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Winter Vacation Art Camp

Winter Vacation Art Camp for Kids February 27th-March 3rd 10am-1pm ages 8-13 cost $200.per week Creative Spirit art camp empowers creativity and development of drawing and painting skills. Children will create a variety of projects that encourage individual expression. Pre-registration is required. To register contact Caryn at (603)534-4588 www.carynduncan.com

2016 summer art camps

Summer Art Camps Creative Spirit summer art camp is a fun experience about making art that focuses on you! Caryn Lynn designs the programs to emphasize individual expression in a small group setting in her Dover, NH studio. Her teaching style will nurture your child's creativity, expand their imagination, and introduce them to art history. The primary focus of each camp is creative exploration through drawing, painting, and hand crafted art. Camp hours are Monday through Friday, 9am until noon. Cost is $150. per week session. Pre-registration is required. To register contact Caryn at (603)534-4588 or email to cduncan_caryn@msn.com to request a registration paperwork July 11th-15th Dream Big ages 8-14 Create collaged inspiration boards to imagine your vision and what speaks to your heart. Your art is about what you love most in life. We will sketch out ideas to use in large scale drawing and paintings that incorporates abstract color exploration as a background for realistic imagery. July 18th-22nd Wonderland ages 6-11 Drawing from your imagination we will create whimsical characters. We will learn about landscapes drawing and explore how to combine what we see in life with what we imagine. Students will work with expressive color and be introduced to canvas painting. July 25th-29th Make your Mark ages 8-14 On the drawing board find your style. Make an impact using patterns in design compositions. Color theory will be introduced to emphasis subject matter and capture expressive mood. Projects will be created to incorporate mixed media and canvas painting. August 1st-5th Wild and Free ages 6-11 Take a look at nature as a unlimited source of creative possibilities. Through observation we will sketch. We will use sketches to develop ideas and paint colorful pictures that express the natural world around us.

Night Lights, You're Invited Agust 27th 5-7pm

Night Lights Painting at Outdoor Pride in beautiful Rye, NH Join me for a summer evening of garden inspiration, art making, and wine tasting! Organic Designs with Seacoast Artist Caryn Lynn Duncan 5:00-7:00 pm A fun experience to be playful with the creative process of painting! Caryn will guide you as you make a colorful creation inspired by the garden. Pre-registration is required. Materials provided. Class fee is $30. Pre registration required. Contact me at www.carynduncan.com for more information.

Fall 2015 Weekly Art Classes for Children and Adults by NH seacoast artist Caryn Lynn Duncan

Fall 2015 Art Class Schedule classes begin September 8th Registration information at www.carynduncan.com Weekly Classes for Children Caryn's classes are designed to help students develop artistic skills and creative thinking. Students work at their own pace and produce their own personal portfolio of artwork with individual instruction from Caryn to guide student's artistic ideas and facilitate practices that will encourage development of artistic skill and technique. Art Fundamentals (ages 5-8) Wednesday 5pm-6pm Students will be introduced to art mediums in order to experience exploratory manipulation of materials. Concepts of color, pattern, texture, shape and line will be incorporated into projects that will express their ideas and feelings. Students will develop ideas for projects that explore their individual interpretation of a subject. Art categories such as, portraits, landscape, animals, cartoon drawing, color mixing, canvas painting and art history will be explored through choice based projects to develop drawing and painting skills. Monthly tuition cost $60. Sketch to Draw (ages 8-13) Wednesday 6pm-7pm The foundation of this class will focus on developing drawing skills for visual expression. Group exercises that develop creative thinking as well as art skills will be used to introduce theme based subject areas. Working at their currents level students will work to refine sketches and develop them with personalized one to one drawing instruction with Caryn. Each student will set a personal goal to complete at least one finished art project per month that they design around their personal interests. Students will explore a variety of drawing, illustration, and painting techniques. Students are required to purchase a sketch book for weekly homework assignments and come prepared to class. Sketch to Paint (ages 8-13) Tuesday 5pm-6:30pm This class will focus on an in-depth exploration with materials to develop more advanced skills in drawing and painting. With guidance from Caryn, students will set a personalized goal to complete a series of individual projects around a subject area of their choice. Students will be responsible to investigate resources for inspiration and find photo references to sketch from. Attention to details and follow through is expected in order to complete artwork that maintains a quality of workmanship. Students will be encouraged to expand their personal horizons by exploring a variety of strategies and exercises to enhance creativity and imagination. Students are required to purchase a sketchbook for weekly homework assignments and come prepared to class. Art classes Adults ages teen-adult for all levels of experience and are open to ages teen through adult. They are designed to guide you through your creative process while introducing you to new techniques using traditional art mediums to create unique one of a kind artwork that reflects your own personal style. Classes provide demonstration of techniques and time for you to have hands on learning that encourages a sense of play and discovery. The small group setting allows for individual instruction to develop your own artistic style. Painting, the process of visual expression Tuesdays 6:30pm-8pm This class will focus on developing techniques in painting ,how to create an individual artistic style., composition development, overcoming personal creative blocks, and incorporating art fundamentals as part of creative process. No prior experience is necessary and the class is suited for all levels of experience. Project guidelines will be used as a starting place for students to begin developing a deeper understanding of what they connect to in life and how to convey that through the visual expression of painting.

Seacoast of New Hampshire Summer Art Camps

2015 Summer Art Camps by Caryn lynn Duncan

At Main Street Makery Durham, NH Registration opens in April Instruction that will nurture your child’s hands on creativity, expand their imagination and introduce them to art history. The primary focus of each camp is creative exploration through drawing, painting, and hand crafted art. Camp hours are Monday through Friday, 9am until noon. Cost is $150. per week session. Pre-registration is required and students will be accepted on a first come basis.

Offering a variety of fun themes that engage children to see life through artistic lenses! Sketch to Paint July 6th-10th an art walk through the ages each day will provide the opportunity to look at the history of art. Prehistoric art of cave painting, art of the ancient world, the world of nature through renaissance, a day in the park with on site sketching, and expressionism through the connection of art and music inspired by artist Wassily Kandinsky. Rainbows of Color Creations July 13th-17th make and impact using color and art. From out of the dark ages of art history the bright colors in Renaissance illuminates design elements, work with light and paint outside to capture mood through impressionism, learn about color theory to create harmony, understand the technique of using complimentary colors and divisionism, have fun with color to express yourself. A light in the attic, illustrate your ideas July 20th-24th Combine pictures and words to create illustrative art. We will look at some of the creative minds of beloved authors, illustrators, and artists. Make art inspired by the poems and drawings of Shel Silverstein, collage by Eric Carle, oh the places you go with Dr. Seuss, the pop art of Andy Warhol, and Where the Wild Things are by Maurice Sendak. Natural elements and organic designs July 27th-31st the art of nature and science combines through careful observation, we will take a look and get creative. Under the microscope will make small objects into large scale art, look at textures to create patterns, and garden flowers will burst full of color. Discover the natural wonders with walks where we will collect natural elements to make nature crafts and a collaborative still life. Expressive Art, make a statement August 3rd-7th Make a statement and communicate your vision. Silly self portraits inspired by Edvard Munch the Scream, music interpreted through art, mixed media of paint and collage that uses color and shape to create fun forms inspired by Henri Matisse, look at life to find what you love through canvas painting and art your way. Little Monet August 13th-17th the joy of vacations and creating colorful landscapes from the beach, park, and in the garden. Bright splashy brushwork and color palettes create harmony, movement, and make a series of artwork that captures light at different times of the day. summer camp location is the: Main Street Makery 42a Main St. Durham, NH 03824

Summer Art Camps for Kids, Creative Spirit Art, Dover, NH

2015 Summer Art Camps Choose from themes that have been developed into week long programs that will nurture your child’s creativity, expand their imagination, Introduce them to art history, and develop skills based upon the fundamentals of art. Each day is divided up so that students will learn from instructional group activities and projects that they will design based upon their individual interest. Camp hours are Monday through Friday, 9am until noon for ages 5-14. Cost is $175. per week session. Pre-registration is required and students will be accepted on a first come basis. June 29th-July 3rd Color Creations July 6th-July 10th Made in the USA July 13th-July 17th Surf's Up July 20-July 24 Laugh Out Loud July 27-31 Once in a Blue Moon August 3-7 Make your Mark August 10-14 A light in the Attic August 17-21 Think Big

2015 Art Classes Dover, NH and beyond the dream and living the passion

A big dream, that is how it all began. Creative Spirit Art Studio, a choice to be creative, having the time to focus on making artwork, and teaching art classes and creative workshops was the self-realization that when our hearts call there is a moment we must act. I wanted to create, and I did. A lovely little studio where the process of making art could happen.

Weekly classes for children open doors to expand drawing skills and translate their ideas into visual communication of how they see the world, what they love, and how they want to approach the making process. With the right perspective and mindset it's true life learning. Art Classes go beyond the making here. It's a process of discovery

 how to see,  choosing ideas that make you feel connected, having trust that yes you can do it and by doing again and again you grow.

It doesn't matter how young or how old we are it is step by step that we move forward.

Caryn Lynn Duncan: Art and the Creative Spirit!: Artwork for May

Caryn Lynn Duncan: Art and the Creative Spirit!: Artwork for May

A big thank you to Jennifer Blosser the owner of Pear Tree a unique boutique for the opportunity to be featured as artist of the month in May.

Artwork for May

Squam Art Fair...Magic abounds here!

This Saturday, September 15th is the Squam Art Fair

A one night event that abounds with art, creative souls, in a setting that is beautiful and original...it is a purely good magic. From all my travels and journeys this is one of the most special finds!

Vendors here (stop by say "hi" and I'll have new originals and prints available too!)
and directions here

See you there, Caryn Lynn

Once in a Blue Moon

You will trust yourself to try something new...it will be wonderful

You will be brave & daring...what did you fear? Letting go will allow you to experience life fully!

You will make a wish... then realize it has already come true

You will discover that You are the solid base for love...that each moment lived can be lived in the light of love.

You are Worthy of Your Heart's Desire

Secrets locked away from love, need to be released and set free.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDxF_lLony4 Brandi Carlile's song captured me, my soul, wishing for strength to continue to grow, live in truth, and to trust that I am worthy of my Heart's Desire. Uncaging the past, living here and now in life with love.

Make a Splash Summertime Fun!

This summer we're making a splash and having fun in the studio! This week is the third of six weeks of art camps.

The kids are diving into their artwork and their creativity just radiates like the beauty of a rainbow. The work I do with them is a gift and blessing, to be able to teach them and share my passion for the creative process of art.

The kids take to creativity like fish to  water. This week is a blend of some new students.

And some of my students that I have had from my opening year of Creative Spirit Art Studio! Amazing to see them grow and flourish as young artists.

My demo piece in process for our painting class.

Live, Laugh, Learn, Love...

An Evening of Beauty, Art, Fun, and Wonderful Creative Spirits

Mark your calendars, Saturday September 15th, 2012 the Squam Artist Workshops hosts their fall art fair and event not to be missed if you want to discover an evening of pure magic! It will be my fourth time as a vendor at this wonderful event

Held on Squam lake at the Rockywold Deephaven Camp, the setting is amazing, the vendors are so talented, the crowd fun, warm,  and friendly. For the most part I let the galleries that represent me take care of the selling of my work, something that I am very grateful for, marketing is a time consuming task that I am happy to have help with. But this art fair is one that I take pleasure in being part of, it is so worth the travel, the time it takes to pack and set up for. If you come you'll see an event that is extraordinary!

Here is a  photograph of my set up from the Spring 2011 Art Fair. Below is a peek of some new art that will be available this

September!

Hope to see you there!

Living the Fearless Love of a Creative Life

 Deep in the heart of life, courage is building. Seeing each day as it comes, willing to embrace it all with a sense of wonder.

 A year ago I let go of  love, finding the strength that I need to leap into the void. I jumped trusting it was time. I have been rediscovering my needs, my passions, caring for my health.  What I found....myself.

Through out this journey I am learning, growing wiser, stronger, and self confident.

It is as if all the colors have been amplified and I am seeing life with endless optimism, gratitude, curiosity, and peace.

 

 Taking each day as it comes.  Being gentle with myself, meeting the edges of my limits, building endurance, it is all part of this fearless love for life.

 Change, beautiful change! It is what we can always count on. We can choose to embrace it and believe that the best may lie ahead.

 Opening our hearts with a knowing that we all just want love, peace and happiness in our lives.

I look forward to sharing with you, dedicating more time to this space. Offering stories of inspiration of fearless love in creative living! True gratitude for our journeys together, Caryn Lynn

Building on Love

This year I am working on a big dream built upon love. This love is where all of my inspiration comes from when I create my artwork.

It is a love of sharing the gift of the creative process through authentic exploration and discovery of self through art.

It is a respect for nature that provide us life.

Making family a priority and sharing our times of joy, sadness, celebration, and growth. Allowing our stories to connect and unite us all.

Opening our hearts to all the corners of the world and letting friendship in.

Trusting that we all have authentic gifts to share with the world.

Knowing that our gifts bring happiness and strength to others in need.

Practicing kindness and mindful living, looking for the best that the world has to offer and making that goodness part of who we are.

These times in my life have brought me to a true place of love. This year I am developing an inspirational guidebook for all you creative spirits who have a passion to discover, share, encourage,develop, build,grow and spread love in the world. It is going to be amazing!