Monson Holiday Fair This Weekend

Come on down to memorial hall the weekend after Thanksgiving where I will be set up selling birch tree candle holders at $20 for a set of three, mini masterpieces for $25, silkscreen onesies and concrete birdbaths. I am usually set up next to the girl scouts as you walk into the building and to the left. My mom will be manning my table for a bit as I work in Sturbridge at Brush It Off on Saturday. The show is Saturday 9-4:30 and Sunday from 12-5. If you would like to order some birch candle holders just email me. They sell fast!

I've Gone International: Art Up In London

I have some great news, The Blue Belle Cafe in London, England has my mini-masterpieces on display and in the first night sold 4 of them. I guess the Brits get my humor. The Blue Belle holds monthly music jams, which are bathed in soft candle light with help from my birch candle holders. They have 12 of them at this point, which my uncle Christopher Newland guards with his life at the end of each night. From these pictures you can see my minis displayed, quite a few of them. The mosaic they are under was done by Erica Steencamp, the Cafe owner and friend. And in the other Chris Newland strikes a pose. If you would like to see the minis close up, look on my website under "Art" and "Mini Masterpieces"

Pictures of Feeding Tube Records Window

Andrea Newland Feeding Tube Records November 5 to 30, 2012 This group of work is a mix of different materials I am interested in- paint, fabric and mixed media. I approach quilting in a similar way to painting, arranging compositions by looking for shapes, colors, textures and patterns that are pleasing to the eye. With quilting I often start with a small section and it grows until it is large enough to join another piece. Eventually they all come together in a Queen sized quilt. The stretched pieces of quilt idea hatched when I couldn’t bear to loose a small idea to the bigger whole, so I decided to stretch it like a canvas as wall art. I also like to have an element of humor in my work. The large painting on paper completed in Florence, Italy, during semester abroad is entitled “Selfish Shellfish.” An oyster showing off it’s pearl like it were a tongue ring juxtaposed with a lady with a string of pearls slipping through her lips. “Everything Kitchen Sink” is a mixed media mess including a dollhouse porcelain sink I found on the street. Much of the buttons, rusty nails, string and dirt in this painting were swept up off the studio floor and mixed into the whirling dervish. The painting facing the front door, “Chapter 5: City Hall,” is an excerpt from an altered book I made, then drew and painted the two pages to become a larger painting. I draw inspiration from many different projects, playing with that crossover to try and create something that has never been seen before. Go check it out what this shop has to offer @: Go look at the work, buy and album and tell them I sent you. It will be up til about November 30th.

Ignore Everybody- Book by Hugh MacLeod

Checked out "Ignore Everybody- And 39 Other Keys to Creativity" by Hugh MacLeod from the Palmer Library. Check out where he has daily updates. A cartoonist, Hugh started making small drawings on the backs of business cards in pen. This is a great book for any creative type struggling with making it in the art world. Short chapters with illustrations peppered throughout, some are common sense and some come from years of trial and error. Chapters are titled things like, "If you can accept the pain, it cannot hurt you," "Nobody cares. Do it for yourself," and "The best way to get approval is not to need it." This book is a quick read and gave me alot to think about. Spent some time today taking pictures of work that wasn't on my site yet and uploading images. Spent time working on artist statement for the window I am going to hang tomorrow at the Feeding Tube Record Store. Made the decision to show more experimental work instead of playing it safe. Thanks for the kick in the ass, Hugh.

Feeding Tube Record Store Window Up 11/5/12

Putting art up in the Feeding Tube Record store on King St. in Northampton, MA. Not quite sure what it will look like yet, but different than other work you have seen. A colorful, fun extravaganza of materials and textures. Pictures to follow. Will be up for the whole month of November. Boo yeah. Happy Halloween!

Painting for The Secret Garden, M.A.C. play this weekend

Painted this portrait as a commission for the Monson Arts Council play, "The Secret Garden." It is being held at Memorial Hall on Main St. in Monson, MA. It will run October 26 & 27, 7:30pm; October 28, 2:00pm; November 2 and 3, 7:30pm, and Nov 4, 2:00pm.

Teaching Art at Brush It Off

I am starting a new job teaching art at Brush It Off, a paint and sip bar in Sturbridge, MA. If you have never heard of such a thing, it is an amazing concept. It is a studio/bar where for $35 customers are given a blank canvas, brushes and paints and an artist instructs them how to make a painting step by step. There is also a selection of wine and beer to help the process along. We are located at 559 Main St, (route 20) in Sturbridge, MA, 01518 in a charming old mill building, right next to Subway. Visit our website at where you can view the calendar that will list all dates classes are being held and which painting is being taught. We open November 3 and as a special for the month all classes are $25 instead of the regular $35. We will also have Open Paint Tuesday through Friday from 1-5pm where you can come use the studio space and materials to paint whatever you want without instruction.

This image of peacock feathers will be taught on November 15 at 6p.m.