Lori's Art

Paradise

2010-04-21T15:25:00.002-05:00

12 X 16 Acrylic on Canvas Board

Purple Haze

2010-04-16T16:14:00.005-05:00

9 X 12 Acrylic on Canvas Board

Waterfall

2010-04-13T15:34:00.007-05:00

12 X 16 Acrylic on Canvas Board

This painting was inspired by a photo I took at the St. Louis Zoo in April of 2010. They have a beautiful man-made waterfall at the zoo near the front.

Here is the photo I based this painting off of. I did make a few changes to the colors and changed the way the top tree looks.

Dogwood

2010-04-08T22:54:00.009-05:00

8 X 10 Acrylic on Canvas Board

Adobe

2010-04-08T15:15:00.007-05:00

This piece was inspired by the building outside of our apartment.

12 X 16 Acrylic on Canvas Board

Three Flowers at Midnight

2010-04-07T15:26:00.005-05:00

8 X 10 Acrylic on Canvas Board

Submarine

2010-04-06T16:02:00.003-05:00

At least one time, I wanted to create an acrylic painting in which I drop the paint onto the canvas straight from the tube. So here is how it came out...

8 X 10 Acrylic on Canvas Board

Orchid

2010-04-01T17:50:00.002-05:00

8 X 10 Acrylic on Canvas Board

Beach II

2010-04-01T14:28:00.002-05:00

8 X 10 Acrylic on Canvas Board

Dancing Lollipop Flowers

2010-04-01T14:27:00.001-05:00

8 X 10 Acrylic on Canvas Board

Red Horizon

2010-03-31T23:08:00.003-05:00

This painting doesn't really have a title. I painted for the first time in a long time this evening. I am trying to get back in gear.

8 X 10 Acrylic on Canvas Board

Green Trees

2009-12-26T15:40:00.006-06:00

6 X 8 Acrylic on Canvas Board

Sunflower

2009-12-17T03:13:00.006-06:00

This photo does not do this painting justice in my opinion. I was not able to capture the shading in the petals of the sunflower.

8 X 10 Acrylic on Canvas Board

After taking about a week/week and a half break from painting, I am trying to get back into the groove of things! Flipping into gear finally! I feel like I have accomplished something tonight -- a painting -- finally! YAY! I will be participating in Creative Every Day for 2010. Stay tuned.

Creative Every Day 2010: My goal

2009-12-07T09:32:00.008-06:00

I will be participating in the "Creative Every Day" Challenge for 2010. While I have slacked off on my painting this past week, I hope to pick up the pace soon, especially starting in January. If you are a creative (photographer, writer, artist, knitter, jewelry designer, etc.), amateur or professional, join Creative Every Day, started by Leah Piken Kolidas. It is a great motivation tool and you meet tons of like-minded and wonderful people. My goal for 2010 is to paint at least 5 days a week, even if it is just part of a painting and doing something creative the other two days.

View from 709 Second Floor

2009-12-04T13:33:00.005-06:00

This is what I see from the second floor of where I live from my workspace. Not a great view, but at least there is a nice tree and a pretty house.

Lonely Tree

2009-11-30T11:58:00.012-06:00

Art Every Day Month (AEDM) has been a blast and I am thankful that I found Leah's website. Thank you to all who have left comments. Thank you also to Leah Piken Kolidas, who started the Creative Every Day blog, and inspires all of us to live a creative life. I hope to continue on with Creative Every Day, the year-long challenge. Even though my AEDM paintings aren't masterpieces, I feel accomplished.

The past two days I've felt like painting in black and white. Maybe it's my dull mood from the weather. I love black and white though! Here is the painting I worked on this morning based on a photo that I took at Garden of the Gods last summer, the last of my AEDM paintings for 2009!

8 X 10 Acrylic on Canvas Board

Winter I

2009-11-29T20:52:00.007-06:00

This is the first of a series of winter
paintings I am going to be working on.

8 X 10 Acrylic on Canvas Board

Whimsical Cornstalk

2009-11-29T17:43:00.001-06:00

I actually painted this on Friday and didn't get around to posting it until today.

8 X 10 Acrylic on Canvas Board

Pine trees

2009-11-29T17:29:00.000-06:00

8 X 10 Acrylic on Canvas Board

I haven't had much success in the past couple of days coming up with something to paint. I know I know...I can paint anything around me. I've just not had much inspiration today. So here are some trees. When all else fails, practice painting trees and clouds! :)

Orchid

2009-11-27T15:06:00.006-06:00

6 X 8 in Acrylic on Canvas Board

Simply Pure - a monochrome grouping project

2009-11-26T02:03:00.015-06:00

Happy Thanksgiving!

6 X 8 Acrylic on Canvas Board (all three pieces)

I decided to work on a project today and yesterday that would consist of a grouping of all the same size canvas and each painting would be monochromatic. I chose green, blue, and purple because I wanted to stay in the cool range of colors. The above photo is similar to what the grouping might look like hanging on a wall. I just finished the blue piece today.

I arranged each painting side by side on the table, snapped a photo, then put white dividers in between them in GIMP (freeware photo editing software).

Simply Blue

2009-11-26T01:43:00.005-06:00

6 X 8 Acrylic on Canvas Board

This is the last of my monochromatic grouping! Getting ready to post all three together in the same photo to see how they look together.

Simply Green

2009-11-25T13:40:00.005-06:00

6 X 8 Acrylic on Canvas Board

This is the second of a three-part monochromatic grouping that I am creating. The next one will be in blue. The last one (in purple) can be seen in my previous post.

Simply Purple

2009-11-25T02:24:00.008-06:00

6 X 8 Acrylic on Canvas Board

Just another practice landscape painting while attempting to paint it in monochrome. This is my first monochromatic painting. I can see where I could have put some more contrast into it...maybe add a few highlights here and there. I wanted to paint another 8 X 10, but I ran out of 8 X 10 canvas board and Michael's is closed.

Go away, wicked witch!

2009-11-24T01:48:00.048-06:00

6 X 8 Acrylic on Canvas Board

Wrote and posted this story at 9:00 pm, about 18 hours after the original post of the piece...

This painting was inspired by the movie "The Wizard of Oz." But after I got about halfway through the painting process in this piece, I had an intense feeling that this picture relates to my current life.

My mom is very ill right now. I'll try to describe how this piece translates. The tornado (swirlys) and bright colors represent the range and intensity of my emotions. I'll explain. The blue in the center is representative of when I feel sad. The outer edge (the red), represents my feeling the need to take immediate action to help my mom.

The other swirly colors in between the red and blue (orange, yellow, green) represent the rest of my emotions...almost like going through Elizabeth Kubler-Ross' Stages of Grief, which can be applied to many different situations. In Kubler-Ross' model, one can move from the first stage to the second or beyond, and then take a plunge back to the first stage. One day I am angry at the illness, the next day I am sad, and so forth. It's like a cycle (tornado) for me right now.

So you might be wondering what the witch is all about. The witch is the sickness itself and I want it to go away! As far as the house, it represents my family and how our lives have been effected by the illness.

Need all the prayers you can offer!

Update! -- As of December, my mom is doing much better!

~ Lori

P.S. Thank you for all of your nice comments.

Beach

2009-11-22T16:47:00.008-06:00

A Christmas present for a friend...!

8 X 10 in. Acrylic on Canvas Board

Abstract Lake & Foliage

2009-11-21T21:30:00.005-06:00

6 X 8 in. Acrylic on Canvas Board

Sunflower

2009-11-21T12:33:00.007-06:00

5 X 7 in. Acrylic on Canvas Board

Iced Lake

2009-11-21T09:59:00.008-06:00

6 X 8 in. Acrylic on Canvas Board

Mountains

2009-11-20T21:24:00.006-06:00

6 X 8 in. Acrylic on Canvas

Tulip

2009-11-20T18:36:00.007-06:00

5 X 7 in. Acrylic on Canvas Board

Mountain View

2009-11-19T20:48:00.012-06:00

6 X 8 inch Acrylic on Canvas Board

This painting was inspired by my brother's photo at http://www.flickr.com/photos/9304847@N07/2574497656/in/set-72157605579182252/.

My first acrylic painting

2009-11-19T17:26:00.011-06:00

This is the first acrylic painting I have ever painted. I painted this today. I definitely need to work on color and composition! This is acrylic on 6 X 8 inch canvas board. Not For Sale

Standing Tall

2009-11-12T13:01:00.006-06:00

I hit the acrylic jackpot!

2009-11-12T00:44:00.005-06:00

Yep, I hit the jackpot baby! I just discovered my mom has a gazillion acrylic paints hidden away in her arts and crafts room. How dandy is that! I tried watercolor painting but have found it to be very frustrating. There are many pros and cons to watercolor and I am finding that for me, there are more cons. I am going to try my hand at acrylics and see if I like that medium better.

I am currently working on a video for a DBSA (Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance) contest -- kind of like a "mini documentary." After I get that wrapped up, a painting I go!

Ta Ta for now!

Sip & Stomp

2009-11-11T22:14:00.004-06:00

Flower

2009-11-11T11:23:00.004-06:00

Silence

2009-11-11T01:48:00.005-06:00

Tiger Lily

2009-11-11T00:18:00.004-06:00

Lighthouse

2009-05-13T19:56:00.006-05:00

Irises

2009-05-11T20:19:00.006-05:00

On the beach

2009-05-11T05:26:00.006-05:00

Lioness

2009-05-11T01:28:00.003-05:00

First practice w/ masking fluid

2009-05-10T16:06:00.005-05:00

Orchid

2009-05-09T16:42:00.006-05:00

Flower Notecard

2009-05-09T01:17:00.005-05:00

Orange Tiger Lily

2009-05-03T23:51:00.007-05:00

Flower

2009-05-03T23:50:00.005-05:00

Pink Tiger Lily

2009-05-03T23:49:00.004-05:00

Very first watercolor painting!

2009-05-03T23:46:00.005-05:00

This is my first watercolor painting. This was a step-by-step practice from the beginner's book I got from Michaels.