"Tree Line"

6" x 24" Mixed media on 1.5" cradled panel

see it in person at SUMMER ART MARKET

June 13-14, 2015

200 Grant Street, Denver

This was yet ANOTHER piece I dreamed recently.  I have such a great love of trees, this is my respect.  It still has texture and color and pattern.  Notice the stamp and bits of paper along with the round shapes of texture.  The background is acrylic, and then there is modeling paste, paper and finally oil.  This is part of my "play" as I emerge into another stage of work.  VERY exciting for me.  I LOVE the simplicity in this piece...not my typical, and not the largest body of my work, but that is one thing I love about it! HA...every once in awhile I need to rest my eyes!  I call this whimsical and fun...It's unique depth with the wood sides make it a great piece to sit on a shelf...you can even put things on top of it!  A great little piece for decor! 

Here are a couple detail photos so you can see a bit more clearly what is going on in the seemingly simple little painting! 

detail 1

note the fun texture that is the tree in the center...LOVE that texture!  

detail 2

even in this larger expanse with little subject matter I have added texture and subtle pattern.  FUN!

As with Aspen Dreams from my last post I have yet to decide what I want to do to the sides of this painting.  I don't know if I will stain them or paint them...Great fun to contemplate!

HAPPY CREATING!

"ASPEN DREAMS" ORIGINAL MIXED MEDIA ASPEN © SAUNDRA LANE GALLOWAY

"Aspen Dreams"

6"x17" mixed media on 1.5" cradled panel

see it in person at SUMMER ART MARKET

June 13-14, 2015

200 Grant Street, Denver, CO

I really dreamed this painting, thus the name.  I have been curious about my aspen I do lately, wanting to play with them in oil.  I started this painting in acrylic with a basic background color and then, as I do, added paper before laying them in in oil.  You can see the texture I've applied in oil off to the left as well.  I'm in love with texture and pattern, and how it contrasts with a bit or realism.  There is a good amount of "turquoisy" color along with several blues and creams.  

detail of trees playing with paper in the background

We have had; like much of the country; lots of rainy and dark days, so photographing paintings lately has been a challenge!  I think I need to invest in lighting for indoor pics...SO, I'm trying to find a way to describe color of the background; sort of bluish/green...more on the bluish side...

detail of texture in the background...FUN!

I haven't decided on a finish for the side yet...don't know if I want to paint it or stain it...FUN to think about it!

I'll put it in my website when I do the sides...until then, here she is!

HAPPY CREATING!

"THE LIFE OF PINE" ORIGINAL MIXED MEDIA PINE PAINTING ON PANEL © SAUNDRA LANE GALLOWAY

"The Life of Pine"

16"x6" mixed media on cradled panel

$140 + shipping and handling

Available on my WEBSITE

The circle of life is not only a symbol in this painting, but it describes the life of a tree perfectly!  Not only does it go through seasons of life, but it's very trunk, when cut in slices describes the rings that mirror the symbol on the painting!  So, the perfect name for this slice of tree could only be "The Life of Pine".

Painted on MDF panel with texture and paper added, this tree has texture of it's own along with bits of green that give it the color of life!  The color near the top symbolizes the sun; the very thing that helps this beauty to grow strong! The background and trunk are mostly acrylic, with the leaves and a bit of detail here and there are in oil.

"The Life of Pine" is stained green on it's sides to compliment.  Ready to hang or sit on a shelf!

Ready to ship March 31, 2014 when it is totally dry!  Shipping is aproximated for the US.

Last week I went to San Antonio, TX to see my brother and sister in law while my wonderful hubby attended a conference for work.  I absolutely adore my family, and we got to spend some FUN quality time together.  I stayed with them a couple of days in New Braunfels and then we all went up to San Antonio where I remained and played on the river walk and some other things.  My brother is a very elusive creature; it is HARD to get him to agree to sit for a photo...this one wasn't the best quality due to lighting thus the photo shop activity, but I adore him...my brother and I!!

The other important thing I got to do while in San Antonio was to see my father's resting place.  It is the first time I had visited, so it was a little special...a little out of body...but, I had to capture the beauty of our military resting spot for our brave men and women at Ft. Sam Houston...Dad's spot is front and center...just like in my heart!

In life I always hugged my father...he was SO tall,  but you'd often see photos of tall him and very short me...so, it seemed only natural for me to hug my dad again...Love you My Dad!!

 

I'm VERY busy these days painting as much as I can for SUMMER ART MARKET this June 7-8 at Art Student's League on 2nd and Grant...stay tuned for more info...but for now...MY BOOTH SPACE IS # 167!!

HAPPY CREATING!

TWO PAINTINGS IN ONE! "ETHAN'S BEARS" AND "EARLY MORNING ASPEN" © SAUNDRA LANE GALLOWAY

"Early Morning Aspen"

PRINT

FINE ART AMERICA

Yes, you will notice that this painting is shown as a print.  IT DID exist as is at one time, but it was a beginning for a possible nursery painting for my grandson Ethan.  When I was painting it, I sort of loved it in it's aspen"y" state, so I took a photograph as it was before I added baby bears to it.  I thought it would be a nice print, thus putting it in my FINE ART AMERICA shop.  Kinda different, but kinda cool to have two paintings in one!!  FUN!

SO, I painted this 12"x25" cradled piece for my grandson's nursery...IF mom and dad see it and decide it is what they want...They had originally mentioned some of the animals like I did for my grandson Paxton, but I wanted to play with this idea first.  It is totally ok with me if they still want baby animal prints like I did for Paxton, but I thought of their nursery colors and just had to try...I'm waiting to hear back on which theme they want to go with. Here is the final product with the baby bears...it's a toss up to me...a fun bit of bear"y" hijinks I'll give it that!

For now I'm calling it Ethan's Bears...but if it doesn't go to live with them, I'm sure I can come up with a new title...Below are some detail shots...the sun went away, so you will notice some definite color change, and some reflections from my camera...but you get the idea!

FUN DOINS IN THE STUDIO FOR SURE!

HAPPY CREATING!

"ASPEN PATCHWORK" ORIGINAL MIXED MEDIA ASPEN LANDSCAPE PAINTING © SAUNDRA LANE GALLOWAY

"Aspen Patchwork"

my title

COMMISSION

It is not my favorite thing to do to try to repeat something I've already done...but I do it on occasion for a collector.  I'm always glad to take care of the interests of my collectors if it doesn't take away from what I am as an artist...This one combines my love of paper and paint.  It is very similar to my "Aspen in Collage" done a couple years ago that an admirer saw and wanted but it is sold...so...of course...one very close...but not exactly the same.  I added a subtle stamping of leaves in the background (don't think you can see it here) ...used some different papers in the leaves (the papers I used for leaves was discontinued)....but very similar.  Let's hope the collector likes it!

My next commission is another Mt. Evans Panorama that a couple wants for their anniversary.  They saw the original at the Summer Art Market, but this one sold as well...so off I go to work my hopeful magic for them!...

HAPPY CREATING!

"ASPEN DUO" ORIGINAL PAPER CAST ASPEN PAINTING © SAUNDRA LANE GALLOWAY

"Aspen Duo"

4 1/2" x 4 1/2"

with matt and frame 10" x 10"

ON HOLD FOR SALE

will debut at the SUMMER ART MARKET

2nd and Grant

June 11-12

booth #6

 (wow, I'm NOT pleased with the lighting...sorry)

This series has been a kick to do.  I have missed working with my original paper casts, so it was a perfect chance to do some more!  These are simple, and different from my typical fare as I have matted and framed them under glass...I've stayed small to be able to offer very affordable pieces for the shopper that is on a budget...which, considering our economy of late is most of us!!

I think I have a few more in me...time permitting, as I also want to do another 2' x 2' SOMETHING...and, a few more small pieces if I have time...which i see I am running out of...so...whew...I have to be realistic!!  But, I'm STILL having FUN!

HAPPY CREATING!

"SPRING TRIO" ORIGINAL PAPER CAST ASPEN PAINTING © SAUNDRA LANE GALLOWAY

"Spring Trio" is the second in my aspen paper cast series that I will be introducing at the SUMMER ART MARKET this June 11-12.  It was hard to get a fresh enough pic as our weather isn't cooperating...but, I used two colors with two different stamps on this one to simulate a little sky and foliage.  FUN!...

The shadow from the matt is only there because I've just set the frame and matt over the piece...just to give you an idea of the look with the framing...I'm off to do another piece...FUN DOINS!

HAPPY CREATING!!

"COLORADO LAYERS" CONTEMPORARY MIXED MEDIA COLORADO LANDSCAPE PAINTING © SAUNDRA LANE GALLOWAY

"Colorado Layers"

24" x 6" mixed media on 1 3/4" cradled panel

$325.00 includes shipping in the US

sides stained to compliment

So this was a LOT OF FUN!...Using Grant Woods as my artist inspiration (in that he just layers one hill on top of another with bright color) I started at the top with Mt. Evans...

 I began to build my layers.  First I built up the mountain with molding paste...and painted my background; added a few bits of paper...and next was the middle...

I had fun putting in a bit of rock cliff as there are many around me...putting in some scrub oak (like ole Grant would have done) that are plentiful at the mouth of my canyon...WITH a few aspen peeking in there...which led me to the bottom...

which is reminiscant of "Golden Tops"...and seemed to be the perfect ending to my very FUN layers of the Colorado landscape that I LOVE!

I'm not finished with this long skinny layout...I have a Nebraska landscape in mind...and I'm sure another Colorado one to boot!  

HAPPY CREATING!