Saturday, October 31, 2009

One of 50 Paintings Under $50 for the Grand Opening of The ART Lounge Gallery on Nov. 6th.  I am off to celebrate Trunk or Treat with family and friends, so I am posting this now.  Have fun and keep safe all you little goblins and witches!  

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Friday, October 30, 2009

After going out and buying a new camera card, and taking my photos, I find that the computer won't read the card!  I have tried it until I am ready to scream!!!  So.........this is a painting that I am putting in the Grand Opening of The ART Lounge Gallery on Nov. 6th.  It is NOT one of the 50 Paintings Under $50, but since I can't seem to make the computer bend to my will (and I am strong-willed!), it looks like I will have to send you this one instead.  Nearly all my framing and labeling is done...I still have those two portraits to finish, one of which I worked on today.  Except for the camera card, I am happy.....

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Thursday, October 29, 2009

This is NOT a 50 Under $50 painting for The ART Lounge Gallery Grand Opening, but, since my camera card says "unreadable" and I can't get another picture to post......what you see is what you get!  This is already hanging in the Gallery and is 14X18 in oil.  I will replace that card tomorrow for another post.  

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Wednesday, October 28, 2009

50 Paintings Under $50 for The ART Lounge Gallery Grand Opening on Nov. 6th are mostly stacked and ready for framing.  This is a companion piece for the one posted last night.  It is a joy to paint every day, and a blessing to have an understanding family....thanks guys.  You make my life easier.  There is still lots to do, but it is manageable now.

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Tuesday, October 27, 2009

The ART Lounge Gallery Grand Opening planning meeting was tonight.  I checked off everything on my list and added new items to the agenda.  The plan is coming together.........we are the A-team!!!  Love it!  Time to relax now and coast...

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Monday, October 26, 2009

One of the paintings for the 50 Under $50 going to the Grand Opening of The ART Lounge Gallery on Nov. 6.  I guess I will go with it........  I am still working on the little portrait commission, but mostly I have been working on literature today for the exhibit, so I have not made much progress on that one.  Maybe I can make more headway on it tomorrow.

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Saturday, October 24, 2009

I think I am about to wrap this thing up.  50 Paintings Under $50 Promotion for the Grand Opening of The ART Lounge Gallery on Nov. 6 is becoming a reality.  I am so confident of completion, that I took the day to compose and print a catalog and price list.  Yesterday I began a portrait on speculation and today I began a commission portrait as well.  I just know the details will trip me up, so I have a mountain of notes....to do list....and all sorts of art related STUFF scattered everywhere!  Bought more frames today and will be busy next week taking care of that job, no small task.  Challenges keep me creative!

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Friday, October 23, 2009

The ART Lounge Gallery Grand Opening on Nov. 6 from 6PM-10PM features artwork by 9 local artists, who founded the first co-op art gallery in Plant City, Fl.  Mark your calendars and join us for an evening of fine art, music, door prizes, and a painting offered for silent auction painted by Anna Alepin.  Light refreshments will be available.  Among the original new artwork exhibited will be 50 Paintings Under $50, including the 8X10 oil painting posted here.  Don't miss this event! 

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Thursday, October 22, 2009

Sorry, I posted the wrong thumbnail photo earlier.  THIS is the other that is going in the 50 Under $50 exhibit at The ART Lounge Gallery Grand Opening on Nov. 6th.  I know.......blah, blah, blah.....LOL

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I am posting one little 4X4 oil painting and an 8X10 for the 50 Under $50 to be exhibited at the Grand Opening of The Art Lounge Gallery on Nov. 6th.  Most of today was taken up with email notifications for the Opening, creating a flyer and posters for distribution around town, creating a thumbnail listing of my 50 paintings, with price guide and, of course, a little bit of painting squeezed in.  I tweaked one that has been sitting here, nearly finished and the other was started last week and finished also today.  After counting, I realize that since Oct. 3rd (ONLY 20 days ago),when I realized this concept of 50 Under $50, I have painted 38 small paintings!  That is some achievement for me!  I feel safe to say, this CAN BE DONE on time.....possibly with time to spare!  I know this is pushing it, but there are two commissions I would like to finish for the Grand Opening as well.  Wish me luck!  Of course, I may have to sleep for a week afterward!  

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Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Three little paintings done today for the 50 Under $50 for the Grand Opening of The ART Lounge Gallery on Nov. 6th.  Bet you wish I was finished with all 50!  Sorry, not yet folks!  I wish it too.  I have commissions to get done!  One is 3X5 and the other two are 4X5; all are oils.   

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Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Just got back from a planning meeting for the Grand Opening of The ART Lounge Gallery.  Things are cranking up to be an all-out bash on Nov 6th.  All our artists are working, working!  I have one new 4X6 oil painting tonight for the 50 under $50 promotion.  I have not had time to enjoy these little ones.....such a shame, but they are a great learning tool.  Craig Nelson knows what he is talking about, although I don't have it down to 60 minutes yet!(See his book "60 Minutes to Better Painting"-Northlight)  Learning, learning...

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Monday, October 19, 2009

Two new paintings finished today heading for the 50 Under $50 for the Grand Opening of The ART Lounge Gallery on Nov. 6. Both of these are oils, 8X8, and could work as a set of 4 with two paintings posted on Friday. All I can say is.....thank God and Florida for fresh fruit! And, of course, it makes a good snack afterward if you paint fast!

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Sunday, October 18, 2009

Two paintings for the 50 Under $50 which will be on exhibit at The ART Lounge Gallery's Grand Opening on Nov. 6th completed today.  There is lots still to do to prepare for this show.....printed postcards go in the mail tomorrow, framing still needs to be done, notecards and postcards need to be packaged....the list gets longer instead of shorter.  What is going on here?  Art, of course!

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Saturday, October 17, 2009

I am posting two paintings I finished today for the 50 Under $50 I am painting for the Grand Opening of The ART Lounge Gallery on Nov. 6.  You are getting sick of reading that, I know?  I think I could type it in my sleep.....which I probably am, come to think of it!  God's Country is 5X7 and Irish Lace is 8X14.  I completed another, but forgot to photograph it, so I will upload it tomorrow.  I began 3 more today, so I think I might have a chance at reaching my goal after all!  I still need time to paint two portraits for the same exhibit.  Hope that works out.  There is nothing like seeing a portrait of your loved one on public exhibit at a gallery.  Crossing my fingers.....oh....no, I need them every second for painting!  Hope you enjoy these as much as I have.

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Friday, October 16, 2009

Tonight I am sharing the two paintings I did today for the Grand Opening of The ART Lounge Gallery, being held on November 6th. (See Micki, I told you I was going to get them both done!)  They are both 8X8 and are part of the 50 Paintings Under $50, that will be on exhibit for that show.  That date will be here soon!
Painting every day is getting to be a habit I really enjoy!  There have been times when, for months on end it was difficult to work in the time.  It had always been, for me, all day or nothing.  I am finding it easier and easier to go right back to focus when some other task calls me away from the easel.  It is a thrilling discovery, since I had never understood how one could paint for 10 minutes or even 3 hours ONLY at a time.  What a sense of freedom it has given me.    

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Thursday, October 15, 2009

Having fun and getting lots done today!  There is no end to the subjects I want to paint and this has been a blast, doing so many in so short a time.  I painted one 4X6 in oils for the Grand Opening of The ART Lounge Gallery 50 Under $50 promotion, and one other that will also be for sale at the opening........5X14.  I also worked on two others and slapped in preliminary backgrounds 4 more!  This is getting repititious!  Love it! 

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Wednesday, October 14, 2009

One more squeezed in for tonight....  This is an 8X10 in oils.  I am fond of lily pads, what can I say?

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These are today's paintings for the 50 Under $50, going to the Grand Opening of The ART Lounge Gallery on Nov. 6th.  I needed the intense colors today to keep me awake!    Think I might have to go back to a whole 6 hrs. sleep!

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Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Another oil painting for the 50 Under $50 I am working on for the Grand Opening of The ART Lounge Gallery, to be held on Nov. 6th.  All of these paintings are original oils in smaller formats, 8 X 10 and smaller.  So far, it has been really fun working quickly and smaller, and there is quite a bit of interest from the locals about this project.  As a learning tool, this has given me a chance to explore subjects for painting as larger pieces later.

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Monday, October 12, 2009

These two are going into the 50 Under $50 at The ART Lounge Gallery Grand Opening.  They are 5X7, and I really enjoyed taking the photos for these near my hometown of Bardstown, Ky.

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Sunday, October 11, 2009

One more for tonight and then I need that 5 hours!

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NOW it's finished.  The light needed brightening.

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Sunday.......who said it is a day of rest?  After Mass and a little socializing, I spent most of the day coordinating frames with paintings.  Choosing is sometimes difficult, but thankfully I have lots from which to choose!  Then I completed one of yesterday's paintings for the 50 Under $50 challenge.  Notice I am saying "challenge", since it is not yet clear that I will accomplish that goal.  I have 26 to go and just 3 weeks to get them painted, framed, tagged, cataloged, and delivered for the Nov. 2nd hanging.  I'm thinking 6 hrs. of sleep is probably too much after all...I may cut that to 5 (sorry Dr. Oz, but it is only temporary!).

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Saturday, October 10, 2009


The 50 Under $50 idea for the Grand Opening of The ART Lounge Gallery is rolling along!. I began 4 paintings today, and completed 2 others from yesterday. At this rate, I may never catch up! Simple subjects, but I love them all. Nonetheless, I am excited about the whole thing...it is something very new for me.

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Friday, October 9, 2009

Today was a busy Friday...painted at The ART Lounge Gallery, was photographed for a news article about the Grand Opening piece that should come out a week before the event, re-worked my postcard mail-out and re-vamped the OLOG Festival vendors brochure for church!  I wanted to update the email list, but the sand is slowly running down the hourglass...  I do have another painting to post for the 50 Under $50.  I am really enjoying this challenge!

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Thursday, October 8, 2009

Another day, another painting...or two!  These two 8 X 10 paintings are part of the 50 Under $50 at The ART Lounge Gallery's Grand Opening.  I have lots more yet to do....maybe I will start counting down the last 10, just for the fun of it.  Gotta have fun!  It can't all be slaving at the easel...well, maybe it can, but I so much enjoy this work!  

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Wednesday, October 7, 2009

I am not sure where to begin, except...to just jump in! I may not post daily, but will try to update regularly. It seems to me that blogging is like keeping a diary, and how difficult can that be; children everywhere can do that! So I will give it a try, and I am sure it will sound mundane to some, but I think it will be enjoyable to some as well.
One fact was driven home to me (again) today...artists need to be photographers as well as painters. With much-needed help and a "mini" manual settings lesson from David Darrow, (davethepaintingguy.com), I was finally able to come up with some pretty good photos of paintings. Thanks Dave!
With more help from hubby Mike, and on Susan Carlin's advice (www.susancarlin.com), I was able to resize the photos for uploading here. So here are the first few of the 50 Under $50 series I am painting. Hope you enjoy viewing as much as I enjoyed painting!


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Like most things in life, this is yet another work in progress. Please be patient with me as I get my bearings on blogging. There are so many other things....painting!.....in my life.
Special thanks to Susan Carlin, Lois, Shelley, Marilyn, Gwen, and Barbara for their assistance and encouragement! Wow! We got a lot done in a short time...thanks friends!
Anyway, now...we shall see what we shall see...
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