Here are the shoes for Jazzy's (Southern Pines, NC) as well as a fun set of mini-shoes for our friend's little girl. (below) I had fun painting the shoes, it was a nice break. The trees and faces...that can get a little intense. Sometimes a gal needs a little whimsy. I think that the shoes would be good for the in-progress Etsy shop...they are fun, not too big and I can keep them at a good price point so folks can afford to buy them...more shoes to come!
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…wow. Been working off and on all day and I am finally calling it a night. Just about done with a figurative piece I started last night, with fourteen shoe paintings and started some small paintings for a friend. I made the pilgrimage to Michaels and found some great 4x4 inch canvases, I live way too close to Michaels, this could get ugly! Already found a purpose for four of the nine canvases…they are in the process of becoming mini-shoe paintings for a special little girl in Japan, the daughter of our friend who is stationed over there. I didn’t start the collage elements to the piece that I started last night…gotta think about that a little more. I did purchase some black metallic embroidery floss, I thought it would look cool to add that to the hair, add a little dimension to the piece. And I must admit, it was fun taking a break to work on the shoes, much more light hearted than the trees or working with faces. Tomorrow I hope to get all of these pieces finished and look to the next project…whatever that may be… So….19 days. It’s not that I haven’t done any work…I just haven’t posted anything. School is back in session and it takes a little extra effort to get the school year off to a good start for my 200+ middle school students…throw in a quick trip to NC and back…yep, that has been what has been keeping my busy. I did manage to get fourteen 12x12 paintings started before heading back home…first layer of background color and edges painted…an assortment of shoes sketched out quickly with a Sharpie…the destination for these? My old cheerleading coach just took over a business and I am sending these to sell on consignment…and add some fun décor. Aside from that…no art making…except for project/technique examples that I have started with my kids…so tonight I made time for my art. Side note, I did attend a really cool event in downtown West Palm Beach on Wednesday night. John and I went to the Art Nouveau Jetsetter event …just briefly…really cool…artists selling and creating, DJ spinning, sushi, body painting…made a few connections…so I guess that could count a little...ummmm....it is art related at least.... Yes, I digress. Back to tonight…I painted. I had a canvas panel from, like, 2009 or something. One that I had roughly sketched a face on, this past summer I added some texture with watered down acrylic and saran wrap and then…abandoned. This was my choice for getting back to work…this unresolved piece. Wow, did I ever feel rusty. I painted and repainted (repeat, repeat)… it was a little bit of a struggle. Finally, I don’t know, maybe after an hour…it started to flow a little better. I just can't get enough hair and swirls. I am going to work on more tomorrow, should definitely be able to finish it by the end of the weekend… And I started painting one of the shoes…I want to keep these very whimsical…playing around with some leopard print in the background and adding little wings to the shoes…I will be working on these more this weekend…trying to finish them so I can mail them off. As for the fate of the trees…sitting in one of my portfolios…in order…waiting to be photographed. Except for number twenty…that one was left in NC to be delivered to ECU for the School of Art and Design Alumni Show. Will be posting those…hopefully I can get that done this weekend as well. So…I am back. I know it is going to be tough to make time for my art…but after really working for over two weeks…I missed it. I did feel a void, gotta make. Gotta create. I think that, yeah, I have been really busy, but on some level I feel like I was scared to start something new after the trees. I, and probably anyone bothering to read this blog, am wondering…what’s next? Wow. I have no idea, and that is pretty intimidating…and awesome… |
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