"Eve, the Little Mermaid" 6x6, oil - $100 (see below)
The Sedona Arts Center (www.sedonaartscenter.com) has embarked on a fundraiser to help with repairs of the historic barn, which houses it. The barn was an apple barn in days gone past, and so the title of the fundraiser is fitting: "Apples for the Art Barn." It's a worthy cause, since SAC does a huge amount to help with local arts education.
From the website:
All artworks will be sold at the set price of $100 with a goal of raising $10,000. This will be combined with the existing funds and will be used to replace the siding, insulation and windows of the Art Barn to preserve the historical building of Sedona Arts Center.
The show, which runs until January 4th, consists of little paintings, all 6x6, with "apples" as the theme.
My contribution is pictured above. My grandfather, for some reason, had a little collection of ceramic mermaids, each stamped with "Made in Occupied Japan" on the bottom. I suspect they came from my father, who served in the Marines in the Pacific in World War II. (He was one of the few who made it back alive from Iwo Jima.) After my grandfather died, this collection came to me. I really like the juxtaposition of this saucy lass with the apple. Was there ever a mermaid named "Eve"?
The support is coarse-textured canvas, and as such, one can't put much detail into a painting. I used Gamblin's FastMatte alkyds, partly because of the quick dry-time, but also because it allowed me to paint loosely and with a pastel-like finish.
If you're interested in this little piece, please let SAC know. They'll gladly help you with the purchase and will ship. You can reach them at 928-282-3865.
