Friday December 11 Opening Reception

Food , music, glass-blowing demos and lots of art for gift-giving.  Hope to see you there!

Cincy-Link Holiday Show

Conversation No. 3  8x8" acrylic on panel

Small Conversation 4x6" acrylic on panel  SOLD

Small Conversation No. 2 acrylic on 4x6" cradled panel  SOLD

Conversation No. 4 acrylic on 8X8" cradled panel

Conversation No. 5 acrylic on 8x8" cradled panel

Conversation No. 6 acrylic on 8x8" cradled panel

These small works on wood panel will be available at the Cincy-Link Gallery

If you cant make it to the opening on December 11 (6-9) please stop by the gallery and browse at your leisure.  Lots of wonderful art.   Here are there hours : For more information visit www.brazeestreetstudios.com, or call 513-321-0206. Brazee Street Studios is located at 4426 Brazee Street, Cincinnati, OH 45209. C-LINK Gallery hours are Tuesday 9am – 7pm; Thursday 9am – 8pm; Friday, 9am – 5pm; Saturday 10am – 5pm; Closed Monday, Wednesday and Sunday.

POP-UP ART

Here are a couple of fun opportunities to buy affordable art for holiday gift-giving.  Note that the C-Link show at Brazee Street Studios has two openings, but also very generous shopping hours throughout the weeks leading up to the holidays.  See their website for details.  I'll be at the December opening there,  and then at the College Hill Coffee Co on Saturday Nov 21st from 9-3!  

Hyde Park Square Art Show

A big thank you to all of you who came out to the Hyde Park Art Show yesterday.  What a beautiful day!  I want to thank Dennis, Becca, Wes and Tyler, and especially cuz Elly Brown (tech support, cashier and so much more) for all of their help and support.  I'll soon post what pieces are still available (contact me at hollyrisch@gmail.com)  I'll also have 5-7 pieces at Brazee Street Studio's Holiday Show November-December so stay tuned for details on that.  

how to get to you

How To Get To You/two house series: (mixed media on 8x11 cradled panel)

SOLD

Room Series

New mixed media paintings on cradled panel ; Room within Room.  All for sale at the Hyde Park Square Art Show
Sunday October 4, 2015 .  I'll be at booth 22, close to the corner of Michigan and Erie!

SOLD

SOLD

SOLD

65%-99.9%

Here are some details from the Proton Project work that is almost complete!

40%

40% of each of the 15 paintings for the Children's Hospital Proton Project (with ArtWorks and Kolar design) were due and submitted today. Here are some details from a sampling of the work.  Here's hoping that no major changes/modifications will be recommended by the review committee!  

hope and courage

underpainting for two bigger- than- my -usual paintings.  on deliciously expensive (thank you ArtWorks for your generous supply budget) arches 300lb watercolor paper.  Soundtrack:  The Black Keys, Alt-J and the perfect band for generating creativity, Radiohead.  Hope and Courage for the young patients at Children's Hospital/ Hope and Courage for the exhausted artist who is under a time crunch.

New Design Concepts

For the adults getting treatment at CHMC's new proton cancer treatment wing......(many of them older men with prostate cancer).   Can you see what I did with this?  Can't wait to paint these BIG!

let the proton project begin!

Be Here Now

Be Here Now   20x28 mixed media on Arches 300lb aquarelle

Reconfiguring the Studio

The Children's Hospital project has been delayed numerous times....and to cope, I have been prepping paper, gathering supplies and reconfiguring the studio.  Good times!  Kudos to Dennis Risch and Becca Risch for all sorts of invaluable help with the studio.

Coming out of the Woodwork

While I wait for approval to start painting the ArtWorks/Children's Hospital pieces (deadline now extended to May)  here is what I'm working on .  Exploring new palettes, pushing my lean toward cubism and dwellings to something less whimsical (although once the gig begins I'll be all about whimsy!)    Kudos to Alt-J who provided the soundtrack for this painting and the title, too.

Coming Out of the Woodwork  9x12 acrylic on basswood panel

Courage

Courage 22x28 mixed media on arches aquarelle 300lb  SOLD

There now, there now.....there now.

I began this painting about journey, sorrow, comfort and community months ago, when my youngest daughter was trekking through Europe. I collaged bits and pieces of an old Parisian map to mark that time. Little did I know that in this new year, the city of Paris would be grieving , as they are now.

12321-there now        22x28 mixed media on arches aquarelle 300 lb