by Meryl Ann | Jun 24, 2022 | Healing Arts & Etc, Uncategorized
Some days there is so much magic that it requires two blog posts! Yesterday, after my museum visit I got to meet my friend Lisa at her fabulous dance studio – she and I met online when we attended Americans for the Arts Action Fund Executive Director, Nina...
by Meryl Ann | Jun 18, 2022 | Frank Reilly, Michelangelo, Oil Painting, Uncategorized
Copying works of Old Masters is a time-honored tradition, in fact, the reason for creating art museums in the first place was to provide the work of the masters for art students to copy. American art students went to Europe in the mid-1800s and early 1900s...
by Meryl Ann | Jun 17, 2022 | Art Projects, Meryl Ann Butler, Uncategorized
I posted recently about a painting I am working on of my grandmother Mohena Belle Roberts (born in 1894) and my grandfather, Franklin Harris (born in 1886), on the family property in 1916. I had the photo for many decades, planning to paint it some day…and I...
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...
