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Gardening and Art; on and off the canvas

October 3rd, 2010
Gardening and Art

Gardening and Art

I am still working on my painting “The Art of Gardening” . I still have a ways to go, but it is getting there. This piece brings together many of the components that make our garden a work of art. A large portion of the piece is filled with the glorious Morning Glories that grow on our back fence. These flowers are so delicate and such a vibrant shade of blue, with just a touch of lavender. The morning blooms are really a site to see against their odd shaped leaves. This piece represents not only how lovely these flowers are, but the artistry with which they can totally take over an area. Even when you think you have tamed them, the vines can quickly become out of control.  These beauties can put out runners 20 feet from the mother plant. My husband just sighs every time he goes into our side yard. I’m pretty sure, if it wasn’t for those glorious flowers, he would have pull them all up a long time ago. The always vibrant sunflowers and the hardy zinnias add splashes of color throughout our garden, just as they do on the canvas. Their yellows and oranges are spectacular. No garden is complete without a little recycled or renewed “garden art”. I have lots of this bits and pieces of  “garden art”, throughout my yard. Glass bottles of different colors, old birdhouses in different shapes and sizes; each flower, plant, and object, all come together to create my garden masterpiece, both on and off the canvas. For more information on Morning Glories, check out the following link:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morning_glory

Texas Discovery Garden Reception and Demo Painting

March 31st, 2010

Sunny and Monarch

Sunny and Monarch

A few of the wonderful people who came out

A few of the wonderful people who came out
Hanging the exhibit on Sunday

Hanging the exhibit on Sunday

Last weekend was a flurry of artistic activities. We hung my exhibit “The Nature of Flowers”  at Texas Discovery Gardens Sunday before the opening on Monday the 22nd. After a ton of things to make it happen, Friday night was upon us, and the reception for the exhibit. I’m not going to lie, I was pretty nervous, flashbacks of a Christmas Caroling party Karen and I had as kids, where no one showed up, except our best friend, kept raising its ugly head.  All the worry was for nothing, it was a “fantabulous” night. There was such a great turn out, I meet so many wonderful people, all of whom really loved my work. So many of them said the paintings brought smiles to their faces, they truly made them happy. Exactly what I was hoping for, each piece has been my attempt to capture the beauty created by the Master Artist.  I had such wonderful support from my family and friends. My husband seemed to be everywhere, helping out, my son in law took pictures, my mom got everyone to sign the guest book. There are just not enough thank you’s to show my appreciation to my family for their support. I also appreciate everyone who came out, I meet so many nice people. Elsie and her daughter, Penelope and her Dad, Alma and her husband, and so many others. Thank each of you for braving the traffic to spend the evening visiting and viewing my art. Saturday morning I did a little painting and visiting in the Gallery. What a joy to share my work and get the added bonus of meeting and speaking with so many different folks.  Enjoy the photos from my week.

Childrens Group that came through during the week

Childrens Group that came through during the week

My Husband and my Mom

My Husband and my Mom

Great conversation

Great conversation

Great Music by Mr Martin

Great Music by Mr Martin

Great Food

Great Food

Painting and visiting Saturday

Painting and visiting Saturday

Demo Painting Saturday

Demo Painting Saturday

Networking and Brainstorming Art

January 23rd, 2010
Sunflower Summer in progress

Sunflower Summer in progress

A couple of weeks ago, at a GAP meeting, I had the opportunity to speak with a fellow artist, I had met at a GAP show last summer. She wanted to get together, visit and share ideas. So, I invited a couple of other artists, I had met recently and we set a date. We met at the Corner Bakery, had some lunch and then spent about 2 hours brainstorming. We shared ideas, encouragements, fears and frustrations. It was such a great experience. Those opportunities to share real life experiences of doing art, marketing your art and building an art business with other artist are priceless. I came away with some great ideas, three new friends and a date to meet again next month. You can find information about two of the artists and there work below:

http://www. shellyburden.com

http://paintpalettecolors.blogspot.com

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