"In Her Hands"

6"x6"
Oil on Mat board
$80

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This is another piece from my sewing series, which will be on display at the Art & Light gallery this Friday night and Saturday afternoon. I like how focused this woman is on her task, and the sepia tones seem to give it such a warm, comfortable look.

"Breaking Out"

6"x6"
Oil on Mat board
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I love this piece. This was from another photo I took at our shoot at that old house. I just love the colors and the loosness of it, but it still reads clearly what it is.

"Hand of the Artist"

6"x6"
Oil on Mat board
$80

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I painted this piece a couple of weeks ago, but only recently realized that I never posted it. Although I am right handed, when I paint I always hold a rag and one or two brushes in my left hand. Often, I also hold the piece I am working on! This just goes to show that you do not have to look very far outside yourself to find interesting things to paint.

I will be the featured artist in November at the Art & Light Gallery in West Greenville. The show opens on Friday, Nov. 2 from 6-9pm, and Saturday, Nov. 3 from 10am-3pm. And, while you are downtown, be sure to check out the many artists' studios open for Greenville's anual Open Studios!

"Shears"

6"x6"
Oil on Mat board
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In case you are wondering, this one is of the handle of a pair of scissors. I just love how you can put so many colors into a reflective object and still have it read as silver.

"Shining Through"

6"x6"
Oil on Mat board
$80

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I was on a photo shoot for work at the begining of last week, and one of our locations was this old run-down chapel out in the middle of nowhere. It was such an amazing location, and I spent much of the time snapping pictures on my cell phone to paint later. On this one I attempted to capture the diffused light coming through the old broken window panes. I will explore this further in some later paintings.

I spent this past weekend in Florida celebrating my good friend's wedding. Unfortunatly I came home and got sick! This is a piece I did for my friend and her new husband. Congratulations EB and Josh! I will get back to the daily paintings tomorrow.

"Straight Stitch"

6"x6"
Oil on Mat board
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I discovered a site recently that had pictures of various old sewing machines. I thought the detail on this one was gorgeous. This piece was actually fairly difficult to paint. The trouble was trying to clearly show the raised patterns in the silver, while still maintaining the strong reflections and shadows. After much trial and error, I think the final product turned out well.

I will be in Florida the rest of this week, but will have many new pieces to post next week!

"Blue Coat"

6"x6"
Oil on Mat board
$80

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I was searching for images for another project recently, and came across an old photograph of this woman. I loved the confident and direct way she is looking at the viewer, as well as the fact that her coat is so large that it covered her hands. This was so much fun to paint, and I was really able to achieve a lot of depth and dimension in the figure.

"Stitches"

6"x6"
Oil on Mat board
SOLD

A continuation of the recent theme. I focused mainly on the contrast of light and dark in this one. It is simple, but I think it is still striking in its boldness.

"Tarnished"

6"x6"
Oil on Mat board
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In order to get the aged and tarnished look of the silver, as well as to capture the reflections on the surface, I underpainted this piece with yellows, reds and greens. I then laid the gray highlights over the top. I think it worked pretty effectivly.

"Spools"

6"x6"
Oil on Mat board
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Continuing with last night's theme, here is a collection of various spools of thread.

"By the Pattern"

6"x6"
Oil on Mat board
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This is actually my sewing machine. It is an old Singer machine that was my mom's. I wanted to push the colors a little in this one. It is easy to simply try to reproduce the exact color of an object. But, when you really look at something, there are so many more colors present- highlights are full of blues, pinks and yellows; Shadows contain greens and reds. We only need to look a little harder.

"Outside Looking In"

6"x6"
Oil on Mat board
SOLD

I apologize for the lack of posts last week. Most of the week was spent framing and hanging pieces for the UVA show opening on Friday. A huge thanks to all of you who came out to the opening. It was a huge success. I did manage to do this piece in the midst of all the chaos last week. This is another one from my friend's trip to Italy.

"Trinket"

6"x6"
Oil on Mat board
SOLD

This is my favorite pair of earrings. They match the necklace I wear all the time.

UVA Group Show

This month, my work will be a part of the Upstate Visual Arts Group Show. The opening reception is this Friday night, October 5th, from 6-9pm. The gallery is located at 701 Pendleton St., and the work will be on display through the entire month of October.