Note Cards

Did you know you can purchase all the art listed on my online gallery as personalized note cards.

Someone from Germany just bought a set with my "Paris Moonlight" artwork on them.    The back of each card has my name on it as "the artist" but they had the inside personalized.  Wonder what they said?



The folks at Fine Art America make it really easy to order cards just the way you want them.

Someone from Jackson, Tennessee bought a set with "The Picnic", a scene of Paris Landing,  on them.

Note cards are a neat way to share the art of your favorite artist (me!) and to collect small prints.  You can buy them one at a time or in sets of 10 or 25.  

It's Fall Y'all!

Click image for a better look.

One of my favorite’s from North Poplar Street in Paris, Tennessee.  Available as an acrylic or metal print or on canvas or as a greeting card from my online gallery at http://lee-owenby.artistwebsites.com/featured/fall-on-north-poplar-street-lee-owenby.html

Hope you have a happy Fall!

New Stuff at Merison's That's All About Paris

I have some new things at Merison's that I wanted to share with you. 
There are all about Paris, Tennessee.

I've taken some of my most popular (and personal favorites) from my "Windows On The Square" series and created a 16" x 20" collage.  It is printed on archival paper with a matte finish.  Ready to frame, no matting necessary.  Just pop it into a standard 16x20 poster frame.

 

The one above is shown in color with a light sepia overlay but it can also be ordered in black and white or full color as shown below.

 

 

Also ....

 

 

An entire alphabet created from photographs taken in Paris and Henry County. 

A great conversation piece.  You and your friends will have fun guessing where the photos were taken.  It is 16" x 20" and ready to frame.  It may also be ordered with a

black background as shown below.

 

 

 

And the pièce de résistance ...

 

"Paris" on 12" x 30" gallery wrapped canvas.

 

I paint these signs myself in acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas (no frame necessary).

No two are alike.  The letters are even different on each one as you can see below.

 

 

You can order them in whatever colors you like and they don't have to say "Paris."  I can paint your last name or your favorite inspiration word like "dream" or "laugh" - whatever you like. 

 

They come in different sizes:  large 10" x 30", medium 8"x24", small 6" x 12".

 

Questions?  Check with me or the folks at Merison's. 

 

 

 

 

Sailing In The Moonlight

My latest .....

Buy Prints or Notecards

 

Buy The Original

 

I'm having a lot of fun with these playful, whimsical paintings.

The inspiration for this one was the McWherter Bridge crossing over the

Tennessee River at Paris Landing.

 

What to paint next?  Trees or flowers?

 

 

 

 

 

Painting Classes at T.F. Rice & Co.

I'm going to be teaching painting classes at T.F. Rice & Co.!!!!

I'm excited!  I know this will be fun!  So if you are going to be in my neighborhood - please join us.
Call Cindy at T.F. Rice & Co. for prices and more information.  Her number:  731-336-1290. Classes are $30 and include all supplies.

We are starting with Paris! at 6 pm on Thursday, April 11th.  There are 2 different color versions shown below.  I'll be teaching with the top one.  But you can use whatever colors you like.  We'll be painting on 16x20 gallery wrapped canvas - no frame necessary!

 

 

 

Saturday, April 13th at 10 am.  we'll be painting this adorable pair of

flip flops on a 12x12 square, gallery wrapped canvas.

 

 

Friday, April 19th at 6 pm ~ "When Life Gives You Limes"

on 16x20 gallery wrapped canvas.

 

 

 

Hope you'll join us!

 

 





Winning Photos

Can't believe it's been so long since I posted here. I've been really busy and time has just flown by.

I did take a couple of hours this week to mat and frame some photos for the 21^st Annual Paris Henry County Arts Council Photo Showcase right down the road in Paris, Tennessee.

Sit A Bit
Honorable Mention

Elvis at the Paris City Auditorium
2nd Place Winner Computer Composition

Glad I took the time to enter.  Both of these are part of my "Windows On The Square" series about downtown Paris, Tennessee and can be purchses at Merison's or T. F. Rice & Co.  (See links in top right corner.

Sometimes It's Hard ....

Sometimes it's hard to give up a piece of artwork. 

For several years now - well actually since about 2006 - most of my artwork has been photographic.  I do a lot of photo manipulations, artwork that starts out as a photograph which I digitally add to or subtract from, alter colors, add textures and finally create a dazzling piece of artwork - like this.


"Come Away"

And I love creating artwork like this.

But lately, I've started painting again.  I mean like really painting with a paint brush, watercolor or acrylic paints and paper or canvas.  And - it's different.  When you actually paint every little spot of color that you have mixed to just the right shade of blue or yellow or ... whatever, it becomes very personal.

So sometimes, once I've finished a painting, it's really hard to put the painting up for sale.

"Happy Trees at Twilight"

 

 But here it is.  "Happy Trees at Twilight" is on display and for sale at Merison's in Paris, Tennessee.  It's fairly large, 24" x 30", acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas.  The sides of the canvas are about 1 1/2" deep and painted black.  No framing required.  Ready to hang.

 





Red Poppies

Just finished this the other day.

"Red Poppies"

Acrylic on Canvas - 16" x 20"

 It's on display and for sale at Merison's.

Also took some newly framed prints including:  (Sorry, I didn't photograph the frames.)

"Balloons"

Photo Manipulation and Collage

From my Eiffel Tower Dreamscape series.

 

 

"Safe Harbor"

This is a print of one of my original watercolors.

 

"Sit A Bit"

Photo Manipulation

Scene in front of Jack's Java in downtown Paris, Tennessee.

 

These would make great Christmas presents!

 

Sunny Sailing

Finished!

Sunny Sailing
Acrylic
This is 3 heavily textured, 6" x 18" canvases.

New Release

I finally finished this.

Yellow Tree

16"x 20" Acrylic

For Sale at T.F. Rice & Co.

 

While you are there you have to see these really cool benches.

 

 

This corner one is my favorite.

 

 

 

 

 

Sunflower Mania

My newest sunflower.

 

 

Closer

 

Real close.

And it's big.  I finished the one on the left a few weeks ago.  Both of these are for sale.  If you are interested, please email me.

I'm having fun!

 

New Release

Sit A Bit

This is the newest addition to my series "Windows On The Square."  A series about the way I see downtown Paris, Tennessee.    The original photograph was taken in front of the new location for Jack's Java on  Courthouse Square.

This will be a limited edition of 30 prints.  Print size is 7"x 9" on 8"x10" archival paper with archival ink.  Each print will be signed and numbered.  Loose prints $20.00, prints matted in white for 11"x14" framing for $30.00.  

Prints will soon be available at Jack's Java, Merison's, and T.F. Rice and Co.  Or you may pre-order by emailing me. (See contact information toward the top right of this page.)

Prints may also be special ordered in sepia or black and white as shown below - though I much prefer the color in this one.

 

 I think this will become one of my favorite scenes of Paris. 

Sunflowers

Sunflowers have always been one of my favorite subjects to paint or draw in a very tight, detailed style as you can see by these pieces I did a few years ago.

Sunflower Window

Watercolor & Ink

Sunflowers

Colored Pencil & Ink

 

Sunflower Forest

Ink

 



I haven't actually painted since about 2008. Most of the images I do these days are photo manipulations and the occasional collage that might have just a little hand painting or drawing.

Lately though I've been kind of jumping around ... doing different things, trying my hand at things I have never done before (like jewelry) and experimenting with a new take on some of the mediums I've used in the past.

So it was time to do something different and a little challenging.  I wanted to try something a little looser and vivid.  So ...

Sunflower On Red

Acrylic

 

This was really an experiment with acrylic on a 14" x 18" canvas.  But, I think I really like it and will be doing some more along this line.

Some of the folks who sell my art.

Went by Merison’s today to check on my artwork sales.

Just one of many art pieces I have at Merison's.

But when I came in the door ….

I fell in love with this chair. Isn’t it great! It’s round and it turns. My inner child just loved it!

And apparently … so does Susan Jones!

While I was there I saw some paintings by two of my favorite local artist - Eleanor Baker and Ann Stapp.

　

And gorgeous pottery by Ridgehaven Studios.



Snapped this photo just because I thought the set up was so purty! Someone needs to make this into an art piece. Maybe I will. Check back later! …. Seriously.

　

Back to my art work and Merison’s. Yes! Merison’s is one of several places that carry my art.

And it doesn’t hurt that they are happy, fun loving folks.

The following was originally posted on July 12, 2011.   A special thanks to Paris! Magazine for writing such a nice article about this in their June 2012 edition.

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I know you ask sometimes, “Where does she get these ideas?” Well, this is how “Elvis at the Paris City Auditorium” came about.

During the North Poplar Street Yard Sale last month, my Aunt Jane took me on a tour though some back yards. There was a sign she wanted me to see at the old Paris City Auditorium. The sign had something to do with Elvis.

We traveled down the driveway of Carol & Kenny Doster. We passed this Peace Sign.

Then we passed this really big paw print.

Did you know Bigfoot lived on North Poplar??

Then we came upon the old Paris City Auditorium.

It was a little sad to see it this way. According to Visit Downtown Paris - “This building was used for everything from basketball games to concerts. In its hey day of the 50’s and 60’s, everyone from Elvis to Jerry Lee Lewis to Flatt and Scruggs performed there. There are a million memories and songs permeating that building!”


We went inside.

There was a little old ....

And some new ...

And then,

I saw this.

And ... well, I became inspired.

So, I took this photo ....

And turned it into this.

Then I added the Elvis sign I had seen inside....

and put it on the front porch to get this.

And then I really got carried away. It just needed a little more Elvis. I won’t keep you in suspense anymore. This is the final product.

Hope you like it. I’m adding it to my “Windows On The Square” series.

Prints are available in the Paris/Henry County area at Jack Jones, Merison's and T.F. Rice & Co. 
Online, you can order a limited edition print here.  The edition is limited to a maximum  of 20 prints.  Size:  7" x 8.752" printed on archival paper with archival inks.  This is for the print only (no mat).  $20.00 plus $3.00 shipping.