The Tuscan Countryside with a Palette Knife

Happy New Year!

My final commission of 2012 was a 4 x 8 foot painting on panel.  The wall which it was designed for had a vaulted ceiling, so the custom framing allowed the painting to appear as an architectural element in the room.  Using a limited palette of colors to coordinate with the furnishings, only knives and blades were used to create this painting, no brushes.  This technique gave the painting a rich texture.  Painting it brought me a great deal of enjoyment, especially when I pulled out my old "Bob Ross" plexiglas painter's palette.  I have included the progression photos so you may see my process.

Wishing you peace and joy in the new year.  Thank you for your continued support of my efforts.
Christine

Initial sketch

Gessoed panel

Charcoal outline

Tonal underpainting

Color wash underpainting - Right

Color wash underpainting - Left

Color wash underpainting - Detail

My Bob Ross Plexiglas Palette

Finished

Detail

Installed

A Forest Fellow

A familiar friend from my backyard...

This is the last little picture I could complete for the Providence Art Club's Little Picture Show.  The show runs until December 23rd.  Gallery Hours

3 New Little Paintings

Created for the Jamestown Holiday Small Picture Show, these three critters continue my realism series of 5x7 acrylic paintings.  I will also be exhibiting several landscape paintings.  The opening reception is this Thursday, 11/29, from 6-8pm at the Jamestown Arts Center, 18 Valley Street, Jamestown, RI.  We hope you can join us!

6 Little Paintings

The Holiday Little Picture Show at the Providence Art Club opens to the public this Sunday, November 18th, with a reception from 12 - 4pm.  These 5x7 inch acrylic paintings on board were great fun to complete.  I will be painting several more for the Jamestown Art Center Holiday Show at the end of the month.

I encourage all to stop by the art club this season.  Hundreds of paintings are on display, with no painting priced higher than $250.  It is a perfect way to begin a collection!

Providence Art Club

Lusterstone Walls in Eggplant

This two day project was completed during "Sandy" at Moss Salon on North Main Street in Providence.  Lusterstone is a mica embedded resin that is applied with a trowel or blade.  It reflects light well and creates great depth of color.  It is also very durable and easy to repair if needed.  The area behind the concrete balusters was challenging but the impact with the aged gray of the concrete was worth the extra effort.

Winter is coming

A quick mural, completed in a half day, for a couple who wanted to "frame" their old snowshoes with a winter scene.  The project was finished with a light brushing of "Ice Cap" glitter glaze on the tree branches.

The BLU Restaurant Project

With fall upon us, I thought it best to get back to my routine of blog posting my latest work.  It was a very productive summer, with plenty of variety to my workload.  The largest project was the new BLU Restaurant at 20 Water Street in East Greenwich.  The dining room is now open, so you can go and see my work up close!

Restaurant design rendering under the direction of Skovron Interior Design.  This was my first rendering in a very long time, which had a heck of a learning curve for me.  Thank goodness my husband paid attention in drafting class, and he is a really good teacher! (Angles in this image are distorted due to my camera.)

The three piece abstract on aluminum for the dining room was great fun to do.

The collaboration with Lucid Glass & Skovron Interior Design to create a Miami style bar was exciting.  Each section of acrylic was hand painted and arranged by me, then assembled and installed by the artisans at Lucid Glass Studio.

And finally, the original tavern sign was refurbished.