Collage Sketch for Sick at Xmas

Sketchbook: Collage Sketch for Sick at Xmas. Mixed media on paper, 2011 by Sarah Atlee.

The finished painting:

Sick at Xmas. Acrylic on canvas, 16 x 17 inches, 2011 by Sarah Atlee.

  I tend to feel poorly during holidays and vacations. It's as though my body notices that I'm relaxing and concludes that I have time to focus on my sinuses or whatever. My mother and I think it's a family trait.

Much of the preparatory work for my 2011 show Figure and Ground was done during and shortly after Christmas 2010. While I was sick. Take that, sickness! Oh, snap.

Sweetheart Fever at Paseo smART Show

Sweetheart Fever, acrylic on canvas, 9 x 4 inches, 2013 by Sarah Atlee.

The title of this piece comes from a song by Scout Niblett. About the Oklahoma City Paseo Art Association's annual smART show:

Do you enjoy attending art shows but haven’t seriously considered purchasing art yourself? If so, the smART show is designed for you! Featuring more than forty small works (15” x 15” x 15” or smaller) by emerging and established Paseo artists, the smART show aims at encouraging art admirers to become art buyers.

Purchasing original artwork is a fantastic way to support artists directly, as well as offering purchasers a chance to live with something they love. With works priced between $45 and $199, the smART show is a unique opportunity for artists and collectors alike.

The smART show will open on April 5, from 6-10pm, as part of the Paseo Arts Association’s First Friday Gallery Walk. Come for the smART show and stay to enjoy opening receptions in twenty galleries scattered along the Paseo Arts District.

This year's juror is Thomas Batista, who is the founder, owner, and manager of the Batista School of Art located in Oklahoma City's own Paseo Arts District.

The Art I Can Show You Now

These paintings were created for the 2013 edition of Money Talks, Art Walks benefit auction at IAO Gallery in Oklahoma City. (Read more about that in my previous post, The Art I Won't Show You.) This year's auction is over now, so here they are.  

Boomerang, acrylic on Bristol, 6.5 x 5 inches, 2013 by Sarah Atlee.

Not Here Right Now, acrylic on Bristol, 6.5 x 5 inches, 2013 by Sarah Atlee.

It's So Quiet, acrylic on Bristol, 6.5 x 5 inches, 2013 by Sarah Atlee.

The Art I Won't Show You

Shhh, it's a secret! No, not these. The two paintings pictured here are from last year's Money Talks, Art Walks benefit auction at IAO Gallery in Oklahoma City. You can't see my 2013 contributions yet.

Francine, acrylic on paper, 2012 by Sarah Atlee.

Aww, but I wanna!

In this show of sculptures and works on paper, all 8.5 x 11" or smaller, the artists' names are hidden. People attending the show may purchase tickets for $100, $75, or $50, and when they do so, their names go into the hat. When a name is drawn, that person has 30 seconds to pick out the piece they want to take home.

The $100 ticket holders get to pick first!

Inappropriate! acrylic on paper, 2012 by Sarah Atlee.

You have to show up to see the new paintings.

What: Money Talks, Art Walks: A Different Kind of Art Auction

When: Saturday, March 16, 2013, 7-10 pm

Where: IAO Gallery, 706 W Sheridan, Oklahoma City

How Much: Regular admission is $10, then it's $100, $75, or $50 to take home the art.

Why: Other than because it's wicked fun? You'll be supporting one of the best contemporary art venues in Oklahoma, and you'll get to take home an original work from one of scads of talented Oklahoma artists.

See you there.

My Lavender Standby

Purple (Dinosaur, Peter, Duck and), acrylic on canvas, 24 x 24 inches, 2011 by Sarah Atlee.

"She's not as concerned with immediate issues of physical self-defense, so I gather that she's in a safe living situation. However, her new guardian must be an emotionally distant sort, because she frequently seeks solace under the wings of Duck."

Carl looked funny. "Duck?"

"One of the four personages who accompanies and advises Princess Nell. Duck embodies domestic, maternal virtues. Actually, Peter and Dinosaur are now gone - both male figures who embodied survival skills."

"Who's the fourth one?

"Purple. I think she'll become a lot more relevant to Nell's life around puberty."

- Stephenson, Neal. The Diamond Age: Or, A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer. Bantam Dell, 1995.

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Winter storm over the Northeast (night time thermal image) from NASA Goddard Photo and Video on Flickr.

Untitled by Flickr user Peregrine Blue.

Untitled by Flickr user Billy Plummer.

Untitled by Flickr user Billy Plummer.

Norfolk Lavender 10-07-2010 by Flickr user Karen Roe.

Read about the various uses of lavender on Wikipedia and the University of Maryland Medical Center.