by Nan Rae | Aug 31, 2009 | Uncategorized
…It was a perfect day to eat outside during our Brush painting class. Everyone agreed it was just like going on a picnic! The Ikebana House where we paint is nestled amidst a huge Bamboo grove along with a vista of various flowering trees and the inspiring...
by Nan Rae | Aug 24, 2009 | Uncategorized
Hey, why not! I already told you I stayed with two brainiacs, Hannah and James Dean while in Eugene. Mason Williams introduced me to the incomprable Dottie Chase who took me to lunch which just turned out to be with Jerry Williams and professor Alexandra Bonds. Both...
by Nan Rae | Aug 18, 2009 | Uncategorized
…that besides being an amazing composer/arranger (think break out ‘Classical Gas’…the most famous instrumental guitar piece of all time), Mason Williams is quite the universal renaissance man and here’s the short list… Comedy writer, eclectic poet and a brilliant...
by Nan Rae | Aug 13, 2009 | Uncategorized
…that some of the most talented and wonderful Brush painters in the world are in Eugene/Springfield Oregon! There was a short hop from Portland to Eugene. Emerald Art Center My week long workshop at the Emerald Art Center was an unmitigated joy from beginning to...
by Nan Rae | Jul 30, 2009 | Uncategorized
I always thought Rosanna Schmidgall was just about the sweetest person one could know until I met her mother. What’s the saying…’The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree’? Rosanna’s hubby Ken has a twin and being with them is to quote Casey Stengel, ‘deja vu’...
by Nan Rae | Jul 23, 2009 | Uncategorized
…gift shop and gallery in Toluca Lake. Thru August 30th you can see the amazing masks and paintings of Sergio Boldrin, an artist from Venice Italy. The opening reception was crammed with collectors buying the masks faster than the sales staff could wrap them up....
