The next give-aways start Friday June 8

Happy June everyone. Next week I start my four-week give-away series for a tiny painting, a print, or a pack of cards. Each week, June 8, 15, 22, and 29, I will pick a random winner from all the "likes" on my art facebook page "Rose Bryant Original Paintings" (which is not my personal page). The link is to the left. Even if you have won in the past, you can win again - I draw from ALL the "likes" each of the four weeks. Good luck!

SOLD "The Green Landscape", 12x36, acrylic on canvas. Thank you again to all who came to our Mother's Day weekend event. We couldn't have asked for better weather. The above painting went home with someone who loves red.... I share the same love. Sometimes just the mere hint of red is enough to make the statement. I think I fall in love with color all over again each time something exciting happens on the canvas. How many times can you fall in love? Tons. (Thank you, AW)
Oh, and did I say Beacon Hill? Beacon Hill, Beacon Hill.... yes, this Sunday 12-6. I am at my same little spot again this year WHICH I LOVE. Once you get parked, look for #1 Putnam. Last year the stream of people walked through the little tunnel from Charles Street. I sat right in front of the music and I had a little shade cover on the bricked walkway. What a spot.

Beacon Hill Artwalk This Sunday 12-6

Oh my gosh, the Beacon Hill Artwalk is already here.... It is one of my favorite shows to do. It's a day of music, beautiful walkways and gardens that are usually kept private, lots of art and bites to eat at little shops on Charles Street. It so easy to make a day in Boston... ideas: maybe an early trip to the waterfront at Columbus Park with your scone and coffee, the artwalk at noon, dinner in the North End. Just look for Charles and Cambridge Streets. (Disclaimer: This photo is not of a painting [yet] but it is of the spirit of the day at the art show). Hope to see you!

Thank you for coming!

It was so nice to see everyone this past weekend. Thank you for coming to our 7th Annual ART ON UNION STREET and supporting local artists and business. We had fabulous weather, great friends, lot's of hanging out in the yard, good conversation... and of course... color. We had a winner for the Rose Bryant Original Painting... congratulations, Tracy Jones (and Tracy says she never wins anything :-) !

Congratulations to Maggie Mulhearn,, the winner of "Soft Hydrangea" (earlier post). I will announce the next series of giveaways starting June 1st. Mothers Day is just around the corner... Would you like your little cherubs to send someone special a charming little Mother's Day wish? Drop by ART ON UNION STREET Friday or Saturday Mother's Day weekend and pose and click. This Photo-op Art was painted by a nice bunch of artists from Phillips Exeter Academy....Tez Clark, Ji Young Jang, Cherry Zhang, Spencer Kwon, Gary Koplik, and Ruby Feng. They are all volunteers with Cre-Aid... a social service art group that works with community members to assist in various art projects. They have worked with the Housing Authority, Lincoln Street School, Main Street School and with Art on Union to name a few. Thank you, guys! Pictured here are two famous Union Street groupies, Sam and Ava Seigel.

Soft Hydrangea. Art Give-away

Congratulations to Rhonda Bernstein, the winner of today's facebook tiny olive give-away! The next and final give-away for this series will be Friday, May 4. "Soft Hydrangea" is an original 6x6 painting on board. It is sealed with a UV resistant varnish and comes in this light Ash frame for hanging. It has very soft muted lavender and green colors...and is a touch on the abstract side. My husband calls it "atmospheric" :-). To put your name in the hat for this FREE painting, go to my facebook page (Rose Bryant Original Paintings - not my personal page) and "like". I will draw from ALL the names... not just the new ones. Good luck... I wish you could all win :-).

Olive tiny painting. Art give-away

Olives always make me think of gatherings. This week's little give-away is one of these tiny little 2x2 inch treats. Click on my facebook link (upper left) "Rose Bryant Original Paintings" and "like". I will pick a random winner from ALL the "likes" on Friday, April 27. Good luck! Last week's winner of the pack of postcards was Betsy. Congratulations Betsy.
We are all in the thick of things getting ready for May 11 and 12... check out my facebook page for a note featuring Festive Tree who will be at the event.
Have a beautiful day!

Birds anyone? Art Give-away

Last week's winner of the tiny green egg painting was Natalie. Congratulations, Natalie! Now for the next. It's nice when I get a request.... a "fan" asked me to put up a pack of the bird cards for a give-away! Ok... here it is J. S. :-). "Girls on the Beach" 10 pack of postcards and 10 envelopes. Click on my facebook "Rose Bryant Original Paintings" to get in the game. I will pick a random winner from ALL the "likes" on Friday, April 20. Good luck!

On a different note, I hope you are thinking of what to ask Renee during your FREE 20 minute design consult at the ART ON UNION STREET. Sign-ups in advance are required.

Green eggs anyone? Art give-away

On the studio table now... I just love the sunlight... and early spring still has some nice long shadows to work with. These little morsels are just three of the 500 tinies I will have at ART ON UNION STREET. In the meantime, "like" Rose Bryant Original Paintings on facebook, and then on Friday, April 13, 2012, I will pick a winner for one tiny egg painting. You don't need to be local. I will ship. Enjoy the day in color. Rose

A little sidetracked

Sometimes the path is not always straight ...:-) and you absolutely have to take a detour ... just because you can. So after a few chicken paintings (see facebook) and some small home projects... I took a detour on the "if it's for the kitchen, is it still art?" path. Pics are of my latest kitchen wall enhancement... I'm calling it a "cooksplash". It is an attempt to make a fun grocery list at the same time protecting the wall from a pasta sauce spatter. Ok, now I can get back to the real stuff. Our Art on Union Street is just around the corner.

Starting the next thought...

This is the beginning for "Birds Under Cover". It is a small bit. The entire piece is large - two horizontal canvasses, each 18x38. So the entire width is 6 feet. (yes, it fills the studio!) I love starting on canvas that has a bright under-painting... as I add the layers, the "ground" color makes wonderful things happen. This is a thought process now... I don't know what it will be in the end. So I ponder. In the meantime, my facebook friends have been sending me great material for the next series... lots of pics of chickens. Take a moment to "Like" my facebook page... I will be posting some interesting specials and FREE offers this spring. LOVE spring, LOVE the energy, LOVE the color.

Flowers in the Water original painting by Rose Bryant

Another in the series of "Flowers in the Water"... this one will be at the Willow Thursday. It has two panels, each 12x36, total size is 24x36. The image is painted around the sides of this deep profile canvas giving the entire piece more dimension on the wall. It works really great on my golden yellow walls as well as my almost chartreuse wall. I often walk around my house holding up a painting to see how it "feels"... every different wall color changes the "feel" of the art. Take a look at my facebook page for the variations in wall color and tell me your favorite combo!

Flowers in the water detail

A small detail of a much larger diptych, this painting started with dots of paint randomly splashed in a diagonal movement. Then areas and colors were built around those starts. This may be one for the Willow downtown... the entire painting is a vertical piece, 24x36 (two 12x36 panels side by side). The canvas frame is a deep profile with the image painted around the sides for added dimension on the wall. I love the earthy feel and tones... even though this is water. Enjoy.

Sometimes it starts with dots

When it's quiet, with no movement, no particular thought, no direction.... sometimes it all starts with dots.

Sagamore Creek

SOLD Marsh at Sagamore Creek. 24x48" diptych exhibited at the Willow Shop downtown Exeter. Someone has found this for their home.... I still don't know who... but I look forward to finding out what spoke to them. The scene is from a marsh area near Portsmouth, NH on Sagamore Creek. There are so many twists and turns here in seacoast New Hampshire... you can see a view like this on one side of the road and then turn your eyes to the other and see civilization. Maybe the new owners have a beach/marsh cottage... and they have put this beside a window? :-) Fun thought.

Flower Spray original painting by Rose Bryant

SOLD "Flower Spray" 11x14 acrylic on canvas. Speaking the same language... again, here I am talking about "speaking the same language"! I still don't know the reason, the why, the how it all works ... but people come together for the same music, the same food, the same color. Why is it that as humans we can essentially point at something and nod or raise our eyebrows... and the person that is with us can respond with turn of the mouth or a shoulder shrug... and we "know"? When I painted this, I was "in" the painting... it flowed through my hand, I was happy to be pushing the paint around and realizing the surprises with each color. When it was done, it still spoke to me. When it was put on the wall to find another home, it still spoke to me. Now, it has a wonderful new home. With a person who feels the joy that went into it. She has written me. And I can't really find the words to describe the connection that I feel. We don't have to see each other's faces, I know how she feels (or I like to think I do:-). I am glad it brings her to her own place of happiness... enjoying the same language. Thank you, AE.