"MOVING FORWARD"

"Nude Rear View" (after Unknown artist) Oil 16X20
Donated to charity auction

We are moving ahead full steam, with renovations at Beaux Arts Gallery in Winthrop Town Centre. We have a telephone number now! Our opening is on July 28th, kicking off with Thursday Nights LIVE! at 7pm. We have planned this as a monthly event for a public "Meet and Greet"....sort of a neighborhood block party. This is the first piece hung in the newly renovated gallery. I have always thought this was an elegant piece for a bathroom, so that is where I hung her! The photo is a little pixilated, so I will have to take another, I see.
She is an oil reproduction of a late 1800's or early 1900 piece whose original artist I do not know. She is strikingly lovely and was the subject of a class project I demo'd for my adult portrait class awhile back. They learned a lot from the verdaccio underpainting, and realized how much work it actually cut out by painting her twice, instead of alla prima.
I coveted her for myself for some time, and now her time has come to shine....in the bathroom.....LOL
I will post other work once I actually get time to paint......should be in a couple of weeks, but meanwhile I will share teasers.....ummmm photos of our progress. Ha!

"BALANCING ART & TIME"

"Balancing Art & Time" Oil 8X10
NFS

This week's challenge at Dailypaintworks (http://www.dailypaintworks.com/Challenges) really resonated with me in terms of my art.  We all have to make choices to achieve a balance in our lives, juggling, family, career, friendships, etc.  Sometimes something tips a little out of kilter and we have to work it back into its proper place in our lives.  I don't know about you, but that happens to me more often than I care to admit!  

It happened again while painting this set-up.  Just as I was putting final tweaks on the shadows, my paint tube fell off the top!  Isn't that the way it happens sometimes....smooth sailing and then PLOP!  I figured that was my signal to sign the painting and take a coffee break...  :)

WORK, WORK, WORK...

"Pewter, Pear & Apple" Original oil painting 11x14
SOLD!

I have not been idle these last few months, just very, very busy!  I have had projects in the works, too numerous to bore you in the telling.  I have not even had time to photograph most of my recent works, but am submitting this painting, just to keep myself visible.  This is a painting I created from a photo reference  in March.  I was quite inattentive during the workshop, but managed to pull it through in the following week, when I could concentrate, and this is the end result.

Bouguereau Eye, An Analysis

This morning I am offering an analysis and painting demonstration on the eye of Gabrielle Cot as painted by Wm. Adolphe Bouguereau. Bouguereau has long been my favorite old master, and I have reproduced 6 of his paintings throughout my continuing learning process, one of which I duplicated three times. His draftsmanship, flesh tones, and subject matter are all worth analysis and study. You can see the demonstration HERE  I expect he may become a favorite of yours also, if he isn't already.

60 Minutes

"To Follow a Dream" Original oil  8X10
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I have always enjoyed quick studies, and today I thought it might be fun to set the timer and use that 60 minutes for exercise.....painting exercise, that is. So this is my 60 minutes worth today, a jewel to me at 4x6. I have been selling these studies, unframed at $50 each including shipping within the U S. Contact me via email ( bryantstudio@gmail.com ) or Facebook ( http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000190088415 ) if you are interested. It is my plan to create a Facebook album for these and other studies, so you can see what else I have to offer and know what is sold as it sells.