"In Love With Art" SALE!

My new online event "In Love With Art" is debuting today!

I have hand picked 20 of some of my favourite small original artworks, designer canvases and framed art reproductions and am offering them at a SPECIAL PRICE with up to 60% OFF Regular pricing.

There is, as always, free delivery or pick-up in the Northeast Avalon Region and shipping is available (at an extra minimal cost) for those not in the pick-up/delivery area. AND NO TAX!

The sale is only until FEBRUARY 14th.....so take a look at my website under the Gallery section, or click HERE.

This is an affordable way to start your own art collection, or add to your existing collection. It is also a great opportunity to purchase a gift for that special someone who may have a life event coming in the near future.

Feel free to share this Special Event with anyone you feel may be interested.

Masonic Park Art Project

Very excited and honoured to be one of the artists who took on the challenge to bring some light and art to a local nursing home today. I will be giving one of my favourite original paintings, Newfoundland at Night, to my adopted resident. The evening clouds and the purple sky brings me peace and calm and brings a smile to my face. I'm hoping it will do the same for my new friend. The Masonic Park Art Project will be showcased at Masonic Park, 100 Mount Carson Avenue, Mount Pearl - TODAY Saturday, June 13th from 2pm to 5pm. I look forward to meeting my new friend and those who helped organize this excellent project!

Spring Showers Bring..... POP-UP AUCTION

It's time for another Pop-Up Art Auction!!!

PLEASE SHARE.

"Spring Showers Bring..." depicts a unique container in which to display your spring tulips...rubber boots! Hopefully, even with the snow still on the ground, this painting will remind you that spring, new flowers, and reasons to wear rubber boots are right around the corner.

This painting is framed in a black float frame.

The minimum starting bid is ONLY $30!!!! The value of the painting is $130.

All you have to do to bid is to add your bid amount in the comment section of this link https://www.facebook.com/BrendaRoweArtwork/posts/626041500811077

All bids must be in minimum increments of $5.

At the end of the auction, the winner will be notified and will have 48 hours to arrange payment with me through PayPal, online interac transfers (EFT), or by VISA/Mastercard.

Shipping charges will be extra. Free delivery in the greater Northeast Avalon NL area.

Auction ends 11:00pm NDT Sunday, April 13th.

Happy Bidding!!!!

Last Day for Pop-Up Auction!

The latest Pop-Up Auction ends tonight at 11:00pm NDT.

Please use the following link to the auction to place your bid.

The value of this original piece of artwork is $75.

https://www.facebook.com/BrendaRoweArtwork/posts/612205565528004?comment_id=66952522&offset=0&total_comments=3&notif_t=feed_comment 

If you don't have a FaceBook account, you can send your bid to me by posting your bid on this blog post.

Good luck and thanks for looking and/or bidding!

Pop-Up Art Auction - March 9 to 16 - "Beauty"

It's time for another Pop-Up Art Auction!!!

"Beauty" is a red tulip painted on a black background. The canvas size is 4" x 7" and is framed in a contemporary black float frame. This tulip truly is a beauty!

The minimum starting bid is ONLY $20!!!!

"Beauty" 4" x 7" Acrylic on Canvas

"Beauty" - framed on wall

"Beauty" - side view showing float frame detail

All you have to do to bid is to add your bid amount in the comment section. Bids will be displayed both on this Blog Post as well as my Facebook Page Post www.facebook.com/BrendaRoweArtwork. All bids must be in minimum increments of $5.

At the end of the auction, the winner will be notified and will have 48 hours to arrange payment with me through PayPal, online interac transfers, or by VISA/Mastercard.

Shipping charges will be extra. Free delivery in the greater Northeast Avalon NL area.

Auction ends 11:00pm NDT Sunday, March 16th.

Happy Bidding!!!!

Fluid & Form Exhibition

Join me and 27 other female artists living in Newfoundland at the opening event of a diverse multi-media exhibition. The Opening Reception is Friday, January 17th from 6:00-7:30pm at the First Space Gallery located in the Queen Elizabeth II Library at Memorial University. Refreshments will be served and free parking is located in Lot 18.

The exhibition runs from January 17-April 19, 2014.

I have 4 pieces in this exhibition, including my newest painting (still drying if truth be told) "Sunshine".

Come out and view my artwork and the wonderful artwork of 27 other artists! Two of my pieces are below!

"Sunshine" 24" x 30"

Acrylic on Gallery Canvas

"Purple Dreams" 24" x 30"

Acrylic on Canvas Framed

Welcoming 2014 with Sunshine!

Wait...Sunshine? I guess you think I've lost my mind with all of the snow, ice, and power outages we've had here in the past couple of weeks. Nope.....

My first painting of 2014 is of course the unfinished sunflower from my last post of 2013. Well, I finished it today with about 5 minutes to spare before I had to start packing up paintings for an exhibit I'm participating in. No pressure!

So since the painting is so bright, I thought I'd name it Sunshine. Perhaps it is a bit of wishful thinking too that we might get some sunshine if I wish hard enough.

So here is Sunshine....gone off to brighten up others at the Exhibition space. More details to some on that tomorrow.....

"Sunshine" 24" x 30"

Acrylic on Gallery Canvas

"Sunshine" Side View

Last Painting of 2013?

Maybe, maybe not...it might be the last painting of 2013 but gets finished in 2014...it all depends on how much time I have to myself in the next few days.

But the sun came out here today for a little while (in between snowstorms..another scheduled for tomorrow), so I put a nice sunny painting back up on the large easel.

I don't have much done except basecoating in the major shapes yet....But it is certainly a nice bright change from snow, more snow and freezing cold temps!

May have a snow day yet tomorrow from work....so we'll see if any painting gets done then.

This painting is one of the few flowers that I didn't take the photograph of....thanks to my Aunt Michele's friend Shannon who entered this unique view of a sunflower into one of my contests and was kind enough to give me permission to paint it.

Keep checking back to see the progress on this painting. I'll probably need some help naming it as well! Hint hint!

Christmas in July SALE - Last Week!

Friendly reminder that my annual Christmas in July SALE is almost over...only 1 week remaining!!!

And don't let the name of the SALE fool you, art is a great anytime gift!
Birthday, anniversary, new job, housewarming, wedding...you name it!

You will find all of the Christmas in July artwork on my website under ARTWORK - CHRISTMAS IN JULY.

This year I am retiring several of my Open Edition Prints and will not be reprinting those artworks. I am offering the last few I have in stock at 50% off the retail price. Several of the originals of these reproductions are sold, so it is your last chance to get your favourite one!

I've also taken a few of my Original Monotypes that have not been offered for sale before now are also being offered for 40% off!

Sale ends July 31st.

304 Canyon Road, Santa Fe, New Mexico - New Artwork

Santa Fe doors are like no doors anywhere else....they are all very unique. Most of the walking tours mention the doors numerous times. It's not anything I can describe, you have to see it to believe it.

My favourite door was at 304 Canyon Road....so I had to eventually paint it!

 

I took some artist license on cleaning up the foliage next to the door so that the focus would be on the door itself.

Many of the doors in Santa Fe and in New Mexico in general, lead to the garden and is not the front door to the house itself, which is the case for this door.

Some other doors I found on Canyon Road.....

    

 

The Grass is Greener

Today only on ArtBomb....The Grass is Greener. Special starting bid price.

Almost everyone knows the saying "The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence", which means that someone's perception of another's circumstances is seen as more desirable than one's own reality. Well this ladybug doesn't think so and is thinking everything is bright and green enough right here! I hope this painting brings enough green to your life everyday and you will be as content as the ladybug and will not need to ponder what lies on the other side of the fence.  

"The Grass is Greener"

30" x 40"

Acrylic on Gallery Canvas

Detailed view of the Ladybug

Hint of Yellow Original Painting Available for First Time

Today on ArtBomb, "Hint of Yellow" ONE DAY ONLY! Special Pricing!!!

This painting was from a photo I took in a pond, just as you head down towards Flatrock on Wind Gap Road. I was on my way to take photos for "Summer in Flatrock" commission. The frogs were in full singing voice, yet we could not see even one.

There was also a duck and her brood further out in the pond, but I only had eyes for the lilypads. I've always loved lily pads, especially the yellow ones that are most common here in Newfoundland.

So I needed a large painting for my front entrance of the house and thought this would be perfect! After many hours of painting, the lilypads were completed. I chose a gallery canvas (my first of many gallery canvases) as I wanted to paint around the edges (which is uncommon, but I love to do it on all of my gallery canvases).

I had no intention of selling "Hint of Yellow" (shout out to my sis-in-law Lisa for naming this one). But Teri of ArtBomb loved it so much, she convinced me to let it come out of my private collection just for ArtBomb.

Check out "Hint of Yellow" TODAY ONLY on ArtBomb. And I'm excited to announce I've got another painting with ArtBomb on June 27th....stay tuned!

Mother's Day Gift Certificates

Mother's Day is just around the corner....and I'm sure many haven't picked out anything for Mom yet. It is always hard to pick out the perfect gift for Mom...she usually already has everything.

This year, why don't you help Mom start her art collection or add to her existing one!

Give the gift of art with a gift certificate for her on Mother's Day!

You pick the amount and you can even pay by credit card.

Give Mom her most unique and thoughtful gift yet!

Palette Knife Painting Adventure

A few weeks ago, my fellow artists of Arts Northeast got together to explore some artwork creating using only our palette knives.

For someone like me, who enjoys painting details (like in my Swallowtail), palette knife painting is somewhat out of my comfort zone, as it is usually a more loose style of painting.

I managed to produce one finished painting of a yellow dory (below) and started an accompanying painting of an orange punt. Once I got into it, I didn't mind it too badly and would like to try some more paintings using this technique. A larger piece would probably be better, as the canvas I was using was 6" rounds.

Stay tuned for some abstract paintings from this weekend's adventure with the ladies in Arts Northeast! Really outside my comfort zone, so we'll see how that goes!!!

"Dory"

Acrylic on Canvas - Palette Knife

6" round