The Art-A-Thon at ArtHatch over the weekend was a lot of fun! I got to meet a lot of my fellow artists in the other studios there (most of whom stayed and made art for the whole 24 hours, so were quite tired.) Even though I only worked for a few hours, I managed to make two small paintings, which I titled “Eclipse IV” and “Eclipse V.” They are both currently up for auction, so I invite you to consider bidding! This is your chance to get one of my paintings for a steal while benefiting a program that brings art education and experience to teen artists. I haven’t photographed the two paintings myself yet, and I’ll get images up within the next week, but you can see them (and bid on them) here until Feb. 4th: Art-A-Thon Auction Page 4 My two paintings are the 2nd and 3rd from the last. To see all the paintings available in this auction (there is some incredible work for sale here and you may just find some amazing deals!) go here: Art-A-Thon Auction.
Here’s another painting for you!
Pivotal Moment, 30 x 30″, Oil/Canvas
As you can see, I’m riding a wave of tree and eclipse-inspired creativity.
This painting shows another Tree of Life, but I think of this one as a younger tree, relatively speaking. I see this tree as having a personality, in a tree-like way of course. It is a living witness to the fleeting but very special moment of the total eclipse, and in this moment, the tree being “plugged in” to the rest of the universe is particularly evident.
The whole scene vibrates with the excitement of the moment, which I tried to show through the color palette, which is both vibrant and earthy.
I’m digging these colors and I’m already planning more paintings with the same palette.
