Sharing My 'Sunshine' Art

Summer is here and the sunshine is fantastic! Sunny days have inspired me to share some of my artwork that features the warm beautiful sun...my sunshine art!

Here are a few of my creations that celebrate summer...

This first creation is actually a mixed media type of collage. I began by painting the sky in a bright blue as well as the water at the bottom of the painting. Next the house, sun, clouds, tree and flowers are all pieces of paper I cut from a worn out old geography book I bought at a local flea market. Once I arranged and adhered the papers in my inspired design I painted everything with acrylic paints. I chose to paint the house pink because when we vacation at the beach in North Carolina I see lots of houses painted in this vibrant color. These little pink houses always make me feel happy and summery! I have yet to add this painting to my website, but I hope to get to that soon. I also plan to offer prints of this design.

The next creation I am shaing is one of my favorites...it's my 'Sailing at Sunrise' foot stool. I have this item displayed on my website as Beach or Cottage Décor since it is actually a piece of home décor. The top of this little stool is wood burned then painted with a wash of acrylic paint. I currently have it displayed for sale in a local gallery. I've gotten lots of positive feedback on this item at art festivals. There's a huge part of our local population that loves the beach so this design resonates with many. I also offer prints of the design--only the top of the footstool so if you like the artwork but would rather have something to hang on your wall you can do so with this little beauty!

And finally, I like to call this little painting 'Sundance' but my official name for it as it is displayed on my website is 'Purple Daisy Painting'. I painted this sweet 8"x8" darling a few years ago and had it displayed for sale in a local gallery. I am happy to report it was sold a few months ago. Although the original is gone I still have prints of this painting available on my website. Yay!

As I share a few pieces of my sunshine filled art the skies are gray and the rain is falling. But looking at these paintings helps me to be grateful that this is the sunshine season and the nasty, cold winter weather is long gone! I hope I've been able to spread a little sunshine into your day!

More fun to come...until then,

Illustration Friday - 'Sight'

The topic for today's 'Illustration Friday' is 'Sight'.

Here's my contribution...

"She sees the world through rose colored glasses and it drives everyone nuts!"

More fun to come...until then,

Listening to music...

...really helps heal the soul.

Perhaps your heart is feeling heavy...maybe you woke up with a crabby attitude... or maybe there's negative energy eating at in your soul at any given moment. If this type of mood is looming around you consider putting on some good music.

This morning I was feeling down missing my mom. Plus I was miserable because of a yucky winter cold I've had lingering the past few days. So I decided to get my daughter's iPod and listen to a couple of Mumford and Sons songs. Some of my favorites are...

"The Cave" and "After the Storm"

Their music is awesome...it's sort of an English Folk Rock style and it really helped pull me out of my morning funk.

As I listened to them I created this painting and called it 'Here Comes the Sun'...

Some of my favorite lines from 'The Cave':

"I will hold on hope...

I will find strength in pain...

I will know my name when it's called again..."

Their songs help heal my sad heart when I miss my mom...which is always...everyday...

And they helped me perk up this morning when I was feeling crappy because of this stupid cold!

More on the way...until then,

It's a New Day

It's a new day for me...I am making changes on my existing websites, I am building a new website and making changes in my life. I need change so badly I can taste it.

One thing I HAVE to do is start painting for me. Here's the first painting I've created in a long time...can't wait to find more inspiration. It's hard at first to let yourself go and just paint when you haven't done that in a long time. Hopefully the universe will agree that I need to change paths and help me find my way.

I think they look like fried egg flowers...but whatever! I look at this way...this is the morning of my new day right??? In the morning you have eggs...maybe my next painting will look like lunch!

Oh well...c'est la vie!

More on the way soon...until then,



Sharin' some fun...

Just taking some time this morning to look over some of my work that I haven't seen for a while. Here are some of my FUN favorites:

This is a fire house located in New York. It was painted for the young son of one of the firefighters. I was pretty nervous to paint it but it ended up being fun to create and love how it turned out. :)

This plaque was painted for my sister's friend who loves to decorate her home with peace signs. I like to try and show some dimension when I paint...this one was fun, too!

A few years ago I ordered some plain MDF coasters so I could paint some for myself. I had some blanks left over and decided to do something different. I sort of made these into ornaments, but not the kind for a Christmas tree. I was thinking more along the lines of hanging it in my window from one of those small suction cups that work well when hanging things on glass. I love the colors! I must be itching for spring time since I'm choosing all of these bold pretty shades to share!

Here is an angled photo of the set of four ornaments that I made...more color!

Okay...I better get to work now! I had lots of family related appointments to tend to this week and now I'm behind! Oh well...what else is new??? I'm always behind!

More fun on the way...until then,

Pretty Pinks and Purples!

Sharing some pretty pink and purple flowers...

It was a glorious morning yesterday and I couldn't help myself...I HAD to take pictures of the 'oh so pretty flowers' blooming in my mom's yard! So glad I had my camera with me...









Enjoy!

More goodies to come...until then,