Life is full of stories... every flag has stories....unfurling as experiences turn into memories.... the artist is the illustrator...the viewer is the storyteller....never tiring of a good story.... we want more...we create more.... within the spirit of freedom.... I continue this gift to paint our flag....12x36 acrylic on linen gallery wrapped....contact gigihackford@yahoo.com for your flag
Observing flags as they catch the wind...knowing what we paint...fascinated by the nuance of light and shadow rapidly changing...capturing a moment...12 x 36 acrylic on linen gallery wrapped...contact gigihackford@yahoo.com for price and availability
Monday, August 13, 2012
Contemporary Fine Arts International...where I am a Daily Painter of Alabama...chose this painting for Best of Show ! for their July Art Challenge themed "Freedom".... honestly...I am thrilled, appreciative, humbled.....and free ...to paint the flag! Thank you !...
This was truly a joy to paint... and can hang on the vertical ( go on...tilt your head )... actually I hung it the day of First Friday Art Walk...and it SOLD that evening.... 10x50 acrylic on linen gallery wrapped...
The summer sky takes on shades of white.... the focus of this painting was just the essentials....like taking off clothing just to get cool.... definitely summertime....12x24 acrylic on linen gallery wrapped...contact gigihackford@yahoo.com for price and availability
The Hanging Bed evokes the imagination for day dreaming... life is good... from fantasy to reality... lay back look up... 12x36 acrylic on linen gallery wrapped.... SOLD
American Flag series continues.... celebrating it's first Memorial Day.... interestingly enough...while completing this painting I was amazed to discover... that the flag looks like a harp... the harp symbolizes many memories that weave through my life ... so appropriate to chose this particular flag for Memorial Day....music in the wind... 12 x 24 acrylic on linen gallery wrapped ...contact gigihackford@yahoo.com for price and availability
Many years ago I was told....you...cannot step into the same river twice.... painting this flag series reminds me of that saying....6x18 acrylic on linen gallery wrapped....contact gigihackford@yahoo.com for price and availability
The wind was really strong.... I saw this flag nearby...and couldn't resist... the grace and quiet power...in the elements...this is just one moment.... 12x24 acrylic on linen gallery wrapped....contact gigihackford@yahoo.com for price and availability.
This 6x18 format is so versatile....can go anywhere.... an Air Force dad bought one for his baby boys' room....vertical works too.... could you do me a favor today.....and look UP ! contact gigihackford@yahoo.com for price and availability.
Endless variation of shapes....boggles the mind... renews the creative spirit with passion and diligence....guided by light and shadow.... 6x18 acrylic on linen gallery wrapped....contact gigihackford@yahoo.com for price and availability
This 10 x 50 format lends itself so naturally to the image...which can also go on the horizontal...this would be lovely resting on a mantlepiece ....year round... contact gigihackford@yahoo.com for price and availability.
The palette knife is a wonderful tool.... I am a lefty and use the brush with my left hand....several years ago I picked up the palette knife...while using it I noticed it was with my right hand.... and that's how it is....brush work with left hand...palette knife with right hand....6 x 18 acrylic on linen gallery wrapped...contact gigihackford@yahoo.com for availability and price...
Have you noticed that so many people are looking down these days....at their personal devices... seems like one of my messages is to look UP ( you'll be glad you did !)...you might even hang the flag art so that it is a reminder to look UP ! 16x20 acrylic on linen gallery wrapped...contact gigihackford@yahoo.com for price and availability ( you'll be glad you did ! )
The Union Jack has a fascinating history beginning in 1606 .... and then in 1801 uniting England , Scotland and Ireland.... fast forward to today and we find the Union Jack flying on seafaring vessels and other places with a connection to this symbol worldwide.....10x10 acrylic on linengallery wrapped ...contact gigihackford@yahoo.com
... from sea to shining sea...and from my vantage point it's the Gulf of Mexico and Mobile Bay...however...wherever the beautiful body of water may be in this country....the water and sky serve as a natural backdrop to the red white and blue....24x24 acrylic on linen gallery wrapped....contact gigihackford @yahoo.com
A European came ito the gallery....he told me that when he was a child in Hungary he loved to go to the American Embassy and stand under the American flag....he thought it was the most beautiful flag he'd ever seen....years later and after many travels....he still thinks the American flag is the most beautiful.....12 x 36 acrylic on linen gallery wrapped.....contact gigihavkford@yahoo.com
This painting began as an American flag...and kept nagging me.... so I listened... and sure enough ...the Texas Lone Star Flag emerged.... 15 x 48 acrylic on linen gallery wrapped....contact gigihackford@yahoo.com for availability
A flag painting was recently given as a gift for a 96th birthday... another was bought for a baby boy's room... when a painting leaves the studio and gallery it takes on a life of its own... as artists we quietly become part of people's lives.... painting with a combination of passion and humility creates a blend for any palette....12 x 24 acrylic on linen gallery wrapped.... contact gigihackford@yahoo.com for availability
Into the wind... that great force that can only be seen by what it touches....eternally creating new visual patterns.... a moment captured.... 15x45 acrylic on linen contact gigihackford@yahoo.com
This is the largest painting I have ever done...a commission 6 x 4 feet...the canvas itself was cumbersome just to move... all the smaller flags I've painted gave me the muscle memory needed every step of the way... the physical aspect of this size is a work out...and I really enjoyed it.....gratitude for this beautiful flag of ours....
March winds are strong... response to this series continues... as I respond to the red white and blue on my palette with brush and palette knife... 6x18 acrylic on linen gallery wrap....contact gigihackford@yahoo.com
Alabama... beautiful and sweet home...breezes from the Gulf and the Bay... pocket of creativity... Alabama... where paint and poems find me ... Alabama... wave to me...and you... 6 x 18 acrylic on linen gallery wrapped.... contact gigihackford@yahoo.com $ 145
This is one of my favorite formats ...10 x 50...and interestingly enough can be hung either vertical or horizontal ( go ahead...tilt you head!).... yes, the creative process continues to surprise... and along with fun let's not forget the discipline and focus !.....acrylic on linen gallery wrap...contact gigihackford@yahoo.com for availability...
A Mermaid sighting on Mobile Bay means that we'll have an early Spring.... ( no ground hog predictions needed here ...) I happened to see this one as the rain stopped the other day.... acrylic on linen gallery wrapped.... contact gigihackford@yahoo.com for availability
I began painting the Alabama flag when I received a commission from the Alabama Speaker of the House of Representatives' wife for his birthday. They sent me the flag so I now have a model.Many thanks to the Hubbards... This image is 24 x 36 acrylic on linen gallery wrap......contact gigihackford@yahoo.com
I've just been focussed on painting flags.....from the red white and blue, O.Beautiful series to the Alabama flag.....we usually view the flag from far away....these are up close and personal...10 x 50...acrylic on linen gallery wrap... contact gigihackford@yahoo.com for availability
This painting began as a vertical....somewhere in the work...a slight feeling.... a nudge.... kept harping....I turned the painting as a horizontal....and Voila! a creative sigh of relief.... O,Beautiful....12x24 acrylic on linen gallery wrap...contact.....gigihackford@yahoo.com for availability.
O,Beautiful... the series continues into this new year....we usually view the flag from far away...these paintings bring the image up close....stirring...evoking...personal emotions...and step away...you are still up close...24 x 36 acrylic on linen gallery wrap....contact for availability ...gigihackford@yahoo.com