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Thursday, February 27, 2014 8:54:23 PM
Tamara Schmidt wrote a blog post titled Taming watercolour…or my nerves!:
Tamara said, "When it comes to watercolour, I always thought it was safer to keep the paint in their tubes than out exposed on the palette, or as far away from water absorbent paper. Such a difficult medium to tame with a brush! That’s until I decided..." more
Tuesday, September 6, 2011 11:07:55 AM
Tamara Schmidt wrote a blog post titled Monet in Nature:
Tamara said, "An early morning at the cottage rendered a painterly sight – one that evokes highlights and brush strokes reminiscent of Impressionism. More specifically, Claude Monet and his water lily series. A view of one of his displays: The dark..." more
Monday, September 5, 2011 9:45:40 AM
Tamara Schmidt wrote a blog post titled Comment on Who? What? and don’t remind me about When… by Paul:
Tamara said, "Hey T, My parents grew up in the depression. The biggest thing my mom always said about that era is that people found a way to get by and everyone helped everyone. Example Fellows riding the rails (u know hitching a ride on a cargo train) across..." more
Monday, September 5, 2011 9:45:40 AM
Tamara Schmidt wrote a blog post titled Comment on Who? What? and don’t remind me about When… by Tamara:
Tamara said, "Wow, interesting. I’m sure she has tones of stories…"
Monday, September 5, 2011 9:45:40 AM
Tamara Schmidt wrote a blog post titled Comment on Keeping My Fingers Crossed! by Tamara:
Tamara said, "I haven’t forgotten. I’ve just been in revising mode."
Monday, September 5, 2011 9:45:40 AM
Tamara Schmidt wrote a blog post titled Comment on A Great Cause – be involved! by Nathalie Mvondo:
Tamara said, "Tamara, I owe you!"
Monday, September 5, 2011 9:45:39 AM
Tamara Schmidt wrote a blog post titled Comment on A Great Cause – be involved! by Tamara:
Tamara said, "No, no, don’t be silly – just spreading positive news!"
Monday, September 5, 2011 9:45:39 AM
Tamara Schmidt wrote a blog post titled Comment on A Great Cause – be involved! by Cheryl:
Tamara said, "Yes, I’ve read about that Tamara. Thanks for the info. And, I would like to say that I am glad to know Nathalie. She is a wonderful advocate of multiculturalism – go check her out you all!!!"
Monday, September 5, 2011 9:45:39 AM
Tamara Schmidt wrote a blog post titled Comment on Who? What? and don’t remind me about When… by NYCFanClub:
Tamara said, "One of the great things about New York (or most cities in North America) is that regardless of your economic background, some of the best urban venues are free for all to experience, to be inspired and to hope. For example, anyone can experience..." more
Monday, September 5, 2011 9:45:39 AM
Tamara Schmidt wrote a blog post titled Comment on A Great Cause – be involved! by Aline Pereira:
Tamara said, "Thanks, Tamara (and Nathalie)! Your support is so important and appreciated!"
Monday, September 5, 2011 9:45:39 AM
Tamara Schmidt wrote a blog post titled Comment on Keeping My Fingers Crossed! by Mary:
Tamara said, "Way to go Tamara! Fingers crossed for you. I’m glad we did it!"
Monday, September 5, 2011 9:45:39 AM
Tamara Schmidt wrote a blog post titled Comment on Rediscovery of Pencil Crayons by NYCFanClub:
Tamara said, "Tamara, This is all nice work and we are glad to see you back on your we site. But you are teasing us – when is the next book?"
Tuesday, August 9, 2011 5:01:41 PM
Tamara Schmidt wrote a blog post titled Opening Scene of Heidi:
Tamara said, "One competition that I couldn’t ignore to participate in was SCBWI’s Tomie dePaola Award. The premise was to illustrate the opening scene of Heidi. The text can be found here. My mind’s eye immediately conjoured up majestic..." more
Thursday, June 23, 2011 8:04:29 PM
Tamara Schmidt wrote a blog post titled Rediscovery of Pencil Crayons:
Tamara said, "I was so over pencil crayons by the time I was in grade 5. Never cared for the streaky messes they left across the white, cheap school stock paper. When I heard the last assignment was to use pencil crayons, I gagged to stiffle a laugh! Was this..." more
Monday, June 20, 2011 8:44:12 PM
Tamara Schmidt wrote a blog post titled Islands of Colour:
Tamara said, "I was floating on “islands of colour” for my next colour assignment. The objective was to overlay 3 distinct areas of colour in an overall grey scale composition. Part of the challenge was picking a photograph that offered good tonal..." more
Tuesday, March 8, 2011 8:24:39 PM
Tamara Schmidt wrote a blog post titled Colour My World:
Tamara said, "Since the fall, my world has been made up primarily of red, yellow and blues. Not always in that order or equal portions. A Colour Foundations course that I took had my creative mind spinning around the colour wheel. Round and round it went with..." more
Monday, February 1, 2010 11:48:27 AM
Tamara Schmidt wrote a blog post titled A Great Cause – be involved!:
Tamara said, "Paper Tigers is a website that embraces multicultural books and is a great resource for anyone interested in children’s and YA books from around the world, primarily focusing on the Pacific Rim and South Asia. They are announcing a new project..." more
Thursday, January 28, 2010 4:26:36 PM
Tamara Schmidt wrote a blog post titled Keeping My Fingers Crossed!:
Tamara said, "I thought I would take the plunge and submit the first 500 words of a Middle Grade/YA novel I’ve been working on in my spare time. The contest is being held by Mary Kole, of the Andrea Brown Literary Agency. The details of the contest can be..." more
Monday, January 25, 2010 7:43:54 PM
Tamara Schmidt wrote a blog post titled Who? What? and don’t remind me about When…:
Tamara said, "Time to get back to some illustrating. This piece was started (gulp), last July and regretfully admit that I haven’t touched it since tonight. How embarassing! And I’m still hovering over it undecided of what the main subject should..." more
Tuesday, December 22, 2009 10:09:11 PM
Tamara Schmidt wrote a blog post titled Fiercely Weird, and I like it!:
Tamara said, "The Last of Its KindRecently I took a trip down to The Big Apple. The city was dipped in a vat of tinsel and sugar plum dust. So many dazzling lights and ornaments that would distract even Santa himself and send him off course. It was..." more
Tuesday, December 15, 2009 4:49:53 PM
Tamara Schmidt wrote a blog post titled Season’s Greetings!:
Tamara said, "My sister asked if I would design a family Christmas Card for her. “No problem”, I say. However, shortly after I realize that it all hinges on whether my 18 month old niece, Mia will cooperate. Will she be agreeable to slip on..." more
Monday, November 9, 2009 7:38:26 AM
Tamara Schmidt wrote a blog post titled CANSCAIP “Packaging Your Imagination”:
Tamara said, "What an amazing day to get totally inspired! It was an early start to a jammed packed day of illustrator and writer workshops: First up was Jeremy Tankardof “Grumpy Bird” fame. I’ve seen Jeremy around a couple of times at monthly..." more
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 8:58:05 PM
Tamara Schmidt wrote a blog post titled Welcome to My New World!:
Tamara said, "Thanks for dropping by! It is truly exciting to finally have an online presence and break through the confines of my vinyl bound portfolio case! This new venue to show case my work would not have been possible without the love and support of my..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 8:54:23 PM
Tamara Schmidt wrote a blog post titled Venetian Christmas anyone?:
Tamara said, "Poster for Armonico Consort: A Venetian ChristmasIt was with great surprise and delight that I was contacted recently by a charitable organization from the UK who wanted to use one of my images to promote their upcoming Christmas concert. Their..." more