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Kathleen Fiscus Art @kathleenfiscusart.com · 38m

I'm thrilled to be in the Mercantile Market this Saturday!

Come out and get a head start on holiday shopping w/ handmade gifts and art from local vendors—incl me & other PACE artists.

More info: bit.ly/3L2z8Q9

#painter #art #iowaart #holidaygifting #shoplocal #supportlocalartists #outdoormarket

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Kathleen Fiscus Art @kathleenfiscusart.com · 47m

Amazing, thanks!

Kathleen Fiscus Art @kathleenfiscusart.com · 48m

This is so cute!

Kathleen Fiscus Art @kathleenfiscusart.com · 1d

Halloween is a time of transformation at #HoffFourthFriday where you can enjoy art and Halloween activities. Stop by and see me in studio 334!

If you don't show up, who knows what horror your Friday night could turn into?

#spookyart #halloweenart #iowaart #iowaartist #painter #art #PACEArtsIowa

Photo of a painting of a humanoid figure with bright pink skin, arms extended to hold out butterfly-like, red-and-pink wings

A flyer for an event called "Halloween at the Hoff" The text of the flyer says: "Spirited by Tina & Mike Cozad/ Friday, October 24 4-10pm/ Free Admission/ 4:30-6pm Trick-or-Treating/ 5-8pm Pop-up restaurant/ 6:30pm Youth costume contest/ 7-9pm Live music w/ Turnin' Gears/ 7pm Scary Campfire Stories/ 8:15pm Adult Costume Contest/ 8:45pm Flashlight gallery tour/ www.paceartsiowa.org/ Hoff Family Arts & Culture Center/ 1001 S 6th Street, Council Bluffs, IA 51501

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Kathleen Fiscus Art @kathleenfiscusart.com · 2d

I've got another teen painting class coming up!

Sat, Nov 1. If you're in Omaha area & have a teen in your life who loves art & making new friends, make sure they don't miss this!

Registration: www.showpass.com/canvas-cola-2/

#iowaartist #iowaart #painter #art #artteacher #paintingclasses

Painting of a woman wearing a yellow shirt with a white collar. She is wearing purple-lensed cat eye glasses. She has red hair that is piled on her head in a very tall hair style. A small bird is perched at the top of her hair, and its singing is indicated by music notes flowing from its mouth.

A graphic advertising "PACE Teen Art Class/ Canvas & Cola/ Sat. November 1/ Tickets at showpass.com/canvas-cola-2/ "

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Kathleen Fiscus Art @kathleenfiscusart.com · 3d

Oct25: Mercantile Market, East Pottawattamie County Fairgrounds. Handmade gifts, local arts&crafts.

Great opportunity to pick up unique gifts, like a little piece of original art!

More info: www.kathleenfiscusart.com/classes-events

#painter #painting #art #iowaart #shoplocal #supportlocalartists

A photo of eight 2" square canvases with abstract geometric painted patterns in metallic tones

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Kathleen Fiscus Art @kathleenfiscusart.com · 6d

Saw any good art lately?

Inspiration really can come from anywhere. In this case, it was an old crosscut saw left out in the rain years ago.

What was the last found object that inspired you?

I'll have this and several other Halloween-themed pieces on display next week at #HoffFourthFriday.

A saw on a black background in a red frame with a pink mat. A dribble of bloody red drips from the saw blade.

Kathleen Fiscus Art @kathleenfiscusart.com · 6d

Attn grandmas, moms, anyone who knows a teen artist!
I had SO MUCH FUN teaching the 1st session (Color Theory) of Canvas&Cola.
Class registrations for Nov 1 (Line Shape Form & Perspective) and Nov 15 (Composition) are live!

Sign up, and sign up a friend!

www.kathleenfiscusart.com/event-detail...

A woman in a red apron gestures to a powerpoint slide on a large screen. The slide says, "Now it's your turn to create YOUR color wheel". Below the text are ten inspirational examples of "color wheels."

Kathleen Fiscus Art @kathleenfiscusart.com · 8d

I've got my 👁️ on Halloween!

Just getting my studio ready for the season, and for #HoffFourthFriday coming up on Oct 24. Will you come see me in studio 334? Eye am so excited to have visitors!

#iowaartist #PACEArtsIowa #halloweendecor

Kathleen Fiscus Art @kathleenfiscusart.com · 9d

Did you know that I'm also on Instagram?

If you're there, too and would love to connect, come find me!

www.instagram.com/kathleenfisc...

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Kathleen Fiscus Art @kathleenfiscusart.com · 10d

It's finally starting to feel like fall here in Iowa.

Where is your favorite place to go to enjoy the sights and sensations of this season?

For info on how to bring home one of my paintings, visit my website via the link in my bio.

#painting #art #iowaart #fallart #autumnart #autumnlandscape

A painting of a red barn surrounded by yellow-toned autumn foliage.

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Kathleen Fiscus Art @kathleenfiscusart.com · 10d

Yesterday a great group of teens came to paint for the first class in my Canvas & Cola series. We discussed color theory and they each created their own color wheel.

If you have a teen who's into art, check back for details on the next session, coming in Nov.

#painting #art #iowaartist #artteacher

Three abstract rainbow color paintings on canvas board.

Four abstract rainbow color paintings on canvas board.

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Kathleen Fiscus Art @kathleenfiscusart.com · 10d

Love this! I can tell good things are happening here.

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Kathleen Fiscus Art @kathleenfiscusart.com · 11d

Spent a little time in the studio today digging into some new research.

2026 already on the mind. Idea for a new installation. The wheels are turning. I love that new-project feeling.

I can't wait to be able to tell you about it.

#artgoals #painter #art #paintersofinstagram #iowaart #iowaartist

Photo of a woman sitting on a charcoal gray couch. One wall is brick with a window. On the white wall behind the couch are a few paintings. The woman has one leg crossed over the opposite knee. She wears brown sneakers, tan pants, and a floral blouse. She has white hair in a straight bob and wears red acryllic frame glasses. She is holding a cup of coffee in one hand and reading a document in the other.

Photo of a woman with straight, white bobbed hair with a blue streak in it. She is writing something on a piece of paper.

Kathleen Fiscus Art @kathleenfiscusart.com · 13d

On a Friday just like this one, it's coming...

I'm talking about Halloween at the Hoff!

Get pump(kin)ed up to see art like this spooky tree at Hoff Arts Center on Oct 24 4-10pm. See me in studio no.334!

Be there, or be scare...

#spookyart #halloweenart #iowaart #iowaartist #art #PACEArtsIowa

A photo of a painting showing a spooky dead tree silhouetted against a yellow and green sky with wispy clouds and a large full moon. In the foreground are a few black pumpkins. The pumpkin closest to the tree has a jack-o-lantern face and a black cat perched on top of it.

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Kathleen Fiscus Art @kathleenfiscusart.com · 14d

Canvas and Cola is this Saturday. That's only two days away!

Teens will learn how to paint, starting with session one: Color Theory!

Find more info or register at www.showpass.com/canvas-cola/.

Hope to see you there!

#iowaart #iowaartist #painter #art #artteacher #paintingclasses

An image advertising a painting class. The top portion shows a painters palette with several colors and a paintbrush dipping into brown paint. Below, a banner reads "PACE teen art class/ Canvas & Cola/ Saturday, October 11/ Tickets at showpass.com/canvas-cola

Kathleen Fiscus Art @kathleenfiscusart.com · 15d

It seems I've created a cheerful little collection of cardinals and countrysides on canvas!

Which is your favorite?

#painter #painting #miniatureart #art #iowaart #iowaartist

A collection of 9 2" square canvases on a wooden tabletop. Four of the paintings show cardinals perched on pastoral backgrounds. One is of a barn at the end of a lane. One is of a field of red and white flowers with a tree sporting autumn foliage and a barn in the distance. One is a bouquet of pink, purple and orange flowers, possibly petunias, on a light green background. One is a cluster of birch or aspen trunks over a background of yellow autumn foliage. One is of a tree next to a fence bordering a body of water.

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Kathleen Fiscus Art @kathleenfiscusart.com · 16d

They've multiplied! Hmmm...

#painter #painting #workinprogress #art #iowaart #iowaartist

Photo of five 2" square canvases in progress. Three sit on a paper towel at the bottom of the image. The left canvas is colored in yellow tinged with blue at the bottom. The middle is a green and blue background that gives the impression of a trail going through a grassy/shrubby field, and the left is a green and blue background in which the green is flatter and darker. Above the paper towel are two more canvases, one with a red ombre background and the other a flat olive green. A tube of white acryllic paint sits to the left of those canvases. Above that are a folded paper towel with some spots of paint and a plastic cup partially filled with water.

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Kathleen Fiscus Art @kathleenfiscusart.com · 17d

Working on a little painting today. What will it be?

A small square canvas and a black plastic cap containing dark green paint sit on top of a paper towel on a wooden surface. A brush tipped with the same green paint hovers over the canvas, in the process of painting. The canvas is half green and half white. This small painting is a work in progress.

Kathleen Fiscus Art @kathleenfiscusart.com · 18d

My paintings are even better in person!

If you're around CB/Omaha, just take an art class taught by yours truly, or pop in for a gallery exhibit or art market.

Where will I be next? Check out my Classes & Events page to see what's coming up. See you there!

www.kathleenfiscusart.com/classes-events

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Kathleen Fiscus Art @kathleenfiscusart.com · 20d

Upcoming: Canvas & Cola teen class series with PACE. I'll teach color theory, form and more.

This is the inspiration piece I'm working on for the Color Theory session.

First session is Sat Oct11.

For more event info, visit my website at the link in my bio and check out the Classes & Events page.

A painting of a three-dimensional color wheel on a black background. Above the color wheel are variegated orange circles and blobs to the right of a wispy patch of pale yellow in the shape of a half crescent. Below the color wheel are feathery/whispy fields of green fading into pink and orange, surrounding a small circle of green and a larger circle of lavender purple.

Kathleen Fiscus Art @kathleenfiscusart.com · 21d

Creativity is MESSY.

Social media is full of picture-perfect art studios. My home workspace is NOT one of them. I have to say that's something I'm proud of.

The mess is part of the beauty of creating.

What does your home workspace look like?

Photo of a room strewn with art supplies. A window on the left side of the shot has its blinds open to let in sunlight. There is a wooden easel in the foreground with a canvas on it, facing away from the viewer as if they may be the subject of the painting. There is a small glass table to the left of the easel, and on it sits a jar filled with brushes along with other art supplies. Shelves in the background and a plastic drawer sitting on the floor are filled with more art supplies. A few paintings, finished or in progress, are propped up in various places.

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Kathleen Fiscus Art @kathleenfiscusart.com · 22d

Take a peek at PACE this Halloween!

I'm excited to be a contributing artist to this year's Halloween at the Hoff event, the theme for October's 4th Friday.

Mark your calendar for October 24th at the Hoff Center. And don't forget to stop by and see me in studio 334!

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Kathleen Fiscus Art @kathleenfiscusart.com · 23d

As a teaching artist, there is a lot of non-art work that goes into what I do.

This is me earlier today, working on the script for my Canvas & Cola class series with PACE where I'll be teaching local teens to paint.

Encourage CB/Omaha teens to sign up for Canvas & Cola on my website!

Kathleen Fiscus Art @kathleenfiscusart.com · 24d

My new website just went live today!

Visit www.kathleenfiscusart.com to check it out and learn a little more about me, my work, and and the exciting things I have coming up in the near future—like art markets, painting classes and more.

Home | Kathleen Fiscus Art

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