With an upcoming new MMP group art show April 18th, 2015 at FrameHouse in Thousand Oaks and a solo show the month of June at the Buenaventura Art Association's Harbor Gallery entitled "Captivating Coastal," my spring has sprung. I'm loving this extra hour of daylight later in the day and enjoying warmer mornings out hiking.
Come to the MMP opening April 18th 3-6pm at the FrameHouse Studio (next door to Marcello's and Bean Crazy, who said they'll offer specials just for our guests that afternoon!) on Hillcrest across from Sears). Meet six of the eight award winning Monday Morning Painting gals who will be showing work and see a live painting demo by at least one or two of the members.
Would you like to visit me on Tuesdays in June at the Harbor Gallery off Spinnaker in Ventura from 11am-3pm when I have my solo show and see new seascapes?! There are lots of other artists exhibiting work as well, great food and water activities nearby too (like my favorite, kayaking!)
I donated a piece to the recent Masterpiece Show Auction at Studio Channel Islands SCIART gallery in Camarillo and it was such fun meeting new collectors of my work who live in Agoura and love Carpinteria as much as I do. I hope to see them and you at an upcoming show soon. I'm working on many new oil pieces including loads of boats and always feel extra creative this time of year, do you?!
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Monday, January 26, 2015
Another 30 paintings in 30 days and only four more to do to complete the month. Thank you to Leslie Saeta for thinking up this great challenge. It's a terrific way to up your skill set and get into a daily painting habit. Want to see them? Check out my website www.shannoncelia.com or go to www.seashop.bigcartel.com or my SHANNON CELIA FINE ART page on Facebook.
Over 1200 artists signed up to do January's 2015 challenge and it's encouraging to know that many folks are right there beside you (ok not literally...), passionately doing the same thing all over the WORLD! Here are a few I like: A wave study I did of a painting by Earl Daniels and three originals of mine: CRANE, SUNRISE FERRIS WHEEL & PINK BOAT. I will be spending February doing lots of studies of waves, rocks and skies as well as and plenty of large pieces with my favorite subject matter lately-fishing vessels!
Wednesday, September 3, 2014
3rd TIME'S a CHARM!
I've been blogging on my new website lately so if you'd like to see new posts and read about current art events, feel free to go there. My other website is www.shannoncelia.com and it is also current. For the 3rd time, I'm doing a 30 paintings in 30 days challenge but this time it's 2 weeks before I leave to paint in Italy, one week before I hang a 17 piece show at the Westlake Village Library and a month before I hang work in the inaugural Pepperdine Alumni Art Showcase. If you live in sunny California, check that out from Oct. 18-Dec.1 at the Payson Library on campus and enjoy the gorgeous views on the Malibu campus. Oh and the artwork inside will be worth it too! So it'll be tough to complete all 30 but along with over 1000 other artists in 25 countries, I'll do it. Doing hard things is rewarding and helps super charge the creative process!
websitehttp://shannoncelia.weebly.com/blog
I've been blogging on my new website lately so if you'd like to see new posts and read about current art events, feel free to go there. My other website is www.shannoncelia.com and it is also current. For the 3rd time, I'm doing a 30 paintings in 30 days challenge but this time it's 2 weeks before I leave to paint in Italy, one week before I hang a 17 piece show at the Westlake Village Library and a month before I hang work in the inaugural Pepperdine Alumni Art Showcase. If you live in sunny California, check that out from Oct. 18-Dec.1 at the Payson Library on campus and enjoy the gorgeous views on the Malibu campus. Oh and the artwork inside will be worth it too! So it'll be tough to complete all 30 but along with over 1000 other artists in 25 countries, I'll do it. Doing hard things is rewarding and helps super charge the creative process!
websitehttp://shannoncelia.weebly.com/blog
Thursday, December 12, 2013
DECEMBER JOY
It's almost the end of what was a very creative year for me and I am so grateful! Not only did I complete 30 paintings in September, but then, I had three of them juried into a local show and one of them won an award. Do I feel different being an award winning artist? No, but it definitely made me smile and makes all the hard work feel even more worth it.
Submitting my first novel to a publisher and six songs to producers in Nashville felt like bonuses. So just after I decided last week to take it easy in January 2014, guess what happened? I attended a four day painting workshop in Ventura and Leslie Saeta mentioned she's doing the 30 in 30 day painting challenge again in January. I tried to ignore it, really I did, but it kept gnawing at me. All those artists were going to have all that fun and I didn't want to be thinking, why didn't I? Which led to…. so why don't I?!
Starting off January with fireworks is a spectacular idea. Only this time if I miss a day or two and go wine tasting for my 22nd anniversary on January 4th, I won't fret. I've already done this so I know I can complete it again, only this time I will enjoy the process more with much less pressure. Life is better lived with balance so this time I won't eat and breath only paint for 30 days. I'll paint for the love of it, eat for health and enjoy my family for the blessing they are and still figure out how to paint all those paintings! Best of all, I'll praise God for the choice I have to do all of the above! Merry Christmas and may your 2014 be creative and blessed!
Submitting my first novel to a publisher and six songs to producers in Nashville felt like bonuses. So just after I decided last week to take it easy in January 2014, guess what happened? I attended a four day painting workshop in Ventura and Leslie Saeta mentioned she's doing the 30 in 30 day painting challenge again in January. I tried to ignore it, really I did, but it kept gnawing at me. All those artists were going to have all that fun and I didn't want to be thinking, why didn't I? Which led to…. so why don't I?!
Starting off January with fireworks is a spectacular idea. Only this time if I miss a day or two and go wine tasting for my 22nd anniversary on January 4th, I won't fret. I've already done this so I know I can complete it again, only this time I will enjoy the process more with much less pressure. Life is better lived with balance so this time I won't eat and breath only paint for 30 days. I'll paint for the love of it, eat for health and enjoy my family for the blessing they are and still figure out how to paint all those paintings! Best of all, I'll praise God for the choice I have to do all of the above! Merry Christmas and may your 2014 be creative and blessed!
Monday, October 21, 2013
Mid-October Already?
I'm not sure exactly where the month has gone but I am enjoying early morning, cool weather hikes. We celebrated on the 13th when my goddaughter/baby cousin Marin was baptized in Malibu in a precious gown my sister Kristen made 15 years ago for my daughter's baptism!
It's been a creative week! After drying a bumper crop of cayenne peppers from a late summer's harvest, I ground them up and now have gorgeous red pepper in a pretty jar on my counter. I've already used it to flavor two delicious soups and a shrimp stir fry and it packs a punch.
I had wall and desk calendars made from the coastal themed paintings I did last month and they came out even better than I envisioned. I used the painting "Harbor Patrol" below as the cover and they are available at www.seashop.bigcartel.com. I also painted a flag on a discarded wood flooring sample and gave it as a gift. After I sanded the finish a bit, it looked vintage so now I plan on making one for our home too. I've always loved painting on one of a kind pieces of wood.
I made a double batch of chewy almond biscotti from a recipe my friend Christina shared years ago. However, I replaced the white sugar with organic coconut palm sugar and the white flour with a whole grain version and they are just as delicious. I may try adding a bit of pumpkin next time.
My husband and I went on a spectacular drive up to Los Olivos over the weekend and enjoyed lunch, exploring the town, and then biking around the Santa Ynez valley, ending up at a lovely winery called Kalyra. Sitting on their massive porch enjoying the view and a wine tasting just made me want to paint, so I took some terrific photos to use in my studio. Not ready to end the fun we stopped in Carpinteria for a sunset supper and a beach stroll. Getting out to see or do something new is just what we all need to recharge our batteries and get inspired!
It's been a creative week! After drying a bumper crop of cayenne peppers from a late summer's harvest, I ground them up and now have gorgeous red pepper in a pretty jar on my counter. I've already used it to flavor two delicious soups and a shrimp stir fry and it packs a punch.
I had wall and desk calendars made from the coastal themed paintings I did last month and they came out even better than I envisioned. I used the painting "Harbor Patrol" below as the cover and they are available at www.seashop.bigcartel.com. I also painted a flag on a discarded wood flooring sample and gave it as a gift. After I sanded the finish a bit, it looked vintage so now I plan on making one for our home too. I've always loved painting on one of a kind pieces of wood.
I made a double batch of chewy almond biscotti from a recipe my friend Christina shared years ago. However, I replaced the white sugar with organic coconut palm sugar and the white flour with a whole grain version and they are just as delicious. I may try adding a bit of pumpkin next time.
My husband and I went on a spectacular drive up to Los Olivos over the weekend and enjoyed lunch, exploring the town, and then biking around the Santa Ynez valley, ending up at a lovely winery called Kalyra. Sitting on their massive porch enjoying the view and a wine tasting just made me want to paint, so I took some terrific photos to use in my studio. Not ready to end the fun we stopped in Carpinteria for a sunset supper and a beach stroll. Getting out to see or do something new is just what we all need to recharge our batteries and get inspired!
CARPINTERIA SUNSET STCC (c) 2013
"HARBOR PATROL" STCC (c) 2013
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
SEPT 2013 30 in 30
Happy October and it's off to a great start! I completed my 30 paintings in 30 days challenge yesterday, there's a chill in the air and the oatmeal cookies we just made perfumed the whole house so it smells like cinnamon. Oh, and the fall decorations are going up today, so you know what that means? Christmas will be here before we know it, my favorite holiday! I've made a collage with most of the paintings I did and posted it on FB and below. Reasonably priced prints are available on www.Imagekind.com when you input my name and originals are available on www.seashop.bigcartel.com. The next few days I'll be resting Zzzzz!
Monday, September 30, 2013
DAY 30! September 30, 2013
YES!!! I just finished my 30th painting in 30 days with great joy and relief. Enjoy "TOWER 2" below and laugh with me that it started out being about the tower but ended up being more about the truck. The first painting that I started this morning just wasn't working so after an hour or so, I started over. One of my artist pals, who also did this challenge, paints cars all the time. She failed to mention how hard it is and she makes it look effortless. This month several other friends asked me 'so...why? Why do something like this?' Well, besides it being a great excuse to get out of relentless laundry for the month (thanks for pitching in family!), I have always enjoyed challenging myself. But also, I find doing hard things fun. Today, I feel so encouraged that I plan on spending October finishing (really, this time I mean it!) my novel.
Initially I wasn't sure I could fulfill this challenge but I knew I wanted to try and that no matter how many paintings I managed to complete, it would be more than I started with! So I picked the theme "Maritime Madness," which helped me focus on what to paint. I never, ever got bored with this subject matter and for the rest of the year I'm going to stick with it and keep putting up new work for sale on www.seashop.bigcartel.com. Also, inexpensive prints are for sale at www.shannonceli.imagekind.com
I found myself praying hard on three particular days (today included) for the energy to complete what I started. Sometimes, I had to force myself to begin working but once I did, it worked out. A few times this month I read a great little sea-themed poetry book that my daughter-in-law gave me for my birthday and that inspired me too. Several times when I lost all perspective, my daughter came upstairs and offered up her opinion which is always right on target. Thanks Sam! This week, I felt particularly tired and now I'm looking forward to a little rest. Two days ago I thought, I just can't today. But I have an incredibly supportive husband and daughter who convinced me that I definitely could. They sent me back upstairs with hugs and threatened not to share the ice cream if I didn't come back down with something finished. Yesterday I spent hours working on a painting that I just did not like. So, argh, I started over. Not bad considering the other 27 days, I was absolutely delighted to be painting.
What next besides the book? Calendars made from the paintings that got the most positive comments as well as the ones I like the best and...a CONTEST! As of tomorrow, everyone who commented on one of my paintings will be entered into a little drawing and someone will win one of the calendars. They'll also be for sale on www.seashop.bigcartel. I will announce the winner on FB next week and tomorrow or Wed. I will post a collage of all of my paintings. THANK YOU for sharing this journey with me and for taking the time to "like" or comment on the work. It was very encouraging and I appreciate that very much! "TOWER 2" By Shannon Celia
As JS Bach used to sign his work, SOLI DEO GLORIA!!
Initially I wasn't sure I could fulfill this challenge but I knew I wanted to try and that no matter how many paintings I managed to complete, it would be more than I started with! So I picked the theme "Maritime Madness," which helped me focus on what to paint. I never, ever got bored with this subject matter and for the rest of the year I'm going to stick with it and keep putting up new work for sale on www.seashop.bigcartel.com. Also, inexpensive prints are for sale at www.shannonceli.imagekind.com
I found myself praying hard on three particular days (today included) for the energy to complete what I started. Sometimes, I had to force myself to begin working but once I did, it worked out. A few times this month I read a great little sea-themed poetry book that my daughter-in-law gave me for my birthday and that inspired me too. Several times when I lost all perspective, my daughter came upstairs and offered up her opinion which is always right on target. Thanks Sam! This week, I felt particularly tired and now I'm looking forward to a little rest. Two days ago I thought, I just can't today. But I have an incredibly supportive husband and daughter who convinced me that I definitely could. They sent me back upstairs with hugs and threatened not to share the ice cream if I didn't come back down with something finished. Yesterday I spent hours working on a painting that I just did not like. So, argh, I started over. Not bad considering the other 27 days, I was absolutely delighted to be painting.
What next besides the book? Calendars made from the paintings that got the most positive comments as well as the ones I like the best and...a CONTEST! As of tomorrow, everyone who commented on one of my paintings will be entered into a little drawing and someone will win one of the calendars. They'll also be for sale on www.seashop.bigcartel. I will announce the winner on FB next week and tomorrow or Wed. I will post a collage of all of my paintings. THANK YOU for sharing this journey with me and for taking the time to "like" or comment on the work. It was very encouraging and I appreciate that very much! "TOWER 2" By Shannon Celia
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