"Secret" Revealed

For our wedding, Darren and I decided to create small paintings for each of our guests.

We had this sort of LoveBirds/Nature theme going on, which included all types of birds and trees, and even a ladybug.

We wanted to make sure they weren't all the same, but were similar.

We didn't want them to all be too cute either, so our male guests could also enjoy them.

We were pleased that we were able to collaborate so well together.

Here is a close up of two of the small canvases.

You can tell where his background in design comes in.

It was both tedious and enjoyable. I was pleased that Darren came up to the paint room to get messy with me and enjoyed the experience as well.

"Secret" Project

I have recently started a "secret" project. It involves my fiance and a lot of time and patience. Hopefully, it will work out the way we imagine it in our minds. I will post pictures later, once the project is complete.

Buddy Holly Show--Press Night

On Saturday, I attended press night of the Buddy Holly show at the La Mirada Performing Arts Center to help promote the selling of the painting that I had on display.
The display in the theater was great. The painting definitely stood out on that wall! I was also able to see the show and attend the after party--both were great fun. The next evening, I was informed that the painting sold for cash, just like that! What a great experience. I hope to display more art there in the future.... until they get tired of promoting the same artist anyway.

Future Mother-in-Law Sends a Request

My fiance's mother asked me to paint something for her birthday this month. She has requested a sunset and has shown me examples of things she likes. Sunsets are difficult to me, in that, they can be very dull if not done well. Landscapes in general are boring if not done in an interesting way. It will be a challenge to make a sunset interesting enough to decorate her living room wall. I, however, am up for the task and gladly take the request with the promise of completing it by her birthday, April 24th.

The finished Product for Buddy

Here it is. I finished the Buddy Holly painting and am finally posting it.

I hope the theater-goers like it!

The weirdest thing that I have been asked to paint

Here is the oddest project that was given to me. A man handed me a tie and asked me if I could paint it. Of course, I said yes. This is what was on his tie!

Buddy Holly Project

A friend of mine asked me to paint something to decorate the walls of the La Mirada Performing Arts Center for an upcoming play/show about Buddy Holly. I found a few different pictures that I could make paintings out of before choosing the simple outline/silhouette of the 50s icon. Now that I am mostly finished, I need to decide whether or not to step up the style or stick with it's old fashioned simplicity. I will post a picture of it when I am done deciding.

A "Mom Assignment"

Since my mother moved into a new home, she needed some decorations and wall art to complete the "home feeling." She asked me to paint something for her living room, gave me a few pictures for ideas, and showed me the colors that she wanted to have in the painting. This is the painting that came out of that project.