NEW PAINTING WORK | Waves and Dunes Paintings

                   

Left: Waves © 2016 by Angela Heath

Right: Dunes © 2016 by Angela Heath

Meet Waves and Dunes, each acrylic on canvas size 12"w by 16"h.
This are my impressionist landscapes of Kill Devil Hills in the beautiful Outerbanks, North Carolina.

For sale separately or together.

Check out more of my paintings at: www.aheath.faso.com.

Enjoy!

NEW PAINTING WORK | Silver Lake, Lavender Hill, Aqua Gardens

Silver Lake, © 2016 by Angela Heath

Lavender Hill, © 2016 by Angela Heath

Aqua Gardens, © 2016 by Angela Heath

Meet Silver Lake, Lavender Hill, and Aqua Gardens. These are all scenes from my new abstract landscape series. They are all acrylic on canvas, 16 x 20 inch and are for sale at my abstract painting website: aheath.faso.com. Be sure to sign up for updates at the website.

Enjoy!

NEW WORK | Into the Forest

"Into the Forest". Copyright © Angela Heath

This is "Into the Forest", acrylic on canvas, 12 x 24 inch. For sale.

Check out more of my paintings at: www.aheath.faso.com.

Enjoy!

NEW WORK | Bright Lights in the City

"Bright Lights in the City". Copyright © Angela Heath

Been dreaming of cityscapes recently. I think I have a series coming.

This is "Bright Lights in the City", acrylic on canvas, 12 x 12 inch. For sale.

Check out more of my paintings at: www.aheath.faso.com.

Enjoy!

NEW WORK | Take a look at me now

"Dreamcatchers No. 1" Copyright © 2016 by Angela Heath

Phil Collins had a popular song in the '80's called Against All Odds. The song had a great line in it "take a look at me now" that I used as the title of this post. As a fabric artist for the past ten years with FabricWorks Studio, I've realized a dream of mine which was to start painting.


I've love painters for the longest time and have been studying the lives of famous painters since I was a child. My favorite artists are Monet, Kandinsky, Kahlo, and Van Gogh. Recently, I've begun tracking African American abstract painters such as Norman Lewis.


I've wanted to experiment with painting abstracts on canvas for a few years now but just have not gotten around to it. Finally, I've been able to begin a daily painting practice.


So, take a look at my abstract paintings HERE.

INSPIRATION | Norman Lewis PAFA Exhibit Catalog

Last week I received the exhibition catalog from the PAFA (Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts) show of Norman Lewis. It is a wonderfully detailed, well-written book that is a whopping 288 pages. The art pieces are in full color and many cover a full page.

I'm still in the process of reading and researching the wonderful tidbits from it. So far, I've learned that Norman Lewis actually had an estimated 2,500 works. In addition to paintings, sculpture and drawings, I also saw some quilts! Impressive. He was a true artistic spirit...willing to experiment with many different mediums. More to come.


You can check out this beautiful catalog here at the PAFA website, HERE.

INSPIRATION | Abstract Expressionism - Norman Lewis

Norman Lewis (1909 - 1979) was technically the first African-American abstract expressionist painter and teacher.

He lived in Harlem all of his life and was born to Bermudian parents.

He maintained studio space at the Harlem Art Center and participated (along with Jackson Pollock) in  art projects for the Works Progress Administration or WPA. The WPA was a massive effort in the 1930's under FDR's New Deal agency to put unemployed people back to work.

FRIDAY PHOTO | MEET BOHEMIA BLUE

Bohemia Blue is the second in the Bohemia quilt series. The first one, Bohemia, was released in March of 2015. It has a really cool, Missoni-like pattern in this sea of turquoise blue, slate blue, light blue, yellow, black and white.

DSDLAB | Tutorial - Creating a Simple Artistic Abstract Background Using Fonts

Digital surface designers are always looking for ways to create antique looking digital images that can be printed on fabric. Here's just one of the many ways that you can create an antique image with an old world feel.

Download this tutorial HERE.