Good Bye 2010

I've posted one piece from each month of 2010 . . . not necessarily my favorites but a fun little review! . . . Thanks for all of your encouragement, comments & support in 2010 . . . stay tuned for more in 2011!

North Shore Maybe

a little 8x10 I did in the studio the other day . . . thinking about what one of my favorite spots on the North Shore must look like about now . . . Enjoy!

Dreams of Horses

With REAL Fur Ears!

My latest project . . . I found this rocking horse in the thrift store over a year ago. . . it was painted duct tape grey with white "spray painted" spots and had a snarly carpet yarn tail and mane. . . as you can see I completely "redid" it . . . for my granddaughter . . . but he will "live" at Gramma's house. . . Merry Christmas!

Magpie

MAGPIE 12x24 oil in cradled panel

Done last month . . . collecting dust on my easel . . . more tomorrow . . .Enjoy!

Up The Creek

Here are some photos of the Paddle Art project I did for the upcoming (January 20th) auction to benefit the Tamarack Grief Resource Center & Camp Remember . . . done in acrylics which were a pain to work with for me. . . I designed nearly two dozen "ideas" for this and kept changing my mind . . . the paddle is studded with a total of 16 crystals . . . 8 depict the Big Dipper & the North Star . . . last year these paddles went for between $550 & $1050 . . . so will see! . . . Enjoy!

Catching Up!

Thank you to those of you who have asked about my blog and paintings . . . got off on a tangent with some other projects (note the 1000 piece puzzle of woven blankets) . . . got around to the pumpkin painting AFTER Thanksgiving so needless to say I am "behind" . . .Enjoy . . .I am going to work on photos of my latest work now and plan to post soon . . . promise!

I'm Scum!

I know . . .I know I haven't posted in forever . . . (okay two weeks) . . .but I am painting (some) and just realized I never did post the big piece I sent to HMA for the Members Salon . . . so here it is . . . plus a detail shot . . . the actual painting is 24"x36" . . . and the rabbit is about 8x10 or less . . .Enjoy!

STILL ALIVE

Sorry got awful behind on posting . . . had some Halloween things to do . . . like make my granddaughter a "Pumpkin Hat" . . . followed by my Halloween Cat painting which is 16 x20 and like the "white on white" so close in values almost impossible to see except for the eyes . . . if you are receiving this via e-mail be sure to go to my blog as I am posting all the up coming exhibits & stuff . . . Enjoy! . . . oh and Lisa get back to work!

Halloween Cat - 16x20 oil on mounted canvas

JUST PLAIN VANILLA

What happens on Halloween . . . I SCREAM!

Another White On White" Piece . . . as if you couldn't figure that out! . . .Enjoy!

WELL LET'S SEE

More "White on White" . . . this is a detail (about 8" x 8") of a larger painting (24"x24") . . . Enjoy!

ANOTHER ONE

More White on White . . . in combination with a landscape . . . the subtle value changes and brush strokes are what really make these work . . . unfortunately that is not really showing up in the photos . . . Enjoy!

Okay! Okay!

FEATHER

FEATHER (detail)

CAIRN - 8X10 OIL ON PANEL

Okay! I know I haven't posted in forever (well since Wednesday anyway) so time to show you what I've been working on . . .here are two from a new series of "white on white" (seven or so paintings so far) . . . these are very hard to photograph and are all lighter than they appear . . . i.e. all of the background areas blend out to pure titanium white . . . Enjoy!

HIGHLIGHTS

STUDY

Tried to capture the intense sunlight reflecting off the surface of the lake . . . not happy with results . . . accept I've got an idea of how to do it better next time . . . NFS as this is one of the few paintings I didn't "work" until I was pleased with it . . . Enjoy?

YEP SOME MORE NORTH SHORE

DRIFTWOOD

Another beautiful day at the "Beach" . . . although we had our first hard frost of the year last night. . . by 9:30am the sun was out and it hit 60 degrees before it started to cool down . . . as always if you are interested in this piece (8x10 $200) e-mail kellyapgar(at)hot mail .com . . . Enjoy!

2 FOR 1

NORTH SHORE LOOKING EAST

. . . as always if you are interested in this piece (8x10 $200) e-mail kellyapgar(at)hot mail .com . . . Enjoy! . . . Oh and HAPPY BIRTHDAY Carol!!!

YEP ME TOO!

NORTH SHORE LOOKING EAST

I know, I know, I'm tired of landscapes too . . . but it was awful nice weather this week and just a great spot to be . . . I'm thinking about a new direction in my painted work as I don't want to spend the winter on still lifes . . . so stay tuned . . . as always if you are interested in this piece (8x10 $200) e-mail kellyapgar(at)hot mail .com . . . Enjoy!

ONE MORE FISH

SOMETHING FISHY

Twenty artists and more than sixty pieces of art on display at Sandpiper Gallery in Polson . . . for the "Something Fishy" theme show . . . see previous posts for more info . . . public is invited to opening reception Friday, October 8th 5 to 7 p.m.! Enjoy

MORE FISHY

FISH 2

One More for the Show . . . . See Last Post for More Info!

Wow Art & Poetry . . . Enjoy!

BLACK & WHITE

FISH 1

Haven't forgotten you . . . just busy getting prints & photos ready for "Something Fishy" exhibition at the Sandpiper Gallery in Polson . . . Opening reception is next Friday, October 8th 5 to 7pm . . . above is one of the relief prints I will be showing . . .this is an non-juried invitational theme show that runs through Saturday, November 13th . . . I would like to encourage all of you "locals'' to stop in . . . the gallery is open M-F 10-5 Sat 10-4 . . . as always if you are interested in this piece e-mail kellyagar(at)hotmail.com ASAP . . . Enjoy!

STUDIO WORK

NORTH SHORE IN THE STUDIO

Here's what I put together from the plein aire pieces and the views from the North Shore last week . . . 8x10 oil on canvas $200 . . . e-mail kellyapgar(at)hotmail.com if interested . . . Enjoy!

ANOTHER NORTH SHORE

NORTH SHORE SEPTEMBER SKIES

Another North Shore . . . a little bit cooler in color. . .8x10 $200 email kellyapgar(at)hotmail.com if you're interested . . .Enjoy!

NORTH SHORE

NORTH SHORE - SEPTEMBER

One of three (2 plein aire & one studio piece) from yesterday . . . nice to finally get back out even thought we only had about 5 minutes of sunshine . . . that is until I packed up and got home . . . sunny late afternoon and evening . . . oh well . . . this piece is available 8x10 $200 unframed . . . kellyapgar(at)hotmail.com . . . Enjoy!

de ja vue

DOCK ROCKS

MAKE THE CLOUDS GO AWAY

DE JA VUE

Bottom painting in the one I did for a "Quick Draw" Auction in June based on the painting MAKE THE CLOUDS GO AWAY which I also did in June . . . Ironically the same people that bought DOCK ROCKS in August had bought DE JA VUE . . . unfortunately it got smudged and scratched . . . obviously because it was "wet" . . . so when I delivered DOCK ROCKS I got DE JA VUE back . . .and WAH LA! I fixed it today! . . . and will deliver it back to them next week . . . not a very exciting project but that was the extent of my painting today . . .Enjoy!

ANOTHER ONE

EGG TEMPERA IN PROGRESS

Okay so here is the other one I started . . . you can see how the values are built up "slowly" . . . not really my thing but I am going to try and go back to this in between projects . . . stay tuned . . .

UGH EGG!

FIRST TEMPERA

Some of the new supplies I purchased included a set of egg tempera paints . . . here is a little 4x6 study I did with them. . . it is a very slow tedious process . . . and I went too fast on this one as you need to let each layer dry and add the next very carefully . . . like watercolor but much harder . . . it is extremely easy to damage the layers underneath . . . probably not something I'll stick with but worth a try . . . Enjoy!

A LITTLE MORE RED!

ANOTHER RED UNDER PAINTING STUDY

Got a little heavy handed with this towards the end . . .it is amazing how much the red under painting changes the colors . . . I used my "regular" palette but all the colors look different and like I said yesterday the dark values pop right up . . .Enjoy . . . NFS!

READY FOR RED

UNDER PAINTING IN RED

back to a little something I tried late last winter . . . under painting in red . . . really like this technique although it can get away from you quickly and you'll end up getting darker values than planned . . . I'm also not as patient as one should be . . . you really need to allow the under painting to set up a little longer before continuing . . . too wet to paint plein air but will try this some more when I get back out. . . Enjoy!

PAINTING PALS

MARY AT LAKESIDE -Sorry NFS
Here's a quick little oil sketch of my painting pal Mary Kelley . . . see her work at http://www.marykelleyart.com/ . . . she is going to say "oh darn my website isn't very up to date". . . I haven't met an artist yet that can keep their site up to date . . . thank goodness for my blog. . . Enjoy!

ROCK ON!

LITTLE ROCK STUDY

Done at Lakeside before I went to the coast . . . love the texture of the linen panel . . . hate the styrofoam "fuzzies"from the inside of my wet panel carrying case. . . white spots all over the bottom I will hvave to pick off by hand when it's dry . . . Enjoy!