this calls for a happy dance

the indie craft parade is here! just a little more than 24 hours away, myself and beaucoup other amazing artisans will be downtown greenville peddling their artsy wares. see you then!

umbrellas for all.

here's a peek @ a few final paintings for the new show @ art & light gallery opening june 4... enJOY!

also, here's my show statement, in case you care:

umbrellas are used for extremes-- sunshine when pale happens to be fashionable, or rain when you don't want your shoes squeaking & sloshing all day. mostly, i never carry one. but i have always been a fan of defying superstition-- opening them inside to make colorful, albeit uncomfortable, forts.

they are marvels of engineering-- from bamboo infrastructures with hand-painted delicate paper shades to keep out the sun, to giant beach plants so you can find your family when the tide surreptitiously wafts you further down the shore. they are beacons of identity (just how much do you want to stand out in a bleak, soggy crowd?!), and a surreal icon of flight (thank you, mr. r. magritte!)

by exploring their purpose, and seeking to add color to an enjoyably overcast & drizzly day (my quiet faves so long as i don't have to go anywhere, & unfortunately for as much as i adore brite colors, i look fantastic in grey), i humbly present to you a fanciful collection of this unique icon of shelter and protection. they are picturesque in snow, but not fun on a crowded sidewalk. they're also completely unnecessary, but still pretty, when singing of joy & love (thank you, mr. g. kelly!)

the umbrella identifies, protects, or just makes a handy cinematic prop in the game of fighting, or celebrating, the Heaven-sent elements.

peace, joy, & color to you,
*hallie g.

never enough hours

but always enough color....
coming soon in person!!!

it's raining color!

so it's one month until my NEW gallery show @ art & light in greenville, sc.
i'm doing patterns & umbrellas- exploring security, debunked superstitions, and "protection" from the elements. (they're mostly translucent.) anywho- here's a few sneak peaks @ some backgrounds. throwing in an illustration or few eventually just 'cuz i can as well... enJOY!

whew.

my wind*up toy prints are finally up on my etsy shop! (such a slacker.)

www.halthegal.etsy.com

go shop.

also note that these original paintings are still available:
maxwell (the robot)
spencer (the puppy in the boat)
petunia (the t*rex)
lenny (the gorilla)

peace & joy to you in 2010!

*hallie

missing

so sadly, this is the last week the wind-up show is up @ art & light gallery.
so i'm busy working on concepts for the next one. i have a concept. i'll make a sample soonish.

in the meantime, i've been creating sets & costumes for "alice & wonderland" coming to a stage near you in february. (take that, tim burton!) my fave is the gryphon. rough sketch seen here.
i want the outfit so much i'm putting it on "me" for my belated Christmas/new year's card. which i also need to get busy painting....

ttfn.

*hal.

day after tomorrow

here's a piece of lucky #13 completed today. (yes, it's a pinkish t*rex.)
not sure if he'll be up in time for the gallery opening friday, but he just might make an appearance.

the show is @ the art & light gallery in greenville, sc.
you should come. grand opening is 6-9 pm, november 6.

i'm excited.
my first-in-a-lifetime experience-- hopefully not a once-in-a-lifetime for an opening nite. ;O)

i've got plenty of prints & beautifully framed originals... so everyone can take home art. the way life should be.
see you there!