Category: Paintings - Elisabeth Hudgins Art

It's A Steal: Don't Miss It!

5/15/2014

Once a year, the bargains come out of the basement on are on display at St. Andrews Church for the annual "It's A Steal" show of the Arlington Artists Alliance. This coming weekend, May 16th-18th, the works of over 40 Arlington Artists will be on display and on sale.... really On Sale. No artwork is priced at over $95.00. That includes (but is not limited to) framed and unframed paintings, large and small. There will also be unframed original art, prints, notecards, ceramics and more.

Join me for a "meet the artist" reception on Friday, May 16th from 7 to 9pm. The sale continues on Saturday, May 17th 11am-5pm, and on Sunday from 11am-2:30pm. St. Andrews is located at 4000 Lorcom Lane, Arlington, VA 22207, at the corner of Lorcom and Military Road. Parking is located behind the church, off of Military Road.

ArtFest at Ft. Smith Park this Friday

3/26/2014

You are invited to the Ft. Smith ArtFest, which starts this Friday, March 28th and runs through Friday, April 4, 2014. The Art Show, featuring over 40 Arlington Artists, is in the beautifully restored Hendry House (not usually open to the public).
The address is 2411 24th St. North, Arlington, VA 22207. For more information, check out www.ArlingtonArtistsAlliance.org
The hours are:
Friday, March 28th OPENING RECEPTION from 6-8pm, Meet the artists and enjoy some wine and nibbles
Saturday, March 29: Open 11am-5pm, BONUS: Artist Talk by Rusty Lynn on the Art and Poetry of Jean Arp and Sophie Tauber Arp from 3pm-4pm. FREE, register at jstark250488@comcast.net
Sunday, March: Open 12 noon-4pm.
Tuesday, April 1: Open 12 noon-4pm. BONUS: Presentation on Oil Bars "Adult Finger Painting Tools" by Jackie Afram 12:30-1:30pm. FREE, register at jstark250488@comcast.net
Wednesday, April 2, Open 12noon-4pm
Thursday, April 3: Open 12noon-4pm BONUS:Workshop: Natures Bounty with Fran Simms. 1:30-3pm. FREE, register at jstark250488@comcast.net
Friday, April 4: Open 10am-12 noon.
Hope you can stop by and enjoy this wonderful show in a 'hidden gem' of a park!

Dominion Hills Craft Show this Saturday

10/31/2013

Dominion Hills Craft Show, a local favorite, is on the horizon for this Saturday. I always look forward to seeing so many friends each year at this fun event.

Here's the info:
The tenth annual Dominion Hills Fall Craft Show will present 12 local and regional artisans featuring: paintings, jewelry, fine woodturning, papercutting, stationery, scarves, pottery, bath and body products, felted jewelry and sweets. Admission is free and all are welcome. Come and browse these original, handcrafted works for unique and reasonably priced gifts for the holidays... or for yourself!

Saturday, November 2 from 10am-5pm
Dominion Hills Community House
6000 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA 22205
FREE admission

Gearing Up for the Studio Tour

10/24/2013

Neighborhood Rhythms

I am gearing up for the 3rd Annual Arlington Artists Alliance Studio Tour, THIS WEEKEND! Have organized my studio, cleaned the windows, hung my latest paintings on the wall and gotten some refreshments! I will be in my studio working and demonstrating on Saturday and Sunday from 10am-5pm. Stop on by! 1301 N. Quintana Street Arlington VA 22205

Here's the official announcement:

Free: 3rd Annual Art Studio Tour -Arlington Artists Alliance

October 26 & 27, 2013, 10-5pm Saturday & Sunday

Preview-Reception- Friday, October 25, 2013, 5-8 pm at the Gallery Underground 2100 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA. Visit our gallery in Crystal City, meet the artists, share a glass of wine, pick up a map and plan your trip. Free parking, & close to Crystal City Metro Stop. Two dozen artists of the Arlington Artists Alliance invite you into their private studiospaces. Visit each artist; observe how they work, where they work and the tools they use. Maps can be downloaded from our website: arlingtonartistsalliance.org click on Events tab.

Be Square (It's Hip to Be....)

9/11/2013

Missing Persons

What a concept! The Arlington Artists Alliance is having a show, called Be Square, currently on display at the Gallery Underground in Crystal City. 41 Artists of very different genres were given 2 8"x 8" canvas squares and let loose to create their Squares. It's actually really hard to paint in a square format (at least it was for me!) because it is so very symmetrical. So either you embrace that symmetry or you break up the symmetry. Since I am a pretty symmetrical person, I chose to stick with the symmetrical aspect for the most part. Here are my 2 pieces, Missing Persons and Outside In. If you get a chance, check out the show before the end of September.... It's amazing to see the diversity of the pieces the artists have produced considering they all started with the same guidelines and format!

Outside In

Interesting Painting Commission

7/27/2013

Corn Bouquet by Elisabeth Hudgins

This watercolor painting, "Corn Bouquet" is a commissioned piece I did last winter. It has an interesting story... A patron of mine wanted to give his wife an anniversary gift that reminded her of a piece of "family lore". When they first started dating, he was asked to her home to have dinner with her family to Meet The Parents. He, thoughtfully, brought along some..........Corn. Ever since, her family has teased him about how romantic he was to bring her a Bouquet of Corn. Well, I say he more than made up for it, 25 years later, when he commissioned a painting for his bride of the famous Corn Bouquet. Extra husband points!!

All this Weekend...

7/19/2013

My paintings are on sale at Stifel & Capra! This is the once a year Anniversary Sale, and many of the artists celebrate by putting some of their paintings on sale (not normally something artists do!). I have a selection of my framed watercolor paintings on display, all marked down. This watercolor, titled "Purple and Gold" is included in the sale.

Stifel & Capra is located at 260 West Broad Street in Falls Church, VA 22046.
My art studio is locate there, along with about a dozen other artist, and it's a vibrant place. Theresa and her husband, Bob run the place, and Theresa is an artist too. She came up with the vision of combining Local Art with Funky Vintage Finds to create Stifel & Capra. You can find Art, cards, jewelry, stained glass pieces, CeCe Caldwell paint, vintage furniture, Art, antique tools, mid century cocktail shakers, Art, frames, upcycled clothing, stylish hats, and, did I mention Art?

And this weekend, alot of it is on sale! So go and have fun!

Birthday Sale at Stifel & Capra

7/11/2013

Dark Irises by Elisabeth Hudgins

Here's an inside scoop... Every year Stifel & Capra has an Birthday Sale, and many of the Artists (including me) have marked down special items. I have looked through some of my framed watercolor paintings, and decided to mark them down by 50% . There are bargains to be had! But here's the catch, this is for one weekend only, Friday, July 19th through Sunday July 21st. If you like to be the Early Bird, you are invited to the Sneak Preview Party on Thursday, but you must RSVP.
All the details are below...

Thursday, July 18, 2013

6 to 9pm

Private "Sneak Preview" of Stifel & Capra's 6th Annual Birthday Sale

Enjoy birthday cake, a toast and general merriment as you tour the 19th century storefront and peruse the eclectic offerings of the resident artists & artisans at Stifel & Capra as we celebrate our 6th birthday. Special sale items marked from 10-50% off, including selected artwork. This event is free but you MUST rsvp to be admitted. Say you will join us at happybirthday@stifelandcapra.com . If you miss the party Thursday, the sale continues through Sunday, July 21st.

Featured Artist elan Magazine June 2013

6/26/2013

I am absolutely thrilled to be featured in elan Magazine this month! I had such a good time talking with reporter Donna Cedar-Southworth and Editor Alice Ross. They truly are supporters of the Arts, and show that through their great work with elan Magazine. Elan featured my "Common Threads" series of paintings, even publishing one on their Table of Contents. Below is the rest of the article.

FIRSTfriday at Stifel & Capra Tomorrow

2/28/2013

Getting ready for the big FIRSTfriday gathering at Stifel & Capra tomorrow! I hung new paintings in my studio, and spiffed things up a bit.... Apparently, I was in a rather monochromatic mood... as witnessed by the mostly black and white images I hung. Except for that burst of pink in the middle, reminding us all that since it is March, spring (and cherry blossoms for us in the Washington, DC area) should be here soon. And I can't wait. In the meantime, mosey on down to Falls Church and Stifel & Capra for FIRSTfriday.