Gallery Show

So, the gallery show came and went. I had ten pieces up in the Jewelry Consignment Network, along with two other artists (both photographers). We had a lot of people come to the show, both locals and tourists. The show itself was up for just over two weeks, but some of our pieces are going to stay at the shop...so if you happen to be downtown in Savannah, swing on by and check them out!

Here are a few pictures from the opening:

Lots of new things!

This is a series of three that I painted...different night scenes from Paris. The Arc de Triomphe, Moulin Rouge, and Eiffel Tower.

Gallery Show

On February 11, 2011 I will be having a gallery show with two other artists. It is going to be at the Jewelry Consignment Network at 139 Bull St between 5 and 9pm. I hope to see everyone there! I will be hanging some of my oil paintings as well as some pastel work.

I will share with you a piece I have been working on today...the photo is a little blurry, as it is from the phone. I promise, once it's finished I will post a better photo of it.

Happy Christmas everyone!

Hope everyone who celebrates is having a good holiday!
I am visiting with family for the weekend, and it's COLD up here!! It even snowed a little this morning...fortunately it didn't stick. I like it when it's falling, but I don't want to be out in it!
I have been working on some crafty things for Christmas gifts, wine and margarita glasses, horse brushes, and holiday ornaments.

This is a dandy brush I painted on for a secret santa gift...unfortunately my car died, so I never got to the party and still have the brush in question.

So hopefully everyone is eating way too much food and drinking just a little too much eggnog!

I will post again soon, I promise :)

slight change of direction

I mentioned in my last post that I'd been feeling very French. This is still true, but as my printer has been broken, I have been unable to get any reference photos for what I'd like to paint. I really would like to do a piece or two on the Moulin Rouge, but that is going to have to wait.
In the mean time, I've been painting on recycled wood to sell on Etsy, and I finished a crab that I had been working on.

The crab is oils on canvas. I think I love him.

Paris, part deux.

Lately, I've had wanderlust. I want to travel, I want to see new places, meet new people. I want to visit friends, family, eat local food, and drink local wine.
My heart, however, tells me I should go back to Paris. I feel a pull, and maybe it's just in my blood, my heritage. Some people claim that Paris is dirty...I have not found that at all. I love the cobblestone streets, the street performers, the sound of an accordion in the metro. I love paying with coins, eating crepes, and living in the Latin Quarter at Hotel Eugenie. I could spend weeks in Montmartre, wandering around the streets and talking with artists.
As I'm so drawn to this area, I've decided I should incorporate that into my paintings. So here it is, painting number two in my Paris series. This is called "Paris at Night"

Oils on Canvas.

More new art :)

So since we've talked last, I've done quite a few new pieces...mostly in oil paints.
I've been working in oils a lot lately. I'm creating art that lends itself to hanging in a gallery. I've been really enjoying the texture of palette knife work.

This piece was inspired by my father, and may or may not be hanging in his office by now. It is my first exploration back into oil paints. I received a present from my mother...a travel paint box that was custom made for her. When I got it, I found there was still quite a bit of paint in it. I decided to try them out, see if they were still usable.
The answer is "yes." I have been painting with 30 year old oil paints. This is back when Cadmium Red was $2.77 for a tube. I love it.