Deborah Ridgley Fine Art

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Two Hour Demo on Fine Arts Sampler Weekend

2/22/2010 2:48:37 PM by Deborah G. Ridgley
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         My favorite part of being an artist is the people you meet along the way. Especially specializing in portraiture and figurative works of art, I meet the most interesting people. This model, who posed for me during the Fine Arts Sampler Weekend at the Barn on Sunday, Feb. 20th, is fifteen year old Anita Imwalle. She is the sister of one of my students in my teen class. As I was painting her, she was telling me about her family of six sisters. She had an interesting color combination with her deep blue eyes and dark hair.
         Quick head studies from life can teach an artist so much about painting. You have to find the masses and the values, and leave the details go. I would love your comments on the above demo portrait of Anita!!

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Hi Deborah, I love your finished portrait,especially the loose brushstrokes and the eyes painted such a luminous blue! I met you as you were starting the drawing but couldn't stay until you finished so I was so happy to see this complete. I am interested in your spring painting class but we will be away one or two weeks at the end of April. Will you be teaching a class also in May? I would like to get started as soon as possible. Please let me know. (I was the one who was sitting and talking to you that was so exhausted!) We will also be leaving here Feb. 8 to visit our daughter in Alabama and going on to Florida to visit my parents. We will be picking up our e-mails if you need to contact us. We'll return near the end of Feb. I would like to start the class in March, if possible. Thank you for being so kind to me. Sincerely, Cindy McVey Phone # 984-5985

Posted by Cindy McVey · via deborahridgley.com · 200 months ago

Cindy,
Of course I remember you. Thanks so much for the nice comments. That sounds like a fun trip. I wish I was going south too.
Hopefully my class list will have the min. number of students and I can begin in April or May. I will for sure put your name on the list. Keep checking your computer for my weekly e-newsletter. And thanks again for stopping by and signing my guest book, and leaving the great comments on my blog.

Posted by deborah · via deborahridgley.com · 200 months ago

HiDeborah, I liked that painting of Anita, it was pretty detailed and I liked it! All of your paintings are great, especially the landscapes.

Posted by Annamaria Imwalle · via deborahridgley.com · 199 months ago

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