AMostPeculiarGirl

Galifianakis Revisited

Administrator — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:52:37 +0000

I decided that I took a fancy to my caricature of the famous comedian and so am setting out to turn it into a realistic portrait.

Here are some images of the work in progress:

The Mural

Administrator — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 14:07:24 +0000

So I have a new project on my list. It’s certainly not the first mural I have ever done, though it is the first in my own living space. The subject is a shop window in the 1950’s. The shop; a little candy store, aka my apartment. It is looking out on a street scene and a little boy with his face and hands pressed to the window. I will update as it progresses, with any luck it will be molded into something that is worth at least a second look.

This is an image of the first sketch and beginning underpainting. Done with acrylics.

Prints for Sale, Get Your Prints

Administrator — Sun, 09 May 2010 20:59:57 +0000

I have a new outlet for both networking and selling prints of my work. It’s an art community called Imagekind.

Here you can design and make prints of any digital image you have, much like Snapfish, Shutterfly, and many others that provide similar services. Only Imagekind is a showcase of art, and some really talented people. You can search through all different styles and subjects of work and upload your own to share. You can see my galleries and prints for sale in the link above.

An example from my gallery

Galifianakis and Caricatures

Administrator — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 02:41:26 +0000

“I have a lot of growing up to do. I realized that the other day while sitting in my fort."

I recently had the unique opportunity to dabble in caricatures, something that I had never tried before. I have found this art to be all at once awesome, intriguing and extremely challenging. The image above was from a very early attempt. I thought the comedian Zach Galifianakis would be a good place to start. At this point, it’s not too far a departure from work I already do.

Here’s some great caricature artists:

Brian Oakes, Andy Urzua, Nate Kapnicky, Marlo Meekins, Matt Zitman, Roger Hurtado

Dote on the Tote

Administrator — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 01:44:46 +0000

Lately I have done a little bit of painting on canvas. No, not the linen kind stretched over a wooden frame. I’m talking about the one you hang off your shoulder. Check out my Etsy for these paintings:

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vl_other_2&listing_id=42559557

Let’s get to the Point…

Administrator — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:20:24 +0000

Believe it or not, I can actually draw. – Jean Michel Basquiat

(Get your head out of that box, silly.)

Art that makes you think is beautiful but that doesn’t always have to be the objective. It should create all kinds of reactions. In terms of experience, I often feel that I’m the toddler of the art world, stumbling and grasping at ideas, trying to sort out a jumble of thoughts, many of which fail to take form. I make lots of messes and rarely have a clear idea of what I am doing. Or what I really want to say with my work, if anything. Moments of clarity and vision can be fleeting, as well as confidence. (Yet somehow, there it is, all around me, finished artwork. Boggles the mind.)

Inspiration for me comes from so many sources. One great source is other artists. They remind me that we are all in this together, making art despite our crazy selves.

Perhaps it is just that some artists are fickle creatures. We always want to create, the form of expression changing as we grow, whether it be medium or technique. I can only speak for myself as a painter; I am slowly realizing that when I simplify everything around me and just play, without preconceptions, concerns about marketability or meaning, the most satisfying creation is revealed and I feel that I have made something worth sharing.