skyscape oil painting "Clouds"

Had a few hours one afternoon this week so I painted in the backyard but looking up. ;) 9x12" panel in the guerilla painter box, limited palette of ultramarine blue, chromatic black, pthalo blue and flake white.
finished painting at top.

150.00 thru pay pal

2 oil paintings "Backyard, Sunday" and "Backyard, Morning"

These 2 paintings were painted in my backyard on a beautiful weekend. Each is 20x10x3/4", oil on gallery stretched linen. Backs are wired, sides painted as part of the design, and they are especially nice hung together.
$250.00 each, email me for availability.

Photos from the Wildside Art Show

After much ado, I managed to get a few pix from my camera phone to the web. Top two are some of my paintings shown at the art on the wildside benefit art show. Bottom photo is "swan lake" at the Gaia Hotel looking thru the window from inside the convention center. It was raining.

Shows Over

There, now, time to relax a bit. Art on the Wildside bravely opened on Nov 1st despite the economy and politics and stormy weather. Unfortunately, it was not well attended. Maybe 100 people came-an estimate provided by one of my peer exhibitors. There were a few sales, small prints and such; I did not sell any paintings. Good refreshments and wine, and the Gaia Hotel is nice. They have a lake with swans in the center of the property, very pretty. I enjoyed meeting some fellow artists and looking at their work. I forgot to take my camera, and apparently did something wrong when I borrowed my sister's cam so don't have any pix to post. :(
It was valuable experience however, and I'm glad I did it. Thanks go to my niece, Barbara, for helping me all day and Linda at Shasta Wildlife Rescue for inviting me to participate.

hello, hello, hello, hello

This week I am preparing for the Art on the Wildside show held at the Gaia Hotel in Anderson next Saturday. I don't know what to expect, as this is the first art fair venue I have done. The show is a benefit for Shasta Wildlife Rescue and I am hoping folks will come thru for them. It will be valuable experience at any rate. There is quite a lot to do to prepare for a show and tho I am thrifty, there are inevitable costs as well. My paintings and I will be ready! I have painted a few new pieces, and pulled out some nice landscape studies done in the past, so I feel my booth is a good reflection of my art vision. Being my first foray into the art show arena, I did not have a budget for the $1,000 set-up, so I've repurposed some shelving units and whatnot and am coming in under $200. Yay!

One Show and Another

I am having a YART SALE, in conjunction with the Lake California community yard sale coming up on Oct. 4th. I am doing a little promotion with flyers, Lake California does create a list of people participating and I am inviting my cleaning clients. My sis gave a flyer to a friend of hers, who told her about a benefit art show for Shasta Wildlife Rescue being held at the new Gaia Hotel in Anderson in November, and I am signing up for that, too! I am really excited to be putting my work in front of buyers, but there is a lot of preparation and I'm kinda frazzled! framing, touch-up, invitations, new bus cards, flyers, talking to people, figuring out display options on a shoestring budget, yikes! I'm sure I'll learn a lot from this--

oil painting, "Backyard Morning"

oil on stretched linen canvas, 20x10" i used picasa to upload and adjust the photo.
It is so enjoyable to paint in my backyard, I did it two days in a row!

$250.00 usd free shipping in USA! available thru paypal

Oil Painting, "View from the Arena at Lake California"

bit of a rework on this piece, and using picasa 3 to make adjustments, crop, rotate, fill light, and also to upload and post to blogger which i have not done before. since my camera software does not work with vista, i have to use picasa anyway to import the pix from my camera card, so usually then i open photoshop to do the crop, resize, etc, then go to blogger and upload. this is a few steps quicker , i like that!

"View From the Arena" landscape oil painting

Wandered down around the equestrian center this a.m. and decided to paint this view of Lake California.. I did a color underpainting which is atypical but seemed to work well.

9x12" oil on masonite

available thru paypal

$135.00 with free shipping in the USA.

"Black Walnut" plein air landscape oil painting

It was a beautiful morning for outdoor painting in Lake California. 9x12" oil on masonite.

Then, in the evening, my son and I were invited to join my sis and niece at a "Star Party" in Shingletown. We looked at stars and planets thru big telescopes shared by their generous owners, it was interesting, and FREE! The sky looked fantastic, just filled with stars. I see inspiration for Van Gogh's "Starry Night"!

"Green Basin" landscape oil painting

The Sunday painting this week, from the hill overlooking "Indian Lake" out here in Lake California. 9x12" oil on masonite.

Had a heap of vehicle problems on Saturday, only partially resolved, so was not able to paint more over the weekend.

135.00 thru paypal's secure site, free USA shipping!

"Dark Water" landscape oil painting

The second from wednesday's creek visit. Will definitely paint at Cottonwood Creek again! It's energizing to have paintings turn out to my satisfaction. another 9x12" oil on gessoed masonite.

Available thru paypal, $135.00 with free shipping in the USA.

"Creek Tree-o" landscape oil painting

Had a work free day, so took my new pochade box down to Cottonwood Creek and painted. I actually painted two pictures, and I like them both! It's easier to function with the Guerilla Paintbox, and I can walk farther.

"Creek Tree-o" is 12x9", oil on gessoed masonite. Painted "en plein air" (in the fresh air).

$135.00 thru paypal.

"River View" oil painting

A sweet afternoon with a view of the Sacramento River. CLEAR skies, nice breeze, time to paint, yay! Oil on a Raymar linen panel, 9x12". The only thing I do not like about these panels is that the photo always needs a little blur because of the linen texture picked up by the camera.

Chuck Close on youtube

One of my most admired contemporary artists (living) is Chuck Close. His career and fabulous work are awe-inspiring! Recently I came across a video on youtube released by the MOMA (Museum of Modern Art) which is an interview with Chuck. The film is cut into two parts of 10 or 12 minutes each and well worth viewing. Mr Close is well-spoken, articulate and pleasant. I am excited to gain some insight into his philosophy of making art, and am mulling over some of his ideas now.
The title is the link.
Enjoy!

"Farm and Hills" oil painting

My favorite Sunday activity, painting in the fresh air. I drove a little way down the street to a favorite spot overlooking a farm. When I finished this painting, I went to our community farmer's market for some fresh produce. And my neice invited me over for homemade soup tonight! A great day.

9x12" oil on a Raymar linen panel.

Available thru paypal, $135.00. free shipping in usa!

"River Oak" plein air landscape oil painting

9x12" oil on Raymar Linen panel. It was a beautiful morning overlooking the Sacramento River in the shade of a lovely old oak tree. This is what I call fun! I had to blur the photo a bit to compensate for the linen pattern my camera over- emphasizes.
Available for $135.00 thru paypal. I will ship for free!

"Shady Oak" landscape oil painting

A summery picture today from the community equestrian area in Lake California. The goal is to to capture the feeling of a hot summer day under a magnificent old oak tree-really got it "made in the shade"! 9x12" oil paint on cradled birch panel. needs no frame. $135.00 includes shipping.

Morning in Lake California oil painting

Hee, hee. Looky what I did this morning :)

I love this Guerilla Painter box. I love this sunrise in the trees painting.

Heaven has come back to Lake California!

oil paint on toned raymar linen panel, 9x12"

"Trees with Blue Sky" oil painting

I got to take my new Guerilla paint box out for a test run, it was wonderful, the sky was clear, and I am happy and this painting is the result. A plein air landscape delight! 9x12" oil on cradled birch panel.

135.00 thru paypal, free shipping in USA!

Landscape Oil Painting "Bidwell Color"

"Bidwell Color" came home from Avenue 9 Gallery last week, it is cute and colorful and painted for a quick draw competition at Bidwell Mansion in June. 9x12" oil on panel, signed on the reverse

This painting may be purchased unframed for $130.00 with free shipping.

If you would like the frame as well, $165.00 includes shipping in USA for the framed painting.

"Dark Days" acrylic abstract landscape

The sky has been choked with smoke all week; I tried to capture the feeling with this painting.

Acrylic on sabretooth multimedia paper, 22"x15".

acrylic landscape painting "Miami Colors"

an acrylic landscape done "in studio" from a plein air done a month or so ago. this is about 15x22", a half sheet of buff colored sabretooth multimedia paper. what fun acrylics are! used washy at first like w/c and then a little more opaquely. really a versatile medium. I like the variety of brushstrokes I teased out of the 3/4" sable mix flat I used.

"Smoke Coming Closer" acrylic landscape

My interpretation of the current California sky. Acrylic paint on sabertooth multimedia paper (blue), 1/2 sheet 22"x15" approx. A large piece for me.

21 Days Later Acrylic Painting on Paper

Our fires have been burning for 3 weeks now, the sky is strange, the landscape looks pale and feverish. I am finding acrylic to be expressive and spontaneous, and quickly painted this one tonite, looking out the back door. About 8x12" on bristol drawing paper.

Incidentally, I used a limited palette of hansa yellow med, quin red, bone black and titanium white. yellow+black=green!

acrylic landscape painting "Little Manzanita"

Thankfully the smoke cleared up for a while and I got outside to paint. Trying out my new acrylics in the backyard today. The support is an acrylic primed raymar canvas panel at 10"x12", a favorite size.

ATCs inspired by artist Emily Carr

Recently read a book titled "The Forest Lover" by Susan Vreeland. It's a biographical novel about the Canadian artist Emily Carr who lived from the 1870's to 1945. She traveled to villages and painted scenes of village life and totem poles; eventually, she studied painting in Paris.

I do prefer to paint outdoors, but the air is unhealthy from all the fires in the area (Northern California) so I decided to do some indoor art. Assembled these ATCs (artist trading cards) from matboard, image transfers, gilders paste, hemp cord, a "gold coin", acrylic medium, words cut-out from the book (exciting for a catholic school educated girl!) and a leaf drawn on paper. A fun project!

Artist trading cards are 2.5x3.5", and can be painted, drawn, collaged or whatever the artist chooses.

"Heritage Trails" gallery show

Avenue 9 Gallery in Chico, Ca is sponsoring a group show entitled "Heritage Trails" in which I am showing 2 paintings. The show opens this Friday, Jun 20, with a reception, and runs thru July 26. Lots of great work from area artists, do check it out if you are in the vicinity.

"Sunday Morning at the M & T" oil/masonite, 14x11"

This painting is available thru Avenue 9 Gallery, Chico, Ca.

This painting has SOLD!

Landscape Oil Painting

a p/a from last weekend, entitled "top of River View Drive" 9x12" oil on oil primed Raymar panel.

sketches and acrylic paintings

(variety is the spice of art)

a forum post on WetCanvas! inspired me to do something different tonite.

made 3 quick thumbnail sketches, then painted 3 aceo's (artist trading cards).

i chose 3 acrylic colors , permanent rose, mars violet and pthalo blue and painted on yupo synthetic paper.

digital landscape painting

A creation from imagination using Corel "painter essentials 4" software. i like to use my fingers on the touchpad, rather than my digital tablet, like fingerpainting.

Bidwell Mansion grounds oil painting

The painting I did during the quick draw competition at Bidwell Mansion last week, framed and hanging in the visitor center. It is for sale thru
Avenue 9 Gallery.

"View from the Garden" plein air oil painting

9x12" oil on linen panel. I love this surface, it is an oil primed raymar linen panel and they are beautifully made. I am happy with the way this painting turned out.

This painting was created a couple of weeks ago, from the Lake California Garden Club garden.

I have a raised plot about 4' by 8' along with a dozen or so others in a nice fenced area to keep out the deer. It is a peaceful place to hang out. I have some cool lettuce type stuff called mesclun growing well and some herbs and tomatoes.

Available for 125.00 usd, plus shipping thru paypal.

Paint out at Bidwell Mansion

There will be a fun painting competition in Chico on May 17 sponsored by Avenue 9 Gallery in collaboration with the Parks Dept. Bidwell Mansion is an historic building in Chico, the Bidwells were a prominent family in the history of the city. Their home and the grounds are open to the public, and lovely to see. The paint-out is designed to call attention to the many old specimen trees the Bidwells planted.
The event is from 10-12 on Saturday. Artists of all kinds are invited to participate. I will be there!