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I’m going to Venice. I am so excited. I’ve fantasized about Venice for years.

I’ve collected cards, lace, music and any wonderful item I could find that was made in Venice…in the effort to provide touchstones that would make Venice real for me. Now Venice is within my reach.

My open studio Saturday, April 10, noon until 5 PM will be my first effort to share with visitors & art lovers my Venice Ephemera and collages. Instead of hoarding my collected bits & pieces of Venice, I have used these wonderful items to create unique cards and collages that I will show and sell on Saturday.

Cards that are beautiful enough to frame and sure to be saved & enjoyed by the lucky recipient are priced around $10.

This is a sample of one of my cards.

Collages are priced at $25-$40, for unframed 8″ x 10″ size. I will frame a few of them.

If you come on Saturday, you will also enjoy my larger mixed media paintings, some of which are inspried by Venice. Maybe you’ll find a very special painting to enjoy in your own home.

Regardless of whether you acquire a treasure, you’ll enjoy a wonderful afternoon enjoying art in the creative spaces where art is made.

Ann Bell

PS. Please take my phone # with you, so if you have any trouble finding my studio, you can call me for directions.

281-330-3827  Remember, I’ll have maps of all the spaces. Saturday, April 10, noon until 5 PM.

I love painting with mixed media. It feels like there are no limits. Any effect is possible. “Love Soaring High,” one of my newest paintings, uses techniques I teach in my Visual Magic with Mixed Media class

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Do you mix your media? I find mixed more fun than anything else. I can reach for any paint, pastel, pencil, stencil or stamp. I can use brush, roller, or fingers.

If you want to learn this magical method of painting, join me in my class Saturday. I’ll be sharing all my secret techniques.

You’re lucky. I have one space remaining. If YOU want it, email me tonight or call me tomorrow. My contact info is on the Visual Magic with Mixed Media page. You won’t need to buy any materials. I will provide everything, including paper to paint on. You can use your credit card to pay for the class with Paypal. Contact me to reserve space and I will give you my Paypal address.

If you want the class, but you aren’t available Saturday, you can sign up for my VIP list and I’ll let you know the next time I teach this class.

I teach in my bright, creative studio in a vintage building in Midtown Houston, close to all the freeways.

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