Category Archives: the creative process

Being An Artist and Why Moms Rock

Posted on October 4, 2018 by Mary Beth Frezon

some of these things I have been figuring out on my own and they’re true! Continue reading →

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Wednesday of Plein Air Week II

Posted on October 3, 2018 by Mary Beth Frezon

Today we walked calmly up the hill behind The Clark (two of us wisely bringing our stuff with us because we knew we weren’t going up and down and back up again!) and we painted as the clouds came and went and light played on the hills. Continue reading →

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Day One, Plein Air

Posted on October 1, 2018 by Mary Beth Frezon

I’m doing a week-long plein air class with Bob Lafond via IS183 and The Clark over in Williamstown. Last time you’ll recall I was out and around Berkshire County on brutally hot summer mornings. Today was cold and damp and … Continue reading →

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Prepping the palettes

Posted on September 18, 2018 by Mary Beth Frezon

Today was the day I sat down with my two “travel” palettes to refill and reorganize. Continue reading →

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Painter…

Posted on September 8, 2018 by Mary Beth Frezon

The painter of the future will be a colorist in a way no one has been before. — Vincent van Gogh Continue reading →

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