Kennewick Art Walk and Linda Andrews

Kennewick Art Walk was tonight and we had a nice crowd drop in for conversation and art-chats. There were several folks attending Art Walk for their first time, and 2 from California. The local newspaper featured 2 stories about our Art Walk this month. That was exciting—I'm always very appreciative of the coverage we get for these art events.

My featured artist this month is Linda Andrews. She is displaying her fused glass jewelry: beautiful earrings, multiple sizes and styles of stylish pendants and small gift items are available. Find samples of her work on her website: http://LindaAndrews.us 
Unfortunately she was not able to be in attendance tonight, but I am armed with a large amount of detail about her process and her materials. If you drop by later this month, I will hopefully be able to answer any question. The glass pieces will be on display through next week as we are staying open late Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday evening for the Girls Night Out event. Stay tuned for more details about this fun event!

Work in Progress for Symbiotic Dance of Balance and Bliss

I was a bit negligent in getting the progress paintings posted for "Symbiotic Dance...", so here is a series of images showing the progression from day one to completion, (approximately 4 weeks). The initial concept sketch is hiding somewhere in one of my sketchbooks - so will find that and post it later. This painting measures 4foot square. Enjoy!

day 1 - sketch and blocking in

Day 2 - blocking in colors of first flower

Day 3 - blocking in and modeling the first flower

Day 4 - blocking in and modeling the 2nd flower

Day 5 - starting to take shape, colors are fairly set and movement is where
I want it to be... what about the colors and values?

Day 6 - varying the colors of the leaves and petals and shapes

Day 7 - set up a still life so I could verify the colors and shadows
and noted that the greens needed much warming up

Day 8 - not seeing a huge change here, but refined some of the
yellow petals a bit more and tweaked colors overall

Day 9 - revising the direction of the light on the
left sunflower and making sure the shadows are true

Day 10 - last day on the easel, color, value and some petal adjustments

(completed) "The Symbiotic Dance of Balance and Bliss" oil painting on 48" x 48" canvas ©Laura Gable
fini!

2011 Calendars are here...

Calendar Cover

Back Panel

The 2011 Desk Calendars are here! They make great gifts for that special art-lover in the family.

These innovative, ingenious, and eye-catching desktop calendars showcase a unique painting each month of the year. All the pages fit neatly in the 4”x6“ plastic case. The lid of a calendar case folds back at a 45-degree angle to form an easel to display the current month.

Please contact me if your would like to purchase a calendar. Contact via email: laura@lauragable.com, or phone: 509.308.0666
Click to see all 12 months.

FOR SALE NOW!! $15.00 + $2.50 postage

The Symbiotic Dance of Balance and Bliss

This painting was completed during the summer of 2010. It measures 48" x 48" and is a richly hued oil painting full of lively reds, greens and blues. It represents the balance that is in all of nature: the yin - and the yang; the front - and the back of the objects are revealed and we learn that the back is as glorious and dynamic as the front; the dark - and the light; the red - and the green; the birth - and the death; the joy and the sorrow. Please take a moment to enjoy this lovely painting and share your comments of what you see represented here.

The painting now resides in the dining room of a local art collector. We are excited to see "her" go to a loving home.

Tri-City Artist's Open Studio Tour

Saturday November 13 from 11a.m. - 4p.m.
and Sunday November 14 from 11a.m. - 4p.m.
Please join us for a self-guided driving tour to see 14 artist's in their studios. There will be 11 stops on the tour located in the Tri Cities and the surrounding area... including one studio in Benton City. Check out the tour website for maps and artist information. My studio will be open for this festive event. I will have new calendars on sale, original paintings, and a variety of prints and cards. Call me for more information: 509.308.0666

New Website Launched May 1st

Please check out my new website which was redesigned and launched May 1st.

http://LauraGable.com

Two Nests (6) ... finished! Titled "Enfolded"

The nested painting is now framed in a slightly muted silver leaf frame, which is absolutely beautiful. There is a sense of duality, and a equally balanced comfort in the way the nests settle in towards each other. The mother bird, very soft and enigmatic is hovering in the background. Please drop into the studio to see this painting. It is a lovely companion piece to "Birth" (painted earlier this year... http://gablewip.blogspot.com/2009/04/nest-meets-cosmos-final-prior-to.html)

20x24
Oil Painting
$1245

Two Nests (5)

Work progressed on the two nest painting. The Easter Eggs were painted over, the nest was deepened and simplified. The foreground went from textured fabric to a more abstracted version of sky and straw. The upper background,which had been scrubbed into soft tones in a previously unphotographed painting, shows the bird starting to emerge again.

Two Nests (4)

Progress is crawling on this piece. I seem to have lost interest. My time has been quite fractured lately with short vacation and lots of teaching ... need some time to refill the well. (This was started before the summer). Anyway, I added a bit more background color and some more detail on the wooden eggs in the back nest. Momentum here we come!!

Two Nests (3)

This is a companion nesting piece to the single nest titled "Birth". The top nest has colored wooden eggs nestled inside. I'll paint it in as I see it ... but not sure I like this confusion of color and message. We'll let it go for a while and see what transpires. At the moment I have a suggestion of a crane at the top of the image. I want it to be vague and ethereal. Let's see where that goes, too.

Two Nests (2)

Color placement and imagery are being blocked in here. Oil painting of two nests in progress.

Two Nests (1)

Here is the initial concept and rough sketch in raw sienna on buff toned canvas. It is based on two still life nests that my student brought to me. She was raising birds at the time and these were actual nests that they had built.

Sun Seeker

This un-named sunflower painting sits eagerly on the easel. There was another small tweak to the inside shape of the flower that will need to yet be posted. It's painted in oils in a bit looser style. Wanting to be more expressive, yet still show form. It's not quite impressionistic, but getting there.

UPDATE: As you see, I've named the piece Sun Seeker. It is framed in a lovely gold and black ornate frame. It has a strong presence and looks lovely hung on the studio wall next to Windows of the Soul.

16x20
Oil on Canvas
$830

"Entwined" wins an award

My mixed media painting, "Entwined", won an award at the Larson Gallery's exhibition last month. It won the Baha'i Faith of Yakima Award for Race Unity. The gallery is located in Yakima, WA. I was very pleased, indeed.