Copernicus

Oil on canvas, 24"x30", $750 plus shipping
If you are interested in purchasing this painting please
email me at katherine@katherinetreffinger.com

You are going to start wondering why isn't she posting
any new work? Well there might not be any for a little
while. My friend Don Gray has invited me to put a large
canvas up on the wall of his gloriously large and light
studio and paint on it. So yesterday I stapled a 4'x8'
piece of canvas to his wall and gessoed it. It may take
me a while to turn that into a finished piece.

The piece I am posting today is one of the remaining
pieces of abstracts that are typical of the way I used to
work. I have greatly reduced the price as I am ready to
move it on.

Long Tall Sue

Charcoal and ink on sanded paper, 30"x22"
Collection of Prem and Binny Arcot.

Summer, I have discovered is a difficult time for
blogging. Number one reason being that sitting in
front of a computer is one of the last places you
want to be. Same with most everyone else, so the
interaction is thin. People are slow in getting back
to me on the Art and Meaning project. But, hold,
on to your horses folks there is a good one in the
wings getting prepared.

This piece is obviously from the the same pose as
the painting 'Susan'.

Tikal- new eBay

Oil on canvas, 9"x6" Click here to BID

Today is the end of my eBay auction so I thought
I'd start another one. I don't know how long I will
keep doing this, but I am having fun for now. It
of course would be a lot more fun if there was some
auctioning going on. I have been getting 1 bid on each
painting. I have no complaints. I am setting the price
at a place I can feel good about.

So anyhow Tikal is on eBay
The starting price is $47.50, one half of it's normal price.
The shipping is a flat rate of $10.35 plus insurance. I am
doing this because I have been losing on shipping. Ah......
live and learn.

Susan

Oil on Board, 20"x16", $365 plus shipping
If you are interested in purchasing this painting please
email me at katherine@katherinetreffinger.com

Another older piece today. This one is hanging in my
studio and I wish someone would buy it off me before I
splatter paint on it! I think I did a tiny bit of work on it
since this photo, a little more of one of my favorite colors
Jaune Brilliant and a little more dark to delineate the couch.
For those of you who haven't met ol' Jaune Brilliant it is a
lovely rosy yellow. My friend Rachel introduced me and
Jaune and I haven't been the same since.

Rachel has been off with her husband camping and Plein
Aire painting near Weaverville, CA. The end of their time
painting in nature was to be a show in Weaverville of the
work. Cool huh? It opened on the 4th. Are you back
Rachel?

Anna

Oil on canvas, 48"x36", $1800 plus shipping
If you are interested in purchasing this painting please
email me at katherine@katherinetreffinger.com

I was wondering what the heck I was going to post this
morning. I mean I have lots of images to post yet, but I
wanted to do something different....and then I realized I
hadn't posted 'Anna' (or I don't think I have). I did this
painting in my studio in Portland. One of my favorite
models posed for it and I believe it was a four session
pose at 3 hours a session. Cindy and I painted next to
each other on this one and I own her lovely painting from
it. This painting was extremely challenging for me as I
was trying to break through to a more expressive place.
I was successful, but not in the way I was hoping for.

Lucienne Ollweiller- Art and Meaning

'Carry Me', 20" x 24", Acrylic on Canvas

"What is the meaning of doing art for you"?

Right now I think that painting is the most beautiful
thing that has ever happened in my life. It continues
to amaze me daily, and has helped me to survive what
has been one of the most painful times of my life.

My art journey started about two years ago, after the
death of my mother. Something really mysterious
happened that I am in awe over. Two years ago in
July about 200 crows landed on my house and were
making a lot of noise. My husband commented that it
was like something out of a scene from Hitchcock's
movie "The Birds". I thought it was amazing at the time
and very strange as I had never seen that many crows
together, and they were just sitting on our house and
just screaming at us. I had no idea that this was the
beginning of an amazing story that would affect my life
forever and change everything about it.

The night after these crows came to our house, I had a
dream that they all were in this beautiful tree (I would
call it the tree of life). They all had colored woven fibers
that they were weaving into this beautiful tapestry. They
took this tapestry or blanket and wrapped it around my
mothers body and lifted her up to the beautiful blue sky
as if they were offering her to the Universe. I remember
that her body looked new and transformed. I woke up
and thought the dream was strange, but had no idea
what meaning it would take on. A couple of weeks later
my mother went from being a mostly healthy 82 year old
to being given six weeks to live. She was diagnosed with
several brain tumors. My mom was my closest and dearest
friend. I had the privilege of helping her through those last
six weeks of her life and being there when she made her
transition. Her promise to me was that she would give me
a sign and come to me through a crow or raven.

Since her death, I have seen so many, just when I need them.
It's all so mysterious and fascinating. There are many more
beautiful parts to this story and all of my art is about her
story and it helps to lift my heavy grief. Art has helped to heal
me in so many ways. It can be very frustrating at times,
because the images I see in my mind are so beautiful that I
feel I will never be able to capture them fully. But the process
is so healing and powerful that it doesn't matter to me
anymore about how my finished product turns out. I am a
beginner and just learning so many things. It's really exciting
to know that I can put my pain, joy, wonder and everything
else my heart feels into a piece of art. It's wonderful to be
able to tell a story and connect with others in that way. I
really believe we are all connected and art speaks to the soul
at that level. It helps you to not feel so alone on this planet,
you know?

If you belong to Creative Souls Lucienne's work may be seen at:
creativesouls She is relatively new to being an artist and has no other links.

Imnaha- New eBay

Oil on canvas, 9"x6", SOLD

Once again I am doing a repeat posting as I have put it up
for auction on eBay. Sorry about that. The auction is again
starting at $47.50, 1/2 the original price.

I am working up to doing some new work I promise. I have
just put the finishing touches, i.e. signing, painting the sides,
varnishing, on all the work I have sitting around so it is ready
for display. I delivered 'Crow Speaks' to Pendleton for sale in
the Gift Store at the Arts Center. I delivered photos to
Eastern Oregon Symphony to be used on their brochures
and posters. I have very few excuses left and I found out I
have a solo show to get ready for in October. It's creating
time.

Bird Woman Drawing

Charcoal and conte on paper (framed) $650
(unframed $500) plus shipping
If you are interested in purchasing this drawing please
me at katherine@katherinetreffinger.com

Usually I start my morning with a cup of tea in front of
the computer doing my blog, flicker, facebook and general
communications. This morning though I did a very healthy
thing and sat outside in the cool morning air and had my tea.
I think I might have started a new routine. One of the many
things I love here in the summer is the return of the Doves.
The mornings are filled with the sound of Doves cooing.

Well on the note of birds, this morning I am posting the
original drawing that inspired yesterdays painting. Please
remember it was drawn left handed. Also the photo is not
great as it is a slide translated digitally. I also notice that it
was not the right wing that was pinned down !?!?!?
Maybe I was drawing a mirror image.

BirdWoman

Oil on canvas, 60"x48" Collection of artist

I have hesitated to post this image as the photograph
does not do it justice and it is in my eyes one of maybe
5 of the most successful pieces I have created as an
artist. During the time I was studying at The Drawing
Studio in Portland I developed a frozen right shoulder.
Not to be done in by an arm I could not move I switched
to my left hand, my non-dominant side. As difficult as
this was there is no faster way to access the right side
of the brain. I started drawing a nude and she became
a bird woman with her right wing tight against her side.
I liked her so much I took a 5'x4' canvas and started to
translate her into oils. At first she looked like the drawing
but it did not translate in oil and she had little pizazz. I
kept going for the next year. Now she has a place of feature
in my home and reminds me what is really meaningful to
me in my expression.