Texas

What more can I say? Texans are pleased to display their flag everywhere.

Pilgrim

This digital image was taken on the Chesapeak Bay in 2005. It was a beautiful ship.

"Passages in San Diego"

This is a photo I took awhile back, in Old Town San Diego. This is one of the first homes in San Diego. It can be toured free.

Art Quilt Square - "Synergy"

Synergy is part of a show in Snow Hill MD. It is a 25"x25" square, to be incorporated with other blocks, and put together as a finished quilt. Contact the Bishop's Stock gallery for details.

This is another in my Trees of Life series. I worked on this piece throug my father's recent death. It pertains to the hidden treasures in life, many of which we do not see right away.

Art Quilt - Reach

This is a small quilt too, approximately the size of a sheet of paper. You need to zoom in to see the details. There is all hand stitching, over dyed fabrics, and words. Enjoy. It is in a show (which I haven't been given details to yet) in Snow Hill MD. Contact the Bishop's Stock Gallery to purchase right away.

Art Quilt - Falcon

This is not the smallest quilt I have ever done at 4x4", but it almost is. This piece will fit in the palm of your hand. It too headed to the Eastern Shore of MD, Snow Hill to be exact. Contact the Bishop's Stock Gallery there to inquire for its purchase or further information.

Art Quilt "Let's Play"

This is a very little art quilt, Let's Play, sent to a show on the east coast. The batik was so beautiful, I could only emphasise it. The title easily became Let's Play. It is in Snow Hill, Maryland, at a quilt show. It is available for purchase through the Bishop's Stock Gallery there.

Batik Bonus

This is one of the quilts heading to Maryland for a show, including some of my art quilts. This is a very small quilt. It measures 5.5"x9.5" and is stitched all by hand. It is for sale for $40, plus shipping and handling. Please contact the artist for details.

Dragon Fly and Train

This is a picture which took some comical positioning to take. I'm looking for a better title, and consider this only a working title. Add your suggestions through this blog. If you give me the title I am looking for, I will acknowledge so here too.

Tea and Roses

Tea and Roses was taken at Primrose & Fine Lace, a tea room in Buda Texas. Buda may not be well known yet. It is a small town, just south of Austin on IH 35. If you are wandering through the area, I highly recommend it. My quiche was delicious, and I make of point of stopping every time in the area. Tell them I recommended the place, if you do stop by. You will enjoy everything there.

Delayed Entries

Friends, art lovers, and guests, thank you for checking back on my entries. I have been delayed with travel out of state, involving the passing of my father. I am back, have access to my blog again, and will be updating it regularly. Expect more tomorrow, and keep checking back. This month I have over one hundred images to download. I've been very busy and am looking forward to sharing with y'all. Thank you for your patience. Oh, and I found out how to publish comments. Write me. I'll share with everyone.

Blue on Blue

This picture was taken ealier this year, as we drove through San Francisco. So many interesting buildings. I couldn't figure out what to title it, and settled on this. How many times do you see a nutty artist, hanging out the car window, while her husband drives? It could have been me. Keep your eyes open.

Portal

What's on the other side? Is there a secret, an adventure, or an abyss? Do you dare?

Taking pictures has become another extension of my artist's expressions, and you are invited to share the discoveries along my photographic journey.

Diamond Head

I worked on a BFA at the University of Hawaii Manoa, which is very near Diamond Head. Naturally, it has become the subject of numerous art pieces, such as this pen and ink. What better way to create over breakfast.

Pine Cone Alone

Here's a little sketch book image. Little is the key word. I think this is less than 2x2".

Tropical Isles

This little art quilt can be a postcard, or just a little art quilt. It measures 6x4", and is available for purchase, $40, by contacting the artist directly. There are many more, where this one came from.

Quilt Visions Prepares to Open Doors

This is the beautifully restored and renovated Quilt Visions new headquarters, at Liberty Station (formerly the Navy Training Center), in San Diego CA. The doors will be open to all in April 2007. Participation opportunities exist. Contact them at www.QuiltVisions.org. Remember, they are a non-profit organization, creating opportunities for art quilters, students (through schools and workshops) of all ages, and more.

Quilt Visions Prepares to Open Doors

Quilt Visions is buiding its international art quilt gallery, and they need your help immediately. Are you available? Can you help by becoming a member, or sponsor? Do you have an idea for contributing to this exciting effort to promote art quilting and art quilters world wide? Just wait until you see what they already have lined up, not to mention what is ahead!

If you are into textile arts, quilting arts, cultural development, fine art programs for children through adults, and more, you want to stay in the know about Quilt Visions. To do so, go to www.QuiltVisions.org right away.

Reach

This is what I made today. It is an art quilt, 12x9.75". When you look closer, you will see a bow, some words (imagine anything, go, reach, create, and others), embroidery, quilting integral to the piece of art, hand painting, drawing, and more. Everything comes together into this piece, Reach. It is available for $250 + shipping, insurance, and handling. To take it home, contact RobbinNeff@hotmail.com.

This is not all I have been up to, and today will see several different art pieces complete, and a variety of media will be exhibited here, in future posts. You just never know what you will see here, so maybe you should come back soon. It's always a pleasure to have you visit.

She's an Old Blue Surrey

She's an Old Blue Surrey by photographer, Robbin Neff, is available in limited edition prints only. Once a common sight, they are now gone from all but the hidden places. Never an easy ride, past and present, they are still appreciated.

Russian River

If you drive north on Hwy 101, formerly Hwy 1, north of San Francisco, you can come across the Russian River pouring into the Pacific Ocean, as I did in 2006 (not the first time). If you do not know about the history of the place, it is the most southern outpost Russia had on the Pacific Coast. The true tales of the region fill books and imaginations to this date. It is an ever changing vista.

The Neighbor's House

The graphite on paper piece leaves much to the imagination, and almost resembles an abstract. When you know what your are looking at though, it becomes quite clear. This is exactly what I was looking at, out my front door, while pencil and paper were at hand.

The title tells the viewers what they cannot quite understand. This is the house across the street, on Skeeter Lane, at Wallops Island. A NASA runway is just beyond the bank of dark trees, which blend with the garage roof of the neighbor's house. The neighbor's house is the light triangle on the right. It is actually their garage front, above the double garage door. The dark triangle, among the tree branches, and below the rain gutter, is our garage roof, and the tree right outside the bedroom window.

Watching the spring bloom move in the breezes, along with the confiers across the street, was very relaxing. It is hard to imagine the ocean is so incredibly close, when there is no evidence in this rendering. The falcons, like the one drawn below, were always cruising thermals in the area, and enrichened this artist's life. Wallops Island is a bird sanctuary, within a region of bird sanctuaries.

The piece is approximately 16x10". It is stored at the moment, negating an immediate accurate measurement. If you are interested in purchasing it ($250 + shipping, insurance, and handling), exact measurements will be gotten.

Falcon

As you can see, I am accessing my graphite drawings this morning, to add to this blog. It's 5am, and too early to begin making a fresh work.

This falcon was done on archival draffting vellum, with graphite. It is approximately 30x24", and was damaged. I am looking forward to redrawing it, and curious as to which drawing media he will be in next. As with the images posted yesterday, many versions will be available through my lifetime.

If you are interested in purchasing one of my pieces of art, or just enjoy looking at them, and would like to see something similar, or have an idea on which media you would like to see an image in next, contact me through this blog, or at RobbinNeff@hotmail.com.

The next time this fellow gets done, it will be on a large scale. This image is a second rendering of this piece, and it was done while I lived in Pocomoke City MD. A move to Wallops Island VA was its undoing, and the cause of the tear in this piece. When the next image is done, I will post it. In the mean time, enjoy these birds in the wild, or in the art, as so many of us do.

Daisy Doodle

This is a marginal graphite drawing in my sketchbook. I think it is approximately 1.5x2". Such a simple little sketch, and over the years I have enjoyed revisiting it many times over. Hope you enjoy it as well.

At Rest 2

At Rest 2 is the first drawing of March 2007. It is colored pencil on paper, 8x5.5". This little bird keeps crawling in and out of my sketchbooks. It was originally inspired by a glass vase, seen over and over in art publications. Since then, it continues to morph in color and position, without loosing his charm. Not only was it intended to portray a bird at rest, but set our personal spirits at rest. I found in watching people see the original, their spirits became obviously more at rest. I plan on doing many things with this image. The original is available to live with you ($250 + shipping, insurance, and handling). Contact the artist directly, RobbinNeff@hotmail.com, if you would like to see reality happen.