Solitude, best time for communication with As-Samad, the Eternally Besought.
I am all wrapped up in artsy events these days and can’t find the time to write on my blog. So I thought this photo challenge might be fun! Do check out this website, Silvain Landry, for awesome photos!
After the art exhibit at MuslimFest this summer, I had all sorts of artsy ideas bouncing around my head. So I decided to bring some art to my community. It turns out painting is a great way to unwind!
Sunsets.
Food!
Artsy ladies.
I painted one in the morning and then one in the evening as I instructed.
Le finished masterpieces!
It turned out well for the first time, we had lots of fun. I would love your suggestions and tips to make it better though!
School opening again sort of means summer is over, even though it’s not and the weather is still awesome and there may be some more beach days. However the trees are being sneakily “Autumnized” with brilliantly painted leaves. School opening definitely means more time to write though and more time to “art”. I was up to some artsy stuff when I got the chance, kids joined in and we made some masterpieces together. I am trying out the photo real stuff, need lots of practice, but I love it.
Did this scenery for someone.
Practised plenty in the sketchbook too…
Would you like a jelly bean?
MuslimFest was lots of fun for the kids. Jumping castles, slides and face painting. Lots of food and music. Big crowd!
This was painted live (but I missed it ) just outside the art exhibit.
My stuff was right in front and got the best light (lucky me)
This is the picture that sold. Yay!
This is some other work exhibited there. I messed up the pic and the lighting wasn’t the best in this corner. But the paintings were good.
These are prints someone had put up of their original work. There were a lot of other paintings but the kids didn’t want to stay more than five minutes and I couldn’t get any more pictures. The jumping castle was becoming a matter of life or death for them.
Gotta clean the house today (although I am really tempted to start another painting) before the health department puts a quarantine sign on our front lawn. Yes it is THAT bad. The summer vacation needs to end now.
There is going to be an art exhibition at Celebration Square in August at the MuslimFest. Realizing that I may be the modern day Monet I have decided to bestow my artistic dazzle upon the world. Or at least whoever turns up for the exhibit. I just finished the application form. Which took me five hours since the computer knows I don’t have a whole lot of time and loves to test my patience. After filling the entire form (all 3450 pages) I was informed the link had failed. Woo hoo I got to fill the whole thing again!
Anyways here is what I am submitting:
This is how a great masterpiece was born…
Yes the woman is holding her heart.
I used Prismacolor soft pencils for this.
And this one is literally about to be born…
I used oil pastels and the soft pencils on Mi-Teintes pastel paper for this one. It has real purty colors! Something less dramatic for people who are squeamish…
This one is also soft pencils and oil pastels on Mi-Teintes pastel paper.
I have to finish two more paintings to submit. If I stop blogging you will know I made millions off these magnum opi ( of course opi is a word, it is plural for opus!) and am now lolling about on some tropical island sipping the fancy drinks they serve in coconut shells.
I think it was the fact that spring finally decided to make an appearance, I have been feeling all artsy this past month.
I stole teen 1’s canvas board and did some clouds in acrylic.
My suddenly blooming garden inspired me to wear down a set of pastels.
I am almost out of blue pastels.
yup blue is definitely all gone now…
Since I have consumed most of the pastel crayons I turned to acrylic paint (swiped it from teen 1) and started this one. I hope I can finish it tomorrow. I am thinking of dumping the kids on my worse better half and taking a serious art course. Seriously. Or maybe I should get that novel done, the Best Seller List is patiently waiting for me. The Mayor is retiring too though…that could be fun.
khaula Siddique 