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"FIRE TREE, WATER DAY" pastel painting

9/16/2014

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"FIRE TREE, WATER DAY"
THANK YOU to juror Stan Sperlak for accepting this original pastel painting into the 2014 APS Juried National Exhibition, at the Bascom Center for the Visual Arts in Highlands, NC, from October 4, 2014 through January 4, 2015. Bunzl Gallery.

"The Bascom is honored to host the 2014 APS Juried National Exhibition. It is a biennial events organized by the Appalachian Pastel Society to provide competition opportunities for fine pastelists around the country. The society was formed in 2006 to promote an understanding and appreciation of pastel painting throughout the Appalachian Region. This exhibition brings some of the finest examples of contemporary pastel art to our region. Stan Sperlak is the 2014 juror. Sperlak was trained at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and continued his development with Patrick Arnold, Pennsylvania Academy, and Patricia Vanaman Witt, Barn Studio of Art. He is a signature member of the Pastel Society of America, the Maryland Pastel Society, the Pastel Society of Colorado, the Mid Atlantic Plein Air Painters Association and The Cape May County Art League. "
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"At Rest" Accepted into Art League "SCAPES" show

8/7/2014

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"AT REST"

I'm very pleased to get one of my pixel-based artworks accepted into a very competitive show.
Thank you to juror, Olivia Kohler-Maga, for selecting "At Rest" to be part of the Art League of Alexandria's August "Scapes" show. The show will hang from August 6 through September 1
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Cabbage Elimination Round Two Voting is Open

7/30/2014

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Cabbage Contender Elimination ROUND TWO

Voting on Round Two is OPEN

These Cabbage Contenders are from the "Colorful" category.

Click here to vote.


Thank you for participating.
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A Very Successful Cabbage Launch

7/26/2014

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We're on
Staff Picks!

... and in less than two days,
we're funded!

The “CABBAGE ART & SCARF
INVITATIONAL”


Kickstarter project is finally launched.


Click here to see it:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/743498317/the-cabbage-art-and-scarf-invitational

And then please VOTE for your favorite "Cabbage Contenders" in the first Elimination Round.


Anyone can vote here on my website, (and lots of people do), but Kickstarter backers qualify for regular updates plus special rewards such as archival prints, scarves or even original paintings.

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Cabbage Elimination Round One
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The Cabbage Art & Scarf Invitational gallery show is up.

7/23/2014

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The Cabbage Art & Scarf Invitational

The Cabbage Art and Scarf Invitational exhibition, sponsored by the Capital Hill Art League and the
Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, highlights the recent work I've been doing with cabbage imagery, and introduces the
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he Cabbage Art & Scarf Invitational Kickstarter project. This KickStarter campaign is an collaborative art project that features a number of cabbage images competing for the right to become works of art. The viewers and participants act as the force of natural selection by voting on the images tournament style on my website. When I've finished turning the winners into artworks, you choose which to develop into scarf designs.
Be part of the creative process!    MORE INFO HERE.

The exhibit will be up July 7 - July 31,   at 545 7th Street SE, Washington, DC 20003








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The Cabbage Art & Scarf Invitational Video is up!

7/14/2014

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From Image to Art to Scarf - "Purple Lava"

The video for the
Cabbage Art & Scarf Invitational
is up on YouTube. 
The Invitational is a survival of the fittest, multimedia collaborative art project that features a number of cabbage images competing for the right to become works of art. The participants (you) act as the force of natural selection by voting on the images, tournament style. I'll transform the winners into finished artworks, then ask you to vote again on which ones to turn into designs for silk scarves.

VOTE HERE!
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Pre-Kickstarter Cabbage Invitational Vote Page

7/11/2014

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THE CABBAGE ART & SCARF INVITATIONAL

Be part of the creative process! This is an interactive art project that features a number of cabbage images competing for the right to become works of art. The participants act as the force of natural selection by voting on the images tournament style on my website. When I've finished turning the winners into artworks, you choose which to develop into scarf designs. Please share this so that others who are interested can participate too. The Cabbage Art & Scarf Invitational is done in conjunction with a Kickstarter project of the same name to actually produce the scarves, which will start later this week. This round of advance voting is for the Kickstarter cover image.
Thanks for participating!

You can follow this project on Nancyfreemanstudio.com Facebook page

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The Cabbage Art & Scarf Invitational

7/7/2014

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The Cabbage Art & Scarf Invitational
Gallery Show


Be part of the creative process! The Cabbage Art and Scarf Invitational is an interactive art project that features a number of cabbage images competing for the right to become works of art. The viewers and participants act as the force of natural selection by voting on the images tournament style on my website or in person at the opening reception. When I've finished turning the winners into artworks, you choose which to develop into scarf designs.

The gallery show is done in conjunction with a Kickstarter project of the same name to actually produce the scarves. For more info, go to NancyFreemanStudio.com.

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Catch of the Day - "Bed Head"

6/21/2014

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"Bed Head"

It was a
cold rainy November day in Virginia's Northern neck when I encountered the specimen that was the model for this image. The whole plant was about 3 feet across! Very impressive.

"Bed Head" has been accepted into a regional juried show at the Hill Center galleries on Capitol Hill by judge Philip Kennicott, Art & Architecture Critic at The Washington Post. The show will be up June 25 - September 1.

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"Bed Head"
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PAINTING with PIXELS - Spring Semester 2014

3/18/2014

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Painted with Art Studio
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Painted with Zen Brush
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PAINTING with PIXELS
Spring Semester


I will be teaching a nine week course April 7th - June2, 7PM, at The Art League School in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia.

It will cover some excellent apps for painting and drawing. including ArtRage, SketchBook Pro, ArtStudio, PhotoShop Touch,  as well as specialists for ink (Zen Brush), graphite/charcoal (Asketch) , and watercolor (Auryn Ink). We will also touch on image processing and other useful apps.

This course introduces students to iPad and iPhone apps for fine artists. Besides help with traditional drawing and painting media, participants also draw or paint directly with digital charcoal, ink on paper, watercolor, pastels, or oils. Fun and non-traditional media and special effects apps are also covered. Participants must bring their own Apple iPad or iPhone

 Contact me with Questions, and check out the
APPS for ARTISTS heading.

Come see what you can do with this new medium!
Nine week course syllabus


  1- Intro. Basics of pixel based images. Charcoal. Ink.

2- Using pixels to help traditional media. Fun stuff.

3- Finding and learning new apps. Watercolor.

4- Multiple media apps. The nature of the medium.

5- ArtRage 1 - Traditional media studio. Basics, tools, colors

6- ArtRage 2 - Brush control, layers, blending modes.

7- Art Studio. Selections, filters.

8- Creative image manipulation 1

9- Creative image manipulation

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    Nancy Freeman has a decades-long fascination with digital art which she supports by painting portraits and teaching various art subjects. Right now she devotes most of her creative time to digital art because it's so satisfying.

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