NEWS: Flower Series on 12" Vinyl Records accepted in juried art show

I am honored and thrilled to announce that two of the four macro flower pieces done on 12" vinyl records were submitted and accepted in a juried art show called: In Full Bloom, which will run from July 18th to August 14 at Mills Pond House Gallery in St. James, NY. This will be my first juried art show, and I am quite excited.

Mills Pond House Gallery is operated by Smithtown Township Arts Council, a 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit organization. With ten exhibition opportunities each year, artists from almost every state in the nation have exhibited there over the past 34 years. Guest jurors contribute to the critical dimension of the selected works in the gallery, providing a venue for artists working in a wide variety of media and subject.

Rose Pellicano:
Botanical artist Rose Pellicano’s work has been exhibited throughout the U.S. and Japan, and has been included in numerous prestigious exhibitions at the Horticultural Society of New York, the Bruce Museum, the U.S. Botanic Garden, and Chicago Botanic Garden, among others. Her work is included in the permanent collections of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, in Pittsburgh, and the Brooklyn Botanic Garden Florilegium. Rose’s work has been featured in Horticulture Magazine and The Gardener, and Brooklyn Botanic Garden 2008 Calendar among others. She is a fellow of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden Florilegium Society, a founding member of Art Botanica, and she teaches botanical painting at Old Westbury Gardens, New York.

Daffodil

Well, I finally revisited this piece and finished it. Originally I was going for a graphic style with clean lines, but what came out is more flowing and painterly. SOLD

Prickly Pear Bloom - Triptych

This was a fun piece to complete, and now I want to paint more desert flowers. Special thanks to photographer Anne Elliott, who kindly gave her permission to let me use her wonderful photo as a reference! Oil on Canvas 20.5" X 22" $250

Prickly Pear Bloom - Triptych

I have updated this photo based on my most recent work. The center of the bloom still needs to be added, and then I can paint the edges of the boards to finish it. I will continue to post my progress.

I really like the complexity of diptychs and triptychs, and I have wanted to create an assymetrical one. Cactus blooms have also intrigued me, so I blended the two ideas for this piece. This is not a commissioned piece, but just something I wanted to do.

Cala Lillies

5" X 7" Ampersand Scratchbord (Claybord)SOLD

Sarah

5" X 7" Ampersand Scratchbord (claybord)

Kiss

I thought I'd try something different - change is good! 5" X 7" Ampersand Scratchbord (claybord)and I used a stylus to scratch in the image. HAPPY BIRTHDAY LORI - I HOPE YOU ENJOY HAVING THIS

Poppy on Vinyl Record

Well here is my final entry for the NYC show, ART on Record: Volume II. Sadly I have run out of time and won't be able to submit a 5th entry, but I am pleased with what I have done in a short period of time. The entries will be on exhibit and for sale at APW Gallery in NYC through the month of May. If you happen to be there during that time check out the show and take pictures/video for me!

I am happy to report that this project forced me outside my comfort zone by introducing a new surface on which to paint. It was certainly a growth period for me, and I did enjoy the process very much. Who knows, maybe I'll paint more macros on records....
Oil on 12" vinyl record $300

Rose On Vinyl Record

You guessed it - this is the third in the 12" vinyl record macro flower series for NY. Time to choose the next subject. Oil on 12" vinyl record $300

Sunflower on Vinyl Record

Sunflower on Vinyl was one of three pieces accepted into the 5th Annual 12 Buy 12 Art Exhibit at the Austin Art Space Gallery & Studios in Austin, TX. The show runs from December 1-21, and I will be attending the artists' reception on Saturday, December 5th! Oil on 12" vinyl record $300

Blue Flower On Vinyl Record

The Blue Flower is a central symbol of Romanticism. It stands for longing and love and the metaphysical striving for the infinite. Special thanks to John Cowley for allowing me to use his fabulous photo as a reference!

This is one of my entries for an art exhibit that will run through the month of May in NYC. It is called ART on Record Volume II Artists can use any medium, but all art must be done on a 12" vinyl record! Oil on 12" vinyl record $300

Edits and Updates

Well,I decided to scrap the sunflower I had been working on because I just wasn't "feelin' it". I covered the canvas with gesso, and will start anew, BUT in the meantime a new project has crossed my studio. I will spend the next few weeks working on a submission to an art exhibit which will take place during the month of May in NYC! I will share the details as I progress this week, so stay tuned.....

H2O

This painting is derived from a reference photo of water molecules flowing through a human cell. Oil on Canvas 24" X 36" SOLD

"Compassion" Completed

Oil on canvas 24" X 30" SOLD

My Entry Form for the 2009 Single Speed World Championship Race

The 2009 World Champion Single Speed Mountain Bike event is being held in Durango, CO this September, and although i don't yet HAVE a single speed mountain bike I am officially entered! Since the requirement for registration was a coloring contest it was suggested that I post mine here. Enjoy :-)

"Compassion" Day 4

"Compassion" Day 3

"Compassion" Day 2

"Compassion" Sketch Day 1

"Pointe Shoes"

Oil on Canvas 12" X 24"

This was a commissioned piece for someone special, and I hope she never stops dancing.

"Joshua"

Oil & soft pastel on paper 18" X 24"
Ah, cubism

"Santa Claus"

Graphite on paper 9" X 12" $50

This is a sketch for the next pastel painting, in what is to be a "Winter Holiday Series; all inspired by the previous S'no man piece.

"Compositae Dahlia"

Graphite, Charcoal pencil and Pastel on Paper 6" X 8" $75

"S'no Man" (Winner of 2008 Pray For Snow contest - Best of Show category

Pastel on paper 14" X 17" SOLD

This was an entry into a creative snowman contest for the 6th Annual Pray For Snow Party, in which my work has solidly been runner-up on more than one occasion.

This year S'no Man won Best of Show!!

"Rose"

Oil on canvas - 20" X 20"

This piece won the Patron's Award in the State Flower contest at www.esbq.com

This was interesting to work on because this canvas has been painted on about 4 or 5 times, so it has lots of texture and undertones.

Also, for those of you who didn't know me back when, my maiden name was Rose

Thanks to Teng Tan for belated permission to use the original photo "Rose Close at Heart" http://www.flickr.com/photos/tengtan/ as a reference for this piece.

"First Ride"

Soft Pastel on paper 18" X 24" $100
I think we can all relate to either our own first ride or helping our child on his or her maiden voyage! Good Times!

"The Red Flowers"

Oil on canvas 9" X 12" $50
I did this last night almost like a quick sketch, but with paint. I wanted to keep it really loose and capture some depth.

"The Pendulum"

Oil on canvas 11" X 14" - $75
This is precisely what happens to me when I listen to blues while I paint.

"Eye of The Pendulum"

Oil on canvas 9" X 12" $50

This is the sequel to The Pendulum

"Dog Fighting is Warped"

Charcoal on paper 17.5" X 20.5" $500

This piece won the Patron's Mention award in the "Motion" art contest on www.ebsq.com

This was an assigned piece, and it really forced me to experiment with the darker side of art. I was asked to use a warped grid superimposed onto a b & w photo, then recreate the images using charcoal on paper in some of the grid areas, but adjust them to match the contours of the warped sections. I had just read an article in Forbes that really conveyed the visciousness and horrificness of dog fighting, and it profoundly affected me. The distorted nature of this project really lent itself to portraying those feelings. It ain't no floral!

"Washing Hands"

Pastel on paper 11" X 14" $900

I don't usually post pastels here; they are in the link for pastels located in the right margin, but I just felt like it today.

"Sunflower Corner" Day 6 - Completed (no, really)

Oil on Canvas Commissioned 18" X 36" $300 Sold

Well, I thought I was finished, but my art critic, (my husband Lenny) said two things were bugging him. The first were the two background sky areas that were very light colored, so I added more blue. The second was that the center of the flower was not curved enough at the top, so I added more bulk to it. NOW, I am finished!

"Sunflower Corner" Day 5

Oil on Canvas 18" X 36"

Well, I have mixed feelings about finishing this piece. I could hardly wait to see how it would turn out, but I really loved working on it. Sorry about the tilt of the photo and the space between the two canvases, but the bottoms are wet.

Me, painting "Sunflower Corner"

I know it's not the focus of this photo, but the apron I'm wearing was signed by the entire kindergarten class I team taught back in 1983 when my daughter Amy was just starting school. Her signature is on there as well, so I love to wear it when I paint.

A day at the dunes

We drove up to Leadville, CO on Thursday so Lenny could compete in the Leadville 100 mountain bike race on Saturday. He was able to finish the race in 10+ hours, and now can actually say he competed with Lance Armstrong who came in second place!

Other highlights of the weekend include seeing friends Adrian and Margo from Colorado, who we haven't seen in too long, hanging out with Amy & her friend Lindsey, and cheering on Lenny and his teammates Mike, Doug & John. The low spot was me getting altitude sickness immediately upon entering the town of Leadville at 6:30 pm on Thursday(altitude 10,430 ft.), visiting the ER at 10:30 PM, getting a steroid shot in the butt, and taking Diomox, steroids and oxygen for the entire weekend.

Sunday night we drove down to Monte Vista, CO and spent the night at The Mansion B & B, which I would highly recommend. Monday we drove out to the Great Sand Dunes,hiked up to the top and then checked out the surge flows in the river below. We ate a nice picnic lunch and then hiked up a trail and crossed a creek to a beautiful waterfall.

The lack of oxygen, hiking, and sun left me feeling like a bit of a trainwreck, but I'll resume painting that sunflower soon!

Me - In the Artists Spotlight

I got an email today from the shop owner in Connecticut where some of my pieces are for sale. She said I had been selected as the featured artist for August! I am flattered. Here's the link to the website:

Artists Spotlight

"Sunflower Corner" Day 4

Now comes the challenging part...

"Sunflower Corner" Day 3

I am certainly enjoying everything about this painting! The interaction of colors and shapes, and background vs foreground keep it interesting, and the gestural quality of the flower is very playful. I am torn because I want to see the finished product, but the process is so much fun!

"Sunflower Corner" Day 2

Well, I only had time to put down two colors today, so here are the blues and greens. It's a good tease though...

"Sunflower Corner" Day 1

Sorry this photo is not very clear, but it is difficult to capture the vine charcoal sketch and the notations for shapes and colors.

I don't know what it is about sunflowers, maybe it has to do with being Italian, but I can't seem to get enough of them! I am really stepping outside my normal style and trying a more graphic approach with this one. The shapes in it just grabbed my attention. I also decided to split the composition into two canvases, something else I've never tried!

"Bicycle in Rome" Day 5 (Completed)

Oil on Canvas 12" X 12" SOLD

A good friend mentioned her collection of monochrome art, so I thought I'd give that a go. This bicycle was parked outside a restaurant in Rome, and it was such a classic we had to get a photo. My husband captured it well, but I cropped it for this composition.

"Bicycle in Rome" Day 4

"Bicycle in Rome" (Day 3)

"Bicycle in Rome" (Day 2)

"Bicycle in Rome" (Day 1)

A good friend mentioned her collection of monochrome art, so I thought I'd give that a go. This bicycle was parked outside a restaurant in Rome, and it was such a classic we had to get a photo. My husband captured it well, but I cropped it for this composition.

"Anemone Coronaria" Day 6 (Completed)

Oil on Canvas 18" X 24" $1500

Uh-NEM-uh-nee (I know, it sounds just like where Nemo lives!)
1. any of various plants belonging to the genus Anemone, of the buttercup family, having petallike sepals and including several wild species with white flowers as well as others cultivated for their showy flowers in a variety of colors.

"Anemone Coronaria" Day 5

"Anemone Coronaria" Day 4

"Anemone Coronaria" Day 3

"Anemone Coronaria" Day 2

"Anemone Coronaria" Day 1

"Liliceae Tulipa"

12" X 12" Oil on canvas $300

I chose this composition because I love seeing inside the flower from above. I also enjoyed trying to replicate the texture through paint.

Liliceae Tulipa was one of three pieces accepted into the 5th Annual 12 Buy 12 Art Exhibit at the Austin Art Space Gallery & Studios in Austin, TX. The show runs from December 1-21, and I will be attending the artists' reception on Saturday, December 5th!