Sun Art Exhibit at Studio 14, Tipp City, Ohio

Sun Art Exhibit

now through October 20, 2013

Studio 14, Tipp City Ohio

All of the Sun Artwork is in the library of the CBS Sunday Morning News program.  Many of

 these and others posted in the four annual Sun Art Theme Challenges that are in the 

online gallery Art Challenge Gallery have actually aired on the popular program.

Check out the 2013 Sun Art

Many of this year's Sun Art has been made into a beautiful set of Calendars.

To order your collectible Calendars 

Calendar #1

Calendar #2

Acorn and Oak Leaf Watercolor ACEO original by Rusty Harden

Acorns and Oak Leaf

Watercolor

2 1/2"  x 3 1/2"

Rusty Harden

$20.00

This painting was created for the "Oxymoron"  Challenge

I chose-Living Dead

Seed Pods look dead but they carry the life of the forest in them.

Sometimes I just like to work on small pieces

Art Exhibit Bear's Mill "Rhythms of the Earth" Painting with Jim Delange and his Glasswork

Exhibit through April 22, 2012

"Cheshire Sun" Sun Art Aired on CBS Sunday Morning for the Second Time

"Cheshire Sun"

Mixed Media

9" x 12"

Rusty Harden

Original SOLD

Aired on CBS Sunday Morning for the second time on July 17, 2011.

To Purchase 8" x 10" Print  $25.00

To Purchase Note Cards set of 4 $10.00

 The Artist Challenge  hosts the Sun Art theme every year and submits the artwork  for the CBS Sunday Morning Sun Art Library.



Trillium Original Watercolor Painting Rusty Harden

Woodland wildflowers are beautiful but fleating. 

If you aren't there at just the right time, they are gone

until next year.  I think that I am drawn to them for

that reason.  Its reminds me to enjoy the moment,

and to look for beauty  because it may be gone in

 the next moment.

As trillium mature (another way of saying get old) they turn pink. 

The first week I observed these trillium they were all white.

A week later, while many more had bloomed, the older ones

were in their glory of pinkness. 

"Trillium"

Wildflowers

10" x 7"

Watercolor

Family Member with Alzheimer's Disease "Delicate Decay" by Rusty Harden

"Delicate Decay"

Fallen Series

Watercolor

7" x 10"

Rusty Harden

This is a painting  about my mother-in-law who has Alzheimer's Disease.

She is the lovely rhododendron blossom which has dropped from the bush.

Her fragile and subtle physical changes that she accepts with dignity and

grace.  The leaves and mulch on which she rests  represent her lost memories

in their various stages. 

I am not always sure if time is her friend or her enemy.  We do all that we can

to give her peace and happiness in the moment.  It is the only gift that matters, now.

I find myself more drawn to this painting than ever...perhaps because I finally realize how

much we want to be remembered by those we love.

I have decided to have professional art prints made of this painting.  It is a lovely tribute to those we lose

before they are gone.

If you would like to order one contact me.  They are $45.00 (profressional mat included).

" Essence of Life" by Rusty Harden

"Essence of Life"

7" x 5"

water based media

New work that I have tried to have ready for the Winter Art Show at Brukner Nature Center in Troy Ohio.

December 4, 2010

9 - 4

I appreciate and support the mission of Brukner Nature Center and always look forward to this show          

each year.

"Frivolous Splendor" by Rusty Harden

"Frivolous Splendor"

13" x 15"

Transparent Watercolor on Arches 140lb

Rusty Harden

When our leaves begin to turn and fall from the trees we know changes are coming. 

Soon the trees will be barren silhouettes against the winter sky. 

I am going to enjoy the rich layered colors on this painting.

"Scarlet Poppies" Intuitive Painting by Rusty Harden

"Scarlet Poppies"

17" x 11"

Watermedia

Rusty Harden

"The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance." Aristotle

Any one who has followed my work know that poppies always find their way into whatever style, medium , or dream I may currently exploring. Poppies amaze me on so many levels.

I especially love the way they dance on the slightest breeze.

We should all dance so easily.

"Gentle Release" Intuitive Painting Rusty Harden

"Gentle Release"

18" x 13"

water media

arches hot press

$125.00

"Life beats down and crushes the soul, and art reminds you that you have one."
~Stella Adler

Lingering too long, indigo can act insidiously. Enveloping a mood with inky darkness.

It is one of those places that there is a need to return from time to time. With an intuitive

process, I found the what I was seeking. Fear of a sudden escape and a boiling to the surface, I opted for the gentle release.