December Artist- Cathy Huff

Shih tzu and Tulips, by Cathy Huff, All rights reserved by artist

Shih tzu and Tulips, oil on canvas, by Cathy Huff .
Cathy has been a student of the Painted Palette for a few years now. She has painted landscapes, still lifes and has recently  been working on a series of canine portraits.
This one is one of my favorites. Cathy and  I enjoyed the progress of this painting from beginning to end.  It developed from a composite of photos. She tried a new approach to her canine portraits and painted a  very successful portrait.Shih tzu and Tulips, oil on canvas, by Cathy Huff .
Cathy has been a student of the Painted Palette for a few years now. She has painted landscapes, still lifes and has recently  been working on a series of canine portraits.
This one is one of my favorites. Cathy and  I enjoyed the progress of this painting from beginning to end.  It developed from a composite of photos. She tried a new approach to her canine portraits and painted a  very successful portrait.

Sleepy Puppies, by Cathy Huff, All rights reserved by artist

Paint a Portrait "Selfie" in Oil or Acrylic

Jo-Etta Lynch at the easel 

                               

PAINT A SELFIE IN Oil


You can paint your “Selfie in oil or acrylic." It would be the ultimate “Selfie” painted by you. You can learn how to paint a portrait that is very special to you- for your family’s posterity.

Painted Palette Fine Art Studio and Art Gallery

824 Tenth Street
Huntington, WV 25701
304-416-2081
*Class date: - Saturday's, 2014 - Time: 11:00 -2:00 P.M.

Tuition: $125.00

You must contact Painted Palette to reserve your place in the this class. Seating is limited*This is an open class, which means you can enroll anytime, but you must register to secure your class. 

Four week class dedicated to learning.
Contact: Painted Palette to register and for more information, 304-416-2081

We Accept all Credit Cards

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Rembrandt

Rembrandt van Rijn, “Self-Portrait,” 1659, oil on canvas

Rembrandt's portraits' have a familiarity that speaks to us across the centuries. We understand the characters in his paintings because we can identify with their humanity. Rembrandt achieved an almost unprecedented level of success, with many wealthy and influential clients. His work captures a sense of individual spirit and profound emotional expressiveness, qualities for which he was celebrated in his time. In this self-portrait, the thick impastos and bold strokes he used to model his face create the dynamic vigor of the head. He has allowed a greenish gray under layer to read as the shadowed area around the eyes. The firmness of his touch is accented by the wiry rhythms in his mustache and in the hair protruding from under his beret, which he has delineated by scratching the wet paint with the blunt end of his brush.

Diego Velázquez

National Gallery of Art


Diego Velázquez, who was born today in 1599, ranks among the greatest masters of 17th-century Europe. The steps in the artist's process are visible in this painting, "The Needlewoman" because it remains unfinished. He began by priming the canvas with a gray-green base. Next, he indicated the main forms of the composition, sketching them in with darker paint, then brushing them in with broad areas of opaque color, and finally, building up the face—the only area that appears to be finished—with transparent layers of glaze, giving it the effect of flesh seen through softly diffused light.

Diego Velázquez, "The Needlewoman," c. 1640/1650, oil on canvas

"For most I shall be an enigma, but for few I shall be a poet." —Paul Gauguin

             

National Gallery of Art

Paul Gauguin, Self Portrait

Happy birthday to Paul Gauguin, born on this day in 1848. This "Self–Portrait," painted on a cupboard door from the dining room of an inn where he was staying in France, is one of Gauguin's most important and radical paintings. Around his floating head, Gauguin arranged a golden halo, two apples, a dark blue snake, and a curling vine—objects that served as personal symbols of the artist's mysterious world. Gauguin stated he had a "dual nature" and used the halo and snake to hint at his saintly and devilish sides. The apples allude to temptation.

The Concept of the Painted Palette Art Gallery

Patricia Reed, owner/teacher, Painted Palette Fine Art Studio and Art Gallery

When I decided to open an art gallery it seemed like a complimentary addition to the painting classes I teach. It has been my wish that It would bring people into the gallery where they would be inspired by the art work and perhaps want to learn to paint as well. I have been teaching oil painting for more than a decade and opening a gallery was a business decision. Art is to be enjoyed. I wanted to have a venue for the artistic community to introduce their art work to the public. A place that both artists and community would want to come to celebrate art.

The gallery was never intended to be a gallery for anyone who could hold a paint brush. Prospective exhibitors must apply to exhibit their art in the gallery. All work is reviewed and the artist will be notified of the decision. If accepted the artist or artists would be given a guide of gallery expectations, as well as information on the preparation for an exhibition. It is a serious business decision to offer gallery space that professional creative people could exhibit and hopefully sell their art. It is intended to be a creative gathering place that inspires artists and community in the visual arts.

I am an artist, and I know very well how much it costs to produce an art piece, but I also know we need a place other than the occasional yearly competition to show one or two pieces of our work. Artists need to keep their work on exhibit so that the public can see it, and hopefully buy it.

Now that I have briefly explained what my concept is for the Painted Palette Art Gallery, I have not wavered from my initial plan that the gallery will be a place for emerging and professional artists to exhibit their art. I have made changes along the way and continue to do so as the need arrises.

The Painted Palette Art Gallery invites and welcomes artists whether they want to exhibit one piece of art or considering a solo or group exhibition. The requirements are to submit a portfolio for review. All work must be framed and ready for hanging. There will be a 30% commission on all sold works. The gallery guide has more information for those considering a solo or group show and is available at the gallery. That’s it, nothing more.

Painted Palette Gallery

         

Featuring Oil Paintings by Anna Sophia






Painted Palette Art Gallery
824 Tenth Street
Huntington, WV 25701
304-416-2081


Anna works her magic on the canvas with sensuous brushwork and color. Her paintings are lively and energetic. She creates something familiar and at the same time there is a sense of mystery in her work. In the painting, Lovers, there is a tension between the two figures which is enhanced by the complementary color scheme, making a dynamic statement that we all can recognize. Anna'a work can be seen at the Painted Palette Art Gallery, 824 Tenth Street, Huntington, WV 25701 or call for more information : Patricia Reed, 304-416-2081

Cafe, by Sophia, All rights reserved by artist
Oil on canvas
8"x8"
$200.00

Car, by Sophia, All rights reserved by artist
Oil on canvas
9"x 12"
$120.00

                                               

Lovers, by Sophia, All rights reserved by artist
Oil on Canvas
11"x14"
$220.00

Painted Palette Fine Art Studio and Art Gallery - Studio Classes and Exhibitions

A place where people, 'love to paint and paint to live,' from the late Stan Sporny,

      

The Painted Palette Fine Art Studio and Art Gallery, 824 Tenth Street, Huntington, WV 25701 

Painting Classes and Exhibitions

Painted Palette Fine Art Studio and Art Gallery

824 Tenth Street, Huntington, WV 25701

304-416-2081

Studio Painting Classes

Monday, 6-9 P.M.-Oil Painting Class- Registration- Open - You can join the Oil Painting class at any time.

For more information: 304-416-2081

Saturday - 11 AM-2 PM - Portrait Painting 

The class will begin by painting a grisaille portrait, followed by painting in the Old Masters technique known as a “dead palette,” finishing with a full range of color. 

For more information: 304-416-2081

We accept all Credit Cards.

Art Gallery Exhibitions

Artists of the Tri-State area. The Painted Palette Art Gallery is now available for you to plan an exhibition for 2014.

Artists can present their work either Solo or a Group Exhibition.

Stop by and pick up the Gallery Guidelines to assist you through the process and to help you prepare for your show. 

For the gallery guidelines and more information: contact Patricia Reed, 304-416-2081.

OIL PAINTING CLASSES

Painted Palette Art Studio

824 Tenth Street

Huntington, WestVirginia  25701

304-416-2081

Painting Class Itinerary

Introduction to Oil Painting for Beginners-  oil paint, brushes, and easel included.

Classes are now open for registration

Tuesday,  6- 9 P.M.

Accepting students for Intermediate and advanced Oil Painting Classes, 

Classes are now open for registration

Monday, 6-9 P.M.

The Introduction painting class is designed for a new student to oil painting and to get them on their way to a new experience.  The first six week session the Painted Palette will furnish oil paint, brushes palette and easel.  A big savings to help you as you begin your new adventure.

Classes are small and seating is limited.

To register for class contact mailto:patriciareed.artist@gmail.com or contact Patricia Reed, 304-416-2081 for additional information.

 We accept all credit cards.  

For more information- contact the Painted Palette- 304-416-2081, or -mailto:patriciareed.artist@gmail.com

Stop by anytime for a visit and see the New Art Gallery and  Studio classrooms.