Tag Archives: Rhode Island

July 2, 2013 · 5:24 am

I am in a Wild and Wonderful exhibit coming up at DeBlois Gallery, Newport, RI, opening July 6th, 5-7PM

Rose White and Rose Red

So I have the delight of being in a 3 person show with Gloria Merchant and her very cool 3-D Constructions. Come see her knocked up Barbie’s and outrageous GI Joe’s.

Trish O’Day is exhibiting a series of luscious sensual photos of flowers that aren’t to be missed.

And then there is me and Yeah, You!

So, please join us for:

GIRLS GONE WILD

OPENING RECEPTION

SATURDAY JULY 6TH FROM 5:00PM TO 7:00PM

DeBlois Gallery

138 Bellevue Ave

Newport, RI 02840

The exhibit runs from July 6th through July 28th and is going to be a hot one!

I would love to see you there.

PS:

In a later post I will write about my trip to Europe and the amazing exhibit. The opening was attended by 3800 people! Yes, 3800 people.

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Tagged as 3-D constructions, after the style of Henri Rousseau, DeBlois Gallery, Fantastical Creatures, Fantastical Watercolor, Girls Gone Wild, GLORIA MERCHANT, jungle painting, knocked up barbies, Naive Art, Newport, Rhode Island, sensual flower photography, Stylized Art, Susan Medyn, TRISH O'DAY PHOTOGRAPHY, whimsical watercolors

November 12, 2012 · 4:21 am

Flower Power with a little help from my friends.

Flower Power

I have been reworking this painting with some advice from Don Cadoret, Kathrine Lovell, and David Formanek and here it is! I found a lovely wooden shadow box to frame it in and it really makes this work pop out. I am busily trying to finish several Henri Rousseau influenced paintings for The Art Stable Gallery Westport’s Holiday Open House on Sunday November 18th from 2-5PM.

All 8 artists will be present with lots of new work so this will be a great afternoon to stop on by.

This is a 6″ by 6″ Ink and Watercolor on Aqua Board and is for sale for $200.00 framed in a shadow box.

Kind of knocks my socks off.

Sold.

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Tagged as art, Art Stable Gallery Westport, bear on aqua board, bird, David Formanek, Don Cadoret, Dreamlike, Fantastical Creatures, Fantastical Watercolor, Flower Power, Flower Power on Aqua Board, Flowers on aqua board, Henri Rousseau, Henri Rousseau type painting, Imaginary Art, Ink and Watercolor, Kathrine Lovell, lush patterns, Naive Art, naive painting, patterned painting, primitive style, Rhode Island, Stylized Art, Susan Medyn aqua board, Visual Arts, Watercolor painting

October 29, 2012 · 11:13 am

Hurricane Sandy and Hurricane of 1938

GASPEE TUG DAMAGED IN PROVIDENCE HARBOR, PROVIDENCE, RI, SEPTEMBER 22, 1938.

Barber shop of the Grosvenor Building with barber chairs reflected in the remnants of storm surge waters. New England Hurricane of 1938. Rhode Island, Providence

Massive destruction around Providence, RI harbor.

Houses with foundations eroded near East Providence, RI.

TRAIN OFF IT’S RAILS, PROVIDENCE, RI, HURRICANE OF ’38.

The Modern Grain Company building at India Point in the upper reaches of Narragansett Bay was destroyed by the storm surge. New England Hurricane of 1938.Providence, Rhode Island.

BOATS PUSHED UP ONTO ROAD FROM STORM SURGE, PAWTUCKET AREA, RI, HURRICANE OF 1938.

General destruction in the upper harbor, Providence, RI. Workboat floated up on land by storm surge. New England Hurricane of 1938.

Harbor area destroyed by storm surge. New England Hurricane of 1938. Rhode Island, Pawtuxet Village 1938 September 22!

Chimney Blown Off House on Providence, RI.

Walking down Ship Street after the waters receded. Men have their trousers rolled up to navigate areas of standing water. New England Hurricane of 1938. Providence, Rhode Island, September 22, 1938.

The tug Monhegan left high and dry by storm surge. New England Hurricane of 1938. Rhode Island, Providence 1938 September 22.

I sell high resolution photos of these images for $20.00 each.

Please email which prints you are interested in.

If you prefer I can send a CD of all these images for $75.00 for you to reprint.

Please contact me at susanmedyn@cox.net

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Tagged as 1938, 1938 hurricane, after Hurricane September 22nd, Damage from hurricane of '38 to tug boats, damage to Providence, East Providence, erosion under houses, Great hurricane of '38, Great Hurricane of New England, hurricane damage RI, Hurricane of '38, Hurricane of 1938, India Point, Modern grange Building damage, Mohegan boat damage from hurricane of 1938, Pawtuxet Village, People cleaning up after Hurricane of 1938, Rhode Island, RI, RI harbor, Ri hurricane damage, September 22, Ship St. Providence, train blown off rails in hurricane, tug boat damage

October 4, 2012 · 6:20 am

Cranky Birds

A wonderful painter, Don Cadoret, http://www.doncadoret.net/New_IMAGES.php sent me a link to a blog by a dear friend of his, Darla http://darhosta.wordpress.com/

She referenced a friend and artist Carla Sonheim who has written a new book ,

Drawing and Painting Imaginary Animals. http://carlasonheim.wordpress.com/

This book looks so cool and I am eager to see what creatures she has in there.

Well Darla asked people to follow the original instructions from Carla and put a blob of watercolor on paper and then play with it any way you want to create a Cranky bird. So in the free moments I had today I played with blobs and came up with a few sillies. One of the rules is there has to be some comment on the page. I am not used to letting go and just playing, but I did.

Here is what I came up with.

Help I’ve Fallen And I Can’t Get Up!

I never wanted to walk on stilts.

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Tagged as artists books, Carla, Carla Sonheim, Darla, Don Cadoret, Imaginary animals, ink and watercolors, Painting Imaginary Animals, Rhode Island, silly birds, teaching art and silliness, Tools, waercolors, WordPress

September 7, 2012 · 6:01 am

Birds Of a Feather Opening Sat. Night Sept. 8th from 6PM to 9PM with bird art and rocking good music in Tiverton, Rhode Island!

Birds of A Feather Exhibition

So if you are not busy Saturday come on down to Tiverton Four Corners in Tiverton, Rhode Island, to see some great birds in all types of art media, watercolor, pastel, oils, acrylics, wood, Cedian painting, pottery, as well as more that I am sure is there. Kitty Lovell has put this show together and will have a great band playing some wonderful music. You can see her work at http://www.klovell.com/

I have 3 pieces on cradled aqua board that are of chickens of course although I am continuing to do my crazy creature paintings as well.This cockerel is full of golds and bronzes and glows color. My buddy, the rooster, is an 8″ by 8″ ink and watercolor on aqua board and is being framed right now. I love the colors of this chicken and think he would make a great barn yard companion. I am experimenting with ornate borders around my work and an toying, just toying,with making a children’s book of curious creatures. I sure miss having Bantams living in our yard. Living in Arlington, MA did not lend itself to keeping chickens although we managed to do so for several years. I loved getting fresh eggs every morning.

Sitting Pretty is for sale for $125 plus $10 shipping. If interested please contact me at susanmedyn@cox.net. I sure wish WordPress would allow me to have a Paypal button on this website. Hate to think of having to switch. Any thoughts from other bloggers?

And for those of you who don’t know where the gallery is, it is on the second floor of an old mill building which was the reason for the beginnings of the town of Tiverton-the perfect spot to build a mill and dam the mill pond.

Tiverton Four Corners, Rhode Island, 1990 (Photo credit: PhillipC)

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Tagged as art, Art Opening, Chicken, chickens on aqua board, chimera, country living, Don Cadoret, farm animals, farm yard, Folk Art, Ink and Watercolor, Jennifer Rashleigh, Kathrine Lovell, Kelley MacDonald, Kelly Milukas, Naive Art, oneiric, ornate borders, Painting, painting on aqua board, Rhode Island, Saturday, Stylized Art, Tiverton, Tiverton Rhode Island, United States, Watercolor painting, whimsical watercolors

August 25, 2012 · 5:53 am

Chickens, Watercolors, Open Studios and Baby Bluefish

Demo for Open Studios

Open Studios have passed and with it the flurry of activity painting, prepping, promoting and then meeting so many lovely visitors who came to see my work. I enjoyed giving a demo of the steps involved in making my paintings.

I got quite involved in making chickens this summer. I found that adding borders to my work has brought an illustrative quality to it.

A Couple Of Cute Chicks!

These girls are on 8″ by 8 ” Ink and Watercolor on aqua board and are framed in a distressed frame that works well with the subject matter. This work is for sale for $150 plus $10 shipping or 2 for $275. If interested please email me at susanmedyn@cox.net.

I also made this very royal looking chicken who is wearing some very gorgeous feathers. This is another 8″ by 8″ Ink and Watercolor on aqua board, also for sale for $150 plus $10 shipping or 2 for $275. They make a lovely pair of paintings.

Fluff Full!

I was working on a drawing at a friends studio today and we both noticed the lack of humidity in the air, a sense that fall is approaching although the days are warm and the wildlife abundant. I spent the evening swimming and catching some baby blue fish AKA snappers for those of you who live on Long Island and skipjacks to the locals.

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Tagged as Aqua Board, art, Birds, Bluefish, Chicken, chickens on aqua board, chimera, Folk Art, imaginary landscapes, Ink, Ink and Watercolor Painting, Long Island, Open Studio, Paint, Painting Borders, Rhode Island, Sakonnet River, Snappers, Stylized Art, Swimming, Visionary Art, Visual Arts, Watercolor, Whimsical Art, whimsical watercolors, Young Chickens

July 27, 2012 · 6:44 am

C H I C K E N, that is the way we spell chicken.

What Big Teeth You Have!

Here is a little guy I did on aqua board as some of my new work for open studios. It is for sale for $75 and is 4″ by 4″. It is varnished so no need to frame unless you choose too.

He’s Tired

Another little guy who is tuckered out as I am from this past weekends open studios.

He also is 4″ by 4″ on aqua board and for sale for $75.

Thank you so much to everyone who came and supported my work and the South Coast Artists open studio tours this past weekend. If you missed it you will have an opportunity to come the weekend of August 18th and 19th. It is a really wonderful way to spend a day touring around various artists studios as well as see the lovely countryside and the wonderful beaches and shops.

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Tagged as art, chickens on aqua board, Ink and Watercolor Painting, Naive Art, primitive style, Rhode Island, Stylized Art, Visionary Art, Visual Arts, Whimsical Art