DragonLady Arianna

I was thinking of doing a whole bunch of dragonlady art pieces and writing a book about them, but I will be doing a bit less art during my college classes, I think. It's going to be a demanding schedule. So I thought I'd present this one for now, listing her on Etsy in a few days.

Well, it looks like we're moving again.

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Census inspired

I was sent two of the short forms for the census, so I got the idea of using bits of the form, acrylic paint, collage papers, and found objects to do a mixed media painting.

This has little to do with my art, directly.

But some, indirectly.

I'm going back to college, to get a B.S. and then a teaching credential. I want to teach science; the more I think on it, the more I think I have found my calling.

Indirectly, this may effect my art in several ways. I'm already working on one abstract art piece based on collider particle tracks. (Hmm. Foxfire does not have collider in its spell check dictionary). I hope to have some fun turning visualizations into art inspirations.
And of course, there's the time issue. Although I think I'll be doing art at about the same pace and cutting back on other ways of spending time.

I really just want to talk about my plans, though, because I'm excited; it may have come late in life, but I've chosen my major, I have a path, and I have motivation to see it through. Wish me luck, though-- I have to take at least one course that is very hard to get into (high demand, little money for teachers and classrooms) before I can go farther.

Art Sale

Well, my show at Chill Out Cafe has closed, and now my walls are absolutely filled with art again, and I keep producing new pieces. So I've got a 30% off sale for the month of March on the originals in my Etsy shop. Allan's works are covered by it, too-- so I'm using one of his, Sunbathing, to mark this post.

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Wetlands

I love bird watching, and egrets are one of my favorites. Their white feathers are so pure and reflective, they almost seem to glow sometimes, at least by contrast to their surroundings. I set this painting in the morning in shallows that are a hybrid of various rivers, lakes and lagoons I have lived near.
I finished it last summer, but it's only had a brief showing at the Lodi Art Center, and I've listed it on Etsy for its next public offering.

The Lodi Community Art Center

...is now on Facebook.

My mom helps me maintain membership with the art group in my home town. They are a not-for-profit organization that helps encourage youth art with shows and scholarships, as well as classes for all ages, Art Tours, open competitions, and the member shows and gallery/boutique.
I've been newsletter editor for them for most of a year. It's something I can do to contribute in spite of the distance, and it keeps me aware of what's going on.

Check out the Art Center's logo! It was done as part of a speed art contest, and I love it (not my work). It makes me think of the famous Don Quixote painting.

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#!/pages/Lodi-Community-Art-Center/195796816730?ref=ts

I'm going to try to get back to publishing more often here. I want to profile some other artists, and tell the stories behind some of my artwork.

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Planning and progress.

I've started a new piece; I think I'll call it "Across the Bay". I'm experimenting with blue skies and this one looked just like the misty skies we get when the marine layer is hovering. Ultramarine and titanium white make almost a lavender gray blue. The mist thickens near the horizon, but I will add touches from the hills across the bay, and closer, there will be sailboats. We saw a regatta in strong fog once, and it was somewhat eerie seeing the boats appear and disappear in the mist.

I want to work a butterfly painting, but I want to be sure what to do with the sky first. It will probably be lake blue + titanium, but I want to experiment with phthalo blue and white, too. I may add a bit of white/yellow while the blue is drying to make it seem especially sunny. The thing I want to capture is how when the sun shines through their wings, the underside of the monarch butterfly is as bright as the top side. I noticed this on a visit to the monarch sanctuary at Natural Bridges state park with my parents. I'm also hoping for the sense of joy and wonder the sight brings.

Looking over my works, I paint a LOT of sky. I love bird-watching, star gazing, and watching sunsets. Kate Bush's song, "The Big Sky", rather spoke to me.