Spring Shows Coming Up

This is a repeat of my "Tips & Tricks" page on my website......

....lots of stuff going on in the studio these days. The spring shows are coming up so that usually creates frantic activity in the studio.

On the easel is a commission of a house in Scarborough that needs to get finished by mid-May.

Under the window are a group of 4 brand new pieces called "Treble Cleff #1,2, 3, & 4. I just picked up the frames today and got them sorted... they are semi-abstract and very textured.

On the desk on the right is an abstract piece that is waiting to be framed with a trilpe matt.... have to get to Curry's tomorrow to get the third matt... Burgunday!

Fresh roses on the windowsill and a glass of wine by the computer complete the picture for this Friday night in the studio.

YEAH!!!! It's Spring

Went for my first bike ride today with my sketchbag and camera in the bike basket. Came home and produced a painting in record time of one of the shots I took today. Way cool...........

Acrylic on stretched gallery canvas 18" x 18" called Applecroft. I think the sub-division that the bike path is in is called Applecroft... hence the title.

Don't you just love it when things happen without too much planning interference.

It's called "A Happening"....... so much for the sixties :)

....... showing my age again... sorry !!!!

The Trilliums are Blooming

This painting is finally finished.... I think ! This was started last spring when the trilliums were blooming.... family health issues abounded and the work was put away.

I resurrected it a few weeks ago along with some others patiently waiting in the wings.

This scene is behind the Ajax General Hospital in a wooded area I think it's called Clements Woods.

The work is on stretched canvas done in acrylic and measures 36" x 36".

I've also just posted it to the front page of my website.

Cheers

Sharon

Paint is flying again...... YEAH !!

After such a long dry spell the paint is finally flowing again in my studio. I pulled out a fresh new canvas 24" x 36" and started a work of two people walking down a tree lined street in the fog. Seemed almost appropriate as I seem to have been in a fog myself these past few months.

I also rescued two works that were started last spring and got turned to the wall to return another day.

Top left is the foggy scene, the bottom left is a local landscape at Halls Rd and Rossland Rd. and on the right on the large easel is a scene behind the Ajax hospital of the woodlot filled with trilliums. I'm working on all three basically at the same time which seems rather ambitious but if I get blocked on one I just switch panels and work on another.

These will probably take awhile to finish but I'm just enjoying the process.

This Week's Marketing Drive Has Been A Success !!!

Well, it looks like I got lucky and my galleries have pulled through!..... Had a number of sales in the past few weeks and it would appear that I'm a hot topic for the moment.

The Cape Breton paintings seem to be popular at the moment and I do hope it continues as these are my favourite works...... they are from the heart and home.

Being born in Cape Breton means that your heart is forever there.... the body travels to other parts of the world but you are never far from HOME !

The latest sale was "Shores of Cape Breton" Acrylic 30 x 40" on canvas.

Marketing and Promotional Week

Need to drive some traffic to my website and generate some sales. This is one of the most difficult chores for artists.......we just like to paint ! Original artwork can be purchased through paypal from the website or you also have the option to purchase prints and cards through my on-line gallery at Fine Art America....

So.... have a peek, make a purchase and know you have supported an artist !

Check out the website for originals

http://www.steinhausstudio.com/

and see the print options and cards at

Fine Art America

EURIKA !!!!! I'm Painting Again.... YEAH !!

It looks like the spell has been broken! Browsing through the world wide web one day last week and got zapped by inspiration. A new idea took hold and I ran to the closet to find my favourite SHOES.... yes... I said shoes!!!!

Did you know that your shoes evoke memories of where they' ve been and for what occasion they were purchased and where they danced or had lunch.... they even tell you how you felt when you slipped them on and they know exactly what other garments accompanied them on the journey.

SHOES.... they have their own story.

I'm timidly attempting to portray my shoe storey in a series of foot fetish portraits. They deserve it. I've started with the ultimate favourite....... the Red Velvet Stilettos !

Here's a sneak preview....... the photo is a little shiny but you get the drift.

Who knew I had such a relationship with my shoes.