Fare-Thee-Well

Fare-Thee-Well! 2016...
Prints here: http://deeling.com/product/fare-thee-well-2016/
This is an updated version of the mural I painted in the Business Improvement District Office in downtown Great Falls. The landlord, a local bank, evicted the longtime tenants with thirty days notice, in order to add a couple of parking spaces! The lovely old buildings face the wrecking ball! The mural I painted has been rescued and is safely in storage until it can be displayed once again. Perhaps the artist did her bit with hand saw and crowbar! Her lips are sealed...

October Ends 5.4 2016

October is ending and there is an implosion in the virtual pumpkin patch!

WALKING TOUR of BID UNDERPASS MURAL, Great Falls, MT

A walking tour photo album of 93 photos of the recent BID mural located on the north side of the 1st Avenue North gateway underpass in Great Falls, Montana was recently posted onFacebook at http://tiny.cc/6vy3bx.

The mural was sponsored by the Business Improvement District of Great Falls, Montana and was designed by Deeling Gregory and Kelli Rochelle Lawson.  It was completed in the summer of 2013.

PINK LOTUS

PINK LOTUS, the first in a series of paintings entitled STILL WATERS, painted in acrylic on canvas, is
37" x 42" was completed in April 2013.  The single lotus blooms among many others, in a floating garden
on the island of Oahu.

FIRESTAR  is a recent acrylic on canvas painting, 30" x 40." It is the first in a series of paintings to welcome the start of 2013.  

Take a Ride on the Vortex

"Take a Ride on the Vortex" is a recent ink drawing by Deeling Gregory.     The squirrel community has discovered a new means of locomotion and shares it with two bipeds in "Take a Ride on the Vortex,"

Magpies

Chief Magpie presides over a spring gathering in the meadow.  New hatchlings, rabbits and chipmunks are among those in the audience who chatter and chirp their approval of the sunny agenda. Jade and blue hued 

blossoms perfume the breeze.  Sheep graze in the distance while Mr. Sunbeam smiles.  Oil on birch panel,    24" x 30."

Sumac

A magpie enjoys

A glorious day

Overlooking

The village.

The river

Sparkles.

Flower the Cat

I've started posting on my updated website, deeling.com. I hope you get a chance to visit the new site. More of my polymer clay critters are included at the main website. Flower the Cat blends into your garden.

Moose

The moose is at once elegant and clumsy. Sartorially speaking, the velvet brown of his coat is unsurpassed. His expression seems comical at times. His movements seem ungainly and locomotion improbable. That he should be a target of hunters, and the ingredient of stew, is incomprehensible and reprehensible.

Blooming Chirphouse

The "wackytecture" series continues with this small, 16" x 20" oil painting featuring the Chirphouse in bloom. It could be a spring, summer, or even a warmish autumn day. Birds and small mammals remain hidden in the foliage, while a few brave souls dart or glide overhead.

Pumpkin Patch

Occasionally a hardworking child sweeps fall leaves that have accumulated in her play space. Ever industrious, the child tirelessly toils to rid the area of unwanted debris. Somewhere in the inner recesses of her mind, she is toiling in the pumpkin patch. She is Cinderella perhaps, or at least, fairy tales swirl in her mind. It is doubtful that she will go to the ball, because fairy tales are just that. But perhaps a slice of pumpkin pie is in her future.

Autumn Abstract

Autumn is on its way, and my colorful abstract at the left reflects this fact. I still reflect on the wonderful paintings I saw over the summer, particularly those of one of my favorite artists, Arshile Gorky. I appreciate especially his expressive use of brush strokes and vivid patches of color. His sensitive brush strokes are unsurpassed. I marvel at his finely delineated black lines, meticulously placed, and his exquisite craftsmanship.

Getty Gardens 7

Strollers take in the beauty of the gardens.

Getty Gardens 6

Potted shrubs lend a casual elegance to the Getty gardens.

More Getty

Bouquets of bougainvillea in shades of pink and red

frame a garden alcove.

Getty Gardens Four

Visual delights astonish visitors along the garden path.

Getty Garden Three

Getty goers stroll through the lush gardens. The trellis bouquets are in full bloom.

Getty Garden Cacti

The design of the gardens is superb, including a variety of cacti suited to California's warm climate. On this particular day two paper airplanes came to land on the pebbles amongst the giant spiked cactus globes.

Getty Gardens

I am recently back from a wonderful visit to Los Angeles, which included a trip to the beautiful Getty Museum and gardens. It is quite a treasure and a must see for all. The gardens are as moving as the artworks in the museum itself. My main computer is not at all well and I do not have access to all my material. I am adjusting to the return to high altitudes. I am also recovering from an allergic reaction to a blooming tree in my front yard, which also seems to be the boulevard replacement tree for the town! There are twenty of them blooming across the street, and I counted sixty in my immediate neighborhood!