Cole Gallery Anniversary Show

Hello everyone and Happy 2012!

As promised I have been in the studio making new work for this summer and wanted to post a few things that are happening now.

First off, my newest piece (above) will be showing at Cole Gallery and the show's opening is tomorrow night, January 14th, from 6-9pm. Plenty of wine, food, and music so please do come by enjoy the show. I will be there and I think Denise will make me wear a nametag so I should be easy to find! Here is a link to the gallery: http://www.colegallery.net/exhibition.php?eventID=91

Also, I have begun scheduling my spring classes and they are posted on my website so if you are one of the folks out there looking to improve your colored pencil skills then you might just be in luck! Please visit my website and keep checking back for new listings regularly.
www.twodogstudio.com

Finally, I have joined the wonderful Roby-King Gallery on Bainbridge Island, Wa and so they carry an assortment of my work there now. Andrea and Wes are really wonderful people and I am very thankful that they love my work and are willing to get behind it. They are just a short walk from the ferry terminal on Winslow Way and you can visit their website at http://robykinggallery.com/

That's all for now but more images soon and of course you can email me anytime if you would like to order any cards or prints of the new pieces.

Best to you!
Eileen

Happy Holidays

Scout and I would like to thank all of you for a wonderful and creative 2011. We wish you all a quiet and peaceful holiday season. We are happily ensconced in our warm little studio working on new pieces for the new year so stay tuned.

Best to you all!
Eileen and Scoutley (the cutest reindeer ever)

Award Winning Article

Ok, I can finally post that I am an award winner in this year's Artist's Magazine Annual Contest. I took 3rd in the Animal/Wildlife category and they have run this nice little article about me to go with the image. So, run out and buy the December 2011 issue of The Artist's Magazine will ya?

I am super stoked about this award and this piece in general so thank you to C.B for buying the original and everyone out there that has purchased a print of it.

Best!
Eileen

Danville Arts Festival

Here we are! Scout and I are on our way to the Danville Arts Festival in California for the weekend. I hope all of our Southern (South of Washington anyway) friends will be able to make it out to say hello. Just 3 more shows for the year and then it is 100% studio time which means new work, finally!!!!

Best!
Eileen

Howard Mandville Gallery This Weekend

This weekend is the opening for the Howard Mandville Gallery's Small Works Exhibit. The opening is Saturday, October 15th, 5:30-8pm. I have delivered my newest drawing along with 2 others and am looking forward to seeing the exhibit in its entirety. This is a small portion of the new piece, "Yoga for Beginners". I hope to see some of you there!
http://www.howardmandville.com/Small%20Works/Mini%20%20Pages/mini1.html

Also, this weekend is my last class in the U.S. for the year (hard to believe). I am teaching at Cole Gallery in Edmonds Saturday and Sunday so if you have been wanting to take a class now is the time and we would love to have you.
http://www.colegallery.net/exhibitions.php?loc=class

Finally, some of my cards and prints are on display this weekend in the Carnegie Building in Snohomish. Its a fun, little town so after a morning of antiquing grab a few cards as well!
http://www.snohomish.org/index.php?page_id=14&event_id=8650&site_id=

And yes, I am exhausted. Thanks for asking.

Best!
Eileen

Timeless Renaissance

Giovanni Paolo Melchiorri, 1664-1745
Anonymous Artist, 18 century

Hi again,

I just returned from a quick trip to Salem, Oregon where I visited a rare and amazing exhibit. If you are a fan of Raphael, the Renaissance, or Italian art in general then you should try and get down to Willamette University and see this once in a lifetime showing from the Maggiori Collection before it closes November 6th. These drawings have an interesting provenance and their recent discovery is a story in itself.

I have attached a couple of my favorites for you to enjoy and here is the link to their site for more of the story if you are interested:
http://www.willamette.edu/arts/hfma/exhibitions/library/2011-12/timeless_renaissance.html

Just when you think you have all these skills and you are feeling at the top of your game along comes something like this to ground you! These artists from the 16th century were working on their skills by emulating Raphael (the master of grace) and Alessandro Maggiori collected them to further his own artistic pursuits and now I get to study them to begin to improve my work as well.

Enjoy!

Small Works Exhibition

Hi again, Two Dogger Bloggers,

I have some exciting news to share with you! I was asked to join Howard Mandville Gallery's Small Works Exhibition this year along with some of the best artists working out there today. Howard Mandville has long been one of my favorite galleries to visit so my mind hasn't quite absorbed the fact that my work will be hanging on those walls very soon next to paintings by Jim Lamb, Joseph Lorusso, and Yingzhao Liu to name a few. Yipes...

This is a small detail of my new piece that will be unveiled at the opening of this show on October 15th. I would love it if you could join me for the opening so here is the link for more details. http://www.howardmandville.com/Small%20Works/Mini%20%20Pages/mini1.html

I am also getting ready for my fall teaching marathon and there are just a few spaces left so if you would like to join me in October just send me an email. We would love to have you there!

More soon!
Eileen