SMILE FOR ME. PLEASE.

TEN FOR SOME SMILES . . .

SMILING MOON, DANCING PEARS

12 x 12" Mixed Media Collage on Canvas

THE PEAR FAMILY:  EIGHT IS ENOUGH

12 x 12" Mixed Media Collage on Canvas

BOTH OF THESE ARE CURRENTLY AT ENTREE GALLERY 
IN NORDMAN, IDAHO

more information can be found on my website
www.charleenmartin.com

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EVEN WHEN SOMEONE WE LOVE IS FAR AWAY,
REMEMBER, WE ARE ALL UNDER THE
SAME SUN, MOON, STARS AND SKY.

JUST LOOK UP.

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CHARLEEN

AT THE MARKET ...

AND A LONG DAY UNDER THE SUN ...

THE BASKET SELLER:

LONG DAY AT THE MARKET

12 x 12" Mixed Media Collage on Canvas

Another of my sisters Series.  Interestingly, when I recently brought some of my newer pieces into one of the Galleries I'm in, the owner was surprised, and pleased, that some of these newer pieces were on white backgrounds.  She had recently been in a Gallery back East and saw some work done on a white background and she said she thought to herself " Why doesn't anyone work on a white background anymore?"   Voila!!  There I was!  :)

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We went camping this past weekend on the St. Joe River here in Idaho.  Overall we had beautiful weather ... a little warm (95ish) and the skies were a little smokey from the fires  :(  in the area, but we had a spot right on the river so why would I complain?!  :)  I did get some great reference photos for future paintings too.  :)  (And for my Artist friends, please feel free to also use them)

This is evening over Black Lake as we headed for the St. Joe.  Smokey, but beautiful nonetheless.

Another scene from Black Lake

This is the old guy in our family.  Well ... in dog years, he's the same age as I am so I guess, really, he's just a Spring Chicken!  :)

I followed this fellow down the River for a while until he could get into places I couldn't!  My presence didn't seem to faze him one bit.

Some flowers from the old Train Depot in Avery, Idaho.  They also have a very nice Fly Fishing tackle shop there that serves the best Ice Cream!  :)

I think the photos over Black Lake can serve as cloud photos for today.  :)

"When I am no longer rapping, I want to open an Ice Cream Parlor 

and call myself Scoop Dogg".

~  Snoop Dogg

CHARLEEN

HOODOO? I DO ...

DO YOU?

'IT'S A HOODOO MOON'

12 x 12" (partial) Acrylic Pour on Canvas

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I just recently found out that Hoodoo is another term for Pinnacle.  I was striving to replicate the feeling of the Pinnacles in Bryce Canyon and thought this came close.  I like the title of Hoodoo Moon a wee bit better than Pinnacle Moon so I went with it.  :).

I painted the Sky first, then did the Pour, Moon last.  It was interesting to mix the two genres ... straight painting and a Pour.  I'm going to have to try more.  


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CLOUDS OF THE DAY ...

I see a face down on the right.  Just an eye and a nose, with long hair sweeping around.  It's a mans face.  With an inviting light coming from the sky.  Another one of those 'Spiritual' Clouds.  I've been on the computer for several hours ... I think I'm being told to go outside and enjoy the day and I think I'm going to take that advice!!

'HEARTY LAUGHTER IS A GOOD WAY TO JOG INTERNALLY
WITHOUT HAVING TO GO OUTDOORS.'
~  norman cousins

See you soon!

Charleen