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Ancient Earth Watchers

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Detaild image, from book, original done in ink with brush 
 
 

 

 
 

 

Almira, 18x24 acrylic on canvas.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                                                                                                             

"Dairy Air...Derriere" print, Figi Graphics

 

 

 

 

 

Drummonds Garden Door, Detaild

 

   


 

 

 

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Original Sketch, #2 pencil

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Havin A Bubblie, Signed, open edition 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STUFF IN THE NEWS:

2003 PRESS RELEASE:

2005 PRESS RELEASE:

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

 

Havens | Idyllwild, Calif. Seems It Does Snow in Southern California http://travel2.nytimes.com/2006/01/13/realestate/13haven.html

 
Idyllwild Life Magazine   2006
Holiday Shopping in Idyllwild   

Darcy Gerdes~ Artist Interview, pgs. 22-23

NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2006     

 

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
 
 3-D Art Festival comes to Idyllwild, 2007

ART IN THE MOUNTAINS ~ http://www.desertentertainer.com/entertainment/art/  

 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 . ...
 
Desert Entertainer: Entertainer Spotlight
Wine & Art at Flying Pigment Studio, 54325 N. Circle Dr. (951) 659-4010
 on Saturday, Oct. 6, 12 noon to 4 p.m.
 
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peace...

 

 

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artist bio...

"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"... 

 

zoned out

   

 

               

 

 

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...

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..

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

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

Thanks for stopping by... Darcy            mee now

Please feel free to drop me a note...

 Ask a question or comment at the contact me page.

*p. s. most images are "clickable" for a larger view...

 

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

 

to view items at ebay, hit this  link...My items on eBay

                      

 

 March 8th, 2008

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

 

 

 

 

 

"Whatta RUSH!" TOTALLY AWESOME!

"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 children, Thank You! 

To my instructor, Christian, Thank you! 

Web page: http://skydiveelsinore.com

extreme@skydiveelsinore.com 

 

 
 
 
 
pencil sketch,"autumn's respit"
   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.")
                                      
 

work in progress   

"Autumn's Respite" 

 18x24"

acrylic on Russian linen canvas

 

 

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

 Now living with Mr. & Mrs. Coopersmith, Ca.

sold/price: $923.~

 

 

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