"Abundance", 11x14"

Abundance,  14x11"

Moving is stressful!  Selling a house, planning a new house, and leasing an apartment in a city high-rise (Denver) is uprooting- literally.  It's interesting to me that during this time of general upheaval, my painting has become more controlled and meditative.  I'm drawn to flowers right now, particularly white ones.  They force me to slow way down and really examine them.  Form, light and shadow, and undiscovered colors are pulling me in.

I'm developing a series of floral paintings that I'll be showing at the Petter Gallery this summer, in a show called "Bouquet".  It'll be all about the bouquet of flowers and wine.  I hope you'll be able to come.  The date is July 13, in Saugatuck, Michigan.  Sounds like a great time for a mini-getaway!

Early Morning, Key Largo

"Early Morning, Key Largo", 9x12" Oil on Panel

If you find yourself in Michigan this summer, you should plan a trip to Traverse City and stop into the Crooked Tree Art Gallery there.  The Oil Painters of America is exhibiting their 2018 Juried Salon Show there this summer.  Beautiful paintings from across the country are in the show, and well worth the trip.  My painting "Early Morning, Key Largo" is in there with them. Contact the gallery if you are interested in purchasing this little painting.  Here's the link to their website: Crooked Tree Gallery.

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Here are a few paintings that have found new homes this summer. Please check my website Ann Feldman Artist for the whereabouts of my latest paintings.  You can also sign up on this website to receive an email every time a new painting is added to this site.

"The Scholars"

Hildt Gallery, Chicago

"Orchids"

The Petter Gallery, Saugatuck

"Orange Reflections"

The Petter Gallery

I hope you're enjoying your summer!

"Clementines and Blue Jar", 8x10"

This little painting is a demo piece that I did for a class on painting glass last week.  I love painting glass.  It forces me to slow way down and observe what is in front of me, rather than letting my brain say "OK I got this", and painting what I think I see.

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Here are some basic steps I follow when I paint glass.

Here's my reference.

I start by drawing in the basic shapes of the still life, including the shape of the glass object.

I paint in the shadows of the objects, including the shadows showing through the glass.

I look for the turning edges of the glass-- sometimes these edges are lighter and sometimes they are darker than the glass object.  These edges describe the shape and transparency of the object.  The last things to add are the highlights on the glass, typically nearest the light source, such as the highlight on the rim of the bottle.

Glass is a challenge, but it is almost always a rewarding one!

"A Little Something", 6x8"

Last week, a friend of mine from the Grameen Foundation gave me this little bottle filled with coffee beans from a farm in Colombia.  As we chatted, I thought it would make a nice little painting subject.  I couldn't wait to get it home and put it under the lights!

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