Winecolors

Emergence

Red Wine on Linen

One of my assignments in one of my courses this summer was to choose a nontraditional medium and/or substrate and create something with it.

I have been wanting to paint with red wine for awhile so now was my opportunity.

I found some linen napkins and a bottle of shiraz and created the above portrait.

Here is what the full napkin looks like:

It is 15x23.5"

The flower was already stitched on the napkin.

I enjoyed doing it so much, I decided to try just a little painting on watercolor paper

Wine Grapes No. 1

There is definitely more control on the paper.

Both of these items are now available for sale through my Etsy shop

Glacial Creation

Glacial Creation

Digital Photography

School has finally come to an end for now. It was an intense and wonderful 6 weeks of expanding my creative horizons. One more summer and I will have my Masters of Art Education. Woohoo!

Except I do have to complete my thesis within a year.

For now it is back to real life and reconnecting with all of you.

Glacial Creation is another digital photograph that I did in my digital arts class.

I took the same photograph from Galaxy Soup and change it to a different era.

I even learned how to animate in Photoshop.

Very cool stuff.

Now how can I fit this new knowledge into my current crazy life?

The Piano Lesson

The Piano Lesson

24x32"

A few weeks ago I taught a portrait workshop. The Piano Lesson is the painting that I demonstrated to the class. I was hoping to get it finished before now but got so excited with the digital studio that I lost myself in there for awhile. This past week I have worked hard at getting my other work done. 

However, the digital is not gone for good.

It will return.

Dinner With The Queen

Dinner With The Queen

Digital Photograph

"This is no ordinary apple. It's a magic wishing apple. . . Take one bite and all your dreams will come true."

-Queen from Snow White

This is another image I created in my Photoshop class. 

Perhaps it is playing to my darker side but I love fairy tales.

And sometimes what we think is a dream come true isn't at all.

On this welcoming table of desserts, I have chosen to represent the poisonous apples in various ways as well as some bitter fruit.

 The guillotine represents impending doom.