I hope you are well and enjoying the invigorating fall colors! I don't know about you, but for me, it seems time has sped up - what used to be months now seems like hours and summers gone. The Ballard Road Art Studio will be open Sundays from 11 … [Read more...] about Fall Into Seasons Change
michelle vara
Summer Gone
Greetings I am in the hope you have enjoyed the warmth of the summer with great fun and new experiences. I haven't posted in a short while because life became complicated and time short! Although- I can report the production of new artwork has … [Read more...] about Summer Gone
Flower Series
Hybrid Watercolor paintings This technique is a crossing of short-run handmade oil-based printing and a watercolor painting. Michelle Vara creates drawings from nature to make the short run printing plates and complete the compilation by fluid … [Read more...] about Flower Series
Spring into May
Let me start by saying I appreciate you following me and my art/ life adventures- My artwork and engagement have been invigorating, satisfying, and interesting, although on a personal level life has been a near miss and stressful- Over the … [Read more...] about Spring into May
Covid _19 keeps connecting
Dwell Time- the award-winning, not-for-profit arts publication reflecting on mental wellbeing featured Michelle Vara’s art pieces from her painted Covid … [Read more...] about Covid _19 keeps connecting
Children’s “Globe Window Project”
The Sun News Ran the call- https://suncommunitynews.com/news/95179/unorthodox-art-show-seeks-participants/ Michelle Vara & Vici Stewart put together the Children's Globe Project called "A Trip Through Art" This community window art … [Read more...] about Children’s “Globe Window Project”
When things get Wonky
Off To A New Year
As this personally difficult year of 2021 fades slowly into memory. I think to the tree- enduring the cylindrical seasons. The rain, the wind, the dark, a journey of life in hope reaching for the warm sunshine in the harmony of … [Read more...] about Off To A New Year