You Are Invited!!!

I am just so very lucky to have my art stir the fancy of famed gallery owner and art connoisseur Jeanne Chisholm! Opening day for my new gallery is Thursday, January 3rd and everyone is invited! The gallery is located in sunny Florida and if anyone who reads my blog happens to be in that area, please do stop in and let me know your impressions! I am so honored and excited to be in the company of a truly stellar group of equestrian artists.The photo above is one of the gallery rooms and below is the invitation to the reception with the accompanying text. This reception is considered the preview and a big grand opening celebration is scheduled for January 15th. I hope, and I have a feeling, that this is going to be a wonderful, artful New Year! 

Wellington Equestrian Gallery and Mall Hosts Reception

Wellington, FL - December 29, 2012 - The Wellington Equestrian Gallery and Mall will kick off the New Year, and the opening of their new gallery, by hosting a reception on Thursday night, January 3, from 5:00p.m. until 8:00p.m. Guests are invited to stop by and stroll through the gallery while enjoying the collection of art displayed, some wine and cheese, and the live music provided by world-famous pianist, Copeland Davis. The store's unusual, equestrian focused offerings will be sure to please even the most discerning clientele.  Jack Van Dell, of Van Dell Jewelers, has created this unique mall that features an eclectic mix of various artists' work from around the world, and is home to the largest collection of fine equestrian art in the South. The artists and their artwork have been carefully selected by Van Dell, himself, and international art dealer and collector, Jeanne Chisholm.  "We are so pleased to be able to offer this exquisite, equestrian collection, and  be able to coincide our Gallery's opening with the beginning of the Winter Equestrian season here in Wellington," said Van Dell, "We hope to attract people who really appreciate quality art along with those who would like to own some new pieces."  The Wellington Equestrian Gallery  Mall features paintings, bronzes, estate  fine jewelry, antique furniture, garden adornments, objetd'art, providing something of interest for everyone. Current exhibiting artists include Angela Moore, Suzanne Werson, Van Dell Jewelers, Wellington  Company Antiques, A.M. Stockhill, The Chisholm Gallery Collections, Nancy Freid, Marilyn Fallon, Noble Haus, Inc., Idlewild Furnishings, The Stalk Market, Prima Antiques, Ricard Boehm, Jackie Mallick Designs, LLC, James  Jefferies Antiques, Churchill Galleries, William R. Eubanks and Cashmere Buffalo. The gallery already has a large assortment of artists' offerings to choose from and they expect even more items to arrive, daily.  The wine and cheese reception on Thursday night, with the beautiful music by Copeland Davis, is an opportunity to enjoy a relaxed evening with friends, and to preview the wide variety of high-quality, equestrian offerings from an array of high-quality artists from around the world.  Kick-off the New Year and the winter equestrian season in style, by joining The Wellington Equestrian Gallery and Mall for their wine and cheese reception on Thursday night from 5:00p.m. until 8:00p.m. The Wellington Equestrian Gallery and Mall is located in the Publix Courtyard Shopping Center on Wellington Trace and Greenview Shores Blvd. in Wellington. For information call the Gallery at (561)333-3100 or go to: www.wellingtonequestrainmall.com <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?

Palm Beach Polo & Country Club Gallery

I got some wonderful news today (and some terrible photos!) from Jeanne Chisholm of the Chisholm Gallery. She has hung quite a few of my Steeplechase Series paintings in her gallery at the Palm Beach Polo and Country Club. I do apologize for the poor quality of the photos but my excitement at this opportunity drove me to place them on my blog anyway! As you can see in photos 4 and 5, my pictures are in stellar company. The polo paintings are by Paul Desmond Brown (American, 1893-1958). Paul Brown is widely regarded as the pre-eminent American illustrator of equestrian subjects. I am so delighted!

Thinking Big - 30 x 30

A new start today and a glimpse into another corner of my new studio.  My next project is to get some kind of lighting system. I have wonderful consistent northern light all day but need to be able to paint after the sun goes down!

Marketing Cards and Sheepish Feelings

I wonder if any artist in the world loves their gallery like I love mine! Jeanne Chisholm of Chisholm Gallery is a marketing goddess and ever since I met her last October she has presented my paintings to the world so enthusiastically and in such high style. I am so grateful to her for her energy and unflagging efforts. This is the marketing card she has developed for the Aiken Willcox Inn exhibit. I love it! I adore it! I think it is absolutley perfect. But I must say I feel ever so slightly sheepish. Upon seeing this I suddenly realized I am the featured  painter in this exhibit - I had no idea! In any case, I am extremely thrilled and  can only say that I was so focused in getting ready for this show - framing and shipping and getting a decent portfolio pulled together - that I must not have been paying quite enough attention. Anyway, there is also a sculptor in the exhibit, Patsy Davis,  and you can find her lovely whimsical bronze sculptures on the Chisholm Gallery site as well.  I hope some of my readers and blog followers who live close by will get a chance to visit the Willcox Inn during this exhibit. I would love to hear your thoughts.

Look Out Aiken, South Carolina - Here I Come!

Quantum Poetry 24x36 oil on stretched canvas

I spent this past weekend framing and printing out marketing materials for the exhibition hosted by the Chisholm Gallery next month at the Willcox Inn. Its a GORGEOUS place and has a pretty interesting early American history. Apparently notables like  Winston Churchill, Harold Vanderbilt, Elizabeth Arden and Count Bernadotte of Sweden have all stayed there at one time or another - how fun is that! I am so thrilled to have my steeplechase series hanging out there for a while! Tomorrow I will take a grand total of 11 paintings to be crated and shipped off. This has been a real learning experience for me and I am super excited about it.
In between all this hectic preparation, I had a little time to paint and what I did was take a painting I thought I had finished a couple of weeks ago and repaint the entire thing! I dont think I have ever done that before.  I liked some things about the painting but the color was not working for me - which was odd because I loved it at first. I changed pretty much everything about it and like it much better now - it feels right. I still have a few final highlights before I will call it done but its 99% there now.

Steeplechase Series

 This is a 36x24 oil on oil primed linen panel. What a luxury it is to paint on oil primed linen. I love the way the texture of the linen grabs the paint off the brush. The Chisholm Gallery is working on a show for me in February at the Willcox Hotel in Aiken, South Carolina. Its a gorgeous place and I think my steeplechase work would be well displayed there. I hope all the arrangements can be worked out. If it happens, I will be looking for a company to crate and ship the framed pieces - what fun! Here is a link so you can see this glorious place: The Willcox Hotel.  I am very excited about this unique opportunity. Apparently steeplechase season is coming in South Carolina!

A Multifaceted Approach - A Christmas Catalogue

Jeanne Chisholm of Chisholm Gallery introduced me to a new concept and assisted me in putting together a Christmas E-Blast. This is a brand new term for me! An e-blast consists of a PDF presentation that is attached to an email and sent by the gallery to potential collectors. The PDF presentation serves as a high quality photographic respresentation of the paintings - much like a brochure. I called mine A Multifaceted Approach as it contains an eclectic assortment of paintings in a variety of sizes as you can see here. Of course, Santa on his wild purple and golden zebra was on the cover! I wish I could have attached the actual PDF file but could not do that. Instead, I will show you individually each piece in the Christmas E-Blast presentation:

 Camel Rider 11x14

 Cheetahs 24x18

 Deyrolle Interior, Paris 20x16

Great Dane 16x12

 

 Hounds, 12x9

 Two Horses, 20x16

 T'ang Horse, 18x24

 Islay Wild Goat, 16x12

Trying to be Flexible in Uncertain Times 24x18

What fun this was! I find I am recently learning alot about the business of art. I never knew it was so complex! If anyone is interested in purchasing one of theses paintings, please contact Jeanne Chisholm at info@chisholmgallery.com

By the way, if you would like to see the actual e-blast, just send me an email and I will forward the PDF file to you by email. It is nicely printable as well!