"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! 

Pear Day Red and The Big Reveal

 "Pear Day Red"

© Nancy Laliberte

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

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Another addition to the Petite Peinture series, Pear Day Red. I have found these to be the perfect solution to fit in some daily painting on a time-challenged day. While to some it may be a green pear with a red-orange background, for me it is a chance to work from life, experiment with brushwork, edges, paint, surface application, lighting, shadows, color, and more. There is always more than what meets the eye—yes?!

The Big Reveal

Pictured: Sherri Holmes and Jennifer Smith, both from Aspirus Wausau Hospital; Ann Saris of the Wausau YWCA, myself, and Dr. Julie Luks also from Aspirus Wausau Hospital.

Recently, I presented the two collages I made to the YWCA Wausau and to Aspirus Women's Health of Aspirus Wausau Hospital. It was very exciting to see their responses. Don't you love the power of art? I know I do!  

Up close and personal--which is what these collages were all about. You can read more about them here and here.

Starts and Finishes, and The Graduate

"An Apple a Day"

© Nancy Laliberte

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

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Yep, I'm still here. It has been an incredibly busy spring! My painting time has been just small chunks here and there and so 4" x 4"s (I like to call them Petite Peintures) are the perfect size for working on those starts and finishes of the painting process. It's learning to work through the exciting, adrenaline-filled starts, the middle "what the heck am I thinking? this isn't going to work" talk, to the finishing touches that make a painting come together. It's the process--experimenting with brushwork, subject matter, color, lighting and all of that good stuff that makes me keep coming back for more. 

This painting looks great sitting on a shelf or desk and would also make a great teacher thank you gift.

The (happy!) Graduate

And a congratulatory shout out to my daughter Erika who recently graduated from Wausau East High School as co-Valedictorian. She will be heading to Ripon College this fall. I think the smile says it all. 

Petite Peinture: Cherry Love

"Cherry Love"

© Nancy Laliberte

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

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When I set up this still life, I intentionally selected these two cherries because of the way their stems curled, and put my light in an overhead position so I could put them in the "spotlight." 

Something to Talk About

"Something to Talk About"

© Nancy Laliberte
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Cherries have been my go-to favorite lately not only for eating, but also as a painting subject. It seems my family enjoys them immensely, as well. There have been a few times the cherries are gone before I get them to my studio. Which is why you haven't seen a whole lot of cherry paintings thus far. Don't worry, more are coming this week.

One more thing, please keep my dear, artist friend Carol Marine and her family in your prayers. They lost their home and studio to a fire over the weekend. Thankfully, they escaped, but have suffered a great deal of loss, nonetheless.

4" x 4" x 1-3/8" / acrylic on canvas /