V....'s FIRST WILDLIFE ART PREVIEW



V....Vaughan's Wildlife Art Preview THIS COMING WEEKEND!

Friday night I will unveil my most recent paintings which I prepared for the

 Southeastern Wildlife Exposition next month.

Since all my galleries are out of state, it has been a few years since I have had a real show in Texas. So, AUSTIN, you are first to see my latest before I pack it away to Charleston. PLEASE JOIN ME, either at the reception: Friday, Jan. 22, 5-8 pm, or come hang out in my "studio" Saturday, Jan. 23 from 10-4.

I will have on my painting clothes and will be doing a "day of demos". This late in the game, I am not expecting a crowd, so come keep me company as I do some "starts" or add details to new works.

I also have some of my Last Year on the Farm small works and books, and my famous

Big Fun Map of Texas.

If you say "please", I will give you one of the maps!

Joel's is the best coffee house in Austin and they opened a new workspace next door. That is actually where the art hangs. It is hanging there NOW, so let me know if you go see it without me!

This MAP will get you there!

Email me if you have questions but please do not hit "reply" to this!

vvaughan8@yahoo.com

 

 

 

SHOWS AND WORKSHOPS

SHOWS

JANUARY 22-23 2016- V...."Wildlife Preview". Be the first to see my newest works. Joel's and Bradford CoWork. Friday, Jan. 22 is the opening reception. Saturday is a STUDIO day. I will be painting demos and live dog sketches, if you bring in your "best friend" or a photo, I can sketch them for a small fee.

Feb. 11-14, 2016 Southeastern Wildlife Exposition, Charleston, SC

March 18-May 9, 2016 Cowgirl Up! Wickenburg, AZ                  

• Fri., March 19 Miniatures Sale   
• Sat., March 20  Bash n' Bid  
• Sun., March 21 Quick Draw
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WORKSHOPS





• WORKSHOP: IN SALADO, TX  April 8-9, 2016  email V....  for info
• WORKSHOP: FULL MOON on the TEXAS GULF COAST  April 22-24, 2016  email V....                

 

• WORKSHOP IN THE MOUNTAINS    July 17-21, 2016.                                                                 
• Features Sunrises, sunsetrs, moonrises, moonsets and live ranch-life sketching. In the south San Juan Wilderness Area of southern Colorado...along the Conejos River and 70 miles from Taos, NM.                
• email V....  for info

                

He Said, She Said

"He Said, She Said"        oil on linen         for SEWE

The Southeastern Wildlife Exposition is next Friday-Sunday, Feb. 13-15, in Charleston, SC. It is one of my biggest and favorite shows of the year. I have many friends at this show, and there is AMAZING ARTWORK there!

I have planned this painting for a while...Put it up on facebook last night, and let my BFF's give it a title...There were some FUN suggestions, but Peggy Yandell, an artist friend of mine from Texas came up with this one!@ I love it! Go see Peggy's work! She was a long time teacher, like me, and now is a full time artist! 

Have you friended me on facebook?

https://www.facebook.com/virginia.p.vaughan

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UPCOMING WORKSHOP

Plein Air Sketching,Sky, and Shrimpboats: Capturing Impressions Quickly

Rockport, Texas, February 28, 2015

ONE DAY, ALL DAY

$70 for members and Art Educators; $90 for non-members

For info click here

http://rockportartcenter.com/workshops/detail.php?uid=328

#6- Egret Fisherman

Egret Fisherman__6x8 oil__$190 includes shipping

Birdseed Project #6

 

These Great Egrets stroll the marshy edges and have their meals! Of course I don't need to buy seed for them!  At LEAST 10 % of this purchase price will go into the bird seed fund, and I hope it starts the ball rolling on approaching some local businesses to also donate seed. I find that there are many funds "for the children"...but not many for the greatest generation...Here is a little story about Dan:

Dan visits his wife Jan every day. She lives in my mom's nursing home. Dan has spotted me filling the bird feeders and several times he asked me to scatter some seed on the ground for the birds who prefer to feed there...I did this a few times, then realized that my mom, in her wheelchair cannot see the low-birds. Dan knew this and started handing me a $5 bill every few weeks "to cover some seed for the low-birds"...

THIS is the story that sparked my seed project, and inviting YOU to join!

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AND...

How about ART for Christmas?

See my new fine art prints

 http://vvaughan.blogspot.com/2012/10/son-of-sun.html 

 

or ask Santa for the adventure of a lifetime

A Painting Holiday in New Zealand March 3-9, 2015

#5_Turkey Trio

Birdseed Project #5

Turkey Trio___6x8 oil ___$190 includes shipping

Here is a young turkey with a few pals gobbling in the background. Wild turkeys are all over my area of central Texas....these actually FLEW away after I photographed them...not a graceful sight!  :)

I have received the first "seed money" for my little bird seed project...something I am doing during these cold weeks, to keep the feeders full at my mom's nursing home! During these weeks where I will post bird paintings and sketches, I am putting over 10% into a fund to supply feed for the birds...the old people LOVE to watch the birds!...Later in the week I will Actually purchase the first bags of seed...I will post pictures then and give a few more details about this place...several of you have asked how you might give...I will get info on that, too ....Any more ideas for a name for my project? I have gotten some great ideas!

Merry CHRISTmas! 

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AND...

How about ART for Christmas?

See my new fine art prints

 http://vvaughan.blogspot.com/2012/10/son-of-sun.html 

 

or ask Santa for the adventure of a lifetime

A Painting Holiday in New Zealand March 3-9, 2015

#4_Young Whoop

Young Whoop___6x6 oil for the "Birdseed Project"___$190 includes shipping

On Dec. 3, I kicked off a special project to benefit a nursing home and its backyard birds!!

This is #4 in the series...

WHOOP!

If you are from Texas, you know how beloved the endangered whooping cranes are. When I was a little girl, there were only a few dozen left in the whole world. I never thought I would see one in the wild, but they are making a comeback! For the past several years, I have been blessed to see whooping cranes from both the eastern flock AND the central flyway. This is a young whooper I saw in Texas...

The other WHOOP happens at Texas A&M University! Just mention "A&M" and if  there is an "Aggie" within earshot, you will hear a loud "WHOOP"...and with the announcement of the next Heisman Trophy winner, there might be a LOT of "whoop" in Texas!

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AND...

How about ART for Christmas?

See my new fine art prints

 http://vvaughan.blogspot.com/2012/10/son-of-sun.html 

 

or ask Santa for the adventure of a lifetime

A Painting Holiday in New Zealand March 3-9, 2015

Tiger Stalk

Tiger Sketch...watercolor pencil on w/c paper__7x9___$170 includes shipping

Last week I took another group of students to the zoo to sketch. We were there early, the first ones there, and I was the first one down the walkway to the tigers. So, I tried to sneak up on them to see what they do when no one is around....I tip-toed up the walkway and got within about 15 feet of one laying against the fence. Suddenly I noticed that up the hill to my right, his "roommate" had been stalking me all along! It ws really intense, and when this tiger saw me, seeing him, he bagan pacing....so I sketched him! I think I achieved what I was after, and am VERY GLAD that this guy was not successful with his plan!

PLEASE COME TO MY RECEPTION TUESDAY IN GRUENE, TX, if you can...

V....Vaughan Spring Schedule

Feb. 14, Artist Reception for Passing America...Cactus Jack's, Gruene, TX
Show runs through April

Feb. 17 - 19, Southeastern Wildlife Exposition, Charleston, SC

March 15-17, C. M. Russell Museum Auction, Great Falls, MT

March 23-25, Cowgirl Up! Desert Caballeros Western Museum, Wickenburg, AZ

April 9-13, Southeastern Plein Air Festival, Gadsden, AL

...see my full schedule for more dates upcoming