Art

Hip to be square…greeting cards

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I am a sucker for square cards and music puns! Yes, square cards require extra postage to mail, but they are fun to give and receive.

No, I’m not a fan of Huey Lewis and the News, but darn, that’s one catchy line in a song! It was running in my head while I assembled these cards. So, it made sense for me to use that song to launch my square cards. That song came out right about when I moved to San Francisco. It was a time of great hope – when you could live in the city while working at a nonprofit! Those were some fun times. These are fun cards!

Check out my Etsy shop to purchase some hip cards!

A Stitch in Time

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I’ve been busy in my studio working on these acrylic paintings and I’m just loving the sewing theme. These are all 12×12 canvases. Soon, they will be available for purchase. I enjoy working on this size and shape of canvas; it gives the item an up-close and intimate feel. It also helps me to limit my color choices, so that I can play around with the combinations that I just love.

 

Expanding the button theme

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I am planning on expanding my button theme to include various sewing notions. I’m going to explore the many wonders of thimbles, pin cushions, measuring tape and spools of thread in all sorts of colors. Yay, now I have another reason to get over to Britex for inspiration and possible source material.

This painting is 12×12 acrylic. Be on the lookout for my Etsy shop.

June Artist Work Night

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File_000 (34)I’ll be at the studio this Thursday – June 9th for Artist Work Night. I’m not sure what I will work on next. Of late, I have been drawn to musical themes – instruments and lyrics. I’m sure that I will keep going in this direction.

This is my travel pencil/pen box. It totally sums me up – playfulness is something I highly value. My daughter Emma added her touch to this box when she borrowed it for her own use (hello, orange pencil!).  I love that it’s in there – a connection to her earlier days. There’s also a clarinet reed holder in there (not sure why). I still absolutely adore the Powerpuff Girls (Buttercup is my girl). It was fun to get reacquainted with this box when I used it at the Figure Drawing Marathon. Hope to bring more playfulness to my work!

 

clouds in my coffee

This is an oil pastel painting that I did in 2009 “Clouds in my Coffee” – one of my lyric themes.

Figure Drawing Marathon

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Today, I participated in a figure drawing marathon, held in Livermore. I haven’t done this for about 15 years, so I know that my proportions are off. These are a few of my 10 or 20 minute pose drawings. I had fun doing this and hope to get more opportunities to do more life drawing.

“Fender Jazz”

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I entered this painting in the Alameda County Fair art competition. I really like having my art work out in the world! It will be a good excuse to actually attend the fair this year. Which deep fried delight will I consume?

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Meet & Greet

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Join Amy Greenberg in person for a Meet and Greet on Friday April 29th at Panama Bay Coffee at 2115 1st Street in Downtown Livermore. She will be there 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm.

Amy enjoys finding appealing color combinations using bright acrylic paints. She also loves the simple design of a button and thought it would be the perfect subject to satisfy her pop art sensibilities. This collection of button paintings was created in 2016.Her Buttons paintings are on display there through May 23rd. img_8657

April work night – 4/14/16

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The Downtown Art Studios in Livermore will have its work night – open studio. Thursday April 14 6pm – 8pm  62 South L street in downtown Livermore.  I will be there working on my latest piece pictured here. 

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That Bari sax has so many intricacies- I hope to do it justice! This is part of my new series of work focused on instruments that are important in our lives. My daughter plays a mean Bari! 

Here’s other work connected to this series:  

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Hope you can come out to the studio!