Fascination

Besides fire and water there is one other thing I could stare at for hours and that is a Lava Lamp.  I know, I know.  Firstly a lot of you may not even know what that is but anyone of a certain age will remember when they were quite popular.  I don't know what it is but there is something about suspended jello slowly moving through liquid that is quite fascinating.
The results of pouring fluid acrylics mixed with a pouring medium can also be exciting to look at.  The results can remind you of anything from outer space to lava flowing down a volcano.  You can just pour the paint on a canvas or pour and use an object, like a comb, to make a design.  Either way it can give you something to ponder.
Donna Vines

Hmmm
 

Join the Pieces of 8 at our Eau Gallie Arts District Location:
Ralph's Art Supply
1420 Highland Avenue. 32935
Our 8th Annual Holiday Sale and Show
Has expanded to give you & your friends more time to shop!
First Friday: Dec 5 from 3:00 - 8:30 pm.
                                   AND
Saturday: Dec 6 from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm.
Early birds find the bargains!

Abstracts to Collage to Oils oh my

One of the best things about being an artist in a group is that you are exposed to so many techniques.  Our group is so diverse, with so many interests we are never bored or boring nor is our Art Sale!!
This December 5th and 6th is our famous, yes I mean famous Pieces of 8 pre- holiday sale.
This year for the first time it will be a 2 day event, tied into First Friday in Eau Gallie and continuing on Saturday.  We will be at our new studio space at Ralph's Art Supply and he has graciously agreed to us starting our sale on Friday from 3:00 to 8:30 and into Saturday 10:00-4:00.
I love dappling in oils, collage and abstracts of all kinds and will have all of the above for sale at the show and I am only  one person. 
We always have so much fun meeting some of the wonderful people who support us by purchasing our art,  following us on Facebook and our blog.
Here are a few of the pieces I will have at the sale.  Please come by, browse, enjoy  and say hello.
Donna Vines

Bouquet
 

Button Up
 

Hand colored black and white photo

 

Away, Away

Well here it is the end of October and finally it seems like we will all be back in town again.  This has been one of those years for The Pieces.  We have all seemed to be involved in lots of traveling, either for pleasure or family, and had some surgeries, either us or family, thrown in.
While I am getting ready for the painter and getting ready for our annual art sale December 5th/6th I have some across some pieces that seem to fit the mood.  One of them is this little collage I did last year when so many of us were away. 
This piece reminds me of wind in your hair road trips back in the day.  I took this photo really close so you could see the collage paper is old maps and travel stickers.
Donna Vines

zoom, zoom, zoom

From poured to collaged

No matter how you like your art - Maybe on the rocks? Seascapes, roaring rivers;  A tall one? Mountains, flamingos;  An old fashioned? Anything from Archs to Zebras;  Poured? Ahh, lava lamps on canvas.
Come sate your thirst Saturday.  We have something for everyone.
Donna Vines



Poured and rubbed painting, very cosmic

Tea Collage

 

Holiday Sale....Just Around the Corner! by Carol Schiff

Now that we have all stuffed ourselves with turkey and pumpkin pie, we are all thinking C*H*R*I*S*T*M*A*S !!  The pieces (that's what we like to call ourselves) are seriously thinking about our Holiday Art Sale that will be here faster than you can say "Ho Ho Ho".  In fact, it is next weekend, December 7th, but more about that later.

If you follow this blog, you know we all did birdhouses to sell this year, so I wanted to show you my effort.

As you can see, I already have a tenant, so sorry all you little homeless birds!  Thanks to Carmen's husband, Hap, who hand made ALL of our birdhouses.  He also laid out the rule that we had to keep our finished houses under wrap and have a grand reveal.....which was the perfect excuse for a grand party at Cindy's house a few weeks ago.  I can tell you, we have some very cool birdhouses!

For all you readers who don't happen to live in Melbourne, FL, we are happy to take orders and ship out, so if you must have this, or any of the other houses, just send us a comment with your email and we will get back to you.

We have some other new items at our sale this year.  We have been very busy and always try to come up with something new and unusual.  I wanted to give you a sneak peek of the table I painted.  It looks a little grey in these images, but it is actually painted in white, lavender and dusky purple.

I found this beautiful antique side table and painted it in dusky purple chalk paint.  Then, I got creative....painting white and lavender to bring out the wonderful carving.  I kept thinking about the beautiful Victorian houses in San Francisco and how their details are highlighted in several colors of paint.  Below is a close up of the table top, all safely sealed under three coats of varnish.

It was so much fun, I had to paint a matching chair!

We have many more exciting and unique items waiting for our sale along with wonderful art from our members at even more wonderful prices!  If you are in Central Florida on December 7th.....come on over.  Just drive to Melbourne, and follow the map on this blog to my house.  We will be easy to find with lots of signs up the last mile or two.  It's such a popular event, that even Google Earth came a few years ago

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Hope to see you there!  Come early!!

PS:  Did I mention refreshments??

  

www.CarolSchiffStudio.etsy.com