Theresa · Mather

I'll be in Las Vegas this weekend at a brand new convention called Xanadu. It's at the Plaza Hotel and Casino in the downtown area, right next to Fremont Street. I'll be in the Artists' Alley. The general public is allowed into the Dealer's Room/ Artist's Alley area, so even if you don't have time for a whole convention, you can stop by and say hello. My friend sculptress extraordinaire Michele Gault will be there too.


We finally got around to adding new dragon prints to my shop. While they're not all brand spanking new art pieces, they're new to the shop.
No Consensus and Summer Read are lighthearted pieces reflecting the varied activities of dragons, both matted to 11x14 and made from colored pencil originals. Queen of Night Dragon Fly is a piece in my cactus dragon fly series from last year that somehow never made it into the shop. Fire Dragon, Sea Dragon, Earth Dragon and Sky Dragon are a reinterpretation of a series I did in a larger round format in the late 90's. These are new paintings presented as mini prints. For me, it was fun to see the change in my style and skill level between the two series.
I have some other new prints to list but don't have enough matted and in stock yet, so they'll have to wait for now.
I'm looking forward to spending a few days in Las Vegas and seeing some friends. I don't know how good my internet access will be so maybe I'll post, and maybe not.
For now, back to work!

Edit, 2:15 p.m.: Have added the 12 original paintings for the Chinese Zodiac series to the Originals page in my shop. They are 4 by 6 inches, acrylic on stretched canvas and $125 each including shipping, choice of frame.

I just finished this painting.



I've wanted to paint a new larger series of birthstone dragons in action poses for awhile, but as I worked on the first painting I've changed the idea behind this new series. Instead I'm going to explore the aspects of various colors and try some new types of lighting and backgrounds. This started as "Sapphire" but I just didn't want to be confined by the idea and qualities of the gems as I was in the last series.
The moonlit background for Midnight Blue is inspired by recent nights with the bright full moon. The play of moonlight on snow is something I wasn't really familiar with before moving here- it's a strange glowing quality that renders the whole landscape silver-blue. Aside from the fact that it makes my cat think it's morning and time to wake me up with the application of one claw at a time against my skin at ungodly hours, I really like the effect. The view out my front window is of snow covered cliffs and mountains at this time of year, and out the back is of snow covered trees so I couldn't help but be influenced. Special thanks to Miss Kitty for making sure I was awake for some pretty spectacular views I would otherwise have slept through.
The painting is 7 by 10 inches, acrylic on masonite.