Wilder Artist

Wire Wrap Crystals

2012-01-22T14:47:00.000-06:00

Thanks to a day with my friend Cheryl Davis, I have been having such fun wire wrapping the crystals that I got on our crystal dig at Mt Ida. AR.

This is just a few samples of the fun.

So far, I have done 20 wraps. So maybe more pictures to come.

They are simple and wild designs that are inspired by the stone itself.

Turquoise, Rose Quartz, and Crystal

Fired Clay and Crystal

Agape Crystal

Garnet Chips and Crystal

Photo shoot around Holly Lake Ranch

2012-01-06T17:57:00.001-06:00

Riding around HLR on the golf cart for a photo shoot.

Gathering some painting material I think.

So much beautiful scenery and wildlife.

2012

2012-01-06T13:19:00.003-06:00

From Wilder Art Studio

May this year be filled with

Love, Smiles, and Joy!

card image from

http://www.hallmark.com/product/greeting-photo-cards/new-years-day/

2011-12-04T09:10:00.001-06:00

Wishing A Very Merry Christmas

to All!

Absolutely Artistic Reiki

2011-08-16T23:01:00.000-05:00

I would like to invite you to my new blog about Reiki and Healing Art.

Absolutely Artistic Reiki

2011-08-16T22:54:00.003-05:00

Small oil landscape study

2011-06-25T11:10:00.000-05:00

Country Road
8x10
oil on canvas

This weeks study for my summer series.
I am not at all pleased with this one. I will redesign my compostion
and begin again.

This Weeks Addition to My Summer Series

2011-06-12T11:19:00.000-05:00

Farm and Field

24x36

Oil on Canvas

This week's addition was started earlier. But I decided to include it in the summer series. This is a old farm place not far from my house. I took pictures years ago and have painted many versions of it in watercolor and pastel through the years. The farm has sold and the big sycamores are gone now. Glad I still have the photos.

Beginning My Summer Series of Oil Landscapes

2011-06-03T14:13:00.001-05:00

Red Roof
Oil Landscape
Canvas 16x20

Here is the first in my summer series of Oil Landscapes. My goal is to paint a minimum of ten landscapes and then ten still life paintings. I know ten is not a big goal. So I should be very happy with my accomplishment when I actually see that I have painted many more.

This may seem like I am venturing off in a new direction for many of you. For the past 10 years, I have shown mostly abstract watermedia. But oil and pastel are really my roots and I am yearning to return to those roots.

What I hope to show myself as well as all of you, is a growth in composition, value and color through a dedicated study this summer. Wow, now I am making a big commitment to live up too.
For a limited time, this summer, while my series is in the works, I am offering the purchase of these paintings at a special price. $200. Just click the buy button.
I better get to work! I have a lot to do. Hope you will enjoy seeing my post. And comments are always welcome.

Judging Apples and Oranges

2011-05-20T17:00:00.001-05:00

I had the pleasure and honor of judging an art exhibit this morning. It is always a challenge to judge art. But this exhibit was a extra challenge.
The exhibit was a group of talented artists of various mediums, including wood turning, jewelry, pottery, stone sculpture, watercolor, and oil paintings. There were 13 artists set up with booths of their work for an exhibition and sale. Each artist chose one work that would be judged for 4 awards, Best of Show, First, Second, and Third. Now my challenge was to structure my criteria to judge apples to oranges, so to speak. I came up with a point system. I created my list of criteria categories with :
1. WOW factor..........meaning catching my eye, bringing me in and making me want to take a closer look.
2. Technique/Skill.............how well did the pieces demonstrate mastery of the medium.
3. Creativity/Originality..............I was looking for thought provoking, or handled in a new or unusual way,
or different approach than the common.
4. Design....................good composition and design principles.

Each category would get points judged from 1 to 5 with 5 being perfection.
It worked very well for me and I felt like I was able to judge each piece on its on merits and not against each other.
It is always hard to only give a few awards when there are so many good pieces in a show. This was a very small show and I must say that they all get a "job well done" from me.
Congratulations to the awards winners!

Journaling the Journey of Discovery

2011-05-10T07:08:00.000-05:00

As I begin to collect my journals last night, I planned out the journals I would begin to work with. I knew I wanted one titled "Gratitude", one for " flow writing" (which would be message from my higher self and my guides), and one for "Art Notes", and one for "Dreams". I am sure there will be more to come.
With this new plan for writing, it seemed somehow easier to begin writing. In the past it all seemed to jumble up into just wild unclear thoughts with lots of starts and no finishes.
I am also visualizing getting creative and decorating these journals, but that will come later. Getting down to writing is the important thing.
I am sharing with you this journal entry from last night. I know it was a clear message for me and my questions.
I thought that many of you would also make sense with the message. So if it helps you, I am so glad to share with you.
"Journaling is one your many visions of yourself. Some are true to who you are and some are illusions of who you want to appear. As you begin to search within and ask your heart what it wants in order to fulfill what you came to earth to be, you will see more clearly and enjoy the true desires of your heart.
Do not feel as a failure for those that you can't achieve. Put your energy in the things that allow your heart to sing and your light to shine to the world. Begin your journal and see what desires come forth that you have yet to dream. Listen in silence and without judgement. Be willing to accept what gifts you have been blessed with. Writing is a natural ability for you and one talent that your should have faith in and share. You think you have nothing to say but the truth of the writing is that you have much to discover through your writing."

How I started my art journals

2011-05-09T19:08:00.000-05:00

Page from one of my sketchbooks/journals.

Here is a website about journaling. I got some great ideas and inspiration from Aisling's Personal Art Journals. So I wanted to share it with all of you who might be interested in creating exciting journals for your thoughts, creative ideas or just for getting at all that stuff that swims around in your head.
I now have a cleared idea of how to utilize that collection of pretty, yet empty journals on my book shelf.

Would love to hear some of your ideas on journaling. When do you write? Why do you write? and do you share any of it or keep some secret?
Let me know in the comments section.

How I started my art journals
Excerpt:
Generally, I have a couple of journals going. From 1999 - 2001, when I was approaching my divorce, I kept an angry one that no one will ever see. It's unattractive, but it kept me from venting too inappropriately sometimes. Pain and rage were scribbled on its pages. I was processing a lot of anguish.

If I see a time in my life that is unique or compartmentalized--a journey, or time alone, or a very intense teaching schedule or something like that--I'll create a journal just for that theme alone.

Then there's my everyday journal. It's at hand for my random thoughts, sketches, bits of paper & receipts, and collages. Sometimes it has a theme, but usually it's just my everyday journal. The theme may seem obvious later.

excerpt:

Mother’s Day Red Posey

2011-05-09T09:26:00.001-05:00

I hope Mother’s Day was a beautiful event for each of you.

This is one of my new small oil studies. I am planning to post more. I wish I could say that I am going to be doing a daily painting, but I know that is not happening at this time.

I am setting my goals for this year. (a little late, but second quarter goals are good too)

Here is my quick list:

1. Paint a portrait of each of my grandchildren.

2. Make drawing a daily event.

3. Learn how to take great digital photos of my oil paintings.

4. Visit museums and galleries once a month.

I will be judging another art show next weekend. I am so pleased to have been asked and looking forward to some inspiring art. More about that later.

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In the Studio

2011-04-24T13:45:00.001-05:00

Here are some pictures I posted on my website of my new studio space.
I am settled in now and really enjoying the space. I have been spending more time drawing.
In the Studio

Palette Knife Painting

2011-03-15T17:05:00.000-05:00

5x7 oil on gesso board

Have you wondered where my blog post have gone?

2011-03-06T10:19:00.000-06:00

I have not posted a blog entry for a while. Have you missed me? I hope you have. I will be back to posting about painting very soon. We sold our place in November and found this great new place. We are in a beautiful setting, surrounded by nature and great neighbors.

Here are a few pictures of our new house and my new studio. We have been remodeling since we moved in in December. And it looks as though I will be still painting over old wallpaper all summer. Or maybe I will get brave enough to strip it and start with fresh texture. Any offers of help out there?

I will post more pictures of the interior when I am finished.

Back deck and the upper deck is out the studio back door.

Funscape

2010-10-07T11:57:00.000-05:00

Funscape

28x28

Acrylic on Canvas

Contact me for price and availability

Sometimes paintings like dreams come and you don't know where they came from. Beginning with three arbitrary colors, choosing colors that "felt good to me at the time" and some energetic marks with the brush. The rest of the process is to respond to what is happening on the canvas. This abstract insisted on being a landscape. I titled it Funscape because it has a feeling of joy, and exploration. Maybe it comes from our road trip west a couple of months ago.

Fleur De Lis

2010-10-06T12:35:00.000-05:00

Fleur De Lis

22x28

Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas

Judy Wilder-Dalton

Iris has been a favorite flower of mine to paint. This is my stylized and abstract version of the lily and the iris. The fleur de lis is a stylized lily or iris that is used as a decorative design or symbol. It's origins are French, fleur means flower, and lis means lily.

Artists Of Texas Press Release

2010-09-25T15:00:00.000-05:00

Nov 2- Dec 31^st Second Annual State Gallery showing of the Artists of Texas.

The Artists of Texas, a professional group made up of artists from across the Great State of Texas, will have their second annual group exhibit on November 2^nd to December 31^st at the Dutch Art Gallery in Dallas, Texas. The group created and founded by Laurie Pace, Debbie Lincoln and Vernita Hoyt with a goal of having as many professional artists represented in as many Texas cities as possible, has grown to over 80 members and judging in new members monthly. These professional artists, represented by galleries internationally, join together to share marketing and networking. The Artists of Texas website lists artists alphabetically as well by city and many artists post on the associated blog, www.artistsoftexas.blogspot.com and/or on the sister site www.dailypaintersoftexas.blogspot.com

Laurie Pace, founder and Webmaster says, “The talent of our Artists of Texas is both diverse and deep. The incredible experience of marketing and sharing in this professional journey is boundless. It is an honor to be a part of this professionally committed artistic fraternity. We are in our second year of collectively showing and marketing together; working with the American Art Collector and Western Art Collector has made it possible to meet the needs of our individual artists. All of us are volunteers that coordinate things, but it is the heart of the group, the artists that make it work.”

The up-coming show titled “Where Texas Finds It’s Color” will be held at the Dutch Art Gallery in Dallas, TX where it was held last year and will feature 45 artists from over 30 different cities in Texas. Each artist will be exhibiting up to seven pieces each, which will be available for purchase.

Pam Massar, Gallery Owners says,

“The Dutch Art Gallery is delighted again this year to represent the Artists of Texas Show.
Representing this group of artists has offered variety and the expansion of contemporary art in our Gallery and neighborhood. Welcoming new talented artists who have creative visions and feelings, which is expressed in their art. We look forward to another successful show this fall!"

Pam Massar, Owner
The Dutch Art Gallery, Inc.
10233 E. Northwest Highway
Suite 420
Dallas, TX 75238
214-348-7350
www.dutchartusa.com
Dutchart1@aol.com

The List of Exhibiting Artists and their email addresses:

Laurie Pace – laurie.pace@mac.com Mount Vernon,TX

Debbie Grayson Lincoln – debbiegraysonlincoln@yahoo.com Morgan Mill, TX

Judy Mackey – judy@judymackey.com Southlake, TX

Chase Almond - chase@proser.com Ft. Worth. TX

Kristine Kainer – kkrainer@cvctx.com Schulenburg, TX

Pat Meyer – pat@meyer.net Conroe, TX

Gwen Bell – gwen347@gmail.com Dallas,TX

Bonny C White – bonnysart@granderiver.net Pearsall, TX

Anthony Gonzalez – studio@gvtc.com Spring Branch, TX

Jennifer Meiying Tseng – jtseng55@yahoo.com Amarillo, TX

Elaine Monnig – elainemonnig@gmail.com Katy, TX

David Forks – dforks@gmail.com Spring, TX

Barbara Havilland – sabhav@sbcglobal.net Groves, TX

Linda Bein – lindaabein@gmail.com Southlake, TX

Lee Baggs – lwpbaggs@sbcglobal.net Grand Prairie, TX

Kay Wyne – kay@kwyne.com Dallas, TX

Sheri Jones – sherri@sherriart.net Grandbury, TX

Emily Leland – emilyl@austin.rr.com Fredericksburg, TX

Judy Wilder Dalton – judy@judywilderdalton.com Quitman, TX

Vonnie Kohn – vkohnartist@aol.com Springtown, TX

George de Chiara – gdechiara@yahoo.com Arlington, TX

Connie Chadwell – artist@conniechadwell.com Junction TX

Debra Latham – latham@cebridge.net Kingwood, TX

Niki Gulley – nikigulley@sbcglobal.net Dallas, TX

Nancy Medina – nancy@nancymedina.com Flower Mound, TX

Liana Yarckin – lyarckin@yahoo.com Dallas, TX

Rae Andrews – rae4art@aol.com Austin, TX

Vernita Bridges Hoyt vernita@vbridgeshoyt.com Spring, TX

Laurel Daniel Laurel@laureldaniel.com Austin, TX

Dena Wenmohs Dena@wenmohsranch.com Cypress Hills, TX

Susan Moss Cooper susan@susanmoss.com Dallas, TX

Sharon Hodges sharon@sharonhodgesfineart.com Dallas, TX

Lynn Rushton lynnrushton@mac.com Dallas, TX

Felicia Marshall felicia.marshall@hotmail.com Houston, TX

Shirley Quaid shirleyquaid@shirleyquaid.com Humble, TX

M Allison mallisons@gmail.com Houston, TX

Melinda Patrick melindapatrick@gmail.com Houston, TX

Joyce Thomas Jathomas1960@charter.net Granbury, TX

Kirk Witmir khwitmer@juno.com Liberty Hill, TX

Hal and Georgia Gibson Mount Vernon, TX Potter

Ann Hoffpauir ahoffpauir26@yahoo.com Orange, TX

Marchita Priest marchitapriest@yahoo.com Rosenberg, TX

Tina Bohlman tinabohlman@yahoo.com Waxahachie, TX

Nathalie Kelley info@nathaliekellyart.com Snyder, TX

Peggie Maziotta, Dallas, TX Photographer

Sedona Inspired

2010-08-27T14:18:00.001-05:00

22"x28"

Title: Canyon Wall

Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas

Judy Wilder-Dalton

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So here it is, finished. And now I am happy with it. It still has some of the happy color, but holds together with some structure and interesting shapes and forms. It was truly inspired by our visit to Sedona, AZ earlier this month. It just needed to rest over night, so I could see it with a fresh eye this morning.

Preview of Work on the Easel

2010-08-26T18:44:00.000-05:00

Untitled

22x28

Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas

This painting may be finished and it may get a rework, I haven't decided. I love the colors, but it seems to lack a strong enough structure of lights and darks. I will just let it sit around the studio for awhile and see if it asks for new passages.

I worked on a very textured canvas. One I had painted over a painting that I was not happy with. In the texture I used a combination of liquid gesso and matte medium. It gave me a very different surface to work on than I am used to. I loved experimenting like this. But sometimes it's a winner and sometimes you wonder "what was I thinking?".

Time will tell the fate of this piece. I'll let you know.

The Uncommon Image: An Exhibition of the Abstract and the Non-Objective

2010-07-19T14:47:00.001-05:00

Aug. 5 - Sept. 10, 2010

Gallery Main Street

a Program of the City of Tyler Main Street Department

110 W. Erwin

(903) 593-6905

Tyler, Texas

Opening Reception

Thurs., Aug 5

4:30-6:30 p.m.

Urban Rain

Judy Wilder-Dalton

Acrylic

on Gallery Wrapped Canvas

Turquoise and Red

Judy Wilder-Dalton

Acrylic

on Gallery Wrapped Canvas

I was so pleased to have two paintings

accepted for the upcoming exhibit.

The gallery is a beautiful space and

they always have great shows.

I hope you will come to the opening

or have a chance to come by the exhibit.

The opening reception is on Thursday

afternoon and then I will be giving

a demo class for the Artworks Instructional

Series on Saturday August 7.

Contact the Gallery for

information and registration.

Plunge

2010-07-01T16:36:00.001-05:00

"Plunge"

11 x 14 acrylic on gallery wrap canvas

Judy Wilder

Available to Purchase

on my website

My abstraction of a waterfall plunge.

A Facebook "like" button has been added to my artworks on my website. I am asking all of you to browse through my works pages and select your favorites and hit the like buttton. Will be great to see which ones come up as the most popular.

Also new on the website are "Prints and Cards". I have made it easier to order prints on paper and canvas as well as cards. You can even order them framed and ready to hang. I will be adding more on a regular basis, but if you are wanting one that is not there, let me know. I can add it next for you.

Prints and Cards....http://judy-wilder.artistwebsites.com

Website...............http://judywilderdalton.com

email...................judy@judywilderdalton.com

Turquoise and Red

2010-06-29T19:10:00.001-05:00

Turquoise and Red

11 x 14

acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas

$450

www.wilderartstudio.com

Judy Wilder-Dalton

Contact me to purchase.

Wine Journal

2010-06-26T21:36:00.000-05:00

Wine Journal by wilderartist
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