Gratitude

After an incredible couple of weekends on the East Austin Studio Tour, I can finally relax a wee bit.  I feel utterly grateful that people care about what I make.  It is truly humbling.  Thank you for caring.  Thank you for coming.

What you have

oil on wood, 48"x48"

Face with mustache and glasses

oil on wood, 26"x24"

Birds

oil on wood, 36"x48"

I was thrilled that these three paintings found homes during the tour.

And the winners are.....

numbers 26 and 45 of my first ever painting raffle!!

Another exciting weekend of East Austin Studio Tour is coming up:
Saturday & Sunday, 11/23-11/24 11am - 6pm at studio 24.
3109 Lafayette Avenue at the little blue house in the back

The raffle last weekend was so successful that I'm considering adding another painting to it.  Woohoo!

Come see new work, paintings, drawings, nude sketches, MICROART!

Mermaid with gift

oil on wood, 40" x 30"

Navigator on map raised $375 for the Phillipines!

Navigator on map (study)
oil on paper map
14" x 10."
I've been yearning to experiment with paint on maps. I had to let go of a lot of control of values to just let the map be. This is the beginning....

I want to send 100% of the profit on this to help out the Phillipino people. I'd like to try out an auction. Starting bid is $100. If you'd like to participate, send me and email with your bid. I will close it out on Friday, 5:00pm. Cheers!

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Thank you to the generous art-loving people who participated.   This was a fun idea and I'm so happy to be able to write a check for the rescue effort.  

MICROART!

Sucker

8"x6", oil on board

$150 plus $6 s/h

I love my little "loved to pieces" old dolly collection.  I haven't painted any of them in quite awhile.  Well, right after I painted this little one, she toppled over and half her left leg broke off.  Some surgery is in order later today....

East Austin Studio Tour

Come see me at studio 24 on the East Austin Studio Tour!

Sat & Sun 11/16-11/17 & 11/23-11/24: 11am - 6pm
3109 Lafayette Avenue, Austin, Texas

I will have new oil paintings, oil sketches, nudes, drawings, MICROART and and and I will be hosting my first ever painting raffle.  Buy a $10 ticket and enter to win an oil painting.  If you purchase something from my studio, your purchase will include a ticket.  Your ticket is a print of "Bird Beak."  The raffled painting will be revealed to you when you come visit.  At the end of the second weekend, I will draw the winning ticket.  You do not have to be present at that time.

And for those of you far, far away, if you see something on my website or blog, do inquire!

And what else, you ask?
art + cream puffs = LOVE
oh and libations to get you in the mood....

My studio is chock full of goodies --- so do come visit.

www.eastaustinstudiotour.com

MICROART!

Bling! the family jewels

6"x8", oil on board 

$150 plus $6 s/h

MICROART!

Cuter than cupcakes

oil on board, 6"x8"

SOLD

Gosh, was I tempted to keep on painting this one....BUT my rule is no more than 2 hours on MICROS.  I've got to draw the line somewhere.  It is good discipline for me.

MICROART!

Faux fly, oil on board, 8"x6"

$150 plus $6 s/h

Email me if you'd like to purchase: jbalkan{at}grandecom{dot}net

Rubber fly!!  Little itty bitty brush!!  This one was fun and different for me.  I had to very delicately adjust the values. I used mainly black, white, and a bit of winsor yellow & winsor red on the fly.  I haven't painted a bug in a loooooong time.  I think I'd like to do this more often.  

MICROART!

One is the loneliest number

oil on board, 6"x9"

pre-SOLD

Please turn me on

oil on board, 8"x6"

pre-SOLD

2014 CLASSES!

January: Intermediate figure painting
1/8, 1/15, 1/22, 1/29
February: Portrait *must have taken my intermediate class
2/5, 2/12, 2/19, 2/26
March: Intro to painting the figure *requires figure drawing experience
3/5, 3/12, 3/19, 3/26

Wednesday nights, 6:30-9:30pm in East Austin.
$275 plus $45 model fee.
Class size is limited to 4.
For more information, email me: jbalkan{at}grandecom{dot}net.