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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LearnFromMasters YouTube channel - If, like me, you enjoy YouTube videos about art and artists, you may have come across a number of slideshow style videos showcasing the art of historic pai...14 hours ago
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Two Art Podcasts - I enjoyed my conversations with Michael Clawson, host of the American Art Collective Podcast... and B. Eric Rhoads, founder of Plein Air Magazine and host...
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Sunday Sweets Savors The Moment - You may have noticed Christmas is coming, minions, bringing stress and sweets, great wonder and worry. Every year I tell myself THIS will be the Hallmark...22 hours 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...5 weeks ago
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International Color Day - The post International Color Day appeared first on Ruth Armitage.1 month 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...
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Hello world! - Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start writing!2 years ago
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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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Negative Painting Daisies for Senior Center Class - I did this as a demo for my senior center watercolor class on negative painting. It was not my usual way of painting, but there are a number of favorite...
4 years ago -
THE ADDICTIVE SKETCHER -The book is here!! (SIGNED COPIES) - Thanks to all who have placed their orders with me already. I can't thank you enough! For those who haven't placed their order, please CLICK on the sec...
4 years ago -
My Grocery Store Check Out Line ROAD RAGE!! - It was a quiet day in the grocery store. People were seen picking up items they needed for current and future meals. I secured a few things in antici...
5 years ago -
The Cost - There’s no other pix to share on good Friday but this painting done with just three da Vinci watercolors and two brown watercolor pencils. Here’s my long-w...
5 years ago -
OCEANSIDE MUSEUM OF ART - NATIONAL WATERCOLOR SOCIETY: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INSPIRATIONS, PAST AND PRESENT Curated By Ken Goldman Video of the Exhibition Since 1850, California has...
5 years ago -
Link Love: December - *DECEMBER* So many links. So little time. Once a month I am going to share links to articles, artists, websites, social media feeds, artwork, events, book...
5 years ago -
ON-LINE WORKSHOP - At last I have an on-line workshop I was so happy to be invited to teach for 21 Secrets again. *Paper, Glue, Scissors* *There are 21 teachers and 21 diff...
6 years ago -
Papel Artesanal - Una nueva acuarela en *papel artesanal Khadi.* Esta vez va en formato A4 pero en papel de *150 gramos* que es un reto adicional, dado que por el gramaje e...
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Give Your Paintings Life the L Path - Whether painting a landscape scene or putting together a still life setup, the L Path is a tired and proven method for balancing the major movements in a ...6 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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New Work - Coastal Anxiety #19 21 X 14 Inches Charcoal, Acrylic and Gesso on Paper Loner #14 21 X 14 inches Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Crayon Watercolor, Acrylic and G...
7 years ago -
Darwin's Room - Adrian Ghenie - This is a short presentation of the exhibition of the Romanian Pavilion at the Art Biennial of Venice in 2015: "Darwin's Room" by Adrian Ghenie, it't jus...
7 years ago -
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 ...8 years ago
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Soaring Hawk Spirit - "Soaring Hawk Spirit" 19" x 27" watercolor This painting has been selected for the *IWS Canada's* Biennale Exhibition! I'm so proud and honored to be a...
8 years ago -
Getting to "Beyond the Obvious" - "Spotlight at Dusk" Watercolor 15 x 22 inches As painters, most of us are confronted with the "Tyranny of the Subject" . . . . . That is becoming...
8 years ago -
Plein Air Oil Workshop Fredericksburg, TX with Guido Frick by Texas Artist Nancy Standlee - * LBJ Sheep 15020* *8x10 Oil* *on Ampersand Gessobord* *Available on Daily Paintworks * *I took a plein air oil workshop with Guido Frick in Fredericksbur...
9 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 -
The Edges of Things - untitled collage Leslie Avon Miller I like the edges of things the way two elements come together and are changed by the experience. A third energy is bor...
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 vol...
10 years ago -
Eau en Couleurs Watercolor Biennial - *Chateau de Bourgogne, Estaimbourg, Belgium* The International Watercolour Biennial organized by Eau en Couleurs, the Belgian Watercolour Centre, opened o...
10 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 ...
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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...
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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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