Gretchen Hancock's Paintings
Oils and Acrylics
Friday, June 30, 2023
Skate Creek
Skate Creek, oil on canvas, 60" x 30", larger painting for a show I'll be having at Bainbridge Arts & Crafts in August. I used both a palette knife and brush. The scene was a composite of several views along Skate Creek which is south of Mt. Rainier between Ashford and Packwood.
Wednesday, April 12, 2023
SOLD Sunset Madronas at 2023 Spring Art Tour
8 x 18, oil on panel, Sunset Madronas, painted of the view from my yard across Quartermaster Harbor to Tahlequah on Vashon Island.
This painting will be at my studio during the upcoming 2023 Vashon Island Visual Artists Studio Tour during the first two weekends of May 6-7, and 13-14.
Gretchen Hancock's studio is located at 28405 101st Ave SW - all the way past Dockton, #25 on the studio tour.
Saturday, October 29, 2022
Sunflowers on Gold
Sunflowers are a showy late autumn flower with stiff petals and thick stems. They are almost sculptural. This is a nearly monochromatic subject with a lot of middle value and just a touch of dark and a little bit of light. This one will be in my studio for the upcoming Vashon Island Artist Studio Tour happening the first two weekends of December.
Thursday, August 4, 2022
"Night Light" at VCA Summer Arts Fest
Sunday, July 31, 2022
"Ferry Sunset" atVashon Center for the Arts
"Ferry Sunset" 12" x 12" oil on panel, now showing at the Vashon Center for the Arts Summer Arts Fest through August 7th. Vashon Center for the Arts is located at 19600 Vashon Highway Southwest, Hours 12-5 Wednesday through Sunday
Thursday, May 12, 2022
Spring Art Tour this weekend
SOLD- This small still life will be at the Vashon Island Art Studio Tour THIS weekend, May 14 -15, Saturday and Sunday, 10 an- 5pm. Red Onion 6x6 oil on panel showing at Gretchen Hancock's Studio 28405 101st Ave SW, south of Dockton. Tour Stop #26.
maps of tour available at https://vivartists.com/viva/studio-tours/spring-studio-tour-2022/
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Ruby Beach at Spring Art Tour
This painting will be at my studio during the Vashon Island Visual Artists' Studio Tour this weekend and next May 7-8 and May 15-16 10am to 5pm
Gretchen Hancock's studio is located at 28405 101st Ave SW - all the way past Dockton, #26 on the studio tour. tour maps are available at https://vivartists.com/viva/studio-tours/spring-studio-tour-2022/
Wednesday, April 27, 2022
"Clementine and Blue Pot" at Spring Art Tour
6 x 6 oil on panel. This small still life will be at Gretchen Hancock's Studio south of Dockton during the Vashon Island Visual Artist Spring Art Tour. Tour Stop # 26. First two weekends of May, 7-8 and 14-15, Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 5pm. Gretchen Hancock's studio is located at 28405 101st Ave SW, south of Dockton.
Sunday, April 10, 2022
Purple Madronas at Studio Tour
Thursday, July 8, 2021
"Ferries and More" Show at Vashon Center for the Arts open until July 18
Sunday, June 27, 2021
Gretchen Hancock Paintings at Arts Summer Arts Fest
I will be showing fifteen paintings of "Ferries and More," at the Vashon Summer Arts Fest, at Vashon Center for the Arts, 19600 Vashon Hwy SW starting July 1 through July 18. Opening Friday July 2, 5pm to 8pm - you are invited.
Sunday, June 6, 2021
6 x 12 original oil painting of two Puget Sound ferries at the north end ferry dock on Vashon Island. Late afternoon sun peeks under clouds and lights the sides of the ferries but leaves the hills dark in shadow. On my Etsy Store
Monday, May 3, 2021
White and Yellow Daffodils
Wednesday, April 14, 2021
SOLD Pewter Pitcher and Tangerine in the Light
Sunday, April 11, 2021
Blue Metal Pot and Daffodils
8" x 6" original oil still life painting of a favorite blue metal pot and two small pots of multiflora white daffodils. The daffodils are blooming in my garden now and have been hanging on for a while because of cool weather. I like the orange cups against the whites and grays. On my ETSY store
Monday, April 5, 2021
Pewter Pot and Tangerine in Shadow
Monday, March 29, 2021
Daffodils Two Glass Vases
Another spring bouquet of daffodils against a warm gray background. These small multiflora daffodils lend themselves nicely to a simplified treatment. The whites, the yellows, and the grays are massed so that the painting is loose and simplified, yet individual flowers can still be picked out. Most of the painting is warm gray which balances the touches of bright red, orange, yellow, and green. On my ETSY store
Friday, March 26, 2021
White Daffodils on Pink and Gold
6 x 6 original oil painting of the early daffodils from the flower bed. My daughter has planted a lot of the lovely miniature multiflora white daffodils and now they are blooming and begging to be painted. So jaunty. To paint a mass of daffodils, I like to squint and paint the entire shape as one thing rather than paint each individual flower and petal. Simplify. On my ETSY store
Tuesday, December 1, 2020
Blue Sky Sunset Ferry and Blake Island
18 x 36 painting of the Vashon-Southworth Ferry at Sunset with Blake Island and the Kitsap Peninsula in the background. Sunlight peeks through broken clouds and colors the edges pink and yellow. The ferry is in shadow except for a spotlight of white light. I like the big sky and the blues and lavenders. On my ETSY store
Monday, November 30, 2020
20% OFF Sale in my ETSY store - through December 2
Curb Lane Buses Only, 10 x 20, oil on panel, 20% OFF Sale in my ETSY store through December 2. A departure from my usual subject matter- a cityscape from 4th Avenue in Seattle. I like the harmonies of blues and greens and lavenders with a touch of hot pink and orange for contrast.
Friday, November 13, 2020
Pink Ferry at Fauntleroy
Thursday, November 12, 2020
Pt Robinson Lighthouse in the Moonlight SOLD
12 x 12 original oil painting of the moon shining down on the Pt Robinson lighthouse on Vashon Island. The beacon in the lightroom competes with the moonlight and the reflection off the water. A view east towards Seattle and SeaTac. This painting is mounted on a cream colored backer board and mounted in a narrow warm silver wooden frame. On my ETSY store