Your Tuesday "Appreciating the essence of the world around us...." CAP Artistry

Well, the holiday weekend is over and for many of us, the rain seems to be neverending!  But, it seems like summer may be on it's way FINALLY to the Chicagoland area  : )  So, with the hope of seeing some dragonflies very soon.......

Always Something New to Learn....

My mother once called me "a sponge" ....always trying to learn and absorb new ideas and information...even til this day as an adult : ) 

She is right...might not always remember all info that I've come across (because how much can one person truly retain in their brain throughout an entire lifetime!) but I definitely try!

So, what I've been trying to do for my sake..and now yours...is look up an art term or definition, which I will post.  So let's start it off .tonight ....

Chroma: This is the intensity, or strength, or purity of a color.  Squeezing paint directly from tube to the palette is "full chroma."

Happy Friday and enjoy the holiday weekend....at least for those of you who live in the US : )

Will talk soon,
Christine

UPDATE: Looking for Weekly Inspiration? Keep an Eye Out for My Weekly "Appreciating the Essence of the World Around Us...."

UPDATE 5/27/11

Every artist has a reason that they do what they do..... it reflects who they are, how they think and what they feel.  These ideas tend to generate an "artist's statement" which explains what's behind the artistic "curtain" : )

For me, my artist statement is "Appreciating the essence of the world around us...."  CAP Artistry

The About the Artist  section of my website http://www.capartistry.com/ gives a pretty detailed explanation of how I've come to be where I am, but the shorter version  is that "my eyes now see the world around us as a painting of sorts, with different hues, tones, colors, shadows, brights and darks.....this has led me to "appreciate the essence of the world around us....."

So, I post periodic photos or quotes that inspire me and hope they do for you as well  : )

Will be talking to you soon....
Christine

Lil' Somethin' Somethin' ...

Here's a new technique that I've been working with lately. Really love it and can't wait to refine it and do more!!

Let me know what you think ....
Christine

Title: "Exotic Model"

11"x14" Pastel on Paper (unframed) 

Note: CAP Artistry copyright logo does NOT appear on the actual painting.

Price:  $130.00 + 4.95 Shipping

UPDATE: Commissioned Paintings?? YOU BET!!

UPDATE 5/24/11:  See original photos that I used to paint the commissioned piece.

For those of you who may not have visited my actual website yet, http://www.capartistry.com/, I do commissioned paintings as well!! 

So, if you have a photo of someone or something that you would love to have an original painting of, just let me know!  Even using multiple photos to create a different image or just describe what you are looking for....

Actually....anything is possible with art  : )

Here's a couple examples of Commissioned Paintings that I've done recently for people.....totally different subject matters:

Christine

                                      

ORIGINAL PHOTO   

(Coming Soon!)

COMMISSIONED PAINTING

ORIGINAL PHOTO 

COMMISSIONED PAINTING



Let's Mix It Up!!

So, I've shown you some pastel paintings and photography that I've done.  Well here's some charcoal renderings for you to take a look at....  I really enjoyed these as well...there's a totally different feel to these don't you think?

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Hints for the Photo Guessing Game.....

Ok, I've gotten some feedback on the photo guessing game and the abstractness of the image may make it too difficult to actually make a decent guess....so I've decided to put a hint with each photo as I post them. 

So, go take a look at the last two posts and I'll add hints for them..

AND DON'T FORGET TO CLICK ON THE IMAGE SO YOU CAN ZOOM IN AND TAKE A CLOSER LOOK...

Christine

Sunny Friday!

So I see that there are some visitors from other countries as well as the US viewing my blog...very exciting!!! and thank you!! 

Not sure what the weather is like by you but it's been crazy over here in the Chicagoland area....chilly and rainy (raining for days at a time...ugh)...but today is finally a taste of Spring/Summer!

We may hit 70-ish degrees and it's sunny outside so we're all pretty excited about the weekend over here  :)

Would love to hear from you guys ...opinions about the photos, other things you would like to see, etc. 
Don't be shy!!  That's why I created the blog.....

Hope to hear from you soon....
Happy Friday!

Christine

Guessing Game Photo - What is the Subject??

Here's another one....let me know what you think!!

Christine

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So here's a hint......"Rolling hills"

Guessing Game Photo - What is the Subject??

Ok...here's a bit more colorful one for ya. 

PLEASE ONLY GUESS IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN PURCHASING...don't want to spoil it for anybody who might   ; )

More to come ......

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HINT:  "Rocks and ??"

Guess the photo subject matter and get a discount on the purchase!

So I was thinking of things to spice up the blog and I know how much I like winning contests ; ) ....those who know me would agree!.... so I thought it would be a cool idea to have people guess the subject matter of the photos that I'm playing around with in an abstract way and win something if they guess correctly! 

Since I actually have to pay for supplies and spend time on these, I can't give it away entirely because there might be some really good guessers out there!  But, I thought a discount on the purchase of the photo would be fun as well.....

So, here we go....if you guess correctly, you can buy the photo for $30 and get free shipping = total savings of $10...not bad for a unique piece of art ; )  

I will specifically identify the photos that will be included in the guessing game but it will still be on Ebay to purchase as well at regular price.  Only those on my blog will see the game and be able to play! 

I will be adding different photos as we go but for today, let's start with the one I have posted below.

HAVE FUN!!
Christine

Guessing Game Photo - What is the subject?

Just trying out something new....a friend's mom does photography and she did some interesting manipulations with images so I thought...why not???

What do you think this is??

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Italian Eatery

Here's some of my photography work.  I love doing that as much as painting!  Let me know if there are any subject matters you would like to see me take photos of.....
Christine

A reminder of eating outside in beautiful weather in Italy...

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Another way of connecting with others : )

Hi All!

Welcome to my Blog....

I'm hoping to make this more of an interactive experience vs just looking at paintings and photos on my website http://www.capartistry.com/.

I would love for you to ask me questions about art or photography or anything else for that matter!  Or what you would like to see on here or if you wonder about certain things in the "art world".  I will do my best to answer or find out for you...so we can all learn, grow and expand our horizons....isn't that what life's kind of all about??

So, welcome! and hope to hear from you!
Christine

Bloom Extraordinaire

Another bloom to help get everyone in the Spring mood!

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Springtime Beauty

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If Springtime won't come to us in Chicago, I will make it myself : )