Pia

Remember Blinky? How about Cheepers? Who could be cuter? How about Pia?

grapes by flashlight

Here is the final version of the latest painting, called "grapes by flashlight".

work in progress

Mary Kay is working on a new painting with a grapevine seen at night theme. She isn't completely happy with it yet. This is for the Wente exhibit later this year.

Livermore Vineyard

The banner for the upcoming Art and Wine Crawl at the end of the month will feature art by Mary Kay - the Livermore Vineyard scene at John and Jenifer's house.

Cheepers

Remember Blinky? His master also had another love bird named Cheepers who died recently. The owner asked Mary Kay to paint a picture of Cheepers from photographs and she painted this triptych like panel of the beloved bird.

new showings

A new art gallery, the Ryan Fine Art Gallery, opened in Livermore toward the end of 2009. The owner asked Mary Kay to exhibit some of her paintings after Thanksgiving, but due to being ill at the time and the holiday bustle, Mary Kay declined. Now she has been asked again and is going to show five paintings until the end of the month. After that, she has been invited to show in the next Livermore Art and Wine Crawl. Working toward the Wente one man show later this year, she took four paintings to be framed.

At the Junior League Artful Living Home Tour headquarters, a certain artist's paintings dominated the entry area, where the pianist was playing, where people could get something to eat, and just about everywhere.