Silicon Valley Open Studios

It's that time of year again!!

SILICON VALLEY OPEN STUDIOS

This year I'll be showing two weekends:

Sat. & Sun. 11am - 5pm

May 7-8 & May 14-15

at

1438 Callecita Street, San Jose 

You will find my artist profile here,

as well as the whole SVOS directory of artists.

There will be two other artists showing their 

paintings with me.

Yvonne Head: watercolor artist

Linda Taylor: watercolor artist

 

  So please stop by for some iced tea as you stroll through

our

Art in the Garden

OPEN STUDIOS

My art to yours,

Yvette

 

Art Ark Gallery Exhibit :

Happy New Year!

This January through February I will have

a few paintings exhibited in the

Silicon Valley Open Studios - "Sneak Preview"

at the Art Ark Gallery in San Jose.

The funny thing about the paintings I had planned on showing 

for the Art Ark Gallery is....

My exhibit at the Top Nosh Cafe was ending soon,

and I had planned to show one of the large 

paintings from the cafe ("Veranda" shown below), 

but low and behold,

I got this wonderful email from someone interested

in buying it!

So thank goodness I had a large canvas primed with texture

all ready to paint!

Note to myself: Always be ready for the unexpected!!

I thought "Veranda" was not going to sell by now, 

and I would be able to show it again. :)

The family that bought it for their beautiful home

couldn't be any nicer.  I hope they send me

a photo when they hang it up!

 While my art was on display at Top Nosh Cafe,

I sold another painting to a wonderful person.

She wanted to buy "Fiesta Bloom" for her boyfriend

for Christmas.  They both go to Top Nosh Cafe 

frequently and he had admired this painting.

So this was a special treat for me to meet her 

and be part of a great gift!

I always love meeting the people who like my

art...words can't describe the personal happiness I get!

Back to the Art Ark Gallery:

Silicon Valley Open Studios - "Sneak Preview"

January 10 - February 6, 2015

Gallery Hours: Saturdays-

January 17, 24 & 31

11am - 4pm

Opening Reception is Sat. January 10, 6pm-9pm

Here's a photo taken after my husband and I hung my art.

The top one is "Veranda II" and next to it

are four 8x8 paintings to compliment it.

"Botanical Rising" is just below it.

My art to yours,

Yvette

Studio | Work in Progress :

It's been a busy month for me....again

There are a few upcoming shows and exhibits in my near future

that I need to prepare for . . .

Honestly, the past several months have been the most

productive for me - ever!

This is what I have strived for!  It's hard work!

I also work part-time in the interior/architectural field as well,

so the time I am actually free to spend in my studio

is ever so precious!  

Working as a designer and an artist is the perfect balance 

for me personally.  

I consider myself pretty lucky! :)

But back to the studio

Here a couple of new paintings to share:

 Upcoming Shows: 

(more to come later!)

I will be in Palo Alto this Saturday, September 20 from 10am-4pm

at the Foothills Tennis & Swim Club

3351 Miranda Avenue, Palo Alto

and

In the spirit of The Day of the Dead

Expo Catrina 

 I will be at the San Jose Mexican Consulate

2125 Zanker Road, San Jose

from 6-9pm

My art to yours,

Yvette

 

50|50 SHOW : My accomplishment!

My summer was happily consumed by creating

my 50 small works

for the Sanchez Art Center's 6th Annual 50|50 Show!!

URBAN BOTANICALS | No. 50

The entire process has been so amazing and rewarding

as an artist.

From meeting some of the other artists in the show,

to challenging myself to complete all of my small paintings

in the allotted time, and most importantly,

feeling satisfied and proud of my finished work.

The opening was last weekend in Pacifica.

My family came to support me on this amazing experience!

 We were amazed by what we saw in the galleries,

from traditional style of paintings to abstracts, print making, collages,

photography, ceramics, wood designs and more.

It was so inspiring to see how other artists create!

I wanted to share some photos of my collection, I call

 "Urban Botanicals" - abstracts from the garden:

 

final glazes before varnishing

 

Here I am labeling the back of each panel according to the grid layout

 

It's time to pack them up for install day!

Sanchez Art Center provided us a grid layout to nail from

Keeping them straight!

Almost done!

Close-up of the center

I created this to go along side my Bio and Artist Statement

Bronze texture close-ups!

Loving the teal glaze on this texture detail!

 Here are a few of my 50 paintings:

Copyright Yvette Head|Autumn Lane Studios 2014

URBAN BOTANICALS | No. 6

URBAN BOTANICALS | No. 10

URBAN BOTANICALS | No. 30

URBAN BOTANICALS | No. 35

The Sanchez Art Center's 50|50 Show

August 22 - September 28, 2014

Gallery hours: Fri, Sat, Sun 1-5 and by appt.

From my art to yours,

Yvette

My girls, the critics! :)

 

Villa Montalva :

Yesterday, I participated in a wonderful event at the

Montalvo Arts Center

in Saratoga, CA

I was invited to be one of the artists

to do live painting for

The Final Friday Art Party

with Chris Reed and Tulio Flores.

 

We all braved the heat that day

and enjoyed a casual afternoon on the grounds

of an historic villa.

There was music performed by the talented Chris Reed,

and an art exhibit by the amazing visual artist Tulio Flores.

 Myself and other local artists

set up our tables and easels on the lawn.

-unfortunately, I didn't take more photos during the event! 

This was a really fun experience for me,

working on a new painting in such

an inspiring environment. 

I didn't finish my painting,

maybe because the glazes were not drying

as quickly from the humidity, or

I had too much fun mingling with the guests & other artists!

 

My daughters and I plan to return to the

Villa Montalvo soon to hike the trails.

It has alot of eye candy for me to see 

from the architectural details, to

the artist projects created throughout

the grounds, the large old trees, 

flowers and succulents galore,

and more I haven't seen yet!

I want to thank both Chris and Tulio 

for an amazing afternoon!

My art to yours,

Yvette

 

New Art Work :

I can't believe how long it's been since my last blog post....

Detail of "Sonya's Bloom" in progress

It's been crazy busy for me, but in a good way.

 [ By the way, I'm posting on my instagram 

and twitter: 'autumnlnstudios' accounts on a daily basis. ]

Last Saturday, my art was shown at 

a local art show/exhibit here in San Jose.

"In Right Mind" 

30% of the sales went to a wonderful non-profit organization-

FAMA Foundation

 

I took this opportunity to create two new paintings for this show.

"Linden Flora"

"Sonya's Bloom"

I am happy to share that both of my paintings sold that night! 

Happy Dance!!

Back to the studio, working on a new project

 that I can't wait to share!

My art to yours,

Yvette

Silicon Valley Open Studios coming up!!

Four Art Shows in One Month!!

It's been a busy month for me, 

never before have I had to prepare for so many

art shows in one month.  

I hope I don't drive my family crazy....

I just finished the annual 

Willow Glen Lifestyle Home Tour.

It was a wonderful weekend with beautiful homes to see

and friendly faces to meet!

Thank you to all who came to see me,

and thanks to all my new collectors!

See you next year!

This Friday, May 9th is the  

Willow Glen Relay for Life Fundraiser:

Wine in the Garden

I feel very fortunate to be invited to particpate

in this special event for such a great cause.

Please click on the link to register for a ticket!

 
This year for the first time,

I will be part of hundreds of other artists

in the Silicon Valley Open Studios!!

Please come by to see my mother-in-law,

Yvonne Head's amazing watercolors and

my art as well! 
To make it even better, we are displaying our
artwork in her backyard patio & garden.

And on May 31 & June 1

I will be participating in the

Foster City Art Exhibit & Expo

at the Art & Wine Festival.
I'm looking forward to meeting some new artists!

Please stay up to date on

my Facebook Page.

Hope to see you there!

~Yvette

 

Local Art Show :

Willow Glen Home Tour 2013 :

For the past four years, I've shown my artwork in the

Willow Glen Home Tour.

Each year I bring a little bit more to this show.

  

 Showing off one of my new hand-painted Tote Bags!

I've been working on other pieces of

 "functional and wearable art".

So I was excited to sell my hand-painted canvas tote bags. 

I painted my designs on EcoBags.

This great event is held on a weekend each year in May. 

You never know what kind of weather you'll get...

Saturday was way too hot and a bit humid, then Sunday was 

a complete contrast: we had wind and 

you needed a sweater since it cooled off quite a bit! 

 

My small works on wood

 - abstract botanical collection - 

hanging with succulents and stones!

Here is a shelf display panel that my husband 

built for me!

It works great for my 

small works on wood.

These lovely young ladies are my daughters!  

They are all ready to sell raffle tickets for the event.

There were about a dozen different 

local vendors and artists

selling that weekend, in the backyard of

 one the homes from the tour.

I made some new friends that weekend and 

a few others stopped by as well. 

Looking forward to next years!

The Willow Glen Home Tour is a

 wonderful charity event for the 

San Jose Day Nursery, here in San  Jose.

Well, back to my studio - yeah!!

My art to yours,

Yvette