New works from the studio


Both of these paintings are based on this great nursery on the North Fork of Long Island. This is the Trimble's of Corchaug Nursery, Cutchogue, NY. It's just about a 15 minute drive from Orient Point. (Where you catch the ferry to CT or Block Island).
Just finished! 24 x 24 "Enjoy the Ride" (see actual photo below)

This one, 36 x 36, is still in progress, but I hope to finish next week. I am so glad I made the time in my trip to stop at this nursery. The setting is so beautiful and artfully done. I hope to get a couple more paintings from their gardens.


MudFire Clay Works and Gallery

Holiday Studio Sale 2009

Sale Begins Friday, November 27, at 12:00 Noon
Continues Through December 21
Over 100 artists combine forces for our biggest show of the year featuring high-quality, handmade, unique, affordable pottery and sculpture. We restock daily fresh and hot from the kilns to ensure an amazing selection throughout the nearly month-long sale. The show includes a huge mix of work from invited artists and juried work created right here at MudFire.

Avoid the mall, buy local, buy handmade!

For more information and representative imagery, visit the show page.

We'll be gathering to celebrate the season and visit with many of the artists who contributed to our Holiday Studio Sale. The shelves and pedestals will be packed with great ceramic art, and we'll be enjoying some holiday cheer.

Come enjoy the fun with us while taking care of some holiday shopping!

2010 Workshops Registration OWe've posted our full 2010 workshop schedule and registration is now open. Workshops have already started filling, so don't delay registering any longer. Print the schedule and leave it somewhere obvious...workshop tickets make a great gift! Visit our workshops listings page to see the incredible lineup.

Get away for a weekend, get inspired, and develop your skills!




MudFire Clayworks Location and Hours

175 Laredo Drive, Decatur, GA 30030

Regular Gallery Hours
Open Noon to 8:00 pm
Thursday-Friday-Saturday-Sunday-Monday

Open Studio Hours

Monday-Thursday-Friday, Noon to 10pm
Saturday-Sunday, Noon to 8pm

maps and directions

Please call us with questions at 404-377-8033.
Loads of information and images available at www.mudfire.com

Fresh from the studio


"48 x 36 "Just off the Beaten Path"
This is a lovely garden gate Rob and I found trying to find a short cut while walking around the Forum. It turned out to be a dead end, but I got this great photo that inspired this painting. I have been working on this one on and off since June.
I am so happy to be finished. Now on to new works!

Cheers, Dawn


Decatur Gallery - Monthly reception Oct. 10


Decatur Gallery & Market
October, 2009
Dear Dawn Kinney,
It's time for our monthly gallery reception!
The Decatur Market & Gallery invites you to join us on
SATURDAY, OCT. 10 for a gallery reception honoring
"Outsider Art." Honored artists are James Loftus
and Betsy Halford. The reception will be from
5 - 10 p.m.and will include complimentary wine,
hors d'oeuvres and an outdoor artist market.
Free to attend.
Join us! After the reception, we encourage you to dine
at one of our neighboring restaurants: Natalie's Fish House
The Decatur Market & Gallery
is proud to host a free reception to celebrate two artists:
Betsy Halford

Folk Fest

James Loftus

Loftus detail James Loftus

Betsty Halford and James Loftus use found objects to create
unique 3-D narrative assemblages that are proudly "Outside"
the norm!These dynamic artists give new meaning to repurposed
materials. Each piece has an accompanying recipe, explanation
or documentation of authentictiy. From themes such as
introspection to capitalism, each piece is thought provoking,
evocative and unique, challenging the viewer to contemplate.
Some invoke whimsy and artistic flourishes, prompting a smile.
It's just too hard to explain... come see for yourself!
We invite you to come meet the artists in person during the
reception.
___________________________________________________________________

The Gallery also features pottery, handcrafted jewelry, encaustic
paintings, pastels, glasswork, woodwork, jewelry and much more!
Artists and artisans in residence are on a solid track to success and
highly collectable.

During the reception, the Gallery will also offer an outdoor
art market featuring handcrafted items. Hors d'oeuvres and wine
will be served.

The reception is free to attend. Join us!
We hope you will join us to meet the artists and see their
exciting new work. Support for art and artists can give your
own life color and texture!
Sincerely,
The Decatur Market & Gallery
153 Ponce de Leon Pl.
Decatur, GA 30030
404.377.0755
About Us
The Decatur Market & Gallery was created as a gallery space for
emerging artists and artisans. The Decatur Market & Gallery is
Atlanta's most unique local co-operative gallery, exclusively featuring
Georgian artists. Each of the artist and artisan participants work in the
gallery to help reduce expenses and each have creative input on the
day to day operations of the gallery. We strive to enhance the art
community by offering this venue to support emerging talent. The
gallery participates with neighboring businesses for stronger synergy
and presence. Join us in welcoming a new art collective in Decatur!

For additional information contact:
Patrick Dennis
Decatur Market & Gallery
404-377-0755
www.decaturgallery.com :: patrick@affps.com



Dawn Kinney Martin

Norcross Art Festival this weekend


Stop by and visit this weekend Oct 3-4 at the Norcross Arts Festival
Sat 10 - 6 Sun 11 - 5
Norcross GA
http://www.norcrossartfest.com/
What to Know Before You Go

Where is the show?
On the streets of Historic Downtown Norcross “Rain or Shine”

What is the cost?
Free

Where can I park?
FREE parking is available at satellite lots located on Thrasher St. and Stevens Road, in the Rock Tenn parking lot. Click here for a map. Free shuttles run regularly between Historic Downtown Norcross and the parking lots. Look for the “Festival Parking” signs.

Parking for those with disabilities
Limited parking for visitors with motor scooters or wheelchairs is available on Thrasher Street near Park Drive, across from Art Fest headquarters. Additional parking for those with disabilities is available at City Hall on Lawrenceville Street.
Directions
Via Peachtree Ind. South – Turn left on Jimmy Carter Blvd.
Via I-285 – Turn right on Jimmy Carter Blvd.
Via I 85 N. – Turn left on Jimmy Carter Blvd.
Via Buford Hwy. traveling North – Turn left on Jimmy Carter Blvd. then right on South Peachtree.
Via Buford Hwy. traveling South – Turn right on Jimmy Carter Blvd. then right on South Peachtree.

Look for the “Festival Parking” signs.

Hope to see you there!

Cheers,

Dawn

Congrat's Chris





Hi all,

After a long nap and a couple of chocolate chip cookies...;-) I wanted to send a note to thank you for your donations to the MS150 Ride. We beat our goal and raised $1,260!!!

We rolled out Saturday morning at 8:00 and finished 65 miles under a partly sunny, overcast sky....PERFECT weather for a ride! The event was very well organized and SAGed with breakfast, lunch, & dinner provided. They had live muzak and Lisa's dogs were in heaven running about the grounds. The ride was beautiful, even made our way across the Georgia/Alabama state line for a few miles. The first 30 miles were gently rolling hills with about 1,000 ft elevation change but the remaining 35 were up and down with an elevation change of 2,000 ft. Needles to say, we crashed at the pool in the afternoon.

Today we rolled again at 8:00 and cruised through 25 miles under grey skies finishing just before some spitting rain started.

It was a great weekend but most of all because of your generosity we raised money to help our friends, family, and neighbors who suffer with MS.

Thank you for the support!!

Chris



Save the Date from The Art House


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Save the Date
Artists' Open House

1574 Cave Road NW Friday, Sept. 18 12-6 pm
Atlanta, GA 30327 Saturday, Sept. 19 12-6 pm
404.539.7868 Sunday, Sept. 20 12-6 pm
TheArtHouseAtlanta.com


Gallery Proceeds Benefit


There is nothing like an original.
Please visit our website to view samples of the artists' work.
We look forward to seeing you at the Open House.

Debi Lamb
The Art House
1574 Cave Road
Atlanta, Georgia 30327

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A few photos from the Adirondacks, Mystic CT and Mount Gretna PA


After the show in Sryacuse, I spent a few days in the Adirondack nature preserve cycling and kayaking. This is one of the rivers I spent a few hours paddling along. This was one of the calmer of the rivers in the area. Such a nice way to spend the afternoon.

This truck is resting just outside a nursery in Niantic CT. I have been meaning to snap a photo for years and finally stopped my last day in the area. It's going to make a fun painting.
You never know what you are going to come across in Lancaster PA. Check out this Amish plowing team.
While out cycling in Mount Gretna, I came across the beautiful scenes. I think the one above will make a beautiful painting. It will be a challenge for me to capture the foggy atmosphere, but it invokes such a sense of peace, I have to give it a shot.
Cheers!
Dawn

Wow! Sunset Oak has a new home as well

This is the Oak tree I photographed on Lake Pontchartrain after the Covington art show. A couple walked in my booth Sunday and just loved it. It turns out they are major art collectors in the area. Their art and their home is amazing and I am honored to be included!
Goodbye Sunset Oak. I am glad you found a good home.

Two more art shows up north. I hope they all go as well.

Cheers!

Dawn

Willow Tree has a new home!

I have enjoyed meeting Mary Ann and Herschel at the Mystic art show for the past 2 years. They are such a delight. Well this year they decided to take the Willow Tree back home with them. It was interesting trying to get the 6 foot painting in to their SUV but they let me know that they all arrived home safely. I love this painting and I am so glad it is going to a good home. Thanks!

Mary Ann and Herschel in front of their new painting.

I am off to Mount Gretna Pa for another show this weekend. If you find yourself in the area stop by and say hello. I will be in booth R108

Cheers!
Dawn

Progress in the Studio 7/14



16 x 20 This is of an elderly woman crossing a suspension bridge across the Estero River. Think I am about done with this one. Below is a 36 x 48 painting also on the Estero River. The woman crossing the bridge, this was her boat and dock. I have truly been enjoying this painting!





36 x 48 painting of a garden gate we walked past in Rome. I still need to find out where. This one has been a lot of fun as well. I really like working in this size. Below is a 20 x 24 painting of the view from the Coliseum.



You can scroll down the blog to earlier stages of these paintings. This one is more of a challange that I would have thought. We'll see if it makes it.

Cheers,

Dawn

Art show award, garden tour and new job title.....

I just got back from the Helen Keller show in Tuscumbia. I had a great show. I sold 4 smaller framed paintings and 3 smaller unframed paintings. To top it off, I also won and award that came with cash. Always a nice surprise. The people who run this show are super nice and that makes for a relaxing weekend. The area is surrounded by water, so I even got a chance to get out on my new kayak!

Coming home from the show, I went through Scottsboro to do a little antiquing. I did not find any treasures this year. Since I was coming home from the north, I decided to stop in Adairsville and tour the Barnsley Gardens. The ruins of the old house and the formal gardens were well worth the trip. I think I can come up with a few good painting.





Now for the funniest part of my trip. While I was walking around the garderns, I got way off the beaten path where construstion was taking place. I was mistaken for an inspector and was asked to inspect this man hole. So, I checked out the brickwork and the concrete table for over flow. What fun!!!!!


Cheers, Dawn