Mollie October 30th, 2008 Painting , Show Comments(0)

Here is the last of the Plein Air paintings (excluding the one that I didn’t get an image of because it sold before I could).  I’m sorry for the quality of the image.

Mollie October 29th, 2008 Drawing , Painting , Show Comments(0)

I finally have a couple of the Plein Air pieces to show.  This first one is the one that won Third Place in the show.

Mollie October 13th, 2008 Business , Drawing , Show Comments(0)

In the last two weeks I’ve been working exclusively on pieces for the St. Charles Plein Air Art Event.  Including a couple Quick Paint Events, where you basically have three hours to complete an entire piece on location.  My overall experience was great!  Working outdoors was a nice change of pace, I couldn’t have planned more beautiful weather, and my love of architecture was more than appeased by the abundance of historic storefronts and homes in the area.

However, I wont lie and tell you that everything went smoothly.  I was completely out of my element, I’m not used to painting landscapes, and a few pieces ended up in the garbage.  I had a difficult time loosening up, and I had to push through to the end of some seriously rough paintings.  But in the end I find that I would do it all again.  I learned a ton, and had a great time doing it.

This afternoon was the reception for the show.  Which was a big success!  One of my pieces won Third Place and I sold a piece!  The amazing thing about the piece that sold is that I nearly gave up on it, in fact I ended up cutting up the original painting and putting it back together into a three-dimensional piece.  Unfortunately, I didn’t get a good photo of it before it sold, but I did manage to snap a photo with my cell phone.

As usual, I will try and scan and upload images of the pieces.  Which reminds me that I have some pieces at Framations Gallery that I never got photos of either.

Mollie October 13th, 2008 Business , Show Comments(0)

Last week I attended Works of Arf.  A charity art event hosted by the Missouri Alliance of Animal Legislation (they also hosted PAB) to raise awareness for animal rights.  Since the PAB (Puppies are Biodegradable) Show I’ve tried to participate whenever possible, and in this case I donated a pet portrait from my new website www.petillustrations.com.  Additionally, I will donate 10% of the proceeds of any pet illustration commissions that stem from the event to MAAL.

The event was a successs, I met a lot of great people interested in the cause; including the person who ended up bidding on my pet portrait.  I also met another artist that showed an interest in my Skeleton Puppy series and Pet Illustrations.  I really enjoyed her piece in the show and when I got home I visited her website, which I found pretty inspiring.  I can’t explain it, but something about her work brought me back to my art school days.