Miami Watercolor Society 46th Annual Fall Exhibition

It is always an honor to be juried into an art exhibition. It is even a bigger deal when you are up against the great talent of the Miami Watercolor Society members and the juror is the amazing, Paul Jackson.

I submitted two entries and the one below was chosen. It was painted from a photograph by my friend, Niki Simon Blacker. Niki lives in Miami Beach and has a morning routine, which entails feeding all of the stray cats in the area. She also takes great photos as she walks past the art deco buildings, storefronts on Lincoln Road and out to the sand, sea and birds. I have been inspired by many of her photos.

If you are in the area, please join us for a fun evening of beautiful art and a little wine.

"Deco Drive" - Watercolor

Florida Focus Exhibition - GCWS

I have recently joined the Gold Coast Watercolor Society GCWS. It is not very easy to take my art to another County, but felt that it was time to have my art travel out of the 305.

My watercolor  "Dinner Key Stroll" is now part of their Florida Focus Exhibition.

Florida Focus Show at Gold Coast Watercolor Society!

December 13 - January 17, 2015

Awards and Reception Presentation

Wednesday, December 17 

from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. at City Furniture 

(3501 N. Federal Hwy., Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 33308.)

"Dinner Key Stroll" - watercolor
Available for Purchase

Florida Focus Exhibition

Get It Done??

It seems that I can't work on one project at a time nor find the time to do all that I want to do. My attention span keeps me moving from one project to another. I also seem to add new ones as I go.

We will start with my time on line. My art business is online so being on the computer is important. I spend many hours promoting my work, uploading the art to various stores, managing my art page and the Miami watercolor Society fan page, working with my friend Elizabet on the MWS newsletter, etc.
(List of companies below.)

I also have art projects started. I can't pass up a piece of driftwood, a palm frond or other gifts from nature. I have palm fronds cleaned and primed and ready for paint in the patio outside. Not to mention the box of gourds in the garage.

Move to another room in the house and you find a few paintings started, some in oil and some in watercolor.

To top that, I have babies coming, one after the other, and I enjoy giving the parents something hand made; so I have a few knitting and crochet pieces started that must be done by October.

 Throw into this a family project. I have started sorting my Mom's photos (from a lifetime) and dividing them accordingly between my sisters and me.

As you can see,  there is barely time left to clean, shop, and cook. I think of the projects that I wish to do, the books I want to read, the places I want to travel, the special times with my grandchildren and I will need another lifetime to get them done.

What projects are you working on or plan to work on?

You can find some of my completed projects at:

Web Page: http://www.rosiebrowncreations.com/
DENY Designs Home Decor: http://www.denydesigns.com/collections/artist/ar-rosie-brown
Kess Inhouse Home Decor: http://kessinhouse.com/pages/Rosie-Brown
Society6: http://society6.com/rosiebrown
Fine Art America: http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/rosie-brown.html
Keka case: http://www.kekacase.com/designer-cases/rosie-brown.html
Gecko Rouge Cross Stitch: http://www.geckorouge-gallery.com/index.php?route=product/category&path=74_78
Urban Outfitters: http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=33480112&parentid=SUGGESTIVE+SEARCH+RESULTS#/
Print All Over Designs: http://printallover.me/collections/rosie-brown

Hello Summer!

Summer is here! What it means to me may not be what it does for others. Yes, I enjoy going to the beach, sitting in the sand and going in the water for a swim. Lying in the sand tanning is not for me, but I tan anyway as I go about my activities at the beach. For one, I always walk the seashore and look for the treasures of the sea......... coral, rocks, shells, driftwood and more. I paint on shells and driftwood and just enjoy the texture of the rocks and coral. I am always thinking that I will make something with these treasures, but the collection is growing. Sometimes I do, but the hunt for the treasures, the beauty of my finds and the peace I feel as I walk the beach is enough for me. As I walk, I also look around and try to capture, in photos,  the beauty that surrounds me, down to the sea foam in between my toes. 

I am twenty minutes away from the beach and from feeling like I am in paradise. Others live in places that a seashore may be a long car drive or even a flight away. I have found a way to share some of these photos in a couple of sites that make prints and products for others to enjoy. 

Contact Artist

" Sea Oat Garden" -
 http://society6.com/RosieBrown/Sea-Oat-Garden_Print#1=45

Contact Artist

"Rain Clouds" -
http://displate.com/rosiebrowncreations/galleries/ 

Metal Wall art: http://displate.com/rosiebrowncreations/galleries/
Art Prints: http://society6.com/RosieBrown/prints?show=new
Art prints: http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/rosie-brown.html

" Good Morning, Sunshine"

Love to see a sunrise, but don’t like waking up that early? You can now enjoy it with my seascape sunrise, “Good Morning Sunshine’, on home décor items by my licensing partner DENY Designs. You can have it in the shower in the bed office and more.

To view this entire collection, click HERE.