Tag:oil

St Augustine Art Association Members Show

I will be showing one of my botanical paintings at the St Augustine Art Association, members show. The show opens Friday SEP 6th, 5pm – 9pm for Art Walk and will be exhibiting SEP 6-29, 2013. Tulips in the Green Room 30″ x 20″ | Oil Encaustic | $2525.00   To see more paintings from the series click on the link below – http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/invited/3762771/d529735c4af4f1595bebe4d3d15d1d9dc3a50ff2?ce=blurb_ew&utm_source=widget  

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Rivers Flow

36″ x 36″ | Oil on Linen | When a painting flows it’s a joy and that feeling is to be enjoyed, as it is usually short lived as  the “struggle” phase crepes in.  The “struggle” is an essential part of the process, it insures I’m alert, ready to be critical, and with this comes growth in my painting.  The painting process is hard to gauge, sometimes a plan comes together and sometimes it takes a bit of working out,

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Summer and 100°F in the shade

Featured Painting | Low Tide | 36″ x 36″ | Oil Encaustic | Seascape Series See more new paintings from the Landscape/ Seascape Series. Getting to the beach and marsh early morning is the only way to beat the heat. Then back to the cool of the studio. Marsh Wetland | 24″ x 24″ | Oil Encaustic | Landscape Series   The afternoon’s bring storm fronts and rain providing a real contrast in light, mood and welcome drop in temps

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New Painting in the Figure Series

12″ x 12″ | Looking Up | Oil | CJK If you are interested in Figure Drawing or Painting consider attending – One Day Figure Workshop at St Augustine Art Association. It’s an open studio session, no tuition.Live Model SessionIntermediate / Advanced artist’s Date: Monday August 19th, 2013 Cost: $35 Time: 10.30am – 4.00pm Lunch Break (12.30 – 1.30) The model ( Rebecca ) will be in a sitting / lying position with backdrop and props offering textural and color

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Visual artist Claire J Kendrick showcases Paintings at Jacksonville Internaional Airport.

Jacksonville International Airport (JAX) provides travelers the chance to enjoy some of the finest sculpture and fine art installations from artists across the North East Florida region.   “The airport has a collection of beautiful sculpture and original fine art. JIA supports the creative community by giving artist’s the opportunity to showcase their work and with 10.000 people passing through the airport daily, it’s a great privilege to be selected and an opportunity to share my paintings, with an audience

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Gestural Drawings

which is most concerned with the essence of the pose, and an economy of means in its representation, rather than a careful study of modeling of light on the form. You’re letting the pencil roam freely and quickly in order to capture the model’s movement For some artists, there is a calisthenic logic: just as an athlete warms up before exercising or participating in sports, artists use gesture drawing to prepare themselves mentally and physically for a figure drawing session. The fast

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Plum Contemporary Art Gallery

This month see stunning works of art by Tony Gill, Tom Brock, Mary Lou Gibson, Barbara Cornett, Karen Sheridan and Claire J Kendrick. Exhibition ends June 30th, 2013 – (so you still have a few weeks to visit.)Gallery Hours Thur 11-5, Fri-Sat 11-8, Sun 12-6 Closed Mon-Wedhttp://www.plumartgallery.com/#!current-exhibition

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Blowtorches and botanicals heat up Plum Gallery

For most artists, blowtorches and a freshly painted canvas mix as well as Superman and Lex Luthor. But to Claire Kendrick, it is the beautiful morphing of heat, wax and oils that makes her abstract encaustic botanical paintings alive. ……..(follow the link to read more) By KRISTIN CHAMBERS, Compass Correspondent. http://staugustine.com/entertainment/arts/2013-05-07/blowtorches-and-botanicals-heat-plum-gallery#.UYl4ArWsh8F

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