Deb Kirkeeide

June 17, 2013

In All Her Glory

12 x 12 x 1 Oil on wood
On Hold

©Deb Kirkeeide

Since it has been a long cool, rainy spring here, I had to make a trip to the local garden center for a peony fix. For some reason this painting reminds me of a beautiful woman in all her glory. The many layers and colors, subtle and bold textures - certainly all the elements that add to beauty.

This, along with several other paintngs, is going to the Art of the Garden exhibition at the Minnetonka Center for the Arts. June 27 - August 1

June 12, 2013

Sunflowers In Carl's Vase

Sunflowers in Carl's Vase

11 x 14 Oil on clayboard

$485 Purchase Here

Painting on Clayboard is a little like painting the previous painting in gouache. You lay it down and it sticks to the surface. It's an interesting challenge and since I've got a few more panels, I'm going to experiment more with it. Every substrate seems to present its own challenges and requires a new technique - at least for me! I've been trying trying a lot of different surfaces lately, hopefully one day I will settle on what I prefer.

June 4, 2013

Hydrangeas

7 x 9 Gouache on Paper
© 2013 Deb Kirkeeide

I took some gouache paints with me to California hoping to get a few sketches while out there.

I only managed to do this one (the best laid plans!) I haven't used this medium for years and after painting with oils it was a little different in technique and took a little getting used to. But I found it to be a fun way to sketch and I like the looseness of it. I plan to do more with this medium. Perfect for traveling - I think I might start carrying them with me in the car. It might be a great way to do a quick plein air without all the set up time.

June 2, 2013

A Birdy for Eva

A Birdy For Eva

12 x 12

NFS

This was fun. Putting a child's spin on my birds. This is my new granddaughter Eva's first painting for her room. I've just returned from a week out in sunny California getting to know this tiny little beautiful girl! I have a feeling she will inspire a lot of new ideas from me. This has lead to a few more ideas I've come up with for some child oriented art and products. I'm looking forward to expanding on this and will keep you posted as I finalize them.

May 21, 2013

The Sentry

8 x 8 x 1 Oil on cradled hardwood

Ready to hang.

The Sentry - watching guard over all. Seems like a noble profession, but more likely waiting for the merest morsel of food to be tossed aside, whereupon the cry goes out and dozens more seem to appear out of nowhere!What would seashore memories be without these guys?

May 10, 2013

Reflections in Verdigris

16 x 12 Oil $750 Purchase Here

As beauty stands silent -

reflections in verdigris

May 6, 2013

Peony Bouquet

12 x 12 x 1 Cradle Board

$650 Purchase Here

Something other than a bird for a change. (though there will be more) Perhaps it's the lack of color that I've been missing with this very long winter we've been having.

The brightest spot in this spring, is the arrival of my granddaughter last week! Beautiful little Eva. It was a pretty exciting week. My son in law return safely after 6 months from his deployment, got about 6 hours sleep and the race was on! Their baby girl decided to make an early appearance! I can't even express how thrilled I am to welcome this little one to our family.

I've got about 3-4 paintings in the works that seem to be moving at a snail's pace. Maybe now that we have nice weather and a few other preoccupations are out of the way, all that creative energy will start to flow again and they might get done soon.

This is painted on 1 inch thick cradled board with sides painted to match the background and is ready to hang.

Happy Spring Everyone!