"Spirit of Freedom" Happy 4th

This time is appropriate for my oil pastel painting interpretation of this Bald Eagle I’ve named “Spirit” to come on the scene; a reminder of America's “Spirit” and Freedom.  As the artist, my intent is to provide you with an emotional opportunity to experience and share the "Spirit" and Strength of America through our iconic symbol, the Bald Eagle. Enjoy! God Bless America on this day.

“Spirit and Freedom” oil pastel painting

Framed 22 x 26”

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Photography reference by David Littschwager and Susan Middleton

Wishing you a wonderful month of July and an enjoyable, safe summer with family and friends.

Have laughter, ease, grace, and joy in your day.

See you soon. Stay Close.

Mary Dove

Southwest Sedona Artist

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A Season for Rejoicing, Family, Friends and Sharing!

2017, a year of Growth, Potentials & Rewards

Mary Dove "Attitude" African Ostrich, Oil Pastel Painting

We say a prayer for ALL California Families affected by the December fires. The year their family Christmas experience was lost yet will be long remembered. My Christmas logo is a watercolor, interesting enough. of a Montecito California estate. A quiet patio overlooking the beautiful Santa Barbara landscape. I've not heard if this home escaped the current fire as it raged through this terrain.

A Montecito California Christmas

As we arrive at years end we ask where did the time go? It seemed to be such a short year. At this Christmas time with family and friends take a moment, a quiet moment, to reflect on the wisdom gained from your experiences over these 12 months. Acknowledge the blessings received with ease and grace. We're grateful for this day to recognize the opportunities given us to become a more tolerant human being. Think about it, 2017 was an interesting, different, very good year. 2018 will bring a new bucket of potentials totally different from 2017. Be ready to move into an exciting era of the unknown. Fasten your seatbelt, enjoy and ALLOW the ride. We'll meet here a year from now and compare notes. Wishing all a Merry Christmas and a fantastic New Year.

Now to the Awards Part of 2017

Mary Dove "6 Cowboys and a Horse Prescott AZ Rodeo" 30 x 38 Watercolor

6 Cowboys had a very good ride this year with no less the 7 juried show entries receiving: 2 First Place Awards, Award of Excellence, Featured in Informed Collector, BoldBrush recognized as one of 15% (271) jury's favorites of 1806 entries, 1 Honorable Mention, currently showing in the juried Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport Museum Terminal 4 until May of 2018. Wow! This is what happens when you stop, take a breath and count your blessings for 2017. Xanadu Gallery Calalogue 1

In 2017 I was fortunate to be a Xanadu Gallery Catalogue Artist twice during 2017. This the current catalogue for November - December (good until the end of December 2017). You can find two of my 29 x 22" half sheet watercolors on page 46. It's always a pleasure to show with Xanadu Gallery, Scottsdale Arizona. For your convenience here is the link to the current Catalogue. http://www.xanadugallery.com/ 1

Bauhaus Prairie Art Gallery

Best Of Show Ulf Koenig "Manhattan VI - a deconstructive vision" Wall Sculpture: wood/styrofoam/acrylic , 67" x 20.5" x 9.1" Sale Price $7200

In 2017 this is my 4th time be juried into the Bauhaus Prairie Art Gallery Show. 3 watercolors were juried into the November - December show. Second Place Mary Dove "Sedona Arizona Dry Beaver Creek Sycamore" Watercolor , 22" x 30" Sale Price $2925 Here is the link to this show which will be ending the first of 2018 http://bauhausprairieartgallery.com/category/show/nov-dec-2017/

Mary Dove "New Mexico Shifting White Sands Grass" 30 x 38 Watercolor

This my 2nd juried entry. Also a Northern Arizona Watercolor Society (NAWS) award winning watercolor receiving an Award of Excellence, People's and Member's Choice Awards. Mike Bailey AWS. NWS from Santa Cruz CA juried the NAWS show. his website is http://www.mebaileyart.com You will enjoy a visit to his website to view his work.

Mary Dove "New Mexico White Sands Fantasy" 30 x 38 Watercolor

This is my 3rd juried entry painted as a companion to the above "New Mexico White Sands" painting. A new painting just finished to enter this show. A short piece of advice to artists entering juried shows. If you are a successful juried artist enter only one paint in a juried show. For each painting your enter above ONE you are now in competition with yourself. In this case, the juror selected one of my 3 entries."Sedona Dry Beaver Creek Sycamore"

Thank you for joining me on my periodic art journey in my search for excellence. Wishing ALL a wonderful Holiday Day experience on Christmas with family and good friends and a blessed New Years Eve and Day creating for yourself a 2018 fill with potentials and possibilities. also, follow me on: https://marydoveart.com https://facebook.com/marydoveart https://mary-dove.pixels.com Email:marydovesedona@hotmail.com Wish for ALL, may your days be filled with laughter, joy, ease, and grace. See you again soon. Stay close.

Mary Dove "Silky Terrier" Oil Pastel Painting

Bye for now!

A Holiday Season Greeting

The Holiday Season is here in full bloom. Mary Dove Art wishes all a beautiful Thanksgiving Day with Family and Friends filled with good fellowship, peace, joy, ease, and grace for you personally and for Humanity on this day of gratitude to be free, living in America. America on this day needs your prays for a bright future.

Mary Dove  "Country Strutter" 21.5 x 25" framed watercolor

This is an invitation to join my newsletter mailing list from my current https://marydoveart.com website. I would enjoy having you keep up with my art ventures via my new newsletter format. 

Please click HERE for an easy signup, which will allow me to keep in touch as to what's happening in my world of art.

My website now offers a new feature called, "New Art Alerts" as I post new paintings to my website you will be notified. Click HERE for notification. Enjoy this new service. Your support is appreciated.

If you’re in the Sedona area, experience the fantastic weather to be enjoyed on Thanksgiving Day and weekend. Sending A Big Sedona Holiday Hug to ALL. 

See you soon with an update. It has been a busy, successful summer. Stay Close.

Have laughter, ease, grace and joy in your day.

Mary Dove

Southwest Sedona Artist

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It's May Show Time & I'm Back!

Here is the Northern Arizona Watercolor Society (NAWS) annual Juried Show Invitation! Would love to say hello if you’re in the area on May 19th from 5 to 8. Awards announcements about 6 pm. The show will hang through May 23^rd.

NAWS May Spring 2017 Exhibition Invitation

The drama of "6 Cowboys and a Horse" is still in its Juried show Rodeo time. They were all juried into the NAWS annual Spring show. The Juror for this year's show is Iain Stewart. Enjoy his website: here is the link, http://www.iainstew.fineartstudioonline.com

Here's the watercolor painting image:

Mary Dove_6 Cowboys and a Horse_30x38 framed Watercolor

Can you find ALL 6 Cowboys in the Painting?

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Thank you for joining me on my periodic art journey in my search for excellence.

Next time I'll go back and share with you what went on in the month of April.

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Wish for ALL, may your days be filled with laughter, joy, ease and grace.

Mary Dove_Silky Terrier_Oil Pastel Painting

I would enjoy having you keep up with my art ventures via my new newsletter format. Please click HERE for an easy signup, which will allow me to keep in touch as to what's happening in my world of art.

My website now offers a new feature called, "New Art Alerts" as I post a new painting to my website you will be notified. Click HERE for notification. Enjoy this new service. Your support is appreciated.

See you soon. Stay Close.

Mary Dove

Southwest Sedona Artist

Holiday Calories Effect on the Body, Poem

My high school classmate. Barb Young, is back with a poem we can all relate with, “How to deal with the Holiday Calorie’s effect on our bodies.” A fun poem we can enjoy with a smile.

CALORIES

by barb wiatrak young

How can 1 pound of candy

Add ten pounds to your weight,

Or a simple piece of pie

Lead to a “worser” fate.

Why does cherry cobbler

Make your pants bulge at the seams,

Or watching all too close your scale

Cause sad starvation dreams.

Another question that I have

Is why aren't carbs the fad,

Carbs make me so happy..

Why are they so bad..

So what if salads make you thin

And candy makes you fat,

It’s oh so wrong I tell you

I never have liked that..

Why can't we gorge on chocolate

Have whipping cream a lot,

Why can’t chicken and dumplings

Be in every single pot..

These questions really haunt me

I guess I won’t know why..

Cause I'm too busy eating

Ice cream and apple pie..

Thought you could relate to and get an after holiday kick out of her thoughts. It's OK, I give permission to enjoy you after dinner desert. You can work it off later.

Love to hear your personal comments on this subject.

See you soon. Stay Close.

Have laughter, ease, grace and joy in your day.

Mary Dove

Southwest Sedona Artist

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Fireworks Continue in 2017

In 2016 now 2017, both years started with December's activity  spilling over into January. This past December I was invited to enter  2 images for  the "Black and White" Bauhaus Prairie Art Gallery show. Dave Banks, Photographer, Writer, Artist, Documentary Filmmaker and Photojournalist, was the show "Guest Juror."  Dave's photography is exhibited nationally and internationally.  Banks was uniquely qualified to jury this show with 30  years of the international documentary, news and reality program experience, with 13 Emmy Award nominations,  3 Emmys, 2 Internationals Monitor Awards and one  Addy Award for writing.  Mr. Banks awarded my "Spirit, Bald Eagle" (16 x 20 Oil  Pastel Painting on mat board) Honorable Mention.  This, being the first time to enter a Bauhaus Prairie Art Gallery Show,  was a rewarding experience from a jurior with Banks reputation.

Mary Dove "Spirit, Bald Eagle" Black and White Edition

The 2nd entry was a 16 x 12 Pencil Drawing on illustration board. The original drawing is 24 x 20" framed.

Mary Dove "Charging Elephant" Original Pencil Drawing

Personally, I enjoy the designed use of negative space in  this drawing. The use of negative space is a hallmark signature  of my black and white images. How do you feel about a drawing that seems to be unfinished?  This is what I call "negative space." Love to hear your thoughts.  I find it a challenge to make "negative space work in a drawing.  The "Black and White" show will be available for viewing  through January 15, 2017 via the following link:  http://bauhausprairieartgallery.com/category/show/december-2016/ During the past few years, my focus was to create worldwide  exposure for Mary Dove Art. This is being accomplished.  Here are a few of my efforts: Xanadu Gallery (Mary Dove's Website) Mary Dove Art website (Fine Art Studio Online) My Fine Art Print website (Fine Art America) Artsy Shark (selected as a 2016 Featured Artist) And, most recently Bauhaus Prairie Art Gallery (See Link Above) to name a few opportunity with more planned on the horizon. With that said, last update: just received a call from the  Northern Arizona Watercolor Society (NAWS) sharing that  my award-winning 22x30 watercolor, "New Mexico  Shifting White Sands Grass" is selected to be used in the 2017 Spring Members Juried Show Marketing Plan.

Mary Dove "New Mexico Shifting White Sands Grass" Original 30x38" framed watercolor

One thing you can bank on is the fact one never knows where or when the next potential opportunity will appear or come from. Maybe it's just a phone call away.  Wishing you that ALL your 2017 dreams and potentials manifest for the Highest and Best Good in this New Year.

See you soon. Stay Close.

Have laughter, ease, grace and joy in your day.

Mary Dove

Southwest Sedona Artist

Bye for now!

Follow me on Facebook.com/MaryDoveArt

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