New Year’s Reflections
Looking back on the months gone by,
As a new year starts and an old one ends,
We contemplate what brought us joy,
And we think of our loved ones and our friends.
Recalling all the happy times,
Remembering how they enriched our lives,
We reflect upon who really counts,
As the fresh and bright new year arrives.
And when I ponder those who do,
I immediately think of you.
Thanks for being one of the reason
I'll have a Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to my dear friends and family!!!!

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I was teaching a watercolor workshop at the begining of December. I had amazing group of artists. Some of them are already established artists, some were improving their skills and some were discovering a watercolor as a media. All of them created wonderful paintings during workshop! It was such a pleasure to have such gifted people in the class!
Visit my live journal to see more photos.

New Year Quotations:

"Today is a new day. You will get out of it just what you put into it... If you have made mistakes, even serious mistakes, there is always another chance for you...for this thing that we call "failure" is not the falling down, but the staying down."
-- Mary Pickford

"We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year's Day."
-- Edith Lovejoy Pierce

"Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year."
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson

The gift of Love.
The gift of Peace.
The gift of Happiness.
May all these be yours at Christmas.
Merry Christmas my dear friends and family!!!

All paintings at this post are original miniature watercolor paintings (4"x4" image size) framed (9"x9" framed size) in 1/2" wide cherry frame with double archival matting, UV protection glass and acid free backing. Paintings are available for sale for $225 each.
Please visit my website to see Watercolor Miniature collection.


"Spring Thaw - 2"

"Winter Shadow"

"Winter Eve - 1"


"Sky Light"


"Mountain Sunset - 2"


"Lupine Field - 1"

You are cordially invited to a Solo Art Show of Varvara Harmon at Northport Landing Gallery
1330 Atlantic Highway, (U.S. Route 1) Northport, Maine Phone: 207-338-2210
http://www.northportlandinggallery.com/
Show Dates: September 1st-30th, 2010
Opening Reception: September 17th 4-7pm


“Mist on the River”
Oil on gesso board 8”x10”
Original painting is available for sale

I am getting ready for my solo show at Northport Landing Gallery that will start September 1st and it will be there for a month.
These are two new paintings that will be at the show. I have done yellow tulips and pink calla lilies before and I like it so much that I decide to revisit this idea with different compositions.


“Yellow Tulips-2”
Oil on canvas 12”x12”
Available for sale


“Pink Calla Lilies-2”
Oil on canvas 12”x12”
Available for sale

Please do not hesitate to contact gallery if you will have questions about my show:
Northport Landing Gallery
1330 Atlantic Highway, (U.S. Route 1)
Northport, Maine
Phone: 207-338-0477; 207-338-2210

"Yellow Lilies Reflection"
Oil on canvas 12"x9"

“Misty Morning Field”
Oil on canvas 30”x24”
Original painting is available for sale

In my last post I had a few small oil paintings I finished in last 6 month. Here is a good example how a small painting idea can be revisited in larger and more detailed painting.


“Frosty Day”, Oil on canvas 12”x16”
Original painting is available for sale.


The close up view - fragment of the painting and the frame.

I like to paint the small paintings before I move on a bigger scale. It gives me some sense of color pallet and composition for the future paintings, but some ideas just simply look great in a small size. These 5 mini oil paintings are done on 6”x6” wrapped canvases with painted edges. Each painting is available for sale for $150.

Mini Oil painting -1

Mini Oil painting -2

Mini Oil painting -3
(Misty Morning Field - The bigger painting is in progress)

Mini Oil painting -4

Mini Oil painting -5
(Frosty trees - The bigger painting is in progress)

All paintings at this post are original miniature watercolor paintings (4"x4" image size) framed (9"x9" framed size) in 1/2" wide cherry frame with double archival matting, UV protection glass and acid free backing. Paintings are available for sale for $225 each.

“Spring Thaw”

"Still Water"

"Rushing Water"

"Ocean Eve"

"Field Road"

"Gray Day"

"Evening Road"

“Two Pears and Kiwi”,
Oil on canvas 12”x12”
Original painting is available for sale - $1250

Last Wednesday I went to paint out with a few artists to the Reid State Park. The day was absolutely gorgeous. It was very warm and breezy. All my friends were busy painting, but I was exploring the park and was watching waves. There is something magic in crashing waves! I finished a few small paintings after this trip.


“Ocean Surf – mini 1”
Oil on archival gesso board 5”x7”
Sold


“Ocean Surf – mini 2”
Oil on archival gesso board 5”x7”
Original is available for sale - $150



“Ocean Surf – mini 3”
Oil on archival gesso board 5”x7”
Original is available for sale - $150
If you would like to purchase any of these paintings please email me

“Follow the Light”,
Oil painting on canvas 24”x20”
Original is available for sale.
If you are interested in purchasing this painting please email me.

I would like to thank everybody who came to my open studio last weekend. It was fun to see friends and family and it was a pleasure to meet some new people! I really appreciate your interest in my art work! Thank you again!
I just finished a new painting that I was working since last year and I am very pleased with the result.

“Lupines in Sunrays”,
Oil on canvas 24”x30” available for sale.

Open Studio!


I would like to invite everyone to visit my open studio next weekend.
I have had a good collection of my art here at my home. And in addition to my fine art (original paintings and prints), I also have a nice assortment of my handmade jewelry and crafts here as well.

My Open Studio Dates Are:
Friday, May 14th, 4:00 – 8:00 PM, and
Saturday, May 15nd, 12:00 - 5:00 PM

Please e-mail me for directions, if you would like to come and need to know how to get here.

It will be fun to see you! Hope that you can make it!

I recently came back home after my long journey to my motherland. Now I am slowly adjusting to American time and getting back to a normal life routine. I have not painted for over two months, but I finished a couple of paintings of spring blossom just before I left on my trip. Enjoy!


“Spring Blossom – I”
Oil on canvas 10”x10”
Original painting is available for sale.

“Spring Blossom – II”
Oil on canvas 10”x10”
Original painting is available for sale.

One of my New Year’s Resolutions was to finish paintings that I have been working on for a while. I achieved my goal with at least with one painting, “Autumn Lullaby”.
Painting water can be very tricky, but I am quite pleased with the result.


“Autumn Lullaby”
Oil painting on canvas 18”x36”
Original is available for sale.
If you are interested in purchasing this painting please email me.

"Yellow Cup with Kiwi",
Original painting oil on canvas 12"x12"

I am very proud and honored to announce that "Yellow Cup with Kiwi", painting was chosen as a finalist for a juried exhibition "Salon International 2010" – A project of The International Museum of Contemporary Masters of Fine Art and will be hosted by Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art in San Antonio, Texas. It will feature approximately 300 original oil paintings selected from artist entries from around the world.
Exhibition dates: April 10-30, 2010

This painting is continue of the series of paintings “Beauty in Water Drops” I started in August 2009.

"Daises Eyes” (Water Drops -4)
Oil on canvas 10"x10"
Original painting is available

The series of paintings “Beauty in Water Drops”

If you would like to purchase any of these paintings please email me

Just before Christmas I receive a wonderful gift by mail – The Best of America Oil Artists Book, where three my paintings “Roses on silk” , “Yellow Cup with Kiwi” and “Yellow Tulips” were published. You can see the book online follow this link:
The Best of America Oil Artists Book

Hello family and friends!

I hope all of you had a great holiday season and a good start in 2010!

Because most of the galleries where I showed my jewelry have closed, I created a new section on my website to make it convenient for anyone to view and purchase my jewelry.
Please click following links for:
Necklaces
Earrings

"Along"
Original miniature watercolor painting
(4"x4" image size) framed (9"x9" framed size)
in 1/2" wide cherry frame with double archival matting,
UV protection glass and acid free backing.

Framed original is available for sale - $225
If you would like to purchase this painting please email me