Owl me.

So, I actually did a new painting! Although, it was a wedding present for my friends. I was commissioned to do an owl painting for a friend of mine a while back, and I never got around to it because of school. Then, when they decided to get married, I figured I would just give it to them as a wedding present and voila. They have a modern lime green couch so I put some lime green in it which is hard to see in the photo.

Majestic Owl
Acrylic on Canvas
24" x 48"

Owl detail

same old thing

Hmm, so the art teaching job is over for the summer, and I was tired of driving an hour to work everyday. Maybe, next summer... So, now I've just been working the other job and enjoying my time off. I do believe it is time to get back into painting. I had to pause in my post due to this...

Anyway, going to do some research and get things going, and done we'll see what happens. I learned a lot about teaching though, getting in there and just doing it was really good for me and I am grateful I had the opportunity.

job

once again, i am mostly consumed with art and little kids, I have found out that the age i originally wanted to teach is the age i really do want to teach. I love the little, little ones, they are so innocent and sweet, but you can't talk to them about art the same way you can the older kids, and its more arts and crafts. I will be done teaching in a few weeks, and I think i will miss it a lot. Maybe, I can get an extra job here at the art center, so i don't have to drive as far.

I am mostly done with the house, only a few little things left to do...

new house, new job, new town

so, I'm moved in, mostly. Started my job at the Firehouse teaching children art, well since they are 5 and 6 mostly just arts and crafts, but whatever. Its pretty fun, I am enjoying it.

The house is almost there, still need to do little thing and buy things, but that will only come in time. I did design our patio table, which we bought off of our neighbor for cheap and rusty, and now its beautiful. That and goldfish made out of plates are all the art I've done lately.
and this is the badass fridge we bought, and are now officially adults because of it.

Aftermath

Woo, done with Capstone and done with school. I have a small job teaching children at the Firehouse Art Center this summer, and I will continue my job at Barnes until I get my teaching certificate to teach in public schools! Yikes, I'm growing up. But it is very exciting, moving to a house, living the life, etc. I'm so excited!

Mixed Media Capstone Show

I have done three pieces like this now, and I am loving it. The first one I don't have a photo of, yet. The first was two goldfish with dark orange fabric and a light blue background. The second is this one with the reverse, a background of fabric and flat light orange goldfish. The third you have to use your imagination, the last two photos are the same piece, both fish are done in fabric but one is off of the canvas swimming outside of it. My wall space was not big enough to show it. Hopefully I will have a full photo of it if it gets into the capstone show.

Goldfish Dance II

24 x 36
Mixed Media

Goldfish Freedom

Goldfish Freedom
Mixed Media

The Capstone show goes as follows...