tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83387702017323904462024-02-19T07:01:13.029-08:00HeartFire ArtLife Musings, Art & Creativity, Nature, Inspirations...HeartFirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05065965886951764136noreply@blogger.comBlogger140125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338770201732390446.post-82343601969862928172013-10-22T09:36:00.000-07:002013-10-22T09:36:38.049-07:00CoArts New Blog and 3231 Gallery and Edmonds Convention Center ShowsFall brings gray skies, but paintings add color...
"She Knew" 10x10 Collage 2013 Copyright Delorse Lovelady
Two Shows
I am in two shows this fall. Please stop by and see the lovely art from the various artists in these two venues. Splashes of color will lift away the effects of our perpetual gray Northwest days which have returned for the season.
NW HeartFirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05065965886951764136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338770201732390446.post-16867399385448944012013-08-02T18:06:00.001-07:002013-08-03T00:25:36.234-07:00Art Show at Gallery North EdmondsSomething fun to do on a summer day...
"A Day in the Northwest" Copyright 2013 Delorse Lovelady
Lots of wonderful paintings to see here at the "Beauty of the Northwest" show in Gallery North, Edmonds... do stop in.
My friend, Cheryl Hufnagel, had the winning entry for the poster contest for this event. This is her lovely pastel on the show postcard above.
HeartFirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05065965886951764136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338770201732390446.post-91447764592292656072013-06-30T23:51:00.000-07:002013-06-30T23:51:01.849-07:00Collage Society Art ShowBird play among the bare limbs...
"Never Pruned" Copyright 2013 Delorse Lovelady
The Northwest Collage Society and Cancer Lifeline art show has been so well received that it has extended the ending date from June 24 to August 28. So, there is still time to catch this wonderful show, and see all the meaningful pieces of art and the accompanying poems HeartFirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05065965886951764136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338770201732390446.post-91727086510630642042013-05-02T23:05:00.000-07:002013-05-02T23:05:11.047-07:00Cherry Blossoms in their gloryPink fluffly blossoms, so graceful.
Our cherry trees blossomed and were at their fullness about two weeks ago. I love seeing the branches heavy with their floral pinkness shouting out their glory.
Alas, last Monday our trees began to rain... the petals gently flowing down on slight breezes. It seems magical to walk beneath the trees in one of the moments when the pink HeartFirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05065965886951764136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338770201732390446.post-81666567947568570842013-04-10T11:09:00.000-07:002013-04-18T10:11:50.091-07:00Healing, Kiss, and Art ShowHealing with art, inspiration with poetry...
"Kiss" Copyright 2013, Delorse Lovelady
Inspired by: KISS, by Sylvia Pollack, June 30, 2011
Trellised tomatoes,
splayed across the south
side of the house,
get drunk on their own sweet juices
stew HeartFirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05065965886951764136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338770201732390446.post-3751232586785903382013-04-05T18:42:00.001-07:002013-04-05T18:42:29.559-07:00Lake Washington, Diamonds & Art Show
Spring is back bringing flowers, fresh starts, and light...
Juanita Beach Park
Last Sunday we took a little jaunt over to the local park on the Juanita side of Lake Washington. The park has recently been renovated, and is a lovely spot to take a walk on the loop that is partly dock over the water and partly beach. It was an uncommonly gorgeous sunny day in north Seattle, and weHeartFirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05065965886951764136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338770201732390446.post-9347381574033501102013-03-24T14:07:00.000-07:002013-03-24T14:07:07.679-07:00Photos, Yellowstone & Roosevelt Ntl Parks & Family HistoryRemembering a Yellowstone trip and dreaming of enchanted New Mexico explorations...
Photos, Yellowstone and Roosevelt National Parks
Last fall we went to the Dakota's and on our meandering back to Seattle, we had to stop in Yellowstone. We have been there several times and it never fails to impress me. So here are some of my favorite photo's. I've entered these in the HeartFirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05065965886951764136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338770201732390446.post-63071842209163190192013-03-14T00:21:00.000-07:002013-03-14T00:21:43.951-07:00Gallery North Art ShowSomething small to treasure, see every day, or give away...
Gallery North Art Show
This is always a lovely fun show in the charming town center of Edmonds, near the ferry. Stop in and enjoy the variety of styles of these small treasures. I have six paintings hanging in this show, primarily crow paintings in acrylic.
A Pacific Northwest Tradition Since 1961
508 Main HeartFirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05065965886951764136noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338770201732390446.post-60227722198909302142013-01-01T12:43:00.000-08:002013-01-01T12:43:02.342-08:00Sunset, Sunrise, Be Here NowTime moves on, the seasons turn, I watch and ride the waves...
Sunset at Seaside, Oregon as another full year draws to a close. But it will never really be gone, as I have lived it, and it is written in my bones to remember the highs and lows as life moves on.
A gentle feather blown about, nestled atop the rocks. Soon it will be lifted by a breezy beach wind or tumbled by a HeartFirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05065965886951764136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338770201732390446.post-87016909402156793472012-12-26T01:34:00.000-08:002012-12-26T01:34:28.770-08:00Peace, Tradition, and LightLights, nostalgia, Chinese and a little TRAditION...
Joining in the fairyland of Christmas and fantasy lights, we cruised thru the neighborhoods recounting stories of years past these brought to mind. If you live in the Seattle area, look up Candy Cane Lane and Olympic Manor, these are the two best areas to see.
But first we watched the wonderful film "Fiddler on the Roof" at the UptownHeartFirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05065965886951764136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338770201732390446.post-53494083644456429042012-12-03T21:45:00.000-08:002012-12-03T21:45:51.348-08:00Art Show, Recent Paintings and CrowsPainting images, playing with paints, such a joy...
Art Show
The recent acrylic
paintings above (5"x5") plus two more will be included in the annual by-invitation- only Kaewyn Gallery miniatures show. Many talented local artists will display their small or miniature paintings which are ideal for gift giving this time of
year.
November 30, 2012 - January 8, 2013
"HeartFirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05065965886951764136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338770201732390446.post-22134005601714066132012-10-29T00:47:00.000-07:002012-10-29T01:42:26.522-07:00Wanderings, Home Again, Sunday MeditationsWheels on my feet, wandering for 2 months, it's good to be home...
I have been on 3 different trips, each so different and so full of
inspirations... a painting retreat on one of our NW islands, a family
visit in Texas, and then a road trip through 7 states. This posting is a
little about the road trip.
We had to stop and take the picture above as we entered Nebraska for the HeartFirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05065965886951764136noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338770201732390446.post-87871397197318348012012-09-08T11:55:00.000-07:002012-09-08T12:02:12.054-07:00Summertime, Friends and Sketch PaintingsA little bit of heaven with balmy Northwest days, friends and artmaking...
Summertime
I have been savoring our beautiful Northwest, so balmy, just ideal weather. We may get a day or two of really hot days but so mild compared to other parts of the country. And even then, we have the cool breezes coming off the waters. Ideal.
Friends and Artmaking
And also ideal time to getHeartFirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05065965886951764136noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338770201732390446.post-25494137726278920002012-08-21T00:38:00.000-07:002012-08-21T11:42:38.801-07:00White Flowers,Letting Go, and Sunday MeditationIn letting go, there is a falling, then a soaring freedom to rise upon...
Flowers
So much color abounds this time of year, lovely rich saturated colors and so many wonderful flowers and gardens. Rich in inspiration. They grace my table and sometimes I place a single bloom elsewhere in our house. Refreshing visually, some with a luscious scent too. But so short lived, asHeartFirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05065965886951764136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338770201732390446.post-63408268077235609252012-08-10T10:49:00.000-07:002012-08-10T10:52:16.122-07:00Trees, Inspiration, and Art ShowPaying attention by practicing mindfulness, the small moments of happiness are everywhere to be found...
"Morning Joy Among the Trees #1" 12"x12" Acrylic
Copyright 2012 Delorse Lovelady
Trees and Inspiration
I continue my exploration of trees with paint. There are endless possibilities of shapes and colors and moods. These two paintings were HeartFirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05065965886951764136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338770201732390446.post-11663536854334664422012-06-10T18:46:00.000-07:002012-06-10T20:34:03.032-07:00Retreat, Art Play and Sunday MeditationBeautiful scenery, good company and blissfully painting...
Retreat
A retreat is a wonderful thing, good for renewing the spirit, getting away from the regular routines and events going on in life. And so, that's what I was doing this last week in a beautiful corner of our Northwest.
I arrived a day late after recuperating from a three week trip to Texas followed by a short illness HeartFirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05065965886951764136noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338770201732390446.post-44242013490264852262012-05-30T14:40:00.000-07:002012-05-30T14:40:06.950-07:00Art Show, Trees and WhispersNight whispers among the trees...
"Night Ceremonies #1" 16x20 acrylic
Copyright 2012 Delorse Lovelady
Art Show
This is a little late for posting, but I was pleased to be juried into the annual Seattle Co-Arts show. The last day is tomorrow.
May 1-31, 2012
Seattle Co-Arts Juried Show "Eye of the Artist"
at The
Art Institute of Seattle, Burnley GalleryHeartFirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05065965886951764136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338770201732390446.post-78642176201995195862012-05-06T17:07:00.000-07:002012-05-06T17:14:23.017-07:00Attic Babies, Sunday Meditation, and WonderYou never know how much goodness a little peep will make...
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Photo
Attic Babies
Exactly one week ago I woke up to some very faint peeps... and they have gotten more insistent and loud as the week has progressed. Yes! Our woodpeckers, Northern Flickers are back! While I am so happy to share in this joyful occasion, the nesting location is not the best..HeartFirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05065965886951764136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338770201732390446.post-57098364287281016582012-04-30T23:30:00.000-07:002012-05-18T06:13:08.166-07:00Sunflowers, Library Show, and Book SigningPeace after storms, sun follows rain, and "we all shine on"...
"Fear Ye Not - the Sunflowers Ever Come"
Copyright 2012 Delorse Lovelady Mixed Media 16x20
Sunflower Painting
I worked and struggled on this experimental painting off and on earlier this year, and finally finished it after lots of process and trial and error. It's a combo of personal photos that have been HeartFirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05065965886951764136noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338770201732390446.post-85706062880134882012-04-10T15:45:00.000-07:002012-04-10T15:46:16.997-07:00Published, Fear and Altzheimer'sI opened the box labeled "fear"; it dissipated like wispy fog into the air..."Fragments Over the Deep Blue" Mixed Media 10"x10"Copyright by Delorse Lovelady 2011PublishedA special thank you goes to talented Seth Apter of The Altered Page blog whose book The Pulse of Mixed Media: Secrets and Passions of 100 Artists Revealed was recently published. It is a fabulous book full of wonderful HeartFirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05065965886951764136noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338770201732390446.post-27482130702714762012-03-02T01:17:00.000-08:002012-03-02T01:17:25.227-08:00Contemplation, Miniature Paintings and Art ShowI am painting and painting and contemplating..."Contemplation #1 and #2 Diptyph 5"x7" AcrylicCopyright Delorse Lovelady 2012ContemplationTwo paintings that go together (or not), using my favorite undulating shapes and a sun. I was thinking about the desert scenes I had viewed in Death Valley last year. I loved the shapes, the soft colors, the faraway look, a place of silence to HeartFirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05065965886951764136noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338770201732390446.post-88617664006918689832011-12-21T23:59:00.000-08:002011-12-22T00:04:08.756-08:00Winter Solstice, Grays, and RetreatThe lengthening of the days begin today and I join the journey towards more light and the renewal of Spring...Winter SolsticeI have been enjoying the grays, the short days, the few frosty frozen mornings. Above I found a whimsical sun enshrined in a sidewalk, as if to remind me, yes, there really is a sun up there hovering above the ever present gray cloud cover here in the Northwest. A HeartFirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05065965886951764136noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338770201732390446.post-15225753064697839432011-12-05T00:55:00.001-08:002012-04-10T15:20:48.041-07:00Art Show, Monoprints, and TreesI listened and I heard the trees speaking of stories long ago...Copyright 2011 Delorse LoveladyArt ShowMany local talented artists will be represented at this show. My latest paintings above and below will be included. All paintings in this show are small or miniatures making them ideal for gift giving this time of year.December 3, 2011 - January 25, 2012"Miniature Masterpieces and More"Kaewyn HeartFirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05065965886951764136noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338770201732390446.post-45175065599091124012011-11-26T09:39:00.000-08:002011-11-26T09:40:56.481-08:00Ten Woman Show and Crow PaintingFall has flown, winter is soon upon us so we reach for all the brilliance we can...Art Show in EdmondsI'm so thrilled to be in this show with my painting critique group! We have been encouraging each other monthly for a couple of years now, and this is our first show together. Do stop in and take a look. You can make an afternoon of enjoying art and the wonderful ambiance of Edmonds, as most HeartFirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05065965886951764136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338770201732390446.post-64739085373797642342011-09-25T15:53:00.000-07:002011-12-08T21:32:25.263-08:00Museum Fiber Show, Mixed Media, and Sunday MeditationExperimenting, playing with fiber, paper, beads, who knows what I'll create on any given day..."Heron Whispers to the Moon" Mixed Media 8.25"x10.5"Museum Fiber ShowThis piece will be included in the upcoming show below. Be sure to add it to your calendar as it promises to be full of fibery goodness and wonderful creations from our guild members.2011 Pacific Northwest Needlearts Guild HeartFirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05065965886951764136noreply@blogger.com3