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Artistic Greetings...
The Summer air in California is hot and smokey due to the numerous forest fires we have been having across the state. Many thanks and best wishes go out to our fine fire fighters who have been working so hard to stop the destruction of our lovely landscape. I've been creating indoors where the air is cool and less smokey, so here's what has been going on in my studio lately:
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Art Show in Lowell, Massachusetts
Now you can see images on-line from the Paste-Up Invitational Show that was on exhibition in Lowell, Massachusetts. Click http://www.paste-up.com/exhibit2008.html to see the artwork from all of the invited artists including me. 25 artists were chosen for this interesting show from all over the world including Belgium and New York City. I'm sure you will notice the diversity and fine style of the techniques shown. It is a pleasure to be a part of this show.
Title: Marriage Fruit
The piece above is a collage of found papers, acrylic paint, and tinted bees' wax. It has a companion piece titled, The X-Man, and I have included photos of both pieces here. I wish I could have been at the opening reception, but that would have been quite a long trip for me.
Title: The X-Man
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Where to find my prints:
Giclee Prints of selected images are available at the following fine retail stores. The prints are museum quality, signed, numbered, limited editions of 100, size 16" x 20", professionally matted and framed.
(Certificate of Authenticity included)  Title: Dancing With Daddy
Hang It Up Gallery
4359 Town Center Blvd. Ste 113
El Dorado Hills, CA 95762
(916) 939-1845
Woman Made Gallery
685 N Milwaukee Blvd
Chicago IL 60622
Nava's
2220 J Street
Sacramento, CA 95816
(916) 441-6536
Mellow Me Out (two locations)
1120 Fulton Ave Ste H
Sacramento, CA 95825
and
555 Capitol Mall, Ste 276
Sacramento, CA 95814
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Personal Collector Stories
I would like to share one of my favorite collector stories with you. Several years ago I was having an exhibition in New Zealand, and a collector purchased one of my collage paintings from the series titled: What if the Post Office Could Deliver Leaves? It was a colorful, whimsical piece made from used postage stamps embellished with my pen and ink drawings of oak leaves. Now typically, I write thank you notes to all of my collectors, but this time the buyer wrote one to me! She thanked me for making the artwork, and to my delight and surprise she included in the envelope two real autumn-colored leaves from her own yard in New Zealand! This time the post office did indeed, deliver leaves. The colorful leaves fluttered to the floor of my studio, and are still tacked up on my bulletin board with her note - an inspiration for me to create some more.
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KVIE Art Auction
Title: Plum Colored Pumps (available at KVIE Art Auction)
I am pleased to have my piece titled, Plum Colored Pumps, selected for the KVIE on-air Art Auction to be held September 26 - 28. Please mark your calendars and join Hang It Up Gallery owner, Susie Baggett as she describes my work as well as donated art from Michelle MacKenzie, Judy Arrigotti, Bettie Smith and Dennis Nagatani. Exact on-air times will be posted in my next newsletters, so stay tuned! | |
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Favorite Artist quote of the week:
"all in all, the creative act is not performed by the artist alone; the spectator brings the work in contact with the external world." Marcel Duchamp
Thank you so much for your continued support.
Feel free to forward this newsletter to your art-loving friends. I enjoy hearing from you, so please keep your comments and suggestions for articles coming.
Eileen Downes...the artist who "paints" with bits of torn paper for a palette |
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