King Tut Taxi

King Tut Taxi

oil on linen canvas 65x80cm

The photo was taken with my HTC phone so is pretty bad.

This is the last painting for 2011, have a fabulous 2012.  C'est l'année du luxe.

Coquille Saint Jacques and it's Showtime

Coquille Saint-Jacques

20x20cm

oil on gessoboard

The Name This Painting contest winner is Laura from Seattle.  Drop me an email with your mailing address.  Thanks for suggesting your titles and we'll do it again in 2012.

Have a very merry Christmas! eat lots of Coquille Saint-Jacques 

Contest continues now you vote

Dominique en Velo

12x12 cm oil on canvas

Here are the choices for the possible winner of a signed catalogue:  Showtime or Laguardia Please or Taxi 4D90 

you have until thursday 22 December to vote. I loved all the entries, thanks for commenting now you vote. One vote per person and you can vote your own title, of course.

1 LauraInSeattle said... "Showtime"

2 Brian Killeen   "title contest: laguardia please

3 'Taxi 4D90' by Helen Cooper here on the blog and Stuart Weiner on the website DailyPaintWorks.


 the same title n3 was suggested by two people so if this one wins I will send a catalogue to each of the two persons that suggested the same title.  Sorry for this mix up next time I'll be more clear about posting the title suggestions as comments one this blog.

Mail Truck and Name That Painting Contest

Mail Truck 

oil on canvas 30x30 cm SOLD

This was a refreshing painting to do.  The Long Island power lines where the inspiration but the application of the paint felt like painting watercolors

If you haven't suggested a title for the painting from last friday's post just below you're missing a chance to win a signed copy of my NYC Streets catalogue.  Three titles will be selected Thursday and then you will vote on the winner.  Look below for all the details..

Contest, name this painting:

Help me name this canvas, the winner will receive a signed soft cover copy of my catalogue on NYC urban landscapes.  Link is on the left

The contest works like this:

Post a comment here suggesting the title that you like.`

One title per person. 

 Thursday December 15th I will choose three comments and post them.  

Then you will vote on the comment you like best. The comment with the title that gets the most comments wins.

The painting is 70x100cm oil on canvas and here is almost finished.

Painting process of a New York City urban landscape

Here is an image of a canvas in the works: 70x100 cm oil painting of NYC Taxis.  This is a full days work.  Prodding along.

 Once I've chosen the drawing and put a ground down to set the tone for the painting I start with the most vivid colors.  I hope to finish this by Friday.  That's wishful thinking.

Auction at Rossini -Paris

This is a leftover from 2006 when I was painting Italian cuisine.  The radicchio Trevisano is sitting on a canvas of 30x60 cm.  This is the only painting leftover from hundreds of Italian Cuisine series that started with 16 paintings of garlic in 1998 and finished with flattened table like compositions in 2006.  I look at this and think of grilling radicchio in the fireplace then dressing it with olive oil pressed from the olives that were in my garden.  I can see the fireplace and smell the wood burning, It smells like home...

Tonight is the viewing of the paintings at auction at Rossini.  They take absentee bids and surely speak English.  It's a chance to get one of my large paintings for a good price. Good bidding

 Here is the info:

ROSSINI

Salle des Ventes Rossini à 14h

7 rue Rossini - 75009 PARIS

works on display 25 November from 10am to 7pm and Saturday 26 November 10am to 12pm

Auction starts at 

2pm Saturday 26

Private Eyes Taxi

Private Eyes Taxi

oil on canvas

100x100 cm

This is not finished but I'm happy with the progress.  It's been long getting back in the studio after the GMAC and then a week in Florence. 

151 Pink Doughnut

Pink Doughnut - n 151

oil on gessoboard, 15x15 cm (aprox 6x6 inches)

Clic here to see the petites gourmandises

I thought I'd paint Tuscany until Christmas but some gallerists came to the studio Tuesday and took away fourteen paintings.  Here is their website Galerie J CH Robert in Honfleur, Normandy.  So that means I have to kick ass and do some good work.  The great thing is that they also want paintings of Paris.  So I've been busy this week, next week will dig in with the colors.  Here are a few shots of the studio: 

This one is of a group of young adults on boulevard Saint Germain.

Taxis in Times Square

And the real pink doughnut on a silver platter I found at a flea market last Saturday -- the plate not the doughnut.

Colonica Toscana

Colonica Toscana

oil on canvas, 10x14cm

Clic here to see the petites gourmandises 

and other available paintings.

Thick and crusty, I feel like I'm making caricatures when painting Tuscany

150 Tuscany Surprise!

Tuscany Surprise!

n 150

oil on gessoboard

15x15cm (6x6 inches)

with the help of my 3yr old kid.

Clic here to see the petites gourmandises 

and other available paintings.

It has been too long that Mario Cappelletti from La Bottega in Castellina in Chianti has asked me for new paintings.  I promised that after the GMAC I would work for  him so from now until the end of the year I'm dedicating my time to new Tuscan paintings.  It is refreshing to return to a subject matter that I worked on from 1990 to 2006.  The first years were a discovery, riding on a 200E beige colored vespa into the Tuscan hills and painting from life under rainstorms or at sunrise.  

I'll be posting photos of some of the most historic moments when I lived in Chianti and worked in La piazza.  Great times.  Refreshing it is also to relook old palette combinations with a sure hand and the desire for abstraction.  The above photo was taken with my HTC mobile and needs to be replaced with a high resolution image when the batteries recharge for my digital camera. It is a messy looking painting but I like it.

Tableaux en vente aux enchères à Rossini

The paintings below will be on auction the 26 November at one of the major auction houses of France, the Maison Rossini, Paris.  Because I donated the paintings to the ASPRHP, 100% of the earnings will benefit the Association de Soutien aux Parents et à la Recherche en Hépatologie Pédiatrique--ASPRHP (The original name of the association was Association of Children with Liver Disease).

Here is a link to their website

This is a great chance to get one of my larger Parisian paintings for a small price. There is a link on the top of my blog where I will keep you informed.

Clic on: Maison Rossini to read about their conditions and see the online catalogue. Auction with absentee bidding starts at samedi 26 nov. 2011 à 14h00

November Sun in Luxembourg

100x150 cm

oil on canvas

2008

Pink Coat

100x100cm

oil on canvas

2008

you made my day!

The Chanel N 5 painting went on auction to a person whose been collecting my paintings since 1994.  Here is the watercolor that they purchased from me in Florence way back when.

And here is the email that made my day:

Inviato: Martedì 25 Ottobre 2011 15:21
Oggetto: Re: Chanel N 5 painting

Hello Angie

Been a fan sense 94 when I bought this one from you in Florence. was back in Florence a couple of years ago....the graffiti was still

there but didn't see the bicycle or you.

Saw you on the TODAY show....Very cool! nice surprise to find you online.Wish I lived in Paris so I could pay you in person....PayPal will have to do. If actual shipping is more than $15 .....let me know. Please send to my address in Texas.

Michael R.

Last day of the Grand Marche d'Art Contemporain 2011

Fondant Chocolat  n 104

Clic here to see the petites gourmandises

Below is a photo of the canal with the Opera in the background, the Bastille is just to the left.  The white tent is just the beginning of the 600 stands that aline both sides of the canal.  The weather was excellent and so visitors were happy to walk both sides of the canal over the bridge and back in the tent. I am happy for all the artists that were outside and sales rocked!  Thanks for coming.

I hope you enjoy your paintings.

149 Three Macarons

Three Macarons

n 149

oil on gessoboard

15x15cm (6x6 inches)

Clic here to see all the petites gourmandises

That are at my stand n 54 GMAC- Bastille Paris

The Grand Marche d'Art Contemporain 2011

Pate N 49 a left over from the show 100x100 Gourmandises Parisiennes from 2010.

Clic here to see the petites gourmandises

Here are some views of my stand at the GMAC.  This was before the sculptor arrived.

Then this is us set up together.  She has this stand on a regular basis so invited me to participate with her.  MIROGI is her name and here is her website. 

MIROGI

I love here male nudes

I think our stuff works well together.

Here is a view down the alley in the tent.

148 Sardines au Piment

Sardines au Piment

n 148

oil on gessoboard

15x15cm (6x6 inches)

The overwhelming smell of sardines permeated the air.  Today is day two at the GMAC.

Clic here to see the petites gourmandises

 available for 100 euro each 

at stand 54 under the tent at the GMAC- Grand Marché d'Art Contemporain Bastille- Paris 28 October - 1 November.  Under the tent.

147 Egg and sausage

Egg and Sausage

n 147

oil on gessoboard

15x15cm (6x6 inches)

Today the show begins.  It's a five day marathon and today is the longest 11am to 10pm, hope to see you there...

Clic here to see the petites gourmandises

that will be available for 100 euro each 

at stand 54 under the tent at the GMAC- Grand Marché d'Art Contemporain Bastille- Paris 28 October - 1 November.  Under the tent.

   

n 146 Petit Cake Marbré II

Petit Cake Marbré II

n 146

oil on gessoboard

15x15cm (6x6 inches)

It looks like it's grimacing.  Maybe I should eat it.

Clic here to see the petites gourmandises

that will be available for 100 euro each 

at stand 54 under the tent at the GMAC- Grand Marché d'Art Contemporain Bastille- Paris 28 October - 1 November.  Under the tent.

The GMAC hosts over 1000 artists.   If you want an invitation to enter contact me at: tuscanartistATyahoo.it 

145 Petit Cake Marbré

Petit Cake Marbé

n 145

oil on gessoboard

15x15cm (6x6 inches)

This smelled very good but I didn't eat it.

Clic here to see the petites gourmandises

that will be available for 100 euro each 

at stand 54 under the tent at the GMAC- Grand Marché d'Art Contemporain Bastille- Paris 28 October - 1 November.  Under the tent.

The GMAC hosts over 1000 artists.   If you want an invitation to enter contact me at: tuscanartistATyahoo.it 

144 Clementine Kiss

Clementine Kiss

n 144

oil on gessoboard

15x15cm (6x6 inches)

It's officially winter when the clementines come on the market.  You can tell which ones are supposed to come from Corisca because they leave the leaves on them.

Clic here to see the petites gourmandises

that will be available for 100 euro each 

at stand 54 under the tent at the GMAC- Grand Marché d'Art Contemporain Bastille- Paris 28 October - 1 November.  Under the tent.

The GMAC hosts over 1000 artists.   If you want an invitation to enter contact me at: tuscanartistATyahoo.it 

143 Passion

Passion

n 143

oil on gessoboard

15x15cm (6x6 inches)

This was a lemony custard floating on a chocolate slab over top a raspberry spongecake.  Does it sound like passion?  It tasted like it.  Though I almost called my beau to ask him to meet me in the Montparnasse tower elevator, I decided to wash the dishes instead.

Clic here to see the petites gourmandises

that will be available for 100 euro each 

at stand 54 under the tent at the GMAC- Grand Marché d'Art Contemporain Bastille- Paris 28 October - 1 November.  Under the tent.

The GMAC hosts over 1000 artists.   If you want an invitation to enter contact me at: tuscanartistATyahoo.it 

unfinished taxi

Unfinished

100x100 cm oil on canvas 

Too many things got in the way and blocked me from painting this month so I wasn't able

 to complete this before the GMAC next week.  Even if I worked on it for the three painting days before the show it wouldn't be dry enough to transport.  I kind of like it unfinished.

The following painting is on auction and 100% of the proceeds will be donated to EVERY MOTHER COUNTS to help women from dying in childbirth.  

sold

5x7 inches oil on gessoboard

142 Cracked Egg

Cracked Egg

n 142

oil on gessoboard

15x15cm (6x6 inches)

Clic here to see the petites gourmandises

that will be available for 100 euro each 

at stand 54 under the tent at the GMAC- Grand Marché d'Art Contemporain Bastille- Paris 28 October - 1 November.  Under the tent.

The GMAC hosts over 1000 artists.   If you want an invitation to enter contact me at: tuscanartistATyahoo.it 

Note that only the egg it painted the pink is just a background preparation.  I'm happy with this painting, it's the first time I try to paint a cracked egg.  Cracked egg, sounds like a nutty person.

141 Poire on a Plate

Poire on a Plate

n 141

oil on gessoboard

15x15cm (6x6 inches)

Clic here to see the petites gourmandises

that will be available for 100 euro each 

at stand 54 under the tent at the GMAC- Grand Marché d'Art Contemporain Bastille- Paris 28 October - 1 November.  Under the tent.

The GMAC hosts over 1000 artists.   If you want an invitation to enter contact me at: tuscanartistATyahoo.it 

The image is terribly out of focus, I will update it when the batteries on my camera are recharged.

Oeuf à la Coque

Oeuf à la coque

n 140

oil on gessoboard

15x15cm (6x6 inches)

Clic here to see the petites gourmandises

that will be available at the stand 54 under the tent at the GMAC- Grand Marché d'Art Contemporain Bastille- Paris 28 October - 1 November.  Under the tent.

The GMAC hosts over 1000 artists.   If you want an invitation to enter contact me at: tuscanartistATyahoo.it 

There is something about painting an egg that pulls the traditional out of me.  I had to add the writing on the egg.  It looks like Korean letters.

139 Religieuse Fraise

Religieuse Fraise

n 139

oil on gessoboard

15x15cm (6x6 inches)

Clic here to see the petites gourmandises

that will be available at the stand 54 under the tent at the GMAC- Grand Marché d'Art Contemporain Bastille- Paris 28 October - 1 November.  Under the tent.

The GMAC hosts over 1000 artists.   If you want an invitation to enter contact me at: tuscanartistATyahoo.it 

138 Bonbons Fourrés

Sachet Bonbons fourrés

n 138

oil on gessoboard

15x15cm (6x6 inches)

Clic here to see the petit gourmandises

that will be available at the stand 54 under the tent at the GMAC- Grand Marché d'Art Contemporain Bastille- Paris 28 October - 1 November.  Under the tent.

The GMAC hosts over 1000 artists.   If you want an invitation to enter contact me at: tuscanartistATyahoo.it 

137 Passion

Le Passion

n 137

oil on gessoboard

15x15cm (6x6 inches)

100 Euro at the GMAC stand 54.  

Raspberry custard, sponge cake and dark orange-scented  chocolate filling.  Eat your heart out

136 Haribo Hari Coco

Haribo Hari Coco

n 136

oil on gessoboard

15x15cm (6x6 inches)

Will be available at the stand 54 under the tent at the GMAC- Grand Marché d'Art Contemporain Bastille- Paris 28 October - 1 November.  Under the tent.

The GMAC hosts over 1000 artists.  Not very many are under the heated tent, I got lucky and will be sharing a stand with a sculptor.  She has a great corner position close to one of the entries.  Thousands of people walk by. If you want an invitation to enter contact me at: tuscanartistATyahoo.it