Year: 2019

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Spring Fever $40

It’s impossible to stay inside with the weather so fine. Here is a small image of Arnica C. Grace’s backyard in early spring. The birds are back. They have pecked away at the block of food in the bird feeder. It hangs on a hook behind the patio flowerpots. The bushes are green and lush. The patio flowerpots are ready to bloom. Happy springtime! This 6″ x 8″ oil painting is only $40.

Aerial perspective is a fun painting technique. It uses greys and blues to represent space and distant objects. Here Arnica has made a strong use of aerial perspective in this painting ‘Spring Fever.’

$40.00 plus tax and $5 shipping/handling = $48.30 total charges 


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Anna $160

Anna is a finely shaded and modeled oil painting. Arnica describes the shallow space in the painting with a free hand and broad brushstrokes. Depth and dimension is achieved with transparency and color blending. This small work, about 12″x 16″ was painted at Austin Visual Arts Association studios.

$160 plus $20 shipping/handling and 8.25% sales tax= $193.20 total charges
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Windswept $180

This gem of a watercolor glows from within. The viewer experiences a warm breezy day at the beach. The depth and dimension for a work on paper is unexpected. ‘Windswept’ was part of the January exhibit at PAAC gallery. This painting is now ready to come home to you.



$180 plus $20 shipping/handling and 8.25% sales tax = 214.85 total charges
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Daydream Believer $140

This wispy elfin daydreamer will capture your heart and dreams too! Traditional oil painting layering and glazing produce rich tones and highlights. Produced at Austin’s Visual Arts Association studio, this work is sure to brighten up any space.



$140 plus $20 shipping/handling and  8.25% sales tax= $171.55 total charges

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Street Smart

Thought-provoking seated pose with brash coloration. Your imagination can only begin to sense what is in the mind of this young person. Painted in oils at Austin Visual Arts Association studios, this painting will be a real centerpiece for conversation.



$140 plus $20 shipping/handling and  8.25% sales tax= $171.55 total charges
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Brisk Dawn $160

Recently, Arnica Grace has been taking her studio out of doors for some fun, fresh paintings. Here is one example of aerial perspective working to harmonize gentle coloration. A play between violets and soft golds help the viewer feel the morning breeze in their hair. Layering of glazes and impasto technique is also used to create a sense of depth and texture, especially in the watery foreground.



$160 plus $20 shipping/handling and sales tax of 8.25%= $193.20 total charges
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Port A Party!

Annual Tiddle Caylor All Member Show | March 1 to 29, 2019 | Winners Announced!
Yes, that’s a Farley Boat under a tree. They still make those nifty little wooden boats down in Port Aransas, TX. Come party this Friday, March 1st for the First Friday opening of new works. Vote for Arnica C. Grace’s teeny tiny work, only the size of your note paper, ‘When You Came to the Seashore,’ any time before the end of the month. The band will play, you can sing along or dance, maybe even find romance. Ha ha. It’s gonna be a good time for everyone!
It’s a Farley Boat under a tree. Have you seen the Farley Boat works yet?

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So Much Depends Upon

A Little Red Wagon 12″ x 16″ oil
So much depends upon A red wheel barrow Glazed with rain water Beside the white chickens.  -William Carlos Williams    
     As the weather warms not so gently here in Austin, wheelbarrows are, indeed, important articles for moving piles of compost and leaf mulch to prepare new garden beds. Time to get planting! 
     Painting and growing are so connected in Arnica's work. Each is a labor of love. Each hopes to produce a beautiful final product. In both cases, the result is far from certain, and takes hard work and dedication to the effort.
     Time for a last little vacation before the real work of springtime comes on, Arnica Grace will soon leave on a journey of fun and hopefully some self-discovery. Maybe a caribbean cruise will shake the dust off the ol' girl. Cheers!

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For those who know I garden…

I love to grow stuff. Especially veggies. These are the weirdest beets I have ever grown. So I can’t imagine what a real farmer would feel if they had planted a crop from a seed source and found that something entirely different, and also quite unmarketable, resulted from the planting.

So far, I sent an email to the seed company asking what they thought should be done. I grew a bed 50 feet long by 2.5 feet wide of these things. My compost pile will be huge and my vegetable refrigerator not so full.

Still, they are kind of interesting looking. Thought you all might want to see my weird hybrid beets. I like the stripes.