Artist Sally King Benedict

Last night I attended a show for contemporary artist Sally King Benedict titled COLORSPLASH. Her work is playful and her color pallete was fresh and airy. Myself and everyone else seemed to be in such good spirits among her work as you can't help but to feel comfortable and relaxed when in a room of Sally's paintings.

Tea Party 

48x48, mixed media

You can see more of Sally's work at www.sallybenedict.com

Oyster Bank II by Marissa Vogl

36 x 24, oil on canvas.
Available here.

This painting is a pair to Oyster Bank III, which is painted from photos I took one of our days kayaking the intercoastal waters of South Carolina. It was a cool windy day with rain off and on. I really like the gray sky against the vibrant green grasses. I use a pallete knife to create dramatic and unique "brush" strokes, which add texture to my work. I have learned to control the pallete knife to get large bold strokes or controlled fine lines. Although I do use my brushes I love how a pallete knife allows me to express emotions thru color application and a more abstract approach to a landscape.

You can see more at www.marissavogl.com

"Oyster Bank III"

18x24", oil on canvs.
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While kayaking the waters of the intercoastal to the Atlantic Ocean we stopped for a break on this long rugged bank made up of oystershells and marsh grass. A beautiful unique landscape that I love to paint over and over. There is always a different stroke or a new color that my hands add to make each landscape different. The small pop of red in this painting is very yummy to my eye.

See more of my work at
www.marissavogl.com