Getting ready for the ESAC Outdoor Art Show in downtown Fairhope, March 16-18

This painting has been rolling around in my head ever since I took the photo a few years ago.

Dublin Rain, Oil, 14x10 inches



©Colette Martin Waite

The next painting is a new technique for me. It took me a while to work out how I was going to do this. The idea started with a painting I saw at a bistro in Paris. The painting I saw had a white gesso ground and the edges were left raw with the tacks showing. I am using a raw rough linen and priming  it (sizing, not gesso) so that I could leave some of the linen color showing. I have to credit using this linen to an artist friend Davis Tomasovsky of Ocean Springs/New Orleans. The painting shown here is wrapped but I have done several so that the copper tacks are left showing on the side and the edges are left raw.  A bit labor intensive and more costly too!I like the look. I hope others will too.

Luncheon is Ready, oil on linen, 16 x 12 inches

©Colette Martin Waite

And I am still working on chef scenes!

Hustle at Mr. B's, Oil, 8 x 16 inches

©Colette Martin Waite

CELEBRATING

This past week has been amazing!

Last Tuesday, I won the purchase prize award at the 19th Annual Sarah Carlisle Towery Art Colony  on Lake Martin for the painting Hydrangeas and Peaches shown below.

The judges for the prize were the two instructors for this year's SCT Art Colony, Colley Whisson of Australia and Angus Macpherson of New Mexico. My painting will reside in the SCT Permanent Collection at the Board of Education in Alexander City, AL.

On Saturday at The Grand Festival of Art in Fairhope, AL, I won Second Prize in the juried show!

Hydrangeas & Peaches, Oil, 24 x 30 inches

©Colette Martin Waite



Glacier National Park Paintings

Had a wonderful hiking trip to Glacier National Park in September.

Our first day we experienced the first snow of the season and then it warmed to upper 70's during the day and 50's at night with big beautiful blue skies for the remainder of our stay.

I have had time to do two paintings so far, but I have a treasure of photos and memories to last for a lifetime of painting.

We hiked to this location and had lunch along the shore.

Avalanch Lake, Oil, 24 x 30

©Colette Martin Waite

Would not have had this next scene to paint if we had not had to stop for a 30 minute road construction delay!

East Glacier Foothills, Oil, 14 x 10

©Colette Martin Waite

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Grand Festival of Art October 8-9

The Grand Fest is coming up and I have been working hard to get ready.

I have been working on still life, street scenes, restaurant scenes and landscapes!

Here is one from a recent long weekend in New Orleans.

Cafe Beignet, Oil, 16 x 12 inches

©Colette Martin Waite

New work and upcoming shows

I attended a workshop this spring to study with a favorite artist of mine, Guido Frick. Guido creates beautiful still life and landscape paintings. It was the second workshop of his I have attended.

 His classes, in conjunction with last year's Alabama Art Colony instructor Qiang Huang, inspired me to focus on still life paintings.

I hope you enjoy the one I posted. I will have some more posted on my website soon!

Hydrangeas & Watermelon, Oil, 28 x 22 inches

©Colette Martin Waite



 Announcing three shows coming up this fall.

The first show features seven local artists working in oil and acrylic painting, glass and wood.

The Art of Dermatology

The Center for Dermatology

4310 Old Shell Road    Mobile, AL

Wednesday, September 21, 2011    1 - 6pm

The Grand Festival of Art

Downtown Fairhope, AL

October 8- 9, 2011

Peter Anderson Arts & Crafts Festival

Downtown Ocean Springs , MS

November 5-6, 2011

ESAC Outdoor Art Show in two weeks!

The ESAC Outdoor Art Show is coming up March 18-20 in downtown Fairhope.

This show is in conjunction with the Chamber of Commerce Arts & Crafts Festival.

My exhibit space is usually near ESAC at the corner of Section and Oak Street.

Hope to see you there!

Chef Line, Oil 20 x 16 inches

©Colette Martin Waite
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Getting Ready for ESAC Outdoor Art Show

Bayfront Dining, Oil, 20 x 24 inches

©Colette Martin Waite
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I decided to paint a series of restaurant scenes for my next outdoor art show in Fairhope this March.

I have not used Payne's Grey on my palette for several months and decided to play with it again.

 I painted this yesterday from a photo I took in December while having lunch at a

 restaurant in the Ferry Building in San Francisco.