24x30 inch liquid and open acrylic on wood panel in process, January 2013

It has been over a year since I posted but I was finally able to post on my blog after figuring out why Google kept sending me back to my email... figured it out ( with help) and am now back to posting.
It has been a busy year since my last post, several shows and lots of painting, drawing, printmaking and even some ceramics thrown in  at the end of the year.

lots to post, but not a lot of time this morning

changes to the earlier double mask image, now finished, birdbrain, currently being shown at Trinity Cathedral gallery in Cleveland, Ohio.

Also, another black board paint and gesso image, woman with dogs, 9x13, paper mounted on wood panel

more to come

new studio image

24x30 acyrlic and mixed media on wood panel, in process.

A bit of a new direction, I was uncomfortable with the figure in the back, but kept at it and changed it into a cat like being. Much happier with that decision... hoping to finish it up this weekend.

new studio activity

It has been a busy couple of weeks, finally getting some studio time.

Top image- Birdbrain, 24x24, acrylic and mixed media on masonite. This is a paint over of an older painting from 2005

Bottom image-Flower Dancer with rabbits, 18 x30, acrylic and mixed media on wood panel

I don't know where the rabbits are coming from

Various new images from the studio

It has been quite a while since I have posted new images. I have been painting and drawing a lot, but not posting on my blog. If you want to see more regular posting please check beth nash art on facebook. I seem to post more often there...

Image information

Bravado( group of guys) 24x36 inches on wood panel. Acrylic and mixed media, in process, but close to being finished.

2 cats, just a fun piece about 2 of my cats, a simple 1 day painting. 18x24 acrylic and mixed media on paper

2 women with flowers, also 1 day painting, trying some experimental techniques, acrylic and mixed media on paper

Rabbit in a hat, charcoal, sauce and conte on stonehenge 18x24 ish. Playing with some animal imagery, study for future paintings

Happy Skeleton, 24x24 inches acrylic and mixed media on wood panel. This painting was produced for a show this September at Lakeland Community College in Ohio

Flute player revisited

I originally finished this painting early last fall. I wasn't satisfied with it for several reasons, the flute player, background and central figure were all problematic in the original version. While gathering paintings for an upcoming show I decided to go back into this painting. I am so glad that I did, much happier with the result in this version.

24x30 acrylic and charcoal on wood panel.

new pieces from the studio

Here are a few new pieces from the studio... lots more to come. Check out my facebook page beth nash art to see work in progress more often, you can just check out the page you don't have to have a facebook account.

Vase Face 18x24 in process acrylic on wood panel

The Game, 24x24 in process acrylic on wood panel

Water Woman, 24x30 , acrylic on wood panel

Wood Block Print 10x16

2 heads, acrylic and mixed media on paper 18x24

Helpless to resist and couple with an egg, 2 acrylic paintings on wood panel in process

Helpless, 24x24 acrylic and mixed media on wood panel. Couple with egg, 24x30 acrylic on wood panel. Both of these paintings are still in process, I changed the animal in the egg couple painting yesterday and am not totally sure of it. Originally it looked more like a fox... don't know where it is heading.

It has been awhile but... I am still at it

I have been mainly posting on facebook lately but want to connect the blog and that so... we shall see how that goes.

Here are 3 paintings in progress from the last month

drawings on blackboard painted panels,continued

I discovered yesterday that along with the derwent drawing pencils that I have been using, I can also use prismacolor sticks and pencils which I have been carting around since the late 70's and have not used much at all. I am glad I never got rid of them now. I figured I would never use them again, but was happily wrong. I like that I can get more color now and can lay in larger areas without using a pencil. I am really having fun with these. I think I will be able to work in a bit larger format also. I am enjoying the smallness for now.

drawings on blackboard painted panels

drawings on blackboard painted panels

small 6x8 drawings done with derwent drawing pencils on blackboard painted wood panel or paper. It is different for me to work in this small format. Now I am trying to figure out how to frame them.

out of the woodwork

I am revisiting a painting I started a couple of years ago... I intend to finish it now...I love creating scenarios of groups. 32x32 acrylic and mixed media on wood panel

more drawing paintings... charcoal and acrylic on paper

all are 9x12 acrylic and charcoal on stonehenge paper, except for the cat 12x12,which is charcoal on board... just a beginning under drawing.

drawing/paintings, acrylic and charcoal

acrylic and charcoal on stonehenge paper
studies, playing, experimenting
9x12
small studies, playing around.
all of my images wouldn't load for some reason so I will continue to load images without written content.

River Gallery Show opening Saturday Sept 18

untitled, baby striped sheets...liquid and open acrylic

I don't have a real title for this, I picked it up again recently. I started it about 2 years ago and then lost interest, I had several suggestions from my facebook page, but nothing has stuck for me. It needs a bit of work yet, but it is mostly finished.

see copy below, the images didn't upload with that post for some reason.

catching up...it has been awhile

I have been posting on Facebook and neglecting my blog...if you want to see work in progress on a more regular basis... come to my FB page beth nash art. I need to link my blog with my page, but haven't really figured out how to do it.
so included in the post The wedding portrait, done for friends.
2 horses for lack of a better title, still in process,24x30...Couple with hat, still in process, 24x30
Balance or Thry it you'll like it,30x48 or thereabouts almost finished and Untitled woman with mask at the beach. Really need a title for this one. SO... working steadily. More to come

never leave your luggage unattended

I needed a painting, or at least wanted to create a painting for an upcoming show at the parkersburg art center, so I searched around the studio and found an old painting that was just sitting around and I decided to work with that as the jumping off point. It was a total abstract piece and I began adding some figures. some of the shapes reminded me of luggage. Flight was the theme for the show. In this beginning part I have a flying figure behind the main figure's head which I removed today when I worked on the painting, I am really struggling with the face on the main figure , I will post later the changes I made today.
22x28 acrylic and mixed media on canvas

studio update, next sunday evening

I have been having a lot of fun with small 12x12 inch paintings this week. It is a great way to work quickly, and experiment with some different layering techniquesas well as color combinations.
Since I am getting ready to do several shows... I need to finish about 6 paintings that are in progress,but have gotten sidetracked with these little works.
All of the square images are from the last week. All are roughly 12x12, liquid acrylic and mixed media on wood. The longer piece is almost finished, I am still struggling with the cat.

studio update, sunday evening

she's all heart
12x12
acrylic and mixed media on board


unveiling, continued 24x48



sleeping with pinkerton, with little changes still going on this one.