3 New Paintings

I got back from my cross-province workshop tour on Friday.  I have 2 “Les Mains dans l’art” workshops left here in St. John’s, one on Wednesday morning at l’École des Grands-Vents and the other, open to the public for free, in late November during the Festival des vents.  If you’re familiar with French, you’ll notice that both these names includes a reference to Newfoundland’s winds.  Well, I’m glad to report that Hurricane Gonzalo didn’t hit us hard, at least not where I live.  During the heavy rains and wind of the last 2 days, I was in my beloved studio painting in preparation for some upcoming group exhibitions.  The river in the backyard was half way up the hill when I woke up this morning, but it’s on its way back down again, and we’ve since had sunshine and unseasonal warm weather.

The 3 paintings for next weekend’s Art Association of Newfoundland & Labrador Fall Exhibit and Sale were finished before I left for my workshop tour.  I just hadn’t photographed them yet.  If you’re in St. John’s, I hope you’ll join me and the many other artists displaying at the Arts & Culture Centre October 24 (6-9pm reception), 25 and 26.  Free admission.  I’ll definitely be there on Friday evening.  Please share this information. Thanks.

Here are the 3 new paintings I’ll have on display/ for sale during that exhibition (or before if you can’t wait).

1.  “Seabird” – 12″ x 12″ – SOLD, acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas (no framing required).
This beauty’s hair is flying in the NL winds, lifting her into a state of freedom and elation as she turns her eyes upwards to the skies, one with all that is.

2. “Mirage” – 24″ x 36″ , acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas (no framing required). – SOLD
The subtle energies emerging from the background simply asked for me to bring this tree to life.  This is quite a new look for my work, even if it’s easy to recognize it’s mine.  I can see the influence of my time studying in Vienna with this one.

3.  “I AM” – 24″ x 36″  , acrylics & tar gel on gallery-wrapped canvas (no framing required).- SOLD
You might recognize this imagery from 2 other pieces I’ve worked on this season: “Exaltation” and “The Astral Drum“.  I felt called to explore the theme and imagery even further as it continues to emanate from my soul, but this time in 3-D, using clear tar gel for texture, leaving the background layers visible while the Universe keeps evolving.