"Sweet Celebration," original acrylic painting by artist Nancy Laliberte

"Sweet Celebration"

© Nancy Laliberte

8" x 8" acrylic on panel

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Sweet Celebration is another painting that is a part of The Artist's Muse:  Wisconsin Artists and Poets exhibit showing at the Center for the Visual Arts in Wausau through October 31st, 2015. I love painting cupcakes! When artist and show curator, Christine Alfery, came across Tori Wellhouse's poem, Theory of Cake, Christine thought of my cupcake paintings and asked if I would like to team up with Tori. Well, Yes! Thank you, Christine and Tori! 

Tonight is the opening reception from 5 - 7 pm. Several of the poets featured in the show will be reading, including Tori. 

Did you know that Sweet Celebration pairs up beautifully with Coffee and Donuts, and Almond Joy? And they have zero calories! All three are available for a special purchase price of $500, a savings of $85 and about 2,585 calories or so. ;-) 

"Coffee and Donuts"

© Nancy Laliberte

8" x 8" acrylic on panel

$195, framed

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"Almond Joy"

© Nancy Laliberte

8" x 8" acrylic on panel

$195, framed

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And here is the delicious poem by Tori Wellhouse...

Theory of cake 

You are an occasion.

Cake, in fact.

All your ingredients –

flour, sugar,

the look in your eyes –

measured parts

of a sucrose destiny.

You have memorized

yourself: finding fate

in the small spaces,

blending eggs, milk,

the air around your edges,

pouring the light-haired

batter: a mix of heat, poise,

s o d i u m   b i c a r b o n a t e.

You froth an alchemy

that swells, gilding

aroma, deep-seated

as hipbones. Your

surface splits joy.

There’s a sheen to you,

made for buttercream;

the knack of hiding crust

with long-leg frosting.

You cube womanhood,

serving yourself up

with a party napkin --

thumbing the crumbs.

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The Fine Art of Shopping

"The Secret Garden"

© Nancy Laliberte

6" x 8" oil on panel

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Beautifully framed in a gold, plein-air style frame

I hope you all had a wonderful and blessed Thanksgiving. I know I am thankful for so much, and YOU, my friend, are definitely on the list. Thank you for being a part of my artist journey! I appreciate you! 

I am pleased to have my art in several holiday shows this season. I've included several of the paintings currently available at the Center for Visual Arts in Wausau, WI. If you are in the Wausau area, stop in and take a look. They have wonderful gallery spaces and an amazing gallery gift shop. Or, if you prefer to armchair or cyber shop, give them a call and purchase over the phone. Rose, Krista, and the rest of the staff would love to help make your shopping an enjoyable experience.

                      

"In the Field"

6" x 8" oil on panel

$150

Beautifully framed in a black, plein-air style frame

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"Apparently" original oil painting by Nancy Laliberte

"Apparently"

© Nancy Laliberte

6" x 8" oil on canvas panel

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Back at it. Painting three for the 30 in 30 challenge on artist Leslie Saeta's blog. After a very busy weeeknd, it was great to squeeze in some painting time today. I'm thinking by the end of the month I will definitely be faster at this. I will let you know.  : )
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For my Wausau area peeps, tomorrow evening kicks off my monthly creative journaling class. Details are on my website. The cool thing about creative journaling is that you don't have to be an artist to have fun with it, just a willingness to discover the joys of creative self-expression--with no stress--while playing with some fun art supplies! 

Hi-Ho Cherry-O

"Hi-Ho Cherry-O"

© Nancy Laliberte

4" x 4" x 1-3/8" acrylic on gallery-wrapped canvas / $33 plus s/h
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After a while, these little guys seem to take on a life of their own. Thank you to my daughter Erika for providing the title to this piece. :-)

Teaching and Learning

"Just One More"

© Nancy Laliberte

6" x 6" acrylic on panel

It's been another whirlwind week where I just returned from "Egypt." Not really, but this past week I taught a five-day art camp based on "Egypt: Past and Present" for kids ages 6-14 at the Center for the Visual Arts in Wausau. We had a great time learning about Egypt and creating artwork, musical instruments and jewelry to sell at our Egyptian Bazaar on the 400 Block in Wausau. Our camp concluded with writing and illustrating letters to Egyptian students similar in age, and meeting Mostafa, an Egyptian student living in Wausau and studying at the Technical College. It was a fun week with a great group of kids!

Now, my car is all packed and I am ready to head to Fish Creek, WI, for a workshop with Carol Marine at the Peninsula Art School. Woo Hoo! I will share when I return next weekend. 

Distractions

"Watermelon Wedge"

© Nancy Laliberte

6" x 6" oil on panel

While cutting up watermelon for my family's lunch one day, I was struck by the lighting and colors of the watermelon. The impulsive, artistic urge struck (oops, distraction) and lunch became postponed while I set up a watermelon still life and proceeded to paint. Sometimes a distraction can work in your favor. 

Delicious

"Twosome"

© Nancy Laliberte
4" x 4" x 1-3/8" acrylic on gallery-wrapped canvas

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We had a big snowstorm yesterday so it was a good day for painting a still life. Apples are great subjects--they sit still, don't talk back, actually, their simple shape allows for some good color and light exploration. Yummy!

This piece is from my Petite Peinture (French for little painting) series. The painting wraps around all four sides and looks great hanging on the wall or resting on a shelf. 

Thankful

"Pumpkin Worthy"

© Nancy Laliberte

6" x 8" oil on panel

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I have one can of pumpkin and several pumpkin recipes. Pumpkin cookies? Pumpkin bread? Pumpkin cheesecake? Pumpkin pie (can't get enough!)? Pumpkin right out of the can? (My friend Suzanne's favorite!) They are ALL "Pumpkin Worthy!"

Hope you all had a blessed Thanksgiving. The best part was listening to my children say what they were thankful for: family and being together.

For Good Health

"An Apple a Day"

© Nancy Laliberte

6" x 6" acrylic on archival paper

An apple a day, a painting a day...

There's a New Cupcake Lady in Town...

"Ode to Joy"

© 2010 Nancy Laliberte

8" x 8" Acrylic on panel

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...and her name is Sweet Lola's Cupcakery and BakeShop. She (actually, it's Tara Nowak and her family) shows up every Thursday on the 400 block of Third Street. But I need to tell you, don't sleep in or wait to take your coffee break at 10, because her culinary delights sell out fast! This was a vanilla cupcake heaped with creamy chocolate frosting, chocolate sprinkles and a cherry on top. Two tips for painting cupcakes; don't paint on an empty stomach, and share your still life with your family. They will love you for that :-)

PS: Just so you know, soon you will be able to get a daily fix of Sweet Lola's treats. In September they are opening a bakery across from Washington Square on Third Street in Wausau. Yummy.

Ummm, Strawberries

"Just One More"

© 2010 Nancy Laliberte

6" x 6" acrylic on panel

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When my parents came to visit last weekend, they brought a bucket of their first pick of the season of strawberries. Yummy! These four were all that were left yesterday. The one not in the bowl never made it to the bowl. Ever. My daughter ate it right from my set up on the kitchen table. As for the other three, they were gone shortly thereafter. Thanks for the berries, Mom and Dad!