Surprise! Kelce in copper is on the "Chiefs Easel" today! It has been a while since I've picked up the metal supplies - and it is super fun! I especially like that he is such a great guy - as are all of our hometown boys. This is seriously a team all young kids can look up to, and I'm sending out positive vibes and kingdom love with each piece of art I create! I hope we see plenty of this on Sunday!! GO CHIEFS! Artwork number 5092 on 5092 days.
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LOVE working this special place in copper - almost as much as I love staying here!! The Main Street Inn in Sainte Genevieve is one of my favorite places to stay, and it often inspires me when in town. Architecture is especially well suited for this metal technique, working both from the front and back of the metal. After sketching my scene with a ball stylus, I begin pushing and pressing the scene into shape, following the planes of the building. I keep finding new ways to use my tools, each piece teaching me something new. Painting number 3727 in 3727 days
This Inn Ste Gemme copper piece is coming to Music Art Love this week - along with a few others! This gallery is the first to carry my metal pieces, so I hope you'll stop in to see their new space on a Main Street! My new collection focuses on the wonderful historic architecture in Sainte Genevieve, and it is super fun to work in metal! Artwork number 3724 in 3724 days.
Love working the Sainte Genevieve Catholic Church in metal for Music Art Love! It's such a beautiful place! I'll be delivering these at the end of the month. Artwork number 3710 in 3710 days.
This little copper piece of "Stella and Me" is heading for Music Art Love in Sainte Genevieve, along with several others at the end of the month! I working on several miniature pieces and I hope to get a couple of larger pieces finished, too. Love all the historic architecture of this gorgeous old town! Painting number 3309 in 3309 days.
It is fun and challenging to work on miniature metal pieces for Music Art Love in Sainte Genevieve! With the image no bigger than 3.5x2.5 inches - it is a little tricky to work this metal at this scale. No gallery carries these pieces for me - as I sell them quickly. So, in gratitude to Music Art Love - my first gallery space in this lovely town, I am creating a few works of local places just for the proprietor to show. I may have a couple pieces larger than this one, but for now I'm concentrating on the miniatures. My first one is of a favorite place in town - and the only place I stay - Main Street Inn! Artwork number 3304 in 3304 days.
It wa so exciting to work "Kelce" into copper during the Super Bowl!! Working metal is a great stress reliever, and boy was that a stressful game! The sketching the image into the metal with slight pressure starts the process, then I work some masses from the back and others from the front, working until the metal stretches out a bit in 3D fashion. Each time I work a piece, I learn my tools a little more, and find better methods to achieve the result I desire. A little rubbing of the metal and antiquing the edges, and I'm done before I know it. I finished 4 different pieces during that game! Painting number 3700 in 3700 days.
It is super fun to work a little metal by the pool this afternoon, under the cover of the Florida room. The rain moved in just as I was heading to the beach to paint, so I switched gears and got my metal kit out. With so many wonderful palms in the area, I can sit in one place and see 10 different specimens! I begin by sketching with an embossing tool, then flipping front to back, working from both sides. I love the detail I can achieve this way, and I do wonder if I'll one day push right through that metal! Artwork number 3690 in 3690 days.
It's super fun to work in copper again - this time on one of my favorite Chief's! It's been a few years since I've worked the metal - and this piece of copper was cut and ready in a bag. After I was completely finished, I realized that THIS batch of copper was not my favorite! It's thicker and harder to work, requiring more pressure from both sides to get my image in. I think I'll be cutting some of my other pieces to have at the ready - now that I'm getting reacquainted with my supplies - lol! Artwork number 3681 in 3681 days.
How 'bout those CHIEFS?!!! After a REAL nail biter of a game, I am now celebrating with a little metal work to bask in the victory, haha! I'm working on a few metal gallery pieces, so of course, I needed to represent our home town boys! I start with an engraved sketch of some of our gear. I'll need to pick up some of the new stuff this week! Flipping front to back, I work the areas to recess and push out, accordingly, adding some definition with acrylic and solvent. This is a great warm up for the architecture to come. Art piece number 3678 in 3678 days and day 30 of the #stradaeasel challenge.
Surprise! I'm working in copper tonight - and I LOVE how it bends to my will! When my plein air schedule winds down, it is lovely to pick up some old friends (neglected art supplies) and play a bit. I will be making a few of these small copper artworks for Music Art Love in Sainte Genevieve, with a focus on the local icons. This will be the first gallery to carry this work - and I can't wait to deliver it in March! Spreading my wings in the is the very best part of not being on the road. Can't wait to see what all develops! Artwork number 4396 in 4396 days.
