Hopper Still-life

Hopper Still-life

My first drawing post of the New Year! & it feels good! :)

This is my usual 6" x 18" misc. colored pencils on Pastelbord.

I'm not sure what this piece means... I just love that painting by Hopper (and all of his work) and tried to create a still-life surrounding it and pointing to it as well as complimenting its color scheme. I'm hoping that since the objects are arranged circularly around the painting as well as many pointing to it, the viewer will get sucked right into where the girl sits.

New Hampshire Primary

Here's what our town Of Keene New Hampshire looked like on primary day. With record high temperatures, we were covered with fog for most of the day.

I have been absent still.... because I was helping out with the New Hampshire primary or going to see as many candidates I could see in person. On Sunday, I actually went to see 3 candidates in one day! Now that it is over, I think I am finally clear to do my artwork again!

Besides listening to what the candidates had to say, I was busy snapping photos of them. Between my photos and my Friend's' photos, I could make a portrait of each of them from both parties. I'm actually trying to think of how I could include them in one of my still-lifes. Just one of course, I don't want to be a political artist!

Here's some photos my friend Dan White took of his favorite candidate Barack Obama. http://www.flickr.com/photos/fugitiveblue/sets/72157603540307401/show/ Even if you are not an Obama fan, you will think these photos are artfully done. Not only do they show what a good photographer my friend Dan is and how photogenic Obama is, it shows how much access New Hampshire gets to the candidates.

Bringing in the New Year!

a late Merry Christmas!

It seems like I have been away for such a long break. Besides the holidays and the kids and husband being on vacation, I've been working on a big commission that I can not post. As soon as it is finished, which should be this coming up week, I will back to my usual trouble. In between working on the commission, I've been visiting family, taking the kids ice skating, bowling, sledding - anything to keep the kids from ripping each other apart. When will school be going back???

I was recently tagged by Liz P, aka Elizabeth Patterson. I've been tagged before and have to say, I didn't follow through. :-( I started many times but just didn't quite finish. So as a New Year's treat I'll try.

Things you may not know about me:

1. I almost always instigated my sister to fight with me... it was so much fun to watch her get mad. My sister and I are in that photo at the top of the post. The sweet little innocent one on the scoot toy is me.

2. The first concert I went to was Rick Springfield.
3. I once met Simon & Simon and played catch with Gerald Mc Raney and his son.

4. My mother wouldn't let me take art classes in high school until senior year because she wanted me to take foreign language. I took french... and I can't remember any of it.

5. When I was 19 I was a waitress at a 50's style diner and had to wear flare on my pink ruffly waitress uniform and I enjoyed it. (see photo left)

6. It took me 7 years to graduate college with a bachelors degree (3 at junior college, 4 at university). It was just too much fun to leave...
7. When I met my husband I swore I did not want to get serious.
8. I never read a book I didn't have to read until I went to college. Now I love to read.

9. We don't have cable or satellite and the only station we get on our tv is pbs.

10. I love sweater rock... If you would like to listen to my sweater rock Pandora station, email me and I can email you the link.

Now I have to nominate people? Oh boy!! Maybe I'll get to that part soon!

Christmas Shopping Recap!

As the holidays are getting closer and closer, I wanted to let everyone know where my artwork is available at the moment!

I have about 10 pieces available at the Monadnock Fine Art Gallery in Keene New Hampshire which include still-lifes of shoes, apples (the large one), wine, and flowers! This is where the bulk of my work is, with sizes varying from 8" x 10" up to 12" x 36"!

10 miniature pieces were sent to the Sharon Art Center Gallery in Peterborough New Hampshire as well as a couple of standard sized pieces. This is a unique opportunity as I don't usually do miniatures.

5 still-lifes, all 6" x 18" going horizontally, are at the new Vaughan Gallery at 75 Congress St in Portsmouth, NH. Images that are at the brand new Vaughan Gallery are below.




here's the Vaughan Gallery official press release which includes their silver gallery.

PORTSMOUTH — Green River Silver Co., Rhode Island's largest importer
of fine sterling silver jewelry, will be opening its fourth location
from 5 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, in the Ben Franklin Block at 75 Congress
St. Looking for this fourth location, the company explored eastern Connecticut
and communities west of Boston before settling on Portsmouth. In addition
to the Green River Silver Co., brothers John and Dan Goldman are opening
Vaughan Gallery, a fine art gallery at the same location. The work of
local and regional painters, potters and printmakers will be on display.
The inaugural show, titled "People, Places and Pottery," will be on
display through the holiday season. Painters Jonathan McPhillips, Nicole
Caulfield and James Kubiatowicz, and printmakers Grace Bently-Scheck,
Carol FitzSimonds and Richard Harrington will be showing their most
recent work, along with potters Marguerite Hall and Nermin Kura. For
more information, visit Green River's Web site at www.greenriversilver.com.

Wine Still-life

No, this isn't deja-vu... consider it like one of those "What's Different" puzzles.

I plan on bringing this one to the Monadnock Fine Art Gallery. Either this one or the last one I posted will be sold in the gallery while the other one will go to the client.

This again is 6" x 18"

13 days till Christmas!