Gabe Roberts Art

In honor of Mother’s day, I’ve added five flower paintings to the Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/GabeRobertsArt

They’re mounted on handmade wooden panels and ready to hang on a special wall in your mother’s home.

If you place an order by the end of the day Tuesday, May 7th, I’ll get the painting to you by Saturday, May 11th.  I’ll even give it a snappy gift-wrapping using hand-painted paper and pretty ribbons.

Even if you don’t buy one of these oil paintings, remember to take a moment to tell your mom—or any moms in your life—how special she is to you.

This year I’m very excited to join over 400 artists in the East Bay Open Studios event.  My studio will be open the first two weekends of June.

As part of the preview exhibition, one of my flower paintings is currently on display at the Pro Arts gallery in downtown Oakland:

"Sunflowers in a Brown Jug" For sale at $300

I’ll be at the gallery this Friday, May 3rd, for the First Friday Artist’s Reception.  The 400 pictures by 400 different artists are hung salon-style; it’s a fun way to get a sampling of East Bay artists, and figure out whose studios you want to visit next month.

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Happy May everybody! It’s getting reeeaally warm out here in Oakland, and I’m getting really excited about the summer months ahead.  But before we get there, we’ve still got lovely old May, when all the flowers are in bloom and the air is still cool at night.

I bought a bunch of flowers at the market on Sunday, and this month’s background features a little pencil drawing of a bouquet of ranunculus and sweet peas.

I scanned in a piece of brown paper for a backdrop, and added some spring-colored accents.  Download the wallpaper by clicking one of the following links: 2880×1800, 2560×1600, 1920×1200, 1680×1050, 1440×900, 1280×800.

I hope y’all have a wonderful month.  Don’t forget Mother’s Day is Sunday the 12th!

My dear friend is expecting a baby in June, and she’s going to have her very own painting waiting when she gets home:

Van Gogh painted a picture of a blossoming almond tree for his brother’s newborn son—named Vincent after his uncle:

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“The Houdini Box” by Brian Selznick is the story of a boy who idolizes Harry Houdini and wants to be a magician too.  Victor tries to do the great feats that he reads Houdini can do—escape from a locked trunk, hold his breath for five thousand seconds, or walk through a brick wall—but he never succeeds.

One day he meets Houdini and the magician asks for Victor’s address.  Some days later he receives a letter from Houdini that says “A thousand secrets await you.  Come to my house…”.  When Victor arrives he is greeted by Houdini’s wife.  He hands her the letter.  She goes upstairs and comes back with a box, hands it to Victor, and shows him out.  Crying as she closes the door she says “Houdini died today”.

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