flowery flowers & more

 

I’m excited to share a new series of paintings that i made last month for the enormous tiny art show at nahcotta. i love challenging myself to make a new series- a set of paintings that all “go together”- and even though i start out “knowing” that they will all be a cohesive set, i usually end up with a couple of “other” paintings not in the original plan. for this show, it was my intention to make a bunch of “flowery flower paintings”, but somehow i ended up with a couple of “random” others. one example is the piece directly above called “to the sea” which has nothing to do with flowers! oh well, the silver lining is that the “extra” ones usually end up being my favorites. :) 

you can see the whole series at the gallery here! 

rain rain go away

rainy day tea
(c) sarah ahearn bellemare

it's been a rainy rainy start to september here in new england!  i don't know about you, but i'd rather have crisp, sunshiny days with blue skies, that's for sure!  

i've been working on getting prepped for squam.  i can't believe it's in a week!  i'll be teaching 3 classes this fall, and i can't tell you how excited i am to teach, meet new folks and reconnect with friends.  squam is really the highlight of my year!   

i'm looking forward to seeing many of you there!  

more soon xo *s

ps:  i'm loving the fancy new blogger interface, much more user friendly.  yay!

a quick hello!

my ode to spring. it's really coming... hooray!

just wanted to pop in and say hello!

it's a crazy week! i've got a teething babe in the house, need i say more?!

in addition to the above, i am working on taxes, a couple of interviews, as well as making plans for book promo stuff. phew! so much to do!

as i type this, there's a nutty baby in the other room screeching in delight while jumping in her bouncer. when she's not bouncing/scooting/crawling, she's pulling herself up on everything. yikes. (don't worry, grammy is on the case!)

i'm trying to focus on work by blasting my ipod and drinking way too much coffee.

i think it might be working. :)

new originals!

we stayed just along the shore

acrylic/mixed media on board

one of my brand new originals, currently for sale at nahcotta!

the enormous tiny art show opened over the weekend at nahcotta, but i was so busy painting for class that i forgot to mention it to you! i worked on this new series just for the show and really love how they came out. see them all here! can you tell that i was channeling spring with these pieces???

lesson one

see it over here too

i'm so happy that i decided last week, at the very last minute, to sign up for mati and lisa's "get your paint on" class! i recently realized that it had been far too long since i just painted for me, for fun, without worrying about the buyer, the gallery the show deadline etc. i declared that february would be MY time to spend in the studio just painting, enjoying the process and getting back to a place of relaxation and inspiration. no more stress or deadlines, a little break, just for me, to refill, to play, to just be... just for the month. i thought that this class was the perfect way to kick start my month and force me to follow through. i'm happy to report that so far, it's working!

today's painting was based on the quilts of gee's bend. i used this book for reference, as i've had it on my studio shelf for a couple of years, meaning to make a painting like this, but never finding the chance. finally, today was the day. it was refreshing to work in a new-to-me way... i studied the quilts in the book, sketched and mapped out my ideas before i began and then spent a couple of hours painting in the studio early this morning while ada napped. fueled by coffee and bright winter sunlight, i felt renewed and inspired. i needed that for sure.

this is the first assignment of the 5-week class. i'll be sure to share with you my other projects.

after spending the better part of this last year writing about how to paint and teaching techniques, it certainly is a welcome change to be a student instead! i love learning, exploring new ideas and challenging myself. it feels good for sure.

the little houses

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• la maison et bicyclette has been a favorite on flickr.  
• acrylic/mixed media on board. 2005.  sarah ahearn. sold.

•  below is another "old" favorite of mine.  
• Would you dare?  acrylic/mixed on board. 2005. sold. sarah ahearn

enjoy!