Picture This!

I've discovered a new toy - Olioboard! Lots of fun to picture my art in a virtual room instead of just showing it hanging in cyberspace. This is "White Pansy", a 32" x 25" Acrylic on Canvas, framed in extra-depth gold metal (not in this picture - had to improvise the "frame"). It is available for $1500 plus S&H.

 

"Homeless Art" on Facebook!

Eastport Study ©Beth Stafford 1995

I'm having a hard time keeping up with a website, three blogs, and a bunch of social media sites - not enough art being made around here lately. However, I have plenty of art around that needs a home, since I am much better at making it than selling it. On my Face Book page Beth Stafford Art Adventures I have added a "Homeless Paintings" photo album with some of my stockpile of "oldies but goodies" (including the one above), which I am offering for incredible prices. Most were done between l995 and 2005, in a variety of mediums. Some are framed and some aren't; all are works I'm proud to claim, and most have an interesting history. Contrary to what I have been taught for decades, the prices are drastically reduced, because I made the art to be enjoyed, not stored for posterity and sold (or dumped) when I'm dead! My gift to you - please check it out!

For Southwestern Art Fans - a Touch of O'Keeffe!

I have a number of small works on hand, in a variety of mediums that I've explored over the years. Most have been displayed during some point in my career, but have been in storage since I decided to leave the gallery scene. Market value of these works varies from $50 - $800, so there are some real bargains to be had.

This is one of them: Southwestern Series, Study, from Georgia O'Keeffe country. It is a small gouache (opaque watercolor) on paper, 6.75 "H x 3.75"W, actual image size. Signed on the bottom margin around the painting and simply matted for a 14" x 9" frame (could be cut for 12 x 9). Attached on back with archival linen tape. The color is pretty good here, though it has a slight yellow tinge that isn't true - the buildings are more taupe in color, and show up well against the bright blue sky. The mat is white - looks darker here. I sold a number of larger works in this series, as well as some that were much smaller. Two of the largest were commissioned for the office of H. R. Associates, an architectural firm in Raleigh, NC. This work is featured in my "Homeless Paintings" album on my Facebook page, Beth Stafford Art Adventures - super price!

My gouaches are in some notable collections, including those of American Express, Oxford University Press, and the United States Department of State. For more information, see my website.

Not Dead in the Water - Just Behind!

I haven't totally given my artistic identity to "PiCassieO" (but you can see the art at my store and website). I was invited (as Beth Stafford) to be in a show at the Women's Center in Chapel Hill, NC, which will open on March 5, 2010. It's called "Through Women's Eyes, By Women's Hands", and I am honored to be asked to participate. The oil pastel above (Hydrangea #8) will be on display there. The show will hang through April.

Sketch?

No, this isn't another UFO - it's a "PiCassieO" (Sidewalk Spirits), which is one of my digital works. Looks like I've come full circle with that art form; now I'm wanting to explore this art in more depth (with real paint again) . I can even see it done in 3-D, like some of Arp's abstractions. My PiCassieO blog is http://www.airedale-art.blogspot.com, if you'd like to see more. There will never be enough time to do everything that's in my head, but this is one I hope to complete!