Wednesday, June 9, 2021

Post 138: Bee Series 1: Buzz the Bee, 4x5 Acrylic on Stretched Canvas

Painting Name: Buzz the Bee

Bumbles and Honey Bees welcome to my garden! There is a small store next to Clearbrook Center of the Arts at Tackett's Mill that is called The Bee Store. It is adorable. Everything having to do with bees. A lot of the traffic that comes through Clearbrook are going to or coming out of The Bee Store.

SKU: 06BW21ACL2

Medium: Acrylic

Size: 4x5 Stretched Canvas

Price: SOLD

Edition Year: 2021

Series: Busy Bee Series 1

Commissioned? No

What Brought About this Painting?

With a garden in my backyard this summer, and anyone that knows me well knows it is a small garden, it attracts the small creatures. A fence deters the larger ones. But "Buzz the Bee" is welcome here, any time.

I like doing small art. It's quick (usually) and cute in my opinion. Let me know what you thing too.

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Tuesday, June 8, 2021

Post 137: PWAS 50th Anniversary More Pictures Part 2

PWAS 50th Anniversary continued - Part 2

Recently, the Prince William Art Society celebrated 50 YEARS! Isn't that awesome! The members celebrated that golden milestone on Saturday, June 5, 2021 at The Winery at Sunshine Ridge Farm located at 15850 Sunshine Ridge Lane, Gainesville, VA 20155. Their website is https://www.thewineryatsunshineridgefarms.com/

In my previous post I had my photographs as well as a few that a friend of mine took and those are found in this blog post: https://donnascavepainting.blogspot.com/2021/06/pwas-50th-anniversary-celebration-at.html so be sure and view those too.

On with the show...

I wish I had asked what was on the mantle, an interesting object is it not? If anyone knows, let me know! Artwork above L to R is 1. "Strutting My Peacock Stuff" by Donna Liguria, 2. Jim Gallagher, 3. unknown, 4. Jim Gallagher, unknown.

The photographs were taken by various PWAS members so I am not sure to whom the credits toll. The first two artworks above from left to right is by Bettie Sperty, 3. unsure, 4. Bettie, 5. unsure. I will update if I learn more, so please let me know!

Artwork L to R: 1. unknown, 2. unknown, 3. Wendy Zaidman

Artwork above L to R: 1. unknown, 2. Sandra McClelland Lewin, 3. Kelly Haneklaus

This is the upstairs of the winery which is available for lots of events. The view from the windows is AWESOME and the view in the room is awesome because of the artwork AND the PWAS members!

Above artwork is by Jim Gallagher

Prince William Art Society is 50!

Nothing Bundt Cakes, delicious morsels of giddy goodness. Located at 7324 Atlas Walk Way, Gainesville, VA 20155 and their website is https://www.nothingbundtcakes.com/products?utm_source=google&utm_medium=menu

Margaret Angela Franklin, Herb Williams, Nancy Kyme and my mug shot.

Margaret Angela Franklin, the Woodbridge District Supervisor

Bettie Sperty and Herb Williams, the Arts and Recreation Specialist for Prince William County

Nancy Kyme

Sandra McClelland Lewin, PWAS President did the opening honors and introductions, and Mr Sperty played guitar, although not at the same time.

Table Decorations were lovely, doubly so because artwork was also added for door prizes by PWAS members.

The view from the upper room at the Sunshine Ridge Farm Winery of Manassas Lake

Jewell Pratt Burns, a founding member of PWAS and the Scholarship Program initiator.

Rosemary Shatz with a door prize

One of mine, "Saltwater Aquarium" 16x20 framed acrylic on stretched canvas by Donna Liguria

Table Decorations, some of them edible

Victor Angry, the Neabsco District Supervisor

AND these are the other 3 paintings of mine on display at the winery until about June 29, 2021:

"No One Teaches Riding So Well As A Horse" 18x24 acrylic on stretched canvas by Donna Liguria

"Mount Everest" 16x20 framed acrylic on stretched canvas by Donna Liguria

"Strutting My Peacock Stuff" 18x24 acrylic on stretched canvas by Donna Liguria

Photo Curtesy of Ana Quispe: Me between my horse and peacock paintings.

Photo Curtesy of Ana Quispe: My good friend, Teresa Jackson of TG Hair FX in Belmont Bay won a door prize as well.

A good time was had by all. Special thanks to the PWAS Anniversary committee for making the day so NICE! And also to Sunshine Ridge owner Maria Rafferty and staff and to Nothing Bundt Cakes!

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Monday, June 7, 2021

Post 136: Get Flowers, Paint Them, Still Life 16x16 Acrylic on Canvas

Painting Name: Get Flowers, Paint Them

When given flowers, take a picture of them, then paint them. It lasts longer.

SKU: 06BV21ACG

Medium: Acrylic

Size: 16x16 Gallery Wrapped Stretched Canvas

Price: $295.00

Edition Year: 2021

Commissioned? No

First of all, this first picture is of the flower vase - the real thing.

This is what my painting will be based on.

Painting in Progress Images…

The next few are in progress pictures with the final at the end.

Artistic license taken, my angle of viewing was a little off from my photograph anyway.

Painting in Progress: This should be interesting

Painting in Progress: HINT, take a picture of your arrangement because of course, the flowers will not last but so long and the water, probably less.

What Brought About this Painting?

On Saturday, June 5th, 2021, Prince William Art Society celebrated its 50th Anniversary! We were invited to take home the flower arrangement on the table so what better use of it than to paint it! Nothing like painting them while they are alive or from a picture when possible!

And the finished painting...

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Post 135: Lovely Lavender, 6x6 Stretched Canvas, a Fragrant Posting

Painting Name: Lovely Lavender

I have become lavender greedy. I have found lavender shower gel, spray, soap and am on the hunt for more lavender scented goodies.

SKU: 06BU21AC

Medium: Acrylic

Size: 6x6 Stretched Canvas

Price: SOLD

Edition Year: 2021

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The Painting in Progress Images…

The first photo is the painting in progress with the final at the end.

I was thinking about that small warning on review mirrors: "Objects in mirror are closer than they appear". A friend that went with me to the PWAS 50th Anniversary celebration on Saturday, June 5, 2021 was very surprised when she finally viewed my artwork -in person- and said, "the phone really does NOT do the painting justice, does it?" And she is right, looking online, or on your phone does NOT do artwork justice at all.

I hope you know what I mean. It's not just the color rendering in a device to the human eye, but its also a bit of distortion in camera angles and probably a whole lot more than I can cover here. The beauty of an artwork is confirmed in being IN PERSON. At least, I am going with the notion that a "pretty painting" is best viewed in person, as well as a "bad" one if there is such a thing.

Meandering thought, there is art a person doesn't like, but does that make it bad? Anyway, seeing a piece of artwork in person DOES make a world of difference that a camera and displaying on the internet cannot replicate.

What Brought About this Painting?

The next theme for the Prince William Art Society (PWAS, pronounced "P-waz") is flora, fauna and gatherings...interesting combo. The word is that hopefully the art submitted is not the usual overdone, "still life painting pose"...so, in search of a not-the-usual (I hope) flower painting, I came up with bits of lavender.

Someone really needs to come up with paint floral fragrances that don't diminish over time - wouldn't that be a GREAT IDEA!!!????

This post will be a little different than some of my previous "Painting in Progress" posts, where I have the progress and the final all-in-one post.

Lovely Lavender, 6x6

Quotes about Lavender: To make a perfume, take some rose water and wash your hands in it, then take a lavender flower and rub it with your palms, and you will achieve the desired effect".
-Leonardo da Vinci
The air was fragrant with a thousand trodden aromatic herbs, with fields of lavender, and with the brightest roses blushing in tufts all over the meadows
-William C. Bryant

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Sunday, June 6, 2021

Post 134: PWAS 50th Anniversary Celebration at Sunshine Ridge Farm Winery Part 1

PWAS 50th Anniversary Celebration at Sunshine Ridge Farm Winery Part 1

June 5, 2021 PWAS is 50!

We celebrated at Sunshine Ridge Farm Winery

15850 Sunshine Ridge Lane
Gainesville, VA 20155

Home - The Winery at Sunshine Ridge Farm (thewineryatsunshineridgefarms.com)

This is the brochure that was handed out, with the first image being one side of the brochure...

And this was the inside of the brochure featuring the artists displaying their artwork at the JURIED show - which means we submitted artwork to be included and a third party person selected which pieces to show. Four out of five of my pieces were selected!