News from Our Studio
Theresa Brown & Stephen Filarsky
Autumn in the Blue Ridge
Fall. The memories start at birth! It's school, Halloween, football and Thanksgiving.
Brilliant blue skies, frost on the pumpkins and the whirlwind of activities packed into just a few months that gains amazing momentum! Who doesn't love Fall and the changes that come with it each year?
You don't need to be an artist to appreciate all those colors that we come to associate with the season: brilliant oranges, yellows and reds. The rusts, browns, and all the earth tones.
And it isn't
just the visual signs. The smell of wood fires begin to permeate the
air and the scents of holiday treats that only come out once a
year...start coming out now!
Of course now that we have squeaked past Halloween, we can say "Happy
Thanksgiving!"
Portraits by Theresa
Recent portrait - painted by Theresa,
Delivery and hanging by Steve
Paintings by Steve
Steve will be in Middleburg, VA Nov 4, 5, 6 (Thursday through Saturday) at the Emmanual Church Christmas Shop. Although this is a known event in Middleburg, there is not a website!
I'll be at the Holiday Art show in Louisburg, NC on Saturday Nov 6 so we are busy being On The Road after a month of shows in Raleigh NC.
In our last newsletter I had completed a large 30 x 40 oil for my Warrenton client and now am happy to have completed a 24 x 36 bridal oil! Anna is as lovely as her portrait and we wish her every happiness in her upcoming wedding.
Now I have
made room on the easel for another 30 x 40 oil of four children and
their lively Lab!
A number of clients responded to our client Thank You special and I am
working on those cameo pastel portraits. When working on a large
oil, one often has to stop and let the oils dry and it is during those
times away from the large paintings that I enjoy working on the smaller
ones.
Our Thank you special was so successful that Steve is offering one to his collectors. If you are a collector of Steve's work and have not received his email, please contact him (sfilarsky@aol.com) for the details.
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We were both asked to create paintings for Danny and Ron's Rescue 2011 Calendar. Calendars available at their website - click here.
They have currently placed 2901 dogs in homes.
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Laugh of the month
If you are a horse lover and have not seen this delightful example of a 6 year old child's perseverance with his naughty pony, then enjoy this clip! The good news is that there is a followup where the perseverance obviously paid off! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUaP0t5IUnM
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Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what
they already have.
"Snowflakes are one of nature's most fragile things, but
just look what they can do when they stick together."
Filarsky Brown Art Studio LLC
PO Box 337
Franklinton, NC 27525