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Paintings, Paintings and more Paintings!
Rita Kirkman Studio
March/April 2026
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Dear Subscriber,
Where in the world did February go?
Oh, yeah... I've been PAINTING! Having extended my Holiday break waaay
into January, I finally set a goal for myself to make February a Month
of Daily Painting.
And, wow! I did it! Sorry I had no time for a Newsletter in February.
But you can see the results of my painting efforts in my
DailyPaintworks gallery page here!
(Along with ALL of my available works.)
Here's a very small sampling:
Piglet Mini VIII
Piglet Mini VIII
A Little Buzz
A Little Buzz
Windy Autumn
Windy Autumn
Playful Kitten
Playful Kitten
Bunnini
Bunnini
Awww Mom!
Awww Mom!
All of these and more will be traveling with me to THREE art festivals
in Florida this month, followed closely by another one in Texas in
early April. This will be my first time attending three in a row
without returning home. So I've really been in high gear to create
enough paintings, and am hoping for great results!
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The Upcoming Art Festivals...
woodlands waterway arts fest
woodlands waterway arts fest
Here's the schedule!
March 14-15, Bonita Springs National Art Festival
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Riverside Park, Bonita Springs FL (Find me in Booth 38 in the middle of
the park.)
March 20-22, Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival
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Central Park, Winter Park FL
March 28-29, Mainsail Art Festival ,
Vinoy Park, St. Petersburg FL
April 10-12, The Woodlands Waterway Arts Festival
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The Woodlands, TX
me in my art booth - 2023
me in my art booth - 2023
Spring is a fabulous time for traveling to art festivals. If you're
around, please do come and see me and my artwork! Here's a photo from a
couple years ago, so you (kinda) know what I look like ;)
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Pastel Workshop
Grapevine Texas (Dallas area)
Sept 28-30, 2026
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Just scheduled!
This pastel workshop, organized by the Pastel Society of the Southwest,
will teach you how to infuse your paintings with warm light!
The backbone of my process is primarily my underpainting method, which
is a large part of the light and vibrancy in my paintings. The main
focus of the workshop is control of value and temperature as tools for
creating convincing light. I also talk about the advantages of small
and frequent ("daily") painting, which I feel very strongly about.
80% of my work is smaller than 8x10, and the small size, frequent
painting, simplicity of composition are all accompanying concepts. This
workshop is not subject specific, but most students do like to work on
animals, as most of my demos are animals, but I usually work in at
least one or two landscape demos too.
More information here!
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For an Ongoing Inspiration Boost...
My Patreon Page
I still have my usual schedule of Virtual Open Studio days
, on Zoom, exclusively through my Patreon. You can always
see my schedule here.
My Patreon Page itself
contains over 250 inspiring and tutorial full-length pastel videos from
the past four years. Live invites, demos, art tips and engaging
conversation from my ongoing VOS days
, Paint-Alongs, and more!
(PS: The highest tier includes Monthly critiques! :)
It also contains tons of free public posts with quick vids, art tips
and progress pics. If you're not yet ready to join a paid Membership
Tier, you can join for free to follow the public posts!
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Check out my Patreon!
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"If one really loves nature, one can find beauty everywhere."
~Vincent van Gogh
Thanks for reading my News. Please do share with your friends. I hope
to see you soon! Be artful and enjoy life,
Rita
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