http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/sue-sill.html?tab=blog Sue Sill - Fine Art Blog http://www.fineartamerica.com/artistlogos/sue-sill-1281405958-logo1.jpg http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/sue-sill.html?tab=blog Sun, 25 Sep 2011 22:45:53 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/6-my-new-website.html I invite you to explore my new website. http://suesill.com/ Sun, 14 Aug 2011 11:18:15 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/my-art-work-is-now-on-nuevo-santander-website.html Seven of my paintings hang along the front wall of the Nuevo Santander Gallery, and now can also be seen on their website. http://nuevosantander.com/gallery.htm Click on Artists and find Sue Sill to view my paintings and brief bio. Wed, 20 Jul 2011 08:34:38 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/antigua-street-vendor-wins-first-place-in-independents-show-in-corpus-christi.html My recent portrait of a young woman who sells textiles on the streets of Antigua, Guatemala won first place for works on paper in July. The Independents Show at the Art Center of Corpus Christi was open from July 1 - 31, and the awards presentation ... Wed, 11 May 2011 22:20:13 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/teaching-watercolor-drawing-and-adobe-photoshop-promoted-on-betterflycom.html To learn about my offerings of one on one and small group classes please go to - http://betterfly.com/sue_sill_artist I will use this site to also promote my classes and workshops through organizations such as the Art Center of Corpus Christi, and... Sat, 07 May 2011 13:10:20 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/i-was-introduced-as-a-new-artist-at-nuevo-santander-gallery-in-mcallen.html During Art Walk in McAllen, I was among a few select new artists whose works were introduced to the public at the Nuevo Santander Gallery. This gallery is McAllen's most prestigious and I am very honored to have my work shown along side the work of s... Fri, 06 May 2011 13:16:25 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/-portrait-sketching-and-painting-with-watercolor-workshop-by-sue-sill.html Fri, 06 May 2011 12:08:33 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/2-day-watercolor-portrait-workshop-offered-at-corpus-christi-art-center.html Sue Sill's 2 Day Watercolor Workshop- May 13-14th Fri amp Sat- $ 65 each or both for $ 120 9 to 4 pm Friday- portrait sketching workshop designed to help less experienced students draw a pencil sketch for use for their Sa... Wed, 16 Mar 2011 12:41:34 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/watercolor-portrait-workshop.html I taught my first Watercolor Portrait Workshop at the Art Center of Corpus Christi. It was well received by the small class of students who were all experienced watercolor painters and who came prepared. Each left with an excellent start on a portr... Wed, 16 Mar 2011 12:29:19 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/collection-of-botanical-illustrations-exhibited.html A collection of six framed, original pen and ink botanical drawings and nine framed hand-colored prints went on display at the Toni Livingston Collection Gallery on Business 83 in McAllen, Texas. These works will be on display for an indefinite peri... Mon, 07 Mar 2011 09:43:34 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/celebrating-the-americas-show-moves-to-corpus-christi-texas.html Thirty paintings of indigenous Americans moved from the Art House in McAllen, Texas to the Art Center Corpus Christi for a one man show in the Lockett Gallery. The show ran from February 3 through February 26. The show was very well attended by art... Sun, 28 Nov 2010 16:13:45 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/art-show-opens-at-art-house.html A lot has happened since my last blog. I spend the month of July on a road trip through Mexico with my friend and neighbor, Joel, and Lauren, my 17 year-old granddaughter (now 18). We traveled throughout Veracruz, Oaxaca and Chiapas, visited archeo... Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:30:55 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/last-days-in-michoacan.html My last days in Michoacan were a combination of putting finishing touches on the 7 paintings I was able to finish during the month I spent there enjoying the beautiful climate, and hectically tending to details with the reforestation project I am par... Mon, 07 Jun 2010 17:30:58 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/uploaded-new-work-from-michoacan.html I'm down to a week left here in Michoacan, for this trip anyway, and today I uploaded images of the 5 paintings I did while I was here. Two are folkloric dancers from the photos I took on Sunday, a week ago, which were the subject of a recent blog. ... Wed, 02 Jun 2010 18:47:48 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/my-new-apartment-in-erongaricuaro.html After a long three days of carting my stuff from Patzcuaro to Eronga and down the hill to my new home, I am finally settled in. I plan to keep this place indefinitely, as an escape, an office, and an art studio. Built in the 1940s, it is a typical ad... Wed, 02 Jun 2010 18:13:52 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/dancers-in-patzcuaro-plaza.html It took me three days to cart all my stuff over to Eronga from Patzcuaro, but I'm finally settled in. I have my studio set up in the corner of the upstairs bedroom with large, east facing windows. I have just gotten back to painting, with a waterco...