Video Post from I-Drink-Your-Wine.com

This video was created by Dan McCool of idrinkyourwine.com. He has developed a creative marketing venture where he comes to your location to discuss the subject of your choice. At the closing of the "discussion," a glass of wine is shared. Living in a area rich with vineyards, this seems like a good fit. Here we focused on the start-up of my new Laura Gable Studio space ... where I am offering painting lessons, and a showcase of my art. Stop by when you are in the neighborhood (17 N Auburn - Kennewick WA 99336).

Oh and the pertinence of placing this video on my WIP blog, is that you get to see me working on this nesting piece in it's earliest stages. Also see me trying to talk in a lucid fashion while painting.... a challenge, indeed.

"Birth" 2nd post

Yes it's nearing completion..removed the swirl in the upper right--it was competing with the nest shape...tweaked the lower left corner to feels more grounded and organic. May need to break up the large expanse of middle value on the right side with more light values.

"Birth" 1st post

Earlier progress wasn't recorded on this one ... sorry. Let's call this starting point (even though I'm almost finished with it). It's the third painting in my nesting series. Painted in oils with a semi-ethereal presence ... I like the progress.

Aubergine

Fresh from the garden

tilled with love, tended with care,

you found me there...

growing among the tendrils of tomato vines,

my deep violet tones

balanced the musky, husky greens

and umbers of late summer.

6"x6"

oil on board

$125

Adoring Friends

The pomegranate and the gourd

whisper in conspiratorial tones,

sharing secrets and quiet confidences,

as the cerulean blue of twilight 

gently blankets the scene.

6"x6"

oil on board

$125

Purple Pika

The hare, attentive and alert,

displayed in gold and aubergine,

casting shadows of indigo blue,

evokes serenity and well being.

6"x6"

oil on board

SOLD

unknown poem

How much of the journey do we control

and how much controls us?

Are we the weavers of our own web

or are we woven into the quilt of the

Reality we live in?

Poetry by Rumi

(no art today ... just a lovely poem)

Out beyond ideas of 

wrong doing and right doing,

There is a field,

I'll meet you there.

When the soul lies down

in that grass,

the world is too full

to talk about.

Ideas, language, even

the phrase 'each other'

doesn't make sense

Grasping

Inspired by a Michelangelo sculpture, this painting expresses the earnestness of the soul as it reaches towards the light of the Divine. In my view, grapes represent abundance...and so life's cup overflows. The hand portrays contrasting gentleness and strength. I feel hands are expressive of one's emotions. 

Watercolor

13x20

$600

(please contact me if you are interested in purchasing this painting. 509.308.0666)

Marshland Hunter

The small village of Benton City runs parallel to the Yakima river's banks. This arid and often dry climate, is made lush and vibrant by the nourishment of the river. In the autumn it is a joy to drive along DeMoss Road and observe the abundance of fowl nesting and thriving. One day I observed large birds in the trees preening. And then there was this egret, standing in the marshes by a natural spring. Undoubtedly she was searching for the evening's meal. The area was alive with the colors of autumn.

Oil on Canvas

18x18

SOLD

Life's Golden Dance

Our lives are full of golden moments - joys shared with those we love, magical words between friends, and smiles between strangers. It becomes a dance or interplay between souls—moving in harmony, dipping together, spinning about. These bobbing heads tell such a story. The center one looking forward, beckons you to join in. Do you hear the melody?

Oil on canvas

8x24

- SOLD -

Ladies of Summer

The ladies of Summer move to quiet rhythms. Their petals jostle about like fluffy petticoats on voluptuous women. Dancing uninhibited and partnered with golden skylight, they move to the syncopated beat the wind provides. Can you feel the movement?

Oil on canvas

8x24

SOLD

Duality

Sun above, sun below...glimmer of sky peeking through. These petal shaped rays of vibrant gold and orange surround and support the center. The spiraling movements mirror a souls journey through life—reaching, touching, connecting, seeking.

Oil on canvas

5x15

SOLD

Light Bearers

This painting started as a companion piece to the previous posting "Windows of the Soul". Sunflowers lived in my studio for a while - in their normal spot on the still life table...their heads turned from me in such a coy and aloof manner. Below them a bright head screamed for attention. Look at me! She was hiding just beneath the other's sage toned leaf. The entire image was stylized a bit, emphasizing a much happier feeling than the last painting. And the white dove was added upon the suggestion of my student. The entire painting reveals such strong feelings of peace and joy. Does the dominant flower remind you of the Statue of Liberty's torch held upright—imprisioned lightning? 

"Give me your tired, your poor,

your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,

The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.

Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,

I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

(Emma Lazarus 1849-1887)

oil on canvas

24 x 36

Available for Sale $1,700