Illustrations from the book, "Secrets from the Oak Woodlands"

10/30/2024

Happy Hallowe'en everyone! I have a new fun video for you on my YouTube channel. Make a card with a cat, and two ravens! Please check it out and have some festive fun, it's great for kids too!

Hallowe'en Night- A fun & easy Watercolor Painting for any age, taught by Ann Maginte. Get into the magical spirit with this painting, even make your own wat...

10/17/2024

Our Waldorphia Watercolor Painting Program is now up!
Jon and I are very excited to share our new https://waldorphia.com/ website featuring our Waldorf watercolor painting lessons for grades 1-3. I was the painting teacher at River Oak Waldorf Charter School when Covid hit, and then could no longer teach in the classroom. I needed to create watercolor video lessons the children could watch at home.
It was a steep learning curve, but I created video lessons for my classes, grades 1-8, that the teachers said really inspired the children to paint. Jon learned how to make the videos, (no small task!) I have been planning on creating a program of year long lessons for over 2 years now, and we are excited to say that we have now launched our site and Painting Program! We have semester long, and year long programs, Classes 1-3, perfect for parents, Homeschoolers and teachers, based on the Waldorf curriculum, the seasons, learning about watercolor painting, and accomplishing new painting skills. Both our Intro package and our Year-long packages are on sale now!
Please visit our new site! We have a free lesson for you to watch, and a lot of info about our program. You do not have to be a Waldorf student or family to enjoy the program, and anyone who wants to bring more art into their children's or grandchildren's lives or classroom will enjoy these lessons.
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Happy Fall and Happy Halloween!

Discover the Joy of Waldorf Watercolor Lessons. Immerse your family or classroom in the joy of Waldorf watercolor painting with our video lessons.

10/16/2024

As the days grow shorter and the air becomes crisp, Autumn welcomes us with its vibrant colors and festive traditions. Fall is a time of transformation, where nature puts on its final, breathtaking display before the stillness of Winter. It’s also a season that invites us to gather, create, and celebrate—especially as Halloween approaches!

What a great opportunity to celebrate the season with your family and friends. Fall and Halloween offer rich opportunities to combine nature study with creative expression, whether you’re painting the beauty of Autumn, carving or painting a Jack-o'Lantern, or gathering special leaves and acorns to decorate your nature table. We have a special pumpkin video to watch on our youtube channel; perfect for you and your family to paint! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWY1rIyaxvU
As you gather around the table for meal, with your family or friends, reflect on the natural changes happening around us—the falling leaves, the chilly breeze, and the quiet preparation of nature for winter. We can celebrate the beauty and magic of this season with each other, and include art as an essential part of our seasonal rhythm. Happy Samhain!-(A Celtic Spiritual festival.)

Just in time for Hallowe'en, paint some pumpkins on the vine, with Ann Maglinte. Perfect for Grades 1- 3. Have some fun with your children, grandchildren, or...

09/21/2024

This is a time of harvest, of being grateful for the bounty we have reaped, and letting go of those seeds that did not grow or bear fruit. In the beginning of August we celebrated Lughnassad, the first harvest. We have seen which seeds have flourished and what plans and projects have been positive.
Tomorrow is September 22, the Autumn Equinox, when day and night are equal, and we begin to move into the darker time of year, and winter. We can rejoice in this harvest, and the abundance of the season. Now it is time to let go of those projects that did not come to fruition and did not work out. We can plan for the new year, and dream of what is to come.

07/17/2024

Here are some photos from our opening at Northcoast Artists Gallery on July 5. Lots of work to get it all done, but great to have a night to celebrate! The show is on until July 30. 11-5 everyday. Come by! Jon will be at the gallery on Saturday.

06/30/2024

Our Art Show is opening this Friday July 5, 5-8 pm for First Friday Fort Bragg. Northcoast Artist's Gallery is open 11-5 everyday, 362 N. Main St. Show closes July 30. Lots of new watercolors and cement garden art. Artist talk at 6:30. Hope to see you!
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08/05/2023

Willits Art Walk tonight! Lots of art and refreshments at the Willits Center for the Arts, artist booths on E. Commercial Street, make a lino block and print it at the Museum. Hear Tom Allman talk about hand pressed Apple cider, and listen to live music! 5:30-8:30. See you at the art walk!

06/17/2023

Tomorrow is the free Summer Solstice celebration at the Grace Hudson Museum to go with the Back-to-the-Lander Show, ("Something's Happening Here,")they have on right now. Come back to the 70's & 80's and do some Macrame with Debi and I, some tie dye with Laura Fogg, dance to Red Bud, plus more! All materials are supplied and it's free! Sat. June 17, 12-4 pm

01/15/2023

The name of the online class is "Watercolors for Older Adults" ART 522- 0192. The cost is $12, if you live in California, because there are no grades, and it is partially funded by the college system.

01/15/2023

It's time for Watercolor classes! My onsite class in Willits is full, but there is room in my online class. The class begins Jan. 31-May 17. You can be comfortable at home, watch my painting videos, and paint along with me on your own time. Once a week there is a Zoom meeting on Tuesdays, 2:30-4:30. The meetings really make it feel more like a class, and everyone has an opportunity to show their work. I will also have info about each lesson to share, and slide shows. The class is Beginning-Advanced with videos for each sections. You can sign up at mendocino.edu, or call 707 459-6224 at the Willits Center and talk to Tammy. All new lessons: Fog, trees, birds, flowers.

10/06/2022

Here is one of the paintings I have in the show. It is called "An Ocean of Fog," because this is the view we have on many mornings from our house. The fog settles into the canyon below. The hills and trees look like islands and the fog like the ocean.

10/06/2022

The faculty show opens at the Mendocino College Gallery tonight. The opening is 4-6 pm at the college, 1000 Hensley Creek Rd. The gallery is in the building with the Performing Arts Center. The show is over on Nov. 6. I hope you can make it, there are 17 college art instructors, including myself, showing their work! Regular gallery hours: Tues./Thurs. 12-3pm, Wed. 3-6 pm