Double Triptych “Stitched” showing at the WECU in Fairhaven right now! 

Hello friends!  Please take a minute to check out “Stitched” at the WECU in Fairhaven if you are in the neighborhood.  The venue is perfect for this particular piece and the lighting for artwork there is amazing.

Stitched (*The Double Triptych)                         $10,000

Oil on Canvas                                                                           6-3 foot x 4 foot panels

Trish Harding                                     

Because I paint en Plein air and I am interested in downtown Bellingham and the vibrant arts community that is found here, I have been conceptualizing this idea for a double triptych for quite some time.

My challenge was to create a panoramic experience for the viewer to feel as though h/she could walk right into the painting and become part of it. I included many images that reflect our community using two different vantage points, the Waterfront Side and the Mountain Side.  The Waterfront side of Bellingham includes the trains, islands, birds, parks, sky and weather approaching from the South, water activities, our fishing and marine tradition and the Georgia Pacific Plant.  The Mountain side of Bellingham includes iconic downtown buildings, weather climbing up the foothills, Mt Baker, historical neighborhoods, trees, park fountains, vibrant street life and businesses, and if you look very hard you will find a flying saucer and a big foot making their cameo appearances just for fun!  You will notice also the shadows cast by the Liquid Light of the Northwest.

These images all depict Bellingham, whether they are portraits of stately old turn of the century homes or urban landscapes including what I call “the terrible beauty” of the Georgia Pacific Plant.  Bellingham gives us those and almost everything in between.  She sits on the cusp of great change with the cleanup of the GP Plant and the new and exciting changes that come with that.

As with all painting, the artist’s job is to paint the essence of the subject rather than simply what the subject looks like.  A further challenge was “how to put unreal linear perspective in use but make it work.  That is where the name of the piece came from, “Stitched” because I had to take a lot of perspective liberties, stitch them all together and make it read.

About Trish:

Owner Trish Harding School of Art at Studio UFO

301 W. Holly St.

Bellingham, WA 98225 360-319-6115

Trish.harding@studioufo.net  or  www.studioufo.net

 Classes Available:  Clothed Figure Drawing, Drawing Intensives, Oil Painting, Acrylic Painting, Watercolor Painting, Pastel Painting, Sculpting in Clay.  See website for more information. * (Pronounced “trip-tick”) a set of three separate paintings often on panels that are related in subject matter and displayed together.  Renaissance altarpieces often followed this format, some linked by hinges, used in religious iconography. 

Desert Dessert, multi-media art exhibit

Michael O’Connor, artist

Local artist, Michael O’Connor, has produced a three-dimensional visualization environment, which will be on display at Studio UFO for the upcoming Downtown Art Walk. This show fuses paintings/sculpture, digital display and sound to create an interactive multi-media desert experience for the viewer.

 Appropriately titled Desert Dessert, one will find a decadent pleasure in the sights and sounds of Michael’s delicious dessert.   

Studio UFO

301 W Holly Street, Suite M-4

Bellingham, WA 98225

360-319-6115, contact Trish Harding

trish.harding@studioufo.net or www.studioufo.net

Friday, March 6, 6pm-10pm

During the Downtown Bellingham Art Walk

Please note that there are neither refunds nor rollovers for classes or open studios! 

OPEN STUDIO WEDNESDAYS Painting, Trish Harding instructor

• Open Studio Painting, any medium with personal instruction geared to “your project”.
• Join the UFO Group for a relaxed and focused all day painting session.
• Expect spirited presentations and lively critiques.

Four-5 hr sessions, Wednesdays, 3/4, 3/11, 3/18. 3/25, 10am-3pm, $154

OR One 5 hr session @ $45 each.   You must specify dates

 OPEN STUDIO THURSDAYS Painting, Trish Harding instructor

• Paint in any medium with personal instruction geared to “your project”.
• Join the UFO Group for a relaxed and focused all day painting session.
• Expect spirited presentations and lively critiques.

Four-5 hr sessions, Thursdays,3/5, 3/12, 3/19, 3/26, 10am-3pm, $154

OR One 5 hr session @ $45 each.  You must specify dates

 DRAWING CLASS, Portrait Workshop, Trish Harding InstructorPrerequisite:  Head Intensive

• We will discuss the markers and cues for drawing the proportions of the human head of your model.
• We will discuss “What is a portrait?”
• We will learn how the features of the head and face are constructed and placed in relation to each other, i.e. lips, eyes, ears, etc.
• We will learn a logical way to draw likeness.
• We will break for ½ hr at noon, bring a lunch or snack.
• Head Intensive is a prerequisite for this portrait class.
• Your fee is for both days and includes instruction, drawing horses, and drawing boards, and model fees. 
• A $2.00 cash tip for the model is encouraged.

Two 4.5 hr sessions, Fridays, 11am-3:30pm, 3/20, 3/27, $80

BRING with you to class:

• 24”x18” Newsprint pad or other drawing paper, please do not use smaller size paper.
• 1 Large vine charcoal block or “Big Bob” vine charcoal
• 1 stick soft compressed charcoal
• 1 kneaded eraser

OPTIONAL:·        Your own easel if you prefer drawing at an easel·        Drawing board if you have oneThese supplies can be found at Dakota Art.  Please shop local!“BE KIND AND BE ON TIME”

  Upcoming Shows

Watch the PAPO 08 video on You Tube, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8viKwu4tYJA

SAVE THE DATE for next year PAPO 2009!…All day paint out is Saturday August 22, 2009.  Put this date on your calendar now and don’t miss it.

March DOWNTOWN ART WALK

Desert Dessert, multi-media exhibit

Michael O’Connor, artist

Local artist, Michael O’Connor, has produced a three-dimensional visualization environment, which will be on display at Studio UFO for the upcoming Downtown Art Walk. This show fuses paintings/sculpture, sound, and digital display to create an interactive multi-media desert experience for the viewer.

Appropriately titled Desert Dessert, one will find a decadent pleasure in the sights and sounds of Michael’s delicious dessert. 

Studio UFO301 W Holly Street , Suite M-4

Bellingham, WA 98225

360-319-6115, contact Trish Harding

Friday, March 6, 6pm-10pm

During the Downtown Bellingham Art Walk

____________________________________________________________  Ongoing art shows

Mi Shoes 1315 Railroad Ave 360-715-2046

Trish Harding-Acrylic Paintings

Harley Davidson Store 1419 N State St 671-7575Trish Harding, Drawings & Paintings

Wild Buffalo, 208 W. Holly Street

Trish Harding, Oil, acrylic & watercolor & pastel paintings “Musicians at Work”

DIS, 1315 Cornwall Ave

Nancy Woodward, recent, oil paintings

STERLING REAL ESTATE, 2620 N Harbor Loop Dr. Suite 17, 360 756-0021

Gini Bunnell & Faith Imbach, recent oil paintings

Mount Baker Gallery, Cornwall Ave Trish Harding, selected oil paintings.

WECU, Fairhaven BranchTrish Harding, Double Tryptich

MORASH CHIROPRACTIC, 1300 W Holly Street, Suite A, 360 715-1981Trish Harding, recent oil & acrylics 

Classes offered at Whatcom Community College, Trish Harding Instructor, to register call 647-3277.

·         Clothed Figure Drawing, Fridays, 4/10-5/8, 9:30am-noon

·         Advanced Clothed Figure Drawing, Fridays, 5/15-6/12am 9:30am-noon

·         Painting With Audacity, Mondays, 4/13-4/27, 9:30am-12:30pm

March 2009             STUDIO UFO

Registration Form March 2009 Registration Form visit or mail:  Trish Harding School of Art at Studio UFO301 W Holly St, Room M4, Bellingham, WA 98225

• To reserve your space, please pay tuition prior to class. 
• Completed registration form must accompany payment.
• No refunds or rollovers
• Make checks payable to Trish Harding

Phone or internet:360-319-6115, trish.harding@studioufo.net, www.studioufo.net 

Name______________________________________________________________ 

Address___________________________________________________________ 

City_____________________________State_____Zip____________________ 

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Home phone_________________________cell__________________________ 

Registration for the month of______March, 2009   ______________ 

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___  Open Studio Wednesdays  4 days @ $39 each   $   154            __________

___  Open Studio Wednesdays ___days @ $45 e         $______            __________       Dates attending____________________________________________________________

___  Open Studio Thursdays 4 Days @ $39 each         $    154            __________

___  Open Studio Thursdays ___ days @ $45 each      $______            __________       Dates attending____________________________________________________________

___  Portrait Workshop Drawing Class 2 days              $     80           ___________

____ Clothed Figure Drawing, 1-2 hour session           $     12            __________

DATE_______________Check #_____________                    TOTAL        $ __________  

Place for Two         Swimming Pool at Menucha                   

Trish Harding teaches Passages of Change at CREATIVE ARTS COMMUNITYEvery summer since 1966 the Creative Arts Community has welcomedartists and students for a unique residential workshop at Menucha, justtwenty minutes east of Portland. Overlooking the spectacular ColumbiaRiver Gorge, the historic 96-acre Meier estate has walking and joggingtrails, meditative gardens, tennis and volleyball courts and an outdoorswimming pool.In two different one-week sessions, the workshops feature outstandinginstructors and small classes, all in a nurturing community atmosphere.The mixed media interaction ignites artistic and personal growthwhether you are a first time explorer of hands-on-art or a professional

artist needing renewal & inspiration. Studios are open 24 hours.

Summer 2009, Aug. 2-8

Pastel Class, Passages of Change, Trish Harding instructor

For more information www.creativeartscommunity.org or trish.harding@studioufo.net

Passages of Change

The objective in this five-day intensive pastel painting class is to successfully complete two or more major pastel paintings.  To accomplish this we will review value, learn how to see and utilize dark and light passages to produce simple thumbnail sketches, field studies, and concise and clear under-paintings

We will begin with a simple value system exercise, which will help us accurately see value and understand its importance.  We will cover how passages strengthen composition (how to arrange and design a painting, rather than copying a photograph), briefly review line as gesture, and pastel application and surface treatment.  We will be working on Kitty Wallis Paper with a variety of ground applications that will enable us to produce paintings that glow and glisten!

Since learning to see is basic to learning to paint we will be working from life.  Each artist is expected to bring one item (anything that has a personal meaning) to add to a still life for one painting and we will be working out doors en plein air for the second painting.

This is a perfect class for beginners as well as advanced and professional painters.  We will not only cover the fundamentals but we will also be looking for a new visual language.  Be prepared to work hard, stretch your artistic parameters, participate actively and to have many laughs to remember. 

DRAWING CLASS, HEAD INTENSIVE,  

Trish Harding Instructor

• We will discuss the markers and cues for building the structure and proportions of the human head, starting with the skull, muscles and skin.
• We will learn how the features of the head and face are constructed and placed in relation to each other.
• We will learn a logical way to draw the human head in different positions in space including foreshortening.
• We will break for ½ hr at noon, bring a lunch or snack.
• This is a required class for the portrait class that will follow in March 09, Fridays, 11am-3:30pm, 3/20, 3/27
• Your fee is for both days and includes instruction, drawing horses, and drawing boards, and model fees. 
• A $2.00 cash tip for the model is encouraged.

Two 4.5 hr sessions, Fridays, 11am-3:30pm, 2/20, 2/27, $80BRING with you to class:

• 24”x18” Newsprint pad or other drawing paper, please do not use smaller size paper.
• 1 Large vine charcoal block or “Big Bob” vine charcoal
• 1 stick soft compressed charcoal
• 1 kneaded eraser

OPTIONAL:·        Your own easel if you prefer drawing at an easel·        Drawing board if you have oneThese supplies can be found at Dakota Art.  Please shop local!“BE KIND AND BE ON TIME”

Oil Painting by Nancy Woodward 

This Art Walk I am proud to feature some of the UFO Group painters at Studio UFO Gallery!  Come by for refreshments and to see what the artists have been up to.  This will give an idea of what we do in the Open Studio Sessions.  You can see more information here on the website, go to workshops & classes.