Midnight Madness Painting Spree

8"x8"x1 1/2" gallery wrap, (" Bad Hair Day")
10"x10"x1 1/2"gallery wrap, ("Fall's Inspiration")

8"x8", ("Cup of Joe")

10"x20", ("Abstract Angel-2")
I couldn't help myself! I went on a painting frenzy and in 14 hours , with 5 hours sleep time in there sometime, I painted these four paintings. All acrylic. All of them random as you can see. I wanted to have a few small paintings available for the Madison Street Festival this Saturday (tomorrow).
My husband likes the chicken the best, which one do you like?...........

Angels Among Us

Well, it seems that there are many angels walking among us these days and they have been very insistant that I paint them for some reason.







They are all unique and seem to have their own "mood" for lack of a better term. Anyway. There they are. The first one is an 8"x10" and the other three are 4"x12", all 1 1/2" gallery wrap textured canvas, acrylic.

Friday Night's Wine and Paint

These folks floored me with their rendition of the Abstract Angel painting. I was amazed at the way their own unique personalities came out in all their angels. The one on the left seems to be in profile and very ethereal and the center one very regal and proud! The angel on the right was stand up bold stating "here I am ", ready to do business! All a true reflection of each artist. I would love to have each of these artist come work with me again. I really enjoyed myself. Thank you!

Claudia's Earth-Sold

Yes, today this beautiful piece sold from the Gallery right out of my studio! The patron came in and instantly connected with it. Those are the words all artists love to hear as none of the paintings I do are for me. I just paint them and hope that I get to meet that someone special it was created for, that I got to channel the art for. Today was one of those days.
I also a had friend drop by who chose a piece that they just had to have as well.
All in all it was a very fulfilling day to my soul.

The Welder

I have a niece who has moved out on her own and attends college now. She loves to weld. She asked me for a painting for her new home and I was kinda stumped for awhile. I got to talking to her a bit on face book and she referred me to a you tube video of her welding. I thought, "That's it!". I froze a shot off the you tube and painted it with a bit more color. I took some creative license with it on that. So this painting is actually our Emilee, in action, welding.

Athens Art on the Squre

This painting, " The Longhorn" and

this painting, " Three Red Poppies" (a large one, and a small one) all sold at the art show in Athens Alabama Yesterday. This is what my booth looked like before the crowds descended upon us.. Kind of the quiet before the storm! It really was a nice show though. Athens is a very nice town and the people there are of the nicest You will ever meet.
The event was well planned and the layout for all the artisans was well thought out. No major ruts in the ground or soggy spots to deal with. That was a real blessing right there!

Overall I think a good time was had by all. The weather was absolutely perfect! I got to use my square device for credit card services too. I am really glad to be up and running with that this year. I started with that at the beginning of the season or so. It makes it so much easier for folks to make their purchases.
Well, that's it, my report on the show. I loved seeing all my artist friends and getting inspired by all their wonderful pieces.

Band of Angels

I had some fun putting this painting together. It's done in layers. The first is the texture layer. I used some tissue paper to get a roughened feel. Inspired by my friend at the Gallery who just happened to do a painting using this same technique. I applied the tissued with the same color background color of paint that you see here. It's a mottled beige. Next I did the edges, (oh so boring, I know) but the sequence must be told. Then came then actual angel bodies. I hung the painting on my studio wall to work on upright for this. Working rather quickly, I put in the head, then the body color. Next I outlined the body here and there and sprayed it over-all with a rather generous spray of water and let the magic happen! I chose the next angel colors and did the same process again on down the line untill all nine angels were painted. Lastly came the wings, an outline and a mist. Finally when all was dry, a nice coat of varnish was applied.
This piece brings me so much joy when I look at it, I can't express how thrilled inside it makes me feel. I wonder who will end up with this painting? You know, it's always interesting to see just who connects with a painting in just that special way.