Sigrid Art Blog

Lectures at Arts in Bartlett

Sigrid — Sat, 17 Aug 2019 13:08:09 +0000

I am just ending a series of lectures on the top 100 works of art. It was a modified version of the descriptions I give in my Art Appreciation class at Elgin Community College, without the quizzes.

Latest Solo Exhibit

Sigrid — Sat, 17 Aug 2019 13:00:45 +0000

i was Artist of the Month , August, 2019. at Prairie Arts Center in Schaumburg, IL.

This is the link to my interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5U-2hjMSC-Y

Over 60 people came to the opening reception. This was a follow up to an exhibit I had there two years ago. It consisted mainly of watercolors started on site when I traveled to Estonia, Korea, Australia, Canada and at home in Illinois and Wisconsin.

New Posts along the Art Journey

Sigrid — Sun, 31 Mar 2019 19:28:01 +0000

Three weeks ago I traveled to Dallas for the annual Southern Graphics Conference. There were three days of meeting with colleagues from all over the U.S., sharing new artmaking techniques, exhibits at 5 diffrerent colleges in the Dallas and Ft. Worth area, and seeing collections in the area museums.

A memorable exhibit was a temporary exhibit at the Dalls Art Museum of Berthe Morisot's work. Morisot is the best known French female Impressionist. I was surprised to learn that she was married to French Impressionist Edouard Manet's younger brother. I also learned that she had an equally talented older sister who gave up making art for life as a wife and mother. Here is a portrait of Berthe Morisot painted by her sister.

More Figure Studies

Sigrid — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 03:24:00 +0000

5 Minute Marker and watercolor sketch

One Minute Blue Figure sketch

One Minute Marker Drawing

20 Minute Watercolor
Our model held some truly difficult poses. The challenge was to render them as quickly as possible.

Watercolor and Collagraph Continued

Sigrid — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 11:08:00 +0000

Still Life Collagraph
There is no mystery about the subject matter here.

One More Watercolor and Collagraph Combination

Sigrid — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:29:00 +0000

Flowers and Lace
This reworked watercolor is less abstract than yesterday's, but has more contrast and sparkle.

New Ideas with Old Materials

Sigrid — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 04:09:00 +0000

Nets 1, Collagraph over watercolor. Hand-coloring prints is an old technique. This weeks I have reversed the process and printed on top of watercolors. My first piece suggest and aerial view of land and sea and nets being flung.

Watercolor Marker Drawings

Sigrid — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 20:36:38 +0000

Lately I have been combining watercolor markers with wet watercolor. The following drawing started as a dry marker cityscape. It was a very misty morning and I misted the drawing to get the following results.

Dry marker drawing on watercolor paper of St. Michael's church in Chicago.

Here is the same drawing after the water spray.

Watercolors from Figure Drawing Sessions

Sigrid — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 04:09:00 +0000

Australia New Zealand Watercolor Marker Portrait Sketches

Sigrid — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 22:26:00 +0000