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Showing posts with label cityscapes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cityscapes. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 03, 2014

Finding Home


When was the last time you dipped your toes in the water or sat down and read your favorite magazine or book? Yes, summer may be over but it doesn't mean that you have to forsake some of your most favorite relaxing activities.  I go back to creating those moments for you and me on my canvas time and time again.

Funky little houses, Mini Cities,  Beachscapes,   A place on the lake,  a downtown historic shopping area--are just a few of the many scenes that come to life in my collection of happy little homes.


 Some are grittier than others. Perhaps symbolic of the crazy life we all seem to lead on a day to day basis, yet when we get down to the root of all...so much to be grateful for.
 Other little villages squish together in a great big colorful community representing our uniqueness as individuals, our personalities our as disguised as the houses we reside in. At the same time, we wouldn't be who we are without our family, friends and neighbors.

 Simple houses.
 Sending us reminders of what we need or what is important in life.
 Memories flooding back of walking along the lake at sunset or sunrise discovering 
ourselves in the peacefulness.
 Sharing how if we simply float for a bit, life becomes clearer so we can run with it all later.
 It's a crazy good life, messy and all. 
 I don't know why I keep coming back to the houses but I do. Well. I. Do. Know.  I've kinda sorta figured out that it's my way of connecting back to memories that I associate with love, family, friendship, community, and peacefulness.  And of course there's more.  I guess it is whatever you want it to be, that's the beauty of art in it's many forms. It is whatever you want it to be!
I'd love to share more with you this September at Create Mixed Media Retreats in Dallas.
Join me for "Mini City Live"   and create your own happy little city/town/neighborhood on canvas during this 1 day class, my last mini city course for the year.   :)
Sign up info here   Create Mixed Media Retreats.  

Thursday, July 11, 2013

Paint, Play, and a Prize

 Just wanted to send out a quick reminder my newest online class goes live tomorrow!! "Funky Little Cityscapes"  Whooohooo~!    Join in if you want to learn to paint funky houses, quirky buildings, charming flowers and create a painting that pops with loads of color and fun designs!!  If not, we are going to paint the town without you ;)  lol    I've been really looking forward to this class and super duper excited to see what all the students create during the course.  Come on and play with us...you know you want to!

 To Register, click HERE
Some of my city scapes created over the last year:)
You can do this too!

In other news,   I recently did a little video that GASP let you into my studio. It's a frightening thought...I have stuff everywhere, but hey, this is real folks, a neat studio only happens for me when I'm at the end of a series of projects. I clean it all up again and then start fresh. During this video, it ummmm well was not taped during one of those periods of time :

Take a look at it here:

 Okay so that was a picture from before I started working full time. Watch the video to see the path I went down!


If you want to hear a bit about the method behind my madness, be sure to grap a cuppa and listen to my podcast taped the other day with Cara Rae of Icreate Fix.  



That's about it for now kids...momma needs to get back to work and get ready for next week where I'll be at Create in NJ for a few days teaching and vending my art, paint I love, and other cool funky things!  

I have just a few spaces left in a couple of my classes,  be sure to register now to save a spot!

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OHH PS...stop over to my Facebook page to join in on my giveaway for a 12 x 12 Funky House (in the colors of your choice) prize to be fulfilled in August.

Prize valued at $75 dollars!
(the painting will be similar to this design)
Giveaway ends July 12th so be sure to enter now!!