It’s Still Happy Hour!

"IT'S STILL HAPPY HOUR" 36x36 ON CANVAS  © 2015 MICHELLE ANDRES
“IT’S STILL HAPPY HOUR” 36×36 ON CANVAS © 2015 MICHELLE ANDRES

I’m pleased to announce, “It’s Still Happy Hour” has been accepted into the 60th Annual Open International “Bold Expressions” exhibit. This work is currently being shown at Sacramento Fine Arts Center at 5330 B. Gibbons St., Carmichael, CA. It’s a beautiful, colourful, bold show juried by Margot Schulzke. The reception is Saturday, October 10th from 5:30 – 8:30 and the exhibit closes Saturday, October 24th. I hope you can catch the show at 5330 B Gibbons St. in Carmichael, CA. and see this fun, lively piece.

Midsummer Thoughts – July 2015

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RANCHO DE TAOS – THE CHURCH GEORGIA O’KEEFFE PAINTED

Spring was a time of amazing productivity and recognition of my work. I enjoyed a solo show, a group show, a museum exhibit at the Crocker Museum, a local magazine cover art feature and a nice commission. I also attended an Intensive Study Seminar in Taos, New Mexico that has transformed the way I think of myself as an artist as well as influenced the direction of my work.

I returned to work invigorated and inspired. I was confronted with some realities of life – friends failing health and unsettling current events. Turning inward to explore life’s trials, I painted “The One’s We Love.” After this painting I was free to explore other concepts of “lighter heart.”

The People We Love
“THE ONES WE LOVE” 36X36 MIXED MEDIA ©2015 MICHELLE ANDRES

We take life as it comes, its sweet springtime offerings and the trials and losses that, for me, presented themselves in the heat of mid-summer. Choosing what to focus upon, what to honor, what to release…that is up to us.

With Gratitude – 

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