Sold! "Spring"and "April" at Bula Kava, "Transcendent" at Basic Space Gallery

 I'm always so happy when one of my paintings finds a new home!

Here are a couple of paintings that sold recently, soon to be replaced with new creations:

April, Acrylic and ink on canvas.

Transcendent, Acrylic and ink on canvas.

Spring, Acrylic and ink on canvas.

Commission Accomplished

I just finished a two-part commission for a friend! These are made in the same style as the original that she purchased a few months back. Can you spot the differences? Just kidding! Don't bother trying to count the differences. Each painting is subtly unique because I started all three from scratch (that is, I picked up a pencil and started sketching freehand).

Here's a pic of the original:

 

Art And Cards At Bula Kava House

Spark. Acrylic and ink on canvas.

Hey Everyone! Looking for some paintings or greeting cards? Look no further! I have original paintings hanging on the walls of the Bula Kava House now through mid-November. I also have $3 greeting cards hanging in a little paper box next to the paintings, and you can just leave your payment with the friendly people working at the bar. This artwork will be up clear through September and October, and for a few weeks in November, so feel free to stop by and take a look if you're around 31st and Division in the next couple of months!

Bula Kava House.

3115 SE Division St

Portland, OR 97202 

Hours: 

Sunday-Thursday 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Friday and Saturday 11 a.m. to 12 midnight

New Cards On Etsy

I've added a few new cards to the mix!
Keep in mind that these prints are not limited to greeting cards. Let me know if you are interested in postcards, larger prints for your walls, or original paintings. The possibilities are endless.

Etsy.com/shop/BintaTherese

Paintings Up At Homebase Coffee

Hey beautiful people!

I will be hanging some paintings in Homebase Coffee in June, and they will be there all month. Come check them out if you feel so inclined!

The paintings go up June 6th.

I'll be spending some quality time there on June 28th from 10 to noon. Come hang out with me! Chat, get a drink, look at paintings, make new friends, make use of the perfect excuse to don a black turtleneck sweater and discuss how the Avante-garde relates to Dadaism. Just Kidding. Unless you really want to.

I'd love to see you there!

Homebase Coffee
2620 SE Powell Blvd

Portland, OR 97202

(Across the street from Cleveland High School)

Here And Gone (Spring)

NEON PINK PAINT! Sometimes that's all it takes to get started.

I've been experimenting with using acrylic paints as if they are water colors (I like the fluidity of these splashy paintings combined with the vibrancy that acrylics have to offer), and I'm still super thrilled with the addition of pen and ink- it changes the painting completely, taking away a good deal of it's inherent softness. This painting is all about Springtime. Spring comes on quickly, full of life and color, fills us with feelings of possibility, and is over before we can reach out and touch it.

Now Available: Art Print Greeting Cards (more to come)

MINI GRAND OPENING ON ETSY.COM!

I say mini because I'm starting quite small.

Come visit my online store!

You can find me at:

www.etsy.com/shop/BintaTherese

...Or just go to Etsy.com and type "binta therese" into the search bar.

Right now I have a small selection of greeting cards available, and soon I'll be adding postcards, prints, and then (dun dun dunnn) original paintings! Maybe some other stuff. We shall see.

Nepenthes- Painting from Spring 2014

I did the usual thing: acrylic paint on canvas with black and white ink pen added in at the end. If you're wondering about the name, "Nepenthes" is part of the scientific name for a carnivorous plant (it seems I have a theme starting: "Sundew" is the common name for another carnivorous plant, and the name of another painting I made). This particular swampy plant has bucket-like leaves that collect rainfall. The water in these buckets attracts insects that come to drink and are trapped inside of the tubular leaves. They are slowly but surely devoured by the plant. Hey, everybody needs protein.