New Painting!

Creek Flowers - August 27th. oil, crayon and acrylic on canvas. 17 x 20" $450

New Painting!

August 27th - Upshur County. oil and acrylic on canvas.

I want to give everyone a heads up. Soon, I will be switching completely over to my new blog that is housed on my brand new website. I hope you will join me over at the new url. If you are a follower, please update your reader or bookmark with my new address: http://www.laurenadamsart.com/blog.html.

I hope to see you there!

Monday's Front Page!

I'm late to post, but it was too cool not to mention. On Monday, my sister, Chelsey Adams of cla contemporary created a treasury featuring one of my little studies. Because of her awesome curatorial skills, it made it the front page of Etsy! To those of you who aren't familiar with Etsy, this is really awesome and brings lots of people to your shop. I had over a 1,000 page views that day alone - Thanks, Chelsey! Also be sure to check out her amazing shop full of handmade contemporary jewellery!

Work in Progress...

The view in my little studio as of now....working on a new 48 x 30". It's nice to be painting this large again, that's for sure!

Hopefully I will have this painting completed by the end of the weekend for a New Painting post. Won't be in the studio tomorrow - as I am taking a much needed trip to Ikea. Derek and I need a new bookcase for the office. Anyway, it would be great if this piece would turn out, as I could include a very new painting in my upcoming 3 person exhibit at the Sleeth Gallery. This Wednesday is the delivery date!

Prickett's Fort photos

The area that I paint a lot (Prickett's Creek) has a nearby log fort (and original house circa 1859) that has recreated a representation of forts and a lifestyle common at the time, with demonstrations by artisans, blacksmiths, etc. These are a few pictures that I took on a recent visit with Derek's parents.

As one of West Virginia's most unique living history museums, Pricketts Fort invites visitors to relive the pioneering spirit of Captain Jacob Prickett and his family.

Perched on a small rise overlooking the confluence of Prickett's Creek and the Monongahela River, this rustic log fort is a re-creation of the original Prickett's Fort of 1774, which served as a refuge from Native American war parties on the western frontier of Colonial Virginia. Built in 1976 by the Prickett's Fort Memorial Foundation, the "new" fort serves as a living history site where interpreters recreate late 18th century lifestyle through period attire and demonstrations of a variety of colonial crafts. Throughout the season, visitors may find blacksmiths, spinners, weavers and other traditional artisans at work, and a gun shop which features the only public demonstrations of 18th century firearm manufacturing in the state.

The fort covers a 100 by 100 foot square, with 12-foot-high log walls and blockhouses at each corner. Lining the weathered stockade walls are 16 tiny cabins, some with earthen floors. A meetinghouse and a storehouse fill the common.

When the threat of Native American uprisings occurred, up to 80 families from the surrounding countryside would hurry to the fort. They would stay as long as the threat existed, from days to weeks.

"Forting up" was simply tolerated by settlers, as life in the cramped quarters could be unpleasant. Such sacrifices were necessary for survival on the dangerous frontier of the late 1700s. Today's fort, just north of Fairmont, still portrays that life and time.

Exhibition Announcement!

February 11th - Marion County. 12 x 9" oil and acrylic on canvas.

on display now at Annex Gallery

I am pleased to announce that my solo exhibition will be displayed at Annex Gallery in Charleston, WV during September and October 2012. It's always great to show my work in our state's capital and I'm very happy to be exhibiting at Annex Gallery in particular!

New Painting(s)!

June 4th. oil and acrylic on canvas. 20 x 17" $450

June 4th- Valley Falls. oil and acrylic on canvas. 10 x 8 1/2" $100

Snippets from West Virginia

I was catching up on some overdue blog-reading and surprisingly came across this post, Snippets from West Virginia from Tara of In this Instance. It is a Chicago-based Lifestyle and Photography blog that I lurk around weekly. Really wanted to share this little post, because her photography is always great and it is a nice snapshot of my home state. She traveled to Berkeley Springs for a relaxing long weekend and has some beautiful photographs to prove it - Enjoy!

New Paintings!

May 20th. oil and acrylic on canvas. 10 x 8 1/2" $100

May 19th. oil and acrylic on canvas. 10 x 8 1/2" $100

May 18th. oil and acrylic on canvas. 10 x 8 1/2" $100