Fresh Tomatoes - 100 Garden and Floral Oil Paintings 89/100

Fresh Tomatoes

9" x 12" Oil on board

$195. + $10. s/h 

The tomatoes have been incredible this year.  The cherry tomatoes in our garden have been so sweet!

For this still life, I also did a quick value study.  After I'd set it aside I realized that the value of the cut tomato was too light.  Because it's a study I didn't feel the need to go back and repaint it, but it certainly helped me realize the true value(s) of the inside of the tomato in the final painting.

Friday, September 30th 5 - 8 pm is the Opening Reception for the "Breast Cancer: The Courageous & Beautiful" Artists Coming Together for the Cure! Art Show at Cottonwood Center for the Arts, Colorado Springs.  I'm happy to have three pieces in the show.  Please join us as Susan G Komen for the Cure of Southeastern Colorado presents their art show to raise awareness and funding in their search for the cure.  Stop by if you live here in the Springs.  The show continues until October 18th.  

Fall Morning

Fall Morning
11" x 14"  Oil
$295.00 + $10. s/h

The colors in Colorado in September can be amazing; they almost speak for themselves.  For this one, I wanted to pay close attention to the values as the colors were already there.

I did this quick value study prior to the painting.  I made a few changes in the composition and drawing, ie:  less sky, changed the shape of the small tree on the left, but stuck pretty much to the values.

100 Garden & Floral Oil Paintings, Original Artwork by Pam Holnback, 88/100

Skyward -- 100 Garden and Floral Oil Paintings, 86/100
12" x 12" Oil on wrapped canvas
SOLD

This is another of the geraniums on our deck.  I am not ready for a fall frost!

This piece is one of three that I've submitted to the SE Colorado Susan G Komen "Breast Cancer:  The Courageous & Beautiful" Art Show at Cottonwood Center for the Arts, Colorado Springs.  The Opening Reception is Friday September 30th, 5 - 8 pm.

100 Garden & Floral Oil Paintings, Original Artwork by Pam Holnback, 87/100

Fall Hollyhock
6" x 6"  Oil
$100.00 + $10. s/h

The hollyhocks in our garden are still blooming.  But, we could have a frost any time, so I wanted to get a few more garden paintings finished.

This week in our garden:

Born To Be Mild

Born To Be Mild
6" x 6" Oil
$100.00 + $10. s/h

This is a previous piece, but it seemed appropriate to rotate it through again at this time.

I've had several questions about what to do with Hatch chiles.  Saturday evening we had them for appetizers:  sliced peppers and brie on crackers.  Last night we had them for dinner:  chile (pepper) cheeseburgers.  These were absolutely delicious!  Peel off the skins, slice, remove the seeds, lay onto the burger after flipping.  Swiss cheese is recommended!  I'll probably have enough menu ideas after a half bushel that I could write and illustrate a cookbook!  In the meantime, I've frozen them, 6 to a quart size freezer bag, and will use them all winter!

Mild Things

Mild Things
6" x 6" Oil
$100.00 + $10. s/h

Yesterday was the Fall Art Fair at Summerland Gardens.  It was a beautiful day, partly cloudy, but luckily no rain.  Summerland Gardens has been roasting and selling chiles from Hatch, New Mexico for the last few weeks.  Regularly, a truck drives up from Hatch to deliver the chiles and everyday they sell as many as they roast.

There were bushels of chiles, mild, medium and hot, just waiting to be roasted.  I set-up and painted this one in the afternoon.

I couldn't resist!  Smelling the roasting all day, I bought half a bushel...the exact ones roasting in this photo!  I confess, I bought milds!  Which ones would you have bought?

More Figures from Peggi Kroll Roberts Workshop -- Day 2

More Figures
9" x 12" Oil
$195.00 + $10. s/h

The workshop once again started with 10 one minute almost blind contour line drawings of figures.  Always a great way to warm up.

Each day something new was added to the value studies. These started the same as those done the previous day, ie: pre-mixing a dark and light value and painting only two values for each 20 minute pose.  Then, the cast shadows were darkened and the edges hardened.  The form shadows were lightened and the edges softened.

I'm not sure why yesterday, in the middle of the day, 5 posts were sent out to some of the people on my email list.  Oh well.  I guess it's better to hear from me too often, than too little!

Saturday September 17, 2011, I'll be participating in the Fall Art Fair at Summerland Gardens 124 East Cheyenne Road, Colorado Springs.  Hope you can stop by if you're in the neighborhood.

Value Figures

Value Figures
9" x 12" Oil
$195.00 + $10. s/h

I just returned from a 10 day trip to California which involved: a family wedding in San Diego, a visit with our daughter in San Francisco, a day with fellow blogger and friend Nancy Hartley (we saw the Stein collection of Matisse's, Picasso's, and more at SFMOMA), a visit with my college roommate, and a Peggi Kroll Roberts workshop.  Every minute of the trip was great!

I'll be posting from Peggi's workshop over the next few days.  Each morning of the workshop started with 10 one minute almost blind contour line drawings of the figure.  A good warm-up.

This painting is of figures showing only the light and dark values.  We pre-mixed piles of lights and darks, sketched the figure, then painted just the values.  We had 20 minutes for each figure.  Peggi did a great job of demoing and showing samples of the exercises.

Storm Study

Storm Study
11" x 14"  Oil
$245.00 + $10. s/h

Colorado used to have many late afternoon storms.  But, in the last ten years or so they are much less frequent.  This is a quick study of an approaching late afternoon storm.  I love how there's both strong dark and light in the sky.

Wildflower Field

Wildflower Field
11" x 14" Oil
$245.00 + $10. s/h

While many parts of the country have had heat and little rain this summer,  Colorado has been lucky.  In certain parts of the state we've had more than the usual growth of wild flowers due to frequent rains.

South Park Sunset

South Park Sunset
11" x 14"  Oil
$245.00 + $10. s/h

This is the view from our trailer in the mountains.  I love the moments just at the tail end of a sunset.

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.

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.

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!

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!

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.

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.

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!

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. 

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!