Like many parts of the US, June has slowly turned into a hot month, but despite the heat, the summer has been sunny, green and full of colorful flowers here on the East Coast. These are great days for enjoying coffee and lunch outdoors, and on occasion, making art on the back deck while soaking up the sun. These sunny thoughts worked its way into my art; see two of my summer inspired pieces below in the section called "Pieces from My Sketchbook". Another fun inspiration (and accidental theme) was hats. I made 4 different oil pastel drawings, one gouache painting, and an acrylic painting; all are ladies wearing different types of hats. Sadly, the June Virtual Market with art demos was cancelled, but hopefully, July's which is scheduled for July 17 - 22, will still occur. Find updates on my Events page. Though I don't have any new demos, previously recorded ones are on my YouTube channel: Art Demo Playlist. The Guilford Art League's Spring show wraps up this month and transitions to a summer show on July 9. Though I haven't selected yet what pieces I will enter, I have several acrylic pieces I made earlier this year to choose. |
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Aurora Dawns in the Background, acrylic on 16 x 20" stretched canvas |
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Days of Sun Sale Spend $60 or more on art & get 25% off purchase. |
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My Days of Sun Sale continues. Spend $60 or more on artwork, including paintings, drawings and digital downloads and get 25% off your purchase. No promo code needed. Discount will be applied automatically at check on qualified items. Excludes T-Shirts & Totes. Sale ends August 31. |
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Pieces from My Sketchbooks |
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For the last year or so, I have been making most of my art in sketchbooks. Though I have worked in sketchbooks of various sizes, I have found I really enjoy working in books that measure approximately 8 to 8.5 inches by 5 to 5.5 inches. One of my new favorite sketchbooks is a Moleskine Watercolor Art Sketchbook, which measures 8.25 x 5". Here are two recent pieces from that sketchbook that remind of the season's warmth, colors and abundant life of nature. The one on the left is gouache and pencil, which I call "Yellow Butterfly", and the one on the right is an oil pastel, which is called "Spring Muse". |
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April 13 - July 9: Guilford Art League Spring Fever 2024 Spring Show, Nathanael B. Green Community Center, Guilford, CT
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Cards in the Making! I am in the process of creating a new product: card sets. Each card has a unique one-of-a-kind abstract design painted on Japanese print paper attached to the face of the card. Each set contains 4 blank cards with matching envelopes. Purchasers have the choice of getting a card set on either white or brown card stock. All cards in the set measure 5 x 7". Sets will be $20 each. Stay tuned for more info coming this summer. |
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Calendars are coming back! My plan is to bring them back this Fall. Stay tuned for more information to come out later this year. |
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Sun, Sun, Sun, Sun, Sun, Sun!Summertime Sun! Thanks for catching up with me. If you have any questions about my art, please feel free to contact me using the "Contact Us" button below. Image: Sails at Sunset, acrylic on un-stretched canvas. | | |
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