Amira's Birthday Painting

                                       

Granddaughter Amira turned four on December 9th



As it was being mailed to Manila (with the Koebel family Christmas parcel) Amira's birthday painting needed to be light weight and smaller this year, but hey it was almost on time!

 

On our back deck on a warm day back in May 2013, Meg Nicks showed me and Win Dinn how she makes acrylic "pours". That tutorial, which I have since forgotten how to do, yielded the rich background below. Until November of this year I never knew exactly what I would do with it, but it proved to be perfect for "Butterflies". 

 

The richly coloured, very shiny surface of the first and only "pour" I've made

 

I went with Amira's mother's suggestion for the subject matter. Using a commercial stencil I applied the smaller mauve butterflies. Later I darkened some of the lower ones with thin washes of darker purple.  Without any particular plan I painted on the first butterfly ...

 

 

 

... and then the other two. Laura had suggested glitter, but I couldn't see how glitter would enhance the painting. With my favourite stencil and Ferro, a paste by Viva Décor which provides a lovely relief, l added the flourishes to the top left and bottom right corners.
 

I wasn't happy with the dull, slate colour of the flourishes

The graphite colour of the stenciled flourishes looked dead against all the pure colour so, with a fine brush, I painted over them with intense, purple alcohol ink, which absorbed beautifully.

  

The finished 12" x 12" acrylic painting  -  BUTTERFLIES   -  (unframed, with painted edges)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMIRA!

Ten for the Show

They say diamonds are made under pressure. I'd like to think that when I have a deadline I can make diamonds. Here are the new works (any on cradled panels have painted edges) that I'll be debuting at the Claresholm Willow Creek Art Show this coming weekend ...

ETHEREAL BEAUTIES   oil flowers on an acrylic mixed media
background, unframed 12" x 6" x 1.5" deep cradled wooden panel

HERE TODAY, GONE TOMORROW   oil flowers on an acrylic
mixed media background,
unframed 12" x 6" x 1.5" deep cradled wooden panel

MIDNIGHT MAGIC   oil flower on an acrylic mixed media (Gelli plate print) background
unframed 12" x 9" x 1.5" deep cradled wooden panel   SOLD

RUFFLES and FRILLS   oil flower on an acrylic mixed media background, unframed 6" x 6" x 1.5" deep cradled wooden panel   SOLD

LATIN LOVELY II   framed oil on MDF panel 6" x 8"   SOLD

EVERYDAY MAGNIFICENCE   oil butterfly and flower on an acrylic mixed media background, unframed 12" x 12" x .5" canvas

COMMON COPPER   oil butterfly on an acrylic mixed media background, unframed 8" x 8" x .5" canvas

BIG DADDY   oil on stretched linen, unframed 8" x 10" x 1.25"   SOLD

BOB   oil bobcat on natural paper background, unframed on a 6" x 6" x 1.5" deep cradled wooden panel   SOLD

MY LITTLE CHICKADEE   oil chickadee on an acrylic mixed media background
unframed stretched canvas 7" x 5" x 1.5"

If you are unable to attend the show but would like to enquire about any of these paintings, please do not hesitate to contact me ...

by phone 403 625-3006 or by email alice@artbysaltiel.com 

Willow Creek Art Sale

Heritage Seniors Social Centre

5009 - 2nd Avenue West
Claresholm, Alberta

Friday, August 8th, 5 - 9PM

and

Saturday, August 9th, noon - 5PM 

On A Roll

While the fascination with mixed media continues, I'm currently adding more of my traditional painting to the mix. The iris below is an example of where I have used oils to paint the flower on an acrylic, mixed media background. 

  

ROYAL QUEEN   oil flower on acrylic background 6" x 6" on cradled wooden panel (2" deep painted sides)
$150. SOLD through Sunny Raven Gallery

As a result of the TURNING THE PAGE exhibition, in July at Sunny Raven in Canmore, the gallery has accepted my small paintings. I'm delighted to say that they are doing well there. Surely it helps that I am no stranger to Canmore, which was my home from 1986-2008.

  

SONG SPARROW   framed 6" x 6" canvas, bird painted in oil on an acrylic background $150. SOLD through Sunny Raven Gallery

Still available at Sunny Raven Gallery are ...
RAZZLE DAZZLE (left) oil painted iris on an acrylic, mixed media, "cell" textured background unframed 9" x 12" cradled panel with 1" painted sides $295.00 and
PAINTING SUNSHINE (right) framed, acrylic, mixed media painting 8" x 10" on canvas $295.00

  

CREATION   unframed canvas (painted sides) acrylic painting 8" x 24"   $150.00 available at Sunny Raven Gallery

TIME IS ON MY SIDE   unframed acrylic mixed media on 12" x 16" cradled panel (1" painted sides)  
$175.00 available at Sunny Raven Gallery      

It's also with great pleasure that I report other, recent, mixed media painting sales ...

 

BUTTERFLIES ARE FREE (left) though Sunny Raven Gallery, PEACOCK PRIDE (centre) at the Claresholm Willow Creek Art Sale and FANCIFUL FEATHER (right) through Willowtree Designs

And last, but not least, I finally completed and delivered this commission ...

DANCING QUEEN   framed oil on MDF panel 5" x 7"   $150.00   SOLD