3rd commission

This 16"H x 20"W piece was commissioned as a Christmas gift for a golfer.

2nd Commission

I completed this 12"H x 24"W commission in September 2014 for relatives. They now own three of my pieces that will go to their three children eventually. Sweet!

Commission

I received a wonderful commission from Campbell Steele Gallery in Marion, Iowa at the end of March 2014. A designer chose two 12x12s of mine hanging in the gallery and commissioned six new pieces. These will be installed at Mercy Medical Center, Hall Perrine Cancer Center, in Cedar Rapids.

Rowing gently down the stream

It's been an amazing year of grief and discovery since my husband died in February of 2014. I've neglected this blog and now need to document the art that I created in the last year as this blog serves as a great record for me.
In the first few weeks after Rob died, I started a commission. It was just what I needed - art therapy.  The piece was for a farmer who was retiring and he and his wife are driving the depicted vehicles. The original photo had a nondescript sky, so I added in a cloud photo. The pieces is 12"H x 36"W.

New method - success

I made this piece in a new method. I used three different widths of imagery strips to build the scene and I think it conveys a lot more movement and depth. I entered it in our local art center's national juried show and it was chosen - nice affirmation for a new approach!! It will be in the GALEX 48 March 15 - April 12 at the Galesburg Civic Art Center.

Airport Gallery Show

Here are a few photos from the group show I'm in through February at the Quad City International Airport Gallery. The other two artists are Susan Kennicott, painter, and Judy Bales, sculptor.

Winter of Art

Who knew winter could be a busy time for art?
- I have two pieces in a "Snow Show" downtown Galesburg at The Beanhive.
- I'm in a group show with two other women at the Quad City International Airport Gallery Jan-Feb (photos to come).
- I will be in a show of 8 local women artists at our community college (Jan-March).

Below are the six 8"x8" pieces I made for that "Women's Work" show. I did a "mash up" of leftover strips from landscape collages and engravings from 1890's issues of "The Graphic" - a London weekly magazine. I used women's names from my family for the title and had fun with long titles, too.

From the top, the titles are:
"Marie is unaware that Edgar has been forked by Beechums"
"Ursula has had it with this little game" (not a family name)
"Elizabeth is tempted to discourage Nigel's little adventure"
"Alma just can't get enough Salt Regal"
"Irene has never been one to be cautious"
"Mildred's children behave so much better after they've had their cocoa"