2013 Christmas Card

Happy Holidays.  This year's Christmas card features a painting from my private collection.  It is a watercolor 21 X 27 inches of a Great Gray Owl.  I started painting with watercolors, then experimented with various mediums including acrylics, pastels, and oil.  I am now painting abstracts with acrylics.  My latest piece which will be posted at a later date is a commissioned triptych 6 feet in length. 

Using leftover acrylic paint for collage painting

For part of the painting I peeled off leftover acrylic paint on my palette and stuck them on my painting.  Looks kind of spooky.  12X12 canvas.

Study in blue

Not sure about this one.  Acrylic on canvas, 12X12. 

Another Abstract

I'm taking a class at the Art Students League of Denver from Tracey Russell, www.traceyrussell.com "Exploring the Language of Abstraction".  This is one of my acrylic collage paintings on canvas 24 X 20.  

A Cool Palette for a Warm Day

Abstract #6, a warm day of 95 degrees, so I painted something with a "cool palette".  Acrylic on 16X20 canvas.

Abstract #5 Study in Blue

I went from squares to circles.  Acrylic on 24 X 18 canvas.

Abstract #4

 

Abstract #4 A Study in Reds. Acrylic on 16 X 20 canvas. 

 

Abstract #3

Abstract 3, the instructor said it  looked like a Clifford Still in the verticle layout.  The horizontal layout still reminds me of a landscape.  Acrylic on 16 X 20 canvas. 

Second Abstract

My second abstract painting turned into a landscape.  Oh well.  Acrylic on 20 X 16 canvas. 

The Language of Abstraction

I'm taking a class at the Art Students League of Denver, "Exploring the Language of Abstraction" from Karen Roehl.  This is my first under painting layer using black ink, white and green acrylic paint.  I divided the canvas in half thinking I would make two paintings, but think I will make it one piece.  We are not supposed to do any more on it until next week, but I see where I can change things.  It only took me 15 minutes to do this step. 

Evergreen Fine Arts Gallery

 

When: Saturday, February 23, 2013.

            Families welcome 3:30pm to 5pm.

            Adults only     5pm-8pm.

 

Where: Evergreen Fine Arts Gallery

             3042 Evergreen Parkway

             Evergreen, CO 80439

 

Free:  Donations Appreciated.

 

We will have some truly amazing artist at our event "A Tasting of Talons and Art" You don't want to miss this! Here is a list of Participating Artists: Pati Stajcar, Cathy Goodale, Lindsey Bittner-Graham, Ken Valastro, Rodgers Naylor, Keith Bond, Rosetta, Dan Oakleaf, Jim Biggers, Nikolo Balkanski, Kathy Beekman, Tom Lockhart, Stephen LeBlanc, Susiehyer, Edward Aldrich, Marjie Eakin-Petty and Errol Beauchamp and additional artists.

 

Free art demonstrations by local artists.  Free wine tasting by Talon Winery.  Live birds of prey on display from Nature's Educators. Art and wine for purchase. 

www.evergreenfineart.com; www.natureseducators.org; www.talonwineryco.com 

Hope to see you there.  I'll be volunteering with Nature's Educators to help present our beautiful birds of prey.

Ann Troth