Because it's true and great. All you need is Love...Love is all you need.
Have a happy day friends.
Thursday, July 11, 2013
Throwback Thursday: All You Need is...
Painted just because in 2011 and hangs in my kitchen for a bright friendly reminder...
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Painting-Vacation Destination
Hi Friends,
I hope everyone had a great holiday weekend! Mine was fabulous and filled with lots of friends, food (I heart a good BBQ!) fun in the sun, camping and of course celebrating the good ole US of A! (Yay Freedom!)
I've had quite the month of June, traveling a ton both for work and for fun. Summers are the best but now that July is here (how the heck did that happen?) I have some time to really relax and enjoy Colorado. Which, in my opinion, doesn't get much better than this time of year. (Helllooo sunshine and camping!)
Anyways, a couple weeks back I finished another commissioned painting that my friend's friend wanted done to give to her fiance' for his birthday! This picture was taken, I believe, on their first vacation together in Mexico. A fabulous view when they went golfing together (if you look closely you can see the little golf ball close to the flag)
Above is a photo midway through the painting. I like to paint with the largest area first and onto the smaller detail areas, etc. So I almost always start with the sky, working towards the ground, and so on. Because I can't stand a blank canvas...the sooner I get color on the white, the better! Not sure why, but it makes it feel like I've accomplished something, even though I'll go back and rework things to death!
One of my college professors told me that the hardest thing about painting is starting and knowing when to finish. As an artist, your work is never really finished. You put your heart into it and learn to let it go to be enjoyed by someone else. Which is never easy. But the hard is what makes it fun and beautiful and great.
I hope everyone had a great holiday weekend! Mine was fabulous and filled with lots of friends, food (I heart a good BBQ!) fun in the sun, camping and of course celebrating the good ole US of A! (Yay Freedom!)
I've had quite the month of June, traveling a ton both for work and for fun. Summers are the best but now that July is here (how the heck did that happen?) I have some time to really relax and enjoy Colorado. Which, in my opinion, doesn't get much better than this time of year. (Helllooo sunshine and camping!)
Anyways, a couple weeks back I finished another commissioned painting that my friend's friend wanted done to give to her fiance' for his birthday! This picture was taken, I believe, on their first vacation together in Mexico. A fabulous view when they went golfing together (if you look closely you can see the little golf ball close to the flag)
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| Sketched out and ready to paint, in my makeshift studio of a Kitchen. (The Kitchen has the best natural light!) |
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One of my college professors told me that the hardest thing about painting is starting and knowing when to finish. As an artist, your work is never really finished. You put your heart into it and learn to let it go to be enjoyed by someone else. Which is never easy. But the hard is what makes it fun and beautiful and great.
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| "Cabo Del Sol Painting". Acrylic on Canvas. 11 by 14 inches. 2013 |
So here's to those creations that make life a little more fun and beautiful and great.
It's onto the next one for me.
Thanks again Kelli for thinking about me and enjoy your paintings! :)
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