Showing posts with label farmers market. Show all posts
Showing posts with label farmers market. Show all posts

Sunday, July 1, 2012

Flowers and vegetables and a winner: Penny Sorenson!

"Pink Tulips" / 9x12 / pastel
Congratulations to Penny Sorenson of Anchorage, Alaska, winner of the June Drawing for a Painting! She will receive a $70 credit toward purchase of my artwork. Thanks for playing, Penny! And remember, folks--you can't win if you don't play, and playing is soooo easy! All you have to do is sign up to follow this blog.

"Red and Yellow Tulips" / 9x12 / pastel
Today's featured paintings emerged from a recent studio clean-up. As I mentioned in a previous post, I like to paint but am not so fond of the steps that follow: photographing and cataloging the artwork; putting it into its protective cover; listing it in the Daily Paintworks gallery; etc. Fortunately, my darling husband helps me with all these tasks. But he can't get started until I "sign off" on the paintings and often it takes me a while to decide if they're really done or not. During my recent cleanup I ended up concluding that the tulips were great the way they were. I added a few more strokes to the artichokes and garlic and can now release them, too. Yay! Progress! Only a few dozen more to go through...
"Artichokes at the Market" / 9x11 / pastel
"Garlic at the Market" / 8x10 / pastel



Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Artichokes at Portland Farmers Market and "Who Does She Think She Is?"

Artichokes at Portland Farmers Market, 12 x 9
Today's featured painting, "Artichokes at Portland Farmers Market," has been donated to the Oregon Repertory Singers for inclusion in the silent auction segment of their annual fundraising event  Oregon Repertory Singers in Paris Sing Les Miz  on Saturday, February 25, 2012, at the Governor Hotel. My sister Andi Bachhuber is a member of ORS and has the voice of an angel!  I hope those who live locally will be able to attend to enjoy the entertainment, generously bid on some fantastic auction items and support this incredible organization.

Pamela Tanner Boll's 2008 documentary movie "Who Does She Think She Is?" explores the ways in which a handful of female artists balance motherhood and their active careers. Highly recommended.