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.
Facing the Blues, mixed media on stretched canvas, 24×20 inches. $300.
The new season of Portlandia starts tomorrow and it looks like it’s going to be a good one. I’ll be keeping an eye out for my painting in the background.
Remember those little books that came with a 45 record? There would be a beep when it was time to turn the page. I played them on my red and white portable record player. Ok, I’m showing my age now.
I had the story of the Frog Prince and I must have listened to it hundreds of times. “Princess, Princess, open up…” It was so creepy.
It must have lodged in my subconscious, because last month I found myself painting this little lady.
Lisa Griffen, Frog Princess. mixed media on 8×8″ wood.
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.
Well, my art is. I just got word that one of my paintings, Facing the Blues, was used on the set of Portlandia. The new season starts in January. I’m not sure which episode the painting is in, so I’ll be watching verrrry closely.
Facing the Blues, mixed media on stretched canvas, 24×20 inches. $300.
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.