Spring Cleaning SALE! Yes, I Said SALE!

Rocks, Georgian Bay

30" x 30"

acrylic on canvas

© Nicki Ault, 2013

regular $900.00

SALE $450.00
sold

I am extremely excited to announce that our lease has been renewed and I will be painting at the Studio On 20th for the next 3 years! Woo hoooooooo!

On that note, space is ever an issue. Three years ago when we moved out of St. George Studio and into Studio On 20th I purged like crazy! I brought home all of my art books and my inspiration bulletin boards and I threw out awful, horrible, really bad pieces of art that were the worst ever of my efforts. I actually sliced canvases with blades of steel! I was quite ruthless and I needed to be because no longer would I have my own space, but I would be sharing with my good friend, Bridget Aitken. The hoarder tendency in me had to be squelched. 

Now I find myself in a situation where I have paintings on hand that I still really love, but they have already been in shows, both outside of the studio and in. They won't be put in any future exhibits of my work, but they have a special place in my heart and will never meet the ruthless blade of an exacto knife nor will they ever be painted over. (I do have a stack of canvases that I plan to re-work... AKA "paint over"). So what to do when I don't have a place to store them?

I have NEVER done this before. EVER. And I may never do this again! 

It's a huge sale!

Seven paintings only!

I need to make room for all of the paintings that have yet to be created. I am so pumped for what is to come, but I still love some of what was... so as a celebration of sorts I am offering a handful of paintings lovingly held in my "vault" for crazy... and I mean crazy... prices! I hope you connect with something. Please let me know via email if there is anything you want!  First come, first served!   nicki.ault@shaw.ca

The Birch

48" x 30"

acrylic on canvas

© Nicki Ault, 2015

sold

Little Sumac On Georgian Bay

30" x 30"

acrylic on canvas

© Nicki Ault, 2013

regular $900.00

SALE $450.00

Cattails

20" x 24"

oil on canvas

© Nicki Ault, 2016

regular $595.00

SALE $298.00
sold

Fire In The Belly III

48" x 30"

oil on canvas

© Nicki Ault, 2016

regular $1440.00

SALE $720.00
sold

 The Shallows, Georgian Bay

30" x 30"

acrylic on canvas

© Nicki Ault, 2013

regular $900.00

SALE $ 450.00

 Patchwork Pasture

18" x 24"

acrylic on canvas

© Nicki Ault, 2013

regular $555.00

SALE $278.00

Crazy prices on seven paintings... which one do you want? Let's talk!

P.S. And might I mention that if you live in the United States these prices are particularly sweeeeeet!

Little Sumac On Georgian Bay

Little Sumac on Georgian Bay

30 x 30"

acrylic on canvas

© Nicki Ault, 2014

My dry spell continues, although I did get to the studio on Monday and began a large panting. It felt good at the time but the magic did not last long. At least it was a glimmer and maybe this weekend I will find the right mood to go again.

The painting above was done at the temporary studio earlier this year and I totally forgot about it! I brought it home during the studio move and stored it with my other Georgian Bay paintings. It is based on a 6x6 study, "Little Sumac on the Beach" (see below), that I did while in Georgian Bay last fall. I liked the calmness of the sky and water next to the busy foreground. My fascination persisted with the little red plant growing out of the most impossible rocky terrain and I wondered how it might translate on a larger scale. It is not quite done, but it is close.

Little Sumac on the Beach (study)

6 x 6"

oil on board

© Nicki Ault, 2013

Since this post brings up Georgian Bay it seems like a good time for an announcement! Our application was accepted - Bridget, Jackie and I will be having an exhibition of our Georgian Bay paintings at St. Thomas More Gallery in Saskatoon from August 26  - October 31, 2014 and I'm pretty excited about it! We all paint so differently, it will be interesting to see how it comes together. I think the show will be titled "Three Takes: Georgian Bay". It feels good to look forward to something!