Peace Is Abundant 6-10

The images are on 30x40" canvas on a 3/4" stretcher bar. To see all of the images on one page visit www.amycernyvasterling.com Click on the Peace Is Abundant link. Six: “It’s about Time” a play on words characterizing our impatience as a culture, our desire to know when and how. These concepts are out of our control and when we allow them to fill in for us we find peace.

Seven: “People” In this color field the forms were used to create or “find” the people in the image. Its about the landscape of support, network, relationship, contrast and connection. "People"

Eight: “Let go” When we think about life we really could push more to be vibrant in a way of expression. My cousin Anne said to me, “When women get older they start to wear little things that are quirky. Her example was a pair of white shoes with neon green laces. Why not at every age? This painting is a reminder to express yourself, be yourself and come back to your truth because if you do, others will and that is big! "Let go"

Nine: “Connection” An ‘off’ palette of primary colors fills the connected circles. What appears to be a random line connects them. In the absence of free will we have absolute connection. In following our play we activate the connection, which stimulates synchronicity. "Connection"

Ten: “Articulate” Maybe this painting is more personal because it articulates its own meaning when I look at it. It is not spoken but a feeling, for me of calm, of something I know but doesn’t look like anything specific. I suspect I trust it will connect with others and ‘articulate’ for them also. "Articulate"

Please email me at amy@amycernyvasterling.com to get pricing on for the images. The canvases can be shipped for an extra charge in the United States and Internationally. Thanks, Amy

Peace Is Abundant Images 1-5

The images are on 30x40" canvas on a 3/4" stretcher bar. To see all of the images on one page visit www.amycernyvasterling.com Click on the Peace Is Abundant link. One: “Playful” This painting sets the tone to jump into many styles and ideas. I love color and using an ink line. I drew many sketches for the start of this project and this is one that made the cut. There is a lizard hiding at the bottom of the painting. Many of these first sketches were drawn while listening to live jazz music in St Louis, MO or Eagan, MN.

Two: “The Sea Waits” A painting about the simplicity of the sea but how in this time nature is watching us to see what unfolds. I think the sea waits and responds in proportion to us. For this painting using a large field of pink yields to the energy shift we are entering into feminine energy being the greater pull. 2 "The Sea Waits"

Three: “Watching Over You” This painting is about how perhaps there is not something so serious about life. That something greater watching over us is playful. The feather-like form tickles the nose on the power line eyes connected to a system of systems. I believe in life the answer is always in the contrast so I chose the main form (in orange) to be set against the large field of blue, its compliment and greatest contrast. 3 "Watching over you"

Four: “Jazz Music” Just as it sounds, the music flows out of the musicians instruments and hands and into my ear and out my pen. The image is vibrant like the music. 4 "Jazz Music"

Five: “This is how it works” In this logical world, we forget the physicality, which is made available to us. We can run, move, eat, laugh~loudly! So this is the blue print for play, an image with shape and composition to support our logical minds but movement and colors spice it up bringing the fun! 5 "This is how it works"

Please email me at amy@amycernyvasterling.com to get pricing on for the images. The canvases can be shipped for an extra charge in the United States and Internationally. Thanks, Amy

St Paul Art Crawl 2nd post Studio ready with art

Here's an image of the studio set for the show. It was so nice to use the wall space! I wish I could leave the art up everyday! (I sublet so the space is shared).

St Paul Art Crawl Fall 2012

I showed my large body of work, the first 50 images are complete. I have posts at the ready to show the work so watch for this in the coming days. I received lots of great feedback and hands down people loved the ink images on canvas! I love them too. This week I will work with "ink resist" using crayons & oil crayons, then laying on ink. I can't wait!

Here's a teaser! Click the link to see more! http://www.amycernyvasterling.com/amycernyvasterling.com/Art/Pages/Peace_Is_Abundant.html Thanks to everyone who visited my studio during the crawl.

Art Cow! Its time for an update!

Okay, in April, I found a studio in Lowertown St Paul. Its is fabulous. Here are pictures....

I am on the second floor (on this side of the building) but am actually on the first floor. That big window overlooks a courtyard where residents walk their dogs and flowers grow. On Kellogg Blvd while driving into downtown St Paul you can see my art sitting on my easel from the road! There is a theater above me, a canoe repair below me-"Urethane Wednesdays," come get high with me for free and a business who reproduces a famous photographers images from the turn of the century (the last one) HA! Being at a new space my senses are open to all of the sights and sounds. Here is an image I caught on my way to the parking lot. Dried mud! How lovely it is!

I really enjoy working away from home and have met some wonderful artists. It is the right community for me for sure! I am also working on a large body of work and will release more information in the coming weeks!

Commissions

Here are three of the four paintings. I'm working on the last one to deliver tomorrow. Thanks to acrylics this is possible.

My studio is updated!

More space, less clutter!!!!! I love it, I updated my studio and yay it looks and feels great!

I went to the Weissman with my mom last week. There is a collaborative exhibit called
"sympathies". Drop everything and go. Here's a link to take a peek....

http://weisman.umn.edu/event/sympathies

I'm headed to the MIA to see the Pop-up Park next week! Can't wait.

http://www.artsmia.org/index.php?section_id=2&exh_id=4370

Then the week after I've got plans for a semi-annual visit to the Northern Clay Center.
Love the work I see there, it is always a visuals candy store!!!

http://www.northernclaycenter.org/about_us/contact_us.php

Otherwise, I'm working on a commission for 4 paintings. Life is good
in the studio of Amy. My son was writing poetry, while his sister painted
a portrait of him as I worked on my commissioned art. Kinda artsy, kinda cute!