Love is in the Air

Finished a beautiful Wedding Invitation for a local Miami News Reporter. I painted this piece on a 11x14 canvas. My client wants to have it on display for her guests on the day of the wedding.  It is a whimsical approach to a winter wedding invitation that will be on New Years Eve.

Carnaval on the Mile

It was an amazing experience! I was able to meet wonderful people who love art and really appreciate everything about it. It made me happy seeing the smiles on my clients faces as they walked away with their work of art. :) Here's some pics from the show. Can't wait for the next one!

xo
Christy

CARNAVAL ON THE MILE

Come out and support me & other local Miami Artists at
Carnaval on the Mile Kick-Off Concert
Friday, March 4th • 7pm - Midnight
Ponce Circle Park, Coral Gables

Carnaval on the Mile
Saturday, March 5th: 10am-Midnight
Sunday, March 6th: 10am - 8pm
Miracle Mile, Coral Gables

http://www.carnavalmiami.com/onthemile/home.html
Hope to see you all there!!!

First Dolphin Painting

In the works...

I've retyped this post several times.. not knowing how to say what I have to say without really saying it... if that makes any sense.  

Why I love Advertising, because a good advertisement will have an image that will say it all and more.  I never get tired of "a picture is worth a thousand words", even if it's super cliché.  Today was a great day. Many positive things to be thankful for.. but then there's a comment someone says that manages to inch itself right through your very pores and completely change your mood.  Yes, I do have to grow thicker skin, or maybe I should figure out when to put a helmet before I hit the speed bump.   I suppose with every compliment comes a bad review/critique... but what I would prefer is if people would take a moment before they judge.  Especially, when it is judging someone's work that is outside of their field.  Por eso hicieron differentes colores, para que cada el mundo pinte su mundo.  As a lover of the arts, I have seen some works of art at local art shows or even museums that I may not like or find appealing.  Yet, I have the etiquette to look further into the artist's background or statement to see if they have an underlying message I missed out on.  If that doesn't work, I'll try to do my best to play the "Art Historian" and see what another look may reveal.  People wanting to critique harshly should consider taking an Art History course, possibly reading up on Art Periods or Masters and what they tried to say through their work.  Knowledge = Power.  Sometimes not making a figure appear realistically three dimensional is purposely done to mimic Modernists or Cubists... do some homework, you might be enlightened knowing that perhaps it was just art for art's sake. And that's the way the cookie crumbles....Gn.

xo

Christine

Hausmann, Raoul
The Art Critic
1919-1920
Photomontage and collage
12 3/8 x 9 7/8 in.
Tate Gallery, London

Can't Find my spatula.. so I guess a spoon will have to do

New Painting