Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Upcoming Art Shows - Late Summer 2015

Fonda Doerre Fine Art

Duke Mansion 2015

Duke Mansion
Art Show & Reception
Charlotte, NC
Sunday, August 30th
6:30 - 8:30 pm

Join me for an art show and reception celebrating
the 100th Anniversary of Charlotte's Historic Landmark - The Duke Mansion.
While the event is free, they request an rsvp. Please use the link below.


Ferrari 2015

Ferrari Fine Art
Art Show & Reception
Wednesday, September 9th
Atlanta, Georgia

Painted Artists Alliance returns for a second year to Ferrari Fine Art. We will teach an art class at Children's Hospital of Atlanta and donate a portion of all sales to the hospital.


Are you feeling Hot Hot Hot? Summer is almost over...

...I hope you'll join me for a cool beverage and some great art at the two events above. I've been busy painting this Summer. A lot of exciting new artwork to see.

It's time to turn that summer vacation memory into a lasting piece of art. I'm still accepting commissions for Christmas. Until I see you again, please keep in touch:

Twitter - @fondadoerreart
Pinterest @FondaDoerre
Houzz.com - Fonda Doerre Fine Art

Cheers to Fall!
fonda

Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Southern Summers - Hot! Hot! Hot!



Per Wikipedia...
Spanish moss (Tillandsia usneoides) is a flowering plant that grows upon larger trees, commonly the Southern Live Oak (Quercus virginiana) or Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum) in the southeastern United States fromTexas and Florida north to Southern Arkansas and Virginia.

For me, Spanish moss is so representative of the South.  It's hot and humid...sultry summers. This is a photo from a trip to Florida - but it could be Georgia or Louisiana, or Charleston...but it's definitely South.  I loved the photo so much I painted it three times.  Art is a great way to preserve a vacation memory.  For landscapes, keep in mind that photographs with a high or low horizon line translate better into paintings.  Think - "how am I going to get into the picture?".  The road in the photo above translated into a path gives you the entrance.

"Summer Walkway"  36 x 36 Oil

"Summer Walkway Small"  20 x 20 Oil


"Cool Summer Walkway"  36 x 36 Oil

So take lots of summer vacation photos - and instead of putting them in a photo album, preserve the memory in a painting.  Now accepting commissions for Christmas.  See these paintings and others at www.fondadoerre.com.

Happy Summer-
Fonda


Thursday, March 26, 2015

It Seems I Only Paint "F" Words...



It came to me recently that I have a theme going lately...
It seems I only paint "F" words.

Farms
Fields
Flowers
Foliage
Fruit
Forests
Farm Animals
Fish

And since it seems to be working - I think I'll keep painting "F" words.
Afterall, what do you expect from an artist named Fonda?

Monday, March 2, 2015

Everything is Better with Bacon







 I've gone hog wild...I'm hamming it up...

My husband collects pigs - so...I decided to paint him a pig.  It turned into a great project and I photographed all the stages of the painting.  I thought you might enjoy seeing the process. And by the way, the original painting is 36x36.

Stage 1 - Initial Block In
Stage 2 - Proportion


Stage 3 - Define Darks
Stage 4 - Define Lights


Stage 5 - Final Marks - Focal Point




Everything is better with bacon -

fonda

Fonda Doerre Fine Art





Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Bright City Lights - Painted Four Ways

How Does it Happen?
 
One Photograph
 
Four Different Paintings
"BRIDGE AT NIGHT"

 
See these original paintings on my website:
 
"Bridge At Night"
Oil
36 x 36
36 x 24 sold
30 x 24
12 x 12
 
 
This photograph of the Brooklyn Bridge was a great starting point.  Each painting began with a black canvas -the black really made the colors pop.  Two of the paintings were in based in Ultramarine Blue - the other two in Cobalt Blue.  Each painting turned out so different in texture and color.  Which one is your favorite?
 
I'm ready for the next challenge - send me you nighttime cityscape photographs.
 
 
 
 

Friday, July 18, 2014

Anne Neilson Fine Art - Local Artists Show

 
 
 
So proud to be selected as one of eight Charlotte artists to show at
Anne Neilson Fine Art.
Show is open till July 31st.
Benefits 24 Hours of Booty (www.24HoursofBooty.org)
 
Drop by and see my latest work.
 
 
 
 
Check out this article in Fine Art Connoisseur:

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

pARTners 2014


 
Honored to be part of this talented group of artists!
 
Patti Ratcliffe
Marlise Newman
Allison Chambers
Adrian Chu Redmond
Paul Hastings
Barbara Jamison
Amy Sullivan
Libby Smart
Fonda Doerre
Dottie Leatherwood
 
Upcoming Shows:
Sozo Gallery - Charlotte, NC
May 8 - June 24th
 
Ferrari Fine Art
Atlanta, GA
September 22 - October 14th