More Exhibit Work...Marianna Heule

"Three Barns, study", pastel, 11x14 (plein air)

"Pastorial View", pastel, 16x20 (studio)

Gifts of Art Exhibit...Marianna Heule

Featuring the pastel work of Marianna Heule in the Gifts of Art Exhibit now at the U of M Health Systems. Much of Marianna's work in inspired by her roots of her native Netherlands. You can see more of Marianna's work at her web site, www.MariannaHeule.com

"Amish Harvest", studio, 16x20

"Amish Harvest, study", 9x12

"Fall Has Arrived", studio, 16x20


The shows are all up, and they look fabulous!  Information about the exhibits is available on our website: http://www.med.umich.edu/goa/exhibits.htm

Gifts of Art Exhibit ...more

"Road to Home, oil, (studio), 24x36 , $3000.

"October Morning", pastel, (studio), 18x24, $1500.

"Hillside with Pumpkins, study", oil, plein air, 8x10, $500

"On the Way Home, study, oil, plein air, 8x10, $500.

Gifts of Art..Patti Mollema

"Leelanau", oil on panel,  $700.

"Dune Walk", oil on panel, 32x25, $1600.

"Squirrel Crossing", oil on panel, $800

These three oil paintings are just a sampling by one of the Six Women Painters , Patti Mollema. They are now on display at the Gifts of Art exhibit mentioned in the previous posting. Patti paints light filled works with a palette knife. Her work is filled with beautiful pure color that makes your heart sing and yearn to see more. Thank you Patti for your all your gifts, and all the good times we have had during our plein air excursions!

Gifts of Art Exhibit

"Winter Day", pastel, (studio) 24x18 $1500.

"From Study to Studio" is the title of the Gifts of Art exhibit by the Six Women Painters opening on Feb. 14 at the Taubman South Gallery at the University of Michigan Health Systems in Ann Arbor. My next few blogs will be featuring some of the artwork shown at the exhibit. Six Women Painters was formed a few years ago as a fellowship of like minded artists with goals of painting together outside, en plein air, to hone the craft of painting directly from nature. This group has formed a camaraderie of painting companions that breaks up the typical isolation that many artists experience. We use our plein air paintings as reference points to start larger works in the studio. This exhibit showcases that process of a work painted directly from nature and the studio piece that was inspired from that experience. In the next few blogs I hope to show a variety of work included in this educational exhibit.

"Winter Beauty, study", oil, (plein air) 12x9 $650.

Exciting News

I am so excited to see that I have two paintings accepted in the Salon International 2011! This is a juried exhibition of oil paintings hosted by the Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art in San Antonio, TX. This is the third time my work has been accepted in this prestigious show. These are new paintings that will be put on my web site soon.

"Pond with Pink Lilies", oil on linen panel, 16x20, $1600.

"Tending Her Garden", oil on linen panel, 16x20, $1600.

Winter Beauty

Winter can be irritating and inconvenient , especially with the excess of 12" of new snow last night. I was wishing that I could be somewhere painting this winter wonderland, except I was basically snowed in. My husband is now snow blowing out the drive and I am afraid it will be at least a four hour job. Since I could not paint outside today, I worked in the studio. On a winter scene. Something about this season...I find it more visually appealing the more I grow as an artist so many more winter landscapes are just waiting to be painted!

"On The Way Home", oil on linen panel, 16x20