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After the first of the four arches was installed I was asked hand paint an arch directing guests to the Golf Pro Shop. This arch needed to coordinate to the first one but different enough to keep the room interesting. Two items to be incorporated into the design were the Pro Shop logo and a snake wrapped around a golf club. My first question was, “Do you want the snake to look realistic, cute, cartoonish?” The response, “Realistic.”
The logo was easy, it needed to be the focal point. The golf club with a snake was more challenging, only because a lot of people don’t particularly like snakes. Since this would be in a high-traffic area I wanted to find a snake whose coloring would blend into the design. So off to the library I went.
The research I do for my projects is one of the things that keeps me interested in painting murals. It seems there is a semi-albino diamondback rattlesnake indigenous to Colorado. I painted this snake wrapped around a golf club like the stylistic club in the logo to tie it all together. The geometrical design in the first arch was then re-designed to fit this arch. They would be similar but not identical. Below are photos of this project. Have you done some interesting research for a project you’ve worked on? Tell me about it in the comment box. Take a voyage on my website for lots more mural projects, fine art, note cards and bookmarks.
Inquiries about new Christmas cards have been coming in. The three below are the new ones for 2008. They can be ordered from my website. I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoyed painting them. Happy Holidays!
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- 0801/10 cards, 11 envelopes/$15
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- 0802/10 cards, 11 envelopes/$15
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- 0803/10 cards, 11 envelopes/$15
0801 Inside reads:
May the joys of nature bring a smile to your face this holiday season.
0802 Inside reads:
Wishing you a beautiful holiday season.
0803 Inside reads
May the spirit of the holidays fill your heart with joy.
Autumn and all its splendor is such a glorious time of year. Colors of green, gold, burgundy, warm browns, yellow, orange, and red fill the landscape. The Colorado Aspens, interspersed among the tall pines on the mountainside, have brilliant golden leaves in the fall and with the slightest breeze they seem to glisten in the sunlight. This really is God’s country.
A client called a couple of weeks ago to order Thanksgiving cards. It is so nice that they inquired early in the season. Last year my printer had a press break down in the middle of a run so my order was delayed causing difficulties in my clients getting their cards signed and in the mail on their scheduled date. This year should go much smoother. Here are my two new Thanksgiving cards for 2008.
#306 Thanksgiving Card
#307 Thanksgiving Card
306 (5″x7″) Inside reads:
May this special time of year be a gentle reminder of all the wonderful moments in your life.
Every happiness to you and your family at this Thanksgiving season & always.
307 (5″x7″) Inside reads:
Wishing you beautiful memories and joyful gatherings this Thanksgiving and always.
143 Autumn Leaves
Card #143 is blank inside
Measures 5.5″ x 4.25″
Well here I go again, coloring outside of the box. Recently I decided to advertise on a website at the recommendation of a dear friend. After emailing for information I received a phone call from a very Spirited woman by the name of Nancy Mills who produces that website, The Spirited Woman. It was only a few minutes since I had sent the email and she had already checked out my website and wanted to know if I had any questions, impressive.
During the course of our conversation she mentioned that she was having a contest. Well, I enjoy a good challenge so I got together with another Spirited friend of mine and she created the following video. Click the following link. Enjoy! Why I think I’m aWoman
Are you a Spirited Woman? Join in the fun and create your own “Why I think I’m a Spirited Woman” video. You have until September 30th. Just click here www.thespiritedwoman.com and go to the contest instructions.
To me my Spirited Woman showed up when I was painting my Collage series. Check out my Collage series on my website. Go to “Shop”, “Limited Edition Geclee”, and then “Contemporary”. There is also a Collage series of note cards in two color ways. Enjoy!
So do you consider yourself a Spirited Woman? To tell us in what way you are Spirited woment click “Comment” above.
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