Gallery on Trade tonight

Much of yesterday was spent hanging up paintings for my show at the Gallery on Trade tonight. If you are in the Greer area, stop by from 6-9pm and check it out! Hope to see you there.


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Easy as Riding a Bike

18"x 26"
Oil on Canvas
$425

To purchase, email me with the title in the subject line.

You know how, when you are a kid, bikes seem really difficult to draw? I remember thinking when I was younger that if someone could draw bikes or horses they were good. I don't think my attitude has changed much as an adult. When I was starting to work on this piece, my first thought was, "that bike is going to be the hard part." Hopefully, having finished it and it not being that difficult will change my thinking.

This is another beautiful photo of my grandmother. I am judging it is fall by her long sleeves and the few leaves clinging to the tree in the background. I wish I could ask her if she still had that hat, and about who wrote "some dish" on the back of the photo.

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This Thursday!

Join me this Thursday at the Gallery on Trade in Greer, SC. I will be the featured artist for this month's Third Thursday. Don't miss it!

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Swing style

All of you Greenville swing dancers will recognize this couple. Paul provided the music for my vintage show last October, and we worked out this piece as a trade. Thanks Paul and Ansley for your help, and for such a fun piece to paint!


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Up to No Good

6"x 6"
Oil on wood panel
Sides are 1" thick and painted blue
$55
Available here.

Her expression looks like she is about to get into trouble, doesn't it?

Next Thursday, May 20 I will be the featured guest artist at the Gallery on Trade in Greer. Come check it out from 6-9pm.

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Now Available on Etsy!

I have been promising to do this for weeks, and I have finally gotten it done! All of my currently available painting minis have now been added to my Etsy shop, as well as my 12"x 12" paintings, and prints from my Modern Conveniences series. Click on over, check them out, and purchase your own!

And, Greenville folks, after your purchase, I will refund the shipping cost if you will send me a message that you are coming by the studio to pick the piece up.

3 Musketeers

26"x 38"
Oil on Canvas
$775

To purchase, email me with the title in the subject line.

A huge thanks to all of you who made it out to Artisphere this past weekend. It was a wonderful event with record crowds, amazing artists and performers, and gorgeous weather. I spent several lovely days sitting outside the studio, painting and talking with people.

If you came by and saw me working, here is the final product. This is from one of my favorite photos, and now it is one of my favorite paintings. The woman in the middle is my grandmother, and the others are two of her best friends from high school/college. Someone has labeled the photo with the caption "3 Musketeers." I think their hair and clothes are gorgeous, and I love the old car in the background.

I did the whole piece with a fairly large paintbrush, so it has a very loose quality to it, and I worked hard to capture the bright sunlight and deep shade.

And, many of my painting-minis will be added to my Etsy shop in the next day or so, so stay tuned.

Alright, now for a break...

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A Little Sass

SOLD

I've been doing so many little portraits, that I wanted to throw a pin-up into the mix. This 6"x 6" painting-mini is available this weekend in my studio for Artisphere. After this weekend, they will be added to my Etsy shop. It is done in oil on wood panel, with the sides 1" thick and painted bright red.


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Longing for the time

Sometimes when I am creating a piece, I am able to communicate so much more than what was in the original reference image. This is one of the images from my Oil and Rouge photo shoot last year. I love her look of longing, like she is deep in thought, remembering some lost love. This is another 6"x 6" painting-mini, available this weekend during Artisphere for only $55. The sides are 1" thick and painted blue.

I've been moving pieces around, hanging new work, and bringing lots of older pieces back to the studio, so there is lots of art available this weekend. Be sure to come to downtown Greenville this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday for Artisphere.


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Straight Ahead

6"x 6"
Oil on wood panel
The sides are 1" thick and painted blue
Available this weekend at Artisphere. Hope to see you there!


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Redeemed

Much of the past few days has been spent getting ready for Artisphere, happening this coming Friday, Saturday, and Sunday in downtown Greenville. While we are not officially a part of Artisphere, all the artists of Art Crossing will be open all weekend, doing demonstrations and selling artwork. So, once you've browsed all the artists' tents up on Main St., come down the stairs and see us.

I did manage to squeeze in this little piece over the weekend. She makes me think of the old movie leading ladies, who, while beautiful and charming, have some dark and mysterious past that they are trying to escape.

This and my other painting-minis will be available for sale this weekend. 4"x 4" painting-minis are only $40, and 6"x 6" painting-minis, like this one, are only $55. All these pieces are painted on wood panel, and the sides are 1" thick and painted a complementary color. Come check them out, plus all the other great pieces I have in the studio.

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