Just a Taste

I am excited to announce that I have officially finished my gigantasourus painting! Yahoo!!! Am I gonna show you it? Nooo way! Or not yet at least. Above is just a taste of the finished piece. And my favorite friend Dozer decided to plant it in front of my easel before snapping the shot!

For those that are local here in Seattle, I would love for you to swing by my show this weekend for the big reveal of my large oil painting and several other new goodies I will have on display! Oh! I also have fantastic LARGER prints this year all duded up in fancy 8 ply mat board for a sleek modern look! And don't forget those little Tree Charms! They are going to go fast!

Come on down to the Bellevue Art Museum Artsfair! It's three whole days of fantastic art, artists, food, and people watching! Here's the info:

Bellevue Art Museum Artsfair

July 24th -26th

Friday/Saturday from 9:30 am - 9:30 pm

Sunday from 9:30 am - 6 pm

My booth number is N-8 (not the same as last year!)

Don't worry if you can't make it, I will post images of the final piece above after the show and more pictures OF the show next week! Wish me luck!

Oooh, if you are not following me on Twitter, you are missing out! I met Lisa Lamoreaux there and I encourage you to check out her work too! She also will be at the show in booth I-16.

Disaster Averted

Composed

12x12 

Oil pastel on hardboard

$309

No that is not doggie doo doo on Dozer's toe nail. It's my painting. Number 37 Sennelier Oil Pastel to be exact. 

Had my painting on the floor to get an arial view, and my little buddy came down stairs to pay me a visit... I looked up an noticed him trying to wiggle between all my other paintings strewn across the floor to get to me. Instant panic set in and I boasted a command that I use quite often. It works fairly well on dogs. Especially if you want them to panic like you are panicking.

I yelled something like, "DOZER!" and he jumped wondering what just hit him. Then I squealed like a little girl, something really fast like, " OUT! Oh my god! Oh my god! Oh my god!", with my hands flailing all over the place... You know in cartoons when the character is trying to run really fast to get away and their legs are a circular blur? Well that was poor Dozer. He couldn't move fast enough, as the slippery basement floor didn't help with traction at all. So during his scramble, he managed to take out one of my paintings, scooping up some grassy field and soft blue sky under his long sharp toe nails. Ahhhh, fantastic.

Wouldn't have happened if I hadn't raised my voice. If I would have said the same words in whisper mode, it would have been just fine. So I picked up my injured painting and with MY tail between my legs and a few profanities, I went back up into my studio and repainted over the damage. 'Cause four big nail scratches across my painting didn't really fit into the composition.

So everything worked out in the end. Painting fixed, Dozer and I licked and made up, and I learned from my experience. Guess it pays not to loose your composure. Ironically, this piece was titled "Composed", so it is very fitting.

Road Trip

The Anacortes Arts Festival

Welp, I haven't been painting this week. Guess I needed a much longer break from last weekend's festivities than I thought. Had a few things to catch up on at home... simple things that got pushed to the way side, like doing laundry, cleaning dishes, showering, brushing my teeth, and walking my attention starved dog... all easy to put off when you are planning a big art show.

Saturday I decided to treat Dozer and I to a road trip up north. We went to the Anacortes Arts Festival for the day! What a treat! It was one of the first times I actually got to attend an art fair as an observer - cause I don't have a real jobbie job! Yeeeah, my schedule is fairly open.

I was able to stop and take several new reference photos for paintings that I will conquer this month, so it was well worth the trip, and kind of dangerous as I was taking photos while trying to drive (worse than talking on a cell).

Before we left Anacortes I found this look out called Cap Sante Point. It was so gorgeous! It was a rocky ledge that overlooked all of the town and marina with a 360 degree view of the ocean. You need to check it out if you are ever in the area.

So I promise to make my next post a new painting. I have several new events I am painting for this month. Once again I will be painting feverishly trying to make my deadlines! I am excited to be showing at Neptune Coffee September 1st as well as writing a how to article for Ampersand this month! Additionally I am VERY honored and ecstatic that I have been invited to show at the Howard/Mandville Gallery in Kirkland in November for their 18th Annual Miniature Show! Check out my website for more details! 

Sneak Attack!

Went on a walk with my dog and saw a tree that inspired me to paint tonight. It was large and set against a back drop of dark foliage. It just seemed to speak to me. So I grabbed my brush friend as soon as I got home and we started this little piece. After a bit, I looked over, and my dog was givin' me the eye...

...and in a flash he snatched Bert right outta my hands! Bert was totally shocked! 

He had been taken by surprise!

Bert lost an eye.

Titled: "Peaceful" 

4"x4" Oil on Panel

SOLD

My Art Booth Test Run

Took time today to get ready for my big day at the Bellevue Art Fair. Decided to take the day and set up my booth (ordered from Propanels) for the first time and iron out any possible glitches. Bought a seven footer so it doesn't even fit in my house! So outside I go!

Took me a about an hour or so to set up, and it blew over twice, but I finally was able to secure it before mother nature tried to level it again! I realize how much more painting I have to do before the 25th...whew~