Some fun little pieces, what can I say I love craft beer!
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Nan!!! She is a super cool regular at the winery where I work, always keeping me up to date on cool new places to go or new beers to try, an all around full of life, rad lady. She also happens to be one of the biggest Marilyn Monroe fans I’ve met, so I surprised her with this painting! Hope it looks good in the Marilyn room. ❤️
So I got to do something really cool I’ve always wanted to do…Whenever I buy wine, or when I’m drinking a beer, I’m constantly looking at the label, thinking how would I design this, what would I create? I’ve dreamt about making one, & here my chance provides itself!
A Michigan maple sap dessert wine, aged for a year in a traverse bourbon barrel. It’s amazing, I hope what I painted for the label lives up to the taste!
More wine inspired art!!!!
I had the splendid opportunity to be the featured artist for Michigan by the Bottle, Royal Oak. I’m very passionate about local, especially delicious local wine! This place is great, the vibe is wonderful, the staff and owners incredible! They partner with 8 michigan wineriess, so basically you can wine taste amazing Michigan wine all over the state without the drive! With that being said, my art will be hanging March-April.
I was asked to do a custom piece, a dragon. I immediately felt out of my comfort zone, something I’ve never done, let alone something that I’ve never really taken interest to.
stepping out of my comfort zone is when some of my best pieces have been created.
Dragon painting accompanied by M83 lyrics.
Lately I’ve been into thrifting beautiful frames, or just a simple frame that stands out to me, and creating pieces and giving them these frames to live in.
I love to paint, but what I love most about painting is when someone requests a specific piece from me. I love taking their idea and translating it onto a canvas.
The first request I had was from a beautiful young mother who was looking for some art to put into her sons playroom, she told me he was really into dinosaurs so I ran with it.
I made this one first, going with cool colors. It took me some time, I couldn’t get into the groove at first, but once it clicked I had it finished within the day;
and started on the second warmer piece;
I went into this one only knowing that I wanted it to be warm, to counteract the very cool piece I created. Then I was struck with the idea of making a sunrise effect, followed by my signature messy-ness and paint speckles.
The second request I got was sent to me in a message on the FB page I recently created, I had never met this young woman before, but absolutely fell in love with her idea. She told me that she loved Disney princesses, and at first I was thinking “utoh.. I’ve never done anything girly and princess like before..” I am always ready, and willing for a new challenge, but then she continued to explain her idea, which was a Disney, female villain. I was hooked! I asked what she wanted exactly, in terms of color scheme and which villain but she told me she loved my style and my sexier paintings, and gave me free rein.
This is what resulted;
I could not be more happy, and pleased with her reaction of excitement and love for the piece. She truly flattered me.
I look forward to any and all requests, and ideas for paintings that will come to me in the future. Of course I love to paint, just to paint and let my own imagination run wild, but I also love the collaboration and the happiness I can give from taking someones idea and transforming it into art.
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