Gail Allen Blogs

Night Waterfall (9" X 12" Acrylic on Canvas) The latest finished painting, of the three I am currently working on in the studio this week, is of a waterfall into a Koi pond. A full moon lights up the pool and the glittering waterfall above in ... 

Two new and very different pieces have been added to my site. Creative Flow Dreaming is in the healing artwork series. It is a symbolic piece, which represents visions during a meditation technique called Creative Flow Dreaming, that can be listene... 

Here is my third painting in the contemporary, symbolic Elemental Series. The painting titled AIR is my submission to this week's "Gone With the Wind" Challenge theme for The Artists Challenge. Again, as with the other two paintings previously shown... 

"Contentment is Golden"- On Finding Your Artistic Voice A recent post by Artist Robert Genn, of Painter's Keys Newsletter, "On Finding Your Voice" http://www.painterskeys.com had a comment with a quote by portrait artist Mary Lapos. There is a sim... 

The first copy of Gail Allen Fine Art's MONTHLY EMAIL NEWSLETTER went out today! If you are not on the list of recipients, but would like to receive a copy, which includes introductions of my latest original paintings and also new prints available - ... 

My Rose Trellis painting is in the Saatchi Gallery Showdown. I would appreciate it if you would vote for it at the following web site: http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/showdown/index.php?showpic=268232 

Happy Mother's Day! My latest painting, The Rose Trellis is a tribute to my mother, and motherhood's lasting impressions on a person's life. As a young child, I was introduced to many cultures by National Geographic and my Mom. We didn't have a lo... 

A Floral for Valentines Day. According to a Chinese legend, poppies symbolize faith and loyalty. In Persian poetry and literature the red poppy is considered the eternal flower of Love. I always think of them as everlasting life - as they are often... 

This particular piece is made up of many of the symbols researched over the years - from Native American to Dream symbolism, as well as some Numerology. While listening to a "Hay House Radio Show - Flowdreaming by Summer McStravick" I worked on deve... 

This painting is called "Finding the Keys". All of my work tends to have a double meaning, that which is apparent from first viewing, which tends to be realistically painted and the other more spiritual or ethereal meaning that may or may not be real... 

The 9 paintings all over the studio have been progressing quite slowly these past few months. My three sculptures are at a virtual standstill. But, other things are progressing on their own. Many new sites have sprouted up with my work, and I have ma... 

"Painter's Painting" is an interesting film about Abstract Expressionism and the Pop Culture movement in American Art which is on DVD. The movie incorporates a collage of artists' portraits, through conversations in their studios, who lived in the p... 

I am working on linking my painting journal called "Easeltides" to this site. In the meantime please visit my blog at http://wwwgailallenartist.blogspot.com/ At the "Easeltides" web site you will find updates to works in progress, and al... 

For future Blog entries please go to: http://wwwgailallenartist@blogspot. com I have become so busy with new gallery endeavors and sales, that I am finding I need to condense my journals ... 

Welcome, I hope you are stirred by my work. Currently I have three large 30" X 40" paintings I am working on in the studio. One is titled "The Bog", another is titled "Fire" (the image at left is part of the painting,"Fire"}, the third is not ye...