Martin Luther King

My friend, Gay Speirbhain, and I collaborated on this piece of MLK for The Hotel Metropolitan here in Paducah KY. Gay is a folk artist and I think we did a great piece. This is our gift to the hotel. Please check out their site at http://www.thehotelmetropolitan.org/. It was the only hotel for blacks and many famous people stayed there like Billie Holiday, Louie Armstrong, Cab Calloway and Ella Fitzgerald just to name a few.

Abby

This is a commissioned piece I am working on these days between taking care of and training our new pup. It is a pastel piece on 8 x 10 Ampersand green board.

It's A Girl!

Here is the lastest addition to our family. Her name is Ellie Mae and she is such a joy, headache and real pain rolled up into one furry ball but we just can't help falling in love with her!

Ellie is a yellow lab puppy. When we brought her home January 25th she weighed 8 1/2 pounds. Today she nearly tops the scale at 30 pounds. She is going to be one big girl.

This is what I have been working on...

8x10 pastel on suede mat board...

Can't believe

it's been a whole month since I last posted. I really need to get busy with painting. I have fallen behind. I have had a lot going on with starting a new art guild, mother in the hospital for 3 weeks, just to mention a couple of things. I have put together some boxed note cards with my children's portraits and some with my Bird of Paradises. They turned out very nice and I plan on putting them in a few places around town to sell. I am also looking ahead to some commission work soon.

Hopefully I will be posting some work soon. Please check back.

Carol

Anna

Here is my latest...not sure it is quite finished but I like it just the same. Comments welcome.

"Up I Go" wins 2nd place...

in the pastel category at the Easter Seals Art Celebration! I was so excited to see that my painting had won. 9 x 12 pastel on suede board. Overall framed 11 x 14.

We had 3 different receptions going on downtown last night. All three were wonderful. Lots of folks out enjoying the lovely evening. I helped at the Yeiser Art Center's reception most of the evening and it was packed. Some of my sweet friends made it out to support me and I really appreciated it very much. Thank you.

Another moment in time...

Lily Kate 9 x 12 pastel on suede board

Downtown after dinner

It was a great Saturday night at the Downtown After Dinner program. Lots of people out. The weather could not have been nicer. Cool and a little breeze. Jeff Spicer and I painted at the gazebo until around 9:30 pm. We had 3 young adults playing violins in the gazebo while we painted. It was very nice.

I really need to get busy this week. I have two shows to put my work in. One is the Easter Seals juried show...thinking about putting in "I Be Drivin'" and "Up I Go". Pictures below.

The Yeiser Art Center is having a "Members Only" show and I am planning on putting one of my Bird of Paradises in that show. Picture is below.

So I am off to work on another portrait piece today.

Lily finished...

Color is a little off but this one is done. A real keepsake because it is probably the longest she has stayed still!

Lily a Work in Progress

Title definitely fits the painting and the child! = )

Getting Lily to stop moving was quite a feat. The idea of her taking my picture as I took her picture worked! Ha...got one over on you sweet child.

Tweeked a bit more...

There is more red/orange in the field. Doesn't show up in this photo.
This will be a gift for a friend when framed.

PAULA FORD'S WORKSHOP--OCTOBER 3RD

Only 2 places left so if you are intersted better email ASAP.

This is my finished piece from Paula Ford's Workshop last Saturday. 11x14 pastel on Ampersand Board. This was a great class.
This piece is of my grandgirl Samantha. I captured the photo of her while she was watching the waves at the riverfront after a day of taking photos together. 9x12 pastel on suede mat board.

2 New Paintings and Paula Ford Workshop

Here are the latest paintings I have finished. I hope you enjoy them as much as I have enjoyed painting them. Kids are such wonderful subjects to paint.

Saturday Aug 1st I was fortunate to be part of a workshop by Paula Ford. Paula is a wonderful landscape artist. The class was full of information for both the beginner and advanced pastel artist. As soon as I put the finishing touches to my landscape I will post it.

Carol

" Up I Go"
9 x 12 pastel
on suede mat board

"Looking Back "

9 X 12 Pastel on suede matboard

2 More Pieces Finished

I hope everyone had a great 4th of July. It's been hot and humid here. This morning I got out and watered my roses and other flowering plants. Very nice out but then it is only 9 a.m.

I finished the last of the Bird of Paradise pieces. I am not real sure about these two. Will look at them for a while and see if they need some changes. Critique and Comments welcome!

9 x 12 pastel painting on black Colourfix paper.

What a week! June 27, 2009

Here is the photo of my finished Bird of Paradise. I did manage to get it finished. Two more left. They will be smaller, 9x12's. I also finished a commission piece and will be getting ready to do another soon.

It has been a very busy week...trying to get things taken care of around here because I had a 3 day Watercolor Workshop w/Joseph Fettingis here in Paducah. Joe is a great teacher. This is the second year I have taken his class. I am no watercolor artist by any means but I believe that you can always learn from other artist no matter what medium they work in. Check out Joe's site at http://www.jfettingis.com/. His work is amazing.

Off to rest...

We Need Sponsors...

Our city has recently passed an ordinance allowing area artist to produce, display and sell their work in the downtown area on the street around our gazebo area. Every Saturday night we are downtown painting or making pottery items. With the ordinace we will be able to be on the streets any day of the week.

We are in need of sponsors for the two style of carts. Each sponsor will have an engrave plaque placed on the cart with their name and/or business. The cost of the carts are $1500 for the painting, drawing carts and $2500 for pottery/ceramics carts. Carts can be sponosored by one or more individuals or businesses.

Paducah is a growing art community and we are exciting about this new ordinance being passed. If you are interested or know of some one who would be please contact us at:

paducahartalacart@gmail.com.

The picture is an idea of what the carts are to look like.