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Graduate art student Susan Vaclazik poses for a portrait in front of her work in her studio at the Cedar Street Art Building Saturday. read more. Tags: bienko, powers, complete paint set easel , artist easel , art auctions, wall easel ... COHASSET -- They look like sculptures, scattered around the harbor on a foggy July morning. Fifteen women, artists from across the South Shore, have set up their easels on the hill overlooking the water. Deep in concentration, they work on watercolors, pastels and acrylics. They call themselves the Tuesday Painters.Some were art teachers, and some still are. Several are professional artists; the others accomplished amateurs. A few took this up in retirement and have flourished. As you wander from easel to easel and look over their shoulders, each one says what a great group this is -- everyone so supportive.At the end of the morning, after three hours of painting , they gather in a circle for the group critique.Kathy McGee of Scituate has been working on an acrylic of The Glades -- a marsh and ocean scene that she started the week before on location. As she puts her unfinished painting up on the easel, several women give an appreciative "Ahhhh!" Then come the comments -- fast, friendly, pointed."You've got to calm that green down," says Tina Watson of Cohasset. "Too bright!" agrees another. A decisive "You got to get rid of that color!" from Watson. More talk and good-natured laughter as McGee says, "I mixed it myself!" The front of the painting is beautiful," says Betty Rogers of Marshfield. "I love the rocks in there," from Jane Flavell Collins of Duxbury.McGee takes it all in stride. "You learn a lot from the critiques," she says later. "It is really done to help you to finish your paintings. We laugh a lot and feelings don't get hurt."The group was started nine years ago by Watson, 57, and others taking a watercolor class at the South Shore Art Center in Cohasset. When the teacher, Pat McCarthy of Scituate, could not continue, members continued meeting on their own. They rent a room at the Art Center but in good weather work outdoors -- plein air painting. Their favorite locations are coastal, from Hull to Kingston -- harbors, marshes, the North River in Marshfield."It was sort of a spur-of-the-moment thing, the group, and then it just took off," " says Watson. "We liked working together and we get new ideas.""Wherever we go, there is always something different -- how the color changes from season to season," says Claire O'Callaghan of Cohasset, 66. "And everybody loves the critiques. "I heard about the group from Jane Flavell Collins, a well-known landscape painter and courtroom artist. "This isn't just some retired dilettantes out for fresh air," she wrote in an e-mail. "We are committed and competitive, and we submit to the many art shows throughout the region. And sometimes we win."The group has had shows at the South Shore Art Center, the South Shore Natural Science Center, and the Cohasset town library."You don't hold anything back -- we are very honest and sincere, but it is not meant as critical but as helpful -- so there is never any bad feelings about the strong remarks," Collins said. "This is a great learning experience. And every week, no matter where we are, we always have lunch."The members also take occasional trips together to special gallery shows or museum exhibits in Boston or Salem -- sometimes by limousine.Betty Rogers of Marshfield stresses the friendships that develop."We know about each others lives, talk about the issues that come up," she says. Members support each other through medical and family crises. They celebrate birthdays, holidays, special accomplishments.The Tuesday Painters have no openings -- with more than 15, the group would become unwieldy -- but they encourage others to form similar groups.Once they join, members tend to stay. Yvette Rattenbury, 67, of Cohasset, retired secretary to the Cohasset police chief, jumped at the invitation to join several years ago. Years ago as a high school senior, she had been accepted to the Mass. College of Art, but she also got a full scholarship to a Boston secretarial school and took that instead -- it was more practical."Now the art group fulfills an ambition I've had all my life to be creative," she says.Barbara Walsh, 65, of Canton graduated from the Mass. College of Art in 1992 as an older student. She describes painting as her lifeblood. Working on her harbor scene, she says, "I want to keep honing my skills and I plan to do this until I drop -- hopefully at the easel."Reporter Sue Scheible can be reached at 617-786-7044, by mail at The Patriot Ledger, Box 699159, Quincy, MA 02269-9159 or e-mail at sscheible@ledger.com. Author: patriotledger Keywords: ghsvid ghsnevid Patriot Ledger Quincy Added: July 31, 2007

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Her first experience with ! Author: chompsky8 Keywords: gg paint baby easel Added: February 27, 2008 http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/archome/mic53.htmProduction number 53Production title: Holbrook Does a MuralProduction date: 1953Color / no soundTotal running time: 00:29:00Derived from 16 mm film.Available in VHS, DVD, DVCAM and mini-DV.There is no production information concerning this film. However, it was probably produced by the University of Florida. This film might be the draft version and outtakes of the final version of the film. A script for the final version exists indicating that there was to be sound with the film as well as a list of credits.The film documents the creation of the mural "A history of learning in Florida" by artist Hollis Holbrook. The mural appears in the Research Room of the Dept. of Special Collections at the George A. Smathers Libraries. Preliminary drawings and sketches are shown as well as the medium of paint (egg tempera) used. The scaffolding and actual painting of the mural on the north wall in what was then the Humanities Room in Library East are shown.Contents (see part 1 and 3 for the full video)10:09 Holbrook draws a figure using charcoal.10:55 He gradually turns the pages of his sketchbook over to show various drawings and sketches of Indians, a ship, and men in Spanish armor.11:23 A large drawing on a wall with many scenes is shown. The words "vote here" are printed to one side.12:38 Holbrook finishes a sketch and pins it to the large drawing on the wall.13:00 Holbrook stands on a ladder and darkens the lines around one of the figures.13:38 In his studio he paints and then places the small painting on an easel.13:58 Holbrook gets into a station wagon and drives off. The car stops by the 13th Street underpass and a train can be seen going by on the trestle above. Graffiti can be seen on the wall.14:49 The station wagon pulls in near the south end of Library East and the Murphree Memorial Statue can be seen to the right.15:09 Holbrook and another man (Edward Anderson) go up the stairs inside Library East.15:20 The entrance with the sign above the room "Humanities Room" is shown and then the scaffolding covering the top of the north wall.15:43 Holbrook and Anderson are on the scaffolding and "line" the wall. This involves coating a long string with colored chalk. The line is stretched and snapped and a line is created similar to that on a sketch or cartoon.16:14 The mural scenes have been sketched onto the white gessoed wall and Holbrook uses a metal tool to engrave the charcoal lines. He then uses sand paper to erase the charcoal lines.18:04 Holbrook mixes the paints using the egg yolk and dry pigment and obtains an orange color.18:34 On the top level of the scaffold Holbrook paints and the middle area is still white.19:38 The film darkens19:56 The film lightens again and Holbrook can be seen painting the middle area a brownish color.20:35 Holbrook continues painting the middle section which is now red in color. A figure has taken shape and the figure and drapery can be seen. Holbrook draws in the right arm and hand of the figure in outline form. Author: UFlibraries Keywords: uf gators florida university holbrook special collections library libraries east main george smathers Added: February 14, 2008

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... starting with the center of interest, then drawing and painting each section individually. read more. Tags: art auctions, H frame easel , little tykes easel , easels making, painting, customized easel pad, buying paintings, paint. COHASSET -- They look like sculptures, scattered around the harbor on a foggy July morning. Fifteen women, artists from across the South Shore, have set up their easels on the hill overlooking the water. Deep in concentration, they work on watercolors, pastels and acrylics. They call themselves the Tuesday Painters.Some were art teachers, and some still are. Several are professional artists; the others accomplished amateurs. A few took this up in retirement and have flourished. As you wander from easel to easel and look over their shoulders, each one says what a great group this is -- everyone so supportive.At the end of the morning, after three hours of painting, they gather in a circle for the group critique.Kathy McGee of Scituate has been working on an acrylic of The Glades -- a marsh and ocean scene that she started the week before on location. As she puts her unfinished painting up on the easel, several women give an appreciative "Ahhhh!" Then come the comments -- fast, friendly, pointed."You've got to calm that green down," says Tina Watson of Cohasset. "Too bright!" agrees another. A decisive "You got to get rid of that color!" from Watson. More talk and good-natured laughter as McGee says, "I mixed it myself!" The front of the painting is beautiful," says Betty Rogers of Marshfield. "I love the rocks in there," from Jane Flavell Collins of Duxbury.McGee takes it all in stride. "You learn a lot from the critiques," she says later. "It is really done to help you to finish your paintings. We laugh a lot and feelings don't get hurt."The group was started nine years ago by Watson, 57, and others taking a watercolor class at the South Shore Art Center in Cohasset. When the teacher, Pat McCarthy of Scituate, could not continue, members continued meeting on their own. They rent a room at the Art Center but in good weather work outdoors -- plein air painting. Their favorite locations are coastal, from Hull to Kingston -- harbors, marshes, the North River in Marshfield."It was sort of a spur-of-the-moment thing, the group, and then it just took off," " says Watson. "We liked working together and we get new ideas.""Wherever we go, there is always something different -- how the color changes from season to season," says Claire O'Callaghan of Cohasset, 66. "And everybody loves the critiques. "I heard about the group from Jane Flavell Collins, a well-known landscape painter and courtroom artist. "This isn't just some retired dilettantes out for fresh air," she wrote in an e-mail. "We are committed and competitive, and we submit to the many art shows throughout the region. And sometimes we win."The group has had shows at the South Shore Art Center, the South Shore Natural Science Center, and the Cohasset town library."You don't hold anything back -- we are very honest and sincere, but it is not meant as critical but as helpful -- so there is never any bad feelings about the strong remarks," Collins said. "This is a great learning experience. And every week, no matter where we are, we always have lunch."The members also take occasional trips together to special gallery shows or museum exhibits in Boston or Salem -- sometimes by limousine.Betty Rogers of Marshfield stresses the friendships that develop."We know about each others lives, talk about the issues that come up," she says. Members support each other through medical and family crises. They celebrate birthdays, holidays, special accomplishments.The Tuesday Painters have no openings -- with more than 15, the group would become unwieldy -- but they encourage others to form similar groups.Once they join, members tend to stay. Yvette Rattenbury, 67, of Cohasset, retired secretary to the Cohasset police chief, jumped at the invitation to join several years ago. Years ago as a high school senior, she had been accepted to the Mass. College of Art, but she also got a full scholarship to a Boston secretarial school and took that instead -- it was more practical."Now the art group fulfills an ambition I've had all my life to be creative," she says.Barbara Walsh, 65, of Canton graduated from the Mass. College of Art in 1992 as an older student. She describes painting as her lifeblood. Working on her harbor scene, she says, "I want to keep honing my skills and I plan to do this until I drop -- hopefully at the easel."Reporter Sue Scheible can be reached at 617-786-7044, by mail at The Patriot Ledger, Box 699159, Quincy, MA 02269-9159 or e-mail at sscheible@ledger.com. Author: patriotledger Keywords: ghsvid ghsnevid Patriot Ledger Quincy Added: July 31, 2007

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What you see under the easel set -up is one of these rucksac/stools which I lay my finished painting box holder (takes about four paintings each 30x25cm) which also acts as a solid surface for paints. My Outdoor Easel and DIY Easel Pal ... COHASSET -- They look like sculptures, scattered around the harbor on a foggy July morning. Fifteen women, artists from across the South Shore, have set up their easels on the hill overlooking the water. Deep in concentration, they work on watercolors, pastels and acrylics. They call themselves the Tuesday Painters.Some were art teachers, and some still are. Several are professional artists; the others accomplished amateurs. A few took this up in retirement and have flourished. As you wander from easel to easel and look over their shoulders, each one says what a great group this is -- everyone so supportive.At the end of the morning, after three hours of painting, they gather in a circle for the group critique.Kathy McGee of Scituate has been working on an acrylic of The Glades -- a marsh and ocean scene that she started the week before on location. As she puts her unfinished painting up on the easel, several women give an appreciative "Ahhhh!" Then come the comments -- fast, friendly, pointed."You've got to calm that green down," says Tina Watson of Cohasset. "Too bright!" agrees another. A decisive "You got to get rid of that color!" from Watson. More talk and good-natured laughter as McGee says, "I mixed it myself!" The front of the painting is beautiful," says Betty Rogers of Marshfield. "I love the rocks in there," from Jane Flavell Collins of Duxbury.McGee takes it all in stride. "You learn a lot from the critiques," she says later. "It is really done to help you to finish your paintings. We laugh a lot and feelings don't get hurt."The group was started nine years ago by Watson, 57, and others taking a watercolor class at the South Shore Art Center in Cohasset. When the teacher, Pat McCarthy of Scituate, could not continue, members continued meeting on their own. They rent a room at the Art Center but in good weather work outdoors -- plein air painting. Their favorite locations are coastal, from Hull to Kingston -- harbors, marshes, the North River in Marshfield."It was sort of a spur-of-the-moment thing, the group, and then it just took off," " says Watson. "We liked working together and we get new ideas.""Wherever we go, there is always something different -- how the color changes from season to season," says Claire O'Callaghan of Cohasset, 66. "And everybody loves the critiques. "I heard about the group from Jane Flavell Collins, a well-known landscape painter and courtroom artist. "This isn't just some retired dilettantes out for fresh air," she wrote in an e-mail. "We are committed and competitive, and we submit to the many art shows throughout the region. And sometimes we win."The group has had shows at the South Shore Art Center, the South Shore Natural Science Center, and the Cohasset town library."You don't hold anything back -- we are very honest and sincere, but it is not meant as critical but as helpful -- so there is never any bad feelings about the strong remarks," Collins said. "This is a great learning experience. And every week, no matter where we are, we always have lunch."The members also take occasional trips together to special gallery shows or museum exhibits in Boston or Salem -- sometimes by limousine.Betty Rogers of Marshfield stresses the friendships that develop."We know about each others lives, talk about the issues that come up," she says. Members support each other through medical and family crises. They celebrate birthdays, holidays, special accomplishments.The Tuesday Painters have no openings -- with more than 15, the group would become unwieldy -- but they encourage others to form similar groups.Once they join, members tend to stay. Yvette Rattenbury, 67, of Cohasset, retired secretary to the Cohasset police chief, jumped at the invitation to join several years ago. Years ago as a high school senior, she had been accepted to the Mass. College of Art, but she also got a full scholarship to a Boston secretarial school and took that instead -- it was more practical."Now the art group fulfills an ambition I've had all my life to be creative," she says.Barbara Walsh, 65, of Canton graduated from the Mass. College of Art in 1992 as an older student. She describes painting as her lifeblood. Working on her harbor scene, she says, "I want to keep honing my skills and I plan to do this until I drop -- hopefully at the easel."Reporter Sue Scheible can be reached at 617-786-7044, by mail at The Patriot Ledger, Box 699159, Quincy, MA 02269-9159 or e-mail at sscheible@ledger.com. Author: patriotledger Keywords: ghsvid ghsnevid Patriot Ledger Quincy Added: July 31, 2007 wood easel painter professional artist easel artist easel

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... tracker technique, enabling the artist to have greater control over the work and a more expansive ability to communicate their concept. read more. Technorati Tags: artists , lefens, artist , trackers, work, tracker, artist easels , easel . http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/archome/mic53.htmProduction number 53Production title: Holbrook Does a MuralProduction date: 1953Color / no soundTotal running time: 00:29:00Derived from 16 mm film.Available in VHS, DVD, DVCAM and mini-DV.There is no production information concerning this film. However, it was probably produced by the University of Florida. This film might be the draft version and outtakes of the final version of the film. A script for the final version exists indicating that there was to be sound with the film as well as a list of credits.The film documents the creation of the mural "A history of learning in Florida" by artist Hollis Holbrook. The mural appears in the Research Room of the Dept. of Special Collections at the George A. Smathers Libraries. Preliminary drawings and sketches are shown as well as the medium of paint (egg tempera) used. The scaffolding and actual painting of the mural on the north wall in what was then the Humanities Room in Library East are shown.Contents (see part 1 and 3 for the full video)10:09 Holbrook draws a figure using charcoal.10:55 He gradually turns the pages of his sketchbook over to show various drawings and sketches of Indians, a ship, and men in Spanish armor.11:23 A large drawing on a wall with many scenes is shown. The words "vote here" are printed to one side.12:38 Holbrook finishes a sketch and pins it to the large drawing on the wall.13:00 Holbrook stands on a ladder and darkens the lines around one of the figures.13:38 In his studio he paints and then places the small painting on an easel.13:58 Holbrook gets into a station wagon and drives off. The car stops by the 13th Street underpass and a train can be seen going by on the trestle above. Graffiti can be seen on the wall.14:49 The station wagon pulls in near the south end of Library East and the Murphree Memorial Statue can be seen to the right.15:09 Holbrook and another man (Edward Anderson) go up the stairs inside Library East.15:20 The entrance with the sign above the room "Humanities Room" is shown and then the scaffolding covering the top of the north wall.15:43 Holbrook and Anderson are on the scaffolding and "line" the wall. This involves coating a long string with colored chalk. The line is stretched and snapped and a line is created similar to that on a sketch or cartoon.16:14 The mural scenes have been sketched onto the white gessoed wall and Holbrook uses a metal tool to engrave the charcoal lines. He then uses sand paper to erase the charcoal lines.18:04 Holbrook mixes the paints using the egg yolk and dry pigment and obtains an orange color.18:34 On the top level of the scaffold Holbrook paints and the middle area is still white.19:38 The film darkens19:56 The film lightens again and Holbrook can be seen painting the middle area a brownish color.20:35 Holbrook continues painting the middle section which is now red in color. A figure has taken shape and the figure and drapery can be seen. Holbrook draws in the right arm and hand of the figure in outline form. Author: UFlibraries Keywords: uf gators florida university holbrook special collections library libraries east main george smathers Added: February 14, 2008

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