Title: Charmed; Medium: Collage; Size: 18
art news from the studio of
Eileen Downes...the artist who "paints" with bits of torn paper for a palette  
 
January 2009
In This Issue
My Art at Kaiser
Mark Your Calendars 2009
Newly Released Giclee Prints
Join Our Mailing List
Where To Find My Work
This Month:
 
Hang It Up Gallery
(Selected Originals and Prints) 
4359 Town Center Blvd. Ste 113
El Dorado Hills, CA 95762
(916) 939-1845
http://www.hangitupgallery.com
  
Pinky's Sacramento
(Giclee Prints Jan. 20 - Feb. 28)
5379 H Street
Sacramento, CA 95819
(916) 451-8185
 
Nava's
(Giclee Prints Only)
2220 J Street
Sacramento, CA 95816
 
Mellow Me Out
(Giclee Prints Only)
1120 Fulton Ave Ste H
Sacramento, CA 95825
and
555 Capitol Mall, Ste 276
Sacramento, CA 95814
 
 
Artistic Greetings...
Happy New Year to my dear collectors, galleries, friends, and fellow art aficionados!  I am enthusiastically awaiting all that 2009 will have in store.  It will be a busy year with exhibitions scheduled in Sacramento, CA; Youngstown, OH; Grand Junction, CO; New Plymouth, New Zealand; and American Samoa. Please see the article below "Mark Your Calendars" for details regarding these exhibitions.  Here's what has been going on in my studio lately:
My Art at the New Kaiser
Women and Children's Center,
Roseville CA
 
 A Fun Day At The Park
Artist: Eileen Downes
Title: A Fun Day at the Park 
Medium: Collage 
Size: 20" x 60" 
 
You're invited to an open house and tour of the
Women and Children's Center
Saturday January 10, 2009
from 11:00 to 2:00 PM.
 
1600 Eureka Rd
Roseville, CA 95661
(916) 784-4000  

I'll be there too, eager to greet you.  Come see all of the artwork designed specifically for the hospital by local artists, including me!  Use the following link to view a "virtual tour" of this state-of-the-art labor and delivery facility now serving the needs of the growing Roseville, CA community.
(be sure to click on the photo of the baby to start the video)
 
My collage painting, A Fun Day At The Park, was a delightful commissioned piece to create.  Happily, one of my neighbor's children expertly modeled for me while pretending to skateboard in my studio.  Another little girl pretended to dance on daddy's shoes.  As a mom of three (nearly all grown-up) girls, I feel very strongly connected to family.  I LOVE babies, and kids off all ages, and I hope that when you view my work at the hospital, you notice that same feeling reflected in my artwork there. 
close up
Close-Up Detail of portion of piece titled,
A Fun Day at the Park
Mark Your Calendars
Future 2009 Exhibitions
 
Seasons on the American River Series 
Part of the American River Series that will be available at
20th Street Art Gallery, Sacramento in June 2009
 
June 2009
Eileen Downes - American River Series
20th Street Art Gallery

911 20th Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 930-0500
http://www.20art.net
 
June 2009
Butler Institute of American Art
524 Wick Avenue
Youngstown, Ohio 44502
 
July 2009
Western Colorado Center for the Arts
1803 N. 7th Street
Grand Junction, CO 81508 
 
Puke Ariki
(dates and details to be announced)
1 Ariki Street
Private Bag 2025
New Plymouth, New Zealand
 
The MADD Gallery
American Samoa
(dates and details to be announced)
Newly Released Giclee Prints 
Pinky's Sacramento, CA
 
 Title: Ocean Breeze
Artist: Eileen Downes
Title: Ocean Breeze
         Limited Edition Giclee Print
Medium: Collage
Size: 16" x 20"
 
Come see my newly released Limited Edition Giclee prints from the Scenes From Hawaii Series at Pinky's Sacramento.  Prints available only January 20th - February 28th.  All prints are signed, numbered, matted and framed.
 
Pinky's
5379 H Street
Sacramento, CA 95819
(916) 451-8185  

Hawaii no 2 
Artist: Eileen Downes
Title: Sunset at Kimo's - Lahaina, Maui
Limited Edition Giclee Print
Medium: Collage
Size: 20" x 16"
Favorite Artist quote of the week:
 
"Every good painter paints what he is."                    Jackson Pollock 

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.
 
Sincerely,
Eileen Downes...the artist who "paints" with bits of torn paper for a palette