Karen Dittman’s American Folk Art

Highlands, NC October 10th - Holiday Traditions-Marist November 7th

As you all know by now, our home is currently being run by two toddlers and their two Westies to add to our two Doxies.

And while, my painting time has greatly diminished - Sadly, I’ve had to cancel my showing at Apple Annie’s at the Church of St. Ann - Marietta, Georgia - please do go to the show - it’s wonderful and I will really hate to miss it - Anyway, I digress - I still have two shows left for the season and Gravy in Brevard, NC to keep stocked - so I do continue to sneak in painting time whenever possible -
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Well that should give you a little bit of idea of things to come at the shows and Gravy! Marist Holiday Traditions is in Atlanta on November 7th and Highlands Women’s Club Show, North Carolina, is October 10 - they are wonderful shows.

Reception - TC Arts July 24th - Scenic 276 Artists & Studios

TC Arts Council Presents

Artists & Studios of

Scenic 276 South

On Display at TC Arts Gallery

from July 20- August 21

Gallery Reception: Friday - July 24

Brevard, NC 4th Friday Gallery Walk

5 - 9 pm

TC Arts Council

349 S. Caldwell Street

Brevard, NC 28712

828-884-2787

I’m going to make a point of getting to the reception on Friday - from what I saw when I dropped off my work for the show - it looks like it will be well worth a viewing and some great pieces of work available for you to purchase and enhance your world.

Thanks so much!

Spring is in the Air and I’m getting Ready for Shows!

I thought it would be fun to show you what it’s starting to look like in here - Painted bowls in process of being sealed or drying or being worked on - It’s getting crazy in here! Oh, the vintage picnic baskets are adorable too - great for storage in your cabin or home.

Here you can see a wall-hanging, assorted bowls - My goodness it’s going to be a bright springy day at the first show Memorial Day Weekend up in the Highlands, NC.

Blackbirds, birds nests, Monarch Butterflies - I’m really having a good time with these - I’ve even done a very large copper “bird’s nest” - It can hang on a wall - though it’s mighty heavy - but quite honestly, I think it would exquisite in the yard somewhere - with vines or flowers coming up through all the copper - It’s done in free weave and very hard to do -

“Bear” with me - I couldn’t get a good shot of this with all the rain and lack of pretty light today in the “treehouse” studio I work in - but I think you get a pretty good idea of the rampant fun going on in this room. It’s a joy! And keep in mind, this is just one of the bear paintings hanging out with me as I work.

Well let’s see what else I can show you –

Little paintings and bowls and boxes oh my!

- Come see me in the Highlands over Memorial Day Weekend - Saturday and Sunday - May 23 and May 24. I’ve not done this show before because of prior scheduling conflicts - so am excited that this year I’ve been accepted in the show and am looking forward to it -

Okay
Time to Start
Making Plans
To Come to the Highlands over Memorial Day Weekend! And remember, you can always find my work at Gravy on Main Street in Downtown Brevard, NC

If you have any questions - please feel free to email me at folkartist@gmail.com
Thanks!

Karen Dittman

As Requested - A New Tree House Painting for your Perusal

Spring is Working it’s Way Back - With the Bird’s Nest Bowls

A Beautiful Bird's Nest Bowl

The other day we talked about the ever popular Bird’s Nest Bowls I paint and here they are - one up above and two views of the other bowl below. So here you can see the finished bowls - very nice size and perfect for many rooms in any home  - Enjoy and feel free to ask questions!

The Treehouse Paintings - New Works by Karen Dittman

Sometimes a “grown-up” just wants to remember being a kid. Perhaps it’s because of the days we have been living in - I’m not sure, but like you, I find my mind wandering back to “the good old days.”  And that’s where these ideas came from - kids playing, a treehouse - every kid must have dreamt about or actually did have one to play in.

I’ve spent the last several days lost in the treehouse mode and will be taking these two to The Highland’s Show on Saturday, October llth and/or Marist Holiday Traditions on November 1. You’ll also find one of this style at Gravy - Downtown Brevard, NC, Transylvania County. Karen Dittman American Folk Art.

Come see me at one of these places and see what else I came up with to brighten up your home - these days have made many of us feel the urge to feather our nest and hunker down surrounded by the things we love most and the things that make us feel secure again.

There’s no place like home.  And home is where we retreat from the world outside.

New Karen Dittman Folk Art Painting - Kids Just Want to Have Fun

Many of you familiar with the work I do, know how much I enjoy doing these busy paintings - kids playing, dogs watching - this one has a black dog, Old English Sheepdog and of course a Dachshund, wonderful houses to live in, jumping rope, playing on the river, flag flying - these things invoke memories of many of the things we did as kids.

Size of this wonderfully large, very busy painting is 30 inches tall x 24 inches wide and the canvas is 1.5 inches thick - no need to frame this one! This one is here at the studio but I may take it to Gravy in Brevard, or perhaps The Highlands Women’s Club Show on Oct. 11 or even Marist Holiday Traditions in Atlanta on Nov. 1.

Old English Sheepdogs