How to capture a butterfly without a net 9 "13

Once again..We're in the midst of the annual butterfly migration . Thousands of monarchs are headed south for the winter.  They're so beautiful to watch as the float by like little fairies.  This is a quick ( 1 hour) pastel study of a monarch resting on some goldenrod. It was done en plein air at the campsite we are staying in in North Carolina.  When I was a kid, the camp counselors taught us to catalog the smaller wildlife we saw by netting it and pinning it in a box. This little 7" x 5"  study seemed so much better an option for capturing the creature

WIP Day 5: Ricefields on the Ashley 7"13

You are now looking at a photo of the finished painting: "Rice Fields on the Ashely".

"My Grocking" is done! This morning. I differentiated the bushy  foliage on the lower right of the foreground so that the willow is distinguishable form the tree behind it.  I also,  adjusted the saturation of the yellows in the middle ground (rice  fields grasses have more cad-yellows than before), and added a touch of blue to the sky just above the tree line on the horizon.  I even signed it (after I took the photo). At this point I consider the painting process complete.

The next step is to  wait until it is dry enough to have a professional photo taken of it*, then varnish and frame it,

* Note All of the photos for these mini lesson  posts were taken with a hand-held camera, under my studios ceiling lights, while the canvas was still wet..  The professional photos will  use a spots to give an even lighting over the entire painting, and a polarizing filter to ensure there is no reflective glare from those lights

See all four earlier posts of this process beginning with the post on July 16th

Applewood Mini Canvas Sale Continues

The Seacoast Artists Guild  Children's Art Fundraiser  being held at Applewoods is going strong.Almost half of the paintings have sold,  but there are still many beautiful one of a kind works of art available.   

For example, look at this exquisite oil painting by Ulrike Morello.  

This and many others will be on sale through Christmas at

Applewoods 

14361 Ocean Highway ( aka Highway 17)

Litchfield

South Carolina, 29585

New Paintings at CAG Oct 1

Pastel Paintings from Dunes Series

Sunday, Sept 30th was change-out day at the Charleston Artist Guild Gallery.  Here's my new paintings. They show off well against the neutral green wall.

Alvin B. Glen Exhibition

Last night we attended Charleston Artist Gallery's Opening Reception for Alvin B Glen  Exhibition "Glimpses of the Low Country".  His style could be called Surreal-Realism. Seldom are images in fully recognizable environments. He either includes or takes away some element allowing the viewer to complete the image. Bright colors are used to catch the eye to engage the viewer.

"The images in this exhibit give brief looks into how I grew up and how new experiences affected my view of the familiar, the expected and the new. I prefer not to tell a complete story, but instead allow the viewer to complete the story with the knowledge they bring to the piece."
Visit the Charleston Artist Guild Gallery during the month of July to catch a "Glimpse of the Low Country" and complete a story of your own. Gallery is open Sun through Sat 11am-6pm.

Introducing My Fine Arts America Website

I have created a website with Fine Art America specifically for those who are interested in purchasing reprints of some of my original artworks.  Check it out at:

http://cecelia-campbell.artistwebsites.com/

Now Showing at Charleston Artist Guild Gallery

You may remember from an earlier post this summer that I have been accepted into the Charleston Artist Guild Gallery  on East Bay Street.  October 1st was the  installation day. 

 In a lot of  galleries,  a new artist is often e relegated to spaces the back of gallery.  Imagine my surprise when I found my work was placed on the main corridor and clearly visible from the entrance. 

What a wonderful start!.