New Abstract Still Life

Lime Slices

Pomegranate 

Bosc Pear

These three paintings are 6x6 inch cradled wood panels.  The wood panels were coated in acrylic gesso and then painted in watercolor, gouache and watercolor crayons.  They have been sealed in a high gloss acrylic finish.  All three of these paintings are on display at Portsmouth Art and Cultural Center's gift shop

Mid-Atlantic Art Exhibition Opening Friday, April 4th

I am fortunate to have a painting in the Mid-Atlantic Art Exhibition that opens Friday, April 4, 2014 at d'Art Center in Norfolk, VA. The opening is from 6-9.  The work will be on display through May 18th. This show is a national juried show and is part of the 2014 Virginia Arts Festival.

My painting called Reaching was accepted.  This painting is acrylic on a heavily textured canvas and is 18x36.

Reaching

Below is an excerpt from d'Art Center's website http://www.d-artcenter.org/410.html
"The 24th Annual National Mid Atlantic Art Exhibition celebrates the Visual Arts during the Virginia Arts Festival in of the d'ART Center wide variety of visual arts mediums from around the nation including; Mixed Aqueous, Oil, Sculpture, Pastels, Digital Photography and much more!"

Stockley Gardens Fall Arts Show

This weekend, October 19th and 20th is the Stockley Gardens Fall Arts Festival. I will be in space C9 .  The show is open from 10am - 5pm on Saturday and 12pm - 5pm on Sunday.

Below is a new painting called Coastal Breeze.  It is 8x10, mixed media on panel. I have a number of new paintings that will be on display. Please stop by for a visit.

Have a great weekend,
Laura

Coast Breeze 8x10 mixed media on panel

Port Warwick Art and Sculpture Festival October 12th and 13th, 2013

Aperture 8x8 mixed media on panel

This weekend, October 12th and 13th is the Port Warwick Art and Sculpture Festival. I will be in space A6. The show is open from 10am - 6pm on Saturday and 10am - 5pm on Sunday.
Above is a new painting called Aperture. It is mixed media on cradled panel and is 8 inches square. I have a number of new paintings that will be on display. Please stop by for a visit.

Aerial View

Aerial View is mixed media on handmade paper.  The painting was then mounted to a cradled panel so it is ready to hang without a frame. I often start several paintings at one time and finish them when “they speak to me”.  Even though I looked at this start a number of times, it just didn't speak to me.  Along came a new product that I wanted to try – Golden High Flow Acrylic.  I pulled this painting out and began finishing it.  The painting was started with some texture mediums and ink.  It was about 80% finished and the remaining 20% was finished using these new paints.  I was extremely pleased with the glazing properties of the transparent colors.  I particularly love the lower right hand corner where I was able to glaze purple over the yellows and neutrals.

Aerial View mixed media 

Foundational Integer

Caribbean Duet

Foundational Integer  is an 10x8 mixed media on board.  It evolved by starting with a layer of texture using ink.  The next layer was a few pieces of newspaper collage, and then numbers were stenciled in the upper right.  From there, I applied many thin layers of acrylic paint, watercolor crayons and Pearl-Ex powders.  The painting was then varnished with a thick glossy layer and framed in a wide matte black frame.

4th Annual Buckroe Beach Arts in the Park Festival

I will be participating in the 4th Annual Buckroe Beach Arts in the Park Festival in Hampton, VA. on Saturday, September 14th from 10 am until 6 pm.  Here is a link to more information http://www.peninsulaconnects.org/artsintheparkfestival.html 
Please stop in for a visit.

Burnished Groove