.), sculpture, metal work, wood, ceramics, fused glass, paper, photography, needlework and jewelry.
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| Heart of Tucson Artists Open Their Studios, Zocalo Magazine. April 2016. Issue No. 5. p. 13 & 14. |
The group held its first tour in October 2015, in response to the initial cancellation of last year’s Tucson Pima Arts Council citywide fall tour. A survey after the tour provided really positive feedback, Linda Chappel, an artist with the Heart of Tucson Art, said. Visitors were excited about being able to see most, if not all, of the artists on the tour over the weekend. Artists were happy they could finally visit the studios of colleagues not on the same tour.
The activities of the group are all volunteer-driven, Chappel explained, with artists coming together and using their special knowledge and abilities to make things happen and get things done. She takes care of the social media (Facebook and Twitter). Painter and writer C.J. Shane is the driving force behind the effort and responsible for the press releases. Painter Christy Olsen has put together the website with an interactive map. Lynne East-Itkin, a multi-talented artist and graphic artist, the organizer of Many Hands Artist Cooperative and heavily involved in the Blue Raven Art School, created the ads and flyers.
“With a view to the future, we’re looking into Arizona nonprofit status, to be able to apply for grants. We’re planning a couple of pop-up events each year, as well. We’ve already set October 29-30 for our fall tour,” Chappel said. “And the best is, as an artist-centered group, we are having fun working together and bouncing off new ideas for promoting our art.”
The artists in the group are amazingly talented, Chappel said. “You’d be surprised at how many creative people and spaces are hidden in the neighborhoods of Tucson. It’s important to note that not all professional artists are downtown,” she continued. “Many of us have our own individual spaces in the midtown neighborhoods. Artists’ studios are located in all sorts of spaces -- from historic adobes, including Many Hands Artist Cooperative, in a repurposed motor court, to the modern industrial loft-style studios at Metal Arts Village. It’s fun to see all the unique spaces artists have carved out of the central Tucson residential areas to work in.”
“For me personally,” she continued, “participating in the tour lets me show my art work to the community and engage directly with people who are buying my art work. I am very excited to see more recognition of the smaller, regional tours.”
“This is a great opportunity to stop by and meet the artists, learn more about how they work and talk about their work with them,” Chappel said. “Many artists are happy to show you the materials they use, explain their techniques and talk about what inspires their art work. Being able to see ‘behind the scenes’ is fun, and it gives you greater appreciation for the art you see and perhaps buy. The tour offers unique, affordable art and an experience you won’t get at any chain store!”
Reference
Taylor. D. C. (2016, April) Heart of Tucson Artists Open Their Studios. Zocalo Magazine. published April 2016. p. 9-13.
This promotional video, published by Heart of Tucson Art (HoTA), was featured on their website in April 2016 with the flyer below.
Promotional Video by Heart of Tucson Art (HoTA),
Retrieved from HeartofTucsonArt.info on April 1, 2016.
North Light Window was accepted into the show as a finalist in the Richeson 75 international art competition! Flower Girl and Peaches also received Meritorious Awards.
The "Richeson Small Works" annual exhibition will be shown at the Richeson School of Art gallery and is open to the general public. Admission is at no charge.
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| North Light Window. 8x10. Oil on board by Christy Olsen. |
Richeson 75 International are art competitions that offer a venue where established and emerging artists can show their latest, best work to a broader and more appreciative audience. The Richeson School of Art facilitates each competition with a unique genre. Artists from all over the world submit their pieces annually, where only 75 pieces are chosen, which is why it is called the "Richeson 75 International.
Jack Richeson & Co., Inc. underwrites large cash prizes for Best-In-Show and generous prizes of Richeson art studio furniture and materials for each contest cycle genre. The 75 finalists for each regular contest genre exhibit their work in the beautiful Richeson Gallery, which appears in a hardcover book for that annual competition genre.
There is also a companion online exhibit that reaches a broad audience. Medium categories include 1) oil, oil pastels, & acrylics, 2) Other media (soft pastels, drawing /dry media, watercolor, gouache, casein, printmaking, etc.).
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| Flower Girl. 8x10. Oil on board by Christy Olsen. |
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| Peaches. 8x10. Oil on board by Christy Olsen. |
February 24 - April 2, 2016
Tuesday, March 7, 2016 (5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.)
Refreshments served.
Richeson School of Art is located in Kimberly, Wisconsin. They are proud to utilize locally and nationally known artists that teach a variety of art mediums at their on-site location. Their studio functions as an educational classroom, life drawing session studio, and local meeting space for artists to work during our open studio times.
Jack Richeson & Co. is a leading manufacturer and supplier of high-quality art materials. In 2005, company founder and CEO Jack Richeson realized his lifelong dream of creating a resource for artists to exhibit artwork, gain inspiration and further their artistic education.
Richeson Gallery features over 700 original works of art composed by the Richeson Permanent Collection and regional and local artists. As part of its mission to support the visual arts community, the Richeson School of Art operates and sponsors an art gallery on-site.
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| Richeson Gallery in Kimberly, WI |
There are two rotating exhibit spaces where world-renowned artists hang alongside up-and-coming artists' work, creating a beautiful harmony for visitors to experience. The permanent collection holds over 500 works by artists, including Stephen Quiller, Zoltan Szabo, Ramon Kelly, Richard Schmidt, Urania Christy Tarbet, Erica Norelius, and many more.
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| Richeson Gallery in Kimberly, WI |
Richeson Gallery
557 Marcella Street, Kimberly, WI, 54136
Tuesday, Thursday & Friday (10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
Wednesdays (10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.)
Saturdays (10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.)
Sundays & Mondays (Closed)
Or call for an appointment.
Artwork may be purchased during the show at the gallery but must stay hung throughout the exhibition. For Purchasing Information:
- Visit Richesongallery.com.
- Phone +1 (800) 233-2404 or +1 (920) 560-3777
- Or email: artschool@richesonart.com
Artwork may be viewed online during the exhibition or post-exhibition dates.
- Richeson75.com
- Small Works 2016 Home Page
- Small Works 2016 (Oils & Acrylics)
North Light Window, Flower Girl, and Peaches were published in the limited edition Richeson 75 International exhibition book.
All Richeson 75 International competitions are capped off with the publication of a collectible, limited-edition, full-color, hardcover exhibit book. These books include the finalists' work and feature meritorious awards from the competition.
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Richeson 75 International Small Works 2016 |
Authored By Christy Olsen.
Charcoal is a dry drawing material used much in the same way as graphite, but it has a few advantages. |
| Carla. Charcoal on cream-toned paper. 18x24. |
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| Nitram Fusains HB Charcoal |
Italian Opera will be up for auction in this charity art sale and exhibition!
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| Italian Opera. 18x25. Pastel on Sanded Paper by Christy Olsen. |
Join us for a festive celebration including food, music and art! All proceeds from this event help directly support the Drawing Studio.
The event is open to the public with purchase of admission. Tickets are available in advance or at the event.
February 27, 2016 (6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
Refreshments served.
The Drawing Studio (TDS) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that enriches people's lives by providing artistic inspiration and studio art instruction for people at any age (from 9-90+) at any level of experience. For more information, visit The Drawing Studio TDS.org.
Art will be auctioned and available to anyone who purchased a ticket. You may direct your tickets toward any piece or pieces of art you want to take home! The winning tickets will be drawn for each piece at 8:30 p.m. Artwork is "cash & carry," which means that if you win the auction, the piece may be taken home immediately.
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| Whistle Stop Depot |
Whistle Stop Depot
127 West 5th Street, Tucson, AZ 85705
Street parking is available. Please call us if you need special accommodations
This painting was auctioned during this event.
Romantic Getaway and Peaches & Cream each received a Meritorious Award in the Richeson 75 international art competition.
The "Richeson 75 Still Life & Floral" annual exhibition will be shown at the Richeson School of Art gallery and is open to the general public. Admission is at no charge.
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| Romantic Getaway. 16x20. Oil on board by Christy Olsen. |
Richeson 75 International are art competitions that offer a venue where established and emerging artists can show their latest, best work to a broader and more appreciative audience. The Richeson School of Art facilitates each competition with a unique genre. Artists from all over the world submit their pieces annually, where only 75 pieces are chosen, which is why it is called the "Richeson 75 International.
Jack Richeson & Co., Inc. underwrites large cash prizes for Best-In-Show and generous prizes of Richeson art studio furniture and materials for each contest cycle genre. The 75 finalists for each regular contest genre exhibit their work in the beautiful Richeson Gallery, which appears in a hardcover book for that annual competition genre.
There is also a companion online exhibit that reaches a broad audience. Medium categories include 1) oil, oil pastels, & acrylics, 2) Other media (soft pastels, drawing /dry media, watercolor, gouache, casein, printmaking, etc.).
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| Peaches & Cream. 16x20. Oil on board by Christy Olsen. |
March 3 - March 31, 2016
March 7, 2016 (5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.)
Refreshments served.
Richeson School of Art is located in Kimberly, Wisconsin. They are proud to utilize locally and nationally known artists that teach a variety of art mediums at their on-site location. Their studio functions as an educational classroom, life drawing session studio, and local meeting space for artists to work during our open studio times.
Jack Richeson & Co. is a leading manufacturer and supplier of high-quality art materials. In 2005, company founder and CEO Jack Richeson realized his lifelong dream of creating a resource for artists to exhibit artwork, gain inspiration and further their artistic education.
Richeson Gallery features over 700 original works of art composed by the Richeson Permanent Collection and regional and local artists. As part of its mission to support the visual arts community, the Richeson School of Art operates and sponsors an art gallery on-site.
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| Richeson Gallery in Kimberly, WI |
There are two rotating exhibit spaces where world-renowned artists hang alongside up-and-coming artists' work, creating a beautiful harmony for visitors to experience. The permanent collection holds over 500 works by artists, including Stephen Quiller, Zoltan Szabo, Ramon Kelly, Richard Schmidt, Urania Christy Tarbet, Erica Norelius, and many more.
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| Richeson Gallery in Kimberly, WI |
Richeson Gallery
557 Marcella Street, Kimberly, WI, 54136
Tuesday, Thursday & Friday (10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
Wednesdays (10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.)
Saturdays (10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.)
Sundays & Mondays (Closed)
Or call for an appointment.
Artwork may be purchased during the show at the gallery but must stay hung throughout the exhibition. For Purchasing Information:
- Visit Richesongallery.com
- Phone +1 (800) 233-2404 or +1 (920) 560-3777
- Or email: artschool@richesonart.com
Romantic Getaway and Peaches & Cream were published in the limited edition Richeson 75 International exhibition book.
All Richeson 75 International competitions are capped off with the publication of a collectible, limited-edition, full-color, hardcover exhibit book. These books include the finalists' work and feature meritorious awards from the competition.
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Richeson 75 International Still Life and Floral 2016 |
Use this fast-drying medium for painting on the go, color studies, or to even create a masterpiece. Experiment and expand your knowledge of painting using gouache, an opaque form of watercolor. The reverse of normal transparent watercolor techniques will apply, such as working from dark to light or on a mid-tone or toned paper. Intermediate to advanced painters will improve their current skills, while beginners will acquire the core skills needed to work with gouache independently.
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| Gouache study. 5x7. |
Adults are welcome to register or enroll via The Drawing Studio (TDS).
The Drawing Studio (TDS) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that enriches people's lives by providing artistic inspiration and studio art instruction for people at any age (from 9-90+) at any level of experience. For more information, visit The Drawing Studio TDS.org.
Christy Olsen
January 9 - February 13, 2016
(3) Saturday Mornings (9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.) 3 hours per session
The Drawing Studio
2760 N Tucson Blvd, Tucson, Arizona 85716
No prerequisite. All levels are welcome, from beginner to advanced.
Online (The Drawing Studio TDS.org)
Or phone: +1 (520) 620-0947
N/A
$125, $105 (Associate Members)
