An Occasion for the Arts Williamsburg, VA

I was out of town most of last week, so I'm rushing around getting ready for a show tomorrow in Williamsburg. This is the first time at this show. One of my new paintings is shown above and there will be some other new work as well. Below is information on the show, or you can follow this link http://www.aofta.org/weekend-schedule/sunday-events/

Sunday, October 3, 2010

An Occasion For The Arts -

Our Premier Art Show and Music Festival

Enjoy a day with the family browsing the art show exhibits and selecting a piece of art from one of our exceptional ARTISTS for your home. Help your children create a masterpiece of their own at the YOUTH ART EXHIBIT AND ACTIVITIES area. Relax and take in some of our PERFORMANCES at one or more of our stages. Sample good FOOD AND WINE!

10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. – Exhibiting artists display and sell their artwork

About 140 visual artists have been selected to show their work at this year's An Occasion For The Arts. The show features painters, print makers, sculptors, jewelers, photographers and other artisans of fine crafts. Visit last year's Artist Award winners:

• Three Dimensional Design - Kathy S. Wooldridge
• Painting - Faye F. Vander Veer
• Jewelry - Susana Brown
• Ceramics - Gayle Ennis
• Photography - C.W. Banfield
• Watercolor/Drawing/Print Making - Eileen McNulty

Rogue Light

Getting geared up for the three shows that I have scheduled in October. I have two new pieces in process and hope to get to at least one more. The picture above is an acrylic painting called "Rogue Light". It is 10x20 and I finished it the night before the Seawall Art Show in August.

Tidal Flow

Here is a new mixed media painting. The original is 24 x 36. I will be posting several new pieces in the next few weeks as I get ready for 3 shows in the month of October.

Pirate's Booty

The Seawall Art Show was quite a success - the weather was absolutely wonderful and sales were great. The painting that was in my last post has been renamed. As I spoke with a man who later decided to purchase this painting, he began to show me what he saw when he looked at the painting. I agreed with him, it was pointing out jewels and pearls, etc. So, together we renamed this painting "Pirate's Booty".

Seawall Art Show

This weekend is the 40th Annual Seawall Art Show. The hours are Saturday 10:00 am until 6:00pm and Sunday, 10:00am until 5:00pm. I will be in space #70 which is 5 spaces in from the corner of High Street and Crawford Parkway. If you are on High Street looking toward the water, I will be on your far right. Follow this link for more information http://www.seawallartshow.org/ .

I would love to have you stop by for a visit and see my new work. One of the new pieces is shown above. It is an acrylic on canvas titled Nippon Blue.

Hope you have a great weekend, the weather should be excellent. See you soon.

Blue Lace

Here is a new abstract of mine painted in watercolor on Yupo (synthetic paper). This paper was originally used in the printing industry. It is slick and non-absorbent, the paint literally sits on the surface . You need to be patient and careful or all of your hard work will simply lift off when you apply more layers. I tried this several years ago and didn't care for it. I have painted several abstract or semi-abstract paintings with it and find that I really love it, at least at the present time.

Web Site Issues

A couple of weeks ago, I was notified by my web host that my site had been potentially targeted by hackers. I needed to replace the existing information, so I decided to do a completely new site. What a job! It is still in progress and probably will be for another month. There are a couple of pages there now and I will be adding them as they are ready. http://lauragibbs-studio.com/

As you have probably noticed, my work is becoming more and more abstract. The painting on the right is the largest painting I have worked on. It is 30x60, acrylic with gold and silver leaf on canvas. It was so much fun, the gold and silver are kind of embedded just in a few areas, so that they kind of peek out. I was intimidated initially, but pleased with the finished work. I will be working larger in the future though probably not this large.

The name of this painting is Muse.

Prints and cards will be available on my Fine Art America page http://fineartamerica.com/art/all/laura+gibbs/all