Original Art Sale 25% Off ONLY Until 12/7/20!

ONLY Monday, December 7, 2020 - 25% off original artwork sale:

https://www.catherinetwomey.com/available

Thank you so much for your support this year! It’s been,, well, pandemicky.

Asheville Art Museum Auction! Works by Catherine Twomey

Follow this link:

https://www.bidsquare.com/online-auctions/asheville-art-museum/catherine-twomey-art-blue-marle-earth-5-0-2012488

To bid on this original artwork during the Asheville Art Museum Gala Auction. Retail value of about $1000; bidding begins at $400. 100% of the funds go to the Museum.

Art Museum Benefit Gala Auction! November 14!!!

“Blue Marble Earth No. 5” is being offered by the Asheville Art Museum on November 14, 2020 for their Gala Fundraiser in the Virtual "Buy It Now" auction. The Asheville Art Museum is celebrating one year since their renovation opening. On November 14, there will be a “silent auction & buy it now” opportunity in which the price of the item will be divided between the artist and the museum. Four of my paintings will be offered! - please check Asheville art museum link for details on how to purchase.

https://www.ashevilleart.org/event/gala-2020/2020-11-14/

Asheville Art Museum Virtual Auction 11/14/20

Coming soon! The Virtual Art Auction at the Asheville Art Museum! Keep an eye on this blog to bid for one (or all) of the following original artworks:

You are invited to participate in the November 14 Virtual Auction for the Asheville Art Museum. The above four pieces will be in the auction, so check back here for upcoming links and information, coming soon.

Thanks for your interest!

https://www.ashevilleart.org/

Auction Ends in Six Hours: "Running Dog Cloud Shadows" Original Painting

Please visit:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/124195427509

to place a bid on this original, 12 X 12” painting. A large print of this image is hanging in the Advanced Medicine Collection at Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC.

Thank you for your interest!

"Emporium Gallery" Exhibition, Knoxville, TN

Honored to have two of my pieces juried into the Emporium Gallery National Juried Show in Knoxville, TN. Only 50 pieces were selected out of hundreds.

Artwork in National Juried Show, Knoxville

A couple of my pieces have been curated into the National Juried Show in Knoxville, TN. Additional information is here:

https://www.knoxalliance.com/national-juried-exhibition-of-2020/

so if you have a chance please stop by! The show will be running until February 28, 2020.

"Tropics of the Pool" by C. Twomey

Acrylic, 12 X 16” on archival oil paper.

I spent a day painting this gorgeous pool on Anna Marie Island, Florida. It was too windy for the beach, so somehow I became engrossed with the water and shapes of the pool. It was mysteriously surrounded by plantings many of which were in the shade. It was quiet and mesmerizing to watch the waves and colors change.

Juried into "National Juried Show" in Knoxville!

Excited to have been curated in to the "National Juried Show" in Knoxville by Jordan Ahlers of Momentum Gallery. Honored and looking forward to the show!

Additional information:

https://www.facebook.com/events/1060098854357840/

"Visceral" by Catherine Twomey

Operating on intuition, I move through the world looking at facts as well as trusting my instincts. When something's visceral, you can feel it in your guts. A visceral feeling is intuitive — there might not be a rational explanation, but you feel that you know what's best, like your visceral reaction against flying a particular airline or having faith that your best friend isn't who you thought. Lately, there's been a deep-seated, visceral sense that something big, something unknown, is about to happen. I read a lot about climate change and worry that something big is happening and there's nothing to avoid it; nothing to be done. This painting comes from that sense. The cool blue shapes are amorphous - is it ice, melting? Is the orange contrasting heat growing, spreading, encroaching? The organic, churning forces of nature will deal with us one way or another, no matter how we treat them - they'll win. This painting is on archival canvas and board; it is 8 X 16".

"Invasion" by C. Twomey

"Invasion" of what, I can't say. A sense of foreboding; impeachment anxiety; the reckless spirit of the season. Consider the source. Acrylic, 8 X 16" on RayMar linen. 

Prints of my work are now on sale here:

https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/catherine-twomey?tab=artwork

Happy holidays and may next year be honest.

"Nebula 2019" by C. Twomey

It's definitely fall now - we're going to get a frost tonight. In advance of fall, I hate the thought of it. The lower temperatures, the dark - but once it's actually fall, it's spectacular. The bugs are gone, the sky is an incredible cerulean blue - and the nights; so crisp.

This painting is about the nights. I can look up at the sky and sense the universe; the stars, the planets and the enormity of it all. This nebula, or an interstellar cloud of dust, hydrogen, helium and other ionized gases, hovers in the sky with the richest of colors and blues.

So fall is inevitable. I've learned to embrace it, and this is an example of that.

Max Patch Hedonism

"Max Patch Hedonism" 20 X 20" on gallery premier canvas. I climbed the rough trail to the bald, or open area, of Max Patch. If you've heard of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail (A.T.) then maybe you've been there. Deep in the Pisgah National Forest, it's a pretty easy climb to the bald - and there you'll find a spectacular 360 degree view of the Great Smoky Mountains, the Black Mountains and the flatland of eastern Tennessee.

"Max Patch Hedonism" by C. Twomey

Hike a section of the famous Appalachian National Scenic Trail (or A.T.) on top of Max Patch Mountain near Hot Springs. This 4,600-ft. bald mountain was cleared and used as pasture in the 1800s. Today, it's a 350-acre tract of open land on a high knob with 360-degree views. It's one of the most spectacular settings you'll experience in the Blue Ridge.

"When The Sun Blinds Your Eyes" by C. Twomey

I climbed the rough trail to the bald, or open area, of Max Patch. If you've heard of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail (A.T.) then maybe you've been there. Deep in the Pisgah National Forest, it's a pretty easy climb to the bald - and there you'll find a spectacular 360 degree view of the Great Smoky Mountains, the Black Mountains and the flatland of eastern Tennessee.

Indeed, it feels like you're touching the sky; the clouds; even the air. I watched storms move across the valleys and hollows, constantly wondering if they were about to turn our way and cause a rapid descent. On any given day, there might be a number of other hikers there, but the atmosphere is respectful and peaceful. It's lovely to just lay on your back in the grass and watch the world move.

"Occupy Mars I.0" by C. Twomey

12 X 12”, acrylic and oil, on stretched canvas.

It’s no secret i’m fascinated with the solar system, and the planets, and the thought of living beyond earth. I can’t afford to hop on with Elon Musk, but I can dream, can’t I? I worked with High Flow Acrylics for this painting and a magic potion of ingredients. I loved the way the colors held up despite the large amount of swirling and surface to cover. So, will we occupy Mars? We’ll see.

This will be offered for sale soon.

Painting & Staining Frenzy

Raw cotton canvas experimental. Magical mixes of acrylics and, well, magic - combined to allow for freedom and flowing and beautiful transitions. Channelling Helen Frankenthaler at the moment, but soon to expand the program.

Mars Attacks!

Some more experimentation today, while moving towards the planets and considering the Hubble Telescope images. What a beautiful planet - and so mysterious.

"Ecosystem Mountain" by C. Twomey

The silhouette of the mountain looms over the vast ecosystems. I imagined a community of living organisms, interacting and changing, much of it based on what humans are doing to it. The nutrient cycles and energy flows link together the biotic and abiotic components - their connections fascinate and drive me to capture their fluid, dynamic nature.

This 8 X 10" piece is on Arches oil paper, which is a terrific surface for rapid pours of acrylic paints and magical recipes of mediums. The paper is varnished and mounted on an archival board. The sky was hand painted as a transitional tint to heighten the mountain's iconic profile.