Back to the City

Back to the city. "The" city meaning, of course, New York City. Yes, Manhattan, that delightfully art-friendly city. These images are from this past week of peddling and painting in Manhattan. They are all 5"x7" watercolor & colored pencil, plein air peices.

To order prints of my work, please visit http://fineartamerica.com/art/bethany+lee.

 View of Fifth Ave Buildings from the SE Corner of Central Park

Canal Street Watertower

Central Park Path, SE Corner

View of Fifth Ave, Looking N from St. Patrick's Cathedral

For the month of July, I will be attending a workshop which means I may not be posting much finished art for the duration. However, the quality of my work with hopefully be much improved by the time I am done!

A Week at the Cabin

I have been so fortunate as to be able to spend the past week at the cabin of some very hospitable relatives of mine in the Adirondacks of upstate New York. So, for your viewing pleasure, here is a series of (mostly) plein air paintings done at the cabin. They are all 5"x7" watercolor & colored pencil.

Prints of these works can be order at:
http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/2-bethany-lee.html

Dos Gringos Show Information

I have some work up at Dos Gringos Cafe in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood of Washington, DC.
Here are my About the Artist and About this Show statements for the show.

The opening is Sat, June 9 from 3-5PM. I'll be hanging out with a big pitcher of iced tea and whatever friends show up.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Bethany Lee is a Mount Pleasant resident, originally from Minnesota. She studied sculpture at the University of Dallas and then had many different adventures before settling down to make art full time 9 months ago. 

She has always enjoyed working with her hands. That and being drawn to beauty form the basis of her work. 

             Bethany is also currently making a lot of cast concrete decorative pavers, but those are hard to hang on the wall, so check out her website if you would like to learn more about her other work.

ABOUT THE ARTWORK

These landscapes are done in watercolor, colored pencil, or a combination of both. They are primarily plain air works, meaning they were created on the spot as opposed to from the photograph. They represent the practice of drawing and painting as a way to meditate on the visible, tangible reality before the artist at a particular moment in time. 

The subject matter of the art on the walls at Dos Gringos in this show is the local area and provides an opportunity for the viewer to take a moment to stop and consider attentively the place where he or she lives. 

To purchase any of the works of art, please contact the artist, Bethany Lee at:

bethany@bethanyleefineart.com or 651-747-6623

Prints of some of these works can also be purchased at:

http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/2-bethany-lee.html

To follow her current work, check out Bethany’s blog:

www.bethanyleefineart.com

Here are a few of the pieces in the show.

Dos Gringos Show

My Mount Pleasant inspired work is up on the walls at Dos Gringos Cafe in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood of DC. The opening is this Sat, June 9 from 3-5.

Washington, DC Neighborhoods Gallery

Do you live in Washington, DC? Want images of local sights and neighborhood? Visit the link below:

http://fineartamerica.com/art/washington+dc+neighborhoods

I have my recent images of the Mount Pleasant Neighborhood and surrounding parks. For instance, today's plein air painting of the alleyway in Mount Pleasant call The Orange Shed. (5"x7" Watercolor & Colored Pencil)

Painting in the Park

One of my favorite places for plein air painting is Rock Creek Park in Washington, DC. Here are two of my paintings from the past week.

Downstream from the Zoo

Rock Creek Bend

5'x7' Watercolor & Colored Pencil

Order a print here: 

http://fineartamerica.com/featured/rock-creek-bend-bethany-lee.html

Path by the Police Stables

5"x7" Watercolor & Colored Pencil

Prints not available yet.

A shout out to the kind officer who stopped and gave me encouragement! I really appreciate when people give me feedback.

Mount Pleasant Plein Air Paintings

It's been a busy month.
I completed two commissions.

5"x7" Watercolor and Colored Pencil.

This depicts a lovely woman I met in central park and her brother in a hansom cab.

5"x7" Watercolor and Colored Pencil. 

Irises commissioned as a gift for a cousin named "Iris"

Part of my month was spent in Minnesota, visiting my parents, so there was some Minnesota art happening.

Here is a view of downtown Minneapolis

5"x7" Watercolor & Colored Pencil

Back in DC, I've been selling at the Columbia Heights Farmers market on Saturdays. Great community of artists and other food vendors! Friendly, helpful, great products. 

Here is my booth at the market.

On my print-ordering website, I've added a new album of Mount Pleasant Neighborhood, Washington, DC art. Here are the first four images in the album. My intention is to add several more images. They are all 5"x7" Colored Pencil and Watercolor, mostly done plein air.

Row Houses

View from the Alley

Front Porch

Blue Walled Garage

On the Sculpting front, here is the latest paver design. It is another sunflower-inspired design. This one has more spirals than the last one (13 one way, 21 the other. The last one was 8 and 13.) The spirals are also cut deeper.

of note as well is the new design of the molds. Previously, I was making a 2-part mold with a silicone flexible interior and a rigid shell. This mold is entirely made of flexible rubber - thanks to the advise of a salesperson at the Compleat Sculptor in New York City. Great store. Mold making and removal of the finished product are much easier using this new kind of mold. 

There is a lot more going on in the studio than I have written here, so for more images of my work and daily updates, visit my Facebook page or follow me on Instagram or Twitter. 

Bethany Lee

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Thank you everyone for your support.