Here's another small 5x5 gallery-wrapped oil painting that I'm posting to my auction site on Daily Paintworks. $25 minimum bid, plus $10 S&H in the US. If you would like to bid on this painting, click here:
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Sunday, July 31, 2011
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Pecan Street Festival for Sale
Please bear with me as I try to get my auction stuff to work. The business of art is HARD, and I am not very computer-saavy!!!This is another painting I'm reposting as I am putting it up for auction on my Daily Paintworks site. I saw this person at the Pecan Street Festival in Austin a few years ago, very intent on the art displayed on the outside of a tent. The painting was fun to do and came together rather quickly.
It's a 10x8-inch oil on canvas board. Minimum bid is $80, plus $10 S&H in the US.


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Labels:
auction,
Austin,
blue,
brown,
Daily Paintworks,
figurative,
oil,
Texas
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Cactus Blossom For Sale
Cactus Blossom, image size 5x5, oil on 1.5-inch gallery wrapped canvas, painted on sides$25 minimum bid, plus $10 S&H within United States
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I am attempting to set up an auction site for my work on Daily Paintworks, and this is the first sale item. I apologize if something does not work yet, but will keep at it.
Labels:
auction,
Daily Paintworks,
floral,
oil
The Chicken? Or The Egg?
Pastel, image 6x6I'm still playing in my studio; it's just to hot to be serious! I'll leave it to you to decide which one I painted first, and to decide how they should be hung together: the chicken first, or the egg? They'll be framed in gold plein air frames, made to be companion paintings. I think they'll go in a show I'll be in next January at Stinger Studio in Georgetown, with A Group of Five. If you don't know about our new group, check out the link here on my blog.
Stay cool, Y'all!
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Listen To The Night Birds
I was a bit tired of trying to paint seriously, of second-guessing whether my work was good enough to enter into shows or put on my blog, of listening to my friends' suggestions on how to "fix" my confidence or improve my art, what to paint, where to show. I finally decided that I needed to listen less to all the other voices around me, no matter how much they cared about me, and more to my own voice. And if I wanted to play and waste time and pastel and paper, then I would.This painting resulted from such a play session, laying down broad swaths of my favorite colors, doodling swirls and wiggles and blocking in shapes. First I began to see one bird, and then others flocked to join it, and then it was just a matter of letting my imagination go and adding all the fun details to see their personalities emerge. From this jumping-off point, I've started painting other silly creatures. For the FUN of it.
The upshot? I'm enjoying my studio again, even if it is hotter than... a Texas heatwave, and even if I'm not painting award-winning work. Hooray for art! Hooray for fun! Hooray for me!
Pastel on Gatorboard, image 18x24
Looky Looky, Here's My Studio
So one day, during lunch as I sat looking at the blank white door, another painting project came over me. The letters are painted in my favorite colors: turquoise, periwinkle, orange, lime green, and school-bus yellow, and decorated all over with mini-designs. My little child is really coming out again!
Labels:
burn out,
painting projects
I HAVE Been Painting, Honest!

OK, so I haven't been posting to my blog in I don't know how long... I'll blame it on the hideous heat we've been having here in Texas for the last two months, and not wanting to trudge up to my attic studio which is HOT no matter how high I crank up the AC. But it's partly that I, like my garden outdoors, am burned out. Tired of struggling so seriously with my art. So I've been doing some other painting around the house. The antique dresser has gorgeous burled walnut front panels but had awful elm side and top panels, so I painted it glossy black on the top and glossy stripes on the sides. Quite natty, now, I think. The drop-leaf antique desk was boring dark dark DARK mahogany, and it's now glossy yellow-green, just the color of the inside of a ripe avocado- yum! Our house feels more relaxed, too.
Do these painting projects count? Maybe not, but they were liberating and fun to do, and now I'm back in my studio, but painting silly things. More to come later!
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Peony Blues
Oil, 30x24
Labels:
abstract,
floral,
oil,
Vie Dunn-Harr,
workshop
Sunday, April 17, 2011
A Prickly Subject
Oil, 12x12
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Moody River I and II
Pastel, images 23x19
Labels:
Austin Pastel Society,
landscape,
Liz Haywood-Sullivan,
trees,
water,
waterscape,
workshop
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Our Home Show a Success!
If you were on our emailing list, you know that my husband, John; our son, Chris Hedge; and I recently held a show and sale of our art and photography in John's and my home. I sold four paintings, including two fairly large ones, plus several packets of notecards, and our son Chris sold quite a few of his photographs, framed and matted, and notecards. John sold a bit less, as he did not have nearly as much photography inventory as our son, but was happy with his sales. All told, we did about $1,600 in sales, not bad for a weekend's work (plus preparation).
We thank all our friends and neighbors who were able to make the show, and especially those of you who bought our work: you give us the inspiration and validation we need to go on! For those of you who had other plans or who lived too far away to attend, we missed you, but we'll keep you on our email list for the next time.
Labels:
paintings,
photography,
sales,
shows
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Pansies

Spring in Texas! Just a few short weeks ago (five?), we had freezing temps and had to bundle up to venture outside! Now, though it isn't summer by any means, and technically not even spring, the sun is shining, the temps are MUCH warmer, and flowers are blooming in unexpected places everywhere. I just had to capture some of this spring feeling, and what better way than with dear little pansy faces turned up to the sun! I hope you enjoy them, and that spring is on its way to you, even if only in your heart for now!
Pastel, image 10.5x13.5
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