Aspens, Bonded by Nature
This piece is part of a series being debuted at the Lounge at {9} The Gallery. The show, "Aspens, Bonded by Nature", runs November 16th through December 30th.
{9} The Gallery
1229 Grand Ave, Phoenix, Arizona 85007
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I survived!
On January 30th I painted in a live painting tournament called ArtBattle. There are two rounds with six artists who have 20 minutes to create the best work they can. As they work, patrons move around the easels, closely watching the creative process. At the end of the round, the audience votes for their favorite painting. The top two from each round continues onto the final round.
Well I didn't make it to the final round. I would have needed to bring a voting entourage with me, and perhaps paint a better painting. All the works were up for silent auction during and the evening.
To prepare myself for this war of paint and brushes, I did some sketches on canvas paper and also two 18 x 24s (which is the size of the canvas for the event). I've listed all my practice pieces for auction. The small 12 x 9s are listed on DailyPaintworks for $10 start bids and the large pieces are on Ebay.
Here are some pics of the evening!
Ebay Auctions
Spring cleaning commences -- time to make room for more work! I am listing 8 small, unframed pieces on eBay at low starting bids and no reserve! Here is the link to all my listings which started today:
http://www.ebay.com/sch/nancyromanovskyart/m.html?_ipg=50&_sop=12&_rdc=1
Here is a sample of what's on auction:
Pond en plein air, 8 x 10 Early Retirement, 8 x 6 Morning, 9 x 12
Mini paintings for gift-giving or yourself....
Tis the season for painting small, affordable paintings for holiday giving, client appreciation, or closing gifts. And don't forget yourself! I've been busy finishing commissions and painting mini 4 x 6 oils of Aspens and the Grand Canyon.
Each mini comes framed in a black wood floater frame. These little gems are priced at $108 or two for $200. Domestic shipping included. Mix and match. The collection is available under Tiny Works on my webpage: http://nancyrom.fineartstudioonline.com/collections/94421
For the multiple piece discount, please contact me so I can adjust the invoice amount!
Lush Aspens
I recently took a workshop entitled "Painting the Landscape from Photographs" taught by Linda Glover Gooch. I attended the workshop using funds from a scholarship I received from Women Artists of the West - the Lynn Thomas Scholarship. This is one of the paintings I worked on during the two day workshop. Aspens are one of my favorite subjects to paint - I never tire of them!
Colorado Plateau
Demonstration painting at the opening reception of my solo show at Boyce Thompson Arboretum near Superior, Arizona. The show is on exhibit February 1-26, 2015.
Autumn Valley
Thirty paintings in 30 days - Day 25.The merging of fall colors in a Colorado valley.
Uphill Patterns
Thirty paintings in 30 days - Day 23. Shadow patterns across the snow, up a hill in the forest.
Available at auction on DailyPaintworks: http://www.dailypaintworks.com/buy/auction/323650
Winter Shadows
Thirty paintings in 30 days - Day 22.Today's painting is a scene from a winter hike on the Rocky Ridge Trail near Flagstaff, Arizona. I loved the uphill shadows on the snow. I think this is my favorite from this month's daily paintings so far.
Color Show
Thirty paintings in 30 day - Day 17. A tiny 4 x 6 painting of a burst of aspen color among the expansive forest landscape.
Autumn Tapestry
Thirty paintings in 30 days - Day 16. Autumn colors cover the mountainside in Colorado. Experimented with various textures and colors in this painting. I used a lot of galkyd medium to get a thicker application and used the palatte knife to both smoth texture and dig out texture.
Equestrian Flirtation
Thirty paintings in 30 days - Day 10. This is a painting I have been working on each day during this challenge in between the other daily paintings. A romantic encounter between a cowgirl and cowboy and their flirtatious horses in the aspen forest.
Looking back at 30 days
September was a busy month, my husband was out of the country for ten days, our toddler was in the hospital for six days, and I was preparing for my first solo exhibition at Esprit Decor Gallery in Phx (opens this Friday). I did manage to paint 30 paintings in 30 days!
I have sold nearly one third of the paintings, the rest are still available at auction until Oct. 8 when I will convert them back to the regular pricing, so go bid now!
Here is a collage of all 30, let me know which is your favorite!
http://www.dailypaintworks.com/buy/auctions/#/artist=romanovsky,nancy&mode=search
Thank you Leslie Byrd Saeta for hosting the challenge!
Day 30, made it to the end of the challenge!
Day 30. Last day of the September 2014 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge! 9 x 12 canvas paper, ~6 x 8 image centered. Click link to bid in the auction.
http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/nancy-romanovsky/day-30/270908
Day 29
Day 29 of the 30 paintings in 30 days challenge.
9 x 12 canvas paper with ~ 6 x 8 image centered. Click the link below to bid.
http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/nancy-romanovsky/day-29/270678
Day 28
Day 28 of the 30 paintings in 30 days challenge.
Two days left!
9 x 12 canvas paper with ~ 6 x 8 image centered on paper.
Click link to bid in the auction!
http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/nancy-romanovsky/day-28/260506
Day 27
Day 27 of the 30 day challenge.
Available at auction, starting bid $30. Click link to go to auction page on Daily Paintworks.
12 x 9 canvas paper with ~ 8 x 6 image centered on paper.
http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/nancy-romanovsky/day-27/260363
Day 26
Day 26 of the 30 day challenge.
Click linkn below to bid in the auction.
9 x 12 canvas paper with ~ 6 x 8 image centered.
http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/nancy-romanovsky/day-26-of-the-30-day-challenge/260175
Painting 21 in the 30 day challenge
Painting 21 in the September 2014 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge. 9 x 12 canvas paper with image ~6 x 8 centered on paper.
Click to bid in the auction:
http://www.dailypaintworks.com/buy/auction/262052
Day 25
Day 25 of the 30 paintings in 30 days challenge.
9 x 12 canvas paper, with ~ 6 x 8 image centered on paper, oil.
Click the link below to bid in the auction.
http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/nancy-romanovsky/day-25-of-the-30-day-challenge/259955
Day 24 of the challenge
Day 24 of the challenge. 12 x 9 canvas paper with ~ 6 x 8 image centered on paper, oil.
Click the link below to bid in the auction.
http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/nancy-romanovsky/day-24-of-the-30-day-challenge/259697
Day 23 of the 30 paintings in 30 days challenge
Day 23 of the 30 paintings in 30 days challenge.
12 x 9 canvas paper with ~ 8 x 6 image centered on paper.
Click the link to bid in the auction:
http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/nancy-romanovsky/day-22-of-the-30-day-challenge/259446
Day 22 in the 30 day challenge
Day 22 of the 30 paintings in 30 days challenge...
9 x 12 canvas paper with ~ 6 x 8 image centered on paper.
Here is the link to the auction:
http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/nancy-romanovsky/day-22/259223
Also here is a painting 17 and it's auction link:
http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/nancy-romanovsky/painting-17/259221
Painting 16 of the 30 paintings in 30 days challenge
I'll call this Painting 16 since it's not day 16. I have some paintings to make up for while I was out with a sick child.
9 x 12 canvas paper with ~6 x 8 image centered on paper.
Here is the link to bid on the auction:
http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/nancy-romanovsky/day-16/259087
Day 15 of the September 2014 30 Paintings in 3 Days Challenge
Day 15, half way there!
Day 14 of the 30 day challenge
Day 14 of the September 2014 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge.
12 x 9 cavnas paper with roughly 8 x 6 image centered on paper.
Click the link below to bid in my auction.
http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/nancy-romanovsky/day-14-of-the-30-day-challenge/257341
Day 13
Day 13 in the challenge, click the link below to bid in the auction.
http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/nancy-romanovsky/day-13-of-the-30-paintings-in-30-days-challenge/257176
Day 12
Day 12. "The moon is up, it's getting late, let's get ready to celebrate.." Ok, maybe I've been reading a lot of Sandra Boynton to my daughter lately (Pajama Time)!
12 x 9 canvas paper, image size ~ 8 x 6.
Here is my painting for day 12 of the challenge. Click the link below to bid in the auction, bids start at just $30.
http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/nancy-romanovsky/day-12-of-the-30-day-challenge/256900
Day 11 of the 30 day challenge
Day 11 in the challenge. A little abstract for me, it's how my migraine-induced mind interpreted the scene this morning at 4:30 am.
9 x 12 canvas paper with the image size roughly 6 x 8 centered on paper.
Bid in the auction by clicking thte link below.
http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/nancy-romanovsky/day-11-september-30-paintings-in-30-days/256641
Day 10
Day 10 of the September 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge.
Here is my painting, aspens in front of the San Francisco Peaks in Flagstaff, Arizona.
Click to bid on it, auction starts at $30.
http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/nancy-romanovsky/day-10-30-paintings-in-30-days/256410
Day 9
Day 9 in the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge.
Here is my painting, available for auction bid starting at $30.
http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/nancy-romanovsky/day-9-in-the-30-paintings-in-30-days-challenge/256112
Executed in oil on 12 x 9 canvas paper, image size 8 x 6 roughly centered on the canvas paper.
Day 8 in the 30 day challenge
Day 8 in the 30 paintings in 30 days challenge,
Here is my painting, available at auction for starting bid of $30.
http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/nancy-romanovsky/day-7-30-paintings-in-30-days-challenge/255836
Day 7's effort
Day 7 in the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge!
Here is my painting, available at auction starting bid of $30.
http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/nancy-romanovsky/day-7-30-paintings-in-30-days-challenge/255604
Autumn
I ordered several of these fun-sized 6 x 12 canvas and enjoyed painting in this format. Here is an autumn scene of intermingled aspens with Capitol Peak in the background. Thank you to Andy Cook for permission to use one of his beautiful photographs (http://www.rockymtnrefl.com/NaturePhotography.html).
Indian Summer
Seems like I am always painting a season we are not in. Another autumn painting, I am ready to skip over summer in Phoenix, AZ, ahead to fall. A long way off... So I will create the feeling of fall in my studio!
Forest Walk
This large painting was inspired by a potential commission. After talking to a collector about a vertical spring/summer forest scene, I re-imagined a much smaller piece I painted a few years ago to create this composition. This is a larger painting than the potential commission that was discussed. My largest painting to date! It was a lot of fun to paint. My camera does not capture it as well as I would like.
Aspen Arrangement
I finished this aspen painting this afternoon, Aspen Arrangement, 9 x 12, oil.
Evening at the lake
I finished this painting over the weekend. I was drawn to the soft light and shadows as evening falls on the mountains. 10 x 12.
Beyond the Threshold
This is the scenery along Kachina Trail in the Flagstaff, Arizona area. You can see why it is one of our favorite hiking spots!
Day's Farewell
Day's Farewell was inspired at the end of hike with my kids near Flagstaff, AZ. The sun was starting to go down and we were loaded in the car to start the drive home when I looked up and saw such great lighting. I jumped back out and took another 30 pictures or so to use for reference.
Once home, I did a couple to-scale thumbnail sketches with grayscale markers followed by an oil sketch on canvas paper to use for a color study.
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