Summer Buffet

Acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas, 12x16 inchesThis piece was painted awhile back for a show with a food theme.  I thought showing fair food was a clever idea, plus I painted fun fair images on two sides of the canvas such as pronto pups and cheese curds.  It didn't go over real big for the show, most of the paintings were classical food images.  Recently I pulled the painting out to rework a few areas adding admission tickets to the third side of the canvas.  I'm not sure if I posted this piece before but it works better now and will be for sale in a new show coming up in September at the Rumriver Art Center's Johansen Gallery, Anoka MN.
Deborah Ann Kirkeeide ©

Summer Fare

Acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas - 12x16 inches, contact the artist if interested

This painting has been excepted in the Bon Appetit exhibition at Studio Pintura Gallery in Minneapolis, MN.  Opening reception is November 17, 2018 at 5:30 pm if you are in town and interested, then the show runs through January 5th.  The theme of the show is food, anything that includes food.  I had this reference photo from the Minnesota State Fair this year and loved the light.  Since the fair is all about food it worked perfect for this exhibition, plus I painted the sides with more fair inspired imagery and food.

Due to the limitation and inconsistencies of various display monitors, the colors you see on your screen may not be a totally accurate reproduction of the actual painting.

(c) Deborah Ann Kirkeeide

Beginnings

Acrylic on stretched canvas - 12x16 inches, contact me if interested

This is more an imaginative painting where I explored drips and splatters in the background.  The bird nest had fallen from under my deck with blue eggs scattered around, there were at least 6 to 8 eggs laying in front of the nest.  No wonder the nest fell, the birds were definitely over achievers!  I felt bad for the robins but it was a great photo opportunity for me.  After dripping and playing with the background I notice a bird shape appear in the upper righthand corner and added some soft detail to enhance it.  Mom or Dad robin will always be watching over their nest.

(c) Deborah Ann Kirkeeide