I have been busy making the most fanciful necklaces to go with my newest paintings. They are constructed of giant keys, snippets of my theater paintings in cameo form and lush velvet ribbons and bows. Different from my vintage locket necklaces, and I’m so excited about them. I still need to take photos…and tomorrow one …
Author Archives: Sarah Blank
work in progress
Creating a complimentary painting for Honeybee Stories only this time in oils just because. Actually, I feel I can get finer detail, the paints just slide like butter and do not dry on the brush as I work. And for other reasons too, which I don’t feel like getting into. There will be many, many …
a new print set
Honeybee Stories and Moth Theater Right here in my shop!
moth theater
Hello Hello! Have been working on a bunch of things at once. Finished this tonight… Moth Theater Acrylic and paper on ampersand gesso board 12 x 16 inches Worked smaller on this one (compared to Honeybee Stories) She is surrounded by Cinnabar and Leopard Moths. I had the prettiest antiqued repro paper laying around, creating …
work in progress
Here’s a peek at another, slightly smaller, theater painting: She wears a green dress and is surrounded by moths (instead of a single-file line of bumble bees). I am off, to antique!! Have wonderful weekends!
gleanings
Perfect inspiration came in the mail the other day. Beekeeping journal from 1897. And a detail of wallpaper, from the doll house museum at Shelburne. Yesterday was spent taking out a yummy pile o’ art history books from the library and scouring them like mad. Thanks to all for your sweet (and very inspiring) words …
the first acorns
They are big and so green! Found under a huge, old (and very shady) oak tree during a walk yesterday. And so appropriate that this 1920’s photograph folder has such a pretty acorn border on the front (a recent etsy purchase): Is it rude to say I like the folder more than the photograph? There’s …
Honey Bee Stories
Bee imagery, stories, skeps, curtained little scenes, skeleton keys dangling on ribbon, bees flying away from her hive to the others, the ones high in the trees! I have been working on the details of this piece for some time now, and it’s finally complete and I am happy with it so far. I think …
Shelburne Museum, cont’d
I love this museum! More highlights of antique art pieces from my visit to Vermont. The rooms were dark and things were behind glass, but here are some favorites to inspire! There were over 200 hat boxes and band boxes on display. A detail and a bonnet! And.. I love the shape of her dress …
apothecary and herbs
We went to the Shelburne Museum in Vermont and it was sensory overload! Much bigger than expected, I could a full week there studying and sketching the fascinating items on display and roaming the beautiful grounds. The museum is full of folk art, textiles, dolls and doll houses, automata, and other odd 17th to 20th …