May News

Melon Carver, Chiang Mai
12x16'' Oil on Gessobord
After a month-long show of 30 Floral paintings in my community's beautiful Library, I have turned my attention to teaching again, as well as expanding my painting subjects.
 While my goal is catching the light and shadows, I'm intrigued to explore richer brushwork, textures, and compositions.
I will be posting new paintings monthly and any new fun projects, or passing on artistic insights.
 Feel free to share my blog with interested friends.

All the best,
Carole

I am re-posting Denise Cerro's blogspot  about the work we did together this week to complete painting in a client's home.  Denise is a fabulously talented faux finisher, teardrop trailer remodeler, vintage hankie pillow designer, home and commercial furniture and home furnishing stager, and overall awesome woman!  

Enjoy her world and the rest of the artwork we created at-

 http://denisecerro.blogspot.com

Carole

Changes have been made!

Although my website address hasn't changed, I do have a new web hosting server now, 

and will no longer send out newsletters through FASO.

All details of exhibits and classes will be posted exclusively via this blog

 and my Facebook page. 

I like my simplified website, and hope you do, too!

Thanks for your continued friendship and interest in my artwork and classes.

Carole

Buddhi Mind I

Buddhi Mind I  -  6'' x 6''

It's that time of the year when Randy Higbee hosts the 6'' Squared Show. 

 Here is my entry, one of four paintings in this series.  I guess the Buddha had some things to teach me, we've 'wrestled' with each other for a few weeks.  I hope He won.

Reminder - Workshop at my studio, this Saturday, November 15, 9:30 - 3:30

$75

One Day Workshop - Getting the Big Picture!

''Magnolia''   

Workshop and Demo - Saturday, October 25th -  9:30 - 3:30

For more details or to reserve your seat, go to the Workshop page on my website -

www.carolemayne.com

PayPal registration. $75.

We will cover lighting, sketching, underpainting, and alla prima techniques

with a still life set-up in my Studio.

''Magnolia'' is 6'' x 6'' - Would you have guessed that it is a bigger picture?

''Hello again..It's been a while....not much..how 'bout you?''

I haven't posted in a year, but have not stopped painting!  I spent 5 months painting 15 new florals for Chrysalis Gallery in New York.  They will be opening a second location in Gramercy Park, NYC, and I will soon announce the address and dates.
This was my latest plein air piece done on the jetty at Ponto Beach, Carlsbad.

I wonder if you are in the process of re-focusing your life and priorities, too?

Photoshop saves an old friend

''Koi and Water Lilies''  - 36'' x 40''  

I was recently asked to have some cards made from my artwork, including this painting, which has been back in my studio since the early 1990's.  It  was sent with other paintings to  a gallery in Kauai.  Later, the gallery closed just days before Hurricane Iniki hit the Island!  The painting was taken off the stretcher bars, rolled and mailed back to me, which caused some serious cracks. Other paintings returned fine.   One larger painting of Vanda Orchids wasn't so lucky - went to a house on the coast, near Poipu, that was completely swept away in the storm.

Fast forward two decades!  I sprayed this painting with matte spray, photographed it, and used the magic of Photoshop to salvage the image.  

Maybe I'll look for the photo of those Vanda Orchids  one day...