Time for Change

Now that the election is behind us and hope is in the air. Time to look at the art world that is not part of the big money scene. Those of us that are suffering through the beginning of a very bad time for the arts in general. I have donated art to two auctions taking place this coming weekend. One is to benefit artists with life threatening illnesses (I do not include myself in this category since I am pretty healthy right now), and the other to a very special organization that will be fighting for its existence in the up and coming year, ProArts of Oakland. Check out the next two posts for details on both of these important events.

Check out Web Pages

I have updated my web pages with artwork that you may or may not have seen.
Check out my website: Christine Rossi Art and Ideas
You can also view my work on the Ovation TV website (which has photographs as well as paintings). Just click on: Ovation TV Community: cmaerossi
If you don't get to my page, just type in cmaerossi into the search function.

...and one more...

This one evolved out of earlier, more tame "Cassandra" paintings.
"The Prophecy of Cassandra"
Oil on Canvas.

More new stuff

The second painting is slightly "three dimensional".
"Crosses:Hills" inspired by the crosses on the hill in Lafayette, CA.
Oil and recycled wood on canvas.

New Paintings, in a slightly new direction

The month of August has been busy, have been working on new paintings that are slightly different for me. Still representational, but more abstracted. Two "landscapes" and an abstracted figure based on an earlier more representational piece.
I have entered them in a juried show...we will see if anything gets in...
Here goes:
This one is called "Crosses:Bridges" oil and casein on canvas.

Crosses-Bridges

A study for a more abstract painting that started out as a landscape.
Casein and oil on Canvas.

Black and Red Poppies

I like to practice painting techniques with an occasional still-life. The poppies are from my garden. Medium: Casein on oil