Moon Dreamer's Art
I'm Dianna Kilgore and I have been painting for 47 years. My favorite method of working is a modified traditional technique. I often under-paint with acrylics then paint layers of oils over the acrylics. I use many layers of glazes to achieve wet effects in water or glass and that inner glow that is reminiscent of the work of the old masters. Some subjects are done wet in wet but most of my work is wet layers over dry paint. I Teach in Knoxville and Maryville TN. Contact me at (865)236-4959
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Tuesday, December 31, 2019
2019 Recap
Well, 2019 is now at an end. It was a rough year for me but I have made progress in several areas. There is still lots of room for improvement. I aim to make 2020 much better. After all, tomorrow is another year.
So I left off in 2017 telling you all about entering art at the fair. We did and we won! We entered in 2018 too. My students scored some ribbons in 2019 also. Watch this space for details.
2019 had some workshops. More about those right here soon.
Saturday, March 30, 2019
Knife Workshop
The Knife workshop was a lot of fun. Here are two of the paintings. I will show you the others as they become available. Mine had a couple of accidents on the way home. I will share it with you when I have finished repairs. Here is Rhonda's picture.
This is Nancy's painting. Soon I hope to show you the other 4 paintings from this class.
Wednesday, March 6, 2019
New Pricing
Tuition for regular art lessons has changed as of March 1st, 2019. Classes are now $25 per 2 hour session + supplies. Special workshop prices will be announced as they are scheduled. That said, there will be a knife painting workshop at the Clinton Hwy. Hobby Lobby on March 12th at 12 noon. Tuition for the special workshop will be $30. This is a 4 hour class. Call me at (856) 236-4959 with questions or to sign up. See you in class!
Friday, February 22, 2019
2018: The Lost Year
Now
that 2018 is over and gone, I will try to catch you up on what has
been going on with me. I am sure you noticed my rather long hiatus
from the blog. I checked in and made corrections and a few
improvements but haven't posted since the summer of 2017. I have been
dealing with some health issues and other problems and general
busyness. My eye troubles began In August of 2017. I moved from my
apartment to a house in October. By February of 2018 I was
hemorrhaging in my left eye. This left me essentially blind in what
was previously my dominant eye. I began having problems with mu feet
also.
Both
these medical issues were due to diabetes. I have been getting
injections in my eyes every month since to prevent more bleeding. My
eye is improving and the outlook is good. I had to learn how to do a
great many things differently because of my limited vision. Even so I
managed to continue teaching and even painted some last year. I had
to move two of my classes to another location because one of the
Hobby Lobby stores was remodeling. I decided to keep the new location
in my schedule after we were able to go back in November.
My
right big toe became infected in the summer of 2018. A similar
problem on my other foot had improved but not yet healed. At the same
time I had a sinus infection I couldn't seem to get rid of. Then my
house mate moved to Alaska. I had not lived alone in nearly 20
years. What an adjustment.
I
was so tired all the time from the infections I would come home and
fall asleep in my chair nearly every day. In December my foot was
getting worse which meant another trip to the emergency room. I was
admitted to the hospital on December 23rd and spent 11
days there. They immediately put me on insulin and IV antibiotics. My
toe was amputated right after Christmas. That was a breeze. I had
little pain but was weakened by the worst respiratory infection I
have ever had. I literally fought for every breath. I won't go into
details about my hospital stay but it was awful and I am so grateful
it is over. My blood sugar is under control and I am back at class. I
still get tired but I am getting better every day. I can breathe and
walk. Life is good.
One
of my goals this year is to post to the web site more often. That
should be easy since I did not post at all last year. Here's to the
end of a long dry spell. I will let you know some of the things my
students have been up to soon. We have some great news to share.
Tuesday, September 5, 2017
Tennessee Valley Fair
It's that time again! The Tennessee Valley Fair starts this Friday. I and several of my students have entered artwork this year. We've done well in previous years. Last year one of my students won three blue ribbons and best of show. I got two blues and best of show the year before. Other students brought in ribbons the last four years. Good luck to everyone this year I hope those of you who didn't enter this years contests will attend the fair to see all the wonderful arts and crafts displayed. I will post pictures here soon.
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