"Color it Autumn" original oil painting by Nancy Laliberte

"Color it Autumn"

© Nancy Laliberte

6" x 8" oil on archival canvas panel

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Autumn color as it prepares for its full glory. This was from a plein air excursion with artist friend, Theda Hewuse. We set up our easels in her neighborhood and painted until a storm came up. Nothing like rain to help you make those last few brushstrokes and call a painting done.

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Visions XIV Show at the Riverfront Arts Center

"Beckoning"

© Nancy Laliberte

24" x 36" acrylic on canvas

$1,200

available

"Juror's Choice" award

"Reflecting"

© Nancy Laliberte

10" x 8" acrylic on canvas panel

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I am excited to announce that both of my entries were juried into the Riverfront Arts Center "Visions XIV" show. This is an open-themed show featuring 2-D and 3-D work in all mediums and genres. Tonight is the opening from 5 - 7 pm. There is always a great turnout of artists (I will be there) so it is a wonderful opportunity to view and talk art, and just catch up with old and new friends. 

The show runs from June 14 through July 29, 2012. The shows at the RAC are always outstanding and there are several other art galleries nearby, along with some great local restaurants.  

From the Stash

"Gather 'Round"

© Nancy Laliberte

6" x 6" acrylic on panel

$100

In my studio I have a drawer where I stash my unfinished, don't know what to do next, need to think about it paintings. Every so often I rummage through the contents, pull a piece out and start piling on whatever leftover paint is on my palette. Today, I had several various yellow colors staring at me. I grabbed a palette knife and a couple of brushes and painted, scraped, smoothed, and painted some more. That is the beauty of acrylics--layer, layer, layer and stash no more!

Burning Love

"Burning Love"

© Nancy Laliberte

11" x 11" acrylic on watercolor paper

A demo piece from my drip tree workshop last Saturday at the Center for the Visual Arts in Wausau. With Valentine's Day approaching I chose a warm pink/red color palette for this piece. We focused on color theory, value (squint!), focal point and negative space. By the looks of their paintings, I think they got it.

My "kids"

Awesome job everyone! Thank you for such a rewarding afternoon and your willingness to step out of your comfort zone! Keep painting and always remember... "what if?"

Playing with Paint this Saturday

"Beyond the Trees I"

© Nancy Laliberte

16" x 20" acrylic on canvas

$325

"Beyond the Trees II"

© Nancy Laliberte

16" x 20" acrylic on canvas

$325

Come join me this Saturday, January 29th, where I will be teaching a "One-Afternoon Wonder Workshop" at the Center for the Visual Arts in Wausau. Dab, pour, tilt and paint your way into a colorful, contemporary tree-lined landscape. We'll explore some of the fundamentals of painting in a FUN way using acrylic paints on canvas or gessoed paper. This class is for all levels and the perfect cure for cabin fever.

To register, call or stop-in at the Center for the Visual Arts.

Drip Trees in Acrylic Paint

Sat, Jan 29

1 – 4 pm

class fee: $50

materials: list provided at registration

The Center for the Visual Arts

427 N. 4th Street, Wausau, WI 54403

(715) 842-4545

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Variation of a Theme

"Beckoning"

© Nancy Laliberte

24" x 36" acrylic on canvas

$1,200 framed

Available

And the tree fix continues...

I started this painting by toning the canvas with a cadmium orange. Then, every time I cleaned my palette I added more brush strokes and blobs of paint. I just kept layering and layering, changing this and that, adding more paint, layering some more, and then finally I started seeing what I had been envisioning... color and lots of it. On view now at Where We Live at the Center for the Visual Arts in Wausau, WI.