Arcade - Acrylic Painting of Neon Sign in Salem for Fun-A-Day Project

"Wish You Were Here"

Arcade

Salem, Massachusetts

6 x 4 inches, acrylic on watercolor paper

I am still working on my Fun-A-Day Project, despite the fact I haven't been posting much. I have also been finishing a few larger pieces for an upcoming show - pictures soon!

In the meanwhile,. here is "Arcade" for the "Wish You Were Here" Project. Even though January is over, I will keep posting these until I have all 31 up.

Under the Lights - Painting of Neon Sign, Original Art by Debbie Shirley

Under the Lights

6 x 12 inches

acrylic on 3/4" cradled panel

Just a quick post to show the latest piece. Lots going on here! And a bunch of these signs and buildings coming up for some galleries and shows.

This piece will be  heading to Pop Gallery in Gloucester, Massachusetts in the next week or so, but I just may preview it at the Topsfield Strawberry Festival this weekend.

More to come....

Arcade - Acrylic Painting of Neon Sign

Arcade

12 x 12 inches

acrylic on canvas

Another view of the neon sign at the Salem Willows Arcade in Salem, MA. It is a great sign - I've done a few other smaller paintings of it. This one is a whopping (for me!) 12 x 12 inches for the same juried show that I am entering "Schwinn Bicyclery".

I am soooo looking forward to doing some smaller pieces now. I hate that I fell behind in the 30 Day Challenge - but I knew going into this that I had some commitments that were going to require larger paintings. Still, I had hoped that I could keep up longer. The larger paintings made me realize that I will need to rethink my setup if I am going to do more larger work. I'd like to do a  mix, but I'm really going to have to think this one through.....

Now I plan to spend a few days happily doing some smaller work to refresh my displays locally,,,,then on to another series for the Gloucester gallery.....more to come!

RC - Neon Sign Painting

RC

10x8 inches

acrylic on canvas

Can't believe that tomorrow it will be time to hang the show!

There were so many more paintings I had hope to get done.....I guess they will have to be for the NEXT show  ;-)  I will have 18 pieces to hang, so hopefully it will look alright. I need to remember my camera so I can post some pictures.

Just a reminder if you are local - the opening reception for "A Sense of Place" is Thursday night, September 27th 6 to 8:30 pm at Sage Art Gallery, 136 Washington Street in Haverhill, MA. Hope to see you there!

Arcade Lights - Neon Sign Painting SOLD

Arcade Lights

6x6 inches

acrylic on board
SOLD

This little painting is another for my "Sense of Place " featured exhibit. I'm getting down to the wire! I'm getting really nervous about finding a way to pull it all together.....

I dropped off two pieces for the "Ag & Arts" exhibit for the Sage Art Gallery. Some really strong work there - I'm looking forward to seeing the show. The opening reception is this Saturday, September 22, from 7 to 9pm. They will be featuring food made with local produce to go along with the agricultural theme - how cool is that?! Be sure to check it out if you are near Haverhill, MA!

To the Arcade - Neon Sign Painting SOLD

To the Arcade

(Salem Willows)

6x6 inches

acrylic on board
SOLD

Old signs! Even older buildings! Neon! Carnival games!

Can you tell I had fun with this one?

Lots of my favorite things at the Salem Willows in Salem, MA - I hope to do more paintings from there when I return to my Fair and Carnival Series. But for now, this one will be part of the "Scenes from the North Shore" that I take to Pop Gallery in Gloucester later this month.

I hope to have some exciting news to share about a featured exhibition coming up soon......