August

 August: 

I've had a busy summer showing my work here and there and entering exhibits. I had successful shows at Gallery 113 in Santa Barbara and Poppies Art and Gifts.  In fact my supply of work has been seriously dented.  A great problem to have! I'm diligently working to refill the shelves.

At the moment I have 2 paintings on exhibit at Gallery 113 in Santa Barbara.  Several of my prints are also available there on an ongoing basis. My fine art prints are a beautiful quality, and offer an alternative to the higher pricing of my original work.

The painting I'm showing you here sold at my successful one month show at Poppies Art and Gifts in Ojai, California.  This is "Dahlias & Acorn Twins", inspired by dahlias in my own garden.I especially like the colors in this one, and isn't that type of dahlia just gorgeous? I realy like green butterflies, and you can see one here, trying to blend in. You can see that this one has a paperclip in it, part of my new thing of adding random objects to my work, for fun.

I'm busy working on a new 11x14 painting which is a HUGE size board for me. This painting features Epephyllum blossoms or cactus orchids. (I had to ask a gardener pro to identify those for me.) This new work will also have forget-me-nots, 19 of them, plus the orbs I like to include in my work.  In this new painting the "random object" is a drink parasol.  I've always loved those miniature parasols, since I was a kid and my brother and I used to collect miniature things from Glenda's Party Cove in Santa Barbara, where we could afford little treasures.

Alright, it's back to the studio for me! Enjoy your August, check in here in September!

Gallery 113: 1114 State St., #8, Santa Barbara, CA. In the La Arcada Plaza.

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