New Website Design

Take a look at the new website design I think you’ll like it:

www.cianellistudios.com

The Soul So Centered

The soul so centered where the light says softly, “I Am” whole,

Small selfless seemingly endless acts serenade the soul,

Why put a price, a name, a blame, a game to your love delightful role?

Call To Artists – 2010 International Fine Art Painting Competition

I usually pass up fine art competitions because there are so many of them and I only have so much money.  But I believe the Artists Haven Gallery 2010 International Fine Art Painting Competition is worth submitting to.   A total of 45 artists will be awarded participation in a collective exhibition.  And the top awards are as follows:

1st – 1 Year Gallery Representation and $1000 Cash
2nd – 1 Year Gallery Representation and $500 Cash
3rd – 1 Year Gallery Representation and $250 Cash
Best of Category Award – $125 Cash

Click Here for further information and entry forms.

Artists Haven Gallery

2757 E Oakland Park Blvd Ft Lauderdale FL 33306
Tel.954-817-4893 Email: fapc@artistshavengallery.com

Entry Now Open – Deadline: March 8, 2010
Cash & Awards Valued Over $10,000

Includes Artists Haven Gallery Representation Contract, Solo Exhibition, Internet Exposure, Website Hosting, Magazine Publicity, and additional Sponsorship Prizes.

No Entry Limit. $25 per first entry / $10 each additional. Submissions on CD / DVD.

The 2010 International Fine Art Painting Competition will be juried by Dr. Karen Roberts, Senior Professor of Visual Arts, Broward College.

Juror selected artists will gain exposure by exhibiting their work in the Artists’ Haven Gallery and will be promoted both online and in print.

Families Helping Haiti – Silent Auction

Handmade by Jenna Baggs

There is a silent auction in town to raise money to help the people of Haiti. There will be artwork, jewelry, Jenna’s Baggs, and other items.

The auction will be February 1, 2010, 6-10pm at 63 Meetinghouse Hill Rd, New Boston, NH.

Stop by if you’re local or bid online at www.jennasbaggs.blogspot.com

All proceeds will be donated to your choice charity: Samaritian’s Purse, Red Cross, or World Vision

Buy My Artwork on Artybuzz.com

I recently joined Artybuzz.com to further promote my art in the United Kingdom and the rest of the world including Europe, South Africa, Canada, Australia, and Hong Kong.  You can buy photo prints, canvas prints, and even large posters of my work at very reasonable prices.  Orders are processed  in British Pounds.

For artists out there reading this, there are some nice promotional tools and social marketing features on Artybuzz.  Creator, Richard Wilde, did a wonderful job putting together this site.  Sign up is free and you can’t beat worldwide exposure.

“Light House” – Blue Seascape Painting

Light House
Original: Acrylic on Canvas ©2010
www.cianellistudios.com

This soft blue painting has a nice feel with subtle color tones ranging from lavender to aqua marine blue.   It’s painted with acrylic paints and applied with thick texture on a 24″ x 24″ gallery canvas.  There is a small tiny lighthouse located on the land mass.  Creating this tiny recognizable form allows for the viewer to know what it is while it also portrays the share size of the sky and ocean.  I wanted to create a light open feel once again blending the ocean into the sky.  A subtle variation in tone, the land mass, and texture sets them apart.  You might also be able to notice a faint rainbow in the sky.  This original painting is for sale and prints are also available.  If you are interested in this seascape painting please visit my website to contact me.

Why “Light House” and not “Lighthouse”?

There is a reason.  If you notice.  My paintings are less about objects, subjects, or even reality.  ”Light House” does make reference to the tiny lighthouse in the painting, but I am trying to direct your attention to nature, or in other words to God’s creation.  This “house” contains examples and living proofs that are filled with the illumination, the life, the “light”, that is the Almighty Creator.

Drawing of Jesus Offering His Hand

Jesus Offering His Hand II
Original medium: Charcoal on Paper ©2009
Purchase a Print
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“Subtle Atmosphere” Seascape Painting

Subtle Atmosphere
Original: Acrylic on Canvas ©2009
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This is a large horizontal seascape painting measuring 20″ x 60.” It is inspired by the gentle connection between sky and sea.  I wanted to emphasize the aquamarine color throughout and add just a tiny amount of detail to create a sense of  expanse.  I’m not accustomed to creating any man-made objects in my paintings but the sailboat just felt like it needed to be there.  The sliver of a land mass was created by pouring on a strip of paint.  This pops out the land mass so that when light shines on the painting you can see real highlights.

If you are interested in “Subtle Atmosphere” or if you want to take a look at it in person visit Sheldon Fine Art on America’s Cup Ave, Newport RI.

“Common Thread” Abstract Landscape Painting

Common Thread
Original medium: Acrylic on Canvas ©2009
Purchase Original – $1500
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Common Thread – Detail

Common Thread – Detail

Purchase Art = Help Feed The Hungry

All of the profits from any prints and greeting cards that you purchase this month will be donated to the NH Food Bank. That means not only do you receive artwork from me but you help feed the hungry! You can purchase prints by clicking here.

“If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” without giving them the things needed for the body, what good is that?”

- James 2:15-16