Hanging Paintings for Show - A Painted House A Day

Today I hung my paintings, for...

Christy Tremblay Art Show 

I took all 183 little houses, painted on canvas, plus eight new larger house theme paintings and drove them to Salado Winery

It is a bittersweet feeling,

After almost one year of working on this art challenge/project it is coming to it's final stage. It also very rewarding to know that I completed my goal and I am excited to share them with my community.

Here is a sneak peek into my show!

Art Contest Give Away Last Day!!!

Last Day To Enter Art Give Away Contest is Today!!!

Please leave a comment to be entered in my art contest.  To be entered, you must comment on any artworks on my blog...or...you may ask a question.  You may also leave your comments on My Face Book Art Page
You will be entered to win the following ART CARD PRINT...
Contest will end on December 5th, 2014.
I will announce the winner tomorrow!

Mixed Media Paintings - My Favorite Painted Houses!

Hi there! Thanks for stopping by.

 

 

 

As I have finished ALL 183 painted houses I wanted to share my favorites...which is tough because I really love them all.  But I do have some that I am drawn to more then others.

 

This is why art is so wonderful, that it can mean something different to each of us and bring out different emotions and memories for each person.

 

 

Here are some of my favorite painted houses and my story behind a Painted House A Day...for those of you who are new to my blog, A Painted House A Day.

 

 Here is a little history on the subject matter of "Houses" and why they are such a meaningful image in my life:
I lived in the same house since I was two years old, after moving across country from Tampa, Florida to Seattle, WA. I was raised in the same house since I was two and my parents still live in that house, in Washington State.
 I moved away for college to Northern Arizona and also lived in Korea to teach English after college. I always had the travel bug!

I often went back to my home in Washington between my college and adventures in traveling. 
To me a house is security, happiness, and home.

Now I move every one to two years, my husband is in the Army and we get to live in many places and houses.

 
I started using the imagery of a house in my art about four years ago when we were living on Fort Bliss in Elpaso, TX. We had a historical Bungalow with a lot of charm. www.elpaso.about.com/.../FortBlissTour_3.htm

I always wondered about all of the different military families who had occupied the house before us.  Where were they from? Where did they consider home?  How many children did they have?

I wrote the following short story and added it to the back of a series of paintings I created called, "Home Again."

" Growing up I had two houses I called "home."
As an adult and with a family of my own, I have had many houses to make a home.
My husband is Active Duty Army and we move a lot!
Although a move comes with work and saying goodbyes, we embrace each move and look forward to our new adventures, people to meet, and places to explore.
Houses are houses. A home is for a family to create safety, love, and memories.
As I make each move with my two daughters and husband, I find our locations and houses to change, but our home stays the same.

Have a great day!

Christy
 



Original Paintings on Canvas - Framing Original Art

A Painted House A Day

Mixed Media Original Paintings on Canvas

 

 

Hi!

Thanks for stopping by. I  reached my goal of completing all 183 houses!

I am on to the next phase of this project of preparing the paintings for the show in December.

 

What's new in my studio?

 

 

Time to Frame!

 

 

I am so excited to have begun the process of framing my original mixed media house paintings.  It has taken me a lot of thought and research of how I wanted to frame each canvas in a way that is appealing as well as time effective; as I do have 183 paintings!

 

First 31 Painted Houses

 

I have always liked the idea of using wood, as it goes well with the house theme and is a natural product. I am using 6 x 6 inch white wood squares as well as pine wood and some reclaimed barn wood; which is very rustic and perfect for some of the house paintings!

 

Today I begun by sanding the wood squares and applying a light stain. 

 

 

 

 

 

 I am so happy with how my first frame turned out!  This first one is House #155, Bird House 9 of the Bird Series.  Do you remember this one?  I love this little red bird!  I really like how it looks with the stained wood as a background.

 

House #155

Bird House 9

SOLD

 

 

A sneak peak of how this painting looks displayed!

Do you like it?

 

 These original paintings can be displayed hanging on a wall as well as standing on a shelf.

 

 A great way to add color and interest to your home décor!

 

 

Where are you going to display your painted house?  I can't wait to see!

 

I will be busy making the frames for all the houses and will post them here on my blog.

 

 

Thank you so much for taking a look at my mixed media original paintings!  If you see something you like on my blog please leave me a comment.  If you are interested in purchasing a painted house or other art works you may email me with your interest.

studiotremblay@gmail.com

 

 

All artwork and content on the Christy Tremblay, A Painted House A Day Blog/ Website is legally protected by U.S. & International copyright laws. Images may be not be copied or downloaded and under NO circumstances is it permitted for you to use them for commercial purposes, without proper and prior permission from Christy Tremblay. Unauthorized duplication or usage for commercial purposes is prohibited by the Copyright law and will be prosecuted. We protect our copyright interests. Christy Tremblay retains all of the copyrights to all artwork on this site, regardless of having sold the original image. You must contact her  in order to use an image for commercial purposes, whether or not you now own the original artwork. Thank you. Christy Tremblay (C) 1995-2014

 



House #177 - Our House 4 (Thunderstorm Drive)

A Painted House A Day

House #177

Our House 4

 

Location: El Paso, TX

House on Thunderstorm Drive

 

 

 

El Paso Star sits on Franklin Mountains

 

Clay earth house on Thunderstorm Drive - Swamp cooler No good for El Paso sun.

Hummingbirds abound - fly to cactus flower - stick bugs delight daughters, scorpions, and black widow - watch out!

New friends on Starry Night Drive - playmates for daughters - artist friend - soul sisters... share backyard pool - fun parties - blender salsa - back yard summer art camps - tie dye in buckets of colored water.

 

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Paso,_Texas

 

A Painted House A Day

House # 4

Thunderstorm Drive - El Paso, TX.

Christy Tremblay

 

 

Hi!

 

Thought you might like to see my wonderful mess! 

This is my studio table, where I paint all of my houses and other works.

 

Thanks for stopping by!  Check back tomorrow for House #178 - Our House 5.

 

 

 

 

Do you see a painted house that you love...that would be a wonderful addition to your home décor or as a gift to someone special? 
Send me a message to reserve it. I will let you know if it is still available, some have found new homes. 

Each house is an original! 
You can pre order your house and I will mail it to you after my art show.

Pre Order your favorite Art House today!

The purchase of your favorite art house will hold your painting for you. 
 I will keep all 183 art house paintings until my project is complete. At the end of this project, I will have an art show with all of the paintings. The show will take place sometime in the winter of 2014. You are of course invited to attend the show and it would be so much fun if you could make it!
The location of the show will be announced at a later time.
Here are some details of the art you are purchasing:
Original paintings on canvas. Mixed media - including acrylic paint, paper, pastel, and other mediums.
Each painting will come ready to hang and enjoy!
Art houses measure 4 x 4 inches. All paintings are signed and dated. 
$40.00/ painting plus a small shipping fee.
You will receive your original art house painting once my art show is completed. This should be sometime in the winter of 2014.

All artwork and content on the Christy Tremblay, A Painted House A Day Blog/ Website is legally protected by U.S. & International copyright laws. Images may be not be copied or downloaded and under NO circumstances is it permitted for you to use them for commercial purposes, without proper and prior permission from Christy Tremblay. Unauthorized duplication or usage for commercial purposes is prohibited by the Copyright law and will be prosecuted. We protect our copyright interests. Christy Tremblay retains all of the copyrights to all artwork on this site, regardless of having sold the original image. You must contact her  in order to use an image for commercial purposes, whether or not you now own the original artwork. Thank you. Christy Tremblay (C) 1995-2014



House #176 - Our House 3

A Painted House A Day

House #176

Our House 3

 

This is Our House 3

Location - Kirkland, WA

http://www.kirklandwa.gov/

 

 

A Little yellow house with Maizie's mountain in the backyard. New born baby - sister, Ciena cuddled in white bunting.  Rain rain go way...makes everything so green.

Family up the road, Lake Washington so near, and I can run on hills - pushing stroller with two daughters.

 

A Painted House A Day

Our House 3

Christy Tremblay

 

 

Kirkland, WA is the city I grew up in...it is where I call home.

Every new place we move for my husbands military work gets to be compared to Kirkland.  So far not one place can beat it!  Is this because of the beauty and wonderful place Kirkland is?  Or is this because this is were I grew up and it is home? 

 

 

 

 

You can still Pre -Order your favorite painted house.  please email me for details at - 
 studiotremblay@gmail.com

 

I like to try and post the houses which are reserved.  The following are the painted houses that have been pre - ordered:

I may be missing some...but I do have them recorded and set aside.  So don't worry if you don't see your house here!

 

Do you see a painted house that you love...that would be a wonderful addition to your home décor or as a gift to someone special? 
Send me a message to reserve it. I will let you know if it is still available, some have found new homes. 

Each house is an original! 
You can pre order your house and I will mail it to you after my art show.

Pre Order your favorite Art House today!

The purchase of your favorite art house will hold your painting for you. 
 I will keep all 183 art house paintings until my project is complete. At the end of this project, I will have an art show with all of the paintings. The show will take place sometime in the winter of 2014. You are of course invited to attend the show and it would be so much fun if you could make it!
The location of the show will be announced at a later time.
Here are some details of the art you are purchasing:
Original paintings on canvas. Mixed media - including acrylic paint, paper, pastel, and other mediums.
Each painting will come ready to hang and enjoy!
Art houses measure 4 x 4 inches. All paintings are signed and dated. 
$40.00/ painting plus a small shipping fee.
You will receive your original art house painting once my art show is completed. This should be sometime in the winter of 2014.

All artwork and content on the Christy Tremblay, A Painted House A Day Blog/ Website is legally protected by U.S. & International copyright laws. Images may be not be copied or downloaded and under NO circumstances is it permitted for you to use them for commercial purposes, without proper and prior permission from Christy Tremblay. Unauthorized duplication or usage for commercial purposes is prohibited by the Copyright law and will be prosecuted. We protect our copyright interests. Christy Tremblay retains all of the copyrights to all artwork on this site, regardless of having sold the original image. You must contact her  in order to use an image for commercial purposes, whether or not you now own the original artwork. Thank you. Christy Tremblay (C) 1995-2014