Inspiration at Natural Grocers

I Love visiting our Natural Grocers.  Petra is the one that lovingly displays all the organic vegetables.  One day I had a camera in my pocket and snapped a few shots.   On my last visit to the store I mentioned my admiration of her displays and that I had painted her produce and she was delighted and wanted to see them.  So you may see them also as they now hang at natural Natural Grocers Cheyenne.  

Eat Your Greens 

Petra's Produce

If you like Vegetables be sure  visit Deselm's fine art as Harvey has a set named Open Air Market.

Mom's Day 2014

Mom Day Lilacs 

She always seems to know what to reserve to commemorate mom's day.  We visited Dakota Art Pastel last month when I visited Seattle to see #1 daughter Kristin. She sent me home with a box of pastels, wrapped in purple paper, admonished not to open until mom's day.   Ah... an entire set of Blue Earth pastels in every hue and value of purple.  I knew I wanted to do the lilacs, that are close to blooming for this season, so grabbed a reference photo from last season.   

The photos are what we really had for Mother's Day 2014.  Saturday the tulips were lovely and Sunday was the beginning of almost a foot of snow.  Yes Spring in the Rockies is just like that.    Photos by Don.

Spring 5-10-14

Spring 5-11-14

Have Been Painting

Did you know that it is still painting when using the medium of pastel?  Since it is pure pigment with a bit of binder and the strokes of pastel mimic brush work you will hear the term painting, not drawing.   With two galleries Blackhawk in Saratoga and Deselms Fine Art  in Cheyenne I really must create the time to paint.   Today I worked on three different pieces, inspired from my recent trip to Seattle to visit Kristin.   I hope they will be ready to frame this week.  So some that are framed....

    Bold Beauty 8x8 at Deselms Fine Art

Open Market  5x7
at Deselms Fine Art

Open market Deux 5x7
at Deslems

Now back to painting.

Blissful Hues

Blissful Hues 14x11 or 11x14   How will you hang it?  

When a painting is just not working I will knock off the pastel and begin again.   This time a floral was overloaded, overworked and just not becoming a painting I loved.  The sanded Wallis paper can be used over, though a ghost image is noticeable. 

Spread before me were some favorite colors of pastel...the ones I seem to pick most often. Instead of working the floral again I just let the muse lead me into my favorite hues and ....

Here is my first abstract.
Let me know what you see, how you feel.... 

Summer's End in Western Spirit

Summer's End Pastel 10x20

It is always rewarding to get the little notification you have been accepted.  Western Spirit is an exceptional show featured at our Old West Museum with almost 200 artists from across the nation juried into the show.  It opens March 1st and runs through April 13th.  

This piece will be there with over 300 other pieces.  It is based on a photo I snapped at our Governor's residence, an arrangement in an old milk can.  The light was just right making the sunflowers gleam.  

The Falls 16x20 

This is also the first year that the show has included photography as fine art. Don just took up photography two years ago and he has two images to show.  Be sure to come and see Begin Again and The Falls, both images of a Yellowstone trip. 

Begin Again 16x20

Tis The Season

Dazzle pastel at RSVP through December 19th

 Yes it tis the season for finding that special little gift and there are many unique venues for your shopping.  

Don't miss the Duck Barn Artisans beginning Friday, November 22nd through Saturday, December 14th, open Monday through Saturday 10 to 5.  I have my mini mini pastels along cards and original paintings priced for gift giving. 

Next plan to see the art at the Civic Center with the National Arts Program as well as at the Library with the RSVP annual show where both Don and I have our art.  If you are in Laramie stop by Works of Wyoming for their holiday show.  

In December visit the Nagle Warren B&B to see the show of fine art photography. 

Begin Again, photographer Don Edington