Oils and Pastels by Margaret Dyer

I hope this link to the video works... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-puUNz0DOU&feature=email I've sold two so far...

Join us! June 16-30. Class is limited to 7 students. http://labonneetoile.com/workshops/Dyer2012.pdf

"Pastry Chefs" is another 6"x6" pastel at the Randy Higbee 6x6 exhibition. $425. Opening reception December 3, 5:00-9:00. Randy Higbee Gallery 102 Kalmus Costa Mesa, CA 92626 randyhigbeegallery.com

I have several pieces in the Randy Higbee Gallery "6 Inch Squared" exhibition, December 3-22. Opening reception Saturday, December 3, 5:00-9:00. Wish I could see the show. I suspect it's a fun show to see, with all pieces being 6x6 inches. And at affordable prices, just in time for Christmas! Randy Higbee Gallery 102 Kalmus Costa Mesa, CA 92626 randyhigbeegallery.com

Just got home from teaching my last 3 day workshop of the year at The Veranda Bed and Breakfast, in Senoia, Georgia. What a perfect way to end my year. The beautifully decorated 1800's home was a thrill to wake up in every morning; the late October weather and brilliant colors outside the windows embellished the mood. I even got to share the weekend with my daughter, Meg, who posed for us all weekend (pictured). It was a great group of artists and Laura and Rick Reynolds, owners and ex-inlaws of mine (that's Laura pictured standing in the dining room), could not have indulged us more. Actually, maybe they indulged too much...lavish breakfasts, cookies all day long, wine in the evenings, even a birthday cake and champagne to celebrate 2 students' birthdays on the last day of the class. We're already making plans for another in October 2012. Many of the students plan to do it again! I got home Sunday night and fell into the bed at 8:30; slept till 8 the next morning. It...

One-day workshop at my studio: October 8. There's still room.

Anybody interested in taking my art workshop near Atlanta? How about October 28-30 at The Veranda, in Senoia, GA (near Newnan), a gorgeous victorian bed and breakfast. Breakfasts to die for. I'd love to fill the place. For more info: http://www.margaretdyer.com/veranda.html I'm writing from Montreal, where tomorrow I'll begin teaching a couple of classes, then I go to Toronto to teach another. I'll try to take pictures of it all. Sorry I haven't been writing. Life has just been...challenging. I figure keeping busy is the best thing to do. It also helps pay the rent.

This piece has been donated to the Beaux Arts Auction, the annual fundraiser for the Scottsdale Artists School, in Scottsdale, AZ. The Scottsdale Artists’ School offers weekly classes and workshops for everyone from the aspiring novice to the professional artist. Their courses are taught by some of the most highly respected professional artists in the country today. If you're looking to add to (or begin) your art collection, this is the place to look. I don't know if they take phone bids, but you might want to give them a call if you're interested. Beaux Arts Annual Fundraiser Date: November 12, 2011 - November 12, 2011 Time: 6:00 AM - 10:00 PM Location: Scottsdale Artists School Signature artist, Milt Kobayashi and Honoree, John Coleman -EAST MEETS WEST $125 per person. Sponsor packages available, please contact SAS for more information. To view the Beaux Arts Gallery (site will be updated as more artist contributions arrive) click on title of blog above. Gallery will be c...

I'd feel remiss as a marketer of my work if I didn't mention this. "101 South" won Best of Show at the Southeastern Pastel Society Juried Members' Exhibition, juried by Marc Hanson, whose incredible work you must see ( http://marchansonart.com), and whom I met last night. A very nice guy. I'm honored and humbled he selected mine. Thank you, Marc.

Well, I'm recovered. I think. I got back on the 7th of July and had to hit the ground running. I edit the newsletter for the Southeastern Pastel Society, which was to be edited and published as soon as I got home. It's also the time of our annual exhibition, for which I create the show catalog. So I didn't have time to recover from my trip, being up all hours--for days-- on my computer. Then it took me a couple of weeks to pay bills, catch up on emails, do laundry, catch up on lost sleep. I'm only just now feeling like I can function at normal speed again. I think I'll think again next time I'm asked to commit to being out of town for a month. But...France was magical. The artists who took my classes made it that much more so. I will treasure the memory of every face I had the honor to work and play with. If any of you think it'd be fun to join me at future workshops there, please do. Kippy will somehow make you feel like you're her very best friend by t...

Today is my last day in France (yes, I'm still here--one week after the last of my students left). I woke to a glorious morning with the sun exploding into my room and a symphony of bird song. I'll spend the day packing my bags and running errands, like taking a trip to the boulangerie/patisserie in the adjacent village for a thank-you gift for Madam De LeHaye, who has ironed any article of clothing I left too long in the laundry room. I've done a lousy job of blogging this time around. There was so much to write about, and so many pictures to upload, but that process was extremely time-consuming on my old PowerBook G4 laptop, and there was always a rush to be somewhere else. What did I not write about? During this past week, Kippy and Jerome took me on a 4 hour drive to Jerome's grandmother's centuries old home (6 photos on top) in the Loire Valley for several nights, which is another reason why I've been so quiet--no internet. A ten minute drive from his famil...

We had 2 Katies; one each week. This is Katie #2.

All students but Alice stayed with us one week; Alice stayed two weeks. That's why you see so much more of Alice's work.