The painting Lilliana was finished . . .  BUT I still wanted to do – a haunted piece. “The Midsummer Nightmare.” A canvas print of the piece sounded like the perfect solution (I didn’t want to take the risk of ruining what I thought was a good finished piece). Embellishing a print is a common practice among artist. When the print was delivered (with some very subtle photoshoping) I was thrilled with the result.

Not only is the original for sale I can also provide prints and cards as well.

So I’m off to work on the gallery wrapped canvas print, allowing me to create another original deriving from a print of an original!

So yummy and exciting!

The piece on the left is the original, the one on the right is the canvas print.

Lilliana

Lilliana

In June of – I went to First Friday in downtown San Jose where we celebrated “The 7^th Annual SubZERO Festival 2014.

                  It was such a fun art street scene, there were several stages that rotated some talented musicians, art work, two and three dimensional as well as live art lined the closed off street on both sides in parking lots and on the sidewalks.

                  David my SO took pictures of a haunting and mesmerizing live act. Seeing these I quickly set about doing a painting and focused on one of several of the live artist. In the beginning of the painting I started to get a feeling or mood going on. Like she should be creepy, a Halloween type of creepy inspired from watching the Showtime thriller  “Penny Dreadful.”

                  Then something that rarely happens happened. While painting a title came into my head “A Midsummer’s Nightmare.” Yes I was experiencing a bit of a Dorian Gray scenario excluding my soul but I was definitely obsessed.

                  The painting progressed . . . only she wasn’t haunting or icky. She was strange and wonderful and then a worm was eating away in my head – a song by MaMuse “Lilliana.”

Lilliana in search of what she once knew to be true

Once . . . upon a time

I knew the earth was mine

And she knew I belonged to her

And I knew I belonged to her

And so Lilliana was created and completed.

(Plus my granddaughter’s name is Lily)

Lilliana

Lilliana

22 x 15

Watercolor

Teresa Beyer

“Once upon a time

I knew the earth was mine

And she knew I belonged to her

And I knew I belonged to her”

Ma Muse

The Beauty of Love

The Beauty of Love 

22 x 15

Watercolor by

Teresa Beyer Fine Art

"If you are in love - that's a good thing - that's about the best thing that can happen to anyone." by John Steinbeck, Author

And love is all there is.

I wanted to enter an art competition based or inspired by a quote by Steinbeck. I started this piece and left for a holiday. Unfortunately the deadline for entry was while I was away. And since I felt that the piece was incomplete I did not enter it - nor did I finish it.

Strawberry Festival

Having been away for sooooo long, I’m ready to get started.

Recently I entered a painting to the Vista, CA ~ Strawberry Festival poster competition. My piece took second. 

Strawberries in Glass Bowl

Watercolor on 140 cold press paper

11 x 15

Teresa Beyer

$125. 

After entering this show I went out of town for several days completely forgetting about the show. It didn’t take first for the poster but I’m very pleased with second.

After being away ~ and making several moves in the past couple of years I now find myself in the San Francisco Bay area, the Silicon Valley. Re~establishing myself as an artist in a new and very talented community with a melting pot of diverse and interesting artist. Well I know I have experience but that doesn’t mean what worked for me in San Antonio, TX will work here.

Feeling my way and staying in the flow.

I entered another show in Palo Alto, CA with this piece and I’m still waiting to hear if it has been accepted.

Spring Blossom

Watercolor on 140 cold press paper

22 x 15

Teresa Beyer

$425.

Fingers crossed that it makes its' way into the show offering me as an artist the opportunity to share my work.

As always,

Keeping the brushes wet,

Teresa Beyer

Spring Blossoms

Spring Blossoms

22 x 15

Watercolor

Teresa Beyer

Beautiful piece - vibrating rich colors, its very hard to believe it is a watercolor.

The Bride

The Bride

22 x 15

Watercolor on KMJ 140

Teresa Beyer

According to legend “The Bride” tripped on her gown as she took her first steps down the stairs and fell to her death.

Her newlywed husband and widower had this memorial and gravesite built for them both.