Christmas Commission 2

Here is another commission portrait I painted for Christmas. I was asked by a friend in South Carolina to paint her parents. She sent me a picture of the beautiful couple. As soon as I saw the gleam and love in their eyes, I was inspired. This is a couple who seem to love each other very much and have stayed together to weather the roads of marriage. They have seen good times and bad, better and worse, sickness and health and have chosen to love each other until the very end. What a testimony to marriage they are!

Luckily we got it mailed out just in time for Christmas. And she received it with 2 days to spare! whew!

Here is a picture of the completed piece.

Enjoy!

M

Christmas Commission

I was asked to do a commission for Christmas. She wanted a painting of her debonair husband sitting in his library reading his favorite book. The portrait also needed to have a painting of a bale of hay? hmmmm, I thought this was a strange request, but decided to go ahead and ask...."What is the bale of hay?". Apparently every time they drive past a bale he says in a "Joe Cool" kind of way...."heeeeeeeeey". LOL! I decided right then that this one, I HAD to do! Now mind you, we had 5 days til Christmas! Yikes! We hung up the phone and I went straight to painting...and painting.....and painting...and........DONE!

Here is the final painting with her husband striking a pose :)

I am so glad that I got to be part of this wonderful Christmas for them.

FUN is what painting is ALL about!

Enjoy,

M

Children's Class - Dec. 18th!

Working Madly for Christmas!

One commission down....2 to go before Christmas....1 to go before tomorrow! I can't complain though. But you all might not see any activity on here for a little while. I need to get "lost" in the paint for a while :)

In the middle of all of this crazy schedule, I have started another KOI painting! This one will be a little different from the rest :) I will post pictures as each painting is complete.

Enjoy!

M

Happy Birthday Carol!

Completed Painting

Reference Photo

Here is a commission that I just finished and was picked up today. It was done for a good friend of mine, for her birthday. Her sweet husband came in a few months ago and brought me a picture that they had taken. He wanted to have a painting done and give it to her for her birthday. I LOVE these kind of paintings! Not only for the fact that they are a secret...but that someone puts so much thought into a gift. It is easy to go to the mall and buy a gift...but it is ALWAYS more fun to really think about it and find something personal.
So...Happy Birthday Carol! I hope you enjoy your Jazz guys as much as I did painting them. The other artists were starting to worry about me talking to them so much in my studio! LOL!
Enjoy!

Great Class!

I had a great group of women in the Chinoiserie class yesterday! It was a great small group. And these women rocked! They completed a 6 hour painting in 2 1/2!!!! Way to go ladies! Now, I did prime and crack the canvases before they got there. So that knocked off about 2 hours. But still!!! Wow!

I am always amazed at how artistic people really are if they just let go. I can't tell you how many times I have heard, "I can't even draw a stick figure". I really believe that there is an artful side to everyone that balances out their "thinking" side. When the left side of the brain is turned off, the art begins to emerge. These women were fearless. They sat down and let their right brains run with it. Not a word of complaint or criticism of themselves...they just painted. Before we knew it, the time had flown by! Hopefully they learned enough to try it again on their own.

One of these three women will be taking a 4 week acrylic painting course with me. Can you guess which one it is? I am so excited to share what I have learned with her. I will have to post her final painting when we are done.

Thanks ladies for the wonderful class yesterday. I hope you will enjoy your new paintings for many years to come!