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“Paper & Paint” Solo Show, Fairfax Coffee House 2010

April 8, 2010

Mrs. Shay’s love of cut-paper collage tangles with her passion for expressionist painting. The result is a show of colorful, abstract, subjective and energetic artwork. On display at the Fairfax Coffee House in Berkeley Springs, WV, through the first weekend in May, 2010. There will be an Artist Reception on April 9, 6-8 pm.
Wow! Four [...]

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Let the Commission Flow

March 20, 2010

When I do a commission, as I have learned, it is important to let the commission move *through* me – for the art to be born.
I talk with the client, see what they like, what they don’t like, I open myself to receive what they want and what they can tell me consciously. I study [...]

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A Distant Port ~ A Sense of Place

March 5, 2010

I feel as though I am searching for a sense of place. I feel my heart’s longing, wondering where I belong. The feeling was very strong when I started this piece, and I felt it come and go as I worked. Now that this is finished, I can feel the next piece waiting to be [...]

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A Distant Port

March 4, 2010

A Distant Port
acrylic, ballpoint pen, pencil, newspaper, magazine on linen
49 x 61 in, framed
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See Art for Sale for availability
“I feel as though I am searching for a sense of place. I feel my heart’s longing, wondering where I belong.” Read more…

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Where I Paint

December 28, 2009

My studio, as I affectionately call it, is actually the vault-like room beneath our home. I have a space sectioned off specifically for the pursuit of art and I have adjacent office space. I am grateful to have such a large dedicated space in which to work.
Shown below is the primed canvas for my upcoming [...]

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Walsh Commission: Installation Photos

October 26, 2009

Brid (Breege) looking at the art for the first time.
Mark with the newly installed commission piece.
~ See close up photos of the Walsh Commission here.

I was happy to discover that they had framed the color palette sample.

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Walsh Commission: Final Pictures

September 25, 2009

Well, I finished the commission piece… and they LOVE it!! I’m thrilled.
This first photo shows the overall finished piece. Subsequent photos are close-ups and include notes on what I saw in the artwork. I included some of my client’s comments as well.
I did not share my insights with my client, I let them see [...]

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Walsh Commission: Terms of Agreement

August 19, 2009

Canvas Specifications:

stretched canvas – 60” high x 48“ wide (x 2” deep approx)
frame strips (approx) .75“ wide x 2.5” deep
framed art (approx) 61.5“ high x 49.5” wide x 2.5“ deep, stained dark walnut
acrylic on linen

Color Palette:

Harvest Colors: golds, oranges, reds, cream, white, green for accent, other accent colors
Question: what do you mean by Gold [...]

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Walsh Commission: Color Palette Review

July 22, 2009

“Dear Commission Client,
Please review this rough painting. This sketch is to be considered solely in terms of colors and balance of colors. (This is not meant to suggest any particular shapes, details or other imagery to be used in the final artwork.)
How does this color palette feel to you? Is this what you were imagining [...]

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