60 Days of Painting

March is going to be a great month for painting!  This March and April I am taking the challenge to paint 30 paintings in 60 days.  Fellow artists Elise Wehle and Annie Henrie are also participating in the challenge. 

Please feel free to follow my blog as I post a painting every two days.  The focus of the project is to enjoy the process of painting, not to worry and labor over every meticulous detail.  If you have any comments, image or theme ideas, leave them below or on my facebook page.  I would love to hear from you.  All paintings that will be posted are for sale.  Please contact me if you see one that you would like to have in your home.

Above is the first painting.  Below you can see the wood panels Annie and I made for the project!  It is difficult to see, but there really are 30 panels here.

Also, I am happy to announce that you can currently purchase prints and originals of my artwork on the following sites:

http://society6.com/HeatherRobinsonTeran

https://www.etsy.com/shop/HeatherTeran

Here's to a great 60 days of painting!

For those of you who weren't able to be there at my latest art show, here are the paintings:

"A Day's Work"

"Strawberry Days"

"A Sensible Thing"

"All Glamour"

"Canopy Fiction"

"Cloud Cover"

"Peacock Suite"

"Fins Desserts"

"Rustic Romp"

"Shakuhachi Saucer"

The show was titled "The Last Eight Months" referring to the time it took me to produce this body of work.  As you can tell by the statement beneath the show title (see photo above), it was an exploration of unrealistic ideals and our own private vision of utopia.  

It was such an amazing experience painting these--difficult but often enjoyable and definitely rewarding.  Thanks to everyone who helped me with the show!

Recent Paintings

Here are the more recent paintings I have been working on. They deal with a complexity of image and pattern, referencing the often overwhelming nature of our lives. While many of us strive to become better as we pursue perfection, unrealistic ideals can become hindrances. To-do lists, extensive goal making, and setting unattainable expectations for ourselves can hurt rather than help.

These next two aren't quite as recent.
This one below is a larger painting, using two separate canvases. I painted it last March.

"Faithful are the Wounds of a Friend"

Many thanks to my mother-in-law and professional photographer Lisa Teran, who did a flawless job in photographing all these paintings! She photographed all the artwork on my blog with the exception of the altered books. Check out her work here.

Our Hearts are Glued Together

I made these paintings when I got home from my mission as a way to understand and contemplate such a rewarding yet complex experience.

This is a view of Snow Canyon in St. George, Utah, where I served.

Some of the people we taught:

"Our Hearts are Glued Together"

detail:

Below:

I saw this view of Utah Lake every day when I served in Orem. Each time I see the lake, I am filled with nostalgia and love for the people I knew and taught there.

As you can see in this detail, I collaged a letter from my brother and one of his drawings that he mailed me while I was serving.

Another family we taught: