A Celebration of Color on Artsy Shark Blog

I'm so thrilled to be included in "A Celebration of Color" art collection on the Artsy Shark blog.  This is an incredibly popular art and business blog with tons of followers.  The owner of the blog, Carolyn Edlund, has curated a wonderful mix of art and artists in this collection, and I'm honored to be selected to be a part of it.  My work, an orange and blue cold wax abstraction of a coral reef is the third painting in the collection.  Each of our names has a link to our individual website.  The link to Artsy Shark and this collection is below.  Explore and enjoy!

A Celebration of Color - Artsy Shark

Coral Reef - oil and cold wax on cradled wood panel - $950

Color Splash - 20"x20" Original Acrylic Abstract Painting on Canvas by Marcy Brennan

Color Splash - 20"x20" Original Acrylic Abstract Painting on Canvas - $350

I was feeling colorful the day I painted this piece.  It's got lots of energy and texture.

You can purchase the original of this painting in my Etsy shop here.

Four Plein Air Oil Painting Sales This Month by Marcy Brennan

Four Plein Air Oil Painting Sales This Month

Four of my 8"x10" plein air oil paintings were purchased by a collector in Albuquerque, New Mexico this month via my Etsy shop.  It turns out she lived in Vero Beach previously, and my little paintings of our lovely area brought a little piece of paradise home to her in the high desert.  As it turns out, my husband and I previously lived in Albuquerque before moving back to Florida.  It was pretty cool to find out about our cross-country switch-up.  The last painting she purchased just yesterday is some early Christmas shopping.  It would be great if more people did their shopping for gifts on Etsy and buy American and hand made like this collector!

"Two for One" - two boats at Vero Beach Marina

"Jungle Trail" - north of Vero Beach on the island

"Potted" - painted during the Main Street Plein Air Juried Paintout - potted plants

outside the historic PP Cobb building

"Turquoise Cottage" - painted during the Main Street Plein Air Juried Paintout - this

is an historic little cottage in Edgartown just north of downtown Ft Pierce that now houses

Palms Wellness Center

Do you believe in buying original art and supporting American artists?  Do you shop on Etsy for art or other hand made items?  How do you feel about supporting American artists versus buying from big box stores where everything is made overseas?

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One Lily - Watercolor by Marcy Brennan

One Lily - Watercolor

Today, my husband and I toured through McKee Botanical Gardens in Vero Beach, FL.  The water lilies were on display in all their glory in every pond at the gardens.  We also caught the Dinosaurs exhibited throughout the gardens.  They're incredibly life-like and are on display through May 1st.  It's a great place to take the kids!

Here's a short video of the main pond with it's beautiful stone bridge and huge amount of water lilies and lily pads:

While the original is not for sale because I painted it in my little watercolor sketchbook, prints, apparel and lots of other items may be purchased with this image on them at my Red Bubble and Fine  Art America sites. 

Here are some of the fun items with this image on them:

Here are some of the photos I took at the gardens to:

See the dinosaurs on the log?

Beach Holiday - 30"x30" Abstract on gallery canvas - $750

This is the second painting in my beach series with more to come!

Lots of beautiful blues and greens that will bring your senses right to the beach!!

Purchase the original and prints here.

 

"Watching" - Original Oil and Cold Wax Painting by Marcy Brennan

"Watching" - 8" x 6" x 1.5" oil and cold wax on paper mounted to wood cradled panel - $50

This is another of my oil and cold wax pieces that I worked on paper in a color palette of just the three primary colors of red, blue and yellow with white and black.  It was originally worked on paper and then mounted on a 8"x6" cradled wood panel with 1.5" deep edges painted black.  It is ready to hang without a frame.

Purchase original and prints here.

"Waiting" - Oil and Cold Wax by Marcy Brennan

"Waiting" - 8" x 6" x 1.5" oil and cold wax on paper mounted to wood cradled panel - $50

I incorporated the three primary colors on my palette for this series of paintings and the design is very organic.  It has nice movement and texture.  It was originally worked on paper and then mounted on a 8"x6" cradled wood panel with 1.5" deep edges painted black.  It is ready to hang without a frame.

Purchase original and prints here

"Singing" - Oil and Cold Wax by Marcy Brennan

"Singing" - 8" x 6" x 1.5" oil and cold wax on paper mounted to wood cradled panel - $50

The energy in this painting makes it sing! It was originally worked on paper and then mounted on a 8"x6" cradled wood panel with 1.5" deep edges painted black.  It is ready to hang without a frame.

Purchase the original and prints here

"Reflecting" - Oil and Cold Wax by Marcy Brennan

"Reflecting" - 8" x 6" x 1.5" oil and cold wax on paper mounted to wood cradled panel - $50

This piece reminds me of a pond with beautiful red leaves floating in it and clouds being reflected in the water.  It was originally worked on paper and then mounted on a 8"x6" cradled wood panel with 1.5" deep edges painted black.  It is ready to hang without a frame.

Purchase original and prints here

"Loving" - Oil and Cold Wax by Marcy Brennan

"Loving" - 8" x 6" x 1.5" oil and cold wax on paper mounted to wood cradled panel - $50

I named this one Loving because I was totally loving the colors and beauty of this piece as I created it.  The other thing I really love about oil and cold wax is the beautiful soft matte finish.  It was originally worked on paper and then mounted on a 8"x6" cradled wood panel with 1.5" deep edges painted black.  It is ready to hang without a frame.

Purchase original and prints here

"Listening" - Oil and Cold Wax by Marcy Brennan

"Listening" - 8" x 6" x 1.5" oil and cold wax on paper mounted to wood cradled panel - $50

I went with a cooler look with this little painting by not bringing in the reds.  It reminds me of the beautiful waters around the island in Florida where I live.  It was originally worked on paper and then mounted on a 8"x6" cradled wood panel with 1.5" deep edges painted black.  It is ready to hang without a frame.

Purchase original and prints here.

"Hoping" - Oil and Cold Wax by Marcy Brennan

"Hoping" - 8" x 6" x 1.5" oil and cold wax on paper mounted to wood cradled panel - $50

I love the colors that came out in this piece and the nice composition that resulted from the oil and cold wax process.  Some things can be controlled in this process, but not everything, and for me, that's the beauty of working in this medium.  You never really know how things will end up!  It was originally worked on paper and then mounted on a 8"x6" cradled wood panel with 1.5" deep edges painted black.  It is ready to hang without a frame.

To purchase original and prints, click herehttp://www.marcybrennanart.com/large-multi-view/Works%20on%20Paper/2631632-5-213002/Painting.html#.VkuYooRB4R4

"Creating" - Oil and Cold Wax by Marcy Brennan

"Creating" - 8" x 6" x 1.5" oil and cold wax on paper mounted to wood cradled panel - $50

This is the first in a series of oil and cold wax on paper.  I'd never used paper for this process before, so these were an experiment for me.  Happily, they all turned out great, and I thoroughly enjoyed the process.  I used a limited color palette of cobalt blue, lemon yellow and cadmium red deep with of course white.  Red, yellow and blue are the three primary colors from which all colors are derived.  It's amazing the range of colors one can get with just 3 colors and white.  I think this was the most fun part of the process - seeing how far I could take the colors.  It was originally worked on paper and then mounted on a 8"x6" cradled wood panel with 1.5" deep edges painted black.  It is ready to hang without a frame.

Buy original or prints here.

Savannas Morning - in Juried Show and SOLD!

Savannas Morning - 20.5" x 19.5" x 1.5" oil and cold wax on cradled wood panel - SOLD

Now on Display at the Martin County Court House Cultural Center at 80 East Ocean Blvd., Stuart, FL - This painting was juried into the Martin County Cultural Art Council's 25th Annual All Florida Juried Arts Show and is on display through Nov 14, 2015

This painting was inspired by my forays into the Savannas Recreation Area plein air painting this past winter. It's a jewel right here in the midst of Ft. Pierce. The 1.5" deep edges are painted black and the top is finished with a clear coat of cold wax buffed to a nice sheen.

Evening Glow - Abstract Expressionist Acrylic Painting by Marcy Brennan

Evening Glow - Abstract Expressionist Acrylic Painting - 40"x30" - $1200

I painted this painting twice!  It's an abstracted impression of my sister's backyard.  She and her family live about 10 miles west of the turnpike off Okeechobee Road in the "country" where cattle graze in idyllic pastures and our famous Indian River citrus grows.  Several months ago, we were out there for dinner, and the sun was setting and casting a beautiful light across their backyard.  I snapped a few photos.  Later, I decided to paint the scene you see in the photo below below.  The first painting was a really bad attempt at a more realistic expression of the scene and not at all what I had in mind.  But there were some beautiful green mixes, so I incorporated those in the more abstract expressionist scene you see above.  It turned out exactly how I had envisioned it.  Sometimes, it takes two paintings to get where we want one painting to end up!

My reference photo of the scene:

Buy original and prints here.

Gallery 14, Vero Beach Juried Art Show

Marcy with "Tide Pools" - 20"x20"x2" acrylic with cold wax on cradled birch panel - at Gallery 14's 2nd Annual "Our Beautiful Waters" juried art show.  The artist reception was last evening.  There will be a second reception on Jan 2nd from 5-8 pm.

Gallery 14 is located at 1911 14th Ave in Vero Beach's art district.  The painting is for sale for $400. I'm thrilled to have been juried into this show for the second year.  Part of the proceeds of this show go to the Indian River County Environmental Learning Center.

New Mini Abstract Series - Malibar

New Mini Abstract Series - Malibar

I'm sharing different color palettes that I've painted a large series of mini abstracts in.  These are all acrylic paintings with a heavy high gloss gel medium mixed into the acrylic, painted with only a palette knife (no brushes).  The gloss gel medium gives them a nice sheen.  The edges are all painted in a medium gray color.

Each 6"x6" painting is $25 each and each 8"x8" painting is $35 each.  I also offer some discounts for multiple purchases and prints of each are available as well.  Please visit my website for more info.

Malibar 1 - 6"x6" on 1.5" gallery wrap canvas

Malibar 2 - 6"x6" on 1.5" gallery wrap canvas

Malibar 3 - 6"x6" on 1.5" deep gallery wrap canvas

Malibar 4 - 6"x6" on 1.5" deep gallery wrap canvas

Malibar 5 - 6"x6" on 1.5" gallery wrap canvas

Malibar 6 - 6"x6" on 1.5 deep gallery wrap canvas

Malibar 7 - 6"x6" on 1.5" deep gallery wrap canvas

Malibar 8 - 6"x6" on 1.5" deep gallery wrap canvas

Malibar 9 - 6"x6" on 1.5" deep gallery wrap canvas

There are so many different ways to hang a grouping of these paintings!  You can even hang them on the diagonal for a really different look.  ;-)  I created a Diptic of all nine of the paintings to give you an idea of how cool they all look together.  (Keep in mind the bottom 3 are larger than the top six, but with prints, you can have all nine printed the same size.)

I'd love to hear how you would use these paintings in a grouping.  Also, if you have a particular set of colors you would like painted in my swirly abstract style, I would be happy to create some especially for you.  Just leave me a comment below.