Studio Clear-Out Sale

Studio Clear-Out Sale

Up to 75% off original paintings by 

Raette Meredith

Saturday Dec 3 - Sat Dec 16

8367 Placer Road, Redding CA 96001
"The Silver Cottage" at the end of the driveway

Studio Hours:
t-f 8:30am - 12pm
(closed th Dec 8)
Sat 10am - 2pm

This is a great opportunity to purchase that painting you’ve had your eye on.
These paintings are heading for the “re-paint” shelf!

Discounted works include large and small scale flowers and landscape paintings, faerie books, cards, prints and more! 

Consider an heirloom portrait of your ancestors for the Holidays.
These portraits are one of a kind and will be enjoyed for generations to come.

Treat yourself or someone you love to original, local, made in America art for Christmas!

Special guest artist:

Doug Laird – Wood and Metal Art

featuring decorative birdhouses and yard art!

Color added to the grandma's portraits!

Just finished Grandma Justyne and Grandma Mary Jane's portraits! Now it is time to start Grandpa's.

Grandma Justyne Laird
16"x20" oil on canvas
copyright Raette Meredith 2011
(private collection)

Grandma Mary Jane
16"x20" oil on canvas
copyright Raette Meredith 2011
private collection

I'm learning a TON while painting in oils, and I have to say, I love it, even though it takes forever to dry, it is well worth the wait!!! I see many more oil portraits in the future!!!

It's Grandpa Eddie!

Just finished Grandpa Eddie's portrait.  I think I will still have some tweaking to do but for the most part it's done.

"Grandpa Eddie - late 1940's"
oil on canvas 16"x20"
copyright 2011 Raette Meredith

It's a week of color

I finally began adding color this week to the Mask painting that I started in September. I can't believe it took a full month for the paint to be dry enough for me to begin adding color! That was a surprise to me.

Meanwhile, while waiting, I started two portraits and finished a 16'high by 48' wide mural, so over all it was a pretty productive month and a half.

The painting is not finished yet, but it is about 80 percent finished. Next I need to add the final touches - like making the feathers look airy and make the metal areas really look shiny. It is very close though...

"Parade of Masks" - unfinished - oil on canvas - copyright Raette Meredith 2011

I will be showing and demonstrating my portraits for Art Hop tomorrow night at the Peddler's Mall from 6-9pm. I will begin adding color to one of the two portraits, and hopefully will be able to talk to a couple of people about murals and commissioned portraits.

Time to be done for the day!

Waiting around for paint to dry

Okay, for the first time in my life I have more than one painting going at a time. The oil paints take FOREVER to dry, so while I wait, I start another.

I started this one yesterday and worked it a little more today - it's of my Grandma Mary Jane when she was young. This is another under painting that is patiently awaiting the addition of color. So far, the Mask painting has been waiting to dry for 2 weeks, and is still a little tacky. I put a softly blowing heater in front of it in hopes that it will speed up the drying process. I will put the one of Grandma Justyne in front of it too.

Okay, so here it is.. There is a detail photo following the full-size photo.

Feedback is greatly appreciated.

"Grandma Mary Jane"
 under painting - unfinished
 oil on canvas - 16"x20"
 copyright Raette Meredith 2011

"Grandma Mary Jane" - detail
 under painting - unfinished
 oil on canvas - 16"x20"
 copyright Raette Meredith 2011