Sunday, June 29, 2014

Sketchbook Skool

"Beginnings" at Sketchbook Skool from Sketchbook Skool on Vimeo.

Sketchbook Skool  semester one"Beginnings" starts again on July 4th! Yup, they are rerunning the 6 week class. The one where I was one of the 6 teachers. If you missed it, do sign up now! 
(if you can't see the videos, go to my blog to view them. please.)

And here's the video where Danny Gregory interview me, about my class in Sketchbook Skool, semester one "Beginnings".
SBS: A chat with Jane LaFazio from DannyGregory on Vimeo.

And, if you already took semester one of Sketchbook Skool, you're ready for semester two called "Seeing." And it also starts July 4


"Seeing" at Sketchbook Skool from Sketchbook Skool on Vimeo.



Friday, June 27, 2014

Poke Salad Annie Series ~ Green Bird

poke salad annie series ~ green bird in progress
in progress 
poke salad annie series ~ green bird in progress
BeBop ~ my self proclaimed studio assistant
Poke Salad Annie Series ~ Green Bird
"Poke Salad Annie Series ~ Green Bird" by Jane LaFazio (10x14inches)
If you've been following my blog for a while, you know I've been a little obsessed with the Poke Weed I saw in Central Park last September. I'd never seen it before and fell in love with the gorgeous colors. Since then, I've been working on individual pieces, within that theme. I thought I was going to create one large quilt, using all the pieces...but I didn't. Instead, I have created 5 small  quilts for my "Poke Salad Annie Series," and here is the first completed one.
Poke Salad Annie Series ~ Green Bird (detail)
"Poke Salad Annie Series ~ Green Bird" detail by Jane LaFazio
Poke Salad Annie Series ~ Green Bird (detail)
"Poke Salad Annie Series ~ Green Bird" detail by Jane LaFazio
Poke Salad Annie Series ~ Green Bird (detail)
"Poke Salad Annie Series ~ Green Bird" detail by Jane LaFazio
Poke Salad Annie Series ~ Green Bird (detail)
"Poke Salad Annie Series ~ Green Bird" detail by Jane LaFazio
Poke Salad Annie Series ~ Green Bird (detail)
"Poke Salad Annie Series ~ Green Bird" detail by Jane LaFazio
I call this technique of creation and assembly "Free Spirited Free Motion." I'll be teaching it this summer at CREATE in Chicago on Friday, August 15 and at CREATE Seattle Thursday, October 23.

Wednesday, June 25, 2014

I'm teaching at Art Unraveled in Phoenix, Arizona

from my sketchbook ~ souvenirs
August 5: Sketching and Watercolor
on a Collaged Backgrounds
orvieto clothes page
August 5: Sketching and Watercolor
on a Collaged Backgrounds
We stay in an excellent Embassy Suites hotel, and it's fully air condition and with very reasonable rates! Each evening, instructors and students gather in the lounge to chat and share. About 350 people attend, and it's loads of fun!
Register Now! Art Unraveled  

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

one last Farmer's Market ~ Cannes, France

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France, 2014
The photo above was the farewell dinner, with the whole group, in Nice, France. We'd asked the waiter to take our photo. But first he took his own photo!
France, 2014

Hope you enjoyed my photos of my time in Europe!

The back story:I spent about two and a half weeks in Europe, the end of May/first of June. The first week teaching 14 women on Lake Como, Italy, then I took the train to Nice, France, and met a new group of 13, and taught for a week.  Next year, I'll be teaching sketching and watercolor on a River Cruise on the Danube and in Greece. Hope you'll join me, if you can. You can see, we have lots of fun! 

Monday, June 23, 2014

Menton, France

Menton, France
 photo by Jane LaFazio
Menton, France
Yours Truly, at work
Menton, France, is know for its citrus. So, of course I painted a lemon.

Menton, France
If it seems we spent a lot of time in cafes painting, well, it's true, we did!

Menton, France
from my sketchbook, in progress ~ by Jane LaFazio 
(with my Jane LaFazio Watercolor Kit)

Menton, France
Barbara, our Lady of Macarons 
Menton, France
from my sketchbook, in progress ~ by Jane LaFazio
So of course, I had to draw and paint a macaron, before I ate it!
Menton, France
from my sketchbook  ~ by Jane LaFazio (in my JaneVille Etsy shop)

Menton, France
 photo by Jane LaFazio
Menton is everyone's favorite city, on the French Riviera. At  least in our group. It just has a vibe. And, oh, the colors.
Menton, France
 photo by Jane LaFazio
Menton, France
 photo by Jane LaFazio

Cannes, France farmers market
It's almost as if the buildings of Menton were painted to match these berries,
 I found in the market.

Sunday, June 22, 2014

Walking (and eating) on the French Riviera

French Riveria
French Riveria
Some of our group

These two trips were created and led by the fabulous Carlo Roberts. She does art walks, with me, but she also does The Blue Walk, for walkers who (gasp) don't want to draw and paint. So, on my trips, we mix the drawing and painting with walking the simply gorgeous French Riviera. Here's one of those walks...
French Riveria
Of course, we had to do Yoga Poses in Public Places!
French RiveriaFrench Riveria

and on another note:
Antibes, FranceAntibes, France
See these women. They are sitting in a chocolate cave! yes, the walls are chocolate! I have very very few regrets in my life, but I regret not sitting down with them and ordering a couple of these fabulous desserts...
Antibes, FranceAntibes, France

from my sketchbook ~ France 2014
from my sketchbook ~ Jane LaFazio (in my JaneVille Etsy shop)






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