House #177 - Our House 4 (Thunderstorm Drive)

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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

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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.

 

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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

House #173, #174, & #175 - Rainbow House 9 & New Series - Our Houses 1 & 2

House #173, #174, & #175 

 Rainbow House 9 & New Series 

 Our Houses 1 & 2

 

“Rainbows apologize for angry skies.”
― Sylvia Voirol

 

 

 

A Painted House A Day

House #173

Rainbow House 9

Christy Tremblay

 

 

 Rainbow House Series

Look at the difference from Rainbow House 1 to all the following Rainbow Houses!  I like how the abstractness took over...What do you think?

 

Do you realize - I am down to painting my last 8 houses!?  Really...ONLY 8 more to go!

For my last series of houses, I will paint the houses which I have lived in.  I may need to go beyond 8 houses to achieve this (not joking:)remember we are a military family. Or I may decide to paint only my favorite houses.

 

This first one is...

Our House 1

Location is - North bend, WA.

This house was an A -frame cabin style home which sat on the Snoqualmie river and at the foothills of the Cascade Mountain Range.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Bend,_Washington

 



Our House 2

Location - Fort Leavenworth, KS.



We didn't live in a barn...we lived on the military base of Fort Leavenworth.  This is what I think of when I remember our time at Leavenworth (no pun intended:) There are so many barns and lines of maize color fields. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leavenworth,_Kansas



A Painted House A Day

Our House 2

Christy Tremblay

 

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you are enjoying seeing my art and will continue to check in on my blog even when I finish all of my 183 houses.  I plan to continue my blog to give updates on my show for my houses as well as share my newest paintings. 

I do have a few projects in mind...and will use this blog for my art related venue.

 

If you are interested in reserving your favorite painted house by pre - order, the info is below.

 

Be creative!

Christy

 

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 #172 Rainbow House 8 - Original Paintings

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House #172

Rainbow House 8

 

 

"Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud."

--Maya Angelou

 

 

A Painted House A Day 

Rainbow House 8
Christy Tremblay

 

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 # 162 - Stars in July 7 A Painted House A Day - Original Paintings

A Painted House A Day

House #162

Stars in July 7


“We all shine on...like the moon and the stars and the sun...we all shine on...come on and on and on...”
― John Lennon

 

 

 A Painted House A Day
House #162
Stars in July 7
Christy Tremblay
(Available for Pre-Order)

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 #123 - Fireflies 7

A Painted House A Day
House #123
Fireflies 7

 

American Life in Poetry: Column 280
BY TED KOOSER, U.S. POET LAUREATE
Marilyn Kallet lives and teaches in Tennessee. Over the years I have read many poems about fireflies, but of all of them hers seems to offer the most and dearest peace.

Fireflies 

In the dry summer field at nightfall,

fireflies rise like sparks.

Imagine the presence of ghosts

flickering, the ghosts of young friends,

your father nearest in the distance.

This time they carry no sorrow,

no remorse, their presence is so light.

Childhood comes to you,

memories of your street in lamplight,

holding those last moments before bed,

capturing lightning-bugs,

with a blossom of the hand

letting them go. Lightness returns,

an airy motion over the ground

you remember from Ring Around the Rosie.

If you stay, the fireflies become fireflies

again, not part of your stories,

as unaware of you as sleep, being

beautiful and quiet all around you.

 

I hope you are enjoying the Fireflies series!
Stay tuned for house #124, 125, and 126 - Fireflies 8,9, and 10.
I don't post to my Blog on the weekends. Although sometimes I surprise myself.
 I will post on Monday again.
Have a great weekend!

Do you have a favorite?
Post comments below!

 

  

House #98 - Stars in July 1

A Painted House A Day
House #98
Stars in July 1

In the spirit of Forth of July my next series of art houses are inspired by stars and stripes, red, white, and blue, and patriotic images.

"From every mountain side, let freedom ring." --Samuel F. Smith

Summer Houses - Lanterns

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Summer Houses - Lanterns

Houses # 91 - 97
Summer Houses - Lanterns 3 - 9

I finally got my shipment of canvases and have been busy this past week making up for all the houses I missed painting. 

Here they are!!!

I will post them individually later...but wanted to get them posted for all to see.

"Summers lease, hath all to short a date."

-William Shakespeare

House #87 - Bird House (nest 5)

A Painted House A Day
House #87
Bird House (nest 5)

I love the following qoute for house #87.  

As I struggled a bit this past week with finishing a painting a day, I realize after I complete each one that my paintings are in some way a reflection of my environment and daily experiences.

"Painting is just another way of keeping a diary." --Pablo Picasso

Painted Houses 1-73 Grouped by Series

My painted art houses are coming along. I have seventy - four in all and am working on house #75 today. 
I wanted to document with pictures the houses grouped together by series.
So far, I have seven series completed and am working on the eighth series called "Yellow House."

Houses 1 - 22

These are the first art houses I did and they are not in a particular series.

Houses 23 - 28 Poppy Series

Houses 29 - 35 Southwest Series

Houses 36 - 45 Garden Cottage Series

Houses 46 - 52 Rain Series

Houses 53 - 61 Polka Dots

Houses 62 - 68 Stencils

Houses 69 - 73 Coffee House Series