Gallery Walk Harrisburg, September 10, 2017

Sunday, September 10, 2017 is Harrisburg's Gallery Walk.   This year, "Vivi on Verbeke" will be participating as a contributing member to the Art Association of Harrisburg.   Look for the photo of our 258 Verbeke Street location featured as a photo in the brochure!    See you then!

Gallery Walk, 2014 went well.  We are looking forward to next Friday, Third in the Burg! 9/19/14

New ceramics at Vivi on Verbeke.   To schedule an appointment f.b. message me.  

Just type in "Vivi on Verbeke" in your f.b. search engine.   Thanks for all the new business!  Please make your appointments soon as Christmas orders are starting to come in! 

Open House! 258 Verbeke Street Hbg, Pa.

                 
             Welcome!  Come take a peek and see how we are working so far in our new space and ongoing adventure at the first open house this Friday during the "Third in the Burg" Art Tour.

                                 The address : 258 Verbeke Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania  
                                                The artists :  Jeb Boyd and Vivian Sterste.
                                                  The date : This Friday, April 18, 2014
                                                           The time : 5 - 9(?) p.m.  

Nine Lives

This is my majolica work which represents the feminine connection to the feline. Over many moons passing we hold permanent connections to the spirit worlds.....both human and animal.   Specifically this is a depiction of my daughter Lilly and her cat, Mushkin.  Mushy lived to be over 20 human years. Now she has pulled another heartstring from our human family into a realm far ahead of our possible understanding as mortals.  I welcome the expansion of my creative realm and honor the influences which have inspired me.

The Last Mow

Plein Air Oil
Barren's Valley
This painting celebrates the smell of cut grass in the cool air, the last now in November before the hard frost sets in.

November Sky

Knorr's Farm by Vivian Sterste

It may have well been the 1800's! Just like Lawrence and Tammi Knorr could imagine.  Thanks for have me over to paint on Saturday.....it was my pleasure..... especially when the buggy drove by!

Sunflower Mug!

One of the new majolica mugs I delivered to Brath and Hughes Gallery in Mechanicsburg.  Each one is thrown, fired, glazed and uniquely hand painted by me!  A special gift for a special person.

Ode to My Garden Studio

The summer of 2013, although replete with rain, proved to be one of the best growing seasons I ever encountered! My Mexican titonium have reached 11' tall!!! This painting is an ode to the splendour and privileges I have had here in my garden this summer with Buddy, my golden retriever by my side.

Blooming Cardoons

Completed painting.... on exhibit at the City House Bed and Breakfast, Harrisburg Pa.

One of my paintings you can see this month at the City House, Bed and Breakfast on Front Street in Harrisburg.

Harrisburg Magazine September 2013

Hey hey!!!! :-) My name is mentioned in an article about the Susquehanna Valley Plein Air Painters in September's Arts and Entertainment Issue of Harrisburg Magazine!  I'm proud to be a member of this group!

"Blooming Cardoon"

Pastel and Oil painting... 12x 36. The willing model, albeit an aging swallowtail agreed to model on my artichoke.

Back Forty Beckoning

We have been sketching and painting with our SVPAP group regularly this summer. This is a pastel I did at Donna Barlup's house.  I was compelled by the sunlight on the back lawn illuminating the grass and the way it was framed by the dark trees.  I love to find magical entries to outdoor rooms! This was one of those spots.  Happy Pennsylvania summer!

"Brit by the Creek"

Liz Gallucci had us over to paint and sketch at her house by the Conodoquinet shortly before yet another summer of 2013 downpour! This is "Brit" her adorable doggie who kept my attention and was a great pal for the hour or two we were there.

Looking back at the Super Moon.

Super Moon June 2013

I was transfixed by the undulations of the edges of the trees while I stared at the powerful light.  Eyes can play tricks....if you let them.    Perception is an entertainment in itself, but to be able to put down, en plein air, all be it at night, is something of a gift from God.  This may sound arrogant, but think about it.  The ability to place pigment on paper and allow that image to represent a perceived real experience is truly a miracle.  Many artists I have spoken to have described the sensation of a power working through them and I am not shy to state that it is a creative drive within me, that if and when I am tuned in, will produce something I can look back at and remember the exact sensations, the exact moment in which I experienced a tremendous clarity and connection with the universe.  At these moments, I am not scared of death, but am open to the possibilities that exist for me to come to a better understanding of acceptance for whatever will be.  Connection with nature allays fears for me.   We are mere mortals, but I will open my mind to all possibilities. In contemplating the expanse of the universe and the concept of infinity, I have always pulled back to a place where I live in shear awe and gratitude for having been able to see for so long.   

Tall narrow planters being born...:-)

My majolica mugs at "Fleurir" alongside their delicious Spiced White Cocoa Mix!

 Stop in for samples and pick up a flowery mug for your chocolate drink, I love it iced also!

 Fleurir boxed chocolates come in various sizes and incredible flavors!

" Bonne Vivi"  majolica mugs add color and panache to an already incredibly elegant chocolate shop in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C.

http://fleurirchocolates.com/    stop by today or online and enjoy the best chocolates you have ever tasted!

Fleurir hand grown chocolates 3235 P Street NW Washington DC 20007

Susquehanna Valley Plein Air Painters: Featured Artist - Vivian Sterste - Brandler

Susquehanna Valley Plein Air Painters: Featured Artist - Vivian Sterste - Brandler: Today?  Outside? This is what you would see at my home, in the back of the old brownstone farm house, above.   And WELCOME!!!!!    My na...