Online Gallery Notes, May 14, 2020

Celeste Bergin: 1. My cat Mufasa always cozies up to me when I'm writing in my journal. He throws his paw over my arm as his way of saying pay attention to me. It's an everyday occurrence that I totally love   2. “A woman knows the face of the man she loves as a sailor knows the open sea”. (—Honore de Balzac) 3.  Daisy  demands equal time

Robin Berry:  This little drawing says LOVE

Marti Brandtner: 1. We all live under one umbrella, different nationalities, religions and beliefs. Even in the days of gloom (the rain in this painting) we need to walk together. This painting is The Highway My Way. It actually won first in show, in one of the Dog Park Shows. 2. My Grandfather was a lead man bringing and building the railroad out west! I love nostalgia...and this sure fits. It is a 30×42? Acrylic. 3. Teddy, a very missed and loved dog. 4,5 This is Mason, my grandson. The theme has been love.... I have posted all of my grandchildren now. He really loves band... and I tried to capture his love for it. 16X16 Acrylic The second one is a 18X24 Leo's first haircut

Kimberly Chai: My MIL used to call hydrangeas “snowball flowers”.

Tedd Chilless: 1. Wild SW Series 050220-3 6”x6” oil In this series of small paintings I want to explore the southwestern states. I am attempting to capture the emotional response to color, scale and proportions of the landscape. / “Along an Oregon Coastal River” Series, 050720-2 6”x6” acrylic / This is the last painting of my river series. For painters wanting a place to paint with a beautiful view point. This is in Seaside, Oregon on the north end of Franklin Street. There a panoramic view to left to the ocean, north to Gearhart and to right is mouth of river.  (Yes, the the 3 kayakers were actually there!!)

Stephanie Cissna: Love: Canada Lynx mother & kitten. Watercolor & pencil.

Bets Cole: Love

Mark Ivan Cole: 1. "Behind the Mask - May, 2020" Various soft pastels on MingART, 10x8" Self portrait from life. 2. "Still Working It Out" Pen & ink on Bristol, 6.5x5" Much of what we once had is long gone. Of that which remains, some grows and some rots. One way or another, we're still working it out.

Hilarie Couture: ….A model’s break during an alla prima session. She had to bring her newborn to the session so I got a quick painting while she was nursing

Kathy D Allegri: 1. May 2020 Sundown” 8”x10” 2. 7 May 2020 “Yucca Blossoms” Watercolor

Tom Daniels: 1. Local trees in the sun

Serena Dinsmore:  This is the fella I've been hanging out with for 41 years or so. Guess that qualifies as love. Still like him.

Sharman Francis: 1 hummingbird 2, 3: I love herons

Lisa Gilbert: 1 Love  2 Love

Geri Graley: 1. In keeping with this week’s prompt “Love”, this is a commissioned caricature that I did for a sweet couple who were married just this weekend! Ink and watercolor on paper, 9x12”. 2. “Parallel Play”, Acrylic on watercolor paper, 9x12”.

Sandy Hanis: Loving all the Spring weather even the cold rainy days which begets all the green.

Cynthia Jeffrey: Just finished this after a long hiatus

Blaine Johnson:  1, 2 no text 3. ‘Something Borrowed, Something Blue‘ 8x10” oil.

Tara Kemp: 1. "The Flower Vendor" 24x 20" oil on canvas. 2 ”Heceta Sunset", 20 x 10" oil on canvas.

Joanne Kollman: 1. LOVE coastal dog play. Afternoon Light. 2. LOVE McD’s $1 coffee 3. 1 Sometimes I just LOVE light.

Bhavani Krishnan:  For the prompt 'love' a portrait of my parents I did for Mother's day (Digitally painted with Procreate)

Susan Kuznitsky: ‘All You Need is Love’ pastel 24 x 12. Given our theme this week how could I not post this one!

Anna Lancaster: 1. One of the most Joyful paintings expressing what brings piece to my heart of friends from Esperanza/Horizon church. Looking forward to more youth group beach trips 2,3 / 2 of the most emotionally difficult paintings painted for friends. Love as this weeks emphasis. 4 Love as this weeks emphasis, members of the Cristos Church Ibadan, Nigeria husband Glenn’s medical missions trip with Compassionate Hands International. 5 Love that little baby girl

Richard Lewis: 1. Thought I'd get a little colorful. "Fruits and Veggies" 12x18 oil on masonite

Ken Mazzochi:  LOVE I believe is the strongest element in the universe. For me, this recent painting represents LOVE.

Dave McBride: POUDRE WITH ATTITUDE, 10x10 acrylic on panel Alla Prima on a chilly morning along the Cache la Poudre river in the canyon west of Ft Collins.

Pamela Orazio-Mlady:  Old fashioned tulips in my neighbor’s yard. Not the easiest flowers to paint!

Pam Orazio-Mlady: Old fashioned tulips in my neighbor's yard.

Sandra Pearce: The Sunflower Whisperer Watercolor, 22 x 30

Mike Porter: 1. I never tire of painting our iconic mountain, especially on a clear spring day with its winter snow pack. This is on a watercolor greeting card. 2-7 5 greeting cards I painted this week in casein and gouache. Took much longer than with watercolor but was a good exercise for me using opaque media...which most of you all use. Poppies are blooming along the roadways now out in Washington Co. Don't tell anyone but I took a trip up into the hills to see the red clover fields, pulled over, and dug up some of the orange poppies and planted them in my yard. I figured Washington Co. won't mind if I take some...sorta like getting a property tax refund.

Chris Rectenwald: Memory of my sisters. 16x20 oil on canvas. LOVE

Debra Renard: "Love" Did this abstract with oil and cold wax - new medium for me and first abstract.

Eunice Sause:  I love painting still life

Raphael Schnepf: 1. Arbor 12" x 9" oil on muslin board. 2. Cliff Face 11" x 7" gouache on illustration board.

Jessi Sevy: I'd like to share this drawing my daughter did when I nominated her to do the 7-Day-Art post. She called it a "Steampunk mixed media profile sketch".  In fact the drawing looks like her fiancé.  She is graduating from university this year, and now they're stuck in Nottingham, England waiting for his visa to be approved.  She just will not come back without him. Suppose that's an action of love   (Autumn Sevy)

Donna Sires:  Donna Sires: A couple of years ago I painted a portrait of my daughter's dog. She loved it and told me I had to paint all her brother's pets too, so I did. So here are all my kid's pets. One of my sons just got a new puppy, so I see another pet portrait in the near future.

Nancy Smith-Klos:  1. "LOVE" Iris Portrait oil on 24 x 48" canvas During the Eagle Creek fire in 2017, I painted in my kitchen from flowers I bought at the Sunday market...currently I am missing the chance to paintout in the Shreiner's Iris fields-something I have done for the last 5 years...this was and is the next best thing, to paint each flower as if it were a family member. 2. MARKETPLACE in Neskowin, Or. oil on 12 x 12" canvas  This painting was inspired by my Sat. visit to the Farmer's Market in Neskowin, Or. Late in September there are so many yellows in the flowers and veggies. 3. Victoria Vineyards Lupin Garden 18 x 36" canvas

Donna Stevens: I. Love. Trees.

Sara Stevenson: 1. for “LOVE” I love fishing, especially tuna fish. The farther out you go, green cold water warms into blue.

“ I see Color” as the silver torpedo surfaces 2. Acrylic 16x20” Wilson river Just recently finished.

Quin Sweetman: I just love Irises. This is a quick little still-life, 8x6”

Jim Syfert:  Busy week and still managed to get some painting done. Not sure they all fir the “Love” subject but guess it depends on what or who one loves. Stay safe and healthy!!

Joanne Thorpe: One studio painting and one plein air this week for the “love” of nature. I’m still playing around with the plein air so I can go back and try again.

Kathy Towne: "A Cow and Her Calf". These cows live just down the street from my house. I love the way the sun hit their coats. It is a 12x16" oil on canvas. 2. Found this barn while driving home from an Alla Prima paint out last summer. I've painted it a few times, each in a different way. Just finished this version a few days ago. 12x16" oil on canvas. 3. "Concho the Goat". Painted Tuesday. 12x16" oil on canvas. 4. Regarding the theme this week, "Love", I'm sharing a painting I recently completed for a non-profit I founded back in 2011 called, "Divine Threads". Divine Threads serves and loves on disadvantaged women, providing makeovers, clothing, career counseling and spiritual support. My painting represents all the women we have served and all we will serve in the future. "She is clothed with strength and dignity. She can laugh at the days to come." Proverbs 31:25.

Loretta Unger: I “love” to paint from imagination. A dream-like quality is always what I'm chasing after

Bonny Wagoner: For the prompt "Love", here is my best friend in her younger years.  Colored pencil on hot press watercolor paper.

Elo Wobig: Did a blah plein air last week but saw this cute VW on the way home. Painted that the next day and felt a lot better about myself 2. This is another one of those just passing by scenes that caught my eye. Roger and I were walking back to our bnb in Cinque Terre a couple years back.

8x10 oil “Va-va Vespa!” 3. From the Spotted Cat Jazz Club in New Orleans when my husband and I travelled there last fall. We love Live music and Jazz 8x10 Oil

Tim Young: 1 and 2 9x18 oval and 8x12 Acrylic  I got some Golden high flow acrylics and had to take them for a test drive. Fun. 3. 16x20 oil on canvas panel  Studio play time. 4. 12x9 acrylic

Cindy

Vicki Zimmerman:  Title: "Love a la Matisse" I love Matisse's paintings even though my own are nothing like his. However, for the love prompt I decided to have some fun channeling Matisse.

Yong Hong Zhong: Painting water is similar to painting sunlight and air, you have got to feel it !

Regina Atwood:  1. Lorikeet Love  2. A  Safe Place I painted the birds after a wc class with Bev Jozwiak and Vicki Nelson.  I love their drippy, juicy style.  So this was fun.  And I have always loved horses! 

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 Our next Thursday Online Gallery is Thursday, May 21. The optional prompt is COOL The prompts remain optional, we continue to be interested in your current projects, whatever they might be (“Artists Choice” :)