Hello and Happy Spring from Eva Hunter Art! It is Spring, right? Last time I checked our weather here in upstate NY was trending more on the side of Spring. So, let’s go with that. I like it better. The flowers are blooming, the snow has melted, we’ve set the heat to off (yay!) and allergies have reminded me to refill my prescription.

It’s been a busy winter and spring here in my studio. Pastel classes at the Everson Museum and the Art Store CNY were a great success and I’ve been invited back to offer them again in the fall! I’ve also added them to my offerings here in studio. They’re available here: Classes

You’ll notice a few changes to evahunterart.com all intended to make things a little easier to navigate. That’s why the Classes tab is now separate from the Shop page. They were a little buried there.

As most of you may know, this whole technology thing isn’t my forte (I’d rather be painting). It’s necessary though and can be quite handy once you get the hang of it. With that in mind, let me tell you about a recent debate I had with a tech advisor. We were discussing the option of having an online art portfolio page in addition to the other tabs in the navigation bar (she was all for adding it).

I on the other hand was more of a solid no. It would make sense to add if I wasn’t trying to also sell my artwork. Right? Why make visitors to my website look through a portfolio, fall in love with a painting and then make them have to search for it in the shop pages? Sounds frustrating to me. So, that is why you can see all my art in the Shop page here: Original Art If you love a painting, wonderful, click on it and add it to your cart! Easy-peasy, thank-you.

Speaking of original art, check out the new pieces at the top of this blog/newsletter! They’re my most recent pieces and I’m happy to share them with you. The painting of snow-covered crocus is done in oils and is currently in varnish drying mode before I add it to the website for sale.

Amethyst Aster Bouquet is a pastel piece that I demonstrated during one of my pastel classes and finished in studio. It’s matted and framed under glass and will be added to the website soon.

As a valued subscriber to my newsletters, you get first dibs on these paintings. I truly appreciate your support and encouragement.

Blue Iris At Sunset is also a pastel painting, this one done on an archival pastel board, matted and framed under glass. It is online Blue Iris At Sunset

Country Road, pastel painting of a country scene, the long drive home to the comfort, peace and quiet. Done in soft pastels on pastel paper. Size is 8 x 10, unframed. Sealed to prevent smudging. Available online Country Road

Hey, what do you think of that fancy new scrolling thing on the home page of the website? Pretty cool, I think. It’s a new feature, so what the heck, I’ll give it a try. You notice that it’s flashing, “Wild Flowers Coming Soon” That’s the title of another new painting. Yes, I say it’s new even though it may look familiar to you. See, what happens sometimes is that paintings aren’t always quite done when we artists think they are. Sometimes they have more to tell us. Which in the case of Nonni’s Bella Giardino is exactly what happened. Originally done completely in alcohol inks, this painting kept bugging me to tweak it. It took me a little while to figure out just how it wanted tweaking. Oil paints! It wanted oil paints applied with a palette knife. Okay, okay, I’m listening.

Applying oils over the top of inks was new to me, and well you know I do love to experiment. Taking what I know about both mediums and following the “rules” for each, I went for it. This was a multi-layered process which required sealing of the inks, protecting them with a UV protectant, and then applying the oils. These also require drying between layers and applying varnish once all the layers are dry. Oils gave new life and depth to this painting, so I changed the title to Wild Flowers. It seems to fit better and the painting seems happy with the new additions to it. As soon as it’s dry it will be ready to add to the website. If you want to call “dibs” on any of these pieces, send me an email, I’d be happy to hold it for you.

Current and Upcoming Exhibits have been added to the home page. But here’s one that hasn’t been added yet………….Wednesday May 25-Aug 1, 2022 a new installation of my art will be on display in the Upstairs Gallery of The Art Store CNY. If you’re local to Syracuse please go check it out. My art hangs with some other amazing artists, give ‘em all a looksee will yah.

Thanks for hanging in there with me!