Beautiful New Day and Prints UPDATE

Good Morning all you fine friends and patrons.

There is a new energy in the studio today.

And it feels great.

Yesterday we spent a glorious day at the lake celebrating the life of our dear pal Paul. He’s already shown us the power of his newly minted status as Angel and so so many people came together as the village HE created. There were some on the ground angels who helped to make it magical, full of fine food and safe for us all. You know who you are and have received hugs of gratitude from our hearts so hurray for the helpers.

Today Matt has dedicated to getting his hands back on his garden and was up with the dawning sun.

I woke here in the studio to that same dawn and hit the ground running.

I’ll get out there to my own garden soon.

Meanwhile Ginger is on patrol and reports severe clear skies…

And the pumpkins have lined themselves up in a nice neat, well not so neat, row.

PRINT ORDER UPDATE

For all of you who have so generously ordered prints on my website…thank you.

And here’s a quick link for those who would like to look around on the print page to place an order…

The new printer which I had finally and successfully installed ;ast week decided to give in to the bad juju floating around this corner of the world and …well… it died.

NO WORRIES though. Epson jumped right on it and I now have installed its brand spanking even newer printer.

I’m about to put it through its calibration paces and test it out with the first of those print orders.

Cross your USB cables.

I’ll be shipping them out ASAP.

I will be chronicling this next stage in my creative life here on the blog…

Tomorrow we begin Step 1 – finish the GREAT SORTING of all of our possessions that were lost in the flood.
In a Pod
In a truck
In a garage
on two porches
and in two sheds

We will make two piles.

One goes to a local charity which helps distribute clothes/food/and household goods to hardworking people in need.

All the rest, which will be about 2% of the lot, will be integrated into our temporary housing.

I’ve got the perfect helper coming.

We’ll blow through that stage in no time.

Stay tuned and if this glorious weather is hovering over you too…ENJOY !!!!

More Prints Available…

How are you all doing on this fine summer afternoon.
It’s cool here inside the studio, but outside the zinnias are loving them some hot and steamy temps.

I went around and picked a bucket of flowers for Herself to arrange the other day and spotted some swallowtail caterpillars chomping their way through the carrot patch.

It reminded me of this painting, The Reverie…

Which got me thinking about how I’ve been meaning to update the Print section with a few more paintings.
So, taking advantage of the air-conditioned office, I have just added 9 new ones to the page.

They kind of randomly populate the PRINTS page when I load them so I’ll let you see them here for review and for fun.
I’m still battling the learning curve of the new Gutenberg editing program and I can’t…as yet…figure out how to hyperlink each of the images below. But they do all appear on the Prints page so you can find the info there if you’ve a mind.

Stay safe and cool out there and watch for those butterflies.


Hello blog readers…

As squalls of snow flurries surround the studio, the artist within is happily ensconced in her hermitage and the brushes are flying. Had a bookend of visits with Peter Follansbee last week so his painting gets the pride of place here today.

I’ve been away from this portal for so many months that there is a towering pile of posts waiting to be written. Look for me to promise a regular flow of entries, but I’d hedge those bets. My energies and attention span tends to be hyper focused at the easel when I return from weeks away.

While the weather freezed me out of the garden, and the darkness deepens into the solstice, the dust collects on every other corner of the studio except where I and my brushes are at work.

But I’ve taken a quick break to visit the office today because I need to give you a heads up about the prints offered here on my site.

Due to the increased costs of paper and ink the price of prints will be following suit.

Figure I would return the kindness of your years of support by giving you all a heads up…so I’ll wait another month or so and make the price changes take effect on January 31, 2020.

The small prints will go from $95 to $125
The large prints will go from $195 to $225
And I will be charging a flat shipping rate of $12 for all tubes, multiple prints can be shipped in one tube and will only be charged once.

The Menemsha Basin and Strider Prints will remain at their current prices for now.

OK, that’s done.

Now back to my snuggly spot by the heater in the corner with my Muses.

Stay frosty out there and thank you all for being there.
H

A Few New Prints

The studio inbox has recently received requests for some new prints to be offered…
and it gave me the opportunity to clean that page up a bit and add a few new ones.

You will find this logo at the top of the page after you click on Prints from the menu bar on my website…hn-artisan-staging.xzk7618f-liquidwebsites.com

NEW to the site are…

So there ya go,
a little bit of whimsy for this season.

Back tot he easel for me…
you lot stay frosty out there !

A new adventure…

for the Teacups !

Announcing the Grand Opening of our new Etsy Shop…CLICK HERE TO VIEW 

We are selling PRINTS…and to start off the festivities we are offering…
The Teacup Series

While large format prints are still available on my website…www.hn-artisan-staging.xzk7618f-liquidwebsites.com,
we will be using the Etsy site to offer somewhat smaller sized prints.

My studio policy is to only offer prints of my paintings after the original has been sold.
So you can visit the shop periodically to see NEW prints as they become available.

For now… those whimsical teacups have been lined up and polished up and are eager for your purusal.

I hope you enjoy them and please share the love !
Thanks as always for your support !!!

It’s been a while…

and the muses are calling…
calling me back to the studio…
the brushes are flirting with me as I walk by them from kitchen to office and back again… oh how the empty panels stacked up alongside the easel do tease.

I am listening, but there are a few more tasks to be swept away before I can return to my easel. Today, for instance, I have added some new prints to the website shop. Here’s a quick peek…

 

There are over 40 prints listed on the site now but if you have a particular favorite which you do not see there please contact me and I’ll let you know if it is available.

And remember…shipping and handling is… FREE ! 

 

The Circus is in Town…

The painting that keeps reminding me what a small world this is…

As I mentioned in a blog post way back in January of 2011, many members of the original Circus Kirk have contacted me after learning of this painting to share stories of their time in that circus, indeed on that very truck.

This week two more people wrote asking about the availability of prints, Ellie who went on to be a teacher and photographer and remembers the “hectic” schedule traveling with the circus, and Terry who actually painted the name on this very truck.

I wanted to update the information here that yes, the original of this painting has sold and YES, I do have prints available. They are discounted for Circus Alumnae and are $125 – printed on archival paper that is 17″ x 22″ and shipping is FREE.  Please send a check or money order to my address (listed on the contact page of the website) and include the address to which it should be sent and off it will go.

Long may the circus live !

Still time…

…to order studio prints for the holidays.

Our little studio workshop has been buzzing with print orders this week and Pat has been making daily runs to Fedex in the sleigh…

I’ve just updated the website but if you don’t see the painting that you want a print of…or if you have other questions about the ordering process…please don’t hesitate to contact us… hnartisan@comcast.net

Ho Ho Ho !

4 Women Paint

It’s a pleasure to be in the company of these three strong and seasoned artists for this upcoming show. And it’s in our backyard so those of you who live nearby can hopefully join us for the festivities. The show opens this weekend with two receptions, Saturday from 5-7 and Sunday from 2-4. The next weekend, November 21st at 2pm there will be a panel discussion with all 4 artists and the weekend after that, November 28th a gallery walk, touring the show with the artists.

I’ve got a trailer full of originals packed for delivery and for this show I’ll also have studio prints for sale.

The show is at the York Art Association, 220 S. Marshall St. York, PA 17402  –  717 755-0028.

I hope to see you there !

June is…

…a great time to shop for HN Studio PRINTS

June is here…and in addition to the popular holidays like…
Father’s Day

Flag Day
The Summer Solstice
and …the LAST DAY OF SCHOOL !
Did you know that June is …
Fruit and Vegetable Month
National Rose Month
and the first week is National Fishing Week…
And there are all those June Brides ready to take their first steps over that Threshold…
We are extending our FREE SHIPPING offer on all prints ordered through July 31.
Stop by our website print shop today…

HN Studio Prints

And please note that we will not be shipping orders from
July 18th through August 10th,
as we make our way north for the Granary Gallery show.
Thanks, as always, for your patronage…
Heather