The Confidence To Admit Mistakes

Ah, painting challenges. I painted the framed piece on site maybe 9 years ago. I was dissatisfied with it, & it never sold. I finally listened to my gut: the mill wheel was overly charming, busy and saccharine - it has to go. It's the waterfall I loved; so back to some surgical work to bring it all alive. You never, never know enough.

"Azalea Riverbank" by C. Twomey

Work In Progress, this was painted live, plein air at the Azalea Festival at the North Carolina Arboretum. A glorious, luscious and sneezy day painting with friends. A little bit more work to do before release.

Monday's Spring Parade

Yes, the virus news is again disconcerting. Take a moment; get outside if you can stand the pollen, and take a deep breath. Be kind to yourself.

"East Fall Blue Ridge" ArtInPlace Competition Winner Now Offered!

Offered to the public for the 1st time, "East Fall Blue Ridge" - 2010 Winner of the National ArtInPlace competition, Charlottesville. Visit https://www.catherinetwomey.com/new-products/east-fall-blue-ridge-145-x-1275-oil-provenance-award-winner

“East Fall Blue Ridge” Original oil, winner of the National ArtInPlace Competition, 8 X 10” in a 10 X 12” custom vintage style wood frame. Visit: https://www.catherinetwomey.com/new-products/east-fall-blue-ridge-145-x-1275-oil-provenance-award-winner

"Beaver Lake, Early Morning" - Sold Adventure

Sold! I thought this piece was stolen. Honestly, it wasn’t where it was supposed to be in one of my galleries. It’s one of my favorite pieces, a plein air from Beaver Lake in Asheville. Well, the gallery had put it in their front window, didn’t let me know, someone spied it and bought it yesterday. I only found out where it had been placed when it sold. Glad it worked out but oh, oh, the angst. Thanks for the support.

"Buck Mountain Vineyards" Sold, Catherine Twomey Artist

Thanks to the collector from Fort Washington, PA for their purchase of "Buck Mountain Vineyards." An early morning mist near the vineyards of the Blue Ridge. For additional prints: https://designerprints.com/featured/buck-mountain-vineyards-no2-catherine-twomey.html

"Soul Of The Deer"

Thanks much to Woolworth Walk Gallery at 25 Haywood St. in downtown Asheville for the sale of this original oil, "Soul Of The Deer." The work is 9 X 12", infused with copper. Thrilled! #painting #painting #oil #nature #twomey #catherinetwomey #flow #contemporary #contemporaryart #award #awardwinning #internationalart #galleryart, #woolworthwalk #contemporarygallery #collector #collectors #artcommission #deerpainting #deerskull #deeranatomy #animalportrait #ashevilleartist

"Forest Deer Soul" by Catherine Twomey

"Forest Deer Soul" is a 9 X 12" framed oil from a skull I recently acquired. Such a mystery behind every creature I paint. Available soon at Woolworth Walk in Asheville.

Museum Exhibition: "Asheville Strong: Celebrating Art and Community After Hurricane Helene"

“Rendezvous” will be featured from February 13 - May 5, 2025 at the Asheville Art Museum in the “Asheville Strong” exhibition. The Opening Reception will be Thursday, 2/13 - hope to see you there!

To purchase: https://www.catherinetwomey.com/available/redezvous-oil-18-x-18-on-panel-framed

Now Showing, Woolworth Walk

Happy to announce that historic Woolworth Walk, 25 Haywood Ave. in downtown Asheville, is now featuring some of my work. Hope you can make it by!

"Solvent-Free Oil Painting Basics" - A Workshop! 1/13/24

Oil painting is hard enough!

Learn safe, archival methods on 1/13/24 in a half day workshop: “Solvent-Free Oil Painting Basics”. I'm the guest artist of Cynthia Llanes FineArt Studios, the Workshop is Saturday, 1/13/24, 1 - 5pm in the River Arts District, Riverview Station at 191 Lyman Street, Studio 324.

For additional information & Registration, visit www.catherinetwomey.com

Upcoming Workshop: "Solvent-Free Oil Painting Basics"

Additional information to come!

Studio Sale on etsy.com (catherinetwomeyart.etsy.com) Now!

Lots of "Thank you's (or youse)" lately to the wonderful people who support my artistic efforts and purchase my prints and/or original artwork. You're inspirational, motivational and downright kind! Grateful - more so than you can imagine. Etsy: catherinetwomeyart.etsy.com

Studio Sale! Catherine Twomey Art - Until 12/1/23

Just a few of the pieces now on sale in my store on Etsy:

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25% off, original pieces.

Studio Sale: Catherine Twomey Art Until 12/1/23

Award winning “Maple Ridge Blue Ridge Mountains” oil with copper and gold. Until December 1, 2023, 25% off selected original oils here: catherinetwomeyart.etsy.com

Original Oils Sale Until 12/1/23: Catherine Twomey, Award Winning Artist

Five sold in the last month - now is the moment. These are larger original oils and and framed, ready to hang: catherinetwomeyart.etsy.com

"Pumpkin Diaries: The Shadow Knows"

As fall descends, so too do the pumpkins. I teach horseback riding to autistic children on Saturdays. The farm grows a big patch of pumpkins that they sell at local markets, so I nabbed this extraordinarily lyrical one to paint. There was something so lovely about the interaction between the blues and oranges. This piece is unframed, 8 X 16" on archival Ray Mar panel, in oils. It marks the rapidly changing seasons on a Friday the 13th. So appropriate.

"Blue Ridge Clouds Sheep No. 2" SOLD!

"Blue Ridge Clouds Sheep" has been SOLD to a buyer from New Jersey! Thank you so much. This original 22" X 28" oil painting on a stretched canvas frame is shipping out today. For additional originals and prints, visit my Etsy site here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1462408022/studio-sale-original-oil-painting?click_key=a1770be114ec0bc46f2e6c4906799988f8f406c7%3A1462408022&click_sum=8ea4385e&ref=shop_home_active_15&pro=1

“Blue Ridge Clouds Sheep No. 2” Sold, by Catherine Twomey

Catherine Twomey Contributes to a PAPA PBS Documentary

As a member of Preserving A Picturesque America (https://preservationthroughart.org/) yesterday I joined three other plein air painters at the Biltmore Estate on the Wisteria Terrace. As we painted we were filmed and then interviewed about our work and PAPA for an upcoming PBS Documentary. It was a most spectacular day, fortunately, and although I have almost no memory of what I said in the interview, I hope I did PAPA proud - I know they make me proud.

Painting, getting filmed and interviewed for a PBS documentary this morning at Biltmore. Four plein air painters for Preserving a Picturesque America hard at work.

Jeff the cameraman from LA, preparing to shoot with his 30# camera.

The wisteria that captured my heart and eye; along with Mt. Pisgah.

Almost finished, always one more thing to do....9 X 12" oil on Artefex canvas over aluminum panel with Michael Harding oils.

"Lemon Levitation" by Catherine Twomey

Painted plein air in the garden, Palm Springs, CA. I've never spent this much time in the desert and it's really starting to grow on me. Daily I gaze at a lovely, full lemon tree. The looming mountains still have snow at the top, yet down below it's 70 degrees and sunny. Coyotes roam the neighborhood and follow my dog and me on walks. I've been so influenced by this lemon tree, I'm now dreaming about the lemons and this inspired this piece. And p

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