Skagit Valley Colors

Me and my painting buddies finally made it to La Conner. The tulip fields colors, crisp air, happy energy of people around and 2 finished sketches made this trip a success.
Im posting just one for now, as I'm still working on the larger piece and changing the composition a little. The tip of the day - Even if you using lot's bold, bright stand out colors , the dramatic  compostion  is still the key to a successful painting. Strong design and bold colors double the visual effect.
So here is the result of the trip (#1) and  hey, it's for sale :)
$ 200.00 plus free shipping always! Have a great day and thank you for viewing my art :-)

"Skagit" oil on canvas board , 8x10 

Charcoal Drawing as a medicine

As we all know,  a creative process , a spiritual path or life itself is not all roses...All those roads are bumpy. It's fun, interesting, fulfilling ..but bumpy and it's ok , that's the rule of the game, I suppose . To find an own, unique solution for blowing up those blocks and removing the obstacles.
The rationals  are all different for everybody of course , but there is a solution for solving those antics and removing the blocks  , and for me it's a  meditation, green juicing and taking slow little steps toward my easel ...I found that best alternative when I can't even touch my brushes or approach the easel is to fish out and  dust my drawing board and started to draw with charcoal....The more time I would mediate , the more time I could spent drawing - so the last two night I finally started to like what I do again, and today I'm ready for my paints....I think ...
So here are some images ...Thank you for viewing my art.

"Spirit of Your Flower"

"Marina" charcoal drawing

"Julia" charcoal drawing 

"Spring Delights" 20x20 oil on linen

So what I've been up to lately one can ask...The answer is to a lot :) I've been painting, dating, teaching, organizing and curating shows and simply living it up to its fullest ...LOVE it..However I would like to present a result of my latest  overnighters :-) I do continue to paint portraits every week, still life twice a week and simply craving to do plein air painting - Want to go and play and paint outside so bad, but the weather is still not cooperating . So here we go , my latest creations - and it's  still available-  so hurry up :-), shoot me an email if you feel like you want to indulge your soul and spirit  to an original oil painting :-)

"Spring Delights" oil on linen, 20x20 -$ 850

"Lika" oil on linen 20x16 -$ 400

"The Lost Captain" oil on linen 20x20 -$ 500

Fresh on the easel ....

Just a glimpse on my two new pieces wich I paint simultaneously :-) So it's fresh and equally wet on my easel right now

Upcoming Shows schedule for 2013

No art postings today - but working on at least 3 pieces simultaneously and will post it next week - Solid! :-) In a meanwhile  I would like to give you all an idea where you can see my paintings in person, hence my 2013 exhibit schedule . You can always find it on the  right panel of the blog's main page.
March/April 2013 - Kronos Gallery on Vashon Island
April 4, 2013          "AU Business Center " in Bellevue
April 19, 2013        Hugo house on Capitol Hill - Art Sale and Auction
May 11, 2013         "Habitude" Salon and Spa in Ballard
June 15, 2013        "  Vernissage Gallery" at Russian Cultural Center
I represented by "Kronos", "Vernissage Gallery, "FrankandDunya.com

"A NEW BEGINNING !

Yes, it's happend and it's BIG - a break through actually . My little piece "A New Beginning" won BoldBrush painting competition !!! Thank you artist-judge Carrie Ann Baade. It's a very tough and tight competition as thousands upon thousands artists participate  and submit their work to that competiotion daily. I'm so happy and truly proud! Thank you all :-)

                                                      "A New Beginning " oil on linen

"DANCING SHADOW" 24x20 oil on canvas board

I've been very productive in a  last 3 weeks as I know I have two large shows coming up. But the main reason for such inspiration is a feeling of happiness, content and sense of being in a perfect  place.....

I finished two large paintings  today and prepared more canvases for some interesting experiments.

I could easily  paint all night - but my feet just gave up on me :-) so it's time to retire to bed .

Both of those paintings are for sale , of course 

"Dancing Shadow" oil on canvas , 24x20 -$ 850.00

"Sweet 15" oil on canvas , 20x18 $ 650.00