It is a bittersweet feeling to end my exhibit at Pika’s Cafe. The experience has been amazing, and quite lucrative for me as their featured artist. I have sold more paintings through this exhibit than any other, ever. I have made a lot of contacts, and have had a lot of fun painting, painting, and …
Here is the 2nd of 100 latte stones that I will be painting as a part of my latest project 100 Latte Stones in 1 Year. Painted upside down so that any drippiness would go upward. Earthy color dabbing and blending… Ta da! Commentary from the Video Blog
Here is the 1st of 100 latte stones that I will be painting as a part of my latest project 100 Latte Stones in 1 Year.
So if you haven’t noticed already, we’ve got a snazzy new logo that just happened to get painted today. I also cleaned up the site a bit, updated the theme and all kinds of other stuff, made some awesome featured photo sliders on the home, art, & events pages, spiffed up the free offer & …
Just finished a piece called “Flourishing” today. Took video footage and made a time-lapsed movie.
Since I haven’t ordered any large stretched canvas lately, I went to Ross to pick up some big print pieces on clearance to paint over. The canvas is not as high quality as the ones I usually order, but I use thick layers of acrylic paint, so it reinforces the whole piece anyway. It was …
I did a couple makeovers on some old pieces this past week. One was the Protection Shield that I created over a year ago. I added a lot to it, redefined the owl, gave it new life. Here’s the before: …
The last painting I did was of 3 latte stones I painted over an old piece. The old piece was titled “Bubblegum Jungle” and was an abstract splash of red, silver, green, yellow and other squiggly blends. I used silver and gold to paint 3 latte stones over the bubblegum jungle. My personal symbolism for …
Continuing on the giant nautilus… (Also check out PART 1 and PART 2)
Continuing on the giant nautilus… (Also check out PART 1)
So I decided to paint a giant nautilus painting. A 3’x5′ canvas. Here is PART 1:
Artworks by me, and participants at our weekly Creative Sessions from May 2013:
Thank you Andrea, a beautiful painting for a beautiful soul. I am thrilled to have this special piece to go to someone who really loves it. Happy birthday Andrea, you deserve it, and have a wonderful and blessed journey! And of course, huge THANK YOU to Pika’s Cafe for the opportunity to exhibit my artwork …
This mermaid piece was commissioned by a friend, who loved the last mermaid piece that I did, and wanted her very own. So here she is, Si Sirena, mermaid undersea, enjoying her space on a rock formation, with strands of seaweed keeping her company as light shines down on her from the skylight above. …
Created these at the last Creative Session. Both pieces surprised me by evolving beyond my vision and intention. They pretty much created themselves, which I guess is what almost all my paintings do!
A 16″x20″ metallic dream. First layered with oceanic blues, then in the middle a warm & passionate diamond shape representing the heart with love inscribed, then layers of metallics over all for a luminescent glow.
A larger version of the Island Goddess, as requested by a server at Pika’s Cafe, when the smaller one was purchased by the owner for the women’s restroom sign. Below is also an Island Man, to couple with the smaller Island Goddess to be placed above the men’s restroom at Pika’s Cafe.
A custom intuitive painting, 16″x20″ on stretched canvas. What looks yellow is actually a metallic gold that shimmers in the light. Painting is now happy in its new home.
ALSO CHECK OUT PART 1 As I drive around Guam my eye is caught by painted bus stops every day. I admire the creativity, the variety, and the effort to beautify previously run-down or graffitied bus stops. If I had it my way, we’d beautify all the buildings on the island this way. If you, …
Created these two pieces at the Creative Session on Saturday. The Island Goddess was an image I had in my mind that morning, although it evolved when the brush was put to canvas. This is what usually happens, I have a general image in mind, but once the paint goes down, things change. And I …