Anne Leuck Feldhaus Adventures & Art

Illustration Friday Submission: GROUNDED

It's been a year or more, since I've submitted to this nifty illustration site...hope to do it more in 2012! Visit Illustration Friday to see a plethora of other images translated from the word GROUNDED. This 4x4 Block is a mixed media piece: pencil, sharpie & acrylics on poplar...and it can be yours for only $32!

Annual Holiday Open Studio Sale this Weekend!

I think this marks 9 years of Holiday Open Studios for me. I invited you to the first one at my home studio in Bucktown back in 2002 and since that time have also welcomed you to my home on Washtenaw and my Roscoe Village Storefront, this year it's my new lofty art studio in Ravenswood...I love it here and can't wait to show it to you! Here are the details:

Please Join us for the Annual Holiday Open Studio Sale...come and Toast the Season, Enjoy some Treats and Shop for Some Last Minute Gifts including some new Hand-painted Ornaments and Art Blocks! 

 

Anne's Annual Holiday Open Studio Sale!

5215 North Ravenswood, Suite 312
December 16,17,18 

 Opening Party: Friday 5-9pm
Open Studio: Sat Noon-5pm, Sun Noon-4pm   

 

My Special Guest: Eva May Designs!
Fabulous Hand-made Hats, Bags & T's for Gals & Guys!  

And an Added Shopping Bonus:  

 Rapt in Maille Jewelry
in Suite 204 will also be Hosting an Open Studio with Special Guests:
Versed Apparel, Weener Ware & Strong Wear

 

One of a Kind Pics!

So one of the reasons I don't blog much these days is time. The time required to write a post to go with the photos. So you are missing lots of fun photos...I may start just photo journaling to get this thing going again...that's why the Facebook Fan Page is so easy to update, not much commentary required. In any case, here are a few photos form last week's fabulous One of a Kind Show & Sale..can't believe I forgot to photograph my fabulous neighbors, but it was one of the busiest shows I can remember!:

600 artists for 4 days under 1 roof...

...you don't want to miss this show!

I set up my Booth for the 2011 One of a Kind Show & Sale Chicago yesterday...it starts at Noon on Thursday, December 1st! I've had a 2 year hiatus and am excited to be showing again, I'll be offering Incentives on Pet Portrait orders received at the show and I have lots of great Gifts at a variety of price points, even small $32 original ART BLOCK PAINTINGS...perfect for Gift Giving!

Follow this LINK and save $12 with a FREE PASS...

...more than 25 paintings, I didn't have to move!

...well I did have to ship a few ; ) The Studio Moving Sale was a great success! If you missed out and are still interested, I've got most of the remaining painting inventory in my Etsy Store 30% off through the end of the month...that's Monday/Halloween! Here are a few happy collectors (who happen to be lovely human beings) with their new paintings:

The big move was yesterday...I LOVE my new studio! Will be sharing pics soon...still getting things set up. Hope you're having a fantastic weekend!

1001 Fans....

Are you on Facebook? I just surpassed the 1000 "Like" landmark for my Anne Leuck Feldhaus Studio Business page - I do realize this fluctuates daily so you might visit and find it back at 995 again! In any case, I am so grateful for all the 'likes' and comments and interactions and feedback about my work. I'm much better about updating there than on my website or here on the blog - just due to the ease of it. I'm sure I will be posting more specials once I get settled in my new more private work studio so if you would like to "LIKE" me...well, I'd like that! ; )

HUGE 50% Off Art Studio MOVING SALE!

I'll be moving to my new Art Studio next week so it's time to sell some art...if you buy it, I don't have to move it! 

So...Mark your calendars for my HUGE STUDIO MOVING SALE: 50% Off Gallery Retail Prices this coming weekend at 2040 West Roscoe!

Friday, October 21 4-8pm
Saturday, October 22 11am-4pm
Sunday, October 23 11am-4pm

Preview Available Paintings at AnnesArt.com currently at 30% off!

Canines N'Blooms Auctioned Off...

  The Western Springs / Sun Times blog featured my "Canines N'Blooms" hand painted bird bath in their publicity for the final Charity Auction Event for HCS Family Services, held last weekend. I hope mine found a good home and brought in some good money for this wonderful organization. Follow this link to see all the other artists' creations.

Jake & Mike Pet Portrait Duo

Wanted to share a recent Pet Portrait Print featuring Jake. a lab mix, and Mike, a Chesapeake Bay Retreiver - this one is now hanging in a nursery in Georgia!

Space...

...I've been looking at a lot of it the last two days. I just gave my 30 day notice to terminate my storefront lease on Roscoe. This space didn't turn out to be exactly what I originally envisioned, but in this economy I was very lucky to receive many commissions from folks in the neighborhood, get some great exposure, interact with the community and in the end learn quite a bit about my(neurotic)self! I'm grateful that I was able to host some pet adoption events and share my passion for animals and finding them homes. I also met many artists inquiring about my journey and can only hope they were inspired to follow their artistic dreams.  
 
So, in a year of many changes in my life, this should complete the logistical portion of these changes, at least for awhile - I hope! Now I have some decisions to make, I loved the space above, but it's a little out of my price range and a bit further north than I want to be. The good news is, I saw some other great options today...so stay tuned, hope to have a new studio secured sooner than later...and this all means good news for you if you like my work: A STUDIO MOVING SALE!  Let me know if you've had your eye on anything, I'm feeling VERY negotiable these days and would rather see my art on your wall than mine!

Oyster Fest...yes, oysters, smack dab in the midwest!

It's that time of year again...Guiness Oyster Fest in Roscoe Village...yes, oysters, smack dab in the midwest. I'll be open Saturday from Noon-5pm...possibly later and I'm having a S A L E - so please stop in if you are in the neighborhood!

Poets & Writers & Remembering 9/11...

I was honored to have my work published in the September/October 2011 issue of Poet & Writers Magazine to accompany an editorial piece on the Literature of 9/11 by Kevin Nance. I painted this piece on 9/11/02, it was a very emotional experience to paint, even a year later...I had done a lot of work in my sketch book around the time of 9/11/01 but it took a year for this painting to emerge from my consciousness. Still leaves me with a heavy heart.

 

Vintage ALF Paintings for Sale at the Bucktown Arts Fest this weekend!

 
I'm very grateful to share that we sold our house in this impossible market...and I'm downsizing my life in a big way, so that means I'm ready to part with some vintage art works that I've made over the last 15 years. I'll have many at this weekend's Bucktown Arts Fest. This little show is still going strong and now, bigger than ever. I'll be selling lots of new works from the summer as well as vintage pieces from the late 90's...pieces I painted when I lived in the neighborhood. C'mon by...let's liven up your walls!

 BUCKTOWN ARTS FEST
Anne's Booth Location: #14
Northwest Corner of the Show on Belden
Dates & Times: Saturday, August 27th & Sunday August 28th
11:00 a.m. - Dusk

Round Trip Flight, 30x30 Acrylic on Canvas in Wood Frame: $500
This is the only large piece I have left from my "flying people" series...I did many of these before Izzy and other dogs came into my life...they were inspired by dreams of flying!
‎Day & Night, 28x30 Acrylic on Wood, Framed: $400
Strike 3, 25x49 Acrylic on Canvas w/wood frame: $600
This piece chronicles the traumatic gang problems we lived through in Bucktown back in the 90's. I still have the quarter brick that came through our window at 3am...our sweet salvation: we had just put in an order for new windows the week before!

Kick-off Party for Bucktown Arts Fest!

Time is flying and I'm exhausted after a week of moving...But I will update you on that another time...business first!  Tonight is the Kick-off Party for the Bucktown Arts Fest at the Jackson Junge Gallery in Wicker Park. I donated "Three Birds Flying" which I painted in my Bucktown studio several years ago...hope it finds a new home tonight and helps raise some funds for the Fest & neighborhood art programs!

Retro On Roscoe This Weekend...stop by and say hello!

If you're coming to Roscoe Village for Retro on Roscoe this weekend please stop in and see my new work from the Fields Project, lots of fun new things from Whirley Girl Designs and special guest Lily Sky Designs. We'll be open at Noon both Saturday and Sunday until 4pm, possibly later on Saturday....hope to see you!

My dog spotted on Mapquest satellite map...

At this year's Fields Project Art Fair I had a lovely lady and her daughter come to my display and excitedly share with me that my dog field sculpture (done in 2007) shows up on the MapQuest satellite map! This is pretty amazing because we mowed that field in one day and the photo was obviously taken early in the day since the negative space around the dog and the flowers was not mowed yet. You can't see us, by we are down there on the tractor...we stayed out there until it was done, in spite of the fact that Jennifer, the farmer was pregnant at the time...women farmers rock! ; ) See below for the finished project:

Lots of hugs & a few happy collectors in Madison...

It was great to visit Madison last weekend for Art Fair on the Square....reconnected with so many old friends and even got to see my Mom, lots of hugs!

I don't think she planned her outfit...but my Mother sure complements my artwork!
This little guy was thrilled about his new painting acquisition.
Such a wonderful surprise to run into my old dorm mates from 1985, Brian & Karen Natoli, and their lovely daughter, Grace.

....and dear friend, Mary, who I so need to catch up with.

....and Kathy Mauer of Katcando, I designed a logo for her jewelry business several years ago, we finally got to meet in person! A lovely, lady and her work is gorgeous..check it out! 

Dear friend, Jolene (Wangen) Huber, her beautiful girls & little Zoe, the dog.
Brilliant bike rental kiosk in Madison....turns out we have some here in Chicago, too. Love the idea of this!

And Lizzie Oz! A fabulous artist and a fabulous lady...I have a few pieces of her work that I adore.
Last, but not least...Amanda Shell of Whirley Girl Designs (my new studio mate) who came along to help out. Thanks again, Amanda!

...heading to my old stomping grounds for Art Fair on the Square!

I lived in Madison from the fall of 1985-1990 prior to moving to Chicago. I loved Madison and got my undergrad at the University. It's going to be a treat to visit and do the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art's 53rd Annual Art Fair on the Square this weekend. I only went once in college and actually didn't walk the fair but flipped burgers & chicken in a tent to help raise money for the art center...ah, the glamorous life of a college kid!

MMOCA Art Fair on the Square
Anne's Booth Location: #858
West side of Mifflin Street between State & Wisconsin Streets
Dates & Times:

Saturday, July 9th, 9am-6pm
Sunday, July 10th 10am-5pm

...made the Ogle County News!

Here is a great little article about the Fields Project in the Ogle County News as well as interview excerpts from participating artists...very grateful, as always, for a little press! Thanks to reporter, Chris Johnson for interviewing me.

...holy hail! crazy storm in Chicago last night.

It was like the scene from the movie, Magnolia, when the frogs came thumping down from the sky only it was hail from a super cell. It seemed a giant bag of ice was being emptied continuously from the sky for 5 minutes over my neighborhood! The sound in my house was deafening with 4 window air conditioners being pelted.

Chicago will be in a shade deficit the rest of the summer. It's like after the blizzard but instead of people shoveling piles of snow this morning, it was beautiful green leaves....surreal. 
The streets and sidewalks of my neighborhood were covered, actually quite beautiful.

An awesome lightening shot by my friend Jason Loper:

© 2011 Jason Loper of Mister & Mister Blog

And serious damage at the Garfield Park Conservatory, over 13,000 panes of glass shattered:

Garfield Park Conservatory Closed Due to Hailstorm Damage: MyFoxCHICAGO.com

....it was an amazing week on the farm: part I

I spent a magical 9 days, June 18-26th, at the 13th Annual Fields Project Artist Residency. I'll split my recap into a few posts because I have a lot of photos that I would like to share. I stayed with the Pfieffer Family near Ashton, IL on their pig farm, and I'm glad to report that they have agreed to adopt me! ...do you like their license plate?! My toes are the green ones, painted in honor of the week, which was filled with laughter and an endless supply of rural artistic inspiration.

I'll start with the family farm dogs...this is Beauty.

...and Bebe, hard working farm dogs most of the time!

...and old, Tiger - he has quite a set of lungs!
Lots of kitties running around, too!
Pigs! I'll go into much more detail about these guys in the following posts. Momma cow and her calf...sorry Taryn, I forgot momma's name, baby'g going to be an 'L' name...I suggested "Louie", "Lester"....oh, how about "LeRoy"?
And this is Frosty (note the ears...struck with a little frost bite) and Daffodil in the background..they were really fun goats, totally engaging and loved attention! So beautiful.
A painting of them in process in my outdoor art studio at Castle Rock State Park.
Daffodil, so pretty.


Frosty was often 'standing' on the fence like this when I would get in my truck to leave for the day.
Look at that mug!
...more to come!

Canine Gargoyles and other photos from Wells Street...

With Kelly Velasco and her new painting 'Black Hair...Blue Mood'...
Sharon got the brand new "Black Cat" painting...

I was mesmerized by the canine-ish gargoyles at the old Grossinger Cadillac building on Wells Street...lots of construction going on, hope they don't tear this beauty down.

Golden Doodle Pet Portrait....

This custom Pet Portrait Box Frame Print was a gift order...I hope Bailey's owner is pleasantly surprised! This was my first Golden Doodle portrait.

Wells Street Art Fair this weekend!

 
Looking forward to my first outdoor Chicago show of the summer: the Wells Street Art Festival...you'll find me in Booth #281 on the east side of Wells Street near Goethe. If I don't see you, I hope you have a fantastic weekend!

Steve Dale's Pet World gives a little shout out for Tree House & Anne's Art...

Steve Dale, syndicated pet expert shares photos by Dallas Yanez from Saturday's Stray Cat Strut Event, an annual walk to raise money for Tree House Humane Society. I donated the design they've used for the last few years on the shirts and posters.