Collection of Small Paintings

At this time of year I create a collection of small works to present at our local craft sale. Many of these paintings are available and would make excellent Christmas gifts. If you'd like to make a purchase (or purchases!) I invite you to contact me at ... alice@artbysaltiel.com

CHICKADEE SONG III   oil (bird) on mixed media background   6" x 6" framed   $150   SOLD 

CHICKADEE SONG IV   oil (bird) on mixed media background   6" x 6" framed   $150   SOLD  

CHICKADEE SONG III and CHICKADEE SONG IV shown framed 

BOTTICELLI ON FIRE (parrot tulip)   oil   6" x 8" framed   $195   SOLD  

Fun in the studio at Linderman Law; the lawyer, Karen Linderman, sporting a manicure to match BOTTICELLI ON FIRE

CRIMSON BLUSH   oil rose on acrylic tinted, vintage sheet music   6" x 6" x 2" unframed cradled panel (painted edges)   $150   SOLD 

PEACH BELLINI   oil rose on acrylic tinted, vintage sheet music   6" x 6" x 2" unframed cradled panel (painted edges)   $150   SOLD 

FIERY QUEEN   oil 6" x 6" x 2" unframed cradled panel (painted edges)  $150   SOLD 



EVENING ENCHANTMENT   oil 12" x 9" unframed cradled panel (painted edges)  $250   SOLD     

PINOT GRIS   oil  7" x 5" framed   $150   SOLD 

At the Claresholm Kinette Christmas Craft Sale with my booth buddy, Judy Dahl, November 21st, 2015

Last Small Works of 2014

As 2014 quickly slips away I want to say that I hope you had a joyful holiday season, to wish each of you a happy and fulfilling 2015 and to also extend my thanks for continuing to read and support my artistic endeavours.



PEACH SPLENDOR   6" x 6" x 2" cradled panel, mixed media, rose painted in oil   SOLD

There are other painters who incorporate sheet music in their work, but I was particularly inspired by this painting ...  

Vicki Ross' WHITE ROSE  Encaustic on paper  7" x 7" 

You can see more of Vicki's art here. 

Just up the highway from us, a town called Nanton boasts an antique walk. There, in one of the many shops, Bill found an abundance of old sheet music. I was delighted to find that the larger sheets are big enough to completely wrap a 6" x 6" x 2" deep cradled panel. Fixing the sheets to panels with Golden gloss gel medium, I then tint and colour them using acrylic paints. Unable to resist the luminosity that I can achieve with oils, they are what I use to paint the focal points.   

ROSE FLAME   5" x 7" framed panel, mixed media, rose painted in oil    $150.   SOLD 

CHICKADEE SONG II   6" x 6" framed panel, mixed media, bird painted in oil   $150.   SOLD

Thirty years later, I thought I'd bring back for a repeat engagement the same chickadee I painted in 1984. The original oil painting is in the private collection of Ron and Pennie Casey of Canmore, Alberta. From it (back in the 80s) we created a limited edition of 200 photo lithograph prints. The edition has long since been sold out but we do have 4 of the 7 artist's proofs available for sale ($250. each, unframed).

    

 

A couple more of my classic favourites ...

SWEET ANGEL   5" x 7" framed acrylic painted birch panel, iris in oil  $150.  

LAVENDER LOVELY   acrylic 12" x 6" x 2" cradled panel   $275  SOLD

The above is a perfect addition to complete a trio along with these two painted this past summer on panels of the same dimensions ...

The above paintings are available at Sunny Raven Gallery, Canmore

And that folks wraps up the art I produced in 2014!

To enquire about the Chickadee prints or any of the paintings shown here, please contact me at alice@artbysaltiel.com

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 

New Work

Night Owls   unframed acrylic/mixed media on canvas 1.25” deep 12” x 12”
$395. available at Sunny Raven Gallery, Canmore

Last summer, on a visit to Win Dinn in Creston, I took the above canvas no further than misting on the intense gradation of blues to purples, using her Dylusions spray inks. In March, while Meg was visiting, I borrowed her stencil for the texture to which I added some of her iridescent, turquoise foil. Meg further shared her super sparkle lustre pigment, a pearly, fine powder which I sprinkled on the centre area (made wet with clear water). This created the milky way like effect. The swath of turquoise is a torn piece of hand painted paper with nondescript script commercially stamped on it. I coloured only the glowing eyes of the small owl, which was also created using a commercial stamp. He was originally on a stack of books, but I opted to cover them over with more painted paper to create the stump. The feature great horned owl is painted in oils. The ghost feathers were stamped on a semi transparent paper (with flecks of silver) before being adhered plus there is the one real feather embellishment.

  

March 10th, Meg shared her supplies, knowledge of mixed media and innovative ideas with Judy, her granddaughter Jackie, and me.
Here the background for Night Owls is upside down

In all the years I've painted (50 by now) I've never painted an owl, nor a butterfly.  I was in the mood for both ...

  

On The Move   unframed butterfly in oil on acrylic background on a cradled wooden panel, 1” deep  4” x 4”
$100. available at Sunny Raven Gallery, Canmore                  

In contrast I have painted dozens of irises. To me, even the most common varieties are exquisite, the exotic ones resplendent.

Latin Lovely   framed oil on MDF board 5” x 7”    $150. available at Sunny Raven Gallery, Canmore

For Heart of Gold I employed my favourite scroll stencil and molding paste to create the relief in the the upper right as well as the magical combination of sap green and Daniel Smith's Duochrome Oceanic luminescent acrylic for the background.

Heart of Gold   framed iris in oil on acrylic background on canvas 10” x 8”
$295. available at Sunny Raven Gallery, Canmore        

One of my painting students is an accredited equine photographer who knows how to capture magnificent images of considerably more than only horses. The painting below was inspired by one of Judy's somewhat enhanced photographs of an early spring melt in her yard ...

Electric Meltdown   framed oil painting on MDF board 12” x 16”   $1000. available at Sunny Raven Gallery, Canmore

Along with me, Judy and Irene took on the same image. Everyone was spent after four afternoons at work on it. I signed mine and the ladies took theirs home to complete. I sure hope that they've done their homework and have finished their paintings!

With Judy and Irene the day we began our Electric Meltdown paintings, March 31st

With Judy and Irene Day, working on our Electric Meltdown paintings on day three, April 9th

And because Judy's painting is hidden from view (by me) in both of the studio photos ...

 Judy blocking in her painting on day one 

The ladies were brave souls. They both did a remarkable job of a very complex image with all those wretched branches, and their reflections! My wish for them is that they have learned new and exciting ways to mix colours. I may even have infected them with the desire to own some of the exotic tubes of oil colours that I keep in my paintbox!