For the last 6 weeks I have been working on a series of commissioned paintings for new collectors in San Francisco. With the 3 paintings successfully completed, approved and now being framed I am now in the preparation stage for the next commission. My San Francisco patrons have been wonderful to work with and the process has gone as smoothly as I could possibly hope for. I promised them at the onset that working with me to have their fine art dreams realized would be a rewarding adventure and I did not want to disappoint. When creating paintings for clients I try to zero in on just exactly what it was that drew them to my work in the first place. Was it the sense of color, mood, the texture of pastel, a particular composition, the dramatic use of light, a sense of stillness in a particular painting or was it simply all of it. Understanding what evokes and inspires an individual or a couple about my work is very important when I am given the opportunity to create something new for them. My San Francisco collectors, as a couple had different points of view and likes about the direction to take with the series. My job as an artist was to stick to my own vision while being conscious of my client’s wishes. Many artists find this idea daunting. I myself, love the challenge of delivering something beautiful and special to the people who entrust me to create for them. Commissions are a specialty of mine and I have been doing them for my entire 2 and a half decade career. Here are two of the paintings for the San Francisco commission. These garden paintings will be featured in their dining room . I am also including a picture of one of the walls the paintings will appear on as well as the framing choice. We are using a distressed silver moulding from Max Moulding with an umber wash (that warms it up.) Linen wrapped mats with hand painted bevels will set off the paintings. Custom framing will be completed at Art Brokers Inc. in Sausalito, CA.
"French Garden"
"Tangled Up in Blue"
Dining Room Wall
Max Moulding 923S
Famed Humboldt County author Terry McLaughlin is featuring my pastels on her new website . Terry is a celebrated romance novelist. Visit her here!<http://www.terrymclaughlin.com.
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Earlier this year I was invited by Kennedy Publishing Co. to be featured in one of their Best Of America books, specifically Volume II Pastels, which is in the final stages of completion. I was honored and excited to be chosen to be included in this publication, which consists of both juried entries and invited artists. The paintings chosen for the book are seen above. Clearly my strong color contrasts are what impressed the publishers! The book contents, as well as other offerings from Kennedy Publishing can be viewed at www.bestofartists.com
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My husband Bruce and I had a great time at the Sausalito Art Festival. I had worked very hard in the weeks and months prior preparing for this final event of the summer season and my planning and execution paid off. The Sausalito Art Festival is like no other, at least in my rather limited experience with the higher end art fairs in the western region. In the years preceding the “great recession” painters and artists from other media would enjoy brisk sales and additions to their collector base from visitors who come to this event from all over the world to purchase art. The economy has certainly put its stamp on the volume, but the throngs of enthusiastic patrons who appreciate and support the arts are still showing up in Sausalito over Labor Day Weekend.
Where else can you spend a day or weekend seeing the works of about 300 juried artists and dance to English Beat on one day and Jefferson Starship on another while drinking a margarita! This event is truly a blast and for all the hard work, we artists manage to have an immensely good time as well. The festival organizers brought in a huge crowd each day and for that I am thankful.
I am grateful to my new and established collectors who purchased from me this year and who commissioned paintings….I’ll be kept busy for months to come. As one visitor put it, in this economy, many with discretionary income would rather invest in individual artists rather than purchasing from large chain operations, thereby contributing to the health and sustenance of the arts as a whole. I highly condone that!
Here’s me at the Preview Party. I’m showing off my new JayneMax handbag – a gift from Designer Jayne Dearborn. Check out her beautiful line at:
http://www.designsbyjayne.com/
Sausalito Preview Party
For more information visit www.sausalitoartfestival.org
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