Last Weekend For Open Studios

You only have one weekend left of the Boulder Open Studios Art Tour!  I, of course, hope that you will take advantage of this by visiting MY studio (#101). It is easy to take the tour, simply purchase a tour map,* choose some studios to visit, and follow the yellow Open Studios signs to your destination.  Once you have arrived, you get to see what the artist does and where they do it. You are encouraged to ask questions and delve into the mind of the artist -not a place to stay long- to learn how art is created.

We have four fine artists participating in the tour up Magnolia Rd., including yours truly.  I have been busy this year, so there is a lot to see at my studio.  I have been outside hiking around with my portable easel making small oil studies, which can be purchased for a pittance. I've done some larger paintings outside, as well, when the light holds steady for a little while.  Otherwise, I retreat back to my studio with the small studies and create larger works from them.

When I tire of painting, or run out of space for wet paintings, I put on my silversmith hat and make chains of silver, necklaces of silver and stone, earrings, and other creations.

Midday every Tuesday, you can find me at a studio in Boulder with other artists painting portraits.  We share the cost of a model and let our inspiration take us where it will.  Rather than haul my paints around, I have embraced technology and  been 'painting' on my iPad. No, I don't put paint on the glass screen, I use an App and a stylus to create digital paintings.  I have discovered that they look great as prints, so they don't have to be viewed on a screen.  Fun!

I hope you will come by and visit my studio, if you are in the area, October 11th &12th, from Noon to 6:00pm.

* Maps are only $12, to benefit Open Arts, and can be found at Whole Foods, Boulder Book Store, and Open Studios Gallery-2525 Arapaho Blvd-E4, and other locations.

See www.openstudios.org for more details.

Vivian Long

www.VivianLongArt.com