The Arts Council of the Blue Ridge - ARTFEAST

My painting is done, turned in for ARTFEAST.

Portrait Painting

Working on a portrait painting for

The Art Council of the Blue Ridge

ARTFEAST

My Votive Painting - His Love

The Arts Council of the Blue Ridge

Votive Art Show & Sale
February 12 & 13
Second Floor Galleries of Center in the Square

Votive offerings can be given as expressions of
congratulations, thanks, or as symbols of love.

This is my votive painting -His Love

The Wall by Joan Lipes

Taubman Museum - Friday February 13, 2009

The Taubman Museum of Art welcomed

Hollins University Assistant Professor of Art, Christine Carr

as she explores the exquisite contemporary photography

on display in the Taubman Museum exhibition

Rethinking Landscape: Contemporary Photography

from the Allen G. Thomas Collection through

the perspective of her work and process.

Tower by Christine Carr
www.christinecarr.com

I enjoyed her lecture and her photography,

her photos are not digital they are developed in a dark room.

Market Gallery SPCA Show February 14, 2009

Entire show will hang at

The Market Gallery

February 7 - 21, 2009

Key West Girl
SOLD
My first painting to sell in a show.



Mona Lisa Kitty by Linda and Bill White

SPCA Best in Show February 6, 2009

Market Gallery sponsored “Best in Show”
This is a benefit for the Roanoke Valley SPCA

Opening held in the Atrium of the Taubman Museum
Key West Girl

Rocky III by Janet Cundiff

Printwork by John Reburn

After the Opening exhibit, the entire show will be hung at The Market Gallery

Working on SPCA Painting

Key West Girl

January 23, 2009

Olin and Smoyer Galleries at Roanoke College

Artist Lecture and Opening Reception
January 23, 2009

Branch Family
Betty - Sculpture
Polly - Painting
Sally Grace - Painting
Bonny - Photography
Patrick - Painting



Betty Branch

Polly Branch

Sally Grace Branch

Wonderful Christmas

Our Christmas Tree

Paw Paw's Tree Christmas Day

Mom and Dad's Tree Christmas Eve

Rosie (mom and dad's dog) in her new coat.
She is so funny, when you put her coat on she will not move.

Touring the town to see Christmas lights.

Living Artfully in November

Saturday, November 29th
Visited the Taubman Museum of Art


Sunday, November 16th

A Day Trip on the Blue Ridge Parkway to Chateau Morrisette.

Saturday, November 8th

Olin Gallery at Roanoke College featured paintings by Barbara Crawford.

Thursday, November 6th

As members of the new Taubman Museum of Art, we

were able to preview before the grand opening. Our favorite room

the Decorative arts/Early Modernism Gallery featured

17th Century Florentine Paintings

Giovanni Domenico Ferretti (1692-1768)Harlequin and his Lady(first half, 17th century)Oil on Canvas, 23.5 x 19.5 inchesCourtesy of the Haukohl Family Collection
Picked up canvas From The Market Gallery for the
annual Roanoke Valley SPCA Fund Raiser

Sunday, November 2nd

Friends Living Artfully
This rock wall was dry stacked by Mike Brunette.
My husband is dry stacking a rock wall like this for me.

 

Mike is an artist, his work is shown at the
Little Gallery at Smith Mountain Lake, VA

This is landscape painting by Mike is in my personal collection.

Saturday, November 1st

Attended my first Fiesta Party.

Enjoyed hitting at the Pinata.