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April Gavin Art


Two leaps of Imagination and Letting Go
How does a piece of art come about? For my printmaking, I work largely from my imagination and usually as a response to poetry.  Mary...

April Gavin
Oct 29, 2024


Art and Mental Health
Earlier this month, I finished a ten week painting class with Michelle McCunney.  I took some chances and learned some new things.  If...

April Gavin
Sep 18, 2024


Salutations
Buddha reminds us to celebrate.  Celebrate the sun in the sky. Find joy in movement.  Find joy in art. This is a four color linocut...

April Gavin
Aug 5, 2024


Public Service Announcement
Greetings all,   When I was very young, I wanted to work for The Ad Council.  My PSAs included things like "take a walk", "eat your...

April Gavin
Jun 17, 2024


Bandit had Blue Eyes
From an old photo to a painting of a beloved pet, this post shows you a very low tech way.

April Gavin
Jul 26, 2023


A Joy to Paint
A Joy to Paint!  I've spent the last month trying new things in painting.

April Gavin
Jun 27, 2023


Dry Pigment Drawing, The Big Stupid, &
This past month, I took an experimental drawing class at Kala with Theadora Varnay Jones.  Her teaching included drawing on transparent...
April Gavin
Feb 27, 2020


Another World + Craft Dating part 4
Greetings Everyone, For the last few months, I've been subscribing to textile artist  Bobbi Baugh and am enjoying her technique and her...
April Gavin
Sep 22, 2019


Amid the Burning and Craft Dating part 2
New Art:  Greetings, Before I go back to teaching for the next two weeks, I wanted to share what just came out of the studio.  This small...
April Gavin
Jul 20, 2019
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