New Gallery Representation!

Very excited to officially be represented by the I. Pinckney Simons Gallery in lovely Beaufort, SC! Dropped off 7 pieces there yesterday!  If in the area, please go by and visit with Irene and Pinckney at this beautiful, fun, gallery.

I. Pinckney Simons Gallery
711 Bay Street
Beaufort, SC 29902
www.ipsgallery.com

Something NEW!

I have never tried a "triptych" before!  A triptych is a painting that is painted on three different canvases but is intended to be hung together.  It was a lot of fun, although challenging to keep a couple of them on the easel at the same time so that I could assure a seamless match up!  In this case each piece is 30x15.  Although typically framed separately, but hung together, all three pieces can be put in the same frame for one continuous piece.  Only sold together.

 "Aerial Ocean Triptych"

30 x 45 (entire piece), oil on canvas

$2835

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New Sunset Series

I have taken dozens and dozens of beautiful sunset photos at our lake home in SC over the years and want to put them to good use.  I recently started a "Sunset Series".  So far all of these are in a similar color palette with cool blues, teals, and purples but as Fall is in the air I'm thinking I might try a few in a warmer palette.....stay tuned!  Click on the painting below to see the entire series:

"Lake Sunset Series 05"

36x36, oil on canvas

It's been a while.......

I have not posted anything in quite a while!  For those of you who don't know me personally, I eat, sleep, and breath baseball with my 15 year old baseball player son during the Summer.  It literally takes over our lives and none of us has much time for anything else!  I have managed to sneak out into my studio only a handful of times.  The last quick outing produced these two small Seascapes which will be headed to the Sundae Art Gallery, in Concord, NC for their "Water" themed August show.  Hopefully come Fall, my production speed will pick up!

 "Surf's Up 1"

8x8, oil on canvas

$200 framed

©2012-13KarenAlley

 "Surf's Up 2"

8x10, oil on canvas

$250 framed

©2012-13KarenAlley

It's a Ribbon!

Very excited my painting won 3rd place in the Guild of Charlotte Artists' Show tonight! The show runs until July 1 at Christ Episcopal Church.

Guild of Charlotte Artists' Show

During the Month of June go by and check out the beautiful work by all the Guild of Charlotte Artists' members!  The show is hanging at Christ Episcopal Church, 1412 Providence Road, Charlotte, NC.  This is a judged show and all work is for sale.  Here are my two entries:

 "Hot, Hot, Hot (study)", 12x12

 

"Eight Trees", 30x30

The Peacock Symbol!

Peacock Symbolism

The peacock is a symbol of immortality because the ancients believed that the peacock had flesh that did not decay after death. As such, early Christian paintings and mosaics use peacock imagery, and peacock feathers can be used during the Easter season as church decorations. This symbol of immortality is also directly linked to Christ.

"Sittin' Pretty"

24x12, oil on canvas

$720

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"Peacock Portrait"

8x8, oil on canvas

$200

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