Finally finished 'Betrayal in the Garden'. Whew....lot's of work. I've got another going but also started in on the poetry I used to sell years ago. Thought I'd share, although I think I'm much more sensitive about my writing that painting. Gulp.

Oh, Kevin and I are taking 11 of my paintings to a new gallery in Asheville called 'Atelier'. I'm really excited. I'm not sure if it was a good idea to close Sanctuary on black Friday or not but.....it's done. I'll let you know how it goes!

Happy Black Friday!!

I promise I'm still here!

Hello! I'm finally able to sit down and give an update on the gallery progress. Things are looking good! Sales are going up and people are signing up for classes. I've posted pix on the website if you'd like to pop over and check them out.

This is the piece I'm working on right now. It's Jesus being arrested in the garden of gethsemene. It's about a quarter finished. I had fun painting the soldiers. Next I'll move on to the disicples on the other side of Jesus. It's about 3 feet long. Whew. Lot's of work.

In the meantime, I'm gearing up for Christmas and painting my little heart out. I'm also making some new angel ornaments made out of polymer clay. I can't take full credit for them, though. I'm using a pattern from another artist. And my new obsession is stamped silver. I've been doing personalized necklaces with them and also inspirational quotes. I've added bracelets and earrings this week. Check out the pix below! I haven't added my personal one with Lilly and Molly's names yet. It's super cute, though. I dangled thier birthstones from the bottom. I'll add that pix soon.

This little angel will hold a stamped silver heart with personalized names. I'm hoping they will do well in the gallery at Christmas, especially if I personalize the hair color, dress color, etc.

That's all for now! See you soon!

Woohoo!

I have been shamefully neglecting my poor blog and etsy shop but I have a good reason......I'm running a gallery! I officially take it over on Sept. 1. I'm sooooo excited! And....sooo scared. I've never run a business before so there is so much to consider but I feel like I'm up for the challenge. I have so many people here supporting me and praying for me and my ever sweet and wonderful husband has been taking care of the girls every night so I can work on the computer. And I've met and am meeting so many amazing artists.....I'm truly overwhelmed with how things are shaping up. God has been so good to me, that's no exaggeration. So very, very good.
So, my artist friends.....if anyone would like to be represented in my gallery, contact me! I'm trying to get as many artists and as many mediums as possible. I'm looking for more 2d work, but also sculpture, wood working, mixed media, clay work, textile arts.....you name it!
I'll let you know how it's all going. Keep me in your thoughts!
Krissy

AHHHHHH!!!!

I lost my camera! My brand new camera which I LOVE and can take some awesome pix with. Well....it's gone. I could try and blame it on my kids but I really think it was me. Ever have those days when you just want to kick yourself over and over and over again? Yes, that's today for me.

So, Kevin took these lovely (ha ha) images for me with his blackberry. They are atrocious but at least it's something and I've been dying to post. A couple of little offerings I will be getting up on etsy soon.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Back Again!

We have had such a wonderful month. We had a houseful of Kevin's family in town (he's one of nine!) and enjoyed every moment. After they left, we headed down to Charleston for the weekend. Oh, my goodness.....that place is heaven. Even the girls had a wonderful time. I can't believe how family friendly it is! We took in the aquarium, carraige rides, the beach, dinner at Hymans, the markets, a plantation.....it was wonderful. But now.....back to work.

I finally finished a painting after 2 weeks off. I like it but the right wing is definitely not right. I could use some advice on this one. The way I positioned the angel, the right wing would come up a little higher than the left.....but it just looks funny. Guess I'll be blacking it out and starting again.....sigh.

Hope you all are having as good a summer as we are in the Feighery house!!

Commissions

Just finished my last commission. This is a painting of my good friends' children. I'm happy with it! Needless to say, they don't exactly look like the painting except for the hair and eyes. I'm not good with realism. But, I think I'll do the same of my own kids. Who knows when.....sigh. I don't think I ever do any paintings for myself these days and when I do, I end up giving them to family. But, that's what it's all about, I think.

I'm always told that I underprice my work and I've even been told that underpricing cheapens the work. I have to say that makes me a little miffed. People should be able to afford art, right? I'm not trying to get rich doing this. I LOVE it. And I love being able to give a big piece of work to someone who maybe can't afford to pay $500 but can maybe pay $200. I enjoy it. Everyone should have at least one original peice of art on thier wall.

Don't get me wrong.....I don't see anything wrong with paying thousands of dollars for art, nothing at all, and there are so many works of art that are worth that price. That's just not my goal. I'm not really trying to make a big name for myself (but there's nothing wrong with that either!).....I'm just trying to spend my time painting.

Anyhooo......luvies to all. Hope you're all having a great week!