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“The Music Genie” by Bea Garth at The Cerulean thru Feb. 26, 2018

NOTE: Jordan Clark and I will be giving an Artists Talk Sat. night Feb. 24th, 2018 from 7 to 8 PM — with folks gathering at 6:30 — over at The Gallery at Cerulean, 1439 NW Marshall St., Portland OR, PH: 503 308-9137.

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I have a bevy of paintings @ ‘The Gallery at Cerulean including my newest, “The Music Genie” you see below. I welcome those that can come hear us and see our work. The show is up through Feb. 26th. It is well presented with both my work and that of Jordan Clark harmonizing with each other by means of color and shapes–though his work is frankly boldly abstract and mine figurative.

The Cerulean is both a wine bar and art gallery on the edge of the Pearl district in Portland.

The Music Genie by Bea Garth 30 x 30 copyright 2018 acrylic on canvas
The Music Genie by Bea Garth 30 x 30 copyright 2018 acrylic on canvas

The Music Genie was inspired by my husband who was in one of his reverie’s composing music.  The watery depths in the background and the ghost like Genie to his right show him exploring his musical imagination of harmony and inter connected feeling.

I finished this painting just in the nick of time with putting in final touches just moments before putting the painting in with the rest before my husband drove off with them to take them to the gallery the day before the exhibit. Fortunately acrylic dries quickly with the aid of using a hair dryer! I had pulled an all nighter and had to crawl into bed–satisfied but curious as to how it might be received.

“Lady in Pink” in progress by Bea Garth

This piece is nearly done! I may need to change the title now that I added an extra dimension with the  hieroglyphic-like facial parts and silver paint in the background.

"Lady In Pink" painting in progress by Bea Garth, copyright 2017
“Lady In Pink” painting in progress by Bea Garth, copyright 2017

Am enjoying how the blue paint under the silver adds a subtle extra dimension.

My thoughts? Perhaps “The Whole World Is Watching.” Right now I just need to cogitate on it…

Still have to work on shadow for the hand, cat and face–but these will be minor adjustments.  Am planning to get back at it later today.

“Lady In Pink” in progress, painting by Bea Garth

Here’s my latest update of my painting “Lady in Pink” –still in progress. I did some good work on it last night. I am enjoying the rich new paint I bought recently and plan to do more with it. I am enjoying the drama the shadows bring to it.  Even though it is a very simple painting I think it creates a strong  presence.

“Lady In Pink” acrylic painting in progress by Bea Garth, copyright 2017

Meanwhile, I think the imbalance in the world events finally got to me — I ended up depressed and developed a really bad case of hives. Talk about the itchy bitchies!

As a result, I have gotten  back into doing yoga and meditation again. It really helps me feel much more balanced and far more capable of steering a positive path in this turbulent world. Plus the meditation has helped me get rid of the hives!!

I can well imagine the “Lady in Pink” along with her trusty cat about to meditate too!

“Lady In Pink,” contd. acrylic painting by Bea Garth

I added in the background and most of the pink, plus now have a yellow cat! More to do of course. But I got a lot of it blocked in.

My cat helped me by sitting on my lap.

"Lady In Pink" contd. painting in progress by Bea Garth, copyright 2017
“Lady In Pink” contd. painting in progress by Bea Garth, copyright 2017

She was actually transfixed by what I was doing, and finally attacked the painting with her paw!

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