Artistic Kaleidoscope- Theme #3

My sister and I created a Facebook page and group called: Artistic Kaleidoscope where artist can create works focused on an overarching theme. We select a new theme every few months. The current theme was Another Place Another Time: If there was an answer he would find it there. The theme came from a page in the book: 'The Mysteries of Harris Burdick', By: Chris Van Allsburg. I thought if would be fun to do my own interpretation on one of  the phrases in the book. The book is truly worth checking out. It has great illustrations. Below you will find my finished piece and below that you will see the illustration from the book.

Fairy Tales Continued

I finished another piece that is apart of the Fairy Tale collection I've been working on. I've been at a stand still with it for a little while. However, I finally created something I like. I also found a pretty awesome frame at Hobby Lobby that completely works with the piece.... super happy!! Check it out below:

Ever since I was young I have had a fascination with trees. I enjoyed countless hours as a kid climbing them. As a teenager I loved drawing them and now as an adult I love to paint or draw them. I especially love willow trees. There is just something about nature that always draws me in. I believe its the sense of peace and beauty that it possess.

So the past two years or so I have created three different willow tree pieces. The first one I did I was merely doing it as a way to experiment with techniques such as the peeled acrylic. From that one piece I have gone on to do several more pieces with different focuses. I did a couple animal pieces and then one piece of a juice box using the same technique. I did one more willow tree in between some of those piece. And I just finished another willow tree piece. With each new piece I find I learn more about what I like and don't like regarding how I put the paint down. It's been a fun process.

Rock-the-ville

This month one of our local towns was hosting a music and art event called Rock-the-Ville (https://www.facebook.com/RockTheVilleUptown) where they asked local bands and artist to participate. We were a couple of the artist who volunteered to participate in their event as chalk artist. The theme was music, art, dance, and theater; all things artsy. We came up with an original design to paint out on the streets behind some of the local stores. It was the perfect day for the event as it wasn't too hot. Below you will find our piece. We won 'Best of Show'!! We felt so blessed and honored to be chosen as the winners this year!

Commissioned piece for an Anniversary

50 years

A couple months ago I ran into a dear friend of the family who was looking for an artist to do some work for her. She asked if I was up for the task. I was thrilled at the opportunity. We meet in my home a few weeks later to discuss the project she was desiring to have done. 

Her in-laws 50th wedding Anniversary was coming up in August and she wanted a painting done of the church they were married in. She also desired the painting to include their names and the date of their Anniversary.  Below you will find two images. The first image is of the beginning stages of the painting the one following it is the painting almost complete. I'm happy to state that she loved the piece and will be sending pictures of the piece framed. I will post that as soon as I receive it.

Raining down art onto my Umbrella

One of the local towns is having an art event where they are auctioning off umbrellas that artist paint and the money goes towards a project called 'Bac a Pac' where they use the funds raised to help feed children whoare at risk of hunger on non-school days. My sister and I decide it would be great to participate. We picked up our umbrellas a few weeks ago and have been ferociously working on them. http://www.sharebacapac.org/

First we had to come up with what we wanted to do. That wasn't as easy as I thought it was going to be. My sister knew right off the bat, I on the other hand thought I was going to do a Pop art theme but after working on some sketches I decide that wasn't the best idea. Instead, I decided to do something a little more nature focused yet, keeping with the bright colors of the Pop art style. When we went to drop off our umbrellas a couple of the people thought we might of done something similar to each other being that we are identical twins. Sometimes people think we have to do and like everything alike.  That just is not the case with twins. We have very different styles as artist.

Below I have posted my finished pieces. If you live locally you might want to keep your eyes open in Westerville, it might be up at one of the shops. Same goes for my sister's piece too.

Other ways to use creative skills

The other day I got a bleach spot on one my favorite shirts. What is a girl too do. Throw it out you say.... heck no. I turned it in to a creative project. I took a drawing I need of a swimmer (Drawing is in one of my previous post) and recreated it on the shirt using bleach and a cue-tip. Then I went on top with a fabric marker to redefine the details. I think it turned out pretty well. What do you think?