Clancy and Beau by Alison Vernon16x20, palette knife oil
commission
www.alisonvernon.com
These are English black labs: huge, intelligent, sensitive and beloved. I fell in love with them as I painted them. They're grand beings.
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Clancy and Beau
Clancy and Beau by Alison Vernon16x20, palette knife oil
commission
www.alisonvernon.com
These are English black labs: huge, intelligent, sensitive and beloved. I fell in love with them as I painted them. They're grand beings.
Friday, August 29, 2008
Black Bear at Sunset
Black Bear at Sunset by Alison Vernon30x40, palette knife oil
I donated this painting to raise money for a young boy in our hometown who has a rare brain cancer. I thought this painting would particularly appeal to his peers and their parents and could generate some much needed funds.
But isn't this crazy? On top of the 24/7 nightmare of dealing with her very sick young child and all the side effects of chemo and radiation, learning the complexities of administering IV nutrition and worrying about inevitable infection, this single mother is on the verge of becoming homeless. Our community is responding but there's an uncertainty to the generosity and the boy will require care for years. For government support, she must fill out stacks of papers which will take months to process and will yield insufficient funds at best. She has already been turned down for fuel assistance because she's not disabled, over 65 yrs or under 6 yrs. I think we can do better than this.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
My Gnu Secret Garden
My Gnu Secret Garden by Alison Vernon6 feet long, palette knife oil on fiberglass
This gnu is part of a fundraising project in our town of New London, NH to benefit the Kearsarge Community Center.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Blueberries
Blueberries by Alison Vernon4x4, palette knife oil
www.alisonvernon.com
Watch me paint this painting on youtube! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6Xo1hhnrqM
Monday, August 25, 2008
Friday, August 22, 2008
Wide Ocean
Wide Ocean by Alison VernonTripych, two 24x12 and one 24x24, oil with palette knives
I love painting tripychs. Only certain paintings can handle the effect. I usually frame them in something very simple.
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Webster
Webster by Alison Vernon12x9 oil with palette knives
commission
It is such a pleasure to paint animals. This Webster is a goofy, cheerful and yet highly sensitive cockapoo. Isn't he adorable?
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
The Bassick Estate
The Bassick Estate by Alison Vernon20x30, oil with palette knives
YOUTUBE: Blueberries http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6Xo1hhnrqM
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
The Harrington Family
The Harrington Family by Alison Vernon8x16, oil with knives, commission
Youtube (painting blueberries!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6Xo1hhnrqM
This is a commission purchased by Gramma Harrington for her granddaughter (the one in diapers) who will be celebrating her 21st birthday. That's her dad holding her hand. They're walking on a dock in Florida at sunset. The painting is based on a favorite photo.
Monday, August 18, 2008
Bryant Boys
Bryant Boys by Alison Vernon20x30, palette knife oil
commission
Commissions are awesome because it's a sold painting from the start, it's a challenge for me to paint and if I do it well, it's a delight to the recipient. Win:win.
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Peterson's View
Peterson's View by Alison Vernon
40"x8', palette knife oil
(Watch me paint blueberries with knives!)
This painting is eight feet long! It's the largest painting I've ever done. There are six kids and three dogs in the painting.
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Purple Loosestrife Along the Sugar River
Purple Loosestrife Along the Sugar River by Alison Vernon24x30, palette knife oil
I can't seem to get over the passing of summer. I know it's because last winter was so brutal and I am full of trepidation just thinking all those months of white ahead. Either I must move or I must find delight and joy in thick frozen blankets of snow. I think I've got to move.
Friday, August 15, 2008
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Team
Team by Alison Vernon24x30, oil with palette knives
www.alisonvernon.com
There's a tree below our deck that is turning orange and red. The air has a feeling of transition. It happens like this in mid-August here in NH. Autumn begins to peek around the corner. Soon, children with bright backpacks will line up to get on school buses, mums and pumpkins will settle on porch steps, and my garden will finally surrender to chaos.
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Lupine
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Wedding Bouquet
Wedding Bouquet by Alison Vernon12x9, palette knife oil
I'm such a romantic. I've started an enterprise where I paint the bride's wedding bouquet. People buy these as a wedding gift but lately I've sold more to men who are buying them as an anniversary gift for their wives. All I need is a photo of the bouquet. I frame them in large elegant frames. $125 for 10x8, $150 for 12x9. It's amazingly popular.
Monday, August 11, 2008
Dinghies by Alison Vernon
Dinghies by Alison Vernon15x30, palette knife oil
www.alisonvernon.com
www.alisonvernon.com
I just spent the last week at two crafts festivals. To be juried into these festivals, these artists must be at the pinnacle of their careers. There is nothing visibly remarkable about these people, no indication that they are stellar crafts people. But the beauty of their work is breathtaking: furniture, quilts, jewelry, ceramics, and more. Some of these pieces took a lifetime to perfect and are so unusual.
Saturday, August 9, 2008
Three Apple Trees
Three Apple Trees by Alison Vernon15x30, palette knife oil
It's been raining here in New Hampshire for...well...the summer. I think we may have had eight days of sun so far. I enjoy a rainy day but I really enjoy a sunny day. I'm going to paint today.
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