Collage Sketch for Sick at Xmas
Sketchbook: Collage Sketch for Sick at Xmas. Mixed media on paper, 2011 by Sarah Atlee.
The finished painting:
Sick at Xmas. Acrylic on canvas, 16 x 17 inches, 2011 by Sarah Atlee.
I tend to feel poorly during holidays and vacations. It's as though my body notices that I'm relaxing and concludes that I have time to focus on my sinuses or whatever. My mother and I think it's a family trait.
Much of the preparatory work for my 2011 show Figure and Ground was done during and shortly after Christmas 2010. While I was sick. Take that, sickness! Oh, snap.
Sweetheart Fever at Paseo smART Show
Sweetheart Fever, acrylic on canvas, 9 x 4 inches, 2013 by Sarah Atlee.
The title of this piece comes from a song by Scout Niblett. About the Oklahoma City Paseo Art Association's annual smART show:
Do you enjoy attending art shows but haven’t seriously considered purchasing art yourself? If so, the smART show is designed for you! Featuring more than forty small works (15” x 15” x 15” or smaller) by emerging and established Paseo artists, the smART show aims at encouraging art admirers to become art buyers.
Purchasing original artwork is a fantastic way to support artists directly, as well as offering purchasers a chance to live with something they love. With works priced between $45 and $199, the smART show is a unique opportunity for artists and collectors alike.
The smART show will open on April 5, from 6-10pm, as part of the Paseo Arts Association’s First Friday Gallery Walk. Come for the smART show and stay to enjoy opening receptions in twenty galleries scattered along the Paseo Arts District.
This year's juror is Thomas Batista, who is the founder, owner, and manager of the Batista School of Art located in Oklahoma City's own Paseo Arts District.
Sketchbook: Turnoff Vessel
Sketch for Turnoff Vessel (unrealized painting). Colored pencil on paper, 2011 by Sarah Atlee.
The Art I Can Show You Now
These paintings were created for the 2013 edition of Money Talks, Art Walks benefit auction at IAO Gallery in Oklahoma City. (Read more about that in my previous post, The Art I Won't Show You.) This year's auction is over now, so here they are.
Boomerang, acrylic on Bristol, 6.5 x 5 inches, 2013 by Sarah Atlee.
Not Here Right Now, acrylic on Bristol, 6.5 x 5 inches, 2013 by Sarah Atlee.
It's So Quiet, acrylic on Bristol, 6.5 x 5 inches, 2013 by Sarah Atlee.