Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Home On The Range


Home On The Range - SOLD
8" x 10" Oil

I was recently asked by a woman who owns three of my paintings if I would donate a piece for a fundraiser.  She is the founder of this fundraiser/event, The Family afFaire, which feeds The Grace Fund, an affiliate fund of the Pikes Peak Community Foundation, an organization that helps people with MS, ALS, or spinal cord injuries.  In 6 years this group has raised $600,000.00!  I thought it was such a worthy event and donated "Home On The Range."  Cows seemed an appropriate family painting.  I'm thrilled that the piece sold and that I was able to help out.

Yesterday I went to Summerland Gardens, where my work is shown, to change out a painting.  I found out that I'd sold three paintings the day before to a friend of the above mentioned woman!  The donation was truly worth it, both financially and emotionally.  I know that as artists we're asked to donate paintings to causes.  I've read several posts where people ponder this.   As a daily painter, I have unsold pieces in my studio and have made donations.  As with all donations, whether of money, paintings, time, I think that it's a personal choice.

Sunday, August 28, 2011

Violet Hydrangea

Violet Hydrangea
6" x 8"  Oil
$75.00 + $10. s/h

"END OF SUMMER" SALE!  All paintings purchased in the month of August will be marked down.  My 8" x 10" oils will be on sale for $100.00.  My 6" x 6" and 6" x 8" daily paintings will be on sale for $75.00.  All other sizes are marked down as well.  Please email if you are interested in a painting posted in the past and I will change the paypal button just for you!

Hydrangeas are difficult to grow in Colorado.  We're just a little bit (a lot!!) too dry.  This is from my sister-in-law's garden in North Carolina.

Friday, August 26, 2011

100 Garden & Floral Oil Paintings, Original Artwork by Pam Holnback, 86/100

By the Bushel  
100 Garden and Floral Oil Paintings, 85/100
6" x 6"  Oil
$75.00 + $10. s/h


"END OF SUMMER" SALE!  All paintings purchased in the month of August will be marked down.  My 8" x 10" oils will be on sale for $100.00.  My 6" x 6" and 6" x 8" daily paintings will be on sale for $75.00.  All other sizes are marked down as well.  Please email if you are interested in a painting posted in the past and I will change the paypal button just for you!

I just ran into Walmart.  When I was walking out the door I noticed the most wonderful smell.  Right on the front walkway, chiles from Hatch, New Mexico were being roasted.  They were selling them by the bushel.  Boxes and boxes of them were stacked up near the roaster.  I wish I'd had my camera or phone.  You gotta love living in the west!

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

100 Garden & Floral Oil Paintings, Original Artwork by Pam Holnback, 85/100


Three Amigos,  100 Garden and Floral Oil Paintings, 84/100
6" x 6"  Oil
$75.00 + $10. s/h  SOLD

"END OF SUMMER" SALE!  All paintings purchased in the month of August will be marked down.  My 8" x 10" oils will be on sale for $100.00.  My 6" x 6" and 6" x 8" daily paintings will be on sale for $75.00.  All other sizes are marked down as well.  Please email if you are interested in a painting posted in the past and I will change the paypal button just for you!

I love it when a blogger friend suggests a title.  This title was suggested by great commenter Sherry Autumnleaves.  It fits perfectly!  Thank you!

Monday, August 22, 2011

100 Garden & Floral Oil Paintings, Original Artwork by Pam Holnback, 84/100

Three Hot Ones
100 Garden and Floral Oil Paintings, 84/100
6" x 6" Oil
SOLD

"END OF SUMMER" SALE!  All paintings purchased in the month of August will be marked down.  My 8" x 10" oils will be on sale for $100.00.  My 6" x 6" and 6" x 8" daily paintings will be on sale for $75.00.  All other sizes are marked down as well.  Please email if you are interested in a painting posted in the past and I will change the paypal button just for you!

I have quite a few of my paintings for sale at Summerland Gardens.  Not only does Summerland Gardens have flowers, great things for your garden,  an incredible gift shop and an art gallery with work by local artists, but they also offer cooking classes.  And, they are now roasting organically grown fresh green chiles from Hatch, New Mexico.  (Ok, I should have mentioned this with my last post!)  Hatch is known for it's large, meaty and distinctively flavored chiles. (I sound like a commercial!)   They're fabulous! And available hot or mild, fresh or roasted, by the bushel or by the pound.   So, back to the cooking classes....not sure what to do with green chiles?  There is a green chile cooking class this Wednesday, August 24th!  And, of course, new daily paintings of chiles!  Now I really sound like a commercial!  The roasting will continue into the fall.

Saturday, August 20, 2011

100 Garden & Floral Oil Paintings, Original Artwork by Pam Holnback, 83/100

Hot Or Not?
100 Garden and Floral Oil Paintings, 83/100
6" x 6"  Oil
$75.00 + $10. s/h  SOLD

"END OF SUMMER" SALE!  All paintings purchased in the month of August will be marked down.  My 8" x 10" oils will be on sale for $100.00.  My 6" x 6" and 6" x 8" daily paintings will be on sale for $75.00.  All other sizes are marked down as well.  Please email if you are interested in a painting posted in the past and I will change the paypal button just for you!

At this time of year, many people roast chilis.  Fresh roasted chilis are a great addition to a meal.

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

100 Garden & Floral Oil Paintings, Original Artwork by Pam Holnback, 82/100

An Apple A Day
6" x 8"  Oil
$75.00 + $10. s/h

"END OF SUMMER" SALE!  All paintings purchased in the month of August will be marked down.  My 8" x 10" oils will be on sale for $100.00.  My 6" x 6" and 6" x 8" daily paintings will be on sale for $75.00.  All other sizes are marked down as well.  Please email if you are interested in a painting posted in the past and I will change the paypal button just for you!

Recently my plein air group painted in a garden with apple trees.  We have little crab apples in our yard, but not "real" apple trees.  This yard is on the west side of town, which means the foothills,  consequently black bears visit this yard regularly!

Friday, August 12, 2011

Morning Shadows

Morning Shadows
11" x 14" Oil
$265.00 + $10. s/h

"END OF SUMMER" SALE!  All paintings purchased in the month of August will be marked down.  My 8" x 10" oils will be on sale for $100.00.  My 6" x 6" and 6" x 8" daily paintings will be on sale for $75.00.  All other sizes are marked down as well.  Please email if you are interested in a painting posted in the past and I will change the paypal button just for you!

I loved the way the morning light created such beautiful colors in the shadows.

Tomorrow, Saturday 8/13, I'll be participating in the Canvases in the Canon Art Festival.  Artists will be located at both Starsmore Discovery Center, (where I'll be) and Helen Hunt Falls here in Colorado Springs.  Part of the proceeds of sales will go to North Cheyenne Canyon Park and Friends of the Canyon.  I hope that you'll stop by if you're in the area. 


Tuesday, August 9, 2011

100 Garden & Floral Oil Paintings, Original Artwork by Pam Holnback, 81/100

On My Deck
100 Garden and Floral Oil Paintings, 81/100
12" x 12" $245.00 + $10. s/h

"END OF SUMMER" SALE!  All paintings purchased in the month of August will be marked down.  My 8" x 10" oils will be on sale for $100.00.  My 6" x 6" and 6" x 8" daily paintings will be on sale for $75.00.  All other sizes are marked down as well.  Please email if you are interested in a painting posted in the past and I will change the paypal button just for you!

These geraniums were so much fun to paint.  We have 5 big pots of them in the corner of our deck.  I sat in the shade (part of the deck is covered) and painted away.  We all have tubes of paint that we rarely use, maybe from past workshops, or given to us by someone sometime.  I have a tube of red paint called "Geranium Lake".  I have no idea where I got it, but I used it in this piece. And, the reds work!

Sunday, August 7, 2011

100 Garden & Floral Oil Paintings, Original Artwork by Pam Holnback, 80/100

A Peek at the Garden
8" x 10" Oil
$100.00 + $10. s/h

END OF SUMMER SALE!  All paintings purchased in the month of August will be marked down.  My 8" x 10" oils will be on sale for $100.00.  My 6" x 6" and 6" x 8" daily paintings will be on sale for $75.00.  Please email if you are interested in a painting posted in the past and I will change the paypal button just for you!

This is a little part of our back yard garden.  After doing so many individual flowers, it was fun to paint a larger scene.

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

100 Garden & Floral Oil Paintings, Original Artwork by Pam Holnback, 79/100

Pink Ladies
8" x 10" Oil on
$100.00 + $10. s/h

END OF SUMMER SALE!  All paintings purchased in the month of August will be marked down.  My 8" x 10" oils will be on sale for $100.00.  My 6" x 6" and 6" x 8" daily paintings will be on sale for $75.00.  Please email if you are interested in a painting posted in the past and I will change the paypal button just for you!

I think that these roses look like a group of ladies excited by what's in front of them!

For those of you wondering how our twins are doing, here they are, eating up a storm!