Visiting my Old Friend

Last weekend I went to visit an old friend....well at least if felt like an old friend.  

I did a post last summer of The Sketchbook Project 2014 and that my book went on a big whirlwind tour of the U.S. along with a couple thousand other sketchbooks.  Pop up library's host the traveling sketchbooks in cities from East to West coast and all the way back to it's permanent home in the Brooklyn Art Library.  

  

The library itself isn't that large but what is impressive are the walls filled to the gills with sketchbooks all of which have bar codes and can be easily checked out either by artist name, materials, themes or tags. 

It was fun sitting there reminiscing with my book and remembering I had my niece Emma (age 12 then) draw whatever she wanted in it.  As you can see she used colored pencils for her beautiful peacock, then on the next page I drew the peacock feather inspired by her piece.

My daughter and I even checked out a few other books of artists we knew including her former H.S. art teacher.  Fun eh?  So next time you are in NYC and want to do something free for almost all ages look it up!  and my sketchbook too!

Day 30 - "Spilled"

"Spilled"  18x18 Oil

by Renee Brennan

Available for purchase

Day 30 of the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge is..

Done!

Finito!

Check it off the list!

Whoohoo!

If any of you know me then you would know that I love painting marbles!

A secret be told is that the actual marble is the easier to paint than the background and shadows.  Shadows are hard!!  The jar drove me crazy but I still have all my marbles don't worry :)

Thank you all who followed along giving me encouragement 

and even made purchases on my new Etsy Shop!! 

Thank you for hosting Leslie Saeta!

Please visit her site.  This lady is a wealth of art info including Artist's Helping Artists on Blog Talk Radio (she hosts). There are several weekly topics that can be listened to as a podcast.  Leslie does workshops, online and offline...not sure where she finds the time for it all but she does... AND she creates beautiful art!

Day 19 "Jar of Marbles" In Progress

"Jar of Marbles" in progress

Oil 24xx24

Renee Brennan

Day 19 of the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge is a Jar of Marbles. 

So WHERE is the jar?

It is in the rest of the painting along with the other marbles and

hopefully it will appear by the end of this challenge.  Stay tuned folks!

Day 15 - "Marble Trio 1" & Throwback Thursday

"Marble Trio 1"  6x6 Oil Gallery Wrap Canvas

by Renee Brennan

$70 - Purchase on my Etsy Shop

Day 15 of the 30/30 Challenge is actually something I painted last year, 

hence the throwback Thursday or really I didn't have a painting finished ;)

Anyway...I LOVED doing marbles and am somewhat of a sucker for shiny reflective objects
....kind of like a dog seeing a squirrel.  

I do believe we are 1/2 way there.  Thank you Leslie Saeta!

Collage of 30 Paintings in 30 Days

Renee Brennan

Collage of all the 30 Paintings in 30 Day's Challenge

hosted by Leslie Saeta

Day 22 "Marble Swirl"

"Marble Swirl" 

4x6 oil $95 framed

Renee Brennan

 Another marble from the jar. 

 I never really noticed this one before, 

but it is a really pretty one. 

Day 22 - 30 Paintings in 30 Day's Challenge 

Day 19 "Three Marbles"

"Three Marbles"  

6x6 Oil $70 

Renee Brennan

Day 19 - 30/30 Challenge.

So much fun painting these!

  It reminds me of playing them

on the playground as a kid.   

Do you still have your marbles?

Day 3 - "3 Marbles"

"3 Marbles"  Watercolor 4x6

Day 3 out of 30 paintings in 30 day's.  

Leslie Saeta is keeping alot of artists busy with this challenge!

Go take a peek, there are some really fun artist's works.

I usually paint in oils and have never attempted glass with 

watercolors...but it was kind of fun!  Kind of.

Available to view in The Sketchbook Project, NYC

"Let's Play"!

My Wall for the "Harvest of Artist's" Show at
Greenstreet Gardens.
It was HOT setting up the show  but opening day, the
weather magically turned to fall.  Very happy for that!

"Hear No"  8x8 oil Sold
 Giclee print available  

"See No"  8x8 Oil - Sold
Giclee print available  

"Speak No"  8x8 0il - Sold
Giclee print available 

"Let's Play!"  12x4 oil
Sold

"Mr. Red Robot"  10x20 oil
Available $200
Giclee prints also available
contact Renee Brennan

Losing my Marbles!

"Jar of Marbles" 8x10 Oil Sold

This week I was going to post about our upcoming group artshow with the Muddy Creek Artists Guild. 

The Artist's on the Halfshell show is the show where we all have to have new work.  Good thing right?  Yes and no.  Yes because it keeps us fresh and on our toes...well me at least, and No because I have no time for anything else but getting ready for it.  I wanted to post 10 of my new pieces starting with "Jar of Marbles"  So here it is.  Never coming back to my house because it SOLD!  Here are 2 more from the marble group.   More later...maybe :)

"Marble Duo" 4x4 Oil  SOLD!

"Marble Trio" 4x4 Oil 

Available $60 framed