Silver Brush Art Show

This has been a house of near-silence.

This has been a house of rather intense focus.

This has been a house with little social networking.

This has been a house that is NOW

Ready to Go For It !

Silver Brush Art Show this weekend.

November 13 and 14, 2015

Details below.

If you are in the area please stop by. 

If not, the new paintings are up on my website.

Sharing a few here.

Seems like I had a lot of ideas, sketches, photo references 

to pull from. As a result I ended up with a

mixture of styles, colors, surfaces: from encaustic

to oil to acrylic to mixed media grabbing anything near my easel.

Some times I wonder just how many tubes of paint I go through????

This is the Biggie 36x36 !

This one is wee, 6x6, inches that is.

Encaustic and Mixed Media...loads of fun!

Lots of flowers in this show...roses and sunflowers.

Enjoyed doing five mixed media paintings of women in various stages of contemplation.Would love to see you at the show..fabulous paintings, jewelry, clay work and photography. A portion of proceeds benefit Blessed Assurance, a local day care facility for adults.  A gift of giving.

Have a beautiful month filled with Thanksgiving.  May your blessings be bountiful. 

Thank you for the support and friendship you have given to me over the many years of painting, art shows, blogging, IG and a tiny bit of FB.

Silver Brush Show, November 13, 5:30-9:30 refreshmentsNovember 14, 9:30-4:30
Weaver, Bennett and Bland
196 North Trade Street
Downtown Matthews, NC

Anatomy of an Art Show

The Silver Brush Art Show has now come and gone. It is a charitable event with proceeds going to the Matthew's Help Center.  This is an organization that does much good in our community, especially supporting children and families who are facing difficult times.  

After all the hours of creating new works and preparing them for sale, the time approaches to  load heavy metal display panels,  paintings, boxes of prints/cards, display stands, receipt books and miscellaneous needs  into two vehicles. Fully loaded we drive off  with high expectations.

The annual show is held at Weaver and Bennett Law Offices in our home town. They graciously donate the rooms that we use.

One challenge we all face is deciding how to attractively arrange way too many paintings in a small area!!

But, when you are most exhausted it all falls into place. There seems to be a spot for everything.

Have a peak!

Each artist presents food in their room on opening night.  The law firm provides the drinks.

Being so short on time this year, my appetizers were not FANCY, but nevertheless gobbled up.

The Lollipop-Pop-Kids Collection and color co-ordinated plaster bowls were favorites. 

Paintings are attached to wire racks, covered with pillow-slip fabric cases. They are always a struggle to put on....rather like a TIGHT GIRDLE.....(for those old enough to remember.)

But they work.

Below are two new paintings just completed for the show. They will be on the website, when I next update.

Not everyone, by any means can afford a painting.  But they do love to pick up a print of their favorite painting or a handmade 

card.

It is always a challenge to display paintings which are very diverse in style, color and size.  

 Wanting to help the Hurricane Sandy victims in some small way, I set aside two panels and filled with smaller paintings, with the intention of giving all profits to relief organizations.

People were most generous as most paintings sold. All money is going to an animal humane center in New Jersey.

Probably what surprised people who know my paintings the best, were the softer blue palette paintings.  Two of them sold.

So I guess it is okay to switch things around a bit.

Just a peak into the world of an art show, a modest one!

Thank you to all who came by to support me and my fellow artists.

Thank you for your purchases. The funds raised go to very worthy causes.

The best part of a show like this are the people who come by to share a love of art, visit and chat and leave a bit happier.

Merci

Friday Portraits

With Halloween in a few days, there will be lots of strange,

whacky, funny, hip, ghostly, scary, gorgeous faces trick or treating at the door

.

Do you dress up for Halloween? 

Well, I have not drawn/painted any Halloween images, so I will just 

share one that I did a few days ago.

Will be available matted,

at The Silver Brush Art Show in November.

Old map collaged onto heavy watercolor paper; watercolor;  oil pastel;

graphite pencil, reed pen with China ink; bees wax finish.

Gosh what a lot of "ingredients" for a simple, sketchy face!

Happy Halloween!

Until next time: don't eat too much chocolate!! Sharon