April 2023 Challenge: "Spring"

 

"Promise" 6x8 Oil by Jeanne MacFarland

"Primavera" Mixed Media, 36x40 by Kelley Carey MacDonald

When I painted this abstract painting I was thinking of the days when the garden wakes up from their winter slumber and the greens are bright and ebullient accented with springtime buds.  A happy time, a time of promise. 

 

 

"Cheerful"11"x14" watercolor on paper by Sally Dean

These parakeets are up for adoption at the MSPCA animal shelter. This is part of a series of shelter critters I'm painting for an upcoming exhibit at the South Shore Art Center. in Cohasset, MA. We rescued some parakeets a long time ago from the janitor closet at a local elementary school. I loved them, but decided I didn't want any caged beings in my home. They are cheerful though!

“Spring Rhythm “  8” x 10”   Reduction Print by Victoria Chesley Brega

An image of an early flowering tree that grew outside the window of studio I had for many years in an old Victorian surrounded by woods… In reduction printing the block is successively carved away as each color is printed.

"Spring Geese and Goslings" Pastel by Margaret Farrell Bruno

It's that time of year for those adorable baby chicks of all varieties everywhere.

 

"Spring in Paris is a Dream" watercolor 6 x 6 by Pamela Copeman

 

"Spring Reds" 12 x 12 acrylic on board by Jody Regan. A vase of lovely tulips on my porch as the spring yard awakens

"Tulip Farm", 12x12 acrylic by Page Pearson Railsback
 

March 2023 Challenge: "Morning"

"Mornings In Maine" 8x8 inches, acrylic by Kelley Carey MacDonald

Every June a group of artists converge on a farmhouse in Maine for a painting week.  I love to take my coffee out to the front porch, where I can see the water from a white rocking chair, and 'breathe in, and breathe out'. It is a highlight of my year. 

 

 

Morning Coffee and Bird by Sally Dean

 4"x6" linocut

My foray back into printmaking has been fun. 

"Teacup and Strawberries" 8"x 8" oil painting by Margaret Farrell Bruno

Kept working on this until I felt I got the gold correct on the teacup. Think it's done now. 

Has to be as I moved everything. That's one way to force yourself to stop ;)

“Valentine Morning”  9” x 12”   Acrylic by Victoria Chesley Brega

“There are thousands of words for these lovely strawberry crème filled beauties, topped with little wings of gold leaf;  Made with the SlackTide Donut Team this past Valentine’s weekend, art to eat, for sure;  Same skills, different medium…”

"The Cove, Mid Morning" 6x12 gouache by Jeanne MacFarland 

"Good Morning" 20x25, Acrylic by Page Pearson Railsback

 

"Morning Sunrise" 20 x 10 Acrylic and gold leaf by Pamela Copeman 

 

"Village Corner" 10 x 10 ink & watercolor by Jody Regan  The light is strong and beautiful  in the morning; sometimes highlighting views you may not otherwise notice. 

February 2023 Challenge: "Movement"

 "Undercurrent" 9"x 15" Pastel by Victoria Chesley Brega

 Mural Study  

"Red Leather Baseball" 6"X6" Oil on panel by Margaret Farrell Bruno

I was challenged by the movement of the strings in this painting. 

And also the color change as they moved into shadow.

 

 

"Cloud by Day"  6x9 gouache by Jeanne MacFarland

movement everywhere

 

"after Felicita Sata, illustration from the book" Dark on Light."

I've been studying and copying children's book illustrators for the 100 day challenge on instagram.

5"x 5" watercolor 

@sallydeanart

 

"Morning Commute - San Miguel de Allende" - gouache 6 x 8 by Jody Regan. People walking up and down Calle Relox as their day gets going. 

Movement of the bells filled the air in San Miguel all day long  -5x7 watercolor by Pamela Copeman

"Fierce Night" 20x20 by Kelley Carey MacDonald
The movement of clouds or waves splashing or crashing makes this one of my favorites.

 

"Sway", 12x12 by Page Pearson Railsback

 

January 2023 Challenge: "Anything Goes"

"Chateau In Normandy", 7x9" watercolor by Pamela Copeman

I loved my trip to Paris and beyond...

"Just Another Chocolate Frosted On A Dunkin Napkin" 6x8" by Kelley Carey MacDonald

OK, yes, I have started painting donuts for my "Working In A Series" Class at North River Arts Society.  I have to say, I love these little sweet pillows of pastry!  

 

"Work In Progress" by Page Railsback

"Balancing Act" 6"X6" Oil  by Margaret Farrell Bruno 

One gust of wind and anything goes. 

 

"Winter Market" ink & watercolor 6 x 9 by Jody Regan - checked out Snowport market in Boston's Seaport; though after Christmas, still very active.  Never knew what you'd find around the next corner...

 

"38 Geary - San Francisco bus ride"-watercolor  22"x22" by Sally Dean

 I painted this last month from a sketch I did in 1985 when I lived in San Francisco. I did lots of tiny thumbnails from the windows of the bus and those sketches make great jumping off places for bigger paintings. It's fun to revisit the past. No phones back then to steal my attention.....

"Salt Life" Gouache 3"X11" by Jeanne MacFarland

“Beginning with Brady” 11" x 14”  Acrylic sketch by Victoria Chesley Brega

“The first study of my recently adopted frisky little Jack Russell “Brady” in a moment of repose…”

Kelley MacDonald's Show Opening Sunday!

 From 12-4 on Sunday, January 22 Kelley will be one of the artists featured in a show called

 "Not Your Average Comfort Zone"

There will be paintings of all sizes - from 10x10" to 48x36".  I have priced them to be accessible to all art lovers.  Please consider joining us for some wine and cheese and a great selection of art.

There will be 17 pieces of mine there, all painted in the Intuitive method.  

In addition to the Sunday Opening, there is a "Thirsty Thursday" on January 26th, from 4-7 where a cash bar is available.  Probably less of a crowd, if you are concerned about that, more intimate and you can talk with all of the artists (in addition to me in the large gallery upstairs there will be art by Bee Given and Merle Poulton and in the small adjacent gallery is work by Susan Shaw, and in the gallery downstairs Richard Kattman and Charlotte Handy will be on display)

I hope to see you at one of the Openings!  Thanks for all your support throughout my creative journey!

Providence Art Club 

Maxwell Mays Gallery

11 Thomas Street, Providence RI 02903

December 2022 Challenge: "Flow"

 

"Scituate Jetty" Oil Painting 8"X10" by Margaret Farrell Bruno A Plein Air painting I recently finished up. The ebb and flow of the ocean and tide is always a challenge when painting Plein Air. Paint quick or the rocks 

“Flowing”

9x12 Grid Journal Page 

by Mary Sheehan Winn

Grid Journaling is about flow. I begin by mapping out how many squares I want to work with. I then cover the grids with text using a fine line micron pen. In this one I used Haikus, which I write and keep in my phone notes. I added watercolor and then collage. The grids evolve as I work, but I intentionally place color and design to flow harmoniously throughout the piece. Happy New Year!

"FLOW", 48x48 acrylic, by Page Railsback

"POWER Plant In Nashville" 5x10 watercolor on arches cold press paper

by Sally Dean

The flow of electricity is often taken for granted. Until it is interrupted!

"Jelly Flow" 6x8 Acrylic on Gessobord by Kelley Carey MacDonald

It was a difficult thing to get this river of jelly running - I went to Dunkin's at 7 a.m. to get fresh, fresh jellies, only to find they must have been yesterday's and were stiff and all misshapen!  I coaxed the sweet stuff out as best I could!

"Voila - I love how the water flows through Venice!" 5x7"watercolor  by Pamela Copeman

"Another Lighthouse in Maine" 4x8 gouache by Jeanne MacFarland

“Tidal Flow Study”  9” x 12”  acrylic by Victoria Chesley Brega

“ A study to help solve foreground issues in a much larger painting of Four Score Tidemarsh in North Scituate, my favorite view from the house where I grew up…”

"A River Runs Through It" acrylic on paper by Jody Regan - the  Cut River flows through the Green Harbor area of Marshfield.  It looks benign and moves quickly.  Sweet spot. 

Jody Regan show "Drawn Out" showing at the Hingham Library Dec 3 - Jan 5

 

Jody Regan's show "Drawn Out", hosted by North River Arts Society, chronicles her 5+ years of daily drawing/painting. The show is hanging at the Hingham Public Library from Dec 3, 2022 to Jan 5, 2023 with an opening reception on Dec 8th at 5:30.  

 The show displays seventy-two of Jody's daily works with varied subjects from flowers to urban scenes, to coastal Maine, to restaurant and pub interiors. 

 

Thank you to the Frame Center in Hanover and the dedicated hanging team for all their help.  

 Check out the photos below for a sampling. 

 

"people" themed board at the show

Complete wall almost finished

Measuring and leveling

Scale map for part of the show

Scale map for the entire show

Drawing the the Hingham Farmers' Market

Drawing at a local restaurant