My Happy Little Trees and Happy Little Leaves series is meant to be whimsical and colorful. I'm exploring color, texture, and line. I'm focusing on the interplay of "positive" and "negative" space as I reflect on my own positive and negative growth experiences from the past few years. I'm using these trees as a form of art therapy to explore living more simply while celebrating nature, color, texture, and line. I want the viewer to feel happy and playful. I want them to be in the moment and feel joy. Life is short and meant to be celebrated. The title is a small tribute to Bob Ross and his "Happy Little Tree"s he would add to his landscapes, I thought his paintings were magical when I was a little girl.

I'm so excited to be participating in a group show at City Hall in downtown Bend with my Women's Artist Group of Bend. The show is called "New Nature" and will be on display February 2015 - May 2015. It is part of the City Walls at City Hall initiative. This is a great show with a variety of work from a group of really great local, women artists here in Bend. All of the pieces are connected by their common theme of "Nature" Stop by and visit if you're in town! I sold one of my pieces, "Happy Little Leaves #7" to a collector here in town. It will be on display until the show comes down, then it will be off to it's new home. My other piece, a large diptych called "Put a Bird on It" is still available for sale. Contact me if you're interested in learning more about it.

My Window, a local TV show featured our exhibit at City Hall. You can see the episode here.

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