denise cerro

Denise Cerro, San Diego Artist Abstract + Mixed Media + Contemporary Art

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Saturday, December 28, 2019

2019 In Review...


Looking back...it's no small change!


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Saturday, December 21, 2019

Working in a series...

Working in a series... 
can free you up to create without getting bogged down in the details.


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Saturday, December 14, 2019

Mixed Media Papers


Citrasolv Paper + Gelli Prints + 4x4 Canvas

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Wednesday, December 11, 2019

Holiday Open House


One more opportunity to gift a loved one
(or yourself)
with a piece of affordable art.


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Saturday, December 7, 2019

Mixed Media...Day and Night...


Classes starting up again in January



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Saturday, November 30, 2019

C Note at Ashton Gallery


 Studio Art Sale
+ 
Studio Door Decorating Contest


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Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Art Sale

You're Invited
C-NOTE Annual Art Sale


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Saturday, November 23, 2019

Citrasolv & NatGeo Papers


More Paper Making



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Saturday, November 16, 2019

Getting My Groove On

A Continuation Of Last Weeks Lessons...


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Sunday, November 10, 2019

Who's Inspiring Me Now...


Finding Visual Voice...Again!
Another start...


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Saturday, October 26, 2019

ARTful Mending...



Mending Matters

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Saturday, October 19, 2019

My New Studio

Taking a moment...

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Saturday, October 12, 2019

Gelli Plate Mono Printing




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Saturday, October 5, 2019

Class is in session...

New class + Workshop 



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Saturday, September 28, 2019

Cool Idea...


Ashton Gallery


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Saturday, September 21, 2019



Carlsbad Art Walk 
September 21 & 22

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Saturday, September 14, 2019

My Favorite Mixed Media Tools...


Art Is Fun


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Saturday, September 7, 2019

An Invitation...


"All Mixed Up"
Ashton Gallery

with me as
September Featured Artist


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Sunday, September 1, 2019

New art digs...


New Artist Studio...at Art On 30th.




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Saturday, August 24, 2019

Start to Finish

Getting ready for the National Show
Ashton Gallery
"In Gold We Trust"


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Saturday, August 17, 2019

A Week In Review...


Just as last week was a crazy busy week...
this is a week of rest and the opportunity to see the fruits of my labor!




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Thursday, August 8, 2019

A Crazy Busy Week!

Saturday Blog on Thursday...
I'm almost out of breath...in a good, exciting way!


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Saturday, August 3, 2019

Getting ready for the show...

Art Walk Liberty Station



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Saturday, July 27, 2019

More Venetian Plaster...

...a wonderful painting surface for art.


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Saturday, July 20, 2019

My new favorite color...

 Meet Payne's Gray


After    &    Before
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Saturday, July 13, 2019

Artists Reception Tonight...

75 & Sunny
Summer in San Diego show 
Ashton Gallery



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Saturday, July 6, 2019

Continuing Inspiration...

Inspiration in nature is just a walk around the block.



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Sunday, June 30, 2019

Inspiration + Design Everywhere!


Modern Quilting...
 Finding design inspirations in unexpected places.

Flux by Lucinda Walker

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Sunday, June 23, 2019

Starts & Passes


History of a painting...







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Sunday, June 16, 2019

Black and White...


Being reminded of an old trick...
looking at your art through a black and white lenses.








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Saturday, June 8, 2019

Collaborative Art

Could mean Double Trouble!



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Sunday, June 2, 2019

Enter Here...


 The upside of entering shows...
AWARDS!


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Sunday, May 26, 2019

Summertime Painting Plans...

Gathering my supplies so I'm ready for summer!


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Saturday, May 18, 2019

Assemblage Art Workshop...


Assemblage Art Workshop



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Saturday, May 11, 2019

Breaking Free...


Art isn't all fun and games...
sometimes it can be a real struggle!


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Saturday, May 4, 2019

Call Of The Wid


Artist Reception + Fifth Anniversary Celebration 
of 
Ashton Gallery




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Wednesday, May 1, 2019


"Abstract Realism: A Marriage of Equals"



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Saturday, April 27, 2019

Mixed Media Series Of Three

A quick post this week...


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Saturday, April 20, 2019

A Week In The Life Of An Artist.

 My friends often ask me, as friends often do...
"what's new, what's going on, what's happening with you?" 


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Saturday, April 13, 2019

Breakthrough or Breakdown?

Today I had a breakthrough...


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Saturday, April 6, 2019

Matte Medium Transfer

Wildlife + Transfer Skins




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