This winter I was invited again to show my work in the the Big 500 show in Portland, Oregon put on by Peoples Art of Portland . It’s a yearly fundraising event benefiting the Oregon Food Bank. Each artist is provided with 8″x 8″ panels and creates art that sells for $40. A portion ofContinue reading “The High Point of 2015: The Big 500 Show”
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So Many Days, So Many Dead Show
In September, I was invited to submit a few painting to the Fall opener at People’s Art Gallery. The October show is called “So Many Days, So Many Dead and its a mash-up of Halloween, Day of the Dead, and anything creepy, dead, or undead. I was so excited when I received the invite, butContinue reading “So Many Days, So Many Dead Show”
2015 is Another Great Art Year
When I last posted, it was January and the Big 500 show had not ended. I was looking forward to a year of no goals or plans besides just continuing to try new things with painting. Well, this year has been even better than last year! I sold every piece that I submitted to theContinue reading “2015 is Another Great Art Year”
Happy New Year! Welcoming 2015
Happy New Year! Looking back, 2014 was my best year ever in terms of art. My drawing seemed to take a leap. I got back into painting and figured out how to make portrait painting in acrylics an enjoyable experience. The year was topped off by my first art shows and my first art saleContinue reading “Happy New Year! Welcoming 2015”
Another Show! Bill Murray-Themed Art Show at Good: a gallery
I’ll have a painting in the Bill Murray-themed show at Good: a gallery in Portland, Oregon. The opening is on Friday, December 5 from 7 pm to 10 pm. If you can’t make the opening, the show will run through Sunday, December 28. Here’s my acrylic portrait for the show. There will be so manyContinue reading “Another Show! Bill Murray-Themed Art Show at Good: a gallery”
Acrylic Painting: My Final Big 500 Painting
I finished my last painting for the Big 500 art show opening on December 13 and running through January 11. This painting and all art in the showing is priced at $40! You just take it off the wall, pay, and take it with you. Great opportunity to get some special gifts, support local artContinue reading “Acrylic Painting: My Final Big 500 Painting”
Acrylic Painting: Wistful w/ Process Pics
Here’s one of the paintings I made for the Big 500 art show I mentioned last week. Thought I’d include a few process pics too. I love looking at process images. I confess that I never read the descriptions of the process when artists include them. I just like to look at the pictures forContinue reading “Acrylic Painting: Wistful w/ Process Pics”
A Few Big 500 Paintings
As I mentioned in my last post, I’ve been invited to be in The Big 500 show in December. The organizers have presented us with our wood panels last month and I’ve been painting furiously to have all of my five panels ready by the show deadline. I have four of my five paintings done,Continue reading “A Few Big 500 Paintings”
Gearing up for Portland’s Big 500 Art Show
I’m thrilled to be invited to have my work in the Big 500 show in Portland, Oregon this year. This event is huge! There are over 500 artists showing over 5000 works. All the works are 8″ x 8″ and selling for $40! I went to the show last year and it was incredible. SoContinue reading “Gearing up for Portland’s Big 500 Art Show”
Mixed-Media Poe Painting
Another acrylic painting! The Poe fest continues with this 8″x10″ painting. I took some pages from the poetry section of an old book of Edgar Allan Poe’s works and pasted them onto my hardboard and got right to painting. As I did with my Albert Einstein painting, I put down many thin layers to getContinue reading “Mixed-Media Poe Painting”
Mellanie Collins, Artist 