Very early on in childhood, it became crystal clear that I was being led into the creative world of art. I have always been fascinated by nature and it gives me great satisfaction to recreate it in my work. Although I will always have a passion for portraying florals, the need to diversify and develop as an artist is a natural progression. Compositions of all types and mediums are now included in my portraits. Hopefully the viewing of my art will be as enjoyable as was it's creation.
Thursday, January 08, 2009
To continue into 2007 as a record of my work this past year. I started out the year with a wonderful mural that was not only a challenge as far as elements but a joy to paint with colors like these in the dreary months of January, February, and March. Snow, ice, and other elements kept me from getting this done sooner but all in all it took me about 55 hours to paint. I had the help of my online artist peers on a forum called Faux Forum that I visit everyday to read and catch up on what my peers are doing, teaching, and just having fun with like minds. Some of my peers also blog and you can go to their blogs to the left and click on any of the links to take you to some very fine artists!
This mural ended up being published in an artist's magazine called "Artisphere" and I wrote about how the friendships and support at this forum took my painting to a higher level of quality and learning.
Here is the finished mural and a slide show to show the progression:
Tuesday, January 06, 2009
Starting the new year off with a greeting, Happy New Year! Still sounds good. A feeling of rebirth, newness and a chance to do things better with goals in mind.
The year ended on a good note a bit stressful but good. I had some rewarding jobs that taught me more things I didn't know before.
Since posting my last works I've had several more. Welllll... actually I am posting a marble fireplace that I finished just before Christmas of 2007! Oh my how time flies! This is a before and after of a wooden fireplace I marbleized for a friend in her law office. It was quite fun and the end results turned out very nice. My friend is very happy!
One of my goals for this year is to go back and get pictures with this room totally finished and decorated. Keep watching!
