2013 Miniature Masterpieces and More! Show - Tsuga Gallery

It's that time of year for the Miniature Masterpieces and More! invitational exhibit at *Tsuga Fine Art Gallery in Bothell. This year I have two in the Small Works Category and three in the Miniature Category.  *(formally Kaewyn Gallery)

Small Works Category

Top:  Hidden Beauty © Barbara A. Freeman, M.A.A. 

Graphite and Mixed Media on Film 3 3/8" x 5 3/8"

Bottom:  Lady and the Dragon © Barbara A. Freeman, M.A.A. 

Graphite and Mixed Media on Film 3 3/8" x 5 3/8"

I know that many would consider my two small works above as miniatures.  However, as a member of several Miniature Art Societies, I follow the guidelines of these Societies.  I consider work that is under 25 inches square, done with attention to detail, with a 1/6 scale and fine rendering to be a miniature work of art.  The two above, even if they are under 25" square and done with much detail, are framed larger and just do not fit in the miniature category!   If you are curious and wish to read or learn more about miniature art and the miniature art societies, you can do so on the following links. 

• Miniature Artists of America, Signature Member
• Miniature Art Society of Florida
• Miniature Painters, Sculptors & Gravers Society of Washington DC
• Association of Miniature Artists

 Fine Art Miniatures

Top:  More Salmon, Please  © Barbara A. Freeman, M.A.A.  

Acrylic on Illustration Board 2" x 2"

Middle:  Smooching  © Barbara A. Freeman, M.A.A.  

Acrylic  1 3/4" x 2 3/4"

Bottom:  Ol' Blue Eyes  © Barbara A. Freeman, M.A.A.  

Acrylic  3" x 3"

The above are my miniature works in the show.  The Miniature Masterpieces and More! show opens on Friday, December 6th and runs through January 11th.   Tsuga Fine Art Gallery is located in beautiful downtown Bothell at 10101 Main Street (google map).They are open Tuesday - Thursday 10 to 6, Friday 10 - 5 and Saturday 10 - 4.  It is my 7th year participating in this fine invitational show.  Each year I am amazed by all the beautiful work in the show.  I hope you get a chance to see it.  All work is for sale.  These small and miniature artworks make wonderful gifts that will be lasting treasures.  Support your local businesses and your local artists!  Thank you for taking the time to read about my work.  Happy Holidays to all of my blogger friends and friends to be!

* Tsuga Fine Art Gallery will be updating their website for this show soon.  

"Smoochin'" Awarded Second Place - 35th Annual Arts of the Terrace - Mountlake Terrace

Friday evening we went to the opening of 35th Annual Arts of the Terrace Festival in Mountlake Terrace.  What a fun time! I was very pleased to see that my entry, Smoochin' received Second Place in Miniatures and my entry, More Salmon, Please was awarded an Honorable Mention! That was a BIG surprise!!  My friend, Janie Olsen was awarded Third Place in Miniature for her lovely work,  Butterscotch, from her Rabbit Series.  I love her rabbits!!  We were both surprised to see that the First Place in Miniatures, Jade by artist Valencia Carroll, also received Best in Show! Congratulations to Valencia Carroll!  I don't have a link to her work, but you can go to the show and see all the wonderful pieces in the show!  I thought this years show was even better than last!  All work is for sale and make wonderful, lasting gifts.  It will bring happiness to you for years to come and you get to support your local artist!   Map and directions follow in post below.


It's autumn and that means it's time for the 35th Annual Arts of the Terrace Festival in Mountlake Terrace! I am so happy to say all my work submitted was juried in!  I also got an email that my miniature, Smoochin' received an award!  That makes me even happier!  This is a fun show I always look forward to participating in.  Last year I missed submitting to the show due to sad family issues, but I'm so happy to be back this year!  My three miniatures in the show are, Ol' Blue Eyes,  More Salmon, Please, and Smoochin'. Also selected, my new drawing, Special Delivery, and the small works acrylic painting, Snowy Visitor.

 Smoochin'  © Barbara A. Freeman

Acrylic  1 3/4 x 2 3/4

 Ol' Blue Eyes Colored Pencil - Smoochin' Acrylic - More Salmon, Please Acrylic

© Barbara A. Freeman

Special Delivery  © Barbara A. Freeman

Graphite and Mixed Media on Film  9 3/4" x 7 5/8"

Snowy Visitor  © Barbara A. Freeman

Acrylic on True Gesso  7 5/8" x 9 5/8"

The show runs from September 28th through October 6th, at the Mountlake Terrace Library Complex, 23300 58th Ave. W. in Mountlake Terrace.  (map)  There will be an Artists & Patrons Preview, on September 27, 7:00pm - 9:00pm, with an Awards Ceremony at 7:30pm. The show will be open to the public starting September 28th - October 6, 2013.  The hours are listed below.  Hope you get a chance to see the show. 

 Monday - Thursday: 12:00pm - 6:00pm

Friday: 12:00pm - 5:00pm

Saturday: 12:00pm - 5:00pm

Sunday: 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Sunday, October 6, 1:00pm - 3:00pm 

New Miniature Show - Snow Goose Gallery - Bethlehem PA

I am excited to have been invited to participate in the Twenty First Annual Invitational Miniature Art Exhibition at the Snow Goose Gallery, 470 Main Street, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania! (map)  There are 66 top miniature artists in the show and wow, it's such an honor to be included!  Because of recent family responsibilities, I have had a few major interruptions in my creative time.  Therefore, I didn't think I would be able to participate.  Also, my inventory of artwork was very low and I hadn't enough time to create any new pieces.  When I found out that another show I usually participate in was cancelled this year, it was the perfect opportunity to send that work, along with two earlier works to Snow Goose Galley!  Sometimes things just work out!!
 

Above, my four submissions in the show (l to r) 

A Touch of Autumn, Gold and Glory, 
Afghan Kitty and More Salmon, Please.

Snow Goose Gallery 
Located in the heart of Historic Bethlehem, PA

the art of the miniature xxi

The Twenty First Invitational Exhibition of Fine Art Miniatures from Around the World

May 5- June 16, 2013
Collectors' Preview: Saturday, May 4, 5- 8 pm

Opening Reception: Sunday, May 5, 1- 5 pm
Enjoy the music of Brian Bortz (bass)
and Lou Czechowski (keyboard)

with hors d'oeuvres by The Mint Gastropub!

Afghan Kitty  © Barbara A. Freeman 

Acrylic on Illustration Board 2" x 2"

More Salmon, Please  © Barbara A. Freeman 

Acrylic on Illustration Board 2" x 2"

Gold and Glory  © Barbara A. Freeman 

Acrylic on Illustration Board 2" x 2"

A Touch of Autumn  © Barbara A. Freeman 

Acrylic on Polymin  2 1/8" x 3 1/4" 

The opening sounds like great fun!  I wish I was able to see this one in person.   Okay, I admit, I'd love to see them all in person!  If you are anywhere near Bethlehem, PA be sure to make the Snow Goose Gallery a visit.  You will be happy you did!  The work will also be up on the Snow Goose Gallery's website starting on the opening weekend, May, 4th until the end of the show.  The work will be available for purchase as well.  The only problem, will be, which ones to choose!  All beautiful jewels, they'd make the perfect gift for MOM!  As always, thank you for taking the time to read about my work.    

Three Art Festivals This Weekend!

More Salmon, Please © Barbara A. Freeman, M.A.A.

Acrylic on Illustration Board  2" x 2 "

This weekend there are THREE art festival going on and I have work juried in all of them! All three of the Art Fairs are FREE events.  Only the LiveARTS Bothell Patron Preview Party on Friday has paid tickets for wine and entertainment.

LiveARTS Bothell - Four Fine Art Miniatures - Juried show inside Mobius Gallery (Miniatures in this Show on previous blog post.)
June 23rd and 24th Saturday and Sunday, from 10am to 6pm

On the campus of Cascadia Community College and U.W. Bothell  (map)

Patron Preview Party Friday, June 22. from 5:30 to 8pm - Tickets are $10 which include 2 glasses of wine, appetizers and live music.  Make your reservations online at liveartsbothell.org.  I'll be attending the Preview Party, hope to see you there!

Kenmore Art Show - Metalpoint Drawing,  Sculpted by Time - Juried show inside main building.

June 20 - 24, 2012

On the beautiful Bastyr University Campus  14500 Juanita Drive N.E, Kenmore WA (map)

Shoreline Arts Festival - Two Small Works, - Juried show inside Conference Center.

(Acrylic Paintings) Garden Gnome, Contemplating His Latest Work and $2.00/bunch

June 23rd and 24th, Saturday from 10am to 6pm and Sunday from 10am to 5pm

The Shoreline Conference Center, 18560 1st Ave NE, Shoreline 98155  (map)

Schedule for many activities here.

All artwork is for sale.  The Shoreline Arts Festival is a new show for me.  The festival sounds like a lot of fun with a culturally diverse line up of activies to enjoy!  I've particpated in the Kenmore Art Show a few years ago but stopped due to timing of the show. This year however, I submitted because I was curious about the Bastyr campus.  I'm glad I did, it's a beautiful place.  LiveARTS Bothell is always a great festival and I'm so happy to once again be a part of it!  There are so many fun art festivals happening this month!  I hope you will be able to get out and enjoy some art and entertainment this weekend.   Perhaps I'll see you there!

Two More Shows in June

 Top left to right - Dreamer  -   Catchin' Some Rays

Bottom - A Private Residence  -  More Salmon Please

© Barbara A. Freeman

Pictured above are my four miniatures that have been juried in this years LiveARTS Bothell Art Festival.  The festival takes place on Saturday and Sunday, June 23rd and 24th from 10am to 6pm.  The venue is the same place as last year, the new Mobius Hall Gallery on the campus of Cascadia Community College and U.W. Bothell.  There will be a Patron Preview Party on Friday June 22nd, from 5:30 to 8pm, along with an awards presentation. Tickets are $10 which include 2 glasses of wine, appetizers and live music.  You can make your reservations online at www.liveartsbothell.org. The college is located one mile east of downtown Bothell (directions and map here).

The LiveARTS Bothell Art Fair is a FREE event and always great fun, with musical entertainment, great food and ART! It takes place in the inner courtyard of the wooded campus overlooking its 58-acre North Creek wetland.  There is also free garage parking! Just follow the signs for a weekend of fun in Bothell!

A Private Residence  © Barbara A. Freeman

Graphite and Mixed Media on Film 3 1/4" x 3 1/4" 

Just for Fun Art Contest at Wise Design

Also during the month of June, my work, Snail Tales will be part of the first ever,  Just For Fun Art Contest at Wise Design.   My work along with other local artists will be in the Hewitt display window of Wise Design.

Snail Tales  © Barbara A. Freeman
Graphite and Mixed Media on Film 6" x 6"
  

Congratulations to the three winners, First prize, Janie Olsen, and the two runners up, Shannon Danks and Shawn Southwick, whose work will be displayed in the main gallery.   Wise Design is located at 2908 Wetmore Ave, Everett WA.  The show will be part of the Everett Art Walk, June 16th, 4 -7pm, along with a reception for the Just For Fun Art Contest Show and for a charity show that will also be hanging in the main gallery.  Hope you can make it to this fun event!  Check out the Everett Art Walk and stop in Wise Design for the show.

As always, thanks for taking the time to read about my work and the shows I'll be participating in.  Whatever you do this summer, be sure to check out the local art scene and all the great art festivals!  Support your local artist!

New Feline Fine Art Miniatures

With so many show deadlines fast approaching, I've been in my studio painting away, focusing on  creating new miniature works.  My two new miniature feline paintings are both done in acrylic on Strathmore 500 series Illustration Board.  They are my first cat paintings and I loved painting them, especially their eyes!  These two boys are brothers, (Sid top - Sam bottom) and share space with my Mom and Dad in Florida.  On my visit there last year, I did my best to try and photograph them.  I have to say photographing them was like trying to photograph a moving target.  Get out my camera and they were gone! Sis did like to show off after a while, but Sam was shy and liked to hide under things.  It was really fun to paint them.

Afghan Kitty © Barbara A. Freeman, M.A.A.

Acrylic on Illustration Board  2" x 2 "

More Salmon, Please © Barbara A. Freeman, M.A.A.

Acrylic on Illustration Board  2" x 2 "

I have two more miniature paintings finished that need to be varnished before I unveil them.  In addition, I'm hoping to finish two more.  Because of the all the detail and fine tuning, these miniatures take a lot of time! Unfortunately, I may not have as many miniatures for the spring/summer shows this year as in the past.  The rest of March and April will be very busy so I may not be blogging as often as I would like.  Much of my time beside creating new miniatures will be taken up with framing, doing paperwork for entering shows, etc.  There is also a family visit scheduled that will include some travel time.  I do hope you will check back to see my new work.  I'll be posting about the spring shows that my work will be in as soon as I know.  As always, thanks for taking the time to stop by.  I hope you have a great spring!