Dogwood Portrait, Work In Progress by C. Twomey

First Pandemic Posting: Iris Portrait by C. Twomey

Like everyone else, I’ve been in shock about what’s happened to the world because of COVID-19. So in order not to think about it, I’ve been painting things in my spring garden, including the iris.

When I moved to Asheville, North Carolina, in 2016, I had no idea what was going to come up in the spring garden. As a nature-loving gardener, however, I knew the long-neglected property needed a lot of tender loving care to be brought back to life. A small pod of tulips were in the front yard, but yielded no flowers that spring. The second year I amended the soil and was rewarded with one lonely flower. This year, however, there are a grand total of three - each with their own beauty and personality. There's a lot to be said for spending days getting to know a particular flower. It's pandemic time and I'm in isolation like everyone else, so I have the time. I adored setting up the light and angle of the buds and petals so they caught the light just so. The layers gradually built and as I worked, I was able to achieve that translucency and brilliance that tulips have. This painting is beautifully custom framed in a greenish-green patina. It is ready to hang.

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SOLD "Taylor Jug With Pear" by C. Twomey

Many thanks to the collector for purchasing "Taylor Jug With Pear." Oil on archival board, 8 X 10", SOLD. These old jugs have such character - imagining their history, the hands that have held them, how and where they were created - takes me back to a different time and place. #stilllifepainting #stilllife #jugpainting #Taylorjugpainting #catherinetwomey1 #oilpaintingstilllife #collectorofart #artcollector #artcollection #fineart https://fineartamerica.com/featured/taylor-jug-with-pear-catherine-twomey.html

Just Sold: "Vermont Autumn Light" by C. Twomey

Very happy to have sold a print of this piece:

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Thanks so much to the wonderful collector in Melbourne for making my day!

"Saw Mill Hill Road" Sold To Melbourne Collector

Very grateful to the Melbourne, Australia collector who purchased this work. A lovely walk down Sawmill Road in Rochester, Vermont had me pulling the paints out. A warm, unforgettable fall day, and yes, that yellow tree was really that yellow.

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"Emporium Gallery" Exhibition, Knoxville, TN

Honored to have two of my pieces juried into the Emporium Gallery National Juried Show in Knoxville, TN. Only 50 pieces were selected out of hundreds.

"Vines of the Ocean" by C. Twomey

The real plein air experience. How dare those people sit there!

When the weather is good along the Gulf of Mexico, the water turns a most intriguing green, blue, turquoise and the sky clouds burst up throughout the day. Painting outside, en plein air, is most challenging. At the same time, it's delightfully fun. While I painted this, the beach became increasingly crowded. It became a spontaneous party. A few times, a frisbee flew into the vicinity and I let loose with a big, "Hey!". Fortunately, apologies were offered. After around three hours, a dune buggy arrived suddenly with two policeman. Apparently I was on a no-alcohol beach. The crowd scattered, the police checked ID's and yelled - then within minutes, I was the only human left. I missed the people stopping by to see what I was doing, but at the same time, the quiet was welcome. I learned later that these waters are known as "Shark Alley." No skinny dipping was going on. This painting is 12 X 16 on archival Canson Board. It is unframed but ready to be tastefully framed.

Artwork in National Juried Show, Knoxville

A couple of my pieces have been curated into the National Juried Show in Knoxville, TN. Additional information is here:

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so if you have a chance please stop by! The show will be running until February 28, 2020.

"Tropics of the Pool" by C. Twomey

Acrylic, 12 X 16” on archival oil paper.

I spent a day painting this gorgeous pool on Anna Marie Island, Florida. It was too windy for the beach, so somehow I became engrossed with the water and shapes of the pool. It was mysteriously surrounded by plantings many of which were in the shade. It was quiet and mesmerizing to watch the waves and colors change.

Juried into "National Juried Show" in Knoxville!

Excited to have been curated in to the "National Juried Show" in Knoxville by Jordan Ahlers of Momentum Gallery. Honored and looking forward to the show!

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Anna Maria Island Plein Airing

I’ve escaped to a painting sabbatical on the Gulf of Mexico. For two weeks now, daily, it’s been dog walking, biking and painting, especially along Sarasota Bay. There is nothing like color and values as a challenge to keep up the drawing skills and rapid response to a changing environment.

"Visceral" by Catherine Twomey

Operating on intuition, I move through the world looking at facts as well as trusting my instincts. When something's visceral, you can feel it in your guts. A visceral feeling is intuitive — there might not be a rational explanation, but you feel that you know what's best, like your visceral reaction against flying a particular airline or having faith that your best friend isn't who you thought. Lately, there's been a deep-seated, visceral sense that something big, something unknown, is about to happen. I read a lot about climate change and worry that something big is happening and there's nothing to avoid it; nothing to be done. This painting comes from that sense. The cool blue shapes are amorphous - is it ice, melting? Is the orange contrasting heat growing, spreading, encroaching? The organic, churning forces of nature will deal with us one way or another, no matter how we treat them - they'll win. This painting is on archival canvas and board; it is 8 X 16".

"Invasion" by C. Twomey

"Invasion" of what, I can't say. A sense of foreboding; impeachment anxiety; the reckless spirit of the season. Consider the source. Acrylic, 8 X 16" on RayMar linen. 

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Happy holidays and may next year be honest.

"Full Moon, December" by Catherine Twomey

Winter is advancing. The sun sets earlier by minutes, every day. Something extraordinary happens to the sky, however. It seems clearer, crisper, more beautiful then any other time of year. It's energizing. I want to let the paint have a mind of it's own, with a little help from me. I want to capture the contrasts and clarity. Tomorrow, December 12, the full moon of December, called the Full Cold Moon, will arrive overnight tonight just after midnight eastern time, and as it rises it will be joined in the sky by the planets Venus and Saturn, which will be close together after reaching a conjunction on Dec. 11. This painting is unframed. It is on archival RayMar linen panel and is of the highest quality. Acrylics were used, along with inks and flow medium. It is a luminous, 8 X 10" original painting.

SOLD - "The Gulf and Old Pier" by C. Twomey

Painted this about a year ago at the south end of Anna Marie Island, Florida. Loved all the people coming by to make friends, comment and enjoy the sun. The clouds were so dramatic and beautiful that day. And that green in the surf: incredible.

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Happy Holidays!

"Missing The Garden" by C. Twomey

It’s kind of a melancholy day with the coolness and the rain. To cheer myself up, I’m working on this abstract showing memories of the summer garden. I have some azaleas that are this deep, gorgeous pink that just popped out of my head. Think I’ll keep going with this one as the days improve.

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Happier Monday!

Catherine

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"Catawba Falls, Upper" by C. Twomey

I hiked the Catawba Falls Trail east of Asheville, trekking through a mossy, shady forest valley to a beautiful series of waterfalls on the Catawba River.

The headwaters of the Catawba River are beautifully scenic. Just east of Asheville, the river tumbles through a rolling forest, cascading in a series of waterfalls and flowing over a mossy riverbed set in a shady, scenic stretch of the Pisgah National Forest. I explored waterfall after waterfall in a sun-dappled valley, hiking just over two miles through a shady forest to the seeping wall of vibrant green moss and tendrils of water known as Catawba Falls.

Self Portrait, 12.2.19, C. Twomey

Had a delightful Self Portrait drawing session with my friend, Ursula Gullow, on Monday. This was a blind contour where I primarily did not look at my paper, just at the mirror.

The introspection of this exercise was deep and startling.

The name of the company I bought the mirror from?: “You’re So Vain, I Bet You Think This Mirror Is About You.” Pretty clever.

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Happy holidays