Watercolors by Diane K. Smith http://artbydianeksmith.com Original Watercolors & Fine Art Prints Sun, 05 Jun 2011 20:00:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Scholastic Art Contesthttp://artbydianeksmith.com/2011/06/scholastic-art-contest/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=scholastic-art-contest http://artbydianeksmith.com/2011/06/scholastic-art-contest/#comments Sun, 05 Jun 2011 19:54:26 +0000 admin http://artbydianeksmith.com/?p=718 Spent several days working on a concept to go with the phrase, “Read Every Day. Lead a Better Life.” Scholastic Books is judging the entries and will narrow it down to 10 that will be voted on by the public. I learned a ton about working with Illustrator CS5 and mixing my original watercolor with copy. Check out other professional artists’ interpretations of the phrase. The auction just closed for these 12 illustrations but the contest is open to all artists. www.charitybuzz.com

]]> http://artbydianeksmith.com/2011/06/scholastic-art-contest/feed/ 0 More Festival Photoshttp://artbydianeksmith.com/2011/04/643/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=643 http://artbydianeksmith.com/2011/04/643/#comments Fri, 22 Apr 2011 23:03:10 +0000 Diane http://artbydianeksmith.com/?p=643 More photos of our garden – join us on April 30th for the

Encinitas Garden Festival

Photos courtesy Nan Sterman. Visit her gardening website at www.plantsoup.com
Back-Yard Breezeway Flower Garden-Entrance Garden-Gate Garden-Sculpture Patio Table

 

]]> http://artbydianeksmith.com/2011/04/643/feed/ 0 Encinitas Garden Festivalhttp://artbydianeksmith.com/2011/04/encinitas-garden-tour/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=encinitas-garden-tour http://artbydianeksmith.com/2011/04/encinitas-garden-tour/#comments Tue, 12 Apr 2011 19:29:03 +0000 Diane http://artbydianeksmith.com/?p=561 What a great way to kick off spring with a 20 home garden tour put on by the city of Encinitas. There is even a marketplace to browse and food to eat. Here’s a few photos of my garden. My studio / gallery will be open that day. encinitasgardenfestival.org/

Saturday, April 30th, 10-5:00   760 753-8615

Admission to the gardens is $21 for adults and $7 for children (up to age 10).

Purchase tickets in person at

  1. •Anderson La Costa Nursery, 400 La Costa Ave., Encinitas, CA 92024, (760) 753-3153
  2. •Barrels and Branches Nursery, 1452 Santa Fe Drive, Encinitas, CA 92024, (760) 753-2852
  3. •Cedros Gardens, 330 S. Cedros Avenue, Solana Beach, CA 92075, (858) 792-8640
  4. •The Madd Potter, 310 North Coast Hwy 101, Encinitas, CA 92024, (760) 635-1641
  5. •Weidner’s Gardens, 695 Normandy Road,  Encinitas, CA 92024, (760) 436-2194
  6. •Sunshine Gardens, 155 Quail Garden Drive, Encinitas, CA 92024, (760) 436-3244

To purchase tickets by mail-order, please click here. Mail in orders must be postmarked by April 20, 2011.

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