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!

yard sketch oil painting

what a treat to do a quick sketch of the backyard after work now that the sun stays up later. :)

oil paint on primed linen taped to a board. about 8x12".

"Edge of the Yard in Spring" oil painting

An oil on a raymar panel, 10"x12" . Sky, grass and our little oaks make a country scene painted by my front door. Heavenly!

Yellow Ranch House

Fun on a country road today, and I am choosing to leave this in it's sketchy state. 11x14" oil on cradled birch panel.

for sale, $175.00 and free shipping in USA!

Special sale post

two paintings for sale to a special customer.

"River Bend" 8x10" oil on yupo synthetic paper 95.00

"View of Lassen in October" 9x12" oil on board 125.00

free shipping total $220.00

SOLD

thanks a bunch!

Spring Wash landscape oil painting

A beautiful weekend for painting outside, this one is 14x11x3/4" oil on a cradled birch panel. Needs no frame. This wash had enough water in it to cause the wildflowers to bloom, and I was thrilled to be able to capture it!

For sale thru paypal $165.00

Lake California diptych landscape oil painting

Saturday has become a good day for painting outdoors, luckily for me. The 9x12" format had become a little boring, but I have quite a few of those panels and combining 2 into a 12"x18" has made it fun again. I feel my work has become more of a statement lately; a distillation of the facts into a story, not a photograph. yay! I think working larger helps with that.

These panels are made of birch plywood and have a 3/4" cradle, sides will be painted and needs no frame.

for sale, $225.00 usd free shipping in usa

Spring morning oil painting

Morning treat for my art self, needs a bit of finishing, but am quite pleased with the overall effect. A dyptich measuring 12x18" total, done on 2 blick studio cradled artboards.

recycle bin artfun

Artwork from my recycle basket, in colors I have always liked together--black, white, red, yellow. Mixed media, packaging, marker, junk mail, fluted matboard, paste. It is my method to watch a movie or listen to an audiobook and just let the piece develop, snipping and pasting as called for. Free design, free materials, free fun. About 6"x9" plus the black mat.

magenta and yellow acrylic painting

Acrylic on canvas, about 12" square. I selected two colors, and inspired by a quilt I made years ago for my terminally ill daughter, played with brush and paint on a piece of linen. Not a piece made for market, but for my own pleasure and learning. I like acrylics!

Brushy Morning

An abstract landscape, oil on gallery wrapped stretched linen 10"x20". An imaginative look at our local California landscape.

Self Portrait Collage 2008

A self portrait in collage. It's challenging fun to create with cutting and tearing of various types of paper and layering. This is 12x16" on a pintura painting panel base painted with burnt sienna acrylic on rough watercolor paper. I used paper I have collected and found; didn't buy anything new for this project since lately I am concentrating on recycled art and craft projects.

(not for sale)

Acrylic painting circles

Whenever I use different materials it seems to really help my creative spirit fly. I feel much less invested in the outcome and simply find joy in the process; what a privilege!

Atelier interactive acrylics on dick blick canvas panel 12x16", I really like these paints.

This painting was inspired by my recycled magazine trivet shown on The Handcraft Zone my new craft blog.