winter – Art & News from EBSQ

Splendor of Winter

Who else grew up watching Bob Ross on public television?

Winter Outdoor Painting Tips for the Plein Air Painter

Anyone planning a plein air adventure for their Winter Landscape Exhibit entry? Take look at this great video from artist Lori McNee.

Winter Landscape: EBSQ January Exhibit

Calling all EBSQ Artists, now is the time to enter the January 2015 Exhibit – The Winter Landscape. This month, we want you to focus on the winter landscape, a time when nature is stripped back and snow makes everything new and pristine. Artists may enter up to 5 pieces.

Snow Day

I woke up to snow today; which is an amazing thing when you live in Georgia. Because of this I completely lost track of my day. I’ve been playing in the snow with my daughter and our dog Cassidy, photographing our winter wonderland and sipping on hot cocoa. In lieu of the usual Get Inspired post, I’ve decided to share winter art a la EBSQ.

Heading Home by Steve Hamlin

Hear the Snow Fall by Melanie Pruitt

Mushing through the Evergreens by Stephanie Daigle

Oregon Junco by Carmen Medlin

Snow Covered Hills by Delilah Smith

The Red Ribbon Barn Owl by Lisa Nelson

Winter’s Beauty by Rhonda Gilbert

Featured above are: Steve Hamlin, Melanie Pruitt, Stephanie Daigle, Carmen Medlin, Delilah Smith, Lisa Nelson and Rhonda Gilbert.

Tis the Season at EBSQ

The EBSQ Gallery ‘Tis the Season‘ has forty-nine pages of wondrous holiday and winter art, dating from as far back as 2004. Instead of choosing only the most recent entries, I thought it might be fun to have a sample of them all. Enjoy and Happy Holidays!

Fleur Rouge by Kathy Haney

Silent Night by Sherry Key

On Donner and Blitzen by Susan Brack

Minnie Corgi Original Art Doll Ornament by Cathy Santarsiero

Happy Family at Christmas Framed by Lisa Nelson

Faces of Faery 132 ACEO by Jasmine Becket-Griffith

Merry Christmas Pickle Bear by Vicky Knowles

Blackcap Chickadee and First Snowfall by Patricia Lee Christensen

Snowy Blue Birch by Christine E Striemer

Merry Christmas by Dee Turner

Gold Bell by Delilah Smith

Sable Sheltie Christmas Ornament by Lynnelily

Packages Galore by Carolyn Schiffhouer

Etched 23k Gilded Christmas Eggs by So Jeo LeBlond

Enchanted Holly by Melanie Pruitt

Havanese Reindeer by KiniArt

Red Nose Pug 1 by Melinda Dalke

The Kiss by Gretchen Del Rio

EBSQ Holiday Showcase 2012

Happy Holidays!

Don’t miss out on more wonderful holiday art. Check out the Tis the Season Art Gallery on EBSQ.

Featured above are: Christine Wasankari, Ann Ranlett, Valerie Jeanne, Christine Striemer, Amanda Makepeace, Melanie Pruitt, Sherry Key, Carolyn Schiffhouer, Windi Rosson, Lisa Wiktorek, and Carmen Medlin.

Happy Holidays from Team EBSQ

‘Happy Holidays from EBSQ!’

I hope you enjoy this collection of beautiful art from Team EBSQ! EBSQart.com is made up of artists, photographers, crafters, and people who simply love art.

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Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

Simon Sez… Warm Me Up!

This week’s Simon is EBSQ artist Amanda Makepeace. The theme she has chosen for her turn as Simon is “Warm Me Up!” Amanda said this of her choice: “I thought it would take me longer to come up with a theme, but with my hands so cold it’s difficult to type, there was only one theme to suit the week. Warm Me Up!!

This is open to all mediums, limit 3 entries. Lot’s of possibilities here…could be images of some place warm, or images of things to warm me up, or even abstracts of colors to thaw my frozen fingers! Be creative!

Here’s my contribution. Doesn’t that steaming hot water look inviting?

Oh, and the challenge ends this Sunday at midnight. I’ll pick the winner next Monday while sipping on my HOT coffee.”

All Simon Sez challenges are open to everyone. To enter Simon Sez… Treats! and to see the all the entries, simply go to the EBSQ Forum, find Member Groups, Challenges & General Art Discussions and then go to Challenge Central. All the challenges past and present – including Simon Sez, can be found there.

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EBSQ Spotlight on Seasonal Art: ‘Tis The Season – Lisa Monica Nelson

This month’s featured gallery is Seasonal Art: ‘Tis The Season. The month of December brings us Chanukah, Christmas, Kwanzaa and New Year’s Eve. It is a month of festivities and reflection. Seasonal Art: ‘Tis The Season appears once a year in month of December and is always a favorite. From now until the end of the year, we are going to take a few moments to catch up with some of the EBSQ artists that create for this season of celebration.

Lisa Monica Nelson

As much as I love the holidays, I love making a few pieces of holiday art each year. Be it Halloween or Christmas or even Fourth of July, it’s a fun endeavor that adds to the richness of the season. Now that I have grandchildren, it’s wonderful to see the older two (ages 4 and 2) making glitter stars and cotton ball snowmen. I’m a member of two juried holiday art groups — both of which sell on Etsy — American Holiday Artists (AHA) and Magical Holiday Artists (MHA). Please come visit us, or perhaps consider joining us, if you too enjoy holiday art. Happy Holidays! – Lisa Monica Nelson

EBSQ Spotlight on Seasonal Art: ‘Tis The Season – Catherine Darling Hostetter

Catherine Darling Hostetter

As an artist, I love to illustrate feelings – they may not actually be what the painting is about, but more what the painting might stir in the viewer. So I guess I would have to say that I paint for myself, because I can’t exactly control what others are feeling! Generally my art brings to me happiness, a peaceful feeling, or something to think about. Although I often paint realism, I can’t help but infuse my art with whimsy. I couldn’t stay away from painting whimsical if I tried. I love to paint light-heartedly. Frequently, my art follows the seasons and I love to paint with holiday themes. I had a very contented childhood and loved the holidays and was fortunate to have wonderful traditions in our family. I guess I have never quite grown up mentally in that respect (though it’s a shock to look in the mirror these days) because every element of celebrating a holiday still brings excitement and joy to me which I share in my art. I am blessed to be so happy and an artist too! – Catherine Darling Hostetter

EBSQ Spotlight on Seasonal Art: ‘Tis The Season – Ann Murray

Ann Murray

I’ve been making a hand-made Christmas card for friends, family and art patrons for years. It is a labor of love that I enjoy doing. I start thinking about different designs in September. In October I start sketching, and at the end of November and first of December I put a burn on and start painting the final design. By the time I’m through, the finished card looks nothing like what I started with, but I’m always happy with it. They take many, many hours to design, paint and print and I’ve heard feedback that people look forward to getting my hand-made cards every year. Some people have told me they keep my cards in their art collection after Christmas. Hand-made Christmas cards are really a limited edition fine art print, when it comes right down to it. I especially like trading cards with other artists and art patrons because I know they are the ones who will appreciate all the time and work that goes into them because they’ve been busily making their own holiday cards!

When looking over my past cards, I noticed that I have a theme going. In over half of the cards that I’ve made, I’ve worked in a peace message by using the Peace Dove, Angel, or by working the old Hippy peace sign into the design. Wishing people, animals, and the environment peace seems especially appropriate right now; the world seems to need peace more than ever.

I was particularly happy to find a quote on peace by that great musician, poet and philosopher of my generation, Jimi Hendrix. “When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will have peace.” Perfectly said, Jimi.

I wish you all Peace, and a very Merry Christmas. – Annie

EBSQ Spotlight on Seasonal Art: ‘Tis The Season – Delilah Smith

Delilah Smith

Christmas is special to most of us. As a child, making the trip into town for the holiday shopping with my parents was an adventure of lights and store fronts. In those days, trips to town were rare. The streets were decorated in lights and all kinds of Christmas finery. It was a child’s adventure.

Today every house has a yard full of Christmas plastic stuff. Then only Christmas trees were in most homes, and sometimes a wreath on a door. These were in the days before the big box stores; a day when shop keepers decorated their stores with all kinds of wonderful joys to trigger the imaginations and dreams of children. Downtowns were alive.

There were times in my childhood when money was tight; as it is now for many families. Daddy and Mom would make our gifts. I wonder if artists are the only ones who still make gifts. I remember one Christmas when the dollies we saw and wanted could not be purchased. Daddy made a cradle for the one we had and Mom sewed new clothes for our dolls and a bed spread for the cradle. We were so excited Christmas morning with all the new things for our dollies; there was no disappointment we loved our gifts. We had had our dreams of new toys, but loved the things we had gotten just as much because wanting was as much fun as getting.

Maybe someday when I grow up, I will no longer need Christmas. For now I still live in the dreams of Christmas past, Christmas now and all the Christmas’ in the future, when wanting is as important as getting. It is the dream that is important.

As artists we are the dreamers. We live in the Christmas of our soul and like Santa we create. – Delilah Smith

EBSQ Spotlight on Seasonal Art: ‘Tis The Season – Juli Ryan

Juli Ryan

Winter is by far my favorite season because of the holidays. Holidays have always been a very important part of my life. I grew up in a troubled family, but somehow Christmases were always perfect! We lived in the country and we would walk in the snow from house to house caroling. Our neighbors would then supply us with plenty of Christmas sweets and hot chocolate. Pure joy! Our house was always brightly decorated, we would eat wonderful meals together and of course there was Santa! I would many times be the first child up (I am one of eight) and wait by the tree searching through the presents!

To this day Christmas is a big deal in our house. I try to pass on this love of the season to my kids. We bake cookies, make gifts together, and decorate our home. The spirit of giving and love is in the air! The only thing that is missing is the caroling…I’m still working on that! – Juli Ryan

EBSQ Spotlight on Seasonal Art: ‘Tis The Season – Ulrike (Ricky) Martin

Ulrike (Ricky) Martin

Growing up in Germany, we would usually have snow during the holidays, and snow meant building snowmen! To me it also meant being home by a warm fire and drawing pictures of snowmen and children sledding – to my heart’s content. Christmas was greatly anticipated , since I knew that I would receive more Art supplies and books. (My mother never repeated her mistake of giving me a doll one Christmas – I never gave it a second glance – I was only interested in the colored pencils and drawing paper!)

Now I live in SW Florida , and the temperatures often reach the eighties in December. None the less , when the end of November rolls around, I get the urge to paint snowmen, Santas and my beloved Poinsettias. The warm and fuzzy feelings of nostalgia and memories of wonderful family Christmas days are with me – as I paint and paint and paint! – Ulrike (Ricky) Martin

Wordless Wednesday- Egads it’s cold!

Cold River by Artist Robert Kimball

Cold River by Robert Kimball

Frosty Queen Anne Lace I by Artist Rebecca M Ronesi
Frosty Queen Anne’s Lace I by Rebecca M Ronesi

Frozen Time by Artist Elizabeth Fiedel
Frozen Time by Elizabeth Fiedel