CHRISTINE BRAY

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Shelter 8 x 10 Oil on Panel

Since all of my blue/spa background bird's nests have sold I have painted 3 more. This is the first one and I will post the others in the next week. I should have this one at the gallery by Friday just in time for spring weather.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Huntsville Museum of Art 22nd Annual Gala

This year I was asked to participate in the Huntsville Museum of Art Gala in Huntsville, Alabama. All of the artists participating have their paintings in the Museum thru March 2. There is a live auction and silent auction. The featured artist this year is Kevin LePrince. The events for the Gala start the week of February 25th with a luncheon, black tie dinner and live auction on the 28th then the cocktail party and silent auction on March 2nd. If you live in the area I hope you have a chance to stop by to see all of the wonderful artwork. Many of the artists participating are people who I have been in workshops with over the years, fellow artists in the gallery I am in or artists I have taken from over the years. Some of the participating artists you may know are Peter Max, Ken Auster, Nancy Franke, Gary Bodner, Barbara Flowers etc... The list is amazing and I am excited that I am in their company. You can see everyone's artwork at Huntsville Museum of Art You can click on the link then under Art you will see Gala, click on that link to see all of the paintings!

Friday, January 25, 2013

Quietude 24 x 20 Oil on Panel

Here is another painting that is bigger then my usual paintings. Once again I took this picture at the gallery because of the cloudy weather. I recently purchased this vessel in High Point, NC while at the Furniture Market. There is a store there that has odds and ends and I finally had time to go check out what they had.
I have now added a bar on the bottom of each post for Facebook, Pinterest and Twitter. I really enjoy Pinterest and have many boards. One of my favorites is the food board, but I haven't made any of the recipes. At this point I think I have around 168 so you would think I would have tried one of them. One of these days. I also added a translation bar. After seeing all of the countries that have viewed my blog I decided to add this. Its on the bottom right. This painting is available at the Anne Irwin Fine Art.

Saturday, January 19, 2013

The Vessel 36 x 24 Oil on Canvas

I know this size is going to shock the majority of you. It is the largest painting I have done since college. I really enjoyed painting this painting. The Vessel was made by a local potter at the Chastain Art Center. I took the picture of the painting last night on the wall. It has been cloudy and rainy for more then a week and I tried to take pictures outside, inside with all kinds of lights, but I just couldn't get a great shot. This is the best photo from the show.

Last night was the opening of the Best In Show at Anne Irwin Fine Art This painting along with another large painting is hanging in the show. I thought the show really looked good last night so if you have a chance you should go by and take a look. The show will be up until Feb. 5th. More paintings of this size to come!