I couldn't post this piece until I gave it to them...it was a surprise!!!! So thrilled you love it!! My beautiful niece and her Dad. Thanks again for all the work you did for us Paul!
Carry Them, 20" x 10"
2 days left to sign up for my 2 Day Mixed Media Workshop at Maitland Art Center! Its this Saturday-Sunday, October 18-19, 2014 12 to 5pm. Tuition is $150.00 for Non-members and $135.00 for Members. You can get more info HERE and sign up for it HERE.
5 Days of work equals 5 new pieces! 2 figures, 1 face and 2 landscapes. I was playing around with painting and drawing on photo transfers and with painting and drawing on a fabric print of a past painting...just for fun. I really like how the messed up photo transfer with paint became the piece called the Beach. The Three Sisters goes out as homage to my Mom and my 2 Aunts to honor the beautiful little girls that they were! Click on each image to learn more about what went into them.
Artismovingnow.com is having a 30for30equals30 Challenge. And I'm doing it! Join me and post your work. I want to see it! #30for30equals30 Have fun and show me what you make! Post it on my facebook page. See blog posts Day 1 and 2 for the details about the challenge! Happy creating!
“And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.”
Ever since I've had my own studio, I've said that any day in the studio is a good day. My first studio was in the basement when I was 9. I took old curtains and rods, hung them from the ceiling and created spaces for myself and my sister that we could call our own. My parents let me use and paint a huge (over engineered) drafting table that my great-grandfather made. We played. We made stuff. We gave the stuff away to the people we loved.
Gratefully, not much has changed. Tuesday I spent time taking apart and redoing a 16 year old painting of an apple that I had given to my grandparents. I got it back after they both passed and I've known for a while that I would find the right new home for this little symbol of healthy eating. I just hadn't realized it would be mine! It's a little gift for my apple loving, health conscious husband as he embarks on training for his next marathon; maps included.
I've always known that art and creating things (in all its forms including motherhood) is what I'm meant to do. Paulo Coelho calls this your 'personal legend;' Joseph Campbell, 'your bliss;' Eckhart Tolle, 'your purpose.' I agree with these writers that all people in their hearts really know their personal legend, and that suffering comes when we ignore the signs and choose not to live that purpose. So don't listen to the voices that say it can't be done. Do what fills your heart full with joy. Then share it with people. And when that love comes back, give it again. I guarantee that it will bring you bliss.
30x30x30 Challenge: Days 16 thru 18
Artismovingnow.com is having a 30for30equals30 Challenge. And I'm doing it! Join me and post your work. I want to see it! #30for30equals30 Have fun and show me what you make! Post it on my facebook page. See blog posts Day 1 and 2 for the details about the challenge!
The Dream Pages, 48" x 60"
Life is what happens when you are busy not blogging. My 30 minutes of art for 30 days equals 30 pieces has taken a few detours. And its all good!
I just finished The Dream Pages 2, 48" x 60", of my fabulous friend Kathleen Brodeur. I used a photo that I took of her when we went to Greece in 2001. She was having one of those intense life moments- on the trip and I believe at this exact moment of the photo. I painted her over an abstract piece of mine called The Dream Pages. This one took quite a few 30 minutes intervals!
I also went to the Orlando Make Faire with my maker husband and our maker kids. We made the coolest stuff! We did arm knitting with upcycled t-shirt pieces as yarn as directed by the awesome ladies at Indie Craft Exchange. We silk screened t-shirts , created paper flowers from upcycled magazine pages, and made LED nightlights and LED pins. We all had a blast.
Tonight, I'm making an awesome dinner of roast chicken, rosemary potatoes, and pecan and pear salad. What are you making today?
Artismovingnow.com is having a 30for30equals30 Challenge. And I'm doing it! Join me and post your work. I want to see it! #30for30equals30 Have fun and show me what you make! Post it on my facebook page. See blog posts Day 1 and 2 for the details about the challenge!
Non-Member@ $150.00 each
Member@ $135.00 each
MIXED MEDIA: Painting and Drawing with Mixed Media Collage
Instructor: Christine Peloquin
Date: Saturday, October 18th & Sunday, October 19th
Time: 12:00 – 5:00 pm
Location: Cottage at Lake Lily
Tuition: $150.00 Non-members; $135.00 Members
Materials Fee: Materials list provided
Skill Level: All levels welcome
Learn the joys and secrets of combining mixed media fabric and paper collage with drawing and painting. Students are encouraged to incorporate some of their own prior artwork into new pieces. The workshop will address working with collage with papers, fabrics, found objects, past artwork, pencil and charcoal drawing, and acrylic painting.
Venue: Cottage at Lake Lily
Thank you Bennett Gallery!
From Blog post on Oct 13, 2011:
What a great word, dwell. Emily Dickinson wrote "I dwell in possibility." This is the mantra of an artist. The belief that if you can remain aware, any emotions, good or bad, can be channeled through a person and molded into an image, a song or a sentence that inspires. I had a roller coaster ride of emotions this week and I am so grateful to have been able to focus it and and release it onto these 4 panels of wood. I've said it a hundred times, "Any day in the studio is a great day". This is my therapy. This is for me. Esther Hicks-Abraham says that when we talk about creators, we are talking about the creating of your state of being. I hope to always linger in the idea that art in all its forms has the potential to fill me, to heal me, and to save me. I dwell in that possibility. Dwell
30 minutes of caring for my orchids then photographing them.
Artismovingnow.com is having a 30for30equals30 Challenge. And I'm doing it! Join me and post your work. I want to see it! #30for30equals30 Have fun and show me what you make! Post it on my facebook page. See blog posts Day 1 and 2 for the details about the challenge! Happy creating!
30 minutes of sketching and painting on old photo transfers..... playing with color today.
Artismovingnow.com is having a 30for30equals30 Challenge. And I'm doing it! Join me and post your work. I want to see it! #30for30equals30 Have fun and show me what you make! Post it on my facebook page. See blog posts Day 1 and 2 for the details about the challenge! Happy creating!
Artismovingnow.com is having a 30for30equals30 Challenge. And I'm doing it! Join me and post your work. I want to see it! #30for30equals30
My 30 minutes today was as much about destruction as construction! I took an old piece that I just couldn't look at any more and turned it into a YES! Have fun and show us what you make! Post it on my facebook page. Happy (destroying and) creating!
Yes Bloom, 6" x 6", Acrylics, china pen, washi tape, paper and fabric collage on wood panel
To coincide with our yearly Art Break Day celebration every September, we invite anyone and everyone to partake in our 30x30x30 challenge.
Art is Moving believes in the positive power or art. Just like eating right and exercising, making art a part of your daily life will make that life a better one. It helps us connect with ourselves and connect with others. We can use art to work through stress and anxiety. Take a breather, take an art break, and see what happens.
Step one: Fill in the form below to register. (We'll add your name to our participant list on our 30 for 30 equals 30 tumblr page HERE and include your website if you provide us with one).
Step two: Starting September 1st until September 30th, take 30 minutes each day to take a break and make art.
Step three: Each day during the month of September, take a photo of the art you create and upload it to our online gallery here. Don't forget to tag it! 30for30equals30
Step four: Share your awesome photo on other social media sites and tag it #30for30equals30 - WOOT!
Step five: Enjoy the positive impact art making will have on your life! Be happy knowing that you are joining the world community as we all celebrate the awesomeness of art.
