Author Archives: marciahillart

A Change of Medium

Posted on December 30, 2015 by marciahillart

I have been very clear about wanting to stick with pastels as my medium since I started painting about six years ago. I am relatively new to art and felt that there was so much to learn about pastels that … Continue reading →

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Two Sister Paintings

Posted on December 1, 2015 by marciahillart

I don’t mean that these are paintings of sisters, though! They are from photos taken during the same late afternoon winter walk, and you can clearly see the “family resemblance.”  “Dusk Comes Early,” 9″ x 12″ I was drawn to … Continue reading →

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A Painting Intensive

Posted on November 2, 2015 by marciahillart

This past week I did a four day painting retreat with another artist. We set up in my home, painted from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, then just left our stuff there for the next day. I had anticipated becoming … Continue reading →

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Autumn in Vermont

Posted on October 5, 2015 by marciahillart

Here is my most recent painting, “Fall Fishermen,” 9″ x 12″. I took the photo last year; we had a remarkable foliage season, with very bright colors that lingered longer than usual. This year is shaping up a bit differently. … Continue reading →

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Pushing Color (#2)

Posted on August 30, 2015 by marciahillart

I change color in a variety of ways so I can better express the feeling of a place, but there are a couple of recent paintings (see prior blog) in which I pushed color primarily in one direction. The last painting was … Continue reading →

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Pushing Color (#1)

Posted on August 12, 2015 by marciahillart

I have two new paintings. In both, I pushed color as a means of expression, and I like the results very much. To keep this blog to a reasonable length, I’ll describe them one at a time in two blog … Continue reading →

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A Painting Challenge

Posted on July 6, 2015 by marciahillart

I took this photo this past May. Doesn’t it just sing of Spring? Robert Frost says, “Nature’s first green is gold/ Her hardest hue to hold.” That delicate spring green only lasts about three weeks and is gone, transformed into … Continue reading →

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Welcoming New Artists

Posted on June 19, 2015 by marciahillart

I have taught three art classes in the past couple of months, all with an artist friend, Cindy Griffith. While I have taught other things, teaching art is new to me. On the one hand, I think, “who am I … Continue reading →

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Dreaming of Art

Posted on May 25, 2015 by marciahillart

I have finished two new paintings. It feels good to be back to painting, even though I am not fully recovered yet. Here’s the first: I worked from a photo, which was not too different from the painting. How fun … Continue reading →

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The Nature of Creativity

Posted on May 7, 2015 by marciahillart

  It’s been some time since I posted, but I have a good reason: I got pneumonia! Apparently it is typical of the illness to need weeks to recover, even after the bug itself has been knocked out by antibiotics. … Continue reading →

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