Bluebird of Happiness

5" x 5 x 1" - Acrylic painting

Wild Horses of Cumberland Island

16" x 20" acrylic painting with gold leaf

Back in the Swing of Things

I took the summer off following the birth of our second son! It has been an adventure having a newborn and a three year old. I am slowly getting back in the swing of things. Here are a few of the portraits from this past months.

Pressing Pause...

With the birth of my second child due any day now, I am going to be pressing pause on any new commissioned artwork for the next few months.

However, I am going to be keeping my "Pen in the Ink" so to speak - as I have eight 5" x 5" canvases for a collection of small works which I will work on in my free time..or rather just to keep me sane.  I will be make these available in the fall. Keep an eye out for sneak peaks via Instagram and Facebook this summer! 

Thai Honey

40" x 60" Acrylic Painting -  Commissioned for the main  foyer in a couple's home in Brookhaven -  honeymoon memories. Khao Phing Kan, Thailand.

Decorating the Nursery!

These are details from the painting that will hang over the changing table-  Finds from William Scavenger Hunt.

Tonight is the night!!! Trinity Spotlight on Art 2017

Tonight!! January 30th kicks off with the Spotlight on Art Artists Market Opening Night Celebration cocktail reception 6pm - 9pm.

I have 6 pieces in this show this year. This is a very well attended gathering so try to get there early to get the full selection! The artist market is open all week during the day and then there is a closing party Friday night, Feb 3rd as well. Hope to see you there!

"Emergence" in situ

Specifications:

Size: 36" x 48"

Canvas: Gallery 1.5"

Medium: Acrylic, Molding Paste

Commission: Paneled Dining Room

Inman Park - Atlanta, Georgia

Silhouettes

The Process.....

some old school Pen & Inks

I had several commissions for paintings of family homes this year for Christmas presents. They spanned the east coast -All the way from Albany, Georgia up to Dedham, Massachusetts. I decided for old times sake to break out my pen nib and a bottle of ink!

The Fairbanks House

Thin Line

Another pair of paintings - 6" x 6" x 1.5" acrylic, molding paste, and gold leaf on canvas

These were created as a pair though they will not be shown together.  My client will keep one and then give the other one to her best friend for Christmas. ..sort of a grown up friendship charm. You have one half and I have the other....This one is called "Thin Line" which is a nod at the Indigo Girls song on the 12:00 Curfew Album. There is a thin line in there if you look close. (I tend to listen to them when painting anything for my high school friends.)..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eX_e5en8BeE

Showing at Atlanta Artist Center!

George is really making the rounds!

He was accepted into the December show at the Atlanta Artist Center! Opening reception Dec. 11th 3 pm - 6 pm

https://atlantaartistscenter.org/wp/exhibits/

Abstract Equines - in Shop Now!

Available at my Shop - http://meredithgillespie.com/shop/

Mii Amo

Acrylic 11" x 14" gallery canvas

Equine Coat Color Series....

Equine Coat Color Series- I am indulging my horsey dorkiness.

When I was young, my sister gave me The Horse Encyclopedia. I poured over it for years - literally - it is still on my bedside table. I especially loved the pages with all the variations of coat color. I decided to embark on a series depicting all the various colors.  In the past, we have had quite a wide spectrum of colors that have gone through our barn; a palomino, strawberry roan, buckskin, dappled grey, several sorrels /chestnuts, various degrees of bays and a flea bitten grey.

Here are the first three in the series....in progress.

"Cardinal" - New Abstract Commission

24" x 36" Acrylic on Canvas