Acrylic Pour Experimental Pour
I’ve done a lot of paint pouring, but for the first time i’m carefully keeping track of what paints I’m using, what mediums are employed, how the pour goes, etc. This is the first piece I’m happy with. It’s a combination of DecoArt acrylics and distilled water. What a joy to have a moment to do testing and record it.
SO THANKFUL to the Colorado collector of “East Fall Blue Ridge 3.0” print from:
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/east-fall-blue-ridge-no3-catherine-twomey.html
and on my B-Day, no less. Really appreciative! Kind of makes up for the fact that it’s been pouring all day.
Original oil, 18 X 24” on RayMar archival board, in progress
Days like today are difficult to match. I hunkered down right in my front yard, amidst the flowers, bees and various critters (including interested neighbors!). Thank goodness for the umbrella! I’ve been waiting for these flowers since spring, and they’ve gained twice their size since last summer. Nothing like a little fertilizer to make for happy plants. I’ll post the final when I’m finished.
So grateful to the collector from Charlottesville, VA for their print purchase of "Liquid Gladiolus." This years crop of glads is just starting to form the flowers, but can't wait until they bloom for more painting sessions!
For your own print (the original is sold):https://fineartamerica.com/saleannouncement.html…
Very thankful for the collector of this print from Charlottesville, VA! I wandered around on a hot spring day, capturing many opinions of what this barn meant to the surrounding landscape. The shadows pointing to the strong design of the barn pulled me in. 5 X 7" oil on archival linen board.
Some history for the buffs: Bleak House was a 692‑acre plantation nine miles northwest of Charlottesville. Dr. James B. Rogers (1793‑1863) purchased it from the heirs of William Michie in 1836 and built the house, which still stands, about 1854. The plantation bordered the South Fork of the Rivanna River about five miles upstream from the Hydraulic Mills. Wheat, tobacco, corn, and livestock were raised there and activities included blacksmithing and textile production.
For prints, please visit: https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/catherine-twomey.html
Got some beautific blues and silvers lined up for work on a commission. Very excited to get going and recreate the earth. Did I mention I like blues? And the earth?
SOLD: "Manifesto, The Hidden Earth" sold yesterday to a collector in Washington, DC. So grateful to them for appreciating a work that speaks to the earth. For additional original works: https://www.catherinetwomey.com/available/
TBT in 1980 I spent time in Japan working on my thesis about Japanese art and Japan's National Treasures, also known as master artists. I just rediscovered this sketchbook from then; traveling around Tokyo, Izo, Kyoto, etc. with my handy marker pen. This is the Kanjiro Kawaii House where we slept on tatami mats and had a zen moment. Japanese art & design has greatly influenced my own work; who'd a thought this would reappear with all the memories it brings?
Many of my favorite pieces were sold over the weekend at the Open Studio Tour - thank you to the delightful collectors and all of the supportive, funny, interesting and happy people that came by! I hope these pieces brighten your world.
For available originals, please select this link: HERE
Well I don't know what's in the air today, but I'll take it. Just sold thru Saatchi & Saatchi, NYC: "Liquid Blue Ridge Sunset" - very grateful to the collector! Please come view my artwork, have some ice water & snacks then talk about art! Tomorrow at 71 Finalee Ave., Asheville, from 10 - 5pm! I'd love to meet you. Visit https://www.kenilworthartists.org/ for more information & maps.
“Liquid Blue Ridge Sunset”, oil on canvas, SOLD
Well I don't know what's in the air today, but I'll take it. Just sold thru Saatchi & Saatchi, NYC: "Liquid Blue Ridge Sunset" - very grateful to the collector! Please come view my artwork, have some ice water & snacks then talk about art! Tomorrow at 71 Finalee Ave., Asheville, from 10 - 5pm! I'd love to meet you. Visit https://www.kenilworthartists.org/ for more information & maps.
“Last Seconds”, 12 X 16” available at Kenilworth Art Studio Tour
Please join me on Memorial Day Weekend, May 25 & 26, 2018 for the Kenilworth Art Association Studio Tour. My location is 71 Finalee Ave., Asheville, from 10 - 5pm. Lots of new work and good deals.
18X14.75” print and frame sold to a wonderful collector from the beautiful Charlottesville, VA. I am forever grateful to the people who enjoy my art enough to purchase it!
Prints may be purchased at: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/advance-mills-hall-bales-catherine-twomey.html
“Dam, Kenilworth Lake, After the Rains” 11X14”, oil plein air
Had a spectacular time this morning painting at the gorgeous Cram Gardens in Asheville. Hosted by Blue Spiral Gallery, 50 or so plein air painters enjoyed a beautiful morning and 80 degree temps to hike the estate and select one of a million lovely places to paint. Hope to go back again soon!
"Tomales Point Trail, Point Reyes National Seashore Park" is framed and ready to ship to participate in the "Roadside USA" exhibition at the i.d.e.a. Museum in Mesa, AZ. Proud to participate, the curator said he chose my work because he wanted work that looked like it had actually been done on the road. It was.
Very excited to take part in this tour! If you have a chance, come by - I’ll have originals, prints, oils, acrylics, drawings, etc.!
“Limantour Beach Estuary, Point Reyes, CA” about 10:00 am, tide slowly coming in.
I pleased to say that three of my works have been selected to appear in an exhibition at the IDEA Museum in Mesa,, AZ. The exhibit is focused on families, showing how artists go to all sorts of different places around the country to paint their reaction to the world. The exhibition will run from June, 2019 until Oct. 2019.
12 X 12” on archival canvas
Took a break from my contemporary realism painting retreat to create this Manifesto Series piece. “The Edge of the Earth” is just that; a commentary on whether we are on the earth’s edge, or not. I plan to finish this up when I get home soon.
12 X 12”, Carrera Marble Lion on the Bridge of Lions, St. Augustine, Florida
One of the first sunny days I landed in St. Augustine, I grabbed my easel and painted this noble guard. There are four lions guarding the bridge; they’re made of imported Carerra marble and are stunning in their majesty. This sketch took about two hours.