About Me
- Myrna Wacknov
- California, United States
- A practicing artist and workshop instructor specializing in figurative and portrait character studies. I am a lifetime student of art and love to share what I discover with others. My art is on my website at www.myrnawacknov.com my blog site "Creativity Journey" and my blog site "Drawn to the Mirror"
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The Air(brush)ing Of Grievances - According to my calendar, minions, this is the week we're supposed to write our letters to Santa. Which makes sense if you think about it; Santa needs ti...23 hours ago
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William Wyld - William Wyld was a 19th century English painter who specialized in watercolor landscapes and cityscapes, as well as making etchings. Among his favored subj...1 week ago
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AND NOW WHAT…INDEED! - Well, that happened. I guess I am in the minority and I was deluding myself that a woman, a biracial woman, an intelligent, educated woman could win an...1 week ago
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Watercolor Painting Pans and Palettes for Artists - This is a post from Belinda Del Pesco's Art Blog Belinda Del Pesco. [image: table in shadows with a small bouquet of flowers and sunlight through a paned...1 week ago
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Book Signing This Thursday in Rhinebeck - I’ll be doing a book signing this Thursday, Nov. 7 at 6:00 at Oblong Books in Rhinebeck, New York. I expect to be signing: DINOTOPIA• COLOR AND LIGHT • ...
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International Color Day - The post International Color Day appeared first on Ruth Armitage.3 weeks ago
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Mixed Media Geologic Abstract Painting, "Ancient Artifacts 2" by Carol Nelson Fine Art - * This highly textured geologic abstract features clay medallions, gold lace paper, and various texture mediums. I painted this as a demo for a recent wor...
1 month ago -
❤️MY NEW BOOK HAS ARRIVED❤️ - DEMO, LAUNCH & TALK Date: 4th December, 2023 Day: Monday Time: 12-3pm Venue: Mall Galleries My new book can now be PRE-ORDERED!!!!!! LINK IS 👇🏽 c...
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Una visita virtual a Pilsen - Retornando a los Urbanos En el curso que doy online vamos alternando módulos de temáticas. En este mes de Septiembre retomamos el tema "urbano". Un tema q...
1 year ago -
Recent Work - Windowpane No.104 15 X 15 inches Watercolor and Gouache on Paper Windowpane No.105 14 X 14 inches Watercolor and Gouache on Paper Windowpane No.106 14 ...
1 year ago -
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THE DAY I HAVE DREADED HAS ARRIVED! - The day I have most dreaded for over 10 years has finally come. * I can deal with turnin...1 year ago
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Hello world! - Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start writing!1 year ago
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Hydrangea in the Mix and a Source of Frames - Acrylic 6x6” on a panel Framed in a Verona mottled gold 1 1/4” with a 2” white linen matt If you are an artist looking to frame your paintings, the s...
2 years ago -
ALCAZAR GARDENS, Acrylic, 36” x 48” - *STAGES OF PROGRESS… from Start to Finish* Commissioned by Mark Hilbert *HILBERT MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIA ART * *Download the PDF or View on your Mobile Dev...
3 years ago -
Glamour/30’s style - We draw from old films on some Sundays,this is From “The Man Who Knew Too Much”, Albert Hitchcock we draw from old movies every other Sunday. This is f...
3 years ago -
My Cabin in the Woods - I’ve (finally!) posted my current body of work on my website. I’ve also changed the format a bit so that everything is easy to find – I clutter busted! ...4 years ago
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Back to My Blog and Going Online - Back to My Blog and Going Online Just putting my toes in the blog waters again. It's been awhile. Like you dear reader, I'm sheltered in place (or w...
4 years ago -
Purple Iris Macro - I finished this one today. It's a cropped version from one of my photos from Presby Iris Gardens. 11 x 15
4 years ago -
Back again, where did the year go - I thought I should make a blog post, I've missed a whole year. I post on my Facebook Page and Instagram, but have decided I still need to add things here f...
4 years ago -
Clarifying Color Wheels - These days there is a lot of confusion about color wheels. Why are there so many? Which one is the "correct" one? Why bother with a color wheel anyway?...
5 years ago -
Changing things up! - I just wanted to update my blog, I've changed the title and I will be back to posting new works soon! More soon!
5 years ago -
Goodbye to The Altered Page - Welcome to 2019. And to my last official post on The Altered Page. 2018 was a year of change for me and that theme will continue into the new year. Wasting...5 years ago
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Live with the new TagTool - Alberobello 2017 from Fabric Lenny on Vimeo. Fabric Lenny and myself for our first time perfuming together with the new TagTool and we were not disappointe...6 years ago
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Press coverage of "Women Painting Women: In Earnest" (summer 2017) - *Fine Art Today, **an online feature of Fine Art Connoisseur* *October 26, 2017* *“Women Painting Women: In Earnest”* *Article by Andrew Webster* *ar...
7 years ago -
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Back To Those New Paintings... - We've been having our share of rain this winter, so reminiscent of life in Portland, I've been spending more time in the studio lately. The recent post fe...
7 years ago -
Imagining the Smart Paper Cover - I've long assumed that the iPad would eventually replace paper for the majority of day-to-day tasks. While that hasn't happened yet, and faltering sells ...7 years ago
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Land Sketch is Moving! - A big thanks to all the loyal followers of Land Sketch, I'm keeping the dream alive over on instgram https://www.instagram.com/nathanfowkesart/ This move ...8 years ago
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The Relics - *My grandmother ruffles through a box of material* *that smells of mothballs. 4X4 squares* *of old curtains, denims, dresses, ties, scarves.* *Anything th...
8 years ago -
On Becoming "Good" . . . - "Cadaques Evening" Watercolor 18 x 24 inches A question comes frequently from workshop participants that I find difficult to answer in more than a single...
8 years ago -
North Pier - Manhattan Beach - *North Pier - Manhattan Beach *- 35" x 35" Available from TillerWilliam in So. California.
9 years ago -
100 Days of Creative Courage - *100 Days of Creative Courage is a creative online course that will celebrate the final 100 days of 2015!* Over the past 5 years, I've collected over *1...
9 years ago -
BIG NEWS – times two... - *Hip Hop Bebop* *watercolor, 12" x 12"* *Chris Beck* BIG NEWS item #1: I got word back in early February that two of my paintings had been selected to h...
9 years ago -
You like my furry hood? I feel I may be overdressed for the desert - [image: Cholla Cactus]9 years ago
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"Waiting #5" Waits No More - This watercolor painting won a merit award at the Southern Arts Society in Kings Mountain, NC recently. Just as it came home, I got a call from a volu...
9 years ago -
Watercolor Studio Workshop, Hendersonville NC - After getting into the American Watercolor Society's Exhibition two years in a row and winning a prize and a place on their travelling show, I have been as...10 years ago
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Channeling Matisse with Watercolor - Surrounded by Pattern Watercolor on Masa Paper. 7.5x10.5" *www.davida-art.com* *lifeartist-davidablog.blogspot.com* I am a big fan of Matisse. I have alw...
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Complementarity - *Complementarity* by Katharine A .Cartwright watercolor, 26" x 20" Last month, I was reading a book about Niels Bohr and came across a short discussion of...
11 years ago -
Summer Plein Airs - I have accumulated a big stack of work from paint outs in July and August, some finished - some not. I'll show you a few. Well, time to head back out ...
11 years ago -
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Alejandro Cabeza - His painting career mainly supported the use of a technique Impressionist art, and perhaps because of this fact that the tables revolve around the lands...
12 years ago -
Don't Forget to Play - Watercolor is a wonderful medium for giving the artist gifts; they've often been called "divine accidents". Taking advantage of these gifts adds magical en...
12 years ago -
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I have a website! - I'm now officially a .com. www.tracywandling.com to be exact. Pop over there and take a look. I'd be interested in feedback, from an artist's point of view....13 years ago
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Bob Introduces The NEW 'Painting Glass' Studio Chart! - Introducing the latest Burridge Studio Chart: Painting the Illusion of Glass Vessels. Imagine having all on one page, every reference you’ll need to help ...13 years ago
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A Reluctant Farewell - I want to restate my thanks to the artists who allowed me to feature their work here over the past several years. Although I have made the difficult decisi...13 years ago
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Yes you can: How to install 2 versions of Photoshop on your computer - Starting today, this blog will begin to offer tips for using Photoshop Elements. I've found that many of my artist friends find the price of regular Photos...
13 years ago -
Copper Pots 9 - This is the ninth painting in my Copper Pot series. I work from photographs I have taken myself. When tackling a painting like this, I rely on the compo...15 years ago
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2 comments:
The look in her eyes, you captured a profound deep thought in her.
Congrats on your new blog, it is a great way to communicate without the pressure.
Abeer
Myrna,
I'm so excited that you have a blog. Aside from my being able to see your new work, I will try to follow along with your experimenting. I keep wanting to, but don't. Now I might.
Lea
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