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Margaret Owen

Providence, RI

I am a painter living in providence, RI.

Interests: Play, sleep, food.

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Brief indications: thrilling

In a conversation with Louis Aragon, Matisse spoke of his search for "the briefest possible indication of the character of a thing.” I am light years away from that but the idea is exciting and encourages a shift in approach. Its in keeping with recent conversations I have been having... Continue reading

Posted yesterday at Daily Painting

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More room to play

16"x20", oil on cradled panel. After yesterday's watercolor class I had a great conversation with another artist about how paintings can be more interesting the more that is left to the imagination. Back in the studio I asked myself, on her advice, "How little can I do to express my... Continue reading

Posted 5 days ago at Daily Painting

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Providence watercolors

From Benefit street, looking west, toward downtown, between the buildings of the RISD Museum. Washington Street, looking East. Approximately 5"x8, watercolor, pencil and pen on watercolor paper. Continue reading

Posted 7 days ago at Daily Painting

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Monday, May 20, Matisse film at the Weaver Library in East Providence, 6:30PM

Please join me at the Weaver Library Monday, May, 20th at 6:30PM for a screening of Matisse, a documentary film presented in conjunction with the Providence Artists Loop, a monthly program for artists and art enthusiasts. I will introduce the film and facilitate a brief discussion afterward. Continue reading

Posted May 13, 2013 at Daily Painting

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The ancieant sea side town of Essaouria, on the Atlantic coast in Morocco. 8"x5", watercolor and pencil on watercolor paper. (See sketches of Essaouria's medina here and here.) Continue reading

Posted May 13, 2013 at Daily Painting

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View from Prospect Park, Providence, RI

The view from Prospect Park, Providence, RI. 16"x20", oil on cradled panel. This one will be in a show at the AS220 project space in July. Continue reading

Posted May 11, 2013 at Daily Painting

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Orange Tulips and a lime

From yesterday's still life class, with color swatches along the bottom. Oil on cradled panel, 16"x20". Continue reading

Posted May 10, 2013 at Daily Painting

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Portsmouth pear

A demonstration painting from last Saturday's workshop at the Portsmouth Arts Guild in portsmouth, RI. Oil on canvas panel, approximately 5"x7". Continue reading

Posted May 8, 2013 at Daily Painting

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Floral paintings at Studio Hop on Hope Street in Providence

This week the window displays at Studio Hop on Hope Street include some of my floral paintings. Owner Nina Tegu curates an appealing collection of art objects from a wide variety of sources. (And she's always wearing somehting really cool.) Seven Stars Bakery is two doors down! Continue reading

Posted May 7, 2013 at Daily Painting

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Color blind family breakfast

My dad and my sister were in town this weekend and today, after I dropped my son-formerly-known-as-Captain-Spectacular off at school, we enjoyed a long breakfast together. My father had a go with the paint box. He, like my son, is red/green color blind so I made notes on his color... Continue reading

Posted May 6, 2013 at Daily Painting

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Archway in Marrakech

Another view of the Rue Riad Zitoun el Kedim in Marrakech. 8"x5",pencil, pen and watercolor. I like the brightness it has before the pen. (I painted this street through this arch last year as well.) Continue reading

Posted May 5, 2013 at Daily Painting

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A couple of paintings from watercolor class at Tea in Sahara this Wednesday. -Which reminds me that I'll be teaching a watercolor sketching workshop in Tiverton, RI, July 27, through the Portsmouth Arts Guild. I am so glad to have an excuse to hang out in Tiverton and paint! Continue reading

Posted May 3, 2013 at Daily Painting

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I dremt that great clumps of plants came out of my head

Last night I dreamt that fist-fulls of plants came out of my hair; pulling easily from my scalp in the way last year's flowers pull out of the earth. In the dream I had woken up and gone into the bathroom where I saw unsightly whitish, papery blossoms in the... Continue reading

Posted May 2, 2013 at Daily Painting

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First day of May, Westminster and Exchange Streets, Providence

Watercolor paintings of the corner of Westminster St. and Exchange St. in Providence, RI. The weather here is wonderfully appropriate for the first day of May. Continue reading

Posted May 1, 2013 at Daily Painting

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More watercolor paintings of the Baltimore skyline. Continue reading

Posted Apr 30, 2013 at Daily Painting

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Alley in Marrakech

A shop lined alley in Marrakech, running between the Rue Riad Zitoun el Kedim and the Rue Riad Zitoun el Jdid. (The same alley is depicted here from windows above.) Continue reading

Posted Apr 29, 2013 at Daily Painting

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Painting Class, Thursdays, 10:30-12:30, Providence

I am continuing to offer painting classes on Thursdays from 10:30AM-12:30PM in my Providence, RI studio. The new session runs from May 2 through June 27. Tuition is $200 for the 9 class session or $25 per class. We will focus on how to use value, composition and color to... Continue reading

Posted Apr 26, 2013 at Daily Painting

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Lantern from Earth Cafe

A lantern from Earth Cafe in Marrakech where Elizabeth and I ate many meals. I loved their beet/orange/ginger smoothie. Continue reading

Posted Apr 25, 2013 at Daily Painting

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Daily Painting Workshop, May 4, 9AM-4PM, Portsmouth Arts Gulid, Porstmouth RI

Next month I'll be teaching this workshop. Last year we had a great day, the painters said they came away with new tools and inspiration for their own daily painting practice. PAINTING A DAY WORKSHOP WITH MARGARET OWEN: Get comfortable with the practice of painting small and creating a painting... Continue reading

Posted Apr 24, 2013 at Daily Painting

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For a few days in marrakech Elizabeth and I stayed in a suite of rooms over an alleyway a few steps from the Jma el Fnaa. These two windows looked in opposite directions over the pinky-orange alleyway (the name of which I cannot locate on any map). Continue reading

Posted Apr 23, 2013 at Daily Painting

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Value/color study of Jmaa el Fna at night, seen through an open window

These are some teaching notes for working from a photograph. A loose value study on the left in pencil and a color study on the right in watercolor, with my attempt at writing Jmaa el Fnaa in Arabic (woefully incorrect but I maintain that the reward is in the effort.)... Continue reading

Posted Apr 22, 2013 at Daily Painting

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Rue Riad Zitoun el Kedim

This is a painting of the interior of a beautiful restaurant on the lively Rue Riad Zitoun el Kedim (the old olive road, not to be confused with the new olive road, parallel, Rue Riad Zitoun el Jdid) in Marrakech. One afternoon last week (after a bit of sketching in... Continue reading

Posted Apr 20, 2013 at Daily Painting

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Another sketch of Duras, where Elizabeth is now. 4"x4", watercolor, pencil and pen on watercolor paper. Continue reading

Posted Apr 19, 2013 at Daily Painting

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Clock tower in France

Elizabeth is in the south of France right now making preparations for our French Sketchbook workshop. We will be staying at a restored 14th century chateau near the medieval town of Duras, pictured here with its clock tower. Meanwhile, here in Providence, it is school vacation week and my son... Continue reading

Posted Apr 17, 2013 at Daily Painting

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On the other side of the Atlantic

Here's a small sketch of a side street in Essaouria, Morocco, with carpets and sabra fabric for sale. (Right around the corner from Green Wok, a great little-tiny!- Thai restaurant.) Continue reading

Posted Apr 16, 2013 at Daily Painting

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