Space Art by Christopher Doll

Tag: “Country Village”

  • Original Art on Sale, Country Village Prints Now in Store

    Original Art on Sale, Country Village Prints Now in Store

    I have marked down a selection of my original artwork in the store. This sale will be up for the next week. I would love to find a permanent home for some of these pieces.

    Space Art By Christopher Doll Store

    New pieces will be added soon, stay tuned!

    Country Village Art Prints Now in the store!

    We offered these art prints from my Country Village series in our shop. They are now available to order in my store. There are two sizes, 9″ x 12″ and 5″ x 7″. Options for print-only or framed are available.

    Country Village Art Prints Now in the Store

    These were originally painted with casein on illustration board, and depict the Country Village in Bothell where we had our bakery for three years.

  • Celebrate the Country Village with Art

    Celebrate the Country Village with Art

    Thursday, October 25th from 6pm to 9pm we are hosting a pop-up art gallery at The Country Village Shops! If you happen to be in the Seattle area, come on by. This will be the debut of the first of my Country Village paintings.

    There will be beverages and snacks at the event, and prints will be available. After the show, prints can be ordered here in my shop or at Doll House Baked Goods in the Country Village.

    In addition to my Country Village series, I will also be showing some of my recent science fiction artwork.

    Artist Dennis Brown will be co-hosting this show. Dennis Brown is a fantastic artist. He sculpts magical creations at his studio in the Country Village. It’s been an absolute pleasure to see Dennis work, and to see his sculpts in person.

    Link to Event on Facebook

    Location

    The gallery show will be in The Country Village, Bothell Washington:

    The Country Village Shops
    817 238th St SE
    Suite C
    Bothell, Wa. 98021

    Link to the Country Village via Google Maps

    We are set up in the building just across from Doll House Baked Goods, and next to Keepsake Cottage fabrics. Contact me if you have trouble finding the spot.

  • Oil Painting, The Enterprise, and Cabooses

    Oil Painting, The Enterprise, and Cabooses

    We’re getting ready for a busy Fall and Holiday season at the shop, and things are heating up in the home studio too. I’ve been painting a lot more than I have in the last two years and I’m enjoying the results so far. Here’s a peek at some of the latest projects, and some of them fall completely outside the realm of SPACE ART.

    The Enterprise (In Progress)

    I’ve been wanting to paint this scene for years, and in my last post I showed you the preliminary stages. The Enterprise itself is still little more than the under painting but it’s coming along nicely. This is a big piece for me, 3 feet wide and 18 inches tall. I had to step away from it a bit due to the Country Village series that I’ve started but I plan on finishing this up shortly.

    Once finished, this will go on sale in my store, and I plan on making a limited number of prints available.

    The Country Village

    Next Spring we have to leave our shop at the Country Village and it’s a shame to see all of these wonderful buildings and places go away. I’ve started painting some of our favorites, and I’d like to capture many more throughout the season. These are small paintings, about 9″ by 12″, painted with casein on illustration board. I was inspired to try this medium by James Gurney, artist and author of the Dinotopia books. He is a fantastic resource for anyone who wants to learn how to paint. I highly recommend checking out his site and his YouTube channel. Thank you for all of your help so far, James!

    Artist Dennis Brown Studio in Winter
    Fae’s Caboose
    Keepsake Cottage
    Scout 829 Caboose
    The Chicken

    These are the first few paintings and I have more lined up. It’s a different subject for me, but I’ve enjoyed them. These will be on display in our shop at the Country Village this Fall and we will be having prints available in several sizes.

    Oil Painting

    A couple of years ago a good friend of mine from our local Science Fiction Model Club sold me his oil paints, tools, and a pile of canvases. He was getting out of it altogether and I was thrilled he came by. It’s taken me this long to break them out, but I’ve been wanting to paint with oils for a long time. First I picked up an unfinished acrylic piece I’d started last year, and decided to use the acrylic base as my under painting – a technique often used by artists.

    This piece is about 12″ x 20″ on wrapped canvas. It was a lot of fun, and I just had to paint something from scratch so I found a small 8′ x 10′ canvas board and tried out a moonlight scene with a lighthouse.

    I’m pretty happy with the results and it was a great way to get my hands back into oils again. It’ll be a couple of weeks before I can varnish these and have them on display in the shop, but both are available.

    Inquiries are welcome on these, or any other piece. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.