“Gordon Allan” is Art You love by Elizabeth Traub. This piece is dedicated to Gordon. My partner in life. This piece was drying. I had not yet named it. I was trying to create an artful piece that would be in Gordon’s home. I was going to surprise him. Wrap it up, and give it some kind of name that would be a reminder of something he and I have done together. A gift to the man who give many gifts.
I have been painting like a mad women the past few months and many pieces are now coming to life. Layers of thoughts and layers of painting and canvas after canvas waiting for the finishing touches. Painting is an emotional process for me. The smallest details of life inspire me. Words spoken and visual inspirations come to me daily. I am not always going back to the same canvas. I have dozens of starts and stops. My feeling or my mood move to a new canvas or back to one waiting for the finishing brush strokes across the canvas.
I was surprised today when Gordon walked past my studio. An outdoor/indoor room. There is glass on three sides, a solid wall on the back wall and wide open to the sky is my ceiling. He could see this piece drying. Like many days quite a few pieces drying. He often looks in, smiles, and says something like, “Those look great. You will sell these”. But this piece. Drying among many he said, “I want this one above my bed in Lake Oswego”. So much for a gift or surprise.
I started this piece about three weeks ago. I kept going back to it and added a little here and there. Kept walking away and coming back. Finally the balance of colors and just what I loved. But should I add in more green? Should I add in more blue? White? No, this is it. And today he walks by an says he want this.
Alas I can still surprise him. I will have this sent to his home in Lake Oswego and have his son hang it before we arrive in a couple of weeks back in Oregon. Writing this post today from sunny Palm Desert, CA.
All of my “Art You Love” is available in beautiful Gallery Wrapped Prints in a number of sizes, framed or unframed. You can call or text me: 503-686-1109 or email me: elizabethtraubconsulting@gmail.com. I would love to help you choose the perfect size for your home.
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Interior Designer, Consultant, Artist. Which is it they ask? All of the above. God has blessed me in ways that words cannot describe. Doing what I love and making a career out of it all. Starting with a beautiful designer showroom. Decorating homes and specializing in kid's spaces. Magazine covers and spreads, then show homes. Adding in business consulting. Working alongside my clients to develop a strategic plan to design and market their product or service in the correct markets. Then one day, after years of painting for my clients, a few gallies, my hobby business I decided in the second half of my life to bring Elizabeth Harris Art Gallery to life. I took my paintings to the streets and flipped my website into my "Art You Love" business. Do what you love and love what you do. Adding Elizabeth Harris Art Gallery and creating artful pieces for your home, office, business. An empty wall invites art you love by Elizabeth Harris Art Gallery. Your Dreams & Passions, My Experience & Help. Let's work together and build something beautiful in your home business, or on your walls.
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