Installation shots

Well the gallery is ready to go. The opening is tomorrow so I thought I would share some photos.

These are the still life paintings on one wall.

My abstract encaustic paintings are on the other side of the gallery.

A close up of two of the small still life paintings.

It has been a sprint to get all this work completed and framed but I am happy with the results. If you are in the Columbus Area tomorrow..June 29 stop in at Art Access Gallery in Bexley Ohio.

Yellow Pink

6" x 6"
oil on Multimedia Artboard
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These flowers came from the remains of a flower basket given to my mother-in-law. She has been living for many years with Alzheimer's disease. Yellow was always a favorite color and her daughter remembered for her when she sent the begonia plant.
I picked the last few blooms as I liked the chubby little flowers.

Painting white bouquet

6" x 6"
Oil on gessoboard
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I was looking at the white cream pitcher and the white flowers.  As an artist I found it an interesting juxtaposition.

Painting orange slice

Oil on gessoboard
7" x 5"
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I found this small vase that my son made when we took a pottery class together years ago. It made an interesting contrast to the orange slice. I must admit I started these small paintings last year as a change from the larger abstract work that I usually do. I saw it as a way to work on a different scale and in a different medium as my large abstract work is done with encaustics. I now find these small works are compelling and hope that I can find away to continue to work on them as I take up my encaustics again for a show I will be in the end of June.

Apple Abundance

6" x 6"
oil on gessoboard

I loved playing with all the variations of red.

Peppers

6"x6"
Oil on gessoboard



As you can see I am still looking at peppers.  I love their shiny colorful surfaces.

Orange Pepper

6" x 6", oil on panel
When I picked up this bright, orange pepper I was reminded of the the crayon boxes I loved as a kid.  The blue green plate just upped the color wattage.

Double Tomato

Double Tomato
6" x 6"
oil on gessopanel

I have been painting and trying some different ideas. Posting has been delayed due to my new camera, Fujifilm X10. It is a great little camera but it is a little fussy. I think I am getting the hang of it!

Yesterday I had hoped to go to a gallery in downtown Columbus. The Riffe Gallery has a show that will only be up one more week. I cruised around looking for parking, but no luck, the lots were full as were all the pay meters.  Oh well,  I went to my studio instead to work on a painting.

This is a 6" X 6" , oil on gesso panel.
I like the painting and will  apply varnish as soon as it arrives in the mail. I have not varnished a lot of my paintings but paintings with a dark ground really look better with at least one coat.

Painting fruit

Every Christmas we receive a beautiful basket of fruit from my brother-in-law. We enjoy it very much so this year I decided to make him a painting from the basket as a little thank you.

Pear 6" x 6"
oil on panel

The tree is down and the winter months are facing us. This new project has energized me and I am excited to get to my studio each day. Painting in small bites keeps it fresh.

Red bell a gift

Having painted abstractly for years I needed to brush up on my more realistic painting. This red bell caught my eye and in addition I decided to play with reflective surfaces. I did feel rusty as I painted but it started feeling better as I continued. I don't think I will be whipping paintings off in 1 hour, as some of the daily painters can, but that's fine with me. This project is about the journey.

The painting is oil on panel, 6" x 6". The recipients loved it.

I am hoping, before I corral my husband into taking down the tree, to get some quality painting done today.

New Year and a new view of art

I am finally going to start this blog. I have been circling and thinking about it for at least a month but with the beginning of the New Year I decided to take the plunge.
My blog coincides with a new direction in my painting. I have been reading and viewing the daily painters on line and think that is has much to offer. So I am going to use this blog to explore this form of painting.

I am also interested in giving a glimpse of the world of art in central Ohio. All of this is a hope and a challenge to myself.

I did begin this process with some small still life paintings the first one I made thinking of all the tomatoes my husband grew in his garden this summer. It is small 6" x 6" and is oil on a gesso panel.

I was surprised how much I liked it and plan to do more.
 

Wishing you a New Year full of art.