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    How doing art saves my life and the eternal pear
    Angela Wrahtz
    • Feb 25
    • 3 min

    How doing art saves my life and the eternal pear

    Okay, that’s a dramatic open. Does it “literally” save my life? No. Does it give me a place to go emotionally? Yes. And pears are...
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    The power of art...and projection
    Angela Wrahtz
    • Jan 23
    • 2 min

    The power of art...and projection

    Who is your favorite artist? Was there an artist you encountered along the way who changed how you thought about drawing and painting or...
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    Welcome back to art and creativity
    Angela Wrahtz
    • Jan 16
    • 1 min

    Welcome back to art and creativity

    Happy 2022! Welcome to the new year and I hope it brings you all you wish for. Did you do any art over the holidays or watch any...
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    An Attitude of Gratitude
    Angela Wrahtz
    • Nov 21, 2021
    • 1 min

    An Attitude of Gratitude

    Now that the holidays have officially arrived, I wanted to get ahead of the craziness with this message to my friends, family, and the...
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    Beating the slump... when you are an artist
    Angela Wrahtz
    • Nov 11, 2021
    • 2 min

    Beating the slump... when you are an artist

    I don't know who needs to hear this, but, if you are an artist, you have been here. It is tough to be in a bit of a slump when it comes...
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    Welcome Back to In-Person Art Classes at the THC
    Angela Wrahtz
    • Sep 12, 2021
    • 3 min

    Welcome Back to In-Person Art Classes at the THC

    This is a BIG week! Why? Two big things are happening... 1) the best watercolor painting art classes are back at the Tualatin Heritage...
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    The Problem of What to Paint.
    Angela Wrahtz
    • Aug 8, 2021
    • 2 min

    The Problem of What to Paint.

    So, you want to draw or paint but you don’t know what to draw or paint? This problem happens to all artists. Some artists paint outside....
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    Pizza Pies and Lily Pads
    Angela Wrahtz
    • Jul 19, 2021
    • 2 min

    Pizza Pies and Lily Pads

    “When the moon’s in the sky like a big pizza pie, that’s amore,” or so the song goes. When the lily pads in the pond are big as pizza...
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    How to use Photoshop to Study Values before Drawing and Painting
    Angela Wrahtz
    • Jul 13, 2021
    • 5 min

    How to use Photoshop to Study Values before Drawing and Painting

    Photoshop is an excellent tool for manipulating your images to see them better. There is a saying in art, “Color gets all the credit, but...
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    From flu bug to BEAUTIFUL BUGS!!!
    Angela Wrahtz
    • Jun 3, 2021
    • 3 min

    From flu bug to BEAUTIFUL BUGS!!!

    My energy is back and I'm diving into gathering resources for the best beginning drawing class ever which is happening Fridays in June...
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    On flu bugs and getting back to reality
    Angela Wrahtz
    • May 24, 2021
    • 2 min

    On flu bugs and getting back to reality

    I won’t lie. This past month has been hard. I’m not here to whine. Sometimes it is a part of self-care to acknowledge your energy is low...
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    Celebrating a Mother's Love
    Angela Wrahtz
    • Apr 27, 2021
    • 2 min

    Celebrating a Mother's Love

    When I look this painting by Gustav Klimt, so many emotions come to me. I love the colors and patterns and story. In May, my watercolor...
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    There's no such thing as still life...
    Angela Wrahtz
    • Apr 19, 2021
    • 1 min

    There's no such thing as still life...

    Forget that we've spent the last two months painting objects on a table. Nothing about life is still. It is in constant motion even if...
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    Coffee Culture
    Angela Wrahtz
    • Apr 12, 2021
    • 2 min

    Coffee Culture

    Besides art, I have a great passion coffee. Do you? I also value small business. I come from a tradition of family-owned and run business...
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    One Year Anniversary Developing the Best Online Art Classes
    Angela Wrahtz
    • Apr 7, 2021
    • 3 min

    One Year Anniversary Developing the Best Online Art Classes

    It’s been a year since I began teaching art classes online. In a year the world has changed so much—and so have I. When the pandemic...
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