I’ve been busy getting the studio cleaned up so I can start creating new work!
To celebrate, I thought I’d host a sale for the holiday weekend! Now’s a great time to pick out a few handmade goodies for yourself or for gifts!
CLICK HERE to visit my Etsy Shop
Use coupon code: LABORDAYFUN50 now through Monday, September 2, 2013
Have a fun weekend!
Here’s where I’ll be:
New paintings, new jewelry, and a new look coming soon!
This new collection of original oil paintings have each been painted in one session, in the Abstract Expressionist style. They are all landscapes, to some degree, whether imagined or inspired by a real experience. Each composition has a horizon line- a place where it seems the ground touches the sky. I have been experimenting with different palette colors and different methods of applying paint.
Each original painting is for sale, unless otherwise noted, and is also available on prints and note cards. Enjoy!
Kizuna
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| ©2013 Erin Fickert-Rowland,oil on 10 in x 10 in canvas |
This Modern Abstract painting was inspired by the “Kizuna” Bamboo Installation Art at Denver Botanical Gardens in 2012. It is a very unique abstract garden landscape. Stacks of golden bamboo bend and dance before a squared blue sky. A cautious planter of green grass peeks out beneath all of the action! This unique painting features thick, richly textured paint, a vibrant palette and a whimsical mood.
Original available on Etsy
Prints and Note Cards at Fine Art America
Crop Fields
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| ©2013 Erin Fickert-Rowland,oil on 10 in x 10 in canvas |
A sunny and bright aerial view of colorful summer crop fields is depicted in this Modern Abstract landscape painting. Paint has been applied using different techniques from impasto brushstrokes to smooth sweeps of the palette knife to create a lushly textured surface. A distant bluebird sky and puffy white clouds can be seen on the horizon.
Original available on Etsy
Prints and Note Cards on Fine Art America
Memories of Mesas
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| ©2013 Erin Fickert-Rowland,oil on 10 in x 10 in canvas |
“Memories of Mesas” is a Modern Abstract painting created with thick, impasto paint in vibrant ochre, sepia, umber, lavender, teal and pale pink. Active brushstrokes and bold sweeps of the palette knife create a richly textured surface that resembles rocky mesas overlooking a Southwestern canyon under a dusky purple sky.
Original available on Etsy
Prints and Note Cards at Fine Art America
“The Sheer Heat of It”
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| ©2013 Erin Fickert-Rowland,oil on 10 in x 10 in canvas |
Hot, and smoldering this Abstract Expressionist painting is sure to warm any space! Fiery colors of crimson, flame orange, burnt sienna, carbon black and golden yellow ignite the canvas and interact with thickly textured paint to create a vibrant abstract expressionist image.
*Original SOLD*
Prints and Note Cards at Fine Art America
Impression of a Sunset
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| ©2013 Erin Fickert-Rowland,oil on 10 in x 10 in canvas |
“Impression of a Sunset,” captures a quiet moment viewing a spectacular display of nature. Hot pink, purple and red clouds cover the blazing orange and yellow sun as it slowly dips into the magenta sea. Thick, impasto paint in bold brushstrokes create a powerful, emotional mood.
Original available on Etsy
Prints and Note Cards at Fine Art America
More paintings coming soon!
My first show in the Denver area is opening at Zip 37 Gallery on June 7, 2013 (less than 3 weeks away!)
Stay tuned!
Recently, I have been spending more time with music: finding new artists to listen to, watching documentaries about music history and starting a new collection of vinyl records (read more here). I found a rare vinyl 45 record of Jack White’s “Fly Farm Blues” and started thinking about how this physical copy of a music recording relates to other objects that are important to me.
How can I compose these objects to share my feelings about music?
These are three new paintings which explore that idea:
“Spin It Like a Top”
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| ©2013 Erin Fickert-Rowland,oil on canvas |
A wooden toy top sits next to the record in this painting. Both vintage objects provide enjoyable entertainment when they begin to spin. Energy is required to propel both objects in to motion. I have repeated circles throughout the composition and layered lines and multiple tones of bright colors to convey a feeling of energy and motion.
“Key To the Heart”
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| ©2013 Erin Fickert-Rowland, oil on canvas |
Collecting art is equally enjoyable as collecting music. I acquired this ceramic heart sculpture by a Colorado artist last summer, and I love the way the graphic shape of the heart works with the repeated circles in this composition. The key has been removed from the lock, and energetic music notes are freely dancing. Whether we are playing instruments, singing, dancing, or just listening, music allows us to unlock our emotions. Love, anger, fear, jealousy, and happiness can all be expressed and experienced through music.
“Eat It for Breakfast”
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| ©2013 Erin Fickert-Rowland, oil on canvas |
Every day I start my morning with coffee. As soon as that first steaming cup has been poured, I turn on the radio and tune in to my favorite local jazz station (KUVO). Music is the first thing I consume, and it stays with me throughout the day. You might say I “eat it for breakfast!” I created a very graphic composition which contrasts the circle of the record with the “X” shape made by the fork and knife. The record is meant to look like the plate, and it’s about to be cut by the fork and knife! Both the record and vintage silver fork and knife have shining surfaces that reflect and gleam. Bright hues of blue and yellow, with just a pop of red, have been layered to create a richly colored image.
All three of these paintings are original oil on 8 inch x 8 inch gallery wrapped canvas.
These painting were part of my show
“Across the Spectrum”
at Zip 37 Gallery in Denver, June 7-23, 2013.
They are now available for sale online in my Etsy shop.