Patinting fun @ Simply Jane in Minneapolis!

We had so much fun at Simply Jane's studio today!

who painted this?

 

calla's art

 


Calla was inspired by our trip to Tubac a few weeks ago. She came home and painted this before going to bed.

plein crazy!

 
Definitely not a “plein” day… and not a fair weather day either. Local artist Alix Orton invited me to paint with her outside today. With paints in hand I hiked up the hill, happily to discover that she was working closer to my house than I thought we would be. At this point we were both laughing at the wind that was progressively picking up speed, and carrying off our materials piece by piece. However that did not stop us from thoroughly enjoying the moment with each other and the beautiful scene. We drew, painted, and chatted about art for close to 2 hours in the freezing gusts until finally the wind won and blew my palette across the desert into a small shrubby cactus. Barely able to maneuver our chairs and easels against the wind, we finally made it back to warmth…

Definition:
A painting done outside rather than in a studio is called a “plein air” painting. The term comes from the French en plein air, meaning 'in the open air'. The Impressionists were particularly interested in the influence of changing light outdoors on color.

Burrrr!

Freedom.

Thank You Karen Faulkner!

Here are the details...

I love Karen's work... And these are the 2 that she is sending me... after I shopped in her etsy shop all night! What fun I had! Thanks so much Karen! Keep up the good work!

Original Art by Karen Faulkner

"Crimson Petals" is a 2008 original watercolor painting on 5x7 inch (landscape orientation) 140 lb. hot pressed paper.


"Blossom" is a 2008 original ACEO watercolor painting, 2.5 x 3.5 inches on 140 lb. cold pressed paper. It is initialed on the front and signed and dated on the back.

Check out the whole shop at:
karenfaulknerart.etsy.com

New Cards!

My creative block finally snapped! And, look what came out this week! Yep, after cleaning up the studio and teaching the Paper Arts classes at ArtiCulture I finally had some fun painting! Acrylics (mostly left over from a painting class a few years ago...) came in really handy to make this fun new paper! Then, like always... I cut it up in cute little shapes to embellish my cards! What fun... you must try it! Keep your eye out for new fun colors and textures...I'm just getting started!