WIP - Work in progess - Making strides!

OK, maybe not strides, but baby steps :)
Here, I have worked on the railing.  Getting the lights and darks was a challenge.  I will still make some adjustments, I suspect, after I get the background done to make sure that the railing pops forward.  I really do enjoy painting light and shadow and this image offers lots of both!

I have begun the dreaded foliage ;)  The photo washed out the background a bit, but you get the idea.  I got  quite a bit done this morning so I am now actually looking forward to doing more trees (on this one anyway).  I am hoping to have this pretty much done before I go to class next week.    I think I will name this 'My Favorite Spot'  because I love to sit and read here when I am at camp.  I have a view of the water here and can see my hummingbird feeder which I love to watch.  Camping season can come anytime!!!

Thanks for looking - I will be back with the final installment soon, I hope!

New Painting Work in Progress - View at Camp.

I am finally on to a new piece.  I must admit that I am not a marathon painter - a couple hours at a time is typically my limit.  That being said, we shall see how long this one takes me.  Also, since my style tends towards realism details are important and take me time to render. 

 This new piece a view from the new side deck on our log cabin camp.  I love sitting on the new deck surrounded by trees in the peace and quiet.  I hope I can do it justice.

Above, I am just getting some paint on starting with the largest, darkest area first.  Then I proceeded to the deck which is a tricky color.  I may still need to darken the values in the shadows, but want to get some more color on first.  This is the point where it is really ugly, but come back, I promise it will get better!

In my next session, I worked on the chair and I really like how it turned out.  I am so procrastinating on doing the foliage.  Trees have never been my favorite so I need to push myself to work on that.  I really prefer to work a section to completion, but learned that it is better to get some values established first.  As you can see I completed the chair anyway - it kills me to leave stuff unfinished :) 

I will be back with more progress the beginning of the week.  I am psyched to work on this one now that I have it to this point.

New painting - Sunflowers and light, acrylic on paper

First, I want to say that I just took this pic quick with my camera so the colors aren't exactly right.  The flowers are much more vibrant with glowing oranges and yellows.  I still have to get it scanned for a more accurate photo.

I have been working on this one for awhile.  Between the holidays, snow removal and life in general - it took me a long time.  Now it is complete!    I must confess I redid the shadows on the table a couple times.  The first attempt I used the acrylic paint as opaque.  Just did not get the effect that I was looking for.  Then I gessoed it out and tried it watering the paint down for a more watercolor transparent look - much better.  It doesn't really show in the photo, but it really does glow with light! 

Surprisingly the glass didn't give me grief at all.  I just turned the painting and reference upside down and painted the shapes!  It turned out pretty well!

Thanks so much for looking!  Once I get it scanned I will be offering prints on Fine Art America!

We have a winner for the custom printed flyers! Congratulations, Lauren!

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We have a winner of the 50 custom flyers! Congratulations to Lauren from OriginalsbyLauren ! Visit her Etsy shop for handmade aprons, lunch bags, potholders and so much more.

Random.org picked #2 as the winning comment number. I will pass Lauren's info on to Uprinting and she can create and upload her design for her personalized flyers!

Thanks to everyone that entered! Special thanks to Uprinting and Giveaway Blogs for providing the prize~!

Keep watch for more great giveaways!

Time for a custom advertising flyer (50) Giveaway! Your design~

I am offering another great Giveaway sponsored by Giveaway blogs and Uprinting!
This time we have 50 high quality custom flyers.  Uprinting.com provides quality cheap flyer printing every day along with other online printing services.!

These are so versatile! Since they are 8.5" x 11" you can create invitations, promo handouts, mailable cards with your own images and so much more!

Giveaway Prize:

50 Flyers for One (1) Winner
8.5" x 11"
100lb Paper Gloss; No Folding; Front and Back Printing on a 2 Business Days Turnaround
Restriction: Limited to US residents 18 years old and above only.

I am really excited about this one! I even get a set for hosting the giveaway!


Contest ends 11:59pm on Tuesday February 1st!   You have multiple ways to win! All you have to do to enter is leave a comment on this post that includes your full name and email address or a way for me to have access to that info. Your address will not be used for anything other than allowing Uprinting to contact you if you win the prize. If you have any neat ideas on how to use the flyers, please include that too!

You can also blog about this giveaway, linking back here to this post.  Leave another comment that you did so to get another entry.   Tweet about the giveaway and leave a seperate comment that you did that too!

If you are the lucky winner I will pass your info on to Uprinting and they will contact you directly.

Thanks again to Uprinting.com and Giveaway Blogs for providing the prize~!

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GOOD LUCK!

It's a wrap! My Artwork and the Golden Globes!

Those celebrites know how to get free stuff!  My artwork is now in the hands of Lorraine Bracco, Dennis Quaid, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Martin Short and many more!!!  Everyone that stopped by the IndiExhibit table in the Golden Globe gift lounge received a signed and numbered limited edition copy of my Vancouver BC painting.

We were a part of the record breaking GBK luxery gift lounge: the 'fun spot'  to be!  You can read an article about it that includes a mention of our Indie group!

I debated what to display on the table that would catch the celeb's eye.  I chose a framed print of my fuchsia painting and it did catch their eye enough to pick it up for a closer look!


 Lorraine Bracco, known for her roles as Karen Hill in "Goodfellas" and Dr. Jennifer Melfi on the HBO television series, "The Sopranos"  seemed excited about my piece :)

Kimberley Locke, who gained fame with her participation in the 2003 "American Idol" television series, and in 2007 garnered media attention for her participation in Celebrity Fit Club  looks pretty good with my painting!

Anisha Nagarajan, best known for her role as Madhuri, a shy call center employee in the NBC series, "Outsourced"  took a liking to it as well!

I just like Dennis Quaid - here he is standing in front of our table!  You can see my painting in the lower right corner.  Check out the pile of bags in the background!

I thought this was the cutest photo!  You can see Rico Rodriquez, best known for his role as Manny on the show "Modern Family" (nominated for a Golden Globe for Best TV Series - Comedy or Musical) holding our bag! 

Our reps said that our bags were a big hit!  People even started seeking us out and asking if there were any leftovers!  Very Cool!  Celebs were very impressed with our work as were many execs!

All in all it was a lot of fun and I am so glad I took part.  I also participated in the Sundance film festival and will get a write up posted on that up soon!

To purchase prints of my 'famous' artwork visit:  Fine Art America!  You can find all my info at http://www.artbylmr.com/

For more info on how to particpate visit The IndiExhibit!

We have a winner of my art calendar giveaway!

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Random.org chose number 16 as the lucky winner.  Congrautlations IrelandBrady aka Karen Anne Brady!!   I will be getting your calendar to you soon after I get your address!

Thanks to everyone that entered.  I hope to do more giveaways of some cool stuff this year.  Please check back for more freebies!