Sally Trace Fine Art

2012-01-08T21:50:00.001-05:00

"Tree of Light" original painting by Sally Trace

http://www.sallytrace.com/2012/tree-of-life.htm

Title:"Tree of Light"

Medium: Acrylic on canvas.

Dimensions: 36" high, 24" wide, ¾" deep.
The sides are painted black. The sand texture is continued on the sides.

Description: Beautiful abstracted painting of a tree in a landscape with a stained glass appearance. Geometric elements in the composition. Heavily textured with sand and acrylic texturizing mediums.

Unfolding

2011-09-15T11:35:00.001-04:00

"Unfolding" my newest colorfield abstraction painting

Lots of wonderful texture and deep glazes of color.
Variations in the gloss/matte surface.

http://www.sallytrace.com/2011/unfolding.htm

Click the link above to see more and to purchase.

Here's the video:

Fresh Possibilities

2011-08-29T18:56:00.004-04:00

"Fresh Possibilities"
A fresh new floral painting from my studio.
Please visit this painting on my website to see many more pictures.

Alignment

2011-08-01T14:44:00.011-04:00

Medium: Acrylic on canvas.

Dimensions: 36" high, 24" wide, ¾" deep. Very textured surface with many layers of color that impart a richness and depth. The sides are painted black.

http://www.sallytrace.com/2011/alignment.htm
Click the link above to visit this painting on my website and purchase if still availble.

Market Day

2011-07-05T14:56:00.003-04:00

http://www.sallytrace.com/2011/market-day.htm

"Orders of Magnitude" original painting by Sally Trace

2011-05-08T19:14:00.002-04:00

http://www.sallytrace.com/2011/orders-of-magnitude.htm

"Evidence of Things Unseen" new original abstract painting

2011-05-06T19:15:00.002-04:00

http://www.sallytrace.com/2011/evidence-of-things-unseen.htm
24 inches high, 48 inches wide, 1.5 inches deep.

"Dappled" Original painting by Sally Trace

2011-05-04T12:35:00.004-04:00

"Dappled"
http://www.sallytrace.com/2011/dappled.htm
30x40" Original abstract painting on canvas.

Luna Moth

2011-05-02T18:44:00.005-04:00

This beautiful Luna Moth greeted me in the FedEx parking lot this afternoon. He was flying erratically around a little tree next to my car, and flopping down on the blacktop. I tried to get him settled in a grassy area, but there was no dark place for him except under cars. He landed on my fender, I opened the door and in he flew. So we drove home together. He was pretty beat up and unfortunately didn't last too long. I found this article: http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/luna_moth.htm and determined that he is male because of his big beautiful antennae. They don't fly during the day so something was wrong. I think it was just his time. Nice of him to spend it with me.

Update...he is still alive!! I just went out to check on him and he moved his little front feet like he's getting ready to take off. The heat of the day was bad for him, I think and it's getting cool now. So it's party time in Lunaville. Yay!

"Garden Variety" Floral colorful textured abstract painting on canvas by Sally Trace

2011-04-19T15:13:00.008-04:00

http://www.sallytrace.com/2011/garden-variety.htm

Title: "Garden Variety"

Medium: Acrylic on canvas. Lots and lots of texture, a luscious surface. Very blossomy and colorful and springy.

Dimensions: 24" high x 36" wide, 1.5" deep.
The sides are painted black.

LOTS more pictures on my website.

"Sprites" original abstract painting by Sally Trace

2011-04-19T00:11:00.005-04:00

http://www.sallytrace.com/2011/sprites.htm

Title: "Sprites"

Medium: Acrylic on canvas.

Dimensions: 24" high, 48" wide, 1½" extra deep gallery wrapped canvas. The sides are painted black.

Also there are lots more pictures on my website.

"Just Outside" Geometric original painting by Sally Trace

2011-04-15T00:49:00.004-04:00

http://www.sallytrace.com/2011/just-outside.htm

Title: "Garden Variety"

Medium: Acrylic on canvas. Lots and lots of texture, a luscious surface. Very blossomy and colorful and springy.

Dimensions: 24" high x 36" wide, 1.5" deep.
The sides are painted black.

LOTS more pictures on my website.

"Attraction" original abstract painting by Sally Trace

2011-04-13T16:56:00.005-04:00

http://www.sallytrace.com/2011/attraction.htm
"Attraction"
24x36"

"Dirty Snow" Original Abstract Painting by Sally Trace

2011-04-07T17:33:00.005-04:00

"Dirty Snow" original abstract painting by Sally Trace
Buy this painting from the artists studio, if still available.
http://www.sallytrace.com/2011/dirty-snow.htm
24x24 inches square

Detail:

"Maize" Original Abstract Painting by Sally Trace

2011-03-31T19:03:00.002-04:00

"Maize"
36x24x.75"
http://www.sallytrace.com/2011/maize.htm
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"Convection" Original Abstract Painting by Sally Trace

2011-03-30T19:57:00.002-04:00

http://www.sallytrace.com/2011/convection.htm
"Convection"
24x48x1.5 inches
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"Day into Night" original abstract painting by Sally Trace

2011-03-27T17:22:00.002-04:00

Detail:

24x36x1.5" original painting
http://www.sallytrace.com/2011/day-into-night.htm

"Ancient Wisdom"

2011-03-24T21:22:00.002-04:00

"Ancient Wisdom"

40x30x1.5" Acrylic on canvas

Click to see more pictures and to buy this painting, if it is still available:
http://www.sallytrace.com/2011/ancient-wisdom.htm

2011 Untitled Series #2, original abstract painting by Sally Trace

2011-03-24T11:34:00.004-04:00

http://www.sallytrace.com/2011/2011%20Untitled%20Series/2.htm
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Title: "2011 Untitled Series #2"
Medium: Acrylic on canvas.
Dimensions: 10" high x 20" wide, ¾" deep.
The sides are painted brown.

2011 Untitled Series #4

2011-03-22T20:16:00.004-04:00

Title: "2011 Untitled Series #4"

Medium: Acrylic on canvas.

Dimensions: 10" high, 20" wide, ¾" deep.
The sides are painted black.
Finished with a gloss varnish.

http://www.sallytrace.com/2011/2011%20Untitled%20Series/4.htm
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2011 Untitled Series #3, original painting by Sally Trace

2011-03-21T23:29:00.003-04:00

http://www.sallytrace.com/2011/2011%20Untitled%20Series/3.htm
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2011 Untitled Series #5

2011-03-20T23:47:00.006-04:00

Title: "2011 Untitled Series #5"

Medium: Acrylic on canvas.

Dimensions: 10" high, 20" wide, ¾" deep.
The sides are painted black.

Beautiful Morning

2011-03-14T18:24:00.004-04:00

"Beautiful Morning"
10x20 inches
http://www.sallytrace.com/2011/beautiful-morning.htm

How do I title my paintings?

2011-02-25T09:54:00.004-05:00

One of my collectors just commissioned me to create a painting. In an email he asked me:

"You're amazing. This should be fun.

How do you name them?
Thank you Jesse :)"

Below is the answer. I thought it might be interesting to post my little essay for other viewers and buyers of my paintings.

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Well usually the names come to me as I'm painting them. As you're painting, part of the mind is really focused and other parts of the mind just wander freely around like in meditation. Thoughts and associations float in and out. Then you see something in the painting that is very evocative of a memory, or something you've learned about life or something that is going on in your life and relationships. It runs the whole spectrum of emotions. For instance "the Next Chapter" was about my Mom in the nursing home and the transitions that she is experiencing. That is very personal for me, but for the viewers and buyers of the paintings, a title like that can also mean something very personal for them. And I hope it does. So I don't usually explain the title unless it's something overt like scientific and cosmic phenomena.

Or in the case of "A Thousand Beautiful Things", I just was so immersed in that song as I painted that there just was no other title that would do.

And then others are almost purely visual like "Fugue in Plaid". I just love the humor and the mind-bending aspect in the juxtaposition of those 2 seemingly disparate elements of music and visual pattern.

And then sometimes no name comes so I have to gaze at it for awhile and look for an association. My husband Chet has helped...he named one for me "Rose Meridian" which I think is an excellent name. Often the titles are about juxtaposition like that.

Now that I wrote all of this, I think I will put it in the blog. Thanks for inspiring me to explain the process.

XO Sally

Spiral Galaxy, original painting by Sally Trace

2011-02-10T00:24:00.002-05:00

Title: "Spiral Galaxy"

Medium: Acrylic on canvas.

Dimensions: 30" high, 40" wide, ¾" deep.
Four 30x10" canvases. The sides are painted black.

Pink and gold, by Sally Trace

2011-02-09T01:26:00.002-05:00

Title: "Pink and Gold"

Medium: Acrylic on canvas.

Dimensions: 18" high x 24" wide, ¾" deep.
The sides are painted brown.

"In Bloom", original floral abstract painting by Sally Trace

2011-02-08T17:05:00.001-05:00

Title: "In Bloom"

Medium: Acrylic on canvas.

Dimensions: 324" high, 36" wide, ¾" deep.
The sides are painted black.

The Birth of Stars

2010-11-09T22:54:00.007-05:00

http://www.sallytrace.com/2010/thebirthofstars.htm

Title: The Birth of Stars

Medium: Acrylic on canvas.

Dimensions: 24" high x 54" wide, ¾" deep. Three 24x18" canvases.
The sides are painted burnt umber (dark brown).

Embracing the Arc Video

2010-11-07T17:53:00.003-05:00

I'm learning to make videos.....

The Next Chapter

2010-10-21T00:37:00.004-04:00

Title: "The Next Chapter"

Medium: Acrylic on canvas.

Dimensions: 24" high x 36" wide, ¾" deep.
The sides are painted black.

"Biodiversity" Original Abstract Painting

2010-10-18T02:43:00.003-04:00

Title: "Biodiversity"

Medium: Acrylic on canvas. Lush, rich, complex, textured.

Dimensions: 36" high x 24" wide, ¾" deep.
The sides are painted Burnt Umber (dark brown).

A thousand Beautiful Things

2010-10-16T01:10:00.006-04:00

Title: A Thousand Beautiful Things

Inspired by Annie Lenox's amazing song, which I could not stop listening to as I created this painting. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M53AGfiWI_8

Medium: Acrylic on canvas.

Dimensions: 24" high x 54" wide, ¾" deep. Three 24x18" canvases.
The sides are painted burnt umber (dark brown).

http://www.sallytrace.com/2010/athousandbeautifulthings.htm

"Paper Flowers"

2010-04-13T23:36:00.007-04:00

Title: "Paper Flowers"

Medium: Acrylic on canvas.

Dimensions: 36" high x 24" wide, ¾" deep.
The sides are painted black.

"Music of the Spheres"

2010-04-07T22:48:00.003-04:00

Title: "Music of the Spheres"

Medium: Acrylic on canvas.

Dimensions: 20" high x 40" wide, ¾" deep. Two 16x20" canvases.
The sides are painted black.

Sold!

Heaven on Earth

2010-04-06T22:56:00.004-04:00

Title: "Heaven on Earth"

Medium: Acrylic on canvas.

Dimensions: 22" high x 48" wide, ¾" deep. Three 22x16" canvases.
The sides are painted brown.

Nebula

2010-04-01T23:46:00.004-04:00

Title: "Nebula"

Medium: Acrylic on canvas. One of my Pours with lots of texture.

Dimensions: 24" high x 36" wide, ¾" deep. The sides are painted brown.

"Reason Enough"

2010-03-17T01:21:00.004-04:00

Title: "Reason Enough"

Medium: Acrylic on canvas.

Dimensions: 24" high x 36" wide, ¾" deep.
The sides are painted dark brown.

Three to Five

2010-03-15T17:49:00.003-04:00

Title: "Three to Five"

Medium: Acrylic on canvas.

Dimensions: 24" high x 54" wide, ¾" deep. Three 24x18" canvases.
The sides are painted dark brown.

$225.00 free shipping* to US Mainland only

Big Eruption

2010-03-15T01:10:00.003-04:00

Title: "Big Eruption"

Medium: Acrylic on canvas.

Dimensions: 24" high x 36" wide, ¾" deep.
The sides are painted dark brown.

Very organic forms and earthy colors suggest a volcano erupting. Lots of amazing tiny details that look like fractals....see the close up shots.

Sold

Tropical Wave

2010-03-13T13:39:00.004-05:00

Title: "Tropical Wave"

Medium: Acrylic on canvas.

Dimensions: 24" high x 30" wide, ¾" deep.
The sides are painted dark brown.

Ebb and Flow

2010-02-20T16:30:00.002-05:00

Title: "Ebb and Flow"

Medium: Acrylic on canvas.

Dimensions: 24" high x 48" wide, 1.5" extra deep gallery wrapped canvas.

The sides are painted brown.

Jupiter's Moons

2010-02-11T21:47:00.004-05:00

Title: "Jupiter's Moons"

Medium: Acrylic on canvas.

Dimensions: 24" high x 48" wide, 1.5" extra deep gallery wrapped canvas.

The sides are painted gold.

This is a bit of a new direction for me. I did more blending and brushwork than I normally do in my pour painitngs. The colors are subtle and elegant.

Fugue in Plaid, Opus 2

2010-02-05T19:08:00.003-05:00

I do try to conserve paint. But then this happens.

"Chaos Theory"

2010-01-05T21:47:00.003-05:00

Title: "Chaos theory" Share on Facebook

Medium: Acrylic on canvas.

Dimensions: 25" high, 36" wide, ¾" deep. The sides are painted black.

My First Video of a Painting

2009-12-29T22:50:00.014-05:00

This is my first attempt with my new camcorder. Although it's an amateur video with some sound problems, it's a pretty good first try. You can get a much better feel for the painting than you can from just photos. My intention is to give the viewer the feeling that they have seen the painting in person. And also to let the viewer be a party to my stream of consciousness as it relates to the painting process. Click here to see and purchase the painting on my website.

"Leaning Softly Toward the Sun"

2009-08-20T16:01:00.006-04:00

Title: "Leaning Softly Toward the Sun"

Soft brushwork in oil imparts a gentle feeling, like a sweet summer afternoon with a light breeze, lush greenery and the warm summer sun.

Medium: Oil on canvas.

Dimensions: 30" high, 40" wide, ¾" deep.
The sides are painted black.

$325.00 free shipping to the contiguous 48 states.

"Some Fun Tonight"

2009-08-19T13:47:00.007-04:00

Title: "Some Fun Tonight"

Wild and fun, full of kinetic energy, bright vibrant color and movement. Very textured.

Medium: Acrylic on canvas.

Dimensions: 30" high, 40" wide, ¾" deep.
The sides are painted black.

$350.00 free shipping to the contiguous 48 states.

On Sale!

2009-08-06T14:32:00.007-04:00

I'm putting this painting on sale.

I love the painting, but was never able to photograph it well enough to show it at it's best. Some paintings just need to be seen in person.

It is so rich with depth of color and movement, it's like music. Which is what it's all about.

So my solution is to put it on sale. I know that someone will be delighted to hang it in just the right spot.
Title: "Embryonic Journey"
Everybody loves this song, including me.
This painting just wanted to be named for that beautiful and passionate piece of music, with it's cellular shapes and outer (or inner) space feel.

Medium: Acrylic on canvas.

Dimensions: 30" high, 72" wide, ¾" deep, three 24x30" canvases.

SOLD

Drawing or Painting?

2009-08-05T19:17:00.007-04:00

This painting will be called "Plume" if it ever dries!

You might look at this image and answer, "painting for sure" and I would too.

I've been developing this new acrylic technique for a couple of years now. I use water and a few different tools to move the paint around the canvas.

When I first started doing this it was very liberating and fun and I always finished the paintings in one go-round. They were always Alla Prima paintings.

But as one might expect, an artists technique evolves. I spend a lot more time and use a lot more paint than I did when I began this adventure. And I've discovered so much about this kind of paint.

But tonight as I was working, it became a tussle between dark and light. Pushing one, then pushing the other. Suddenly I said to myself "you're drawing". Who would have thought?

It always comes back to drawing, the "essence of art". :)

"Reconnoitering the Rim"

2009-08-05T12:35:00.007-04:00

Title: "Reconnoitering the Rim"

Medium: Acrylic on canvas.

Dimensions: 24" high, 36" wide, ¾" deep.
The sides are painted burnt umber (dark brown).

Named for an episode of "Deadwood" because I love that phrase, and I love that series. But I was actually thinking about ancient people who followed the pacific rim kelp forests in their boats. I was following the flow of paint, taking from it and giving to it and thoughts of those people kept me company as I herded the paint around the canvas.

I tried some new techniques that involve cracking the paint on the surface and allowing the color beneath to show, even while wet. The results are pretty cool.
$350 free shipping* to US Mainland

Another Wild One!

2009-07-18T17:46:00.006-04:00

This is another wild one! I'm becoming more and more of an abstract expressionist with my acrylic paintings. I guarantee that you will never stop finding new things in this painting; it has millions of color forms, notes and passages. It's sort of like it's own universe. I think it invented it's own language. Ha ha, just kidding!

LOTS of thick paint, very rich and wonderful. Why did I name it Moon Blossoms? Because my husband told me to, and he is always right.

Title: "Moon Blossoms"

Medium: Acrylic on canvas.

Dimensions: 36" high, 72" wide, ¾" deep, six 36x12" canvases.
The edges are painted black.

Universal Signs World Premier!!!

2009-05-28T10:19:00.017-04:00

I'm happy to announce the much anticipated world premier of Universal Signs, the first full-length feature film in American Sign Language.

This is a beautiful film in so many ways, and I'm very proud to have my paintings chosen to represent the art of the main character, Andrew (Anthony Natale). It was truly thrilling to work with him.

Many thanks to Ann Calamia and Catherine Miller for inviting me to be a part of this very haunting and poignant film. And to Frank Davis from Qoro, LLC for creating the many amazing in-progress versions of my painting "Gone to Glory" as seen above, as well as his masterful reproductions of all the other paintings used in the filming process.

You can buy Frank's incredible limited edition reproductions here.

The premier is this Saturday at the Keswick Theater in Glenside, PA. Click here for info.

DVD's are available for pre-order.

Across the Universe

2009-04-28T14:10:00.009-04:00

Title: "Across the Universe" Share on Facebook
Very complex triptych with smooth flowing areas and concentrated passages of intense activity. A good amount of texture and some 3-D linework.

Medium: Acrylic on canvas.

Dimensions: 24" high, 72" wide, ¾" deep, three 24x24" canvases.
The sides are painted black.

$550.00 free shipping* to US Mainland

"Geometree"

2009-03-19T00:29:00.005-04:00

Title: "Geometree"
Deep, rich colors, a stained glass-like feel.

Medium: Oil on canvas.

Dimensions: 24" high, 24" wide, 1½" deep.
The sides are painted black.

$250.00 free shipping* to US Mainland

Buy it here

Star Garden

2009-03-02T13:51:00.007-05:00

"Star Garden" has flowing, fluid colors that feel to me like the way nebulae and galaxies evolve and move. The white areas represent infant stars.

Title: "Star Garden"

Medium: Acrylic on canvas.

Dimensions: 24" high, 36" wide, ¾" deep.

$250.00
free shipping * to US Mainland

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White Window, a wildy complex painting

2009-02-18T20:28:00.007-05:00

This painting just kept growing. It took me in so many directions! I'm starting to combine a few of the techniques that I use when creating these acrylic paintings. The possibilities are endless. I love to make images that are so rich with color, and the interactions of color. Controlling the paint in an image like this is like trying to control the weather. Sometimes you press the issue, and sometimes you go with the flow. It's a dance.

"Ride the Wave" ...a wild ride in paint

2009-02-12T00:02:00.004-05:00

Original Abstract Painting by Sally Trace

Title: "Ride the Wave"
Medium: Acrylic on canvas.
Dimensions: 24" high, 54" wide, 7/8" deep. Three 24x18" canvases.

Lots of textures, swirling shapes, intense colors.

This painting is being used for a book cover. Details to come!

$400 .00 free shipping* to US Mainland

$475.00 USD total cost with international shipping

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"Early Bouquet"

2009-02-08T14:42:00.004-05:00

Another wild one! 24x36", deep earthy reds and oranges with blue circles and a yellow bouquet.

Telephone Doodles

2008-09-12T12:35:00.006-04:00

My friend Blenda recently asked "...what do artists doodle? When I'm mindlessly doodling I draw flowers. Do your doodles end up in your artwork?"

So I got to thinking about it. When I'm on the phone I doodle, and when I doodle I make these obsessive expressive patterns that consume the whole paper, with big looping shapes and little circles and squares that multiply like bio-organisms. I get OED, Obsessive Expressive Disorder, LOL. If the conversation isn't going well, you can tell by the angry doodles.

So I'm wondering what other artists do when they get a phone call while painting. For me it's great if I'm at a point where I'm really into the painting, and the non-prefrontal lobe inner doodler gets set free. But if I'm preparing to paint, a phone call slows me down. Sometimes I'll call a friend or my Mom when I'm deep into the painting because it gets my head out of the over-analytical mode and lets me go into the play place.

I still remember that during this painting, "Desert Drive", a phone conversation with a friend led me to get loose and paint the dark green vertical wavy line in the bottom right area. It was a very controlled painting and that was a big leap, to see that potential line and just freehand it on top of the other layers of paint.

The picture shown is my photo of the original painting. I've worked on that image in Photoshop to create a new digital pigment inkjet print.

Fine Art Reproductions

2008-07-25T23:18:00.011-04:00

Daydreams

I've begun preparing many of paintings for reproduction.

I purchased an ink system for my Epson 1280 that will allow me to produce archival reproductions using pigmented inks. It's gonna take some gettin used to!! Parts were missing when it arrivesd, so I'm waiting for the replacement parts. Next, I'll be wrestling with color profiles in Photoshop and the printer. It's a very mysterious realm that I've gotten lost in before....wish me luck!!

Here are a couple that I've gotten ready

Seated Nude

The Willow Grove Boogie

2008-07-10T16:41:00.010-04:00

Last year I painted this painting called "The Willow Grove Boogie" Willow Grove is where we live, and it was a nice night with my Hubby home playing some rockin' blues. I was painting upstairs and the music made me get really playful with the paint, in a wild boogie kind of way. He came up to see it when it was done, and we both just said "wow". This was something different.

Well this past week I was commissioned to paint a new version of the Willow Grove Boogie, and also asked to make a print from the original. They shipped out on the same day. It was a funny coincidence.

I liked the new one so much, I would have kept it were it not a commission LOL. One of the nicest collectors I've had the pleasure of working with, so it was all good :)

Art Limbo

2008-07-10T15:04:00.011-04:00

Today is a Limbo day for sure. I'm just not sure what to do today. I've got lots of projects in the works, maybe too many, hence the limbo. I'm free today to work on whichever project that I deem to be most important, and yet here I sit in limbo.

Well, I got here and that's good. And it wasn't even on the list! This is a new blog for me, I've tried wordpress and myspace and didn't stick with them, but I like it here. My friend Blenda Tyvoll made a blog about a print that she bought, one thing led to another and well here I am :) Here is a picture of the print I bought from Blenda: "Hood River Landscape". Isn't it beautiful?

Blenda and I are both in the process of setting up our Etsy shops: Blenda's Etsy Shop and My Etsy Shop. Doing so has revived my interest in making fine art quality inkjet giclee reproductions of my work, cause, well, they sell like hotcakes over there LOL. Being a 100% self employed artist, I like the idea of selling something like hotcakes.

So I've literally dusted off my Epson 1280 and started cranking out the prints. They are just lucious, it's so much fun. Well, it became fun after an entire day or 2 troubleshooting all the techie kind of problems, and finally solving the one malingering problem of ink streaks, which cleared up when my canned air blew out a giant dust bunny.