she saw through the night by the light from her crown of stars

oil painting on birch panel
ten inches square
sold

i'm happy to be part of the new gallery sebastian foster devoted to "contemporary art from emerging and established artists". my page of original paintings features a selection of some new work of mine as well as some favorites i've previously posted here.
do browse the other artists for some really wonderful work and a big thank you to matte and vivienne for introducing me to such a fabulous opportunity.

i almost forgot to mentiong anything about the piece itself. there's a direction my work is taking lately, something about nature and controlling it and seeing signs in it, can't really place my finger on all of it yet and exactly where it is headed but i'm having fun.

this is yet another where the title came first and once it popped into my head it was already one of my favorite paintings before i'd even picked up a brush.

though evelyn knew the circus was her home sometimes late at night she would consider leaving - print

7 inch square image on 9 inch square paper
print of oil painting
edition of 60
$40.

really loving the new prints and this is one of my favorite paintings - a horse, a circus, a beehive hairdo, some water, stars, and a landscape full of little marks, a selection of my favorite things to paint.

lizzie and reginald late one autumn night

six inch square
oil painting on birch panel
sold


two posts in one day - so unlike me i know. this piece is already sold but that goes well with what i had meant to post earlier. i've been busy adding older images to flickr and have to admit over the years my record keeping was pretty terribly lacking, so many of the pieces i don't have titles for so if any of you dear readers own any of these pieces i'd love it if you'd leave a comment with the title, thanks so much.

everywhere they went the world turned to gold

oil painting on birch panel
10 inches square
$800


an older new piece, finished this one a few months back but have never been entirely happy with the way it photographs so hadn't posted it here yet but this one isn't too bad.

a new website for me

1. when the sea turned to purple they knew they had gone too far, 2. vernon, 3. spencer, 4. linda, 5. jane and catherine, 6. my other project for the day, 7. abigail never cared for the city, 8. beth and adeline on the edge of a poppy field, 9. anthony and isabelle under a meteor shower, 10. she...., 11. joseph and alexander in rose bushes, 12. the tessa series - tessa holding a flower, 13. the butterflies gathered round to protect them from the night, 14. coming soon..., 15. everywhere they went the world turned to gold, 16. clover's imaginary friend travelled by zebra (or something like that, still working it out), 17. martin, 18. cora, 19. sue ellen, 20. caroline carefully arranges everything she holds dear, 21. eloise in poppies, 22. kate, 23. tessa holds a silly little dog, 24. gregory, 25. oliver with a red crown


didn't have a new piece i wanted to post just yet (though much is in progress) so the photo is a mosaic of available work with links to flickr.

it only took a little over two years but i did it, i finally have a new website. it's still a bit of a work in progress but i'm happy with the start.

www.amandablakeart.com

i feel so fancy and official now.

up next: a blog redo, it's getting a bit cluttered looking. some tweaking to my email list - both frequency and format (want to join, there's a link on the sidebar). some postcards sent to those on my real life mailing list (want to join send me an email). that's probably enough goals for now, hopefully it won't take me another two years.

rebecca wore a dress of wildflowers

limited edition print
$45.

i think i mentioned it in my previous newsletter and i might have alluded to it here on this blog (i guess i could read either and check but i'm already testing my children's patience just by taking the time i already am to do this post) but in case i didn't announce this coming development here is the official announcement (if you don't count flickr (which i love), twitter (which i'm still figuring out but i predict addiction), and facebook (which i think i despise but i'm still deciding) where i've already announced it...please don't anyone invent any more websites i feel compelled to use) .....
i'm selling prints. thanks to my collaboration with a new gallery (more on this early november) i'm happy to begin selling lovely limited edition prints. i've started with rebecca and ...

when the sea turned to purple they knew they had gone too far
limited edition print
$45.

they are large lovely prints on 100% cotton archival paper with 1 inch borders for framing. perhaps my favorite part about them is that the border allows for the title, such an important part of my work and something i've always wished could be seen with my work and now with the prints it can be.

i'm really happy to be selling these and perhaps a bit too eager so i couldn't wait for my supplies for shipping so they won't begin shipping until november 2nd but you can order them now.

the original of rebecca is sold, when the sea turned to purple is available.

spencer

oil painting on wood block
approximately 3.5 by 5 inches
sold

first of all, wow, where did a month go since i last posted. i really had no idea it had been that long, it's rather incredible how time can just escape like that. i've got a lot in the works right now so expect much more regular updates from me in the near future.

i received a recent request for some of my little portrait blocks with my circus characters, the rest of the little circus folk have already found homes - though i'm still trying to determine adequately circus like names for them all. definitely a series i plan on continuing. i'm quite fond of little spencer, ultramarine blue against pale colors i just think is so wonderful and really how can you go wrong with a little boy in a dark rosy pink striped clown outfit.

the butterflies gathered around to protect them from the night

oil on birch panel
14 inches square
$1600.

been trying to photograph this one for awhile, i think i finally got it.

penelope and harrison

penelope and harrison



acrylic on wood
about 3 by 5 inches
$100. each

these two blocks and a few other (yet to be properly photographed) blocks are available now in my shop. i'm trying a new look with my photos for the blocks - and while the actual image of the piece is smaller i think it captures the delicacy and lightness of the pieces a bit better, i like it.

still catching up from art in the pearl - thank you to all of you that braved the horrible, horrible weather, really thank you. i have a few commissioned pieces to finish and then i have to say i'm terribly excited to get to paint without the looming deadline of any shows, can't wait to see where it takes me to not feel rushed to produce work. i might even get back to answering emails and blog comments on a regular basis...might.

when the sea turned to purple they knew they had gone too far

oil painting on birch panel
14 inches square
$1600.

i've had the title for this scribbled on a table in my studio for months now (i find writing on walls and furniture guaranties i won't forget something) and i'm so pleased with the way it came out. i toyed with the idea of fish and seamonsters in the water but felt the simplicity of the different textures and opacity of the waters was enough. there's a detail shot here.
this is one of several new pieces that will be finished just in time for the art in the pearl festival this saturday, sunday and monday here in portland. come by my booth and say hi if you are in the area.