July Newsletter

July in the Sacramento Mountains of New Mexico is certainly different than our old home in eastern Oklahoma. Cool nights and rainy days means it’s summertime. I continue to be busy painting for shows and galleries

National Society of Artists

25th National Juried Show July 7 – August 16, 2009 Hosted by The Center for the Arts & Sciences in Clute, Texas. This is my first time to enter this exhibition. I’ll have 2 paintings in the show including Strawberry Delight, 9 x 12, oil on board

Indian Market

What would August be without Indian Market in Santa Fe? Once again I will be attending the festivities in Gallery 822 at Canyon Road. Be sure and save the dates: August 21 – 23. I’ll have more information for you in next months newsletter.

International Guild of Realism

I became a member of IGOR in 2008. Iwill be entering 3 pieces in their next exhibion. The show will be held in California in 2010. I’ll give you more information later but I thought I’d give you a Sneak Peek at one of the paintings I hope to be showing. Blue Vase and Silk is 30 x 30, oil on canvas

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Happy Hour – Oil painting

Happy Hour, oil on canvas, 20″ x 24″. This is one of my most challenging paintings yet.

The draped black and white striped fabric reflects off the silver and brass goblets and cocktail shaker. The transparent glasses also pick up the reflections and the ambient colors.

Wow this was a real brain teaser and required a lot of observation to get everything just right

Work In Progress – Cocktail Shaker

I haven’t posted in a while because I’ve been working on a complicated painted. Stripes going every which way, reflections in silver and brass, transparent glass! What was I thinking?

Here’s what it looks like so far. Still a long way to go.

Blue Vase and Silk – oil painting

Blue Vase and Silk is 30″ x 30″ oil on canvas.

This painting took FOREVER to complete. I started it with a grisalle underpainting (a black and white painting) and then applied layers and layers of color to the vase, each layer having to dry before the next layer was applied.

Many challenges in this painting. I had to paint the blue vase plus the fabric behind the vase and the reflections in the vase.

And the silk! My favorite fabric. It seems to capture and reflect all the colors of the rainbow.

I can’t wait to do another painting like this

Forever Brave – Oil Painting

I don’t have anything new to post so I thought I would pull out a painting from My Other Blog

Forever Brave is 12″ x 9″ oil on board. This little guy is one of my favorite vintage ceramic figures. He’s a little warrior with a tomahawk.

He is standing in front of a wool blanket. Can you tell that I love the color Red?

As I’ve said before, I love painting the different textures. The roughness of the wool, the shiny hardest of the ceramic and the satin reflections on the table all come together to make a nice contrast.

To purchase this painting contact me

When the Dews Fall – Oil Painting

This was going to be my entry in the Oil Painters of America Western Regional exhibit. But at the last minute I realized it was too big for the show requirements! Ah well.

When the Dews Fall is oil on canvas, 30″ x 30″. The cherries are in one of my favorite glasses, the sun is shining through the window and a piece of battenburg lace drapes the table.

If you are interested in this painting please contact me at K. Henderson Studio

Strawberry Delight – oil painting

Strawberry Delight is oil on masonite, 11″ x 14″. It shows strawberries in a cut glass dish, on a piece of battenburg lace.

For such a small painting, it was really a challenge. This is my first painting of cut glass. I like painting glass and I really had to keep focused to get all the geometric shapes just right.

This painting has been shown at the Oil Painters of America and the International Guild of Realism exhibits. It is slated to go to the National Society of Artists show later this month unless I sell it first.

It is available at my studio, K. Henderson Art

Grapes – Oil Painting

I’ve been traveling to art shows lately so I’ve neglected this blog. Shame on me.

This painting is titled Grapes (ooo, how original! LOL) It is 14″ x 11″ , oil on masonite. I love the way the glass distorts the view of the grapes. You can see a larger image of this painting on myK. Henderson Fine Art Oils website. This is available for purchase

Ball Jar – Oil painting

My painting Ball Jar is finished. It is 24″ x 18″ oil on canvas.

I had intended to use the Rose Red as an under glaze and come back with a cadmium red on top but it is such a strking color, I kept it as the final glaze.  I like the contrast between the gray background and jar an the vivid colors of the candy

May Newsletter – K. Henderson Art

Newsletter May 2009

Greetings. The April Showers didn’t bring much moisture here in the Sacramento Mountains of New Mexico But we did have 8 wildfires in one day due to lightening. We are thankful for the volunteer firefighters. The hummingbirds are buzzing around the feeders and the return of the vultures are a sure sign that winter is over.

Oil Painters of America
18th National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils
Sage Creek Gallery
Santa Fe, New Mexico
May 1 – 31, 2009

Over 1,500 artists entered the competition with a total of 2,400 oil paintings. Only 200 works of art were selected.
I’m am honored to be one of the selected artists with my painting “Jack in the Box”. Jack-in-the-Box is oil on masonite, 16″ x 18″. The toys are from my collection of early 20th century toys. The toys include a jack-in-the-box, a spinning top, alphabet blocks, and a jointed doll with a china head. Also in the painting is an antique book.

I will be attending the Artists’ Reception and Awards Ceremony Sage Creek Gallery and La Fonda Hotel 5:00 – 9:00 p.m. Friday, May 1, 2009. I hope to see you there.

Gallery 822 Anniversary show

I will also be attending this show. The opening reception is Friday may 8th 3 -7 pm and Saturday may 9th 2-5 pm .

This show is featured in the May Issue of Western Art Collector

Richeson 75 Still Life Exhibition
Still Life & Floral—May 21 thru June 8, 2009
Each show is physically presented in the Richeson Art Gallery in Kimberly Wisconsin and virtually presented at the Richeson 75 web site. http://www.richeson75.com

I had all 3 of my entries accepted into this show.

My painting “Red Globes” 30″ x 30″, oil on canvas is one of the pieces selected

My Galleries
I love each and every one of my galleries. They do a great job representing me. Please stop by and see my work

Heritage, Gallery – Scottsdale, Arizona
Red Willow Gallery – Tubac, AZ
Spirits in the Wind Gallery – Golden CO
Atlanta Art Gallery – Atlanta, GA
Gallery at 822 Canyon Road – Santa Fe, NM
Miller, Gallery – Cincinnati, Ohio
Warrior’s Work Gallery – Hill City, SD
Mountain Trails Gallery - Park City, UT
Link Gallery- Cheyenne WY

To see more of my paintings , a list of my galleries and to be the first to see my current work please view these sites

http://www.khenderson.com/

http://www.fineartoils.com/

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