FINAL Sale Day/Award Winning Art by Twomey

Jefferson Cup, Tomato, Rocks & Me by C. Twomey

This is it! The final day my work is on sale HERE! These discounts will not be offered again, so have a look and brighten your holiday with an original piece of art from www.catherinetwomey.com.

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Brief Bio:

• On emptyeasel.com: http://emptyeasel.com/…/catherine-twomey-diverse-paintings…/
• Medicine Illuminated Exhibition at the Lloyd Museum; 2015: Juried exhibition from the museum's collection. 
• Finalist in the Giliola Gamerini Award International Competition, 2015. 
• Oils featured on the inside cover and an article spread of Wine & Country Living magazine; the paintings were purchased for the publisher's collection and magazine featured at Barnes and Noble Booksellers, 2015. In addition, 
• Winner of the nationally acclaimed ArtInPlace competition in Virginia which displayed a 12' X 24' mural of a Twomey oil painting on aluminum seen by thousands of commuters daily.
 • At the world renowned TED (Technology, Education and Design) conference 

All Art On Discount BRIEFLY - Internationally Acclaimed Artist C. Twomey

This is a ONE TIME ONLY opportunity to purchase discounted original award from award winning, internationally acclaimed artist Catherine Twomey.

All artwork is discounted for a brief time. DO NOT HESITATE - the last time this sale ran much of it sold out!

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Many works are professionally, beautifully framed and ready to hand.

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Half Moon Bay 2.0 by C. Twomey

Half Moon Bay 2.0

This 8 X 10" unframed painting is offered at a deep discount since I'm officially in the holiday spirit. It was finished yesterday; should be dry enough to ship in five days. Painted at Half Moon Bay since my first visit a month ago, from a plein air study. Just moved to California and this makes it well worth the trouble.

Painted on archival linen board, ready to frame. Varnished and signed.

As always, thank you for looking.

"Thomas Jefferson's White Oak Tree On The Way To James Madison's For Afternoon Tea" Oil, 23 X 24", Twomey

"Thomas Jefferson's White Oak Tree On The Way To James Madison's For Afternoon Tea"
oil on maple, C. Twomey
Framed by hand in a gorgeous floating stained box frame.

An ancient white oak tree, hundreds of years old, on the way from Thomas Jefferson's Monticello to James Madison's Montpelier. It is a rare oak with a huge tulip-shaped trunk. I was lucky enough to paint it before it was fenced off. 

In oil, 12" W X 24" H on gessoed maple board.

Please note: shipping time may depend on how quickly this dries. 

Original for sale at www.saatchi.com HERE.

Print available HERE.

On Offer: "Compass Plant, Fall" Twomey Watercolor

"Compass Plant, Fall" , watercolor by C. Twomey

On offer, this large watercolor of the compass plant in fall is beautifully and professionally framed and ready to hang. I found the specimen on a walk in the fall right at the northern edge of Illinois, on a prairie. The leaves were so dried and stiff in the fall, yet so lyrical that I had to paint them. It took me days but it was worth it. The framed size is W18" X H29.5".

The painting is in a burnt red and antique gold frame. The double mats are lovely fall sage colors. The watercolor paper is archival and under glass. The painting is signed.

Additional background about the compass plant: 

The common name compass plant was inspired by the "compass orientation"of its leaves. The large leaves are held vertically with the tips pointing north or south and the upper and lower surfaces of the blades facing east or west. A newly emerging leaf grows in a random direction, but within two or three weeks it twists on its petiole clockwise or counterclockwise into a vertical position. 

Studies indicate that the sun's position in the early morning hours influences the twisting orientation. This orientation reduces the amount of solar radiation hitting the leaf surface. Vertical leaves facing east-west have higher water use efficiency than horizontal or north-south-facing blades. 

Early settlers on the great plains could make their way in the dark by feeling the leaves.

"Everything About Hawaii" by C. Twomey

"Everything About Hawaii" C. Twomey, watercolor under glass,  7 X 3.5"

Framed "Everything About Hawaii" C. Twomey, 9.5 X 5.5" (approximately)

Everything About Hawaii

On offer HERE. This original, under glass, framed watercolor shows everything that's wonderful about Hawaii. I painted this on a glorious afternoon where the less was said, the better. Size is 7 X 3.5", including the frame it's about 9.5 X 5.5. Ready to hang and add to your collection.

"Jefferson Cup, Tomato, Rocks & Me" by Twomey

Jefferson Cup, Tomato, Rocks & Me by C. Twomey     

An original, custom framed still life up for sale showing the spectacular reflections of a Jefferson Cup. There was something so delightful in the stem of the tomato reaching for the cup. If you look closely, there's a self portrait also reflected as I intently focused on the alla prima work at hand. The painting itself is 5 X 7", the frame is highlighted with a inner antique gold border and makes the final painting about 9 X 11". It is signed and ready to hang. 

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Still Living Momentarily


Just posted the above image up for sale in my Shop. Maybe a play on words & images, but it is a time for reflection.

For as long as I can remember, I have wanted and loved horses. There was no family equine history; no ponies for birthdays - just an intense desire to learn and love them. My mom would always tell people she had no idea where I came up with the addiction. My dad would tell me I could get a horse when we quit paying taxes (!).

Many people think that those who have horses are wealthy. In some quarters, this may be true, but most horse people I've known over the last 30 years put all of their hard-earned time, love, energy and money into their equine passion. I've been one of those people. It hasn't been easy as I started later than most and had to learn thru thick or thin.

Over the years I've been lucky enough to own three horses and lease one. They were all wonderful, each with their own strengths and personality who never stopped giving no matter what I asked.

I am now horseless, in a new albeit very horsey state. I thought I would immediately pick up where I had left off with those magnificent animals. Odd thing, though, is: the thrill seems to be gone. 

It's a hell of a sport. It's dangerous, expensive, time consuming and for the young. I have known two people who've been killed, two who were paralyzed from the neck down and countless friends that have been kicked, bitten, stomped on, run away with and so on.

At the same time, I've gained confidence, extraordinary balance, soft & kind hands, good horsey friends and the intense unconditional love only an animal can give a human.

It feels like time for a break. Or possibly a recognition that how I felt once can change; or subliminal denial has finally been allowed to surface front and center.

What I do notice most, however, is a sense of relief at having more time and energy to create. Here goes.

"African Shell and Rock, In Conversation" On Offer Now

5 X 7", oil by C. Twomey

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Found this wonderful Sedona red rock outside the studio one day, the same day I found this smooth, pearlescent African shell in a mystical mysterious Sedona-type shop. This original oil is 5 X 7", painted alla prima (in one sitting) unframed, on archival linen board.

Still Living Momentarily

Have you ever gotten away from what you know makes you really, really happy? Or maybe you didn't know it at the time because you took whatever it was for granted, like breathing.

For the longest time I thought the way to life and career happiness was a fancy office at an important company, wearing the latest clothing styles and reaching for ever more precious things to buy; or equally precious people to know.

Funny, but I got there. I had that New York City job and office, with an impressive title to match. It wasn't easy, especially for me being a small, quiet person with a big heart in the Big Apple. But gosh darn it - for a short while, I thought that was all that was needed for A Perfect Life.

I was a managing director of interactive multimedia for an enormous medical ad agency. The digital revolution was on full force in the '90s (first Mac: 1978) and I thought I wanted to be in the middle of it. And so I was, for many years. Oh, the stories I may tell.

The thing about nagging sensations, however, is late at night, when you're trying to sleep, they rummage through your head. The tough wall of denial starts to crack as it slowly dawns on you that maybe what you thought you wanted wasn't what you needed at all. You finally feel a pressing need to get back to what used to make your world joyful.

And so I did.

"Catherine & Ann Twomey Drawing, Painting & Getting Along"
Niles, Michigan; 1950s

"Indian Horsehair Vase & Lemon; A First Meeting" Up For Sale

"Indian Horsehair Vase & Lemon; A First Meeting"
Oil on Archival RayMar Art Linen Board, 5 X 7"

Now for sale on my website:

http://www.catherinetwomey.com/new-products-3/ke7xb2lw3wo286w70kk90c1nkx2hdc

This is an oil of a cherished American Indian made horsehair vase, painted with a fresh slice of lemon. This is the official documentation of their first meeting; an auspicious meeting in Sedona, Arizona where I spent a joyous week painting with fellow artists. 5 X 7" oil on archival RayMar Linen Board. Unframed.

Still Living Momentarily

Don't know quite why this is on my mind. Maybe since I just moved 3,000 miles, from Virginia to California.

When I was a tiny kid, I have vague memories of picking up the phone off the wall in our kitchen in Naperville, Illinois, knowing my mom was on the extension. I don't remember knowing how to turn the dial to get numbers; maybe that hadn't even been invented yet. I could hear multiple chattering, somewhat familiar voices, which suddenly stopped when my phone clicked on. A dark pause led to my mother admonishing me to hang up the phone, please. Of course I did.

Those were party lines; mid-fifties. And party those women did with that new fangled machine, able to gossip easily, locally and with many households all at once. Somewhere in an AT&T or Ma Bell building, another woman sat at a huge console, plugging-in and linking wires so the neighborhood could run rampant.

Here we are, 3,000 miles from where we were a month ago and half a century from that memory. My iPhone 5s made the journey too. It has so many magical things it can do, I've only learned to use a fraction. Maybe it too can party-line, but what women now sit around the house and have the time or energy to gossip?

I didn't even have to change the number to use it in my new-found paradise, though some people ask why I have a Wisconsin area code (from two moves ago). 

Imagine.

Recent Article on Original Art by C. Twomey

Had a nice write-up on emptyeasel.com - glad to have found it and grateful for the thoughtful prose: 

Catherine Twomey: Diverse Paintings in Oil & Watercolor

Catherine Twomey’s artwork depicts who she is at the moment, and the fact of the matter is her interests are ever changing. So, it makes sense that her artwork spans from still life to landscapes to animal portraits—and then some!

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Indian Horsehair Vase & Lemon; A First Meeting

Indian Horsehair Vase & Lemon; A First Meeting

Original oil on linen panel, 5 X 7", for sale. Contact at 262-893-4126.

This is an oil of a cherished American Indian made horsehair vase, painted with a fresh slice of lemon. This is the official documentation of their first meeting; an auspicious meeting in Sedona, Arizona where I spent a joyous week painting with fellow artists. 

The kind of organic work I want to continue once settled in California.

African Shell and Rock, In Conversation

Just posted this:

African Shell and Rock, In Conversation

To Fine Art America, where prints of it up to 43 X 60" can be purchased. Found this wonderful Sedona red rock outside the studio one day, the same day I found this smooth, pearlescent African shell in a mystical mysterious Sedona-type shop.

Moving to California on Saturday. No really, I am. To Danville, which is in the East Bay of San Francisco. I am so looking forward to painting new landscapes, people, horses and whatever else crosses my path. We're going to take two weeks to get there, seeing all kinds of friends along the way in Cleveland, Chicago, Montana and finally San Fran. Time for a good, good change.

BTW, the original is for sale. Email or give me a call at 262-893-4126 & we'll talk.

ARTISTS ALERT!!! Call for Copyright Action!!!!

Fellow artists,

The 1976 Copyright Act is being written, and NOT for the good of artist's rights. It is critical that all artists who want and need their revenue streams, royalties and indeed, the creative ownership of their own work to remain intact, then your input is needed immediately. 

Once the law is rewritten, then the opportunity to make a difference is lost.

Until Thursday, July 23, 2015, you may contact the Copyright Office and submit your opinion. If you want to know the background about this complex but very important issue, then you will find an in-depth interview on youtube. The interview is titled: 

"Everything You Know About Copyright Is About To Change - Brad Holland" 

Here is the LINK.

In 2008 over 100 artists from all walks of life spent our own time, money and energy to go to Washington DC. We rallied thousands of artists to send in their work samples, letters, etc. and we went to the offices (and often met with) every Senator and member of the House of Representatives to let them know what we expected from them. 

We have lawyers (often pro bono) and have hired lobbyists to represent artist's rights. The bill died from the pressure put on artists from across the country.

It is time to fight for our rights again. 

Thank you.

Catherine Twomey
Board Certified Medical Illustrator
Fine Artist, Currently Licensing Over 20 fine art images

ARTISTS ALERT!!!! The Copyright Laws Are Being Re-Written!!!!

PLEASE SHARE  & RESPOND!

Fellow Artists!!! This is a critical week - please submit comments about what your copyrights mean to you at:

http://copyright.gov/policy/visualworks/comment-form/

To understand the background and complex issues at hand, please view this interview with renowned illustrator Brad Holland:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDoztLDF73I

YOUR INPUT IS NEEDED, ASAP. Thank you.

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Working BIG on this ancient Virginia White Oak

Viginia White Oak, 12 X 24", oil on gessoed birch

Gosh am I having a good time lately. I am loving finally getting to paint this rather famous white oak tree in Earlysville, VA. I pass it almost daily and it's really gotten to me over the years. I only paint what I have great fondness for, and this is one of those things. Rumor has it it's well over 200 years old, and that Thomas Jefferson noted it when he'd pass it on the way to visit James Madison's home at Montpelier. 

I've learned that what's really unique about this particular species of oak is the tulip-shaped trunk. It's very wide at the base and narrows rather quickly, hence the "tulip shape." I hope it lives forever.

I spent a lovely morning photographing and sketching it and have been just itching to do this. This is the first LARGE (for me) painting I've done in years, and it's a welcome change. Going to keep going on this about 3/4 finished piece to finish before I hit the road for California then New York City next week.

Auction Ending In 8 Hours! Original, Custom Framed Country Store!

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This original, custom framed oil painting by internationally award-winning artist  Catherine Twomey speaks to the nostalgia of warm summer days. Painted en plein air  (outside, on site), it is of a Virginia General Store. It oozes the heat and light of a  late summer afternoon, where the old pumps sit waiting for their next customer along the shadowed country road. I painted this building because it has become an old friend; I pass it almost daily. It's  design and classic beauty were obvious. I spent hours painting it as the day waned,  but loved every minute. On archival linen board, the size of the painting is 5 X 7", with the frame it comes to  9.5 X 11". The frame is custom made by King of Frames (California) and is a rich  brown wood with a gold lining and very well made, ready to hand. It sets the painting  off beautifully and will enhance any setting. The colors, texture, contrasts of light and shadow evoke the emotions of the 1940's,  when this store was built. It is a southern classic still serving a contemporary clientele  with dignity and charm.  Background My artwork has been featured at the world renowned TED (Technology, Education and  Design) conference (TED MED in San Diego, on huge high definition screens throughout  the exhibition center). I recently won the nationally acclaimed ArtInPlace competition in  Virginia which placed a 12' X 24' mural on aluminum of my work, now seen by thousands  of commuters daily. Two museums currently house my art: The William H. Benton  Museum in Connecticut, and The LLoyd Museum in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was a great  honor to be asked to exhibit and I continue to add to their collections. Speaking of  collections, my work is a part of hundreds of private collections worldwide.I've won many  national and international awards for my artwork, and am a published author which  means I have no excuse for bad writing or editing. Mea culpa. I'm not nearly as good a  writer as my brother Steve, who won a Pulitzer Prize and has some books in the works.  I do, however, try.I have studied with some of the best artistic and scientific minds in the  world: fellow medical illustrators. Leonardo da Vinci is considered the first medical  illustrator, and his knowledge, technical abilities and deep curiosity are benchmarks  for the field. As a Board Certified Medical Illustrator, I have had the privilege to know  and learn directly from some of the most extraordinarily talented, smart and influential  visionaries living today.Fine art influencers include Georgia O'Keefe, da Vinci,  Rembrandt and Degas. I look to their struggles and triumphs, and their unflinching  persistence.

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Genre:	Landscape
Media:	Custom wood framed with gold lining; archival line...
Auction Notes:	My artwork has been featured at the world renownedTED (Technology, Education and Design) conference (TED MED in San Diego, on huge high definition screens throughout the exhibition center). I recently won the nationally acclaimedArtInPlacecompetition in Virginia which placed a 12' X 24' mural on aluminum of my work, now seen by thousands of commuters daily.  Two museums currently house my art: The William H. Benton Museum in Connecticut, andThe LLoyd Museum in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was a great honor to be asked to exhibit and I continue to add to their collections. Speaking of collections, my work is a part of hundreds of private collections worldwide. Fine art influencers includeGeorgia O'Keefe, da Vinci, Rembrandt and Degas. I look to their struggles and triumphs, and their unflinching persistence.

Auction Ending Tomorrow! Original Oil by C. Twomey

"East Fall Blue Ridge No. 4" oil on linen board, C. Twomey

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This 8 X 10" on archival board oil painting is from a series, the first of which won the nationally acclaimed "ArtInPlace" competition and was reproduced into a 12 X 24' mural along a busy highway in Charlottesville, VA. Can't get enough of the Blue Ridge mountains, especially in the fall. This view is from Skyline Drive, looking towards the east around sunset in the fall. I've painted it four times now, and that's still not enough! This particular painting is more luminous than previous works, as the technique evolves. 

Genre:	Landscape
Media:	Oil on archival board.
Auction Notes:	My artwork has been featured at the world renownedTED (Technology, Education and Design) conference (TED MED in San Diego, on huge high definition screens throughout the exhibition center). I recently won the nationally acclaimedArtInPlacecompetition in Virginia which placed a 12' X 24' mural on aluminum of my work, now seen by thousands of commuters daily.  Two museums currently house my art: The William H. Benton Museum in Connecticut, andThe LLoyd Museum in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was a great honor to be asked to exhibit and I continue to add to their collections. Speaking of collections, my work is a part of hundreds of private collections worldwide. Fine art influencers includeGeorgia O'Keefe, da Vinci, Rembrandt and Degas. I look to their struggles and triumphs, and their unflinching persistence.

Genre:

Landscape

Media: 

Oil on archival board.

Auction Notes:

My artwork has been featured at the world renownedTED (Technology, Education and Design) conference (TED MED in San Diego, on huge high definition screens throughout the exhibition center). I recently won the nationally acclaimedArtInPlacecompetition in Virginia which placed a 12' X 24' mural on aluminum of my work, now seen by thousands of commuters daily. 

Two museums currently house my art: The William H. Benton Museum in Connecticut, andThe LLoyd Museum in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was a great honor to be asked to exhibit and I continue to add to their collections. Speaking of collections, my work is a part of hundreds of private collections worldwide.

Fine art influencers includeGeorgia O'Keefe, da Vinci, Rembrandt and Degas. I look to their struggles and triumphs, and their unflinching persistence.

Auction Ending Today!

"Southern Homestead" by C. Twomey, custom framed 8 X 10" original oil

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Recalling mid-century (or earlier) southern hospitality and charm, this original oil painting by Catherine Twomey captures the delightful warmth of an original homestead on an early fall day in Virginia. The classic porch front architecture, the tin roof, the welcoming rocking chairs - these details transport the viewer to another time, a simpler place.

This oil on archival linen board is custom framed in a stunning, weathered gold "floater" frame, giving the illusion of floating in space and depth. The oil is 8 X 10"H. The frame is 11.5 X 13.5"H and 1.75" deep and ready to hang.

Thank you for looking.

Sold right off the easel - thanks!

These two paintings sold while still drying on Monday. Made for a very happy day! Thank you for your support. Please visit my website by Clicking HERE.

"Barboursville Vineyards No.1", 6 X 6", oil on archival linen

"Grace Vineyards No.1", 6 X 6", oil on archival linen