Shout Out North Carolina Interview

 Torrie Smiley

This year has started out so exciting!  The Cain show opening was fabulous!  The Guild of Charlotte Artists Winter Show painting, Orchid Solo, was a fun painting with loads of color.  The show opening was a great evening.  And now this~, I was honored to have been asked to share my story with the online magazine "Shout Out North Carolina".  

You can read the article HERE.

I have managed to complete a few small paintings during all the fabulous adventures.  You can find them in my Etsy store or at my website, TorrieSmiley.com

There was also time to help move children to new homes and celebrate the boys 10th birthday.  I can't wait for all the fun coming next!

Thank you for stopping by~

Torrie

Painting, painting, Painting!

Robin's Three Eggs III
6" x 6"
Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas
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A small bird nest with three bright blue robin eggs and a soft painterly background.

I have painted this several times before, but I am about to paint a large one for the upcoming show, so I thought I would practice a bit before I went BIG!

Robin's Three Eggs III was painted using professional artist grade acrylic paint on a gallery wrapped canvas with painted sides to allow for display without a frame. Painting was finished with a light coat of varnish.

This painting has sold.

Harvest Moon
6" x 6"
Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas
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I have been painting still life works for so long, I think I have been neglecting landscapes. I thought I would paint a few for a while.

Harvest Moon was painted using professional artist grade acrylic paint on a gallery wrapped canvas with painted sides to allow for display without a frame. Painting was finished with a light coat of varnish.

UP NEXT~

Painting like crazy!

I am currently working on large versions of two bird's nest paintings, both 18" x 24". I am also doing a large coffee cup painting 12" x 24". These will be for the show in May. I will be posting pictures as soon as they are finished.

I am posting and painting as fast as I can, still playing catch up~

Thanks for stopping by,

Torrie

Busy Painting~

Tulip Row
12" x 24"
Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas
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This painting was so much fun! This is a departure for me, more flowing brush strokes and soft edges. This is very much the way I see things without corrective lenses! I am very pleased with the way it turned out. I may have to do more paintings like this, although it is getting mixed reviews around the house with an even split in the voting........the dogs have yet to vote, but they will side with me, I give them biscuits.

Fancy Pears on Red
8" x 10"
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Miranda helped me with this one, she told me when it was finished, that is often the very hardest part about painting, knowing when to stop.

I have purchased a very ornate heavy dark antique gold frame for this painting.

Both of these paintings will be included in the show in May at the WSOC-TV studio in Charlotte, North Carolina. They will be on display until the end of the month. They will be available for purchase in the online stores the first of June.

Well, off to painting again,

Torrie

Studio Update~I will be showing my work in Charlotte!

WSOC-TV Charlotte, North Carolina

This is the hallway at WSOC-TV studios in downtown Charlotte. The television station showcases a different artist's work each month of the year. I am very honored and thrilled to fill these walls with my paintings during the month of May 2011.

So much wall space! I normally paint in a smaller format for the Internet stores, now I will be focusing on larger paintings to hang at the television studio. I will be hanging a variety of paintings from landscapes, still life, and portraits. I will post pictures of the paintings as I finish them so you can see then paintings before I take them to the television studio. I am going to try to have approximately 30 to show, wish me luck....I will be painting like crazy!

I will continue to add paintings to my stores online on a regular basis, but probably not as frequently. The small pear series (The Pear Chronicles) will continue. There will also be smaller versions of the paintings that will be included in the May show.

I have closed my eBay store for the time being and closed my shop at Design Style Guide. I am scaling back the online activity a bit, it seems I spend more time updating stores than painting. New paintings can still be purchased from my Etsy.com store, my website, blog, and ebsqart.com.

For now, I am working feverishly to finish six commissions. The holidays are always busy and this year is not an exception. I have to get the paintings for the Heart Gala at the first of the year started soon or they will not be finished in time. So much to do, so little time~ I love it!

Thanks for stopping by, more paintings coming soon!

Torrie