July 1, 2012 Artist Reception in Glendale, CA - Gladys will be at the Glendale Gas Station Art Reception. Gladys contributed to the collaboration work of 60 artist with her panel "Liberty".
http://gladsart.com
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
July 1, 2012 Artist Reception in Glendale, CA
July 1, 2012 Artist Reception in Glendale, CA - Gladys will be at the Glendale Gas Station Art Reception. Gladys contributed to the collaboration work of 60 artist with her panel "Liberty".
http://gladsart.com
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Crazy Art Scene in L. A.
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| Art, color pencils on illustration board |
Dear Friends,
I hope you are enjoying your summer. This summer I had the opportunity to exhibit my artwork in Los Angeles at the Chocolate & Art Show. It has been a long time since I have shown my art in an L. A. gallery. I forgot how different and fun Los Angeles art receptions could be. There were about 700 people attending the show and the art was a wide range of subjects and mediums.
While in Los Angeles I attended the first gallery I showed my artwork back in 1985, at Barnesdall Park. I remember the excitement of having my first work of art on display. I was tempted to participate in their next art show.
I received the news that my artwork "Collage" was chosen by Poet Mary L. Quigley for her poem "Life's Portals" and it will be published along with her poem in the publication "Summation IV". Very exciting for me :)
Until the next blog entry...
Love,
Glad
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Wednesday, June 6, 2012
June 27, 2012 - August 15, 2012 Filters Coffee Shop
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| Sorrento, oil on 16"x20" canvas panel |
June 27, 2012 - August 15, 2012 Filters Coffee Shop - Several pieces of Gladys' artwork will be on display at this coffee shop. Stop by to see the mini gallery and have a cup of coffee.
http://gladsart.com
Monday, June 4, 2012
June 22, 2012 Chocolate & Art Show
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| Doughnuts, 16"x20" |
June 22, 2012 Chocolate & Art Show Art Reception - Gladys will be at the KGB Studios in Los Angeles for one day only. Gladys will exhibit three pieces of artwork.
http://www.gladsart.com
Friday, June 1, 2012
School is Over for Now
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| Dark Night, 40"x60" Mix Media on Canvas |
Dear Friends,
I did my very first oil abstract painting this month. It's huge, the biggest size I've used this far. It's 48" x 60". I was not sure how the piece would look like when I started. I started using colors I liked, trying to implement some of the color theory concepts I learned but in the end I was not happy with it, so covered it all up and painted as I did before, from my own intuition, regardless if it conformed to any color theory concept or not, and I was happy with the result. This artwork is now available for sale at my website.
I attended Tom Tiedeman's annual BBQ last month. I took a few watercolor lessons from him years back but really couldn't get into that medium...what can I say...I'm in love with oils. It was nice to see him again, his lovely wife, Marty, and gather among other creative minds. I see artist like him with great success and smile, knowing that I will someday be there as an artist.
Art is so revealing. As an artist I pour all of me into my work and display it for all others to see and critique it. I am learning much about me as I paint. I say this because I also finished my acrylic "Dark Night" painting last month. I didn't realized how much anger I had during that time, but happy to see it express itself though art. I put that painting next to my "Bliss" painting and realized that in life, it's all one....the sad and happy, the up and down, just one side of the same, like a nickle that has heads and tails. Why do we insist on having a one sided nickle? I am learning to embrace both sides equally and with thanksgiving.
I hope all is well with you.
Love,
Glad
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