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Thursday, August 18, 2011

Landscape painting


Here is a little BACK story. 
Once upon a time, my husband was doing some consulting work in Boston. 
The gentleman for whom he was doing consulting work, had coincidentally just purchased a large piece of property in Virginia. 
When he realized that we were contemplating a trial move to the country, 
he offered to rent us the house on the property, as his main interest was the property itself.
So we moved to the country.
The gentleman however, ran into hard times and the property went into foreclosure. 

It was owned by the bank for a few years.
 Eventually it was purchased by a gentleman from Texas, who has old college classmates in this area, like, the manager of the Dave Matthews Band. you know, guys like that. 
The gentleman from Texas worked nothing short of miracles and breathed new life into the sad abandoned property, a vineyard was established, cows share the grass with horses and two amazing silver streamer trailers were erected in an incredible pavillion. Next to the pavillion  is the largest cistern I have ever seen, though I have seen few. 
...and then he asked me to paint a landscape portrait for them to hang in their Texas home and reference the Virginia Property.
The Landscape Painting is done and is ready for delivery - 

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

NICHOLAS ARCHER


While browsing through
 a recent issue of ONE OF my favorite 
Home decor MagazineS
 "LIVING- etc"
a monthly British publication, 
I  turned the page and my jaw dropped 
and my hand froze, 
 when I saw this painting!


FLYING DUMBO

the colors...the movement...the whimsy, 
it is what I LOVE
and what I hope to do, when I paint.
I looked up the Artist
and discovered that this painting
entitled "Flying Dumbo" 
was painted by a British Artist 
named Nicholas Archer and 
won the Hunting 2002 First Prize.
The Hunting Art Prize
staged its first exhibition in 
1981, in London and continues to represent
 the very best in Art throughout the world. 
The Exhibition celebrated it's 25th anniversary in London 
in 2005 
and 
moved to Houston in 2006, where 

it celebrated its 30th Anniversary.

Here are a few more samples of Nicholas Archer's work. 

TREASURE


PEEK



SIX BALLOONS


KIM -FRENCH NANNY

BLOOM
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON NICHOLAS ARCHER, VISIT HIS WEBSITE
http://nicholasarcher.com/NicholasArcher.html


Thursday, August 4, 2011

LIVE from New York!

   New York City
Dryden Gallery




I cannot explain the feeling, to turn the corner, running in the pouring rain...
 and to see MY paintings in the window, 
of a Gallery I passed maybe a million times
...surreal maybe? 
But really really good.
Thanks New York!