In the spring of 2013, Dayna Wood, an Expressive Arts Therapist, and I, as a visual artist with experience teaching art in health care settings, were selected from over 140 applicants to co-present at the Tenth Biennial International Expressive Arts Conference in Berkley, California. Dayna and I met through Creative Care, Creative Clay Cultural Arts Center’s arts in healthcare program with which I have been involved as an artist-in-residence for several years. Dayna has moved

My six week Beginning/Intermediate Painting Course at the Morean Arts Center in St Pete starts on Tuesday evening, July 21, at 7. There are still a few spaces left. Sign up for five weeks or three weeks by calling the Morean at 727-822-7872 or on line at: http://www.moreanartscenter.org/education_classes/class.php… My Thursday morning Beginning/Intermediate Painting Course will start again on August 13–I’ll be teaching it in my studio, close to downtown St Pete. For more info contact me through www.rosemarieprins.com Carol

The 2015 Members’ Exhibition opens at the Morean Arts Center in St Petersburg on Saturday, July 11, from 5 to 9 pm. The show runs until August 21. Several of my Morean students and I will have work in the Members’ Exhibition–my entry is a new drawing, Untitled, (from the Dance series) gesso, Sumi ink, wax medium and charcoal on paper, 25 x 20 inches.

My six week Beginning/Intermediate Painting Course at the Morean Arts Center in St Pete started Tuesday evening, June 2, at 7. There are still a few spaces left. Sign up for five weeks or three weeks by calling the Morean at 727-822-7872 or on line at: http://www.moreanartscenter.org/education_classes/class.php… My Thursday morning Beginning/Intermediate Painting Course continues throughout the summer–I’ll be teaching it in my studio, close to downtown St Pete. For more info contact me through www.rosemarieprins.com

Using their choice of acrylics, oils, water soluble oils and mixed media, students will learn various painting techniques such as color blocking, blending, shading, over-painting and direct color application, basic color theory and composition as well as a variety of mixed media techniques including collage and montage. Participants will consolidate information and techniques learned, with the goals of creating more compelling paintings and, in the case of more advanced students, each discovering his or her