Lisa Griffen, Fighting Words. mixed media on 8×8″ wood. Sold.
The Big 500 show wrapped up this week and I found out these two paintings sold! I’ve sold quite a few paintings by now but I still get excited every time someone buys one, and I always wonder who it was who made that connection with the art. It’s a good feeling to know they’re out there in the world.
Lisa Griffen, Snarky the Cat. mixed media on 8×8″ wood. Sold.
Lisa Griffen, Eve of October. mixed media on 14×11″ canvas.
This little owl is one of the paintings that’s hanging in the Green Cab group show in the lovely upstairs gallery of the Hillsboro Main Library. The show continues through the end of December.
Lisa Griffen, Brainwave. mixed media on 8×8″ wood.
My art is all dropped off for the Big 500 at People’s Art. It’s going to be a huge show this year, spread across four galleries. I can’t wait to see all the art up. These are two of the ten small paintings I did.
Lisa Griffen, Archaeology. mixed media on 8×8″ wood.
I’m working on my ten 6×6″ boards for the Big 500 show at People’s Art. This is such a fun show and it’s only grown, year by year. This year there will be well over 600 artists. People line up outside the doors to buy original art for $40 and a portion of the proceeds goes to the Oregon Food Bank.
I’m happy to be participating again this year and very excited about how my paintings are turning out. Here’s one that’s almost done:
Nine more to come!
Coqui. Mixed media on 16x12x1.5″ canvas. $110.
Coqui is one of eleven paintings that I hung in the Hillsboro Main Library’s large upstairs gallery today as part of a Green Cab group show. On a recent trip to Hawaii I learned about the coqui, a species of treefrog that has invaded Hawaii and “sings” to the residents all night long.
Cicero. Mixed media on 12×12″ cradled board. $85.
These two buddies are headed off to the Oregon Society of Artists for their “200 Under $200″ show. All of the work is on 12×12” cradled boards. I’ve seen a few of the paintings my friends have done. It will be a colorful, diverse exhibition.
Atticus, mixed media on 12×12″ cradled board.
The Village Gallery reception was wonderful! I wondered how many people we’d get, since there were other things like Portland Open Studios going on. Turned out we had a steady stream of visitors. I got to talk about my art with several friends and met some new ones. The art activity of “blind drawing” was a big hit too. Some of the results were really cool. I’m going to have to try that on my own since I was too busy chatting with people in the gallery to participate.
Tomorrow night a new show opens at People’s Art in Portland’s Pioneer Place. It’s called Things that Go Bump in the Night and it’s full of creepy goodness. The opening will be a costume party, which should be a lot of fun. I have two of my favorite older paintings in the show, Inner Demons and New Life.
Inner Demons, mixed media on canvas, 16×20 inches. $200.
My show is up at Village Gallery and I couldn’t be happier. The past couple of months have been a whirlwind of painting as I didn’t have much lead time. I’m proud to be exhibiting 14 new works.
The reception is this Sunday, October 12. In addition to my art, there’s an award show up at the gallery this month with a lot of wonderful pieces, and the other featured artist is a potter who is showing tons of cool stuff.
Reception Sunday, October 12 at Village Gallery of Arts in Cedar Mill.
Siren Bunny. Acrylic and oil pastel on 16×20″ canvas. Sold.
My painting from the Siren Nation opening is all finished and I delivered it to the buyer last week. The show, with my other painting (Goodbye Pretty) is still up through the end of October.
I also have a painting in the ICON show at People’s Art in Portland. This is an interesting show–very cool to see how different artists interpreted the theme. If you’re in the area, stop by and check it out!
Live painting was so much fun! I enjoyed getting to talk with people as they stopped by my table. I got to catch up with several friends and met some new friends too! It felt like I spent most of the time talking but I managed to finish the painting I’d brought, Goodbye Pretty, and start a new one on my “extra” canvas. The new one sold during the silent auction.
The organizers did a wonderful job with the reception and a lot of people came out. If you missed it, the art will remain on display in the Olympic Mills building in SE Portland through October. Stop by and take a look!
