Pot of Sunshine

Pot of Sunshine, Acrylic on Crescent Board, 10"x10", $150

I'm just getting back in the studio after my trip south to visit family.  I decided to start with a somewhat abstracted pot of flowers.  After a long, cold winter, I'm totally loving the daffodils and other early spring flowers.

In this painting, I used a combination of palette knife and squeegee (fracturing) to get the texture and broken color.  I wanted to get a really loose look.  I was also trying for more abstraction than I got in the end, although I did manage to lose some edges on the vase.

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Ten Years at Frog Hollow!

Up on the Hill, Acrylic on Crescent Board, 10"x10", $375 (framed)

I'm proud to announce that my work has been on display at the Frog Hollow Vermont State Craft Center for ten years.  I was fortunate to have my work accepted in 2005 and have been bringing my work there ever since.  It has been a wonderful period of learning and growth. I've had the good fortune to be able to improve my painting skills as I learned some of the business of art.  I hope that I will be able to continue to learn and grow for many more years.

If you are ever in the Burlington (Vermont) area, please stop in to see the wonderful works created by Vermont artists and artisans. They are located on Church Street in downtown Burlington, VT.

To purchase this painting, please contact Frog Hollow at (802) 863-6458 or e-mail at sales@froghollow.org.

Inside Out

Three Oranges, Acrylic on Watercolor Paper, 10"x9", $400

Good News!  Three of my paintings were accepted into the Inside Out Show at the Bryan Gallery in Jeffersonville, VT.  The show opens on May 1 and runs through the end of June.The theme of the show is still life and interiors.  The other two pieces included in the show are shown below.

To purchase any of these paintings, please contact the gallery at info@BryanGallery.org.

Three Pears, Acrylic on Watercolor Paper, 10"x9", $400

Hot Garlic, Acrylic on Watercolor Paper, 9"x10", $400

Additional paintings are available on my web site: www.annavreman.com.

Barn #28

Barn #28, Acrylic on Crescent Board, 30"x30", NFS

I'm still working on night scenes although this may be the last for a little while.  I've put a considerable amount of time into this one trying to get the mood and the level of detail right.  This is the largest painting I have done in quite some time - 30"x30", so I had the additional problems of scale to deal with. I'm also not quite sure it is finished - I will have to think about it for a few days.


This painting is not for sale for now but I may have other paintings you would like.  Click here to see the entire collection of barns (and other neat stuff) on my web site.

Artist's Note:  Cameras hate the true darks in a painting.  The darks in the lower right corner are made up of a mix of browns, blues, oranges and reds that are actually quite lively in person. Also, the deepest blues in the sky are a bit less purple than it appears here.

Barn #27

Barn #27, Acrylic on Crescent Board, 20"x20", $500

Getting tired of winter. Can you tell?  This barn painting features the wonderful spring greens that I am dreaming of but that won't be here for another couple of months.Spring greens are so different from summer greens and autumn greens; it's amazing how you can tell the season just from the green of the grass and the trees.

This barn is in New Haven, VT perched on the side of a hill with a clump of trees growing up against one side.  The shadow side still has some of the colorful intensity of a freshly painted barn (although some patches have faded and peeled) while the sunny side has faded almost to gray.

To purchase this painting, please click here.  You will be transported to my website where you will find yourself amidst the many barns from my January 30 Day Challenge.

Barn #26

Barn #26, Acrylic on Crescent Board, 15"x15", $500

A new barn. After a break, I decided to pay another visit to the subject of barns.  I love how they sit in the landscape.  In the winter, they offer reflective surfaces for the moonlight, making bright spots in an otherwise mostly blue-gray world.  I painted most of this piece during the 30 Day Challenge in January.  Today, I went back into it, covering a few patches that were too red or orange or white.  I think it works a bit better now. The original version can be seen below.

To purchase this painting, please click here. You will find yourself amongst the barns on the 30 Day Challenge page on my website.

Artist's Note:  Crescent Board is an archival substrate much like mat board (about 3/16" thick) with watercolor paper adhered to it.  I gesso the board before I start painting.  Once I am happy with the painting, I coat it with an isolation coat followed by a satin UV-protective varnish.  The painting can be framed without glass.  

Barn #25

Barn #25, Acrylic on Crescent Board, 10"x10", $100

Day 30 of the 30 Day Challenge. I made it.  Yesterday my brain totally quit - one day before the end.  I worked and messed and messed and worked but came up with nothing.  So my month-end total is 25 paintings.  I'm declaring victory.

I'll be taking a few days off from painting barns. But then I plan to use some of my challenge paintings as inspiration for larger works in the coming months. Who knows where my experiments will take me.

To purchase this painting, please click here. You will be transported to the 30 Day Challenge page of my web site.