http://vpappas.com paintings, art and life of artist Vinita Pappas Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:39:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en TODAY, Aug 4th is the LAST DAY to sign up! You can pay by credit card over the phone. Call Aleta at the Umpqua Valley Art Association at (541) 672-2532 Good morning, I have scouted high and low for locations for the workshop on WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY that are: 1. GORGEOUS! 2. Shady, especially for the ... http://vpappas.com/plein-air-workshop-this-week.htm Earlier this year, I was asked by my friend Phil Bates if I was interested in filming an instructional watercolor DVD. YES! Of course I was interested. After a couple of meetings and a lot of brainstorming we filmed the DVD on a COLD weekend in January. ... http://vpappas.com/introduction-to-watercolor-dvd-by-vinita-pappas.htm Tom, my step son qualified for the 08 US Olympic Team in the decathlon last weekend at the trials in Eugene, OR. This makes him the first decathlete to be a three time Olympian! I was able to be at the second day of the trials and it ... http://vpappas.com/tom-pappas-three-time-olympian.htm This afternoon I sent my first newsletter using Contact Contact, a web-based email marketing tool. I have to admit it's not love at first sight. The program is a little slow and a little clumsy I think, but wait, maybe that's me that's slow and...ok, I'll give it ... http://vpappas.com/my-first-newsletter-with-constant-contact.htm Nick and I recently celebrated our tenth wedding anniversary!  It's been a wonderful 10 years!  For my anniversary present,  Nick gave me a beautiful necklace.  I'm wearing it in my photo on the home page.  It is made up of pearls and sunstones.  Sunstones are Oregon's state jemstone.  There's a ... http://vpappas.com/10th-wedding-anniversary.htm Tessie is the happiest creature I know. Here she is on our nightly walk to the river. She is anxiously waiting for me to throw the stick in again. Like most labs, the highlight of her day is getting to swim! http://vpappas.com/tessie-the-dorky-dog.htm I just finished taking a two day art marketing workshop with Marty Rudolph.  She is incredible!!! I learned so much about the importance of having a cohesive body of work.  I also learned how vital it is to be able to speak about yourself, your art and the process.  I ... http://vpappas.com/art-marketing-workshop-with-marty-rudolph.htm Here are a couple of photos of Nick's latest toy. This is a 1953 Kurtis 500S sports car. It looks like it could eat you alive! I haven't ridden in it yet, but everyone that does comes back with a smile on their face! Go to my smugmug ... http://vpappas.com/nicks-1953-kurtis.htm [singlepic=123,600,,,]The Riddle High School Band took first place at the Oregon State Band Championships! My son Chase plays the trombone and my daughter Hannah plays the flute. I am so proud of them! Here's a link to the local news article about the band. http://vpappas.com/my-kids-are-state-band-champions.htm As soon as I returned from the workshop in March, my family and I started working on my new studio! It was a big group effort. Most of the work was done by my husband Nick and my Dad. We also convinced every family member and friend ... http://vpappas.com/my-new-studio.htm