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I didn’t plan on painting flowers, but it seems my love of color has naturally led me here. In 2008, I moved to the Caribbean where I...

Silver Raven Studios is pleased to announce a long overdue overhaul of our website, www.silverravenstudios.com. Years ago after many...

“Jumping for Joy” Acrylic on Canvas 24x36 inches By Brenda M. Sylvia...

I have never really considered myself a flower painter. Despite my new Fields and Flowers series, in some ways, I still don't. The...

Once again this year, I am participating in the The RAL Art Center's signature event, the Annual Labor Day Art Show. It is being held...

I have a solo exhibition of my paintings in October and November of 2021 at the Norfolk Botanical Garden. This is the largest Botanical...

Silver Raven Studios is presenting my Beauty by the Bay Art Show at the Reedville Fishermen’s Museum during the Summer of 2021. Having my...

For March 2021, I am the Artist of the Month at the Bay School Community Arts Center in Mathews, Virginia. I am honored by this...

Once again Silver Raven Studios decided to put creative energy and a lot of labor into celebrating Halloween. I sponsored and built the...

In March of 2020, I certified as a Virginia Ecotour Guide. We concluded our final field trip at Belle Isle State Park with a stop at the...

Saturday, November 9th, I will have a booth set up displaying recent paintings and selling our 2020 Beauty by the Bay calendars. This...

For the Month of March, 2019, I am honored to be showing 53 of my paintings in the Gallery Hall of Westminster-Canterbury in Lancaster,...

I am pleased to announce that the Morning Glory Gallery will now be exhibiting my work. Currently I have 9 paintings from my Trails and...

plein-air [pleyn-air; French ple-ner] adjective 1. pertaining to a manner or style of painting developed chiefly in France in the...

My latest series of paintings is Trails and Trees. I was inspired by the new paths I am taking in my life as a result of the two...

On September 6th, 2017 Hurricane Irma slammed into St Thomas as a vicious Category 5 storm. The damage in the Leeward Islands was...

The Rappahannock Art League held their 56th Annual Labor Day show in their beautiful, newly renovated RAL Art Center Gallery space on...

On Saturday May 27th, I attended a Plein Air event in the town of Gloucester, Virginia. I found out about the event the day before...

Friday, March 24th is the opening reception for my new solo painting show at the Mango Tango Art Gallery. This show will highlight my...

This week I will be presenting a new sculpture called "No Man is an Island" at the Bajo El Sol Gallery on St John. The primary medium is...

In October 2016, I was given the opportunity to teach a 3-day workshop at the Rappahannock Art League. My goal was to demonstrate to them...

The Rappahannock Art League's 55th Annual Labor Day Show opens on Wednesday, August 31st at 10AM. The show will be open daily from 10AM...

"Beautiful on the Edges - The Beaches of St Thomas" is a series I began in 2015. I am planning to paint all 40+ of the beaches here....

When working on a painting in acrylic or oils, I often start with a colored ground. I find it much easier to work on then a white canvas....