9 Framed Paintings...

Art Show at Spirit Gallery, tell your friends...

Come see my new work in person.

March 19th I will be in this group show, which happens to be the grand opening of The Spirit Gallery.

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Paintings from Bisbee.. numero quince

Where Ramsey Canyon meets Richard Road

oil on canvas

9"x12"

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Also I got back one of my framed pieces for the art auction. The rest should be delivered by Sunday:)

Here is a bit of a preview...

My Website has been launched.

www.bridgetshanahan.com

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Hello everyone. So it's been in the works for awhile, but I finally managed to launch the ole website.. well the new website really. Also have a painting in the works from Saguaro National Park that I will be posting soon. Until then.. check out the site and let me know what you think!

Paintings from Bisbee.. numero catorce

Sulfur Springs Valley View

oil on canvas

9"x12"

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This view is behind the owl roosting area at the White Water Draw wildlife area.

In other news I have been accepted into two group shows in Bisbee and Tucson. The show in Bisbee is the ribbon cutting ceremony for The Spirit Gallery on March 18th. The other show is in Tucson at Gallery 2402 running from March 26 thru May. The reception will be in April, exact dates and time to follow.

Paintings from Bisbee.. numero trece

View from Juniper Flats

oil on canvas

9"x12"

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I'm a little late to post these next two. This view is about an hour hike from our house.

Paintings from Bisbee.. numero doce

Cochise Stronghold

oil on canvas

9"x12"

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We drove out yesterday to paint Cochise Stronghold. The road proved to be extremely bumping in our car.

Makes me long for the day I obtain a truck. :) Today we hiked up one of the mountains by the town, basically near the big "B" from my previous post. Instead of going to the B we just went to a hill over. The shrines at the top were amazing. Lovely hike.

Paintings from Bisbee.. numero once

View from Castle Rock

oil on canvas

9"x12"

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Hiked up to Castle Rock today and completed another painting.

Am going to have to choose a painting to go in Bisbee Art Auction soon!

Paintings from Bisbee.. ¡número diez para dos mil diez!

Bisbee morning view

oil on canvas

9"x12"

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Painting number ten for two thousand and ten my friends,

Happy New Year :)

Last paintings of 2009

Edinburgh fountain and castle

acrylic on canvas

9"x12"

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Heart hands

acrylic on canvas

30"x40"

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"horus (horace) learns to read"

acrylic on canvas

24"x26"

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So we've been back for less than a week from Scotland. It was a wintery wonderland there. Very pretty in all the snow. We attended a beautiful wedding, the bottom two paintings are gifts to the bride and groom. ASM delivered a very entertaining speech as best man. We went sledding, had a very interactive duck feeding experience, visited Stirling castle. We made new people and cat friends and ate way too much. All in all it was a wonderful time except for the brief colds we caught. It is also good to be back and after a couple days of wind rain and snow it is back to blue skies and sunniness.

Paintings from Bisbee.. numero nueve

Backcountry road scene

watercolor on paper

9"x12"

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So this here watercolour is not done en plein air. Its from a photograph I took about a week ago. We drove out here looking for free firewood that we got a permit to get in the big white truck from ASMA's work. It is so beautiful out here. There are a couple of ranches that make my heart melt. We are saving for our own truck or vehicle to take on these back roads. This was taken near Lochiel which is the tiniest town I've seen in awhile pretty close to the Mexican border. I've got a big new canvas for my next plein air piece. I've been working on some gifts for us to bear on our upcoming Scotland trip to family... which I don't want to post just yet.. but will be doing soon. It's amazing how close it is to Christmas and we are sitting here with blue skies nearly every day and beautiful sunshine.

Twitter, Rainn Wilson, his father and good times

Today I got a great email from the actor Rainn Wilson's father. I'm really excited about it and want to share it with you all. This really started with my new frequent use of twitter. Twitter can have a bad rap with some people but really I wanted to see for myself and see how I could use it as a tool. So I have added people and organizations that have the same interests as me. I have found other artists, galleries, art communities, local businesses, etc. So the other day I saw a list of celebrities really worth following, Rainn Wilson being one of them. I am already a big fan of "The Office" and I love the character of Dwight especially. In short I think Rainn Wilson is brilliant. So anyways yesterday I was thinking about another tweet I saw which made me laugh.. saying how every rich person should pick an artist to be patron to (I am available for partonage.) I also thought about how twitter connects people... me (artist, peon) to really funny successful famous people - on an almost personal level. So I thought how it would be neat if Rainn Wilson thought my art was cool or even wanted to be a patron of it.


Well - this morning I come to see Rainn's tweet saying: "Heres a great gift idea! A painting, print, drawing or litho from @rrwilsonart my dad's art website! Unique & 4ever! http://rrwilsonart.com/"

So I look up rrwilsonart.com and check out all their artists and spend a bit of time looking and then I decide well I think I'll write to them... So I explained why I was writing and sent them along to view my blog and flickr page. After getting home this afternoon from being in town I checked my email to find a reply from Robert Wilson. And here is what it says:

Dear Bridget,

Thanks so much for thinking of RR Wilson Art and sending your blog containing images of your work. I really enjoyed your paintings! I particularly like "Hung out to dry" (the dark colors of cloth against the dark wildness of the setting is very exciting) and I like "Afternoon Cacti" (it's easy to hear the silence and enjoy the tangled colors.) Your work offers a fresh glimpse into the hot southwest.

Right now we're not adding any artists to our site but I'm certain you can find representation for this excellent art. I wish you continued success as an artist.

Regards,

Robert Wilson, Director | RR WILSON ART

Representatives of Contemporary Art

robert@rrwilsonart.com | www.rrwilsonart.com


So even though he obviously isn't taking anymore artists or anything it is still nice to receive compliments especially from the father of an actor you really admire :) I know this is part Mr. Wilson being polite but even if it a half generated response I don't mind, this is the kind of stuff that keeps me motivated and inspired :)

Paintings from Bisbee.. numero siete

Coronado National Memorial

oil on canvas

12"x12"

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Paintings from Bisbee.. numero seis

White water draw mountain view

oil on canvas

16"x20"

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Paintings from Bisbee.. numero cinco

Sand hill crane sanctuary

oil on canvas

12"x25"

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So yesterday I spent my afternoon at the Whitewater Draw Wildlife area. I love the place. It is where the Sand hill cranes migrate to spend the winter in this sky island. I had been one time before more in the morning but there was only a handful of cranes compared to yesterday when there were thousands of them. When I was finished with the painting and packing up I started to hear a noise like thunder and all the cranes were swooping around huge circles in the sky squawking away. The sound and visual was tremendous and was an experience I will never forget. What a lovely day! Here are some pictures from the day:

Paintings from Bisbee.. numero cuatro

Hung out to dry

oil on gesso board

9"x12"

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Paintings from Bisbee.. numero tres

Afternoon Cacti

oil on canvas

5 1/2"x5 1/2"

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Still warm in Bisbee, its November and the afternoons are sunny and delightful. I prepared a lamb loin (from the farmers market) today in the crockpot with chillis tomatoes red wine basil onion and rosemary. It has been slow cooking all day awaiting the arrival of ASMA. This here is just a small painting but it was fun to do and great for practice of all the flora in my new surroundings. Not sure the name of the cactus... but there is some prickly pear peeking in the background.