Great sales at Lakeside

Terrific Art Sales at Lakeside 07/24/2013 0 Comments The weather was hot and rainy with biting flies but it was a terrific weekend. On Friday I painted until 11 am, a scene of Lilys and the lake. I was so hot with the heat that I had to take a cold shower and rest a bit. That evening I set up to sell but did not sell anythiing as most people were going to the concert. Then I found out that both my entries to the Katherine Crampton show sold. Thursday was another hot day but painted in the Pavilion under cover and watched and painted the racing sail boats. That night I sold 2 paintings. Sunday I painted the boat show, got moved 3 times due to tents being put up and then a large boat was pulled in front of my scene. I did take a photo and then winged it. That afternoon I sold 13 paintings. They were all 8x8 and 8x10, some unframed , some framed. So excited about that. Some of the paintings that sold below. I need to photoshop them, crop, etc. I have learned so much from my online workshops with Johannes Vloothaus. Two years ago I went to this show and sold nothing. This year took a lot of the old paintings and sold them with no frames. Just very exciting.

Summer Blossums

I am not sure the first painting is done. I think it needs more color in the sky.

The second painting was done with inspiration from a C.W.Munday download about dramatic still life.So this was an attempt to put various colors on the brush and do one stroke and then another and I found it very exciting and inspirational and have another one my easel that I need to get to painting.I certainly need to photo these paintings better.

Watercolors

Have some oil paintings on the easel so have been working in watercolor. The top one is from a photo at Lakeside and the bottom two were done at Kingwood plein air of the rabbit statuary in the Herb Garden. Haven't worked in watercolor for sometime so it was a challenge.

Quest, Australian Shepherd

I have been working on this 11x14 Oil for several weeks. I wanted to do something for my agility instructor. Quest is one of her agility dogs. The photos she gave me were of Quest jumping a bar with a very serious look on his face and she wanted him smiling and jumping something in nature. I chose a stream as the dog does live in the country.. She is very happy with the painting which pleases me.

I wish I had more time to paint as I am working part-time, working on agility, trying to keep the garden and house up. I am pleased that this painting turned out and am anxious to start something new.

Went to the May Show opening and Artist's reception at the Mansfield Art Center. The show was nicely hung and it had so much more representational art than previous years and that was nice to see. There were many people at the opening. Not many I knew. I was so pleased to get two paintings in this year.

I have not been able to paint much with working at the Kingwood Center and my allergies are especially bad this year and my eyes are itchy and swollen. I hope the trees are soon done pollenating or we get a heavy rain.I am working on an 11x14 dog portrait and will post soon.

Painting Paths of Light

After listening to Artists Helping Artists on Blog Talk Radio, I have learned so much about marketing. You can listen to all the series at. www.Artistshelpingartistsblog.blogspot.com. So much information. I decided my theme would be Painting Paths of Light as I am intrigued by paths and I love the light in paintings.I would like to get her widget (Leslie Saeta) on this blog as she is so great at helping artists. I also made up a new business card today with the following picture on it.

Both these paintings were accepted into the Mansfield Art Center's May Show. It will be interesting on Sunday, May 5 opening to see the show as usually most of the art is innovative and unusual and not representational. I loved doing both of these paintings as they have paths with light beyond to intrique you, just as our own paths are uncertain and we are always looking for the light.

Forest Glow 9x12 oilo

Mystery Mail 8x10 oil although this photo is cropped strangely!

Carmel Mission and Welcome IN oil paintings

Finally worked on the bell from standing out too much. This is one of my favorite paintings and the first one done after the Kenn Backhaus workshop. He challenged me to look at things differently.

This painting was done next. The photo had a new blue door and the building was of logs . I changed a lot of features and it was all very frustrating, so I see why Kenn said, "When you change things not there, you have trouble! So true.