Lisa McShane Art

View of the main gallery space. Artist Lucas Vidana is in the middle. Artist Donna Auer, Nicole Oliver and Isabelle Vanderslice. Three wonderful women! Me with my fruit paintings to the left and landscapes to the right. These are some photos of Babes & Byways posted over at fifthonsixth. Fun event. It was a cold and beautiful night outside and lots of great folks inside. Thanks to all who made it out for this event!

Me, 'Road Turns' and Anne-Marie Faiola This is a quick shot from Friday night's art event in Bellingham, Babes & Byways. Anne-Marie Faiola on the right is the new owner of my painting 'Road Turns'. It was a fantastic event in a great space. Many wonderful people stopped by the look at art, chat and to buy paintings. Most of the paintings in the show sold! Thank you all - old friends and new friends - who came by to see my paintings. I was especially honored to have local artists like Jody Bergsma , Shirley Erickson Donna Auer , Ron Pattern , James Lourie , Laurie Potter and Ruthie V stop by. Thanks also to Bob Hall of Bellingham for donating such a terrific space for us to display art (check out the gorgeous stone wall behind us) and to Marisa Papetti and Scott Pelton of fifthonsixth for putting on the event.

This Friday, 6pm to 10pm, fifthonsixth is producing a 2 person show called Babes & Byways . I'm excited to let you know that we've decided on special pricing for this one night only show! All of my wonderful 5x7" and 6x6" paintings will be offered for $100 for a framed painting . Yes, framed. Each are individually framed to highlight the image. That means this one and this one and even this one . The 6" x 8" paintings - like this gem - will be priced at $120 each. We've had a lot of interest and expect these to go quickly. Here's shot of my living room mantel w/ all the pieces from my Windowsill: Fruits series lined up, ready to go: Figs! Cherries! Pomegranates! Pears! All dressed up and ready for their show. See you there!

Summer Road. Oil on Canvas. 30" x 40". 2009 Lisa McShane. Katherine Tyrrell is an artist and author in England who draws and writes about art and artists for art lovers. Katherine hosts one of the 'go-to' blogs for the art world. In my online research, I found hers to be the most comprehensive source for artists on the web. I was thrilled yesterday when Katherine posted information about my upcoming show on her blog, Making a Mark ! Recently a friend asked me if I have favorites among my paintings or if I love them all equally. I do have favorites. Clouds and Fields , which I posted yesterday, is one and this, Summer Road, is another. I was framing this yesterday, in preparation for the big show, Babes & Byways , and thinking about how much I've enjoyed this painting. I find it to be expansive and peaceful. Meanwhile I'm also busy painting my next set of favorites in my studio! I'm working on several paintings along the lines of North Cascades Highway...

Above: Clouds and Fields. Oil on Canvas. 30" x 40". 2009 Lisa McShane SOLD Below: Untitled. Acrylic on Wood. Lucas Vidana Babes and Byways! This Friday, December 4th, 6pm to 10pm. One night only! Location: 1220 Bay Street, corner of Bay and Holly in downtown Bellingham Stop by for great art, live music, champagne, wine and snacks. This is an exciting two person show put on by fifthonsixth featuring Lisa McShane and Lucas Vidana. The show will feature sweeping landscapes and charming fruit paintings by Lisa McShane and Lucas Vidana's large mixed media images of women. 5% of all proceeds goes directly to Conservation Northwest . Conservation Northwest is a nonprofit that works to preserve old growth forests and other natural areas from the shores of Washington to the Canadian Rockies. These areas are vital to relationships between humans and wildlife. If you're in Bellingham, I'd love to see you there!

3 Cherries. Oil on Gessobord. 5 x 7. SOLD This Friday there are two shows hanging at the Blue Horse Gallery in Bellingham and I have a painting in both. First up is 3 Cherries, above. This is a donation to a silent auction, Friends of the Blue Horse Gallery. I checked out the other donated pieces when I dropped off my painting and there were amazing things by Tom Wood, John Cole's estate, Ron Patten, Lanny Little, Laurie Potter and others. Beautiful paintings. These are sold in a silent auction where you put in a sealed bid and the highest one on Saturday wins the painting. The Bellingham Art Walk on Friday should be fun!