First Glimpse of Fall
A few weeks ago we went hiking along the Inner Basin Trail in the San Francisco Peaks near Flagstaff, AZ. These were the first aspen leaves turning gold. Our first glimpse of fall.
Inner Basin Trail ACEO
This mini painting is of the Inner Basin Trail in the San Francisco Peaks area near Flagstaff, Arizona. The trail had been closed for several years due to the Schultz fire, but was recently reopened. We hiked the trail the weekend it reopened to find the aspens as beautiful as ever! This ACEO (art cards, editions, and orginals), also known as artist trading cards is painted on canvas paper with a 1/2 inch border to allow for easy matting and framing. It is up for auction on my DailyPaintworks site.
Aspen Grove ACEO
I painted another mini - ACEO over the weekend, this one is of an aspen grove.
2.5" x 3.5" ACEO (Art Card Edition and Original) original executed in oil on canvas paper with 1/2 inch white border for easy matting and framing.
Comment on or Share this Article →New mini paintings
Over this past holiday weekend, I painted a couple minis - ACEO paintings. ACEO stands for Art Card, Editions and Originals - basically art trading cards. They are 2.5 x 3.5 inches with a .5 inch white border painted in oil on gesso coated canvas paper. I'm pleased they both have already sold on my Etsy website. Many thanks to my two newest collectors!
Aspen Trio ACEO
Indian Springs Trail ACEO
Comment on or Share this Article →Book review: The Lady in Gold
The Lady in Gold: The Extraordinary Tale of Gustav Klimt’s Masterpiece, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer
By Anne-Marie O'Connor
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 368 pages
Barnes and Noble, $18.89 hardcover, $15.99 nook
I just finished this fascinating book and would recommend it to anyone interested in art and history. This book is much more than a profile of the famous Austrian artist, Gustav Klimt. It does give a solid background of Klimt’s artistic journey in turn of the century Vienna, but the gist of the book is the story of the woman and portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer, one of his most famous painting (besides The Kiss). The author sets the scene of Vienna at its cultural height and the many Jewish aristocrat women Klimt painted portraits of. The author traces the history of the painting after it is seized by Nazi’s in World War II. The title is changed to remove all traces of the woman being Jewish, like many of the stolen art during the period. A niece of Adele sues the Austrian government in 1999 for the return of the portrait along with other Klimt pieces in the family’s collection. Eventually she wins the case. This historical account is both enthralling and tragic. As an artist, I was somewhat ignorant about all the art that was stolen and never returned during the Holocaust. After reading it, I reviewed several of my art history books about Klimt and nothing of course is mentioned on the topic. It is one of the best art and historical books I have read in a long time.
Comment on or Share this Article →Aspens in Greer
This is a small painting of an aspen forest along side a forest service road near Greer, Arizona. Greer is an alpine area in eastern Arizona at around 9,000 ft elevation.
A Hike in the Woods
This is a small painting of a hike along Indian Springs Trail in the White Mountains of eastern Arizona. A lovely summer afternoon before a monsoon storm.
