THE ROAD FROM THE CENTER

THE ROAD FROM THE CENTER

This is the road leaving the Franciscan Center in Lowell.

Two styles

People often remark about my diversity of styles. I love to paint loose acrylic landscapes and I also love to do more abstract mixed media pieces. Because I've been working in the Flat River Gallery and 89 ART Scene so much I've been doing more landscapes because they are more portable. I need all the tools and mess in my studio to work in mixed media and if I did transport everything, I run the risk of making a giant mess in the gallery space!

MORNING LIGHT

HEAVEN & NATURE SING 3

still blogging after all these years!

I went on a trip through memory lane. I went back in time and looked at things I've blogged over the years. April 2, 2006 was my first blogpost. It's amazing to have this record of my work over the last 7 years.

Morning

MORNING Acrylic 16" x 20" Virginia Wieringa

This is hot off the presses. I like it. I used Winsor Blue in the sky. I haven't used it before. I think it worked well. It's so satisfying to paint patches of sunlight!

sunflowers

As promised, here's a summer sunflower. It's coming!!

snow scenes

People in Michigan and elsewhere have about had it with winter. It's March 26 and we are looking for warmer breezes and no snow! So I post these two 16" x 20" paintings to get them off the list of things that haven't been posted! From here on in, it's warmer posts!

Roadside Attraction: toward the Art Deck

Roadside Attraction: Tosebo Hill

Roadside Attraction: study for Morning Light

ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS: Near Hamilton

I just finished this little painting. It's 12"x24". It was inspired by a trip along the back roads of Allegan County necessitated by road work on my usual route to 89 ART scene. It's in a series of paintings I'm calling Roadside Attractions. The shadow on the barn was what made me turn around.

Crazy Paper Quilt finds a home

This collage found a home yesterday. I'm thrilled because it's a piece I love and now it will be appreciated by its new owners!

A piece in FUMC Celebration.

Forward Movement

First United Methodist Church in downtown Grand Rapids has had a juried show for 40 years called Celebration. It highlights spiritual art. This year 'Forward Movement" was selected to be in the show.

Possible

Possible 2013

This piece combines my love of circles, layers and textures.

In process since 2006

Embedded Prayer

Celestial Timing #6

These pieces are on top of paintings I thought were completed in 2006. It took until now to get the right layer! It's great to have the energy to be in the studio again!! Pain free. Praise God!

LAKESCAPES

Michigan Cove

Near Glen Arbor

My first lakescapes of 2013. Tiny. 6" x 11".  I have just the right frames for them!

RED PAPER QUILT (2013)

RED PAPER QUILT (2013)

This is my first piece out of the studio for 2013. Now to frame it and hang it at Flat River Gallery and Framing.

F&W becoming Flat River Gallery & Framing

For six years, I've been affiliated with Fire and Water ART! in Lowell. The space that was Fire and Water ART! is becoming Flat River Gallery and Framing! We're still at 219 West Main, but we're getting a facelift and new artists are joining many of the F&W artists. Deidre Wingelaar is still our framer.

We'll be having a GRAND OPENING when everything gets put into place!!


Flat River Gallery & Framing is on Facebook.

Painting again- the kitchen

Now that my knees are healing, I'm painting again. I have been in my studio and started new work and completed a few pieces, but I'm drawn to updating our living space and so teh painting this week will take place on our kitchen!

Songbook cover

Gathered Together #9  has been selected as the cover for a 3 year cycle of songbooks starting in 2014. This journey of art is really surprising! The art director of OCP found this image online. I haven't been working in this exact mixed media style for a while and it's inspired me to get my stencils back out and work into some pieces in the 'halfway done' pile. If any come up into the 'finished' category, I'll post them.

ordering cards and calendars