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		<title>Did I Fill the Well?</title>
		<link>http://blog.erikaallison.com/2010/09/did-i-fill-the-well/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 20:24:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erika Allison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did I fill the well?  I certainly hope so!  It seems that August came and went&#8230;and I didn&#8217;t produce much of anything.    But, the artist&#8217;s life isn&#8217;t ONLY about producing.  My last post was about filling the well.  And, I refer to filling the well often.    So, while I wasn&#8217;t doing a lot of painting, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Filling the Well&#8230;What Does It Mean?</title>
		<link>http://blog.erikaallison.com/2010/07/filling-the-well-what-does-it-mean/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:03:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erika Allison</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.erikaallison.com/?p=493</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What DOES &#8220;filling the well&#8221; mean?  I&#8217;m guessing that most artists have some idea of what it means.  It&#8217;s a huge and necessary part of the creative process.  In order to say something, one has to have something to say!  When you work and create and move on to the next project to work and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finding Texture Everywhere!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 02:10:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erika Allison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love texture!  It&#8217;s an element that I think adds lots of interest to my work.  I start with texture right from the beginning with the gesso.  I apply the gesso with a cheap bristle brush and slather it on every which way, which leaves brush strokes that overlap.  I don&#8217;t try to smooth it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Art-Filled Saturday</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jul 2010 03:08:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erika Allison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tomorrow will be an art-filled day for me. I always enjoy art-filled days. That seems to be my goal:  fill &#8216;er up with art! I will be at The Ortego Gallery, Las Vegas, all afternoon. I have a show hanging during the month of July: &#8220;Unanswered Questions&#8221;. Preview Thursday and First Friday were last weekend. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Artist&#8217;s Work is Never Done!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jul 2010 02:05:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oh, boy!  Art shows take a lot of work!  All that creating &#8230;all that thinking about titles, planning, hauling the work to the gallery&#8230;  Whew!  It&#8217;s finally behind me &#8230;for this round.  My show, &#8220;Unanswered Questions&#8221;, is being shown at the Ortego Gallery in The Arts Factory, Las Vegas for the month of July. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Show at Ortego Gallery</title>
		<link>http://blog.erikaallison.com/2010/07/upcoming-show-at-ortego-gallery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 22:26:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erika Allison</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.erikaallison.com/?p=417</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have been creating new paintings for my upcoming show at Ortego Gallery in Las Vegas.  I&#8217;m quite excited about it.  The Ortego Gallery is in The Arts Factory, in the arts district, where First Friday is a regular event.  There is also Preview Night on Thursday, when artists and serious collectors make the rounds.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creativity at a Paint-In</title>
		<link>http://blog.erikaallison.com/2010/06/creativity-at-a-paint-in/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 07:04:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erika Allison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Paint-ins seem to be becoming &#8220;the thing&#8221; in the Las Vegas arts community.  We had an outdoor group painting session in late spring.  Now, there&#8217;s a regular &#8220;Third Friday&#8221; paint-in at Place Gallery, organized and hosted by Gina Quaranto.  There is a nice, large area that works well for many artists to gather and work.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In the Works</title>
		<link>http://blog.erikaallison.com/2010/05/in-the-works/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 May 2010 00:19:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erika Allison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have several paintings in the works right now.  I have two that I started awhile back, but haven&#8217;t put the finishing touches on yet.  The problem seems to be that I don&#8217;t know just where I want to go with them yet.  I study them every time I go into the studio.  I rotate them [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Las Vegas First Open Air Painting Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 14:29:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erika Allison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love Las Vegas artists!  They are so vibrant, enthusiastic, generous, helpful&#8230;and full of great ideas.  There&#8217;s always a new idea, a new event, something to keep the arts district in motion and in the news.  This new event, First Annual Open Air Painting Day, should be fun for the artists.  It&#8217;s great for camaraderie.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tension</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 18:27:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erika Allison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA["History in the Making" Tension in a painting can be interesting, as well as useful.  I like tension in a painting.  It can be used by the artist to direct the viewer&#8217;s eye where he/she wants it to go.  An example of what the artist does NOT want to do is direct the viewer&#8217;s eye [...]]]></description>
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