White Water Creek

"White Water Creek"

Oil on Linen, 11" X 14"  $500

We have all been to the creek.  Cold, clear rushing water, large rocks and a mix of sun and shade.  the perfect place to cool your feet after a mountain hike.

To see more of my artwork please visit Gallery 225 in Gilbert, AZ., or the Gallery Store at the Mesa Arts Center, in Mesa, AZ.

Happy New Year,  Bruce (www.BruceStam.com)

Bright New Year by Pat Stacy

BRIGHT NEW YEAR DIPTYCH

 By Pat Stacy

Bright New Year

 Diptych each piece 8" x 24" x 1.5"

Acrylic on Canvas

$580

Bright and happy to start the New Year

in the right mood!!  Happy New Year to 

everyone--may we all have health, happiness

and joy in the coming year.  

Pat Stacy

PStacy Fine Art

www.patstacy.com

pastacy@cox.net

Ocean, Acrylic Seascape by AZ Artist Amy Whitehouse

36"x48", $1500
To purchase this painting please contact Amy at amy.whitehouse@me.com
To see more of Amy's work please visit amywhitehousepaintings.blogspot.com

"Morning Light"

Oil on Linen, 11" X 14"  $500

I first painted this as a 'plein air' piece from a trip to Colorado in the early Fall.  The light coming through the trees and bouncing off the rocks and the tree trunks intrigued me, and provided a great spot to paint.

To see more of my artwork please visit Gallery 225 in Gilbert, AZ., or the Gallery Store at the Mesa Arts Center in Mesa, AZ

Happy New Year,  Bruce   (www.BruceStam.com)

"Blue Poppies" Impressionist Botanical Acrylic Abstract Floral Beauty by Arizona Artist~Amy Tuso

"Blue Poppies"

20"x16"x1.5"

Acrylic~Gallery Wrapped Canvas

HOT OFF MY EASEL

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Daily Painter of Abstract, Contemporary, Impressionist, Modern, Figurative, Original Acrylic and Oil Paintings from Fountain Hills, Arizona

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Birthday Roses, Acrylic Floral Still Life by AZ Artist Amy Whitehouse

6"x8", $95
To purchase this miniature floral, please contact Amy at amy.whitehouse@me.com
To see more of Amy's art and read minimal musings, please visit amywhitehousepaintings.blogspot.com

nightscape moon oil painting by BECKY JOY

Rising Moon oil 6"x6" 

Hi everyone, I guess I'm getting in the mood for nightscapes. I painted this one today while playing with color. I've always loved those orange rising moons. It was difficult to photograph this painting. The blues always photograph lighter causing the orange moon not to glow as much in the photo as it does in the painting. I tried photographing it again, but came up with the same results. Blue I have found always causes a problem in photography. 

Talk to you all tomorrow.

Becky Joy

beckyjoy@beckyjoy.com

http://beckyjoy.com

Cathedral Rock - Vermillion Cliffs

"Cathedral Rock"

Vermillion Cliffs - Northern Arizona

Oil on Linen,  11" X14"  $450

From recent painting travels - the reds, the sandstone colors, the cliffs - were all so inviting!  

To view more of my artwork please visit the Mesa Arts Center Gallery Store, Mesa, AZ., or Gallery 225 in Gilbert, AZ.

Happy Holidays,  Bruce   (www.BruceStam.com)

Crystal Cove plein air oil landscape by BECKY JOY

Crystal Cove Beach House 6"x6" plein air oil landscape

I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas. I haven't posted for several days. My son and his family came to town from Austin, TX. I had both of my kids and their spouses and my 5 grandkids here for Christmas, all of us together. We had a great time. Consequently, I didn't work at all this last week. So, now it's back into the swing of things.

This is a painting I painted about 3 months ago in California at Crystal Cove in Laguna Beach. I painted one earlier in the morning in the fog. This one was painted from the same spot looking up after the fog cleared. The first painting was used in the advertising for Randy Higbee's 6" Squared show this month. Below is the ad with Crystal Cove Fog.

I'll close for now and get back to work tomorrow.

Becky Joy

http://beckyjoy.com

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Golden Christmas, acrylic snowscape by AZ Artist Amy Whitehouse

5"x5"x1", $50
To purchase contact Amy at amy.whitehouse@me.com
To see more of Amy's work please visit amywhitehousepaintings.blogspot.com

Mr. Snowman, 5x7 watercolor, by Stevie Denny

Happy Holidays to everyone!

http://StevieDennyArt.com

email:  stevie@dc3.com

A Miracle Happened Here by Pat Stacy

12" x 12" x 2.5"

Acrylic with Foil

NFS

The name of this painting is what the Hebrew letters

stand for on the dreidel.  It is a game played during

Chanukah by children.  The dreidel is a top that spins.

I made this for my grandchildren.  Each year I do a

painting to be drawn by 1 of them.  The canvas was

first foiled with many different kinds of metal foil, 

then it was painted with foil again applied to the 

letters.  It give it a luminous, textured quality that

I really like.  I plan to do this again on future

paintings.   The Entity is there, but the green

orange interference paint makes it barely visible

to the camera.  For more information, call Pat

Stacy, 602-290-3009.  www.patstacy.com 

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Bethlehem Night II, Night Landscape by AZ Artist Amy Whitehouse

6"x12", Acrylic, $150
To purchase this painting please contact Amy at amy.whitehouse@me.com
To see more of Amy's work, please visit amywhitehousepaintings.blogspot.com

Rochester Tree, Acrylic Portrait of Evergreen Tree by AZ Artist Amy Whitehouse

4"x6", $50
To purchase contact Amy at amy.whitehouse@me.com
To see more of Amy's work visit amywhitehousepaintings.blogspot.com

"Lets Go Fishing" oil painting by Barbara Rudolph

"Let's Go Fishing"

This new oil painting "Let's Go Fishing" is 10 x 7".  It features a "kingfisher" sitting on an old "fishing pole".  It is painted in oil and will be custom framed for the opening of the 2012 "Celebration of Fine Art" show which opens on January 14th.  This show will have 100 artists from all over the country exhibiting their works for ten weeks in a row.  It is a wonderful show to visit and to meet the artists working in their temporary studios.   We are in a new location this year, so please visit the website for directions.

Barbara Rudolph
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CELEBRATION OF FINE ART

"Colorado" Acrylic Abstract Soothing Multilayered Palette Knife Painting by Fountain Hills, AZ Artist ~ Amy Tuso

"Colorado"

36"x18"x1.5"

Acrylic Palette Knife Abstract Original

Available

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Daily Painter of Original Abstract, Contemporary, Modern, Figurative, PopArt Paintings and Sculpture From Fountain Hills, Arizona~ AMY TUSO

Holiday Wreath, 5x7 watercolor by Stevie Denny

Merry Christmas!

StevieDennyArt.com

email:  stevie@dc3.com

Grand Canyon Finial

"Grand Canyon Finial"

Oil on Linen, 8" X 10" $275

How do you portray 10 miles of distance on a flat surface?  It is impossible to take in the entire Grand Canyon, so from time to time I paint small scenes of The Canyon.  This rock formation has always been intriguing.  What has it seen?

To view my artwork please visit The Mesa Arts Center Gallery Store in Mesa, AZ., or Gallery 225 in Gilbert, AZ

Happy Holidays,  Bruce (www.BruceStam.com)

Heart Stream by Pat Stacy

16" x 20" x 1/5"

Acrylic on Canvas

$480.00

I painted this painting while at Hidden in 

The Hills Studio Tour this past month.  It is 

acrylic over texture, with texture added as 

I painted.  It feels to me like a stream of enery

flows to and from the heart on the left to the 

Entity on the right.  It is a bright, happy painting, 

and has quickly become one of my favorites,

For more information, please contact Pat Stacy,

pastacy@cox.net 602-290-3009 www.patstacy.com

Canyon Lake, 8x8 oil on Raymar Panel by Stevie Denny

I went to Canyon Lake last week with a painting friend of mine, and I painted this en plein air, with some adjustments afterward in my studio.  Although it was a little windy, the sun was out and it was a great day.  I dropped my painting while trudging up the hill to my car, so there may be a few scratches and pieces of dirt.  Hopefully that will add to the scene!

StevieDennyArt.com

email:  stevie@dc3.com

"Into the Grand"

Oil on Linen, 9" X 12" $325

At Lee's Ferry many rafters start their adventure through the Grand Canyon, soon the river shows signs of the Grand Canyon beyond.  Here the river is calm and the cliffs gather strength.  The river leaves the Vermillion Cliffs.

To view my artwork please visit the Mesa Art Center Gallery Store, Mesa, AZ., or Gallery 225 in Gilbert, AZ.  My work can also be viewed on my website at www.BruceStam.com

Happy Holidays,  Bruce

Bethlehem NIght, Acrylic Night Landscape by AZ Artist Amy Whitehouse

48"x24", $600
To purchase this painting please contact Amy at amy.whitehouse@me.com
To see more of Amy's work please visit amywhitehousepaintings.blogspot.com

Daily sunset oil landscape painting by BECKY JOY

LAST LIGHT 6"x8" oil landscape

This is a painting from my imagination. I like the freedom of creating from my mind and the use of color in sunsets. They are so much fun to play with. Today I haven't done a lot of work after teaching a workshop. Tomorrow I will be back at the easel full swing. I have a commission to finish up and a couple of paintings to finish before the first of the year.

BECKY JOY

http://beckyjoy.com

beckyjoy@beckyjoy.com

"Art of Collage" by Li Mahalik

Mixed Media, 4x6

Mixed Media, 4x6

The Four Artists Art Show we held two weeks ago went exceptionally well. Thanks to all the friends, colleagues, relatives and neighbors who came to support us! Pleas visit my blog to see some photos and words about the show.

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Posted here are two of about 45 collages I made the last two days as holiday and thank you notes. Included in the card is a poem I wrote:

Time flees

Moments remain

In Life

We mingle on 

Bridges of words

Over rivers of gestures

We assign meanings

And the meaning of

Love remains

Have a wonderful holiday and a happy New Year! May the coming year bring you great, good fortune!

"Sunset Reflection" Heavy Textured, Acrylic, Mixed Media, Modern Abstract Original by Fountain Hills, AZ Fine Artist~AMY TUSO

"Sunset Reflection"

20"x16"x1.5"

Mixed Media

Texture

Acrylic

Gallery Wrapped Canvas

Available

http://www.amytuso.om/

Daily Painter of Abstract, Contemporary, Figurative, Modern, PopArt Original Works Of Art & Sculpture From Fountain Hills, Arizona~AMY TUSO

An Afternoon with Saguaros

"An Afternoon with Saguaros"

Oil on Linen, 9" X 12" $375

During a day of painting at Picacho Peak State Park. in the afternoon I came across this scene a perfect mixture of light and dark and warm afternoon sun on the Saguaros.  One doesn't often find a view like this.

To see more of my artwork please visit the Mesa Arts Center Gallery in Mesa, AZ or Gallery 225 in Gilbert, AZ

Thanks and Happy Holidays,

Bruce    (www.BruceStam.com)

Trees, water, mountain oil landscape by BECKY JOY

River Light 5x7" oil landscape

I painted this from a photo taken in Utah. It had been raining and the light came out and hit the bank and trees in the background. I grayed the colors and used violet to contrast against the vibrant lights of the yellows and greens. I used the palette knife for texture.

It was and interesting night tonight, you won't believe what happened. Well, if you knew me, you might believe it. . We decided to step out tonight, so I grabbed my black hooded sweatshirt. I was pulling it on as I walked  through the garage. Halfway out there I thought what happened. "Whoa, Mike why did you turn the lights out?" As soon as I said it, I realized my sweatshirt was on backwards and the hood was covering my face. Total darkness. It took me a while to figure that one out. LOL

Tomorrow I will be going out to the Superstitions to teach a one day workshop with some students. We got lucky, the rain has subsided and tomorrow is the one good day this week. This doesn''t usually happen in Phoenix.

Talk to you all later.

Becky

beckyjoy@beckyjoy.com

http://beckyjoy.com

Sunset, Trees, Water oil painting by BECKY JOY

Sunset Glow 6"x6" oil landscape

Hi everyone, I played with color today. I thought I would post my source on this painting so that you could see how I often work. I had an old photo that I started with, then let my imagination take over with color.

I've also posted a few photos of my progression of the painting.

Now a final picture. Do you think it's time to clean? I have a path in the door, to the easel, and to the computer. The storage room on the right is impossible to get to right now. I'll start cleaning today, or maybe I'll just paint one more painting.
Talk to you all later.
Becky Joy
http://beckyjoy.com/
beckyjoy@beckyjoy.com



"Distance" Soothing Tonal Textured Contemporary Abstract Original by Fine Artist From Fountain Hills, AZ ~ Amy Tuso

"Distance"

20"x16"x1.5"

Textured Acrylic Contemporary Abstract

Available

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Daily Painter of Abstract, Contemporary, Figurative, Modern, PopArt Original Works Of Art & Sculpture From Fountain Hills, Arizona~AMY TUSO

Pink Pineapples say "Hospitality", Contemporary Acrylic Still Life

6"x8", $125
To purchase please contact Amy at amy.whitehouse@me.comTo see more of Amy's work please visit amywhitehousepaintings.blogspot.com

Winter Scene, 8x8 Oil on Panel by Stevie Denny

Today I took a class from artist Joni Falk at Scottsdale Artist's School, and this is one of the paintings I did in class.  The subject of the class was painting winter scenes.  We all had a great time -- Joni is a wonderful teacher. 

StevieDennyArt.com

stevie@dc3.com

Pineapples X4, Acrylic Contemporary Still Life by AZ Artist Amy Whitehouse

6"x8", $125
To purchase this painting please contact Amy at amy.whitehouse@me.com
To view more of Amy's work please visit amywhitehousepaintings.blogspot.com

"Tres Amigos" Intrepretive Contemporary Southwest Oil Original by Fountain Hills, AZ Fine Artist~Amy Tuso

"Tres Amigos"

24"x18"x1.5"

Contemporary Southwest Original Oil

Gallery Wrapped Canvas

Available

http://www.amytuso.com/

Daily Painter of Abstract, Contemporary, Figurative, Modern, PopArt Original Works Of Art & Sculpture From Fountain Hills, Arizona~AMY TUSO

UP 844, Digital "Watercolor" Art, by Stevie Denny

Recently I was looking for apps for my iPad that I could use while traveling to sketch and design.  I came across an app called Auryn Ink for just a few dollars, and this is my first attempt at using it.  It's a great little app for drawing and painting -- it's even possible to choose different media and surfaces.  This was done as a "watercolor" painting.  We went to see the Union Pacific 844 Steam Locomotive when it came through Coolidge and Gilbert on November 12, as part of Arizona's Centennial Celebration.  This sketch is from one of the photos I took that day -- sketched with my fingers, no stylus.

StevieDennyArt.com

email:  stevie@dc3.com

Sunflower Squared, 6"x6", Oil Painting by AZ Artist Amy Whitehouse

6"x6" on Stretched Canvas with painted edges, ready to display, $125
To purchase this painting please contact Amy at amy.whitehouse@me.com
To see more of Amy's work please visit amywhitehousepaintings.blogspot.com

Winter Trees, 5x7 watercolor by Stevie Denny

Now that December and some cooler weather is here, I'm thinking more about the holidays.  It's time to mail greeting cards!

http://StevieDennyArt.com

email:  stephanie@dc3.com

Pink Chili Peppers Acrylic Contemporary Still Life by AZ Artist Amy Whitehouse

6"x8", $125
To purchase this painting please contact Amy at amy.whitehouse@me.com
To see more of Amy's work please visit amywhitehousepaintings.blogspot.com

nocturne oil landscape painting by BECKY JOY

Neighborhood Nocturne 5x7 oil on canvas panel.

Hi everyone,

I've been remiss on not posting any new small works. I've had a lot of business things to take care of, packing and shipping paintings, phone calls, show apps, etc, etc.  This is a nocturne from my driveway looking down the street. I don't like going out by myself at night to paint unless I'm in a crowded well lit area, so the next best thing is to go stand at the end of my driveway. It works, but there isn't a lot of traffic or change of scenery, but it's good practice anyway.

Becky Joy

beckyjoy@beckyjoy.com

"On the Rocks"

20" X 24"

Oil

$1425

Our cacti grow in some strange places!  Can you feel the heat from the rocks?  

Here I am exploring shape and texture, light and dark.

Such beauty in the desert

To see my artwork please visit the art gallery at the Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ or Gallery 225 in Gilbert, AZ.  My work can also be viewed on my website at www.BruceStam.com

Happy Holidays.

"O Christmas Tree" Acrylic Painting by AZ Artist Amy Whitehouse

6"x6"x1", $65
With painted edges this one is ready to hang with a pushpin or display anywhere for Christmas. To purchase please contact Amy at amy.whitehouse@me.com
To see more of Amy's work please visit amywhitehousepaintings.blogspot.com