by Meryl Ann | Jun 16, 2022 | Uncategorized
This eight-piece ensemble pays homage to the splendors of India and the goddess Lakshmi (pronounced “Lock-shmee”.) The back of the tabard features Lakshmi, the goddess of abundance, love, grace, light and beauty. The goddess’ face was drawn with...
by Meryl Ann | Jun 15, 2022 | Uncategorized
This eight-piece wearable art ensemble pays homage to the splendors of India. The back of the cape features a stunning scene of the Taj Mahal, truly one of the “jewels” of India. This is created in my original “Textile Impressionism” technique. The scene looks like a...
by Meryl Ann | Jun 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
I took a great online collage workshop at VAWAA (Vacation with An Artist) with Annette Luycx last week, I have taken her inspiring collage workshops several times– always relaxing fun! We did some guided imagery and inner work to come up with a theme about our...
by Meryl Ann | Jun 13, 2022 | American Artists (not IMpressionists), Elizabeth Jane Gardner Bouguereau
In 1864, Exeter, New Hampshire native Elizabeth Jane Gardner (1837-1922) arrived in France in search of art training and found “not a studio nor a master who would receive me.” So, like artist Rosa Bonheur, she donned boys clothing which “enabled me to...
by Meryl Ann | Jun 12, 2022 | Uncategorized
Frank W. Benson, (March 24, 1862 – November 15, 1951) was an American Impressionist from Salem, MA. He traveled to Paris to study at the Académie Julien from 1883 to 1884 , where his teacher, Gustave Boulanger, told him: “Young man, your career is in your...
