Tuesday, July 6, 2010
new art website
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
the daily delights
Just in case you've been wondering...yes, I'm still painting! I'm spending most of my blogging time at www.the dailydelights.com: my development blog. There you'll find my daily adventures working on various goals: painting, creating green, healthy cooking, food allergies, green building & architecture, and a daily children's literature-based activity (staring my kiddos of course). My intent is to use this blog as an art archive.
I've also opened my etsy shop at www.trinaberg.etsy.com
Anyways, come on by, join in the fun, and let me know how you are. :)
katrina
Sunday, November 9, 2008
gift for baby sadie
For her baby gift I thought I'd paint her a lil' something to hang in her room. I used Anneclaire's blessing gown to paint from. I finished it the other night as Carl and I were watching for the unsurprising presidential results. History. Amazing. Well Sadie Mae, you entered the scene just before Obama, what a thing to remember...:)
I've got one I'm painting for her cousin, Miley, and three for my kiddo's baby cousins. Stay tuned. I'll post them when they're finished.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
karrie penny art sale
A beautiful painter and friend, Karrie Baldwin Penny, is having a Christmas Studio Art Sale:
Christmas Studio Sale
20% to 30% off Fine Art and Prints
and used frames
Saturday, November 8, 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
or by appointment through the holidays
3168 South Big Hollow Rd., Heber, UT
Call for directions or an appointment
kbpenney@newleafartstudio.com, 801-234-0162
To see more of her work, check out her website or another beautiful friend, Cynthia,'s Two Sister's Art Gallery. Give something charming and meaningful this Christmas!
Friday, July 18, 2008
paint out '08
After the main contest is, the Midway Art Association has a paint out the mornings of the 3rd and 4th. You have a smaller geographical area to paint, and you only have 4 hours to register, paint, frame your piece and turn in it. My best friend and I did the paint out two years ago. It went so quickly. I hurried to finish, and my painting was not one to be proud of. (I painted over it last year). Since then, I have become much faster.
Fortunately, I chose a subject that wasn’t too popular. There were lots of painters, but they were all down the road a bit, so there i was enjoying the serene, peaceful morning all to myself. The weather was nice, and the shade from the back of our Highlander: fabulous. I left the house just before 7, checked in, and got sketching fairly soon after that. My husband helped me plan and organize the event. My parents helped him watch the kids, and he even came to get milk I pumped for the baby. Amazingly, I finished just before 11. I met up with he and my parents, got the painting in the frame, and turned it in before the noon deadline. It was exciting to know that I could paint a large painting under pressure and feel completely satisfied!
Thursday, July 3, 2008
plein air paradise '08
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
on the easel - accents
heber trains at the snake creek grill
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
carsten's plane
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Two Sisters now in Accents
Last nite "Two Sisters" was hung in Accents by mcg Design. I am thrilled with the new frame by Dave Brown. The photo doesn't do it justice; there are rusty items within the frame (made from reclaimed barn wood) that match the old rusty machinery in front of the gallery.
Living in a small town has so many benefits, but of course you can't expect to have everything you want. It's a rare and beautiful thing to have a great art gallery such as the Two Sisters Art Gallery. Even nicer, is the relative locality of most of the artists.
Cynthia Stott, the gallery's owner opened with her sister and premiere artist, Lynn Farr, in mind. Thus the name of the gallery, and perhaps, the reason for the warm ambiance found within the gallery's walls. Whether you're local, or just passing through Heber Valley, make a point to take in the gallery's beauty every now and again. It is located in Heber's Old Town, next to the Snake Creek Grill. Here is the gallery website: http://www.twosistersfineartgallery.com/index.html
Thursday, March 20, 2008
hanging at snake creek grill
Sunday, March 2, 2008
mirmande, france
Monday, February 18, 2008
heber trains
Sunday, February 17, 2008
spa at the homestead
Friday, February 1, 2008
nyman home
lumber yard
This painting also has special meaning for me, as it is the first painting I’ve sold, and to a dear friend, Hilma Bellessa. An artist herself, and collector, it is an honor to have this painting in her home.
zenger barn
Another valley treasure that may not be for much longer. Nestled in the hillside below Interlaken in Midway, Jack & Holly Zenger’s barn is downhill from their home. Jack & Holly are known for many things, but the first thing I knew about Holly was how much she loved singing in the church choir. While my husband & I lived in Midway, Jack & Holly opened their home to choir members each Sunday for practice. Holly also was the initiator of the holiday Creche exhibit in Midway. Originally, Jack & Holly again opened their home to share nativity treasures. As you probably know, this has become such a large event that it is held along with the Swiss Christmas & Gingerbread Homes for the Children, in downtown Midway.
Because of a potential development on the Zenger property, the barn will most likely be moved. However, it’s charm will always grace the beautiful hillside in my mind.
sunshine, snow & ice
Each tree remaining within the North Fields of Midway have their own distinct character & personality. They seem to be moving and twisting until you look at them…that’s when they freeze and give you a wonderful pose to enjoy. I love the North Fields and have enjoyed painting there with another artist friend, Debbie Tolbert.
It doesn’t matter how many times I visit, it seems the fields have changed and yet, they are always welcoming & warm.
lovely holiday home
Thursday, January 24, 2008
uncle woodrow's home
kathryn & charlotte's home
calder & starr's new-old barn
tate barn
two sisters
Living in a small town has so many benefits, but of course you can't expect to have everything you want. It's a rare and beautiful thing to have a great art gallery such as the Two Sisters Art Gallery. Even nicer, is the relative locality of most of the artists.
Cynthia Stott, the gallery's owner opened with her sister and premiere artist, Lynn Farr, in mind. Thus the name of the gallery, and perhaps, the reason for the warm ambience found within the gallery's walls. Whether you're local, or just passing through Heber Valley, make a point to take in the gallery's beauty every now and again. It is located in Heber's Old Town, next to the Snake Creek Grill. Here is the gallery website: http://www.twosistersfineartgallery.com/index.html
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
white house at bear lake
Four fun days with family at Bear Lake has become an annual Berg tradition. We have a favorite large house that is rented & can accommodate the entire family (no small task). We stay near Garden City, and the road off the hwy that takes you to the beach has a beautiful old white home surrounded by beautiful blooming flowers and a white picket fence. Here is a painting of the home done last summer while the kiddos were napping.
snake creek grill
grandpa jack's cabin
mimosa
When we first moved to Heber I fell in love with the old home that the Peelemans had recently renovated. It was just down the street from Carl's parent's home and Carsten and I would take morning walks to take in it's charm. I remember the first time I went in. There was Ron, with a casual and friendly greeting. The home has a wonderful ambiance; the gifts, linens, toys: nothing easily obtained in these parts. I remember how excited I was to find lavendar, herbes de provence, and handblocked linens. Heber didn't seem so far from the world to me that day.
Not much later I found myself working there from time to time. Carsten and I shared many wonderful days there together: weeding in the yard, sweeping and dusting: all with Carsten on my back. Later he would go to Grandma's or to his cousin's, and I would have time to myself. I enjoyed visiting with customers who were just as enamored with the shop's treasures as I was. We would retell our journeys 'round the world and what brought us to this beautiful valley.
Ron and Linda have traveled all over the backroads of the world to find many of these treasures. Their main business that will not change when the home sells is called European Expressions. For more information and to see some of their products go to:
Although I will be truly sad when Mimosa is sold, Heber is a better place because of Ron and Linda. They have set a standard for shops in town and have given many small businesses hope. Thank you to Ron and Linda for your kindness and willingness to share the cultural beauties of our world in a rural piece of heaven. May you continue to find happiness and sucess as you share your talents and experiences.
artist bio
After Carl graduated in the Landscape Architecture program, the summer of 2005, they returned to the Heber Valley. Immediately, Katrina was stricken with Heber Valley’s charming old homes, barns, tractors, & trains. Within that first week she knew that she wanted to paint them.
A member of the Midway Artists Association, Katrina received inspiration and confidence while participating in the annual Plein Air competitions of 2006 & 2007. Though she began painting in water color, her more recent work is done in oil. The love of architecture and nature draws Katrina to each of her subjects. The desire to emphasize nature’s effects of light & shadow on man-made beauty, are what inspires her painting style. Though photographs can give a wonderful feeling & memory to a subject, Katrina feels that the subjects are given new life and spirit when painted and loves to use color to accentuate certain parts of each subject. Though she has found beauty throughout the world, her heart lies in the Heber Valley. Nearly all of her current works are of valley subjects.
welcome & contact info
Several of Katrina's paintings are currently showing at Accents by MCG Design INC (http://www.accentsbymcg.com/), next door to the Two Sisters Art Gallery & the Snake Creek Grill in Heber City, Utah. There you will find beautiful home accents as well as designer, Andy Munro. Andy & his associates are high end residential designers. Accents is a showroom of their amazing work. In Accents you'll find a video portfolio, recent publications in premiere Salt Lake Design magazines, as well as a published book showcasing their work, (which is available for purchase). To contact Andy, email him at andy@accentsbymcg.com, or call him at Accents: 435.487.9397.
Currently available are the original oil paintings found on this site as well as limited addition prints. The prints are created by artist and printmaker, Alison Armstrong (http://www.artportraits.biz/). They are done using archival ink on cotton rag paper. Allow one to two weeks for your piece to be shipped. Each print is individually signed and numbered by the artist.
Paintings that are for sale framed, have been hand crafted by artist and framer, Dave Brown (801.368.4475), whose shop, Aspen Ridge, is found in Orem, Utah. His beautiful work is available at wholesale prices.