Painting Choices

 

Pop Up, 16x20”, oil.

I have a lot of references including a zillion photos of possible painting subjects. A few weeks ago I was in a quandary of what to paint after being away from my Colorado studio. It was too cold and windy to paint outdoors, so I spent some time thinking while I was going through studies as well as reference photos.

I came across photos as well as a painting I did of the poppies that were growing in my tiny garden last summer. This was the first year that they survived the chipmunk and ground squirrel invasion. I had tried everything in past years to deter them… and only our relocation program seemed to work.

I was so excited to see these survivors show up and when I looked at my references I began to smile. I decided to do another painting of them. 

This is one of those paintings that brought smiles to my face and heart as I painted it. It is always a joy when a painting almost paints itself. I believe that our souls can connect with each other when a painting demonstrates a feeling. The color choices, the quality of brushstrokes and the subject matter all come together to create emotions. 

If I can create a painting that does that then I am happy.

Where is Amy?

 

          "Day's End", 14x18" oil, $1275. Available               "Out of the Clouds", 9x12", oil $850. 

                             Home Studio                                                Breckenridge Gallery

I am currently in Breckenridge, CO and painting in my studio while we have crazy weather. Snow and bitter cold today while we had springlike weather earlier this week.

In a week or so I will be back at my studio in Evans GA and Edisto Island, SC. A few weeks ago we also had crazy weather as the azaleas and dogwoods began to bloom there. My husband and I left as did a lot of people while the Masters Golf takes over the town. 

Many artists divide their time between locations and studios by choice as well as by circumstance.

I love both locations. I will be showing some of my coastal paintings at the Edisto Art Gallery, Edisto, SC beginning in mid April. My western and other landscapes will continue to be shown at Breckenridge Gallery, CO and the two Old Crows Gallery in Pagosa Springs, CO.

Painting these diverse landscapes is fun as well as a challenge. The air is different, the colors are different, not to mention the vegetation. I have to change my choice of colors in my palette to reflect this. 

Sooooo....where am I? In the best of two worlds..and I see them with fresh eyes as I go from place to place.

Change is good for these very reasons.