Upcoming Gallery Summer Shows

Over the weekend we were in Lake Tahoe celebrating my birthday and I was able to start a painting for the galleries summer show - America's Cup.

It was my birthday so I was enjoying a little wine too!

The painting is based on a photo I had taken in 2005 while in Venice.  I loved the late afternoon sunlight on the old buildings behind a wonderful little sail boat that had a breathtaking golden sail.

Also, if you are around this upcoming weekend, please stop by The Lafayette Gallery on Saturday, June 15th.  I will have a booth at the Artist Market from 11 - 5.  Stop by and say "hello"! Click HERE for the address.

Birds and Pearls

Last Wednesday, my husband and I drove to the de Young Museum in San Francisco to see "The Girl With a Pearl Earring" by Jan Vermeer.  This was an exhibit of Dutch paintings from the Mauritshuis, which is being remodeled.

The exhibit first took you through several rooms full of 200 or more small, sometimes tiny etchings & drawings from "Rembrandt's Century".  I needed to get up close to admire the amazing talent in these pieces but after 50 they all began to look alike.

Self-Portrait Drawing at a Window by Rembrandt van Rijn (1648)

Suddenly we were in a room full of color and there she was - The Girl With a Pearl Earring" (c1665).

I fell in love.  The pose is just so intriguing with her looking over her shoulder with those big eyes looking straight into the viewer with a slightly open mouth and just a hint of glistening on her lips.  The blues, the golds, the pearl and the head wrap all added to my fascination.  

I had to go back three times to look at her - "just once more"!


The only other piece that captured my heart was by an artist named Carel Fabritius and it was titled "The Goldfinch" (1654).

Yesterday a new exhibit opened that at the Legion of Honor - "Impressionists on the Water"
 June 1 - October 13, 2013.  I can't wait!

Claude Monet

The GIRLS

Just completed two fun paintings for the new show at the Lafayette Gallery - Much Ado About Color.

 Girl With the Blue Dress

Girl With the Pink Dress

Exciting titles (I know!) but I did have fun painting both of them.  I had taken a workshop from Peggi Kroll Roberts  several years ago.  It was about 108 degrees in the shade in Lodi, California.  We were all in a vineyard and it was beautiful but very warm.  These were done from studies and photographs.

Plus, I learned how to do watermarks yesterday.....can you see them?

Hanging All Day

Wednesday several of my painting friends and I hung a new show at the Orinda Library.

CALIFORNIA SHADES

The show looks fabulous!

I hope you pop in and see it!

Orinda Library
26 Orinda Way, Orinda, CA 94563

May 1 -31, 2013
Reception - May 11 - 3:30 - 5:30


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I also hope to see you this evening at the BMW show in Concord!

ROADSHOW

Live music, drinks and appetizers (as well as wonderful ART by the Lafayette Gallery)!

BMW - Concord
1867 Market St., Concord, CA 94520

Classic Corvette

Just finished putting the final touches on my newest painting of a 1961 red Corvette convertible.

I found her parked outside of a restaurant just as the sun was setting.  Her headlights and bumper reflect the colors of the evening sky.

I have one more car painting finished and waiting to be framed but I am thinking about doing several smaller ones.  Maybe one of a Vintage Green Vespa!!!

Yesterday I found a black Sting Ray parked near my car at the grocery store.  Mmmmm.....

BMW - Road Show

Hope you can join me!

CALIFORNIA SHADES SHOW