Wine Themed Art

Texas Wine

Bernhardt and Retreat Hill Wineries

Lazy Creek Vineyards

Blackstone Wine Mixed Media

Bernhardt Wine Mixed Media

Lost Maples Mixed Media

It's a whole month of wine themed events at the Woodlands.  The Woodlands Art League is displaying a front window of wine themed art.  I have just completed several pieces.  Two traditional and a total of four mixed media that have a bit of a contemporary feel.  The process of creating mixed media work is very liberating, you really don't have to do much thinking, I just go with what feels right.   On these I used an acrylic paper for my base, put layers of acrylic paint for a backdrop then adhered my paper ephemera with gel medium.  I then went in an added the vines, grape leaves and bordered and finished up with the pen and ink.  I used some metallic acrylics for the first time and like the bit of shine it gives the final work. The point is, don't be afraid to just jump in.  There is no right or wrong and each time a learn a bit more.

ATC Cards

Daisy Girl

Fairy Girl

Love the history of the Artist Trading Cards and have traded a few with my sister.  I was invited to a gathering the other night of fellow artists and we were asked to bring along two cards (one to give away and one to keep).  Since I was busy looking through the book Fairy-ality, a wonderful collection of fashions created by using God's beautiful bounty, I decided to use this as my inspiration.  What I love about these are they are quick, fun and don't require a huge commitment.  It is also the perfect place to try your hand at something new. I traded mine and received a beautiful one in return entitled "Dream".  I had a wonderful evening and came away inspired.

Canival

Carnival

With summer in full swing and all the fun activities that go with it I just had to play with this photograph.  I used a photo oil paint finish and love the bright bold colors.  Colors that remind me of childhood and fun times.

and baby makes three

and baby makes three...

Zane's Quilt

My daughter is expecting a baby soon and being a bit unconventional she decided she wanted aliens as a theme.  I found these cute iron on figures and designed a quilt and art work around them.  I used lots of vibrant colors and quilted in a random pattern.  The art work was done with acrylics and I took the circle background design from the border and back of the quilt.  I hope they both (mom and baby) like it.

Pastel Sea Floats

Pastel Sea Floats

As I paint these beauties I cannot but help think about the wonderful, weathered sea floats hanging on the sides of boats at dock.  I saw these in Greece and in Monterey Bay, California.  There does not seem to be a specific design or color which makes them almost look like colorful balloons or parade floats.  I have created these with pastel shades but have also done paintings with them in bright vibrant primary colors.  It is a fun project to do to experiment with different color combinations.

Sisters at Twilight

Sisters at Twilight

This watercolor is a bit bigger than I normally do and took a while to complete.  It is a tribute to my sister and I as children.  She is a year younger and blond and after all these years still my best friend!  We did not fight like many siblings do growing up and have almost identical tastes and voices but that is about where the similarities end.  She is tiny, blond and fair and well.....I'm not. :)  I was thrilled when she decided to take up watercolors herself and am so proud of her.  She has sold her work and has it in art galleries too!  You can take a look at her work on Etsy at Rhemas Art World.  I can picture us years from now, old and maybe a few more wrinkles but still hand in hand, there for each other.  Love you sis! The original is currently for sale at Woodland Art League in The Woodlands, Texas,

Texas Wine

Texas Wine

Fairly new to Texas and was thrilled to hear that there are so many local wineries.  Wanted to do a tribute to a few in this watercolor painting.  Still had to give it a bit of a European feel but like the overall effect.  Glasses are always difficult to do and you really have to be careful not to paint the white highlights.  Only used two brushes on this one just to see if I could.