Saturday, March 31, 2012

WEDDING FLOWERS RE-DO...

This painting makes me CRINGE...YUCK...I did it quickly after my beautiful daughter's wedding nearly 5 years ago and I've hated it ever since!!  First of all I did it in acrylic...NOT good for blending...and secondly I did it when too much was going on, so didn't give it my best...Never the less...I framed it and sent it out to them.  EVERY time I visited I would walk by and just, well, CRINGE...I kept begging to take it back and give it a better go...and FINALLY she let me...YEA MICHELLE!!

SO, I'm trying something a little interesting...I'm going to sand it down a little to bring back the tooth and paint over it in oil to see if I can improve it at all...I am not crazy about the way it sort of hunches in within the edges so I'm going to bring things off here and there to help the composition...I won't mess with where the flowers are since this is literally a portrait of her wedding bouquet...but SURELY I can improve on this...SO, STAY TUNED to see what I end up with on this first go round...IF I don't like my second approach it's gesso time and starting all over!!  I WILL GET THIS RIGHT! HA...

If you have been a visitor to my blog for very long you will know that I am very much a christian girl and that God is the center of everything...I don't brow beat, I don't push it...but I am proud of being a christian and so I wanted to let those who may be interested in hearing this girl's rants and thoughts on different real life subject matter sprinkling God's word throughout to come to conclusions I have revived my GODLY PERSPECTIVES blog.  I started it a couple of years ago to help with some frustrating events in life and TRIED to infuse humor in here and there...and then got busy and sort of let it slide, but as life goes up and down my answer is to find the RIGHT answer for me in God's word...it is sort of therapeutic, and also a hope that if anyone out there is ever feeling alone this is meant to share real life things in hopes they won't feel so much so!!  You can click on the link above, or always find it in my sidebar...I'd love to have your comments if you feel so inclined...I'd LOVE to have you share it with someone who may find the subject matter helpful for their lives...that's the point all...helping each other in any way we can!!

Nuf Said...

HAPPY CREATING!

Thursday, March 29, 2012

"STRAWBERRY" ORIGINAL MIXED MEDIA MINI OF A STRAWBERRY © SAUNDRA LANE GALLOWAY

"Strawberry"
4"x4" mixed media on gallery wrap canvas
$45 includes shipping in the US




Another little bitty just for fun...this little strawberry makes me think of summer...which I am SO ready for!  I think of this as a shabby chic kind of piece...probably because I've sort of let the background paper show through...and the doily is a coffee filter...either way...a fun little one!



HAPPY CREATING!

Monday, March 26, 2012

STRAWBERRY BEGINNING AND ROBIN FRAMED...

The reference for my strawberry was sitting on a doily...so the fun part was to use a coffee filter and frey the edges and stamp a bit...FUN DOINS!  Now just to paint the berry!

I've been at my mom and dads this past few days...a good visit...and lots got done that they needed.  I'm happy to report my dad is hanging in there and trying to get better!  So YIPPEE!

One of my goofs before I left was to order the WRONG frame for "Robin"...and it came...and it was wrong...so off I went today to get something...and came up with this black wood frame which I like better...
excuse the squewed edges...I must not have zoomed in enough to get rid of the distortion...but it is enough to see what I'm talking about...
"Robin" and the three following paintings will be hanging at the Lakewood Arts Council Co-op Gallery at Alameda and Union for the next month...If you get a chance...hop on down to see the Ken Caryl Art Guild Members show...
"Aspen Gold"
24" x 24"
mixed media on cradle

"Aspen Six"
20" x 16"
mixed media on paper under plexiglass with matt and frame
(these are my paper cast aspen with my custom aspen stamp)

"Colorado Visions"
24" x 18"
mixed media on gallery wrap canvas
(this is a first in what I'm calling my "shabby chic" series...and yes, there will be more)

HAPPY CREATING!!

Monday, March 19, 2012

"CHERRY RED" ORIGINAL MINI MIXED MEDIA PAINTING OF A CHERRY TOMATO © SAUNDRA LANE GALLOWAY

"Cherry Red"
4"x4" gallery wrap canvas
mixed media
ON HOLD 

Today was fun painting with a fellow artist friend...I actually got this little guy finished (or nearly so) and started a couple more...This time I decided to let the paper slightly show under neath the tomato and decided against adding the leaf stamp and went a bit more contemporary.  This little guy is still wet, so I'm holding it until it dries...and then this one will go up for auction on my daily paintworks gallery site...stay tuned!!

And, I couldn't resist...my little wonderkin grandson Paxton gettin ready for sun in Phoenix!!  I love that 7 month old face!!


HAPPY CREATING!!

Sunday, March 18, 2012

MORE BEGINNINGS...

I always get a little thrill when I add papers to a piece...this is the cherry tomato beginning...and, the most fun is you never know just what will come out!!  Stay tuned!
There are three beginnings on my board right now...the stamp is for the cherry tomato piece...it is a tomato leaf...and the stream here is for a pear...FUN DOINS!!

I actually get to go paint tomorrow with an artist friend of mine...so...always a good thing to bounce creative ideas off more than just MY brain!

HAPPY CREATING!

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