MY ART on Arrival Magazine Cover!

Right on Christmas Eve I got an email that was the honestly the best Christmas gift I have ever received. 

"Keishia I am honored to inform you that your art has been selected for the cover of our December issue of "Arrival" Magazine, however I would also like to feature your "Eyes of Wonder" and full page write up about your art in our January issue."

=) Best Christmas Gift ever. 

I just picked up about 40 copies of each magazine, so if anyone would like a copy just let me know and I will mail them to you or set them aside at my mom's store, Energy Matters, in Revelstoke BC.

Aside from the magazine I have been a very busy gal getting ready for my very 

FIRST SOLO SHOW

 in Kimberley BC for the month of March 2011.

(Don't worry more information on this soon to come =) )

But while you wait I will show you all a few paintings that I have been working on in January... I just finished another 5 large scale woman paintings, so I will post those asap. =)

You can view these paintings at different angles and hanging on a wall at my 

Online Store Here 

 

 

 

If you have any questions at all please don't hesitate to contact me.

On a side note...

Happy belated New Year! Woo! 2011 is going to be a great year!!

I hope everyone is chowing down on their new years resolutions...cause it's almost February!!

=) Cheers!

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"Vanilla"

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"Vanilla"

Don't let this tiny image leave any first impressions with this painting... at a whopping 6 x 2 feet this painting leaves quite the impression when viewed in person. Some of you from Revelstoke, BC may have seen this painting as it is currently displayed at Energy Matters in the window. So you may just know what I am talking about when I say (a lot like I do with most of my paintings ) it is a must see in real. :)

I work a lot with cropped images and am infatuated with magnifying particular sections of the image so size has everything to do with my work and the way it unleashes certain sensations when viewing.

Please come take a look because I am switching this painting up with a new "Blue Lady" by early next week.

"Vanilla"

Med: Acrylic Stain on Canvas

Size: 6 x 2 ft

Created: Sept/2010

SOLD

Click to View Avaliable Prints of this Painting 

As a Holiday Special 2010 if you email me with the title of this blog and your mailing information I will gladly send you a little package I have made up which includes a coupon for my online store, and a free art card with an envelope.

Happy Holidays!

Sincerely,

Keishia Treber

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"Begbie At Dusk" - Three Piece Painting

 "Begbie at Dusk"

Acrylic on Canvas

Size: 5 x 2.5, 7 x 4, 5 x 2.5 ft.

Completed: September 2009

This is one of my most favorite memories from 2009. This commission I spent probably the most time I have ever spent on a painting. I normally work quite quickly, as I get very infatuated with each painting that I am just itching to get back to it. (this also consists of me working on about 5 paintings at once, but I jump from painting to painting constantly...it's the itch, the ideas just keep flowing!)

However, this painting was so massive and quite detailed which kept me very occupied for the better part of the summer in 2009. Thank goodness I had 4 room mates at the time which just loved to see my painting supplies scattered all over the living room and a massive 7 x 8 foot canvas on the wall all summer...All in all it was a wonderful learning curve working with such a large scale and I can't wait for the next XLarge Commission!

If you like large work I completed "Enlightenment" - a 7x4 ft landscape painting in March 2010, which I now have on display at Energy Matters in Revelstoke, BC. If you'd like to preview this painting it is on page 10 of my website gallery.
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Now, here are some progress pictures of this massive painting! (As I look back now, I really enjoy the state that the mountain is in these progress pictures, it is very bold with the right amount of layers that give the mountain depth without the finishing details. Which is difficult because I love both styles very much!)

 As you can see I could not back up far enough in my living room to get a full picture of this painting in progress.

 

Now looking back just 6 months ago I was working just fine by setting up my painting supplies in my living room. As much as I love having my own painting space where I can leave my supplies out and can work a lot faster, I really did love working in a space where anyone in the house could watch and to socialize with. I really do paint best when I am in a happy environment. I often paint while talking on the speaker phone to friends and family. :) I especially love to paint landscapes while on the phone which have so much flow and movement to them.

 

I hope this could give you an idea of the size of the painting, every picture that was taken during the hanging process was always angled up as the living room's ceiling was probably close to 25ft up from the ground. Can you imagine the impact of a bright triptych painting of Begbie would be in a clean cut modern home? It was quite the day, and quite the turn out!

Even though this picture makes the painting look small and I look large when comparing a 5'4 woman to a 7 ft painting....

Just remember...this living space is massive!

I think this commission was amazing... I just love to work this way!!

Bigger! Brighter!.. Begbie!

Click to view Available Prints of this Painting

Thanks for reading... Lets hear your comments! :)

Inspiration

 Autumn is probably my favorite time of year. A lot of people complain about how it's getting colder, how the days are getting shorter, and everything seems to be dying, but that is no way to look at this beautiful season! I live in Kamloops, BC and it is more dead and more cold here than I have ever been, and I love it! I love the weather here especially for my painting. The sunsets and sun rises are so stunning, I don't think I would have enough room on this entire blog to show you all of my photo's! So here are a few of my most favourites.

Enjoy!

 

 This image I took while driving on the highway towards Vernon, BC (the image has been played with in photoshop, and I unfortunately don't have the original anymore) However, below is my painting which I created with this photo in mind. I do a lot of traveling, and the road brings a lot of great memories to me.

 

 "On the Road Again"

Med: Acrylic and Oil on Canvas

5 x 4 ft.

SOLD

 Another great sunset in Kamloops

 These next few pictures are taken of a mountain called Mt. Begbie from my home town in Revelstoke, BC, which is luckily just a few hours from Kamloops

This image was taken at such an interesting time period as the leaves in town were all falling off and turning color and then the next day you look up at the mountain to find a first snow fall on the top of the mountain. No words nor photo can describe. Just amazing.

Below this image there is a painting I created of this particular image. It is a 4 x 4 ft painting, and belongs to my mother :) The painting is called "First Snow"

If you like this painting you can find folding cards with my signature on the back in my Etsy Shop under the section "Art Cards"

 

Just some more Autumn Colors, with some inspiration from the trees in BC.

 

 Now lets hear your thoughts, please leave a comment.

Thanks for reading!

 

"Serenade"

 

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 "Serenade"

Acrylic on Canvas

Size: 7 x 2.5 ft

Completed: July/ 2010
SOLD

Click to view Available Prints of this Painting

 Here's the original picture the inspiration came from. The image came from one of my sister's friend, Rileigh McKay who took this photograph of her friend Tiffany. When I saw this picture I was in complete awe, and instantly thought..."I've got to paint this!" ...now here it is!

The painting in comparison to the image is a bit different as I created the painting as a commission and the client who purchased this painting is from Saskatchewan, and  fancy's brunettes :)

However the most important part of this painting is that it focuses on a wide open, very calm and collect feeling. I wanted to capture the poise the model has in this image because it is so captivating. The way Tiffany has herself with the guitar in her lap and her head turned with the sun hitting her skin is just so stunning. Also how the flowers and grasses are in focus in the front and the figure blurred in behind gives such a beautiful effect which really releases a very calm feeling when viewing it. 

This is a magnificent photo! So much emotion!

So I hope you love my painting as well! :)

Comments?

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