CLWAC Exhibition... and an Award!

My oil painting Ethan is on display at the the Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club 116th Annual Open Juried Exhibition now through October 26th, and I just found out it has won an award! For more information on the exhibition, see my Events page or see http://www.clwac.org/.

FB Page

I've created a new Facebook page that will be dedicated to my artwork. Like it here: https://www.facebook.com/hollybedrosianfineart

More work on Father and Son portrait

Here I've begun to paint the father's face (though you can see that the ear is still very rough), and have done more work on the arm and shirt. My plan is to bring everything else up to a similar level of doneness (including the background), and then I will go back and refine further.

More progress on father and son portrait

I've done a bit more work refining the baby, and started on the father's arm and shirt. Since the painting is somewhat small (20x16), I'm trying to work enough detail into the piece to make it look realistic from a normal viewing distance, yet I'm leaving enough "painterly" quality that you can see the paint strokes when you view it closeup. Painting the watch really slowed me down, though!

New Painting In Progress

I've just begun work on a new painting of my husband, Brian, and son, Patrick! This painting is 20" x 16", oil on sanded board. I began by painting a quick thinned out layer of paint, using a larger brush, and trying to keep a distance from the work as much as possible to avoid getting too much detail. I have begun laying in a thicker layer of paint with more detail, as you can see in the arm on the left, as well as the baby's face and shirt.

CLWAC 116th Annual

I'm getting ready to ship my portrait Ethan to NYC, as it has been accepted into the Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club 116th Annual Open Juried Exhibition. The exhibition will feature work by women artists in media including oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastel, graphics and mixed media, and will be held at the National Arts Club from October 2nd through October 26th. For more information, see my Events page or http://www.clwac.org/.

Strokes of Genius 5

I just found out that my colored pencil piece, A Second Cup, which is currently on display as part of the 20th Annual CPSA Exhibition, has been chosen for North Light Books’ latest publication Strokes of Genius 5: Best of Drawing | Composition. Several other colored pencil artists have been selected as well - the full list of winners can be found here: http://www.artistsnetwork.com/medium/drawing/strokes-5-winners

I am looking forward to seeing the final publication, and will write more when I find out more about its release.