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STUFF IN THE NEWS:

Great Article at the Desert Entertainer! 2009

NICE!! All about the Art Alliance of Idyllwild’s Annual Treasure Hunt and Gallery Walk & one of my paintings was posted YEAH
http://www.desertentertainer.com/articles/2009/08/06/top_stories/art/doc4a7af2679826b798042849.txt

images/page5(CMYK).pdf

 

2003 PRESS RELEASE:

 http://www.press-enterprise.com/newsarchive/2003/05/02/1051849569.html 

2005 PRESS RELEASE:

http://www.desertentertainer.com/articles/2005/03/23/features/fam08.1.txt 

 

 

way cool... SUNSET MAGAZINE, has done a story on Idyllwild..

Art and outdoors in Idyllwild

With more galleries per capita than most big cities, a jazz festival, and an enviable setting in Southern California's San Jacinto Mountains, the town is pretty idyllic by Matthew Jaffe...

 

http://www.sunset.com/sunset/travel/california/article/0,20633,1620201,00.html

Art Alliance of Idyllwild members show works Press-Enterprise (subscription) - Riverside, CA, USA "I feel very grateful that I can do what I do and get paid on top of it, "said Gerdes, who owns Flying Pigment Studio/Gallery . ...   Art Alliance of Idyllwild members show works Press-Enterprise - Jul 11, 2007 Representational art winners included Darcy Gerdes, first, and Rich Stergulz, second. "I feel very grateful that I can do what I do and get paid on top of ... Hemet-San Jacinto | PE.com | Southern California News | News for... Press-Enterprise - Jul 1, 2004 ... weaver of women's apparel; Darcy Gerdes, painter; Carol Mills, abstract expressionist paintings and monotypes; Trish Tuley, nature photography; ... Idyllwild Town Crier Online Idyllwild Town Crier - Oct 2, 2008 At Flying Pigment Studio Gallery, AAI member artists include artist/owner Darcy Gerdes, Kathleen Chaney, Dore Capitani, Carol Rice, Jan Jaspers-Fayer and ... Flying Pigment Studio.(NEW editions) Free with registration - Art Business News - AccessMyLibrary.com - Jul 1, 2007 FLYING PIGMENT STUDIO announces the release of "Crow Spirit" by artist Darcy Gerdes. The giclee of an original 24 x 36 inch acrylic that retails for $445. ... " "Corner Lodge" Fern Valley, CA 16x20" Derwent Graphic Pencil, illustration paper. Artist: Darcy Gerdes  ©2009 Commission by D. Herr, CA

 

        

 

 

 

 

artist bio: Darcy Gerdes

"Art is a Pigment Of Your Imagination"

Although she grew up in the shadows of Disneyland, Darcy Gerdes didn't have to "wish upon  a star" to make her dreams come true. The self-taught artist has built a thriving career from her artistic passions... She  began drawing & doodling at an early age and by 5, Darcy could be found selling caricatures of her neighbors for nickel each...

In the past, selected pieces of Darcy's multi-media works were available in prints, puzzles, cards, cross stitch & magnets, from such  notable publishers as Figi Graphics, Leanin Tree Cards, Leisure Arts, Dimensions, Art in Motion and her own Flying Pigment Studio...

Armed with such a unlimited source of inspiration, Darcy says she "has no one favorite subject to paint...each idea, each concept seems to want a life of their own...each design stands on its own merits...I learn from each piece"... 

   

 

               

 

 

Darcy now favors watercolors, acrylics and color pencil. "I've always felt the subject suggests the type of medium to  use, which I think naturally  changes my style slightly. The  limitations or quality of the mediums chosen can also make a difference"...

Darcy's only formal training was in high school, where she took as many art classes as she could and studied under a "most excellent teacher", Mrs. Adele Mason. She did however pay particular attention to her neighbor, Ken Southworth, an incredibly ingenious animator...( In loving memory of Ken Southworth (1918-2007)

Along with personal success she says her greatest rewards come from the  way folks react to my art...

"I love to see a perceptive knowing smile or chuckle! :}

Darcy is very active in the local art scene of  Idyllwild, CA. and does take special pride of showing her award winning works in the past as a juried artist at Art A Fair, Laguna Beach, CA..

 

I  In October 06, She opened her own gallery, Flying Pigment Studio Gallery located in midtown Idyllwild, CA. The gallery was also  "member gallery" with Art Alliance of Idyllwild and actively particpanted all the events from March to October..

 

This October 09, the artist decided to close the gallery for various reasons & is now  working out of her brand new  Studio joining AAI as artist & studio member 2010. Stay tuned for detail's coming  up for studio tour event!

 

 

 

The Studio...
"The Studio, a room to which the artist consigns himself for life,
is naturally important, not only as a workplace, but as a source of inspiration.
And it usually manages, one way or another, to turn up in his product"  Grace Clueck
 

Endowed with  innate talent and amazing eye for detail, a wonderfully humorous approach to every day events, Darcy shouldn't lose her appeal either...

P lease feel free to drop me a note, ask a question or comment at the contact me page  * most images are "clickable" for a larger view.

Thanks for stopping by... Darcy           

 

 

 

 

Prints ON SALE!

.http://flyingpigmentstudio.com/cgi-bin/online/storepro.php

Visit Blog: http://flyingpigmentstudio.blogspot.com/ 

Sign up at Twitter:  http://twitter.com/Forestfairy27

 

"Never EVER forget to fly"

Tandem Freefall Jump

 Lake Elsinore, CA. 2002

 

 

tandem freefall from 14,000ft  atta' bout 120mph!  The shoes i'm wearing, are retired now and r hanging on my studio wall...having gone so far...To my kids, Thank You! To my instructor, Christian, Thank you! 

Web page: http://skydiveelsinore.com

extreme@skydiveelsinore.com

 

 

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 Art Alliance of Idyllwild: AAI is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting art awareness and art education. visit: http://www.artinidyllwild.com

2010 ARTIST DAY ---INTERNATIONAL ARTIST DAY October 25th
Marilyn Hurst     http://www.internationalartistday.com

 

Corona Art Association

http://coronaartassociation.com/ 

Our Mission

The purpose of this organization is to encourage and develop the appreciation, study and practice of the visual arts and to further educate, inspire and enrich the lives of others through our programs, exhibits and activities.

For More Information Contact:

Corona Art Association
PO Box 1171

Corona, CA 92878

Tel: 951-735-3226
Internet: info@coronaartassociation.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 March 8th, 2010

http://www.internationalwomensday.com/about.asp 

    

 

The Value of a Woman...

 

18x24"  pencil sketch, 

"Autumn's Respite"  (c)2005

 

This written in the Hebrew Talmud.

      The book where all the sayings & preaching's of Rabbis are conserved

 overtime.

 

It says:.

 

"Be very careful if you make a woman cry, because God counts her tears. The woman came out of a man's rib. Not from his feet to be walked on. Not from his head to be superior, but from the side to be equal Under the arm to be protected and next to the heart to be loved."

 

~Philo of Judea

 

  ( "Pass this on to all exceptional women that you know.. and to men so they know the value  of a woman.")

  

"Autumn's Respite" 

work in progress  18x24"

 

 

see finished on link   http://flyingpigmentstudio.com/images/autumnrespite22q.jpg

 Now living with Mr. & Mrs. Coopersmith, Ca. sold/price: $923.~

 

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  Cougar Den, 4' x 8'

    acrylic on masonite