EAST: East Austin Studio Tour 2011

Happy News!

I'll be participating in the East Austin Studio Tour this year. My paintings will be at the Real Gallery, #46 on the Tour. Please stop by and see the exhibit if you're out and about. The Real Gallery will also be open during the week: Monday - Thursday from 2:30 to 5:30.

Rainlily Farm/Nocturne

Last Spring, my family and a friend went to a Cuban Pig Roast at Rainlily Farm that was sponsored by Slow Food Austin. Rainlily Farm is an urban organic farm within the city of Austin. The owners, not only farm organically, but have a landscaping design business and also run Farmhouse Delivery which sells their produce and produce from other Community Sponsored Agriculture or CSAs here in the Austin area to it's members. The food and atmosphere that night were wonderful--a lovely Spring moonlit evening to remember. I painted this from a photo I took of my son while we were waiting for our car at the end of the evening.

Rainlily Farm/Nocturne
Oil

Hello:
This is the last painting I did in Jennifer's Figurative Painting class. The model, Erin, held four 30 minute poses (same position) for us. I feel like I really learned a lot about painting from a live model. Really enjoyed the class.

Two Figurative Paintings

Waiting
6 x 8
Oil

This is a very bad photograph of this painting and brought to light some changes I need to make. The blue in her coat should not be there. It doesn't show in normal daylight but under photographic lights -- well, it must go. I'll glaze over it in a dulled down purple. On the whole, I'm very satisfied with the way it came out. (I will re-shoot this once it's fixed!)


Here's Looking at You
8 x 10
Oil

I painted this several weeks ago. I loved the backlighting on this and how this person engages the viewer. I've been working small as I tend to put in too much detail and get very tight in my painting style when working in a larger format. I wanted to get the expression (in loose brushstrokes) not a likeness.

These two paintings will be entered into a one night, group show at AMOA downtown on April 2, 6:00-8:00. There will be a reception so please come if you can.

The Art of Conversation

8 x 10
Acrylic

I've always been drawn to figurative works of art and this is my latest. I love to watch people interacting with one another and then try to catch those impressions on canvas. It's now hanging in an group exhibition at the South Congress St. location of Texas French Breads. If you're in Austin, TX please go by and see it.

This is my first posting. Now, that I've gotten my feet wet, so to speak, I'll post more examples of my work later on. Please check back.
Thanks,
Ann