Tubac Center for the Arts Members Show 2012

Sunny Side Up                              26"x 12"  Watercolor

This painting was the only watercolor I completed this year.  It was painted on stretched watercolor paper.  The subject was another from southern Utah.  I took the photo at Pipe Stem National Monument in the demonstration garden.  The beautiful blue sky dotted with large puffy clouds provided the perfect backdrop for the bright yellow/orange sunflower head.  

Embracing Oils

Both paintings shown are set in the Mt. Carmel, Utah area.  It is in the southern part of the state between Zion National Park and Bryce National Park on Hwy 89.  We visited there twice in 2011 and both my husband and I fell in love with the area.

Mt. Carmel Farm                                                                16"x20" Oil on Canvas

Sunrise on Tait Lane                                20"x 16" Oil on Board

Painting and Posting

I just looked up the last time I posted and my oh my, it was last June.  Lots of paint and pastel have been applied to canvas and paper since then.  Most work was done in the Studio at the Springs and some done on location.  So here we go with a quick summer review.

Tohono Chul Courtyard                                  7"x5" Pastel

The above pastel was painted en plain aire at Tohono Chul Park last spring at group Paint Out with SRAL.  The day was quite warm so I found a shady interior courtyard to paint from.  This piece will be in the Tucson Pastel Society Charity Show at St. Phillips Plaza from December 7 through January 2013.  The painting is priced at $100 and all proceeds are donated to Ronald McDonald House in Tucson.