Starting another day of brick painting. Today, I finished "French Row Houses" with the little pink ribbon emblem and my signature, too. Then, I worked on and completed a brick that features 4 scenes - "Dawn, Day, Dusk, Night". If I can locate the Super Glue I'll add a sparkle to the star or use the "BeDazzler" gadget I got at Gatlinburg, TN a few years ago.
The next brick is triangular in shape. I'm using Sharpie lines to define the shapes and filling in the blocks with primary and secondary colors. I may do shades and tints of the colors for variety. Hoping to start the cafe one, too.
It's amazing how quickly time seems to pass when I'm absorbed in a painting project. I'll take some pictures and see if I can upload them, too.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Monday, September 5, 2011
Brick Designs
A couple months ago, I listed an announcement for "Brick Painting" on my Meetup.com Brunch Club group and my Art, Music, Theater group. For several years my students and I have painted bricks for www.breastcancerbricks.org for their annual Brick Cancer Brick Auction. We have completed nearly a dozen bricks. More are "in progress".
Today, I received a challenge on Me/You Daily Health Challenge to write about a problem for five minutes and come up with two solutions. So, this is my task for this blog.
I have several more bricks primed with Gesso that I want to complete. Choosing a unique design "to me", something that reflects my style is a challenge! I have completed "Froggy" - painted pond green (s) upon the outside of the brick, painted a blue center area, added a glued in frog from Bonsai arrangement (long gone) and clear colored flat glass blue bubbles also glued to the blue "pool" center. Froggy is clever and will possibly attract some good bids.
Another brick is called "Firey" (can't find word in dictionary). Painted all over in red/yellow and interspersed with black Sharpie lines.And, I'm now completing the "French Row Houses" - just a few tiny areas to finish. It has my "signature" pinkish street - using one point perspective, too.
Yesterday, while waiting for Riverfest fireworks, I sketched some other brick possibilities including a French cafe scene, a modern stained-glass design (multiple shapes of color), a brick of piano keys - pink ribbon notes, a brick wrapped in a pink ribbon "winding around it", pine cones glued to another brick - winter scene and another one that I've started - day to night - moving around all 4 sides of the brick.
The challenge is to choose from these or to design others. At the moment I'm up "against a brick wall" which has already been done in previous years! To meet the Me/You challenge, I've completed five minutes of puzzlement. Now, I'm choosing to do the stained glass block look for one brick and finish the day to night one, too. Enough for now! Onward!
Today, I received a challenge on Me/You Daily Health Challenge to write about a problem for five minutes and come up with two solutions. So, this is my task for this blog.
I have several more bricks primed with Gesso that I want to complete. Choosing a unique design "to me", something that reflects my style is a challenge! I have completed "Froggy" - painted pond green (s) upon the outside of the brick, painted a blue center area, added a glued in frog from Bonsai arrangement (long gone) and clear colored flat glass blue bubbles also glued to the blue "pool" center. Froggy is clever and will possibly attract some good bids.
Another brick is called "Firey" (can't find word in dictionary). Painted all over in red/yellow and interspersed with black Sharpie lines.And, I'm now completing the "French Row Houses" - just a few tiny areas to finish. It has my "signature" pinkish street - using one point perspective, too.
Yesterday, while waiting for Riverfest fireworks, I sketched some other brick possibilities including a French cafe scene, a modern stained-glass design (multiple shapes of color), a brick of piano keys - pink ribbon notes, a brick wrapped in a pink ribbon "winding around it", pine cones glued to another brick - winter scene and another one that I've started - day to night - moving around all 4 sides of the brick.
The challenge is to choose from these or to design others. At the moment I'm up "against a brick wall" which has already been done in previous years! To meet the Me/You challenge, I've completed five minutes of puzzlement. Now, I'm choosing to do the stained glass block look for one brick and finish the day to night one, too. Enough for now! Onward!
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Studio Happenings!
Karen's Studio #125 is "humming" with activity now that more students are coming to class. And, it's exciting to include Willie Evans' Framecare Studios as part of the "hum"! Willie comes into the studio every other Wed. evening with his frame samples and expertise. Several of us have been getting our art and photography framed. Willie is incredible and his prices are really reasonable! Now, if I can find more wall space!
My regular students who have been with me for years continue to come in and do their work: Lynn - watercolor, Candice - pastels, Susan - colored pencil and pencil drawings. Sophia and Mollie are adult beginners working through the challenges of perspective. Mollie is framing her covered bridge done from an old art instruction book by John Gnagy. Sophia is framing a square, brightly colored acrylic painting. Michelle and son Ty are working in various media. Ty's colored pencil drawing which he posted as his Facebook profile is incredible! Michelle's watercolors are wonderful, too! Cat is back from New York and has her supplies laid out and has begun working in watercolor again. Welcome Cat! And, I hope Chris starts this week, too.
Last Wed., four young adults started class, too. Their father is a Tattoo artist. He wants his children to learn the basics. He learned a lot about art from his Grandmother who told him to draw his hand, his face and now he is a professional artist. For our first lesson I asked the young people to "free-wheel it" - draw whatever they wanted for the first page of their sketch book. I then introduced them to "materials' - drawing materials - charcoals, erasers, stomps, pencils, Conte crayons, etc. For fun, I gave them copies of a fence, round moon faces and stick people which come from an antique book I have about learning how to draw.
Next week we'll progress to "lines". I have a stack of graphic arts books that may be helpful, too, for ideas and for showing how various lines are used in drawings.
I think I'll be getting even more students. I "advertise" on my Meetup.com site which helps a lot. I'm going to have students doing the breast cancer bricks again this year. The bricks are painted and donated to a silent auction in October.
Hoping the weather stays cool. I'm hoping that two more fans will help, too. Ordered two from QVC which look like they will "cover" more of the room. Classes continue on Wednesday afternoons 4 - 6:45 pm $5.00 an hour, $10 for two hours. Eventually I will have enough students to "break even". Sure hope so!
My regular students who have been with me for years continue to come in and do their work: Lynn - watercolor, Candice - pastels, Susan - colored pencil and pencil drawings. Sophia and Mollie are adult beginners working through the challenges of perspective. Mollie is framing her covered bridge done from an old art instruction book by John Gnagy. Sophia is framing a square, brightly colored acrylic painting. Michelle and son Ty are working in various media. Ty's colored pencil drawing which he posted as his Facebook profile is incredible! Michelle's watercolors are wonderful, too! Cat is back from New York and has her supplies laid out and has begun working in watercolor again. Welcome Cat! And, I hope Chris starts this week, too.
Last Wed., four young adults started class, too. Their father is a Tattoo artist. He wants his children to learn the basics. He learned a lot about art from his Grandmother who told him to draw his hand, his face and now he is a professional artist. For our first lesson I asked the young people to "free-wheel it" - draw whatever they wanted for the first page of their sketch book. I then introduced them to "materials' - drawing materials - charcoals, erasers, stomps, pencils, Conte crayons, etc. For fun, I gave them copies of a fence, round moon faces and stick people which come from an antique book I have about learning how to draw.
Next week we'll progress to "lines". I have a stack of graphic arts books that may be helpful, too, for ideas and for showing how various lines are used in drawings.
I think I'll be getting even more students. I "advertise" on my Meetup.com site which helps a lot. I'm going to have students doing the breast cancer bricks again this year. The bricks are painted and donated to a silent auction in October.
Hoping the weather stays cool. I'm hoping that two more fans will help, too. Ordered two from QVC which look like they will "cover" more of the room. Classes continue on Wednesday afternoons 4 - 6:45 pm $5.00 an hour, $10 for two hours. Eventually I will have enough students to "break even". Sure hope so!
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