Rose Bryant 500 Tiny Paintings

This little winterscape is 2.5x3.5 inches and is one of 500 tiny works to be on display at our November Open House. I can see myself hunkering down this fall and getting lost in the process of creating them. Everybody has their therapy... and this is mine. When I get overwhelmed with the details of business and life, sometimes I just plop down and soak in the color. I am so entertained by spreading the paint and seeing images appear. Even the simplest of brushstrokes brings a huge sense of satisfaction and calm... almost as if someone else has created this and I am just here to enjoy it. Some of my friends ask... "Are you REALLY going to paint 500?" Yes... and I will love every minute of it.

Willow Shop Fun: Exeter's Fall Festival is this weekend. Mark your calendar for 12 noon this Saturday for Mandeville Canyon Designs decorating event at the Willow downtown. Treats, great ideas, and wonderful color and items for your nest.

Congratulations to Gwen and Tracy!

Thank you everyone for the wonderful feedback. There were over 50 responses... more than I expected. So I decided to pick two winners rather than one :-)

Everyone was given a number, the numbers went in a hat, and my trusty husband, Mal, did the draw. The hat, by the way, is one that my father used for years while cutting grass... I loved it so much, he let me keep it. And now it is my art hat. Thank you all again for the really good input and all the kind compliments. Gwen and Tracy, I hope you enjoy the tiny works! Rose

Win a Tiny Painting! Thank you

Enter my free drawing for a tiny painting by telling me what you think about the clarity and colors on this site. Sometimes different computer screens show colors and text differently. If you can take a moment, please, email me here and I will put all the responding comments in a random pick for a free tiny painting. The winner will get to choose between a tiny sunflower painting "Little Cindy" or a tiny lily pond painting "Lily Pond #2" (they are each 2.5x3.5 inches). I will post the winner's name (First name and last initial) on Thursday, 10/8 by 3pm. Then I will mail the painting out to you by Friday, 10/9. Thank you so much in advance for your time (and your input). And good luck!

More news: Interior designer, Renee Carman of Mandeville Canyon Designs is holding a free design demonstration this Thursday evening at 7 at The Willow Shop in downtown Exeter. You should check it out... and pick up a few tips for rejuvenating your fall. I understand there are treats involved. Click on the leaf for more information and to rsvp.
Have a beautiful fall day!
Rose

"Girls on the Beach" have enjoyed the summer!

SOLD Summer is over and the girls have had a great time. They were beaching at The Works Bakery Cafe only for a short time before they found a new home. The new owner saw them and had to have them as a gift for her husband... (thank you, Catherine.) My solo exhibit at The Works continues through October and then look for me at Breaking News Grounds November and December.

Mark your calendars for our annual holiday open house here on Union Street and Front Streets in Exeter, November 20 and 21. Lisa Cochran with her one of a kind beaded jewelry will open her studio (next door). Dale Atkins Painting Restoration and Frame Repair will be demonstrating how she repairs damaged fine art and family heirlooms at her studio (across the street). And Lori Martone, potter, Deb McLarnon, photographer, and I will be here at my (bustin' at the seams) studio. Joining us for the first time this year is Terry Braun... with his hand hammered copper pots. They are beautiful and earthy and his process is an incredible labor of love. See you there!

Rose Bryant Original Paintings, Olives for York Art in the Park 2009

SOLD I had fun with the floating fruit for the Wright Start. Still in the mood... so the olives sort of "flowed" right out of my brush. This painting is a 48x20 triptych. Each panel is 16x20. I will have this painting plus others....including my Tiny Paintings (2.5x3.5 inches) at my booth. Take 1-A (which is York Street) into York and look for Moulton Park. I am at space #41. Food, beverages, fun and a lovely setting. This show offers four different prizes for artists... so the color should be good! This Saturday, 9-4. Hope you can join us!