Three New Sun Art 2014 Original Artwork for CBS Sunday Morning

These three original sun art will join the other four in the CBS Sunday Morning Library of Sun Art

The other four have aired several times.  Its quite a privilege to have your artwork seen on a national televisions program.  

 “Fun in the Sun”
 Watercolor
$125.00 (custom mat)
Size: 8 x 10″
Rusty Harden

 “Tropical Rise" ATC

 Acrylic Ink

 $25.00

2 1/2″ x 3 1/2″

 Rusty Harden 

 “Machinations”
 Pen and Ink
 NFS

Prints $25.00
 5″ x 7″
 Rusty Harden 

"Return to Oz" Mixed Media Painting By Rusty Harden

"The Wizard's Ball"

$200.00

14"  x 20 1/2"

pen, colored pencil, watecolor

arches hotpress paper

Inspired by Ray Shuell's painting

of Dylan's song, "Desolation Row"

I couldn't help but to create some additional lyrics:

Down on Desolation Row" War on Fairytales Rusty Harden

I’ll call my friend Alice

who has left her Wonderland.

Her heart had shrunk with malice

When the rabbit took the stand.

The Queen is yelling from the tower

“Off with her head.”, you know.

Alice and I have the circus to see

Down on Desolation Row

Dorothy climbed the vortex wall

to get to the ruby shoes

Tinman plays the Wizard’s Ball

singing the cryptic blues

Glenda had her bubble burst

and is married to the Scarecrow

Both have an endless thirst

that leads to Desolation Row

Christopher is a slumlord

Cares only about the rent

Eeyore always knew the score

Found himself a tent

Tigger’s got a girlfriend

Now he’s not the only one

Poo lives around the bend

His honeypot is gone

Once a family, but who knew

How’d the story go

Piglet warms a rabbit stew

Down on Desolation Row

"Cuppa Joe" CBS Sun Art by RustyHarden

"Cuppa Joe"

8"  x 8"

acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas

$200.00

Isn't it funny how we collect coffee mugs with all kinds of pictures on them.  When did that begin?  Who thought up that incredible marketing idea?  I don't personally have a collection but I enjoy looking at the variety when I'm shopping, especially at a tourist trap.  They have the best mugs, don't you think?

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

Daffodils Original Watercolor Painting by Rusty Harden

"Beauty in Imperfection"

12" x 9"

Watercolor

April usually brings daffodils, an early sign of spring. I have attempted to paint them many times and have always failed. It is the translucent nature of the petals that is so hard to maintain while capturing the light and dark contrast.

I loved the one with the torn trumpet and the way it reveals what is on the inside of the flower. Its like people, sometimes you can’t know what is in them until they are wounded.

"Cheshire Sun" Sun Art Aired on CBS Sunday Morning April 10, 2011

"Cheshire Sun"

Aired today on Sunday Morning on a segment about Actress Isabella Rossellini and her love for animals.

This painting is on exhibit at Studio 14 in Tipp City, Ohio

For inquires to  purchase this painting or prints 

contact Rusty

Thank you to Vikki North and The Artist Challenge for hosting the Sun Art theme every year and submitting our work for the CBS Sunday Morning Sun Art Library.

"Conflagration" Works on Paper Exhibit Rosewood Gallery

"Conflagration"

18" x  18 3/4"

Acrylic Inks

On exhibit at the 21st Annual Works On Paper

Rosewood Arts Centre

2655 Olson Drive

Dayton, Ohio 45420

http://www.ketteringoh.org/

937-296-0294



How I benefit from on-line challenges (and how to be selective)

I have found that I am an artist who creates better with a purpose.  Like most creative processes, dry spells come and go.  Then there is always the "rut" syndrome.  I discovered  The Artist Challenge  about a year and a half ago.  Their biweekly thoughtful art themed challenges challenged both my creativity and time management.  I found myself among an international group of artists with something to say with the art work they create and post.  Being the number one online art challenge site among the search engines didn't hurt my feelings either.  The host, Ms. Vikki, keeps a tight ship protecting the site from spammers and scullywags.  She's generous in her effort, although there is a minimal fee for one of the two entries (one is always free), Ms. Vikki does not ask for a commission from my sales yet promotes all of the artists in many online venues.
A favorite annual promotion is coming up, the CBS Sunday Morning Sun Art Challenge.  The Sun Art submitted by this January 8 is submitted to CBS  for their Sun Art Library.  Several works of art from this challenge has been aired.

An off shoot to the Artist Challenge is the Inferno.  A challenge for writers.  I joined as soon as they offered it, I had not really tried my hand at writing but soon I found another creative outlet. I have a new passion for creating line drawing illustrations for my writings. I now post those entries as well as my other meanderings at Falling Amber Rain. 

There are lots of art challenge sites and online galleries.  Its something to wade through.  Before selecting one be sure that they are as protective of your copyright as you are,  you get the most exposure for your effort and dollars, and find a group that is all about the art and leaves the pettiness behind.  

I am currently looking at a monthly sketch book themed challenge  So far it looks like it meets my criteria,  I'll let you know soon.
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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).

"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.