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Friday, January 27, 2012
sighting in the sky

This is a quick Photoshop sketch of something i saw this morning...anyone else see this? I was in Sausalito, California on the 101 heading south at about 6:40 am.

My perspective on the trajectory in the painting is a little off..it looked as if it came from the south and slightly west. I was approaching the tunnel on sourthbound 101 before the headlands. The vapor trail dissipated very quickly, within about 5-10 minutes. The first thing that got my attention was the color of the trail....it was brownish - not like jet contrails which are white or grey.

At first I thought the point of light was a star that visibly happened to line up with the trail, but as I drove southbound I watched it and they were connected.




Someone I spoke with and showed my sketch to talked about a sighted missile launch off the coast of California in 2010. Here is a video and news article on it. After seeing this missile launch  I am certain thats what I saw this morning - it looked exactly like it.

Anyone else see this?

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Monday, January 16, 2012
New Show in the Founder's Lounge

This month the show in Arr Works Downtown's Founder's Lounge features Functional Art. The AWD website hasn't been updated yet, but when it is, more info will be here.





Featuring the work of a number of AWD artists, my original paintings for the suit of Wands in the Science Tarot are included.











Also available in my studio are Science Tarot decks,  and samples of my new book, and 2012 calendar. The books are available from my blurb bookstore.






Happy January!

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Thursday, January 12, 2012
2012 Marin Open Studios

Mark your calendars - May 5-6 I'll be in my labyrinth studio 20 at Art Works Downtown participating in 2012 Marin Open Studios. More reminders will be forthcoming as the date approaches. Come by to see some new work, as well as old favorites.
Sample copies of my new book "Circle In A Square" and my "Of The Spirit 2012" calendar can be seen, and are available for sale in my online bookstore. SEE YOU THERE!


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Monday, January 09, 2012
Gratitude


Starting off 2012 with much quietness and gratitude. In the words of a song I love;

.."i do it for the joy it brings
because i'm a joyful girl
because the world owes me nothing
and we owe each other the world.."



(work in progress)



"Joyful Girl" Ani DiFranco

i do it for the joy it brings
because i'm a joyful girl
because the world owes me nothing
and we owe each other the world
i do it because it's the least i can do
i do it because i learned it from you
i do it just because i want to
because I want to

everything i do is judged
and they mostly get it wrong
but oh well
'cuz the bathroom mirror has not budged
and the woman who lives there can tell
the truth from the stuff that they say
and she looks me in the eye
and says would you prefer the easy way?
no, well o.k. then
don't cry

and i wonder if everything i do
i do instead
of something i want to do more
the question fills my head
i know that there's no grand plan here
this is just the way it goes
and when everything else seems unclear
i guess at least i know

i do it for the joy it brings...

Also - don't forget to peruse my new zazzle shop.
Now available are Iphone/iPad/iPod cases, as well as one samsung android case.
More to come - they have some great products.




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Saturday, December 31, 2011
2012 Of the Spirit calendar book

2012 Of the Spirit calendar book has 134 pages and 14 full color plates featuring some of my spiritually themed artwork!

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Thursday, December 29, 2011
Emerging Form

Been working with a slab of porcelain clay this past week, and really loving it.
Have some plans and want to try a few things. Here are some images of where my muse has taken me so far:










I'll post more photos as more things emerge.

Namaste.

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Monday, December 26, 2011
New Book Published

I am very excited to announce that my new book of paintings "Circle in a Square" is available now:
Circle in a Square by paintbetty | Make Your Own Book


Its a soft bound 40 page book featuring a select number of my circle in a square series of work. Enjoy! :)

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Monday, December 19, 2011
New Wax Werk

New encaustic pieces, just finished recently. Now available on my Etsy site as well as in my studio. Prices in my studio are slightly less - you get a bit of a deal if you come to the source :)




Branching Life Energy
encaustic wax
4x4 in canvas

These paintings celebrate and explore the beauty of patterns in Nature.



Please see my Etsy site for more like this!

Namaste.

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Friday, December 16, 2011
"Disappeared" Our America.

In light of the passage of the National Defense Authorization Act 2012 on the 220th anniversary of the ratification of the Bill of Rights, I wanted to re-post photos of an assemblage I created in 2008 called "Disappeared"



















This piece deals with illegal torture and imprisonment and the entities ignoring our Constitution.
Idealistic images of the "American dream" are combined with passages from The Constitution. Giant nails pierce holes in the outer veneer, and penetrate to the ugly secret within. Indefinite detention and torture.
As long as there is one person imprisoned illegally in the name of the United States, none of us are truly free.


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Sunday, December 11, 2011
Open Studios

Had a really great time this weekend during AWD's Holiday Open Studios.
Thank you everyone who came out to support the arts and to share the weekend with us!


















Happy Holidays!

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Symbolic Mysticism
My work is informed and inspired by dreams, mythology, Nature, and spirituality. I create symbolic imagery that reinforces and celebrates connection with Nature, resonates with the psyche, and explores states of personal transcendence. I'm interested in the spaces where these things overlap, and the inner and outer worlds come together.

Much of my work contemplates the meaning of a Circle within a Square. Together the circle in the square is a visual metaphor for balance, completeness and unity of all life, and of the Infinite. My paintings that place a circle within a square are meditations on the transcendent mystery beneath these symbols.

Artist commissioned to create imagery for the suit of Wands in The Science Tarot. www.circleinasquare.blogdrive.com Member - Marin Arts Council [ http://www.marinarts.org/ ] Member - International Encaustic Artists, NorCal chapter [ http://www.international-encaustic-artists.org/artists/view/paintbetty ]

Thank you for taking the time to look at my work. Please feel free to contact me with inquiries and/or to request your own commissioned original painting.

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All of the paintings featured here are originals, and are acrylic, encaustic and/or mixed media on canvas or board.

I will post new paintings in progress regularly, so bookmark this page and check back often.

My studio is located at Artworks Downtown in San Rafael, California.

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All work © copyright Janelle Schneider and may not be used without permission from the artist.



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