REFOCUSING...AGAIN...and fresh off the easel...

"Calla Lily Cake Top"

6" x 6" oil on canvas panel

$80 includes shipping in the US

OK...so here is a little piece I did in oil just to see which direction I may want to go when I launch my wedding cake top portrait paintings full blast.  Here is what I learned...yep, I like it...it's nice...but I MISS working in collage...SO...the refocus is to lay this aside and experiment a bit more incorporating the way I love working; MY VISION in collage before I go full blast.  It's OK to experiment and decide and experiment again...that is how genius ideas happen (not that I'm a genius, but I play around to hope I stumble upon something genius!)!...so, cake top portraits are on hold...I mean really...I'm painting like mad for my sweet daughter's coming baby, working as much as possible on my mixed media pieces, showing in a ton of places, getting ready to move...etc, etc, etc...You know the drill...how many out there can give a list of your own!  IT'S A CRAZY BUSY WORLD! whew...step back and get a little perspective...Here is how I did it this morning...

• FINISHED CAKE TOP- ckeck
• WENT TO STARBUCKS...looked at the beauty on the way-ckeck
• took a picture of something totally random and get an idea from it - check...note the take out boxes from yesterday's lunch...hmmm...fun, what if I took them apart and made a pattern and used them as gift boxes...it's been done yes, but not by me yet...and it's just the bit of sumpin, sumpin I needed to get out of my rut thinking...FUN!
• and...started a new background for a new mixed media piece - check!

 "Wren beginning"

started with a bit of acrylic and stamping...you might want to click on this to enlarge it to see the stamping that will be the background...

Next will be adding some papers in some way...I MISSED THIS the past few days...and then slap that branch and bird right on there!!  YEA...

Refocus begun...let go of all the stressful "have to's" that I started and felt I jumped too fast...and now to PLAY!

What's next...another baby of course...by the way...I'm LOVING that!!

HAPPY CREATING to all...and remember...it's OK to stop, turn around, take pics of take out boxes and REFOCUS...and then...AAAHHHH...FUN!

A New Venture...from an old idea!

"Grimes Wedding Cake Top"

6" x 6" on cradled panel

PRIVATE COLLECTION

Well, I've started something new and wanted to share it here first.  When my beautiful Michelle married the handsome, hard working, wonderful Damon I painted their cake tops as a gift.  Damon's is the chocolate cake with Oreos and STRAWBERRIES...YUMMM.  I tasted them both and they were delicious...and they were so pretty that I wanted to paint them...To this day (a mere 3+ years later) they are still hanging in their kitchen and they still love them...

SO, thinking of ways to personalize art for some people who may want something extra special to give or receive for a wedding gift I started my own venture on a blog...WEDDING CAKE TOP PAINTED "PORTRAITS"

I've titled it "Saundra Lane Galloway's Cake Top Paintings" for lack of a better way to phrase it and you can find it at this url:   http://weddingcaketopportraits.blogspot.com/  

I actually like cake top portraits best...thus the URL...but I didn't want anyone to get confused that they were photos...Hop over to see the beginnings of this venture...It's still in it's infancy...so be patient with me...AND...if anyone knows of a catchy way for me to get the word portrait in there in conjunction with wedding cake top...that would be awesome...HA  I will be painting examples in the coming days...I think I'll switch to oil for these...I'll offer both as acrylic has a bit more of a graphic vibe...but oil...ooohhh buttery and easy to blend...more painterly...SO I'M ASKING...

ANYONE WHO HAS A GREAT PHOTO OF A WEDDING CAKE TOP AND WOULDN'T MIND SHARING IT WITH ME I NEED TO PAINT SOME EXAMPLES SO I CAN TAKE THEM TO WEDDING SHOPS AND SUCH TO ADVERTISE!  I SURE WOULD APPRECIATE IT!  I'VE INCLUDED A PHOTO AT TOP OF THE CAKE TOPS I PAINTED SO YOU GET THE IDEA OF WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR!  IF YOU HAVE ONE AND WOULDN'T MIND SHARING...PLEASE SEND THEM TO ME AT : art4life44@hotmail.com

PS...I think these photos aren't the exact ones I used, but you get the idea...:)  The main point is I have to be able to see it well...so a cake top from across the room wouldn't do it for my old eyes! :) (wow aren't I picky!)

I have another venture that will be coming that was born from ideas I've had for years...but one thing...or three things...at a time! HA

HAPPY CREATING!!