Showing posts with label ARTbar. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ARTbar. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Day 824: The story of the canvas and the 5 year old critic!





Dame de Chipre  (with liberties taken)

Today, Thomas La Badia and Elusive Muse, a wonderful site, offered

Resources for Artists: The Folger Digital Image Collection,

so when I should have been working, I played with a free image.





A very little story.




ARTbar, circa 2009



Years ago I used to demonstrate for the ARTbar ...
during ArtWalk at the Art District, Santa Ana, Ca.
It was fun, and I usually got some work done.
I recently came across this photo ...
and thought I'd tell the story that goes with it.
Families came by, and these kids wanted to stay, 
so their parents went on to other galleries, to return later.
As I was starting to put down a piece of paper on the canvas,
I looked up to see the young lady (maybe 5?) on the right...
 shaking her head, no. I said, no? She shook her head, no.
I moved it to another space, and checked with her.
She nodded yes, and that's where it went.
My youngest critic, and I think she was right on!




That same canvas has had several lives,

















but parts of that original are still there.






Today I  re-worked that same canvas for an upcoming show.



Liberty, 24 x 24" collage on canvas


One done, two to go. By Friday.
Please cross your fingers & toes for me?







A (Halloween-ish) smile for Tuesday ...





Saturday, May 31, 2014

Day 674: Take a stand.





combination collage & digital



I finished this collage for a project,

PROJECT: NO MORE SILENCE
         INVITATION TO CREATE ART JOURNALING PAGES

was on my mind.
And so I did this ...


combination collage & digital journal page


I don't often do messages within my work, 
even though feeling and emotions are intended. 
But sometimes you have to take a stand.


pro bono poster, 2004






A thought for Saturday ...





Friday, February 28, 2014

Day 582: Work day.




Yes, sometimes I fit in some work.
I am an ad agency of one, a ...
"mom and no pop" business.
Today I worked on the ARTbar account.




A client for over ten years, since inception.
Developing the identity and logo ...





And, with Nicole's permission ...
I pulled up some of the earlier work ...






sketches, type checks ...




















1/2 page ads ...

















full page magazine ads ...





event ads ...





promotions ...




postcards ...






and, Nicole has just published her second book,
already a best seller on the e-book/kindle list.

Available at Amazon ...
http://www.amazon.com/ARTstarters-Spiritual-Creativity-Art-Making-inspiration-ebook/dp/B00IEQSU04/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1392386743&sr=8-2&keywords=nicole+steiman







The hard copy to be released this Spring.






A smile for Friday ...





Monday, September 9, 2013

Day 410: Collage on a Sunday afternoon ...



 ... a good way to spend time anytime. 
But when you go to the ARTbar ...
in the beautiful Santora Building ...
in the fascinating Santa Ana Artist District ...
to collage, it's a win, win, win, win!




A secluded three hours of ripping and tearing ...





















is relaxing therapy, away from the outside world.





Some worked from a photographs ...




knowing it would be a likeness ...




some preferred to create ,,,




and imagine ...




some worked large and it's still in progress.




The idea was to have fun ...




and express that joy!




Some with a special person in mind. All different.




Hope you had a great Sunday?
We did.




Saturday, September 7, 2013

Day 408: I said I would post everyday ...



I didn't say it would be a lot.




It's been hot here in the O.C.
So I did a little collage.




Can you tell it's hot?
The 76 is wishful thinking.
Hope you are comfortable where you are?




And, the last commercial for tomorrow's class ...


For direct sign-up click here.


Friday, September 6, 2013

Day 407: A journal matinee ...


You know how I love to journal ...
well imagine eleven of us, each with a brand new journal!



We are off on a journey ... 
a journal journey ...
10-1PM ... it's a Thursday matinee!




in an individual (in that you can take any or all) 
progressive mixed media journal class at ...




CATALYST • 6630 Westminster Blvd. Westminster • 714.891.3626




With color palettes ...




and "free" sheets for future work & to loosen up ...




then a progressive exercise in attacking the page ...




then onto collage ...



Gerry, Toni, Jan, Miranda, Susan, Pat

and then combining to our hearts content, literally!



Brandy

Jan



Mickey

Nancy
Does it look like we had fun?
And we'll do it again next week!
Come join us. 
Direct sign up here.




And, a quick commercial for this Sunday ...



Direct sign-up here.