tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62143491792515803992024-03-12T23:42:31.768-04:00Expressions of the SoulCreating Beauty Through Fine ArtLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494522624676642843noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214349179251580399.post-58012617527449029202012-05-14T19:09:00.000-04:002012-05-14T19:09:37.769-04:00Change of PlansI have the privilege of being asked to be the featured artist in the big gallery at the Quinlan Art Center in Gainesville GA in August. While I am thrilled (!), all I can think about is "holy art exhibit batman"... it is May 10th and I can barely keep up!! I know, I know, no one wants to hear someone who paints paintings for a living complain . So,moving on...<br />
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Originally my plan was to have a show with all female figures. Like this: <br />
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This painting is called "Waiting" it is a 48x48 oil. Of course this painting will definitely be in the show ( if for no other reason than it will take up space !!).<br />
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Anyway, back to my point. I promise I will get to it soon.<br />
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In April, I had the privilege of spending a week with my parents and son as we traveled to Williamsburg, Jamestown, DC, Monticello, and Mt Vernon. On this trip I listen to my mother and father talk about the blacksmith shop at Jamestown...how it looks just like the one my great grandfather "Daddy Bob" had. My Dad kept showing my son Jake the smokehouse on each property, describing how the one on his farm growing up was just like that. They made their own sausage and ham, grew their own cows, chickens, pigs, rabbits and vegetables, and canned the vegetables. As I was listening to all of this ( farm to table stuff running through my head) I had a realization of how, because of my families' rural roots, I have been exposed to a very different view of the world than someone growing up in a "looks like everyone else's house" in a suburban or urban area. Not to judge :). I am one generation removed from the real farm to table lifestyle. Actually, growing up we had a family garden that my grandparents, my parents and my Aunt's family shared. We shared the meat that was produced at my grandparents farm. So, I have been lucky to know my food, so speak, most of my life. We did not see it as a luxury though but a necessity. <br />
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So... what does that have to do with my show? On this trip, I had an epiphany about why I love painting the subject matter that I paint. I think I can finally verbalize what it is that I am trying to do. I want to capture the simple joys of life . There are endless inspirational possibilities in childhood and the figure.
I am most drawn to the everyday images of life. The moments that make a life, not the things. The joy of rambling around an old barn, playing with a litter of kitties, running through the field with my cousins, sliding down a creek bank just because we could, sliding into home base and winning the game, my mother's love, riding horses, petting cows, swimming and fishing in the lake. All of these things are a part of me even though I now live in one of those "looks like everyone else's house" house in suburbia. I want to hold on to what is right with the world, keep the perspective on the important moments instead of things. As
remarkably simple subjects grab my attention, I find myself immersed in
an understanding of their meaning and then, I feel I am compelled to
interpret them in a way that celebrates their importance. Ultimately,
I hope the viewer will connect with what I felt as I painted and we can share in that connection. <br />
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"Expressions of the Soul" is the name and theme for my latest body of
work. I hope this show will tap your soul with joyful memories!! In the meantime, here are some paintings for the show in August!!<br />
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<br />Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494522624676642843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214349179251580399.post-55576930552277893612011-09-24T05:46:00.001-04:002011-09-24T05:47:01.783-04:00An Artist's ArtistCheck out www.studiomonbennett.blogspot.com for an interview with a very talented young artist. Adam Amram! His show will be in Studio M beginning September 22- October 4. Opening Oct 1 6pm-9pm!<br />
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Worth a see!<br />
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LisaLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494522624676642843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214349179251580399.post-50927314064834393012011-08-14T22:58:00.001-04:002011-08-14T23:00:11.540-04:00What Makes Good Art? How to Recognize the Best ArtCheck this article out and tell me what you think. I actually like all the views that are posted. But what it seems to come down to is taste... yours!
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<br />I grew up around art, educators and definitely free thinkers. Luckily I was exposed to many different views of how life can be lived. While many people have influenced my work, tonight I want to talk about my Aunt Barbara.
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<br />Having been the President of the Atlanta Artists Center here in the ATL and a professional painter for over eight years , I have been exposed to a plethora of talented people. I have found that many artists can execute the perfect drawing, or painting but I have seen very few who have had the touch and feel that my aunt could create with her work. Barbara's way of using watercolor, pencil, pen and ink ,oil or whatever medium she chose always carried the same theme of beauty, softness, and emotion. I guess that is why I am trying so hard to capture a "feeling" and evoke some kind of "emotion" with my paintings.
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<br />My Aunt passed away suddenly this year and I have lost one of my greatest champions. <span style="font-style: italic;"></span> <span style="font-style: italic;">She thought whatever I did was fantastic, especially if I was pushing the boundaries of conformity.</span> What started this thought process tonight is a painting my brother has now of UGA, the bulldog, that my aunt did when she was first learning acrylics. It takes a great deal of courage to pull your work out from under your bed and share it with others.
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<br />I remember when Barbara gave my brother that painting. He could not have been maybe 13 or 14 years old. He was absolutely thrilled. She captured the excitement of Georgia football (something that is near and dear to many in our family) with that one painting. I watched how having that piece of art made him feel. He still has it hanging in a place of honor in his home next to his wife's Florida Gator. <span style="font-style: italic;">I know it is a mixed marriage. But I digress. </span>From that one moment, I thought, I want to create something that makes someone feel that way. So tonight I am glad my Aunt pulled that painting out from under her bed and shared it with us. Hopefully, I will continue to have the same courage.
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<br />Here's to having the courage to bring joy to others!
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<br />I am in the process of doing three 40x40 paintings for my church's choir room. I have hesitated to write about this because my feelings of faith and organized religion are mine and I am not really interested in other people's opinions of those feelings or ideas<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">. </span></span>But art and religion have always had a symbiotic relationship, and my personal journey, artistic or otherwise, is thoroughly intertwined with my faith and beliefs. So having the opportunity to give back to an organization that does so much good for so many is a thrill<span style="font-weight: bold;">.
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<br />There it is! My concept for the work. The three types of grace-
<br />Prevenient grace- The gift of grace always present in everyone,
<br />Justifying grace-By God's grace you are forgiven through acceptance of his love,
<br />Sanctifying grace- By consciously choosing not to sin or perfecting your life towards the Lord.
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<br />Now, how to convey grace visually is my challenge.
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<br />Since these works are to "grace" the wall of the choir room, I went to the Methodist Hymnal and found songs that represent the three types of grace and decided to illustrate those songs.
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<br />This painting is called <span style="font-weight: bold;">"How Sweet the Sound"</span> . I see God's grace as his gift to us. It is there for the taking, always, no matter what we believe or do .
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<br />Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494522624676642843noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214349179251580399.post-8937168081829491572011-08-05T22:00:00.007-04:002011-08-05T22:35:19.561-04:00Moving on Up! 4,100 feet above sea level!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-y1V6dRkscms/Tjyioshx80I/AAAAAAAAAmk/J0zFc3uIrfs/s1600/highlands0001.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 220px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-y1V6dRkscms/Tjyioshx80I/AAAAAAAAAmk/J0zFc3uIrfs/s320/highlands0001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637559653592331074" border="0" /></a><br />Today I had the pleasure if driving to Highlands NC. If you have not been to Highlands, it is about 2.5 hours from Atlanta . Located on a plateau in the southern Appalachian mountains, within the Nantahala National Forest, it lies mostly in southeastern Macon and slightly in southwestern Jackson counties, in the Highlands and <a href="http://www.highlandsinfo.com/daytrips/cashiers.htm">Cashiers</a> townships, respectively. The permanent population was 909 at the 2000 census. The population swells to 10,000-15,000 during the season from spring to fall.<br /><br /> Highlands was founded in 1875 after its two founders, Samuel Truman Kelsey and Clinton Carter Hutchinson drew lines from Chicago to Savannah and from New Orleans to Baltimore. They felt that the place where these lines met would eventually become a great trading center and commercial crossroads. In the 1930s the town became a golfing mecca when Bobby Jones of Atlanta and some of his well-heeled golfing buddies founded the <a href="http://www.highlandsinfo.com/golf.htm">Highlands Country Club</a>. Today that club is one of seven successful residential country club communities.<br /><br />I drove to Highlands to drop artwork for the Bascom Art Center's members show.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uyh0aNF2k0o/TjyjbQ5Xs-I/AAAAAAAAAms/ApjApWn23WI/s1600/home_header.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 69px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uyh0aNF2k0o/TjyjbQ5Xs-I/AAAAAAAAAms/ApjApWn23WI/s320/home_header.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637560522348409826" border="0" /></a> www.thebascom.org<br /><br />I am very excited about participating in this show. The Bascom is becoming one of the premier art centers in the southeast. With great resident artists and shows of modern masters, this wonderful jewel is bringing the art of our region to the national scene. Below is the piece I entered in the show. Taylor Kinzel Gallery that carries my work was kind enough to let me put this piece in the Bascom show. Thanks TK! www.taylorkinzelgallery.com<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eoK-MMUjxA4/TjymvLbgnGI/AAAAAAAAAm0/OD8TUDDEg2Y/s1600/taylorkinzelweb009002.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 277px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eoK-MMUjxA4/TjymvLbgnGI/AAAAAAAAAm0/OD8TUDDEg2Y/s320/taylorkinzelweb009002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637564163013254242" border="0" /></a><br />"Tomorrow" 42x48 Oil<br /></div> <br />Today I became envious of landscape painters. The inspiration in this beautiful place is never ending.On this very hot day in Atlanta, it was 76 degrees in the Highlands and you could see for miles with a low humidity. You never know, I may have to find the time away from painting figures to painting landscapes. August 20th is the opening of this show. I think it will be so much fun. Jack and I will have to take a road trip for the weekend.<br /><br />Won't you join us?!<br /><br />Best,<br />LisaLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494522624676642843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214349179251580399.post-43125790559606946502011-08-03T09:45:00.001-04:002011-08-03T10:26:20.003-04:00Memories of Tuscany<div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DXC8X-9QLwc/TjlRI_ecB2I/AAAAAAAAAk8/wFyQsmsKRus/s1600/July%2Bwork%2B011.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DXC8X-9QLwc/TjlRI_ecB2I/AAAAAAAAAk8/wFyQsmsKRus/s320/July%2Bwork%2B011.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>In April we traveled to the incredibly inspirational Tuscan region of Italy. For ten days Jack, Jake and I soaked up the essence of Italy. Did you know that the "essence" of Italy comes in both red , white and bubbly? Ok, mostly Jack and I soaked up the essence.! I will say riding in a car , viewing art, medieval church s and museums only entertains a nine year old for a short while. But he was happy once we got to Rome.<br /><br />On the other-hand, I loved the timelessness of the countryside . It seems that this part of Italy's economy is still agriculturally based. Each little hill town has it's own micro economy. No big box stores that force small businesses out. Consequently for us, people really did not speak much English so we had a great time entertaining the locals by trying to speak Italian with our Appalachian accents ( I am from the mountains of north Georgia and Jack is from the upstate of South Carolina). The pace of life in the hill towns was a pace we are all trying to capture here in the US. I now understand now why so many Americans want to live in the Maremma region of Italy.<br /><br />The painting above "Abandoned in Manciano" is one of the many many farm houses that I just fell in love with. This particular place was abandoned so of course that drew me in even more. I love the red roof and creamy tawny facade against the green of the cypress trees that were growing all around. I just had to paint this picture large. It is 54 inches long and 48 inches tall. I hope viewing this painting will bring to you the peace and tranquility that is the Italian countryside.<br /><br />Ciao!<br /><br />Lisa<br /><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none; padding: 0px; background: none repeat scroll 0% 50% transparent;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494522624676642843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214349179251580399.post-60430484228351276752011-08-01T14:48:00.007-04:002011-08-01T15:23:10.457-04:00Self-indulgent... maybe.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sxLXBfSb0k0/Tjb7pGKXQKI/AAAAAAAAAkE/FnKXATNqpds/s1600/MooreL.Remembering.JPG"><br /></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cBOP_tmxBcI/Tjb7MPMScAI/AAAAAAAAAj8/VpyNywSSY-8/s1600/MooreL.Draped.JPG"></a></span>When I left the consulting world to become a full time painter, I did worry a bit about my contribution to the world. In my family, one is always suppose to use their talents to improve the world in some way and here I was leaving what I had trained twenty years to do. ( I use to work with non profit hospitals to help improve their capability to meet demand for their services). I wondered how is spending the day thinking about what I want to say going to help anyone else, I wondered, am I being self indulgent, self centered and narcissistic to focus inward instead of outward? Wrestling with this very concept I came full circle this year.<br /><br />I have found a way to meet both my philanthropic needs and my need to feel that I am contributing to the world. We are in the eighth month of 2011 and to date my works of art have helped raise over $12,000 for non profits around the Atlanta area. I am thrilled beyond belief that my works of art have had that large scale of an impact for the charities I care about. Some of the groups I have worked with are The Trinity School, Wesleyan School, Tanner Medical Foundation, Cobb Museum of Fine Art , Briarlake Elementary School and coming up this fall Atlanta Hospice and the Charity Guild of the Country Club of the South.<br /><br />Here are a few of the pieces that have helped the most!<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cBOP_tmxBcI/Tjb7MPMScAI/AAAAAAAAAj8/VpyNywSSY-8/s1600/MooreL.Draped.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cBOP_tmxBcI/Tjb7MPMScAI/AAAAAAAAAj8/VpyNywSSY-8/s200/MooreL.Draped.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635968171355828226" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sxLXBfSb0k0/Tjb7pGKXQKI/AAAAAAAAAkE/FnKXATNqpds/s1600/MooreL.Remembering.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sxLXBfSb0k0/Tjb7pGKXQKI/AAAAAAAAAkE/FnKXATNqpds/s200/MooreL.Remembering.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635968667148042402" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7xo55aTr3cc/Tjb6SMs2r3I/AAAAAAAAAjs/4rY7NtTB1kI/s1600/MooreL.Remembering.JPG"> </a>Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494522624676642843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214349179251580399.post-28654031159913467662011-07-31T22:19:00.003-04:002011-07-31T22:32:28.183-04:00Summer ...slow and easy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kbouD8i3d7k/TjYPkKYiyqI/AAAAAAAAAjM/l3wpvY1rHbY/s1600/36x48.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kbouD8i3d7k/TjYPkKYiyqI/AAAAAAAAAjM/l3wpvY1rHbY/s320/36x48.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635709097637759650" border="0" /></a> "Magic" 36x48 Oil<br />This summer I have been working on new works to get ready for the Studio M on Bennett Opening and my solo show at Taylor Kinzel Gallery in Roswell GA. But all of this work came to screeching halt in July! School is out so of course the kid needs a bit of summer not going off to camp everyday.<br />So I sacrificed and we have been to all water parks within an hour, amusement parks, kayaking, laser show at Stone Mountain to name a few. Now we are down to our last week before school and I am itching to get back into the studio. I have also been absent from here during my little break. I hope to share quite a few new works in the next couple of weeks. In the meantime, enjoy "Magic" This is the one of two paintings that I actually want to keep. Let me know what you think!Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494522624676642843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214349179251580399.post-12757037232382159272011-06-27T16:25:00.003-04:002011-06-27T18:04:32.080-04:00Works in progress for Fall Show<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TkQUJjsqjpg/Tgj-Ew9ivQI/AAAAAAAAAhg/-vrhinZiZUw/s1600/TK%2Bbeginning%2B003.JPG"><br /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LPPaFc2GFnc/Tgj-ErO4sDI/AAAAAAAAAhY/0hAmheVM5YU/s1600/TK%2Bbeginning%2B003.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 316px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LPPaFc2GFnc/Tgj-ErO4sDI/AAAAAAAAAhY/0hAmheVM5YU/s320/TK%2Bbeginning%2B003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623023491050156082" border="0" /></a>"Possibilities"<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5NrVt1_G_XA/Tgj9Qo1GNWI/AAAAAAAAAhQ/hKF7zW3qjUk/s1600/TK%2Bbeginning%2B001.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 312px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5NrVt1_G_XA/Tgj9Qo1GNWI/AAAAAAAAAhQ/hKF7zW3qjUk/s320/TK%2Bbeginning%2B001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623022597051921762" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">"Crossroads"<br /></div>Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494522624676642843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214349179251580399.post-33793405737085786422011-01-12T22:24:00.002-05:002011-01-12T22:29:51.233-05:00"Dream"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oYuXZYHuSVs/TS5xiAUw6mI/AAAAAAAAAXw/_-dD08LGiYQ/s1600/Dream%2B002.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 308px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oYuXZYHuSVs/TS5xiAUw6mI/AAAAAAAAAXw/_-dD08LGiYQ/s320/Dream%2B002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561507418865724002" border="0" /></a><br />New year, new lease on everything we want to do. Unfortunately, with all our enthusiasm to start the year off with a bang, Mother Nature had other ideas. So as I try to get back to the studio, here is a little something new for your enjoyment. "Dream" 40x40 Oil and Wax on Canvas.Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494522624676642843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214349179251580399.post-10260534724087195562011-01-03T09:01:00.000-05:002011-01-03T09:01:10.558-05:00http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Lisa-Moore-Fine-Art-Events.html?soid=1102238946284&aid=bnq3ewNORDs<a href="http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Lisa-Moore-Fine-Art-Events.html?soid=1102238946284&aid=bnq3ewNORDs">http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Lisa-Moore-Fine-Art-Events.html?soid=1102238946284&aid=bnq3ewNORDs</a>Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494522624676642843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214349179251580399.post-33713185629938162512010-10-26T08:09:00.002-04:002010-10-26T08:19:39.618-04:00"Small Works of Grand Art"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oYuXZYHuSVs/TMbFhv-Rd7I/AAAAAAAAAVo/nlB3sglNn04/s1600/Ruby.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 318px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oYuXZYHuSVs/TMbFhv-Rd7I/AAAAAAAAAVo/nlB3sglNn04/s320/Ruby.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532326375875246002" border="0" /></a><br />"Ruby" 16x16 Oil. $500. "Ruby" is a part of my series of ballet dresses. She would be great for your little girl's room or just for you. I live in a house of boys so I love having one piece of feminine art just for me! You will find more works like "Ruby" all during the month of November at Studio M on Bennett.Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494522624676642843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214349179251580399.post-17633611572051058752010-10-25T07:59:00.002-04:002010-10-25T08:06:02.011-04:00Solace<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oYuXZYHuSVs/TMVxYpDWQ8I/AAAAAAAAAVg/yt1c9k4mpJ4/s1600/Oct+2010+006.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oYuXZYHuSVs/TMVxYpDWQ8I/AAAAAAAAAVg/yt1c9k4mpJ4/s320/Oct+2010+006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531952385445217218" border="0" /></a>"Solace" 9x12 custom framed painting. "Solace" is $350.Available November 4th for the "Small Works of Grand Art" show. I love painting the figure.It allows me to combine my undergraduate degree of exercise physiology and the study of the human figure with my love for creating. I am amazed at the beauty of the human form. Hopefully I conveyed that beauty with this painting.Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494522624676642843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214349179251580399.post-38238732629064512622010-10-24T16:26:00.005-04:002010-10-24T16:36:20.714-04:00"Small Works of Grand Art"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oYuXZYHuSVs/TMSXcRGN7dI/AAAAAAAAAVI/6caHJBcVODg/s1600/Fallen.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oYuXZYHuSVs/TMSXcRGN7dI/AAAAAAAAAVI/6caHJBcVODg/s320/Fallen.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531712754199424466" border="0" /></a><br />"Small Works of Grand Art"<br />All works will be under $1000. I am participating in a show with 19 other artists in November. The opening will be on Nov 6th 2010. The painting "Fallen" is 8x10 and will sell for $250. Our goal is to create small oil paintings that you can enjoy and at the same time raise some money for Team Boobie-Que a breast cancer walk team.Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494522624676642843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214349179251580399.post-66563142895377122502010-10-13T08:26:00.007-04:002010-10-19T21:33:49.696-04:00Life's Lessons<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oYuXZYHuSVs/TL5GEmhC_MI/AAAAAAAAAU0/M-Eyy8lqH_8/s1600/Trinity.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 281px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oYuXZYHuSVs/TL5GEmhC_MI/AAAAAAAAAU0/M-Eyy8lqH_8/s320/Trinity.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529934437330123970" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Have you ever had time stop as you realized a major life moment was happening? Well, I did last week. I had the opportunity to work with a group of fantastic ladies who are raising money for their school. Our goal for the evening was for them to come to the studio and have a volunteer kick-off party. The key activity other than visiting and bonding as a team was for the ladies to help paint a painting that they can then auction at their fundraiser. Some people jumped right in and others held back but with a bit of coaxing, came up and participated.<br /><br />The "AHA moment" for me came when one person came up and asked " how can you let other people mess up your beautiful creation? I don't understand how you can put so much work into something and then allow it to be destroyed!" I thought "what are you talking about, the mistakes are what will make the painting more beautiful and interesting plus I can always fix it!"<br /><br />At that moment, time stopped for me. I realized that my art is an extension of my life philosophy. Not only do I love painting beautiful objects, places and people , but I also approach my work the way I view life. Don't sweat it, relish the mistakes they will give you a better product most things are fixable. Now... I have not always been this way.<br /><br />When I was growing up, I would work and work to make things just right in whatever I did. I learned quickly that there would always be something that I would have no control over and inevitably, things would not be exactly the way I had envisioned them. Lucky for me I was raised by parents who already knew the secret of happiness in this world. My mother would share this bit of wisdom with me over and over and over-- " Sweetie, we don't worry about things that we can't change only the things we can." To sum up her point in another way, if it isn't life threatening then get over yourself and roll with what comes your way. Things may turn out better than you planned.<br /><br />I have found that some of my most successful creations come from the worst beginnings or mistakes. I also have the wisdom of a little bitty bit of age that now as in my art, I approach life much the same way. I can only control myself and my reactions to what happens around me and how others behave.If I take responsibility for the things that I can change then I have to power to create a fantastic work of art. It's as my father has always said "Always take the high road,you may not win the battle but you will win the war. The war of creating a happy life!Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494522624676642843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214349179251580399.post-61070547356691532382010-06-08T08:58:00.001-04:002010-10-13T08:43:18.878-04:00New Palette, New Focus<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oYuXZYHuSVs/TA4-32OaTtI/AAAAAAAAAQw/YrXWCjCcfOk/s1600/swim+and+girl+033.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 305px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oYuXZYHuSVs/TA4-32OaTtI/AAAAAAAAAQw/YrXWCjCcfOk/s320/swim+and+girl+033.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480386925726158546" border="0" /></a><br />I am in the process of completing this painting. I am extremely excited about this new palette of neutrals. What do you think?Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494522624676642843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214349179251580399.post-43940919704299859312010-06-04T06:59:00.004-04:002010-06-04T07:01:23.059-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oYuXZYHuSVs/TAjcxJHitTI/AAAAAAAAAQQ/ALapqpa6B98/s1600/Together+there+is+Hope,+36x40+oil.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 282px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oYuXZYHuSVs/TAjcxJHitTI/AAAAAAAAAQQ/ALapqpa6B98/s320/Together+there+is+Hope,+36x40+oil.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478871683515462962" border="0" /></a><br />So excited to take part in the West Georgia Community Foundations first juried art exhibit. The goal of this exhibit is for the artist to create works that express what community means to them. I created the painting to the right called. "Together there is Hope". My goal with this painting is to target what we all know in ourselves. That is we have to have the same vision of the kind of community we want but there are lots of ways to achieve that vision. As long as we can agree on the "what" we want ie: I want to live in a community where all people have a chance to flourish, I want to live in a community where I can walk to stores, ride my bike through nature trails and attend cultural events on a regular basis. I want to have access to healthcare , and know that my medical needs can be met. These are just a few of the things I want in my community. How to achieve these things? That is the easy part. What type of community do you want to be a part of?Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494522624676642843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214349179251580399.post-51279283676393908022010-06-04T06:44:00.003-04:002010-06-04T06:49:58.690-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oYuXZYHuSVs/TAjZd4FcccI/AAAAAAAAAQI/BPJWI5b8_nI/s1600/Together+there+is+Hope,+36x40+oil.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 282px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oYuXZYHuSVs/TAjZd4FcccI/AAAAAAAAAQI/BPJWI5b8_nI/s320/Together+there+is+Hope,+36x40+oil.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478868053990863298" border="0" /></a><br />So excited to take part in the West Georgia Community Foundations first juried art exhibit. The goal of this exhibit is for the artist to create works that express what community means to them. I created the painting to the right called. "Together there is Hope". My goal with this painting is to target what we all know in ourselves. That is we have to same vision of the kind of community we want then there are many ways to achieve that vision. I wish now we could go forward and work together to define the characteristics of how we should live together. It would be interesting.Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494522624676642843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214349179251580399.post-77169871700295785062010-05-25T15:51:00.000-04:002010-05-25T15:56:49.948-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oYuXZYHuSVs/S_wrWVWQOpI/AAAAAAAAAQA/pXybnwsSQ7c/s1600/studio+m+001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 258px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oYuXZYHuSVs/S_wrWVWQOpI/AAAAAAAAAQA/pXybnwsSQ7c/s320/studio+m+001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475298909663279762" border="0" /></a>Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494522624676642843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214349179251580399.post-44399065142709662582010-05-22T20:14:00.000-04:002010-05-22T20:14:36.301-04:00Drop Box<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/102439151334645184391/DropBox?authkey=Gv1sRgCKq1pfHS64vl1gE&feat=blogger" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_oYuXZYHuSVs/S-0-b2C7stE/AAAAAAAAAPI/V17brb6AmME/s160-c/DropBox.jpg" border="0" /></a>Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494522624676642843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214349179251580399.post-55792394185418859182010-05-17T11:40:00.003-04:002010-05-17T11:45:14.427-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oYuXZYHuSVs/S_FkBpfpx0I/AAAAAAAAAME/YYF8qH_nlMQ/s1600/beachpaintings+015.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 277px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oYuXZYHuSVs/S_FkBpfpx0I/AAAAAAAAAME/YYF8qH_nlMQ/s320/beachpaintings+015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472265001713125186" border="0" /></a><br />I just finished this commission for a lady who is redecorating her house on St. Simon's. she wanted all five grandchildren in the painting and very soft palette. I have to say at first I was not excited about using such a soft palette but I am thrilled at how this painting turned out! We captured all the children and their personalities!!<br />Enjoy "Mimi's Angels"Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494522624676642843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214349179251580399.post-82538105345825843112010-04-30T11:50:00.000-04:002010-04-30T11:52:56.458-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oYuXZYHuSVs/S9r8wj3X7CI/AAAAAAAAAKA/CxWXcXqNBe8/s1600/Dresses+2010+002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oYuXZYHuSVs/S9r8wj3X7CI/AAAAAAAAAKA/CxWXcXqNBe8/s320/Dresses+2010+002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465959008958934050" border="0" /></a>Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494522624676642843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214349179251580399.post-51324888908033558882010-04-30T11:42:00.001-04:002010-04-30T11:48:20.452-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oYuXZYHuSVs/S9r7FkDEyfI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/ZJfXNzvP9WU/s1600/For+Pat+005.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oYuXZYHuSVs/S9r7FkDEyfI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/ZJfXNzvP9WU/s320/For+Pat+005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465957170762009074" border="0" /></a><br /> "1959" Dress from Prom 1959Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494522624676642843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214349179251580399.post-66112432431979601352010-04-18T19:21:00.004-04:002010-04-18T19:24:54.041-04:00New Work<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oYuXZYHuSVs/S8uUehVAeBI/AAAAAAAAAJw/H70NIExo7wA/s1600/For+Pat+023.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 315px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oYuXZYHuSVs/S8uUehVAeBI/AAAAAAAAAJw/H70NIExo7wA/s320/For+Pat+023.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461622225180325906" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oYuXZYHuSVs/S8uURCEbKXI/AAAAAAAAAJo/BZ1ruq-5kJs/s1600/For+Pat+016.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oYuXZYHuSVs/S8uURCEbKXI/AAAAAAAAAJo/BZ1ruq-5kJs/s320/For+Pat+016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461621993450973554" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oYuXZYHuSVs/S8uUJC8RBuI/AAAAAAAAAJg/XKnTJGvopXU/s1600/For+Pat+015.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 254px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oYuXZYHuSVs/S8uUJC8RBuI/AAAAAAAAAJg/XKnTJGvopXU/s320/For+Pat+015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461621856246236898" border="0" /></a>Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494522624676642843noreply@blogger.com0