Farm Paintings, Painted Bowls and a Clock

This year had a busy start with the completion of two commission paintings of a farm near Hershey.  During February and March, I will be working on several painted bowl orders for shops and March and April I will be painting some new work for Dutchland Galleries, S. Clyde Weaver Cafe and preparing some charity pieces for upcoming auctions.  In January I was able to squeeze in time to create a clock for my husband's birthday.  My brother, a talented cabinet maker/carpenter was able to bring my drawing of a large flat wall clock to life.  My husband and I love to visit antique shops and we picked up an old saw blade, on which I painted the clock face.  Below are some pics of  them.

Taking Flight

I recently finished a painting for Dutchland Galleries, "Taking Flight."  I was inspired by all the hot air balloons I've seen lately in Lancaster County.

New Autumn Painting

My latest original acrylic painting on canvas, "Autumn Farmland" is now available at Dutchland Galleries at the  Kitchen Kettle Village in Intercourse, PA.  Painting size is 11x14.  You can contact the gallery at 717-768-7175.  They do beautiful framing and will ship worldwide.  Their website is http://www.dutchlandgalleries.com.

Apple Cider Hill

Each fall my family travels to Wellsboro for a time of relaxation out in God's beautiful creation.  We enjoy hiking the Grand Canyon, PA, seeing the gorgeous fall leaves and browsing  through all the little shops in town.  We also stop in the town park to see the Wynken, Blynken and Nod fountain.  One other stop we make is to a little cider mill just outside Wellsboro on the way to Mansfield.  We stock up on apple cider, jellies, apples, and sometimes, if we're lucky, there will be fresh apple dumplings.

My new painting, "Apple Cider Hill" is inspired by our fall travels.  It is available at Dutchland Galleries in Kitchen Kettle Village, Intercourse, PA.  Check out the link below.

http://www.dutchlandgalleries.com/Dutchland_Galleries/Mary_Charles/Mary_Charles.html

New Fall Art Display at S. Clyde Weaver Cafe

  This week I set up a new fall display of my artwork at S. Clyde Weaver in East Petersburg, PA.  If you get a chance, stop by for a great lunch or a Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie (my favorite) in their cafe and enjoy the new art display.

Yellow Series

I am currently working on a series of Yellow Paintings.  This is the first in the series titled:  "Yellow Barn."  The original is available through Dutchland Galleries and prints are available at my new online gallery at Fine Art America search "Mary Charles".  Others in progress are, "Yellow Farmhouse" and "Yellow Church."

My artwork is still on display at S. Clyde Weaver Cafe in East Petersburg, PA.  Stop by for an enjoyable lunch or coffee and check out the walls.

June, 2012

While doing research for a new barn painting, I stumbled across an interesting blog.  Suzi Parron, writer of the book titled, "Barn Quilts" is touring around the country to help promote tourism through barn quilts.  Check out her blog and website at http://www.americanquilttrail.blogspot.com and  http://www.barnquiltinfo.com.  She is the inspiration for my new painting "Barn Quilts" which will be available at Dutchland Galleries in Intercourse, PA.