At Long Last

Posted on | December 18, 2009 | 5 Comments

A post!

I’ve been a bad blogger. I can’t remember the last time I sat down and typed up a post. Well, I’ve been busy! No excuses here, just busy and not in a mood to share.

But, I have a lot of art to share, so over the next few posts, I will share it. Here we go!

Inspiration Photo

First up: A custom painting!

This summer I donated a custom painting to the Phoenix Chapter of the American Diabetes Association. I was worried, because I’m not usually good about feeling inspired by other people’s photos. Well, I was glad I challenged myself! The woman who purchased the custom 16″ x 20″ painting is an employee of the ADA. She bought it for her mother.

Custom Painting

I got to sit down with her mother and meet her when I picked up the photos. That helped me to get a sense of who the painting was for and why I was doing it. Gerri wanted a painting of her front door. It’s a beautiful front door and she has some lovely ceramic bells and cactus in the corner. The photo she took is to the left. I had to rework some of the elements because the picture was going to have too many focal points if I didn’t. After several weeks of work, I completed the painting on the right. Just the other day, I was able to deliver the painting to Danielle, Gerri’s daughter. She will give it to her on Christmas. I sure hope Gerri likes it!

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