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

Stockley Gardens Arts Festival

The spring Stockley Gardens Arts Festival is this weekend, May 15 and 16, 2010. We will be open on Saturday from 10:00 am until 6:00 pm and on Sunday from 12:00 pm until 6:00 pm.
I don't have my space number, but I believe that I will be in section B. If you get a chance to see this show, please stop in and say hello.

More information on the show may be found and Hope House Foundation's website:
http://hope-house.org/arts/spring-stockley-gardens-arts-festival