August 2009

Summer here has finally become a bit more hot, the rain gave way for the sun for a few days! I received a few custom painting requests this month. My cousin Claudia was also married and I painted her a custom elephant painting after getting her sister to spy out what kind of painting she wanted for her new home.

48" by 20" Elephant Painting for my cousin's wedding

64" by 20" Custom Cherry Blossom Painting
54" by 18" Custom Cherry Blossoms stormy background

24" by 36" each painting, commissioned pieces. One has the Chinese Character for Courage, and the other has Patience, these will look great under the right lighting.

54" by 18" another commissioned piece. This one has dark silver top/bottom bands, and a hint of gold in the silver for the center part. I love this color combination, so calming!

48" by 20" this is a custom adaptation of a painting I created about a year ago. This customer wanted it to measure 48" by 20" to go in her living room. You can see the inspiration piece here (the original dimensions are 45" by 30")

30" by 30" this piece I call 'Bubblegum Pop' and it is such a fun abstract with 'bubbles' of deep burgundy, vibrant red, lilacs and purples. What a fun piece! This painting and the next one were commissioned together to go into the same room.48" by 20" Cherry blossoms done with reds, purples and lilacs to go with Bubblegum Pop above :)

This custom piece was a wedding shower present commissioned by the sister-in-law to be of the bride to be. What a great gift idea :) It measures 15" by 30" and had a light bubble type background.

48" by 20" this painting I call "Greek Wave" I love the white and deep blue and it reminds me of the pure white houses in greece, and the beautiful deep blue ocean. This one is still for sale.

48" by 20" A burnt orange and burgundy commissioned piece, this painting and the one following were commissioned by someone from Ottawa. I wanted to create two versions for him to pick from so I reversed the colors. Personally I think I'd have a really tough time deciding between the two!!

48" by 20" Burgundy as main color with a Burt Orange Wave.

40" by 16" This piece is a fun exercise in using texture and fire colors with a retro flair. It has such a fun vibe! I call it "Summer Heat".

Well that's it for August's paintings so far :) I really like exploring more abstract paintings and have a lot of fun manipulating my paints in new ways!