"Local Landmarks" juried Art show

In Harrisonburg, Virginia, there are wonderful places to
display your Art work. 

Harrisonburg has a great art community.
One of the galleries to try to get in the door is Larkin Arts.
The gallery space is very personal and clean and has wonderful light.

Larkins had a call for artists to a juried art show
several weeks before July 1st. 

The theme of the show is Local Landmarks.
37 pieces were entered and they selected 13. 

I am happy to say that my piece called "Wetsel Reflections" was selected. Yea!

To find out more about this, go to www.larkinarts.com 

I have posted several pics that show the progression of my piece. 

As always, thanks for stopping by!

Painted Barns, on Rt. 11 near Mt. Crawford, VA

     I pass these Red Barns everytime I travel up route 11 towards 

Harrisonburg.....and everytime I pass them, I say to myself or to the person in the car with me, usually it is my husband Greg, that I need to draw or paint them. They are so charming. I can imagine the person painting them. I imagine the pumpkins when first painted were more of a bright 'pumpkin ' color, but over the years it has faded to "peach".

Here are some pics showing my process. Thanks for stopping by my blog!

In Remembrance....

My friend's pet dog, Reno, passed away recently. Hopefully this will be a nice remembrance for her. 

This was my first dog drawing. I used colored pencils and black pen. I worked the pencils with the hope that his fur would shine. I am happy with the results. 

Thanks for looking!