Day 2 #AbundantArtShow

Work in Progress was today's task- this painting is gallery wrapped canvas 18x24.

Step1: block in major shapes using ultramarine as I want a color palette of seaside blues.

Step 2: get canvas covered so I can establish shapes, where I want the viewers eye to travel and areas of greatest interest. 

Step 3: this step is really several steps as I tweak color choices, spending more time looking at the painting from a distance then adding paint where it needs it. I let the painting "speak to me".

#AbundantArtShow

Joined a challenge with The Abundant Artist group- 8 days of posting using social media to sell a painting. Here's my first post which was primarily a public commitment to take the challenge. So many artists have great ideas but lack the persistence to stay with it. I WILL persevere! 

Loosen Up

A loose approach works for this painting of the Gerbera daisy- looking at color and shape and MOOD rather than a strict representation. No expectations is a good thing- in the sudio I learn about life.

8x8 gallery wrapped canvas.

Pink Geraniums

In between some larger paintings, I am often drawn to paint flowers and these geraniums made it through the winter at Beach Studios. 8x8 gallery wrapped canvas; from direct observation.

Newport Art Museum

I got into the Newport Art Museums Members Show with this 30x30 painting. I was drawn to the perspective- from the steps of my studio looking down to the street- and wanted to make the very ordinary scene into something more. The arrangement of shapes, the choices of color, the things to emphasize and the things to leave out were all part of the painting process. The show ends May 22nd, so there's still time to see the exhibit!

Art review mention in the Providence Journal

I was thrilled to find out that my painting Lost in Time was accepted into the national juried show Color at the Providence Art Club. There were 750 entries and only 65 were chosen, so you know that made me feel amazing. Even more excited for a positive mention in the review of that show in the Providence Journal. 24x48. 

Do out of town scenes attract collectors?

I'm curious about whether anyone has found that local scenes work better for local markets or do out of town scenes attract the wanderlust in us? 

Here's another one from Lajitas- plein air on location, then tweaked in studio.