Time Lapse Painting-"The Call"

This is the painting I was working on at Celebration of the Arts in May!  I finished it a couple of weeks ago and compiled the photos I took as I painted it!  I hope you enjoy!

I really love mixing up imagery from different cultures and time periods.  In this piece, I have a Caucasian woman wearing traditional Japanese makeup and a kimono.  To me, this represents how the Body of Christ is made up of many different parts.  Each part is important and each part has its own destiny working together.  The sheep represent Christ as our Shepherd and the rainbow signifies the beneficial promises of God.  She holds the red phone up as if to hand it to the viewer to receive the call.  The Spirit calls each of us to a specific destiny that we were born and designed to do.  However, we must listen to the Spirit’s leading to reach His perfect will for us.

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Time Lapse Painting- The Saint and the Sock Monkey

I have been playing with some video software and I was able to compile the work in progress images into a time lapse video!! I am sure they will get better as I practice, but this will give you an idea! 

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Lubbock Showing

I am so fortunate to have the opportunity to show my art in Lubbock, TX!  I hung 10 pieces at the "Good Brews" cafe last week.  Thank you so much to Jill Snelson for helping me and for Nat Long for hanging the show!  I hope my work blesses the people of Lubbock!








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Art Show Virtual Tour

Celebration of the Arts was such a great show for me!  I was the Distinguished Artist and I sold 5 pieces!  The larger booth was such a treat and it was so fun interacting with people!  I met some art lovers, artist and future artists!
For those of you who could not make it to the show, I have included a video of my booth and a video of me signing the show poster!  Enjoy and I hope to see you at the next show!


Here is the booth!





Here I am signing a poster




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I am giving away art!

This is the piece I am donating to the silent auction for Friday night's Preview Party at Celebration of the Arts! 

It's a sweet little piece I finished this year.  I found the inspiration for the folk art icon triptych in a children's book and added the peacock feather, symbolizing immortality, and the pear which symbolizes the incarnation of Christ.  I thought they were appropriate symbols since the theme for the icon is the Christ as a child.  I like the idea of the family icon as a focal point for the family's daily spiritual thoughts and prayers.
Someone's going to go home with this tomorrow night!  It is matted, framed and 16x20.

More sneak peeks!

Here is a little look into the piece I will be working on for COA this weekend!  I will be painting live as I have time at the show!

She's looking at little spooky so far.  I am going for geisha makeup again...so she will look otherworldly for awhile!

First layers of her hair.  I am planning on making her a red head,but that has changed before... ;)

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Parents, please support your artistic children!

I am really blessed to have parents who recognized my artistic talent early on. Even if they didn't always understand my 'artistic' personality, they always supported my desire to further my art education. I had art lessons in third and fifth grade and when I finally decided on an art major, they didn't discourage me from that path! My mom and dad were always quick to encourage my growth in art and never made me feel that I was wasting my time. Probably the biggest leap for them was when I quit my after college design job to paint full time. They were totally supportive! My mom still helps me out in my booth at art shows and is so proud. I know I am fortunate from the stories from my fellow art students. One friend told me his parents thought he was gay based solely on his choice to be an art major. He's not gay, by the way, and is now happily married. I imagine it is scary as a parent to have a child who wants to pursue an artistic field, especially as a career. I will be the first to tell anyone, that I am the exception. However, artistic people need a creative outlet to feel complete, whether it's music, art, literature, dance, or design. To be a career artist takes an organized personality, drive, and low overhead. Or, you are super lucky and get 'discovered.' An artist tends to be a bit sensitive, so encouragement is a must and permission to explore his or her field is important. So, even if an artist works as an accountant, waiter, doctor, teacher, or whatever during the week, knowing that the time spent pursuing their artistic passion is not a waste, is validating. So, on this Mothers Day, 2012, thanks, Mom, for always supporting my love for creating. It changed my life.