Individualism and Rose Colored Glasses

Ring 'Round the Rosy, 12x12" pastel

Sometimes you just have to put the rose colored glasses on to see life differently...otherwise you just keep going round and round the same old scenes without noticing the beauty right in front of you!

"Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known." --Oscar Wilde

A friend asked when referencing this quotation:
"...true? or intense individual connection to Spirit?" I ask, is there a difference?! I think it's just a mode of seeing....

Creativity is basic to all human beings...not as a divinely bestowed gift to a select few, but individually expressed, as uniquely as we all are different, throughout us all. Some are creative in the studio, others on Wall Street and others in the kitchen. Wherever you express yourself, it is uniquely your view of the divine Spirit or the Universe as you see it and are connected to it.

Variations No. 2

12 x 9" pastel by S'zanne Reynolds
$375 + tax, S&H

Studio Zanne Shows at Vino 100

Heavenly Abstractions (10x8" pastel) by S'zanne Reynolds

Studio Zanne is having her first one-woman art show this
August 3 through September 4, 2010 at Vino 100.

It's the artist's first solo show in six years, and the first under her new studio name, S'zanne Reynolds! All artworks are original oils and pastels of landscapes and portraits of various sizes....something for everyone. We know you'll enjoy a glass of fine wine, appetizers and laughter with us!

Artist's Reception:
Tuesday, August 24th, from 6-9 p.m.

Vino 100
A family owned wine bar in Round Rock
@ the intersection of Tollway 45 and I-35.
Round Rock Crossing, near the Target
3021 I H 35 Suite 120
(512) 255-0526

Vino's Hours:
Sunday: CLOSED
Monday: CLOSED
Tues: 1:00pm to 9:00pm
Wed: 1:00pm to 9:00pm
Thurs: 1:00pm to 10:00pm
Friday: 1:00pm to 10:00pm
Sat: 1:00pm to 9:00pm

Raffle Tickets for Painting Above:
The above painting will be raffled off in a drawing August 24
at 9 p.m.. More details to come.

Hope to see you at Vino's on the 24th!
--S'zanne

Surf Surprise, 15x12" pastel

This little boy was caught unawares by an incoming wave as the tide came in off the coast of Kitty Hawk, N.C....one of my favorite childhood vacation spots.

Surf Surprise

15" x 12"
Pastel on Paper, framed
$350 + $25 s/h in the US

Cannon Beach Sunset, 7x5" pastel

Cannon Beach Sunset

7" x 5" (17.8cm x 12.7cm)
Pastel on Board
SOLD

I loved the way the light changes so quickly in Oregon. One minute it's foggy, the next, clear and strong. This painting marks a dark but dramatic sunset. I was happily settled in my hotel room right on the beach...a little bit o' heaven on earth!

Seaside Java Stop, 12x9" pastel

Seaside Java Stop

12" x 9" (30.5cm x 22.9cm)
Pastel on Sand Paper
$375 plus $25 shipping and handling in the US
E-mail me for International shipping rates or other inquiries.

This piece is on display at the Creative Arts Society show in the Chase Bank Cooridor at 700 Lavaca, Austin, Texas.

I fell in love with the spectacular beauty of the Oregon coast while exploring her shores last September of 2008. This vista was discovered just off a road in a little town in or around "Seaside"...just south of Astoria. I pulled over to take a look and grab a cup of Joe at a drive through java stop. I loved blue river lingering in and out of the rich grasses, in contrast with the bare bones of a dead tree trunk. The river probably goes into the ocean, just the other side of the dunes.

Winner of Annual Juried APS Merit Award

Cumulous Billows

10" x 8" (25.4cm x 20.4cm)
Pastel on Sanded Board
SOLD

WINNER OF THE AUSTIN PASTEL SOCIETY MERIT AWARD. I developed this painting partially from a photo reference of a cloud and partly from memories of the lava red shores in Hana, Maui.