Such a fun day today filled with two art classes. In the morning, I taught a workshop at VisArts called "Abstract Watercolor: Sisterhood & Community" and in the afternoon I taught a class at Kensington Park Retirement Living. Scroll through to see what a lovely experience everybody had. At VisArts in Rockville, I had a nice group of people eager to explore collage through the concepts of community capturing important relationship in their lives. Here is what one of my students said about the class, "I enjoyed the class. Martina was engaging, helped when needed, and encouraged us to put our words and thoughts on paper through watercolor. I would definitely take another of her classes."

In the afternoon, we used watercolor to create a colorful still life inspired by a painting by Paul Cezanne. Delightful mixing of colors, shapes, and textures. Each attendee ended up with a completely unique interpretation of the inspiration. Already looking forward to the next workshop! 

What a pleasure to be invited to give a talk about my creative process at the Adah Rose Gallery in Kensington, MD! Adah Rose welcomed me, Elzbieta Sikorska, and Maremi Andreozzi to share insights on inspiration and process. Great turnout! Great questions from the attendees. I am honored. 

Thanks to all who came to today's Art Market at Dupont Underground. What a fun event right under Dupont Circle! About 40 vendors from all walks of arts and crafts. Tons of visitors all having a nice time. I showcased my RADOST scarves and abstract watercolors on yupo. So many interesting conversations; people recognizing my work ... I am humbled and already looking forward to new experiences this year may bring. 

Another day, another art workshop. So much fun today in a class during which we played with watercolors and were inspired to create unique pieces of art. Claude Monet's landscape paintings were are starting point; from there all my students went their own fun ways in terms of colors, shapes, and textures. Such good times!

I love the sight of hands working and creating art. Lovely collage class at the Kensington Row Bookshop with wonderfully meaningful sharing of life stories. We talked about archetypes in literature and in our lives and created our own imagery: a new positive and encouraging archetype. Want to join in? Register for the February class here. 

I so enjoy leading watercolor workshops at retirement and rehabilitation facilities. So many opportunities for connection and lovely chats. In this class, inspired by a painting by George Braque, we painted a cubist portrait of a young man. The residents interpreted the sample artwork in their own ways and created really interesting pieces. 

Looking for a meaningful gift? Let me paint a series of artworks just for you and your loved ones. Here is a recent examples. Three sisters with three different favorite colors: purple, blue, and red. I connected the abstract watercolors by adding each sister's color to the other two pieces. Each piece is unique and also appreciates the special sibling connect.