patricia a. canney - paintings

What I did on my summer vacay.... art, art and more art. - https://mailchi.mp/6a72d120f7ec/what-i-did-on-my-summer-vacay-art-art-and-more-art

I’ll be open with a summer full of sketches and paintings on the wall and in my “orphan art” bin… 406

Save the date for California Dreamin'!

September 27th from 5-9pm
September 28th from 12-8

sum, sum, summertime in the studio - https://mailchi.mp/a6949c317006/sum-sum-summertime-in-the-studio

Variations on a Floral Theme
8 x 8 on cradled board and 27 x 19 on canvas panel

I always like a challenge. Here working with lots of texture, cold wax medium, sgraffito, stencils and whatever!

Enjoying summer in the studio! Even though the California Building does not have any open studio events this summer, studio visits are always welcome!

A Paris Cafe: SOLD
24x24 oil an canvas
This cafe glowed brightly in the evening.

I am back finishing up pieces after Art-A-whirl. Starting fresh ones. Enjoying summer in the studio!

Even though the California Building does not have any summer open studio events, studio visits are always welcome.

It’s a wrap!

Huge thanks to ALL made it a great weekend … studio helpers, folks who came to see the travel sketchbooks, artists, friends old and new, art lovers and especially to those who came for the first time! Lots of paintings, large and small, “found good homes.”

So I put my feet up for a bit, did some laundry and now am getting ready to get back to some painting this summer.

The next open studio event here in the California Building is California Dreamin’ Fri and Sat, Sept 27-28.

I am always open by appointment.

Studio 406 in the California Bldg will be open for Art-A-Whirl 2024!
Friday, May 17th - Sunday, May 19th. Stop by to see lots’o work!
Travel Sketching Demo the first hour each day.

“Paris Cafe” 11x15 acrylic and mixed media on canvas, available

Studio 406 in the California Bldg will be open for Art-A-Whirl 2024!
Friday, May 17th - Sunday, May 19th. Stop by to see lots’o work!
Travel Sketching Demo the first hour each day.

“Bistro Henri IV, Paris” 8x8 gouache, available

What do you get with found objects, vintage fashion, collage and a whole lot o’ mixed media and layers?…FASHION PLATES!

Stop and see what’s new on Saturday, April 13 from 11 to 4. California Building Open Studio

Counting down to Art-A-Whirl® in May…so come for a sneak peak!

Stop and see what’s new on Saturday, April 13 from 11 to 4. California Building Open Studio

Counting down to Art-A-Whirl® in May…so come for a sneak peak!
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My travel sketches have been the best way of capturing a sense of place for me over the years. My oldest sketches go back 50 years when I was in the Peace Corps in West Africa and have included Paris, south of France and my local neighborhood! Whether you want to save memories from a trip, a day at the lake, the perfect flower or cappuccino...a unique drawing is perfect! I will have my all sketchbooks, tools and art supplies ready the first hour of each day during Art-A-Whirl® so stop by Studio 406 in the California Building and explore.

April in Paris?
How about a little Parisian cafe? This cafe was just down the street from my little apartment the last time I was in Paris.
Wip, 24x24 oil on canvas

Stop and see what’s new on Saturday, April 13 from 11 to 4. California Building Open Studio

Counting down to Art-A-Whirl® in May…so come for a sneak peak!

Traveling back to Paris
I am working on some ideas for a painting series of “Snapshots of Paris”. Remembering the streets, cafes, and sights of one of my favorites places.
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MARCH OPEN STUDIO
Sat, March 9, 11am-4pm
Studio 406, California Building:
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https://mailchi.mp/b3b8d39da7dc/seeing-with-bright-eyes-art-at-the-heart-open-studio-sat-feb-10-from-noon-to-6pm Lots Happening at Art at the Heart Open Studios in the California via building on Sat, Feb 10 from 12 noon to 6 pm. Hope to see you.

The year: looking back and ahead
I have nearly 100 finished pieces listed in my inventory books. This was the year of collages and abstracts and mixed media experiments. Now I am working on two commissions and planning ahead for new ideas....hopefully BIG!

A little look back, but eyes forward to the new year- https://mailchi.mp/a70113b42ca3/dont-look-backeyes-forward

SOLD. SOLD. SOLD. My first experiment with a painted frame. It's boxed up and on it's way to a new home!

Love this handmade rustic paper.

When in doubt, I pull out an interesting surface, a cool hunk of paper and lay down some paint.
It’s such a busy time so my mind is scattered and the lists are long so when I have a bit of studio time, I tend to just explore.

So when you search through the “orphan art” bins look for those abstracts, with their layers of paint, stencils, mixed media and whatever!

Open for studio visits, DM for details.

The next California Building Open Studio:
Art at the Heart
Saturday, Feb 10. Save the date.

Chairs, chairs, chairs.

The places, spaces and objects that I have painted are figurative without necessarily showing the figure. Chairs are like that too. The viewer places themselves in that space, in that item of clothing. It evokes memory of another time…whether mine or yours! So when you find a chair, shoes, dress or hat, it’s a little bit of memory and history.

Visit me at the California Building Holiday Market
Saturday, Dec 9 from 11 to 4 pm
More than 30 artists will open their doors in celebration of the holiday season.

the collages?

For years I have collected items in very neatly labeled boxes, bins, drawers called COLLAGE.
I had a beer bottle label from Tahiti, cafe napkins from Perugia and Paris, a restaurant place mat from my 1950s childhood home… and hand-written invoices and business paperwork from my mother’s small business in the 60s. Really important stuff right? This year I decided to take the big step and started cutting, pasting and gluing!

So when you search through the “orphan art” bins look for those collages, with their little bits and pieces of memory and history.

LIFE…all variations on a theme!

Visit me at the California Building Holiday Market
Saturday, Dec 9 from 11 to 4 pm
More than 30 artists will open their doors in celebration of the holiday season.

New work: abstracts

I have long wanted get comfortable with the world of abstract art. I love it as a collector but never understood HOW to make it. At first I just added more surface texture to my usual subjects, like dresses, then played with a palette knife and other tools, colors paints, and experimented with acrylic and mixed media…all such fun! In the past couple of years I took some workshops where I had to approach a painting from the opposite starting point from my usual. That was eye-opening and very liberating. So the experiments and the FUN continues.

So when you search through the “orphan art” bins look for those abstracts, with their layers of paint, stencils, mixed media and whatever!

More variations on a theme!

Visit me at the California Building Holiday Market
Saturday, Dec 9 from 11 to 4 pm
More than 30 artists will open their doors in celebration of the holiday season.

Original art for any spot, in any holiday budget | CALIFORNIA BUILDING HOLIDAY MARKET - https://mailchi.mp/6965ec4a6975/original-art-for-any-spot-in-any-holiday-budget-california-building-holiday-market

Gift ideas? Need some fresh art? There is a lot of hanging, rearranging and straightening happening here in Studio 406.

Landscape inspired pieces. Dresses. Dresses. Figures. Faces. Orphan art. Abstracts. Large and small. Chairs. Collages. Works on paper. Sketches. Studies. Fun new experiments in color, texture and subject matter.
And, “orphans” looking for good homes! Lots framed and ready to hang. DM for more info.

More than 30 artists will be open!
The California Building Holiday Market
on Saturday, Dec 9 from 11 to 4 pm

Grateful today and always.

Sending my friend Abigail’s stunning fall bouquet…which may end up as a painting one day. Thanks to you all.

From today

Some chairs…chairs on a chair
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Next open studio event…
California Building Holiday Market on Sat, Dec 9 from 11 to 4 pm
Do stop and visit. I have lots of “Orphan Art” in the bins and holiday bargains on the walls!

More collages, more abstracts, more paint, more layers, more fun.

I started out with one color palette in mind and veered off in another dramatic direction, but I am liking them! Check them out on my website.

Next open studio event…
California Building Holiday Market on Sat, Dec 9 from 11 to 4 pm
Do stop and visit. I have lots of “Orphan Art” in the bins and holiday bargains on the walls!

Multi-tasking in the studio

Thank you all for visiting last weekend at California Dreamin’…but now it’s back to work!

It’s full on multi-tasking! A commission of children’s dresses, a request for more little abstracts…and plans for some new big pieces. Fun time and lots to do.

Next open studio event…
California Building Holiday Market on Sat, Dec 9 from 11 to 4 pm
Do stop and visit!