Mary Free Bed art show. My hyperrealism paintings

Loons Mom and Baby

                                                 
                                                                    Hydrangea

                                                                   American Indian

These are 16" by 20" watercolor pencil paintings that were entered into the Mary Free Bed  art show.  I found out recently out that the mane of my art is Hyperrealism.  It is a form of art were the picture is so realistic it looks like a photo.  Someone told me this and when I looked it up on Google sure  enough that's what it is.

 Hyperrealism is a genre of painting and sculpture resembling a high-resolution photograph. Hyperrealism is considered an advancement of Photorealism by the methods used to create the resulting paintings or sculptures. The term is primarily applied to an independent art movement and art style in the United States and Europe that has developed since the early 1970s.

In other words you paint like it is a photo.

Young dancer

This is a 16" by 20" watercolor pencil painting on canvas. I am doing a little experimenting with back grounds at this point trying to get more movement in the painting. Don't know it its working but I think it makes the picture more abstract with reality based figure. I would appreciate any feedback you have for me.

Thank you for viewing.

I know it's been a while but I have been very busy with the warm weather. Now that it is turning cold again I will try to be more consistent.

Little Dancer

This is a 16" by 20" watercolor pencil painting on canvas. I found a bunch of my old pictures and decided to paint the pictures. This little girl looks so determined and reminds me of my grand daughter when she dances.

Today we have had 8 people from India who have visited the sight. Welcome and come back soon. We have also had 3 from the US, 1 from France and 1 from New Zeeland. I wish I could meet the people who happen upon this blog. That would be so cool. Hope you all come back!

Dancing Girl

During art prize this year a man approached me about the dance and movement of the Indian's. He said he had a great photo of

a young girl dancing and emailed it to me. This is my

interpretation of the picture.

It was a lot of fun drawing this picture and I liked the movement. If anyone else has a picture they would like to see done I will sure give it a try. By the way this is a 12" by 16" watercolor painting on canvas. It will be matted in a standard 16" by 20" matte. I will probable sell it for $125.00. It is not framed.

Yet Another Art Prize day

All in all it was a hectic day. Up early to babysit the kids and then home for a quick nap. I had these pictures with me all day to remind me why I'm doing all this. Willa is 3 and loved her doll house. We played with it this morning. Art Prize was not as busy as it was over the weekend. I was interviewed by the press who will take photo's tomorrow. Not bad for an old lady. I saw Tim Pierre and his wife and it was fun to see a familiar face. I was pretty punch drunk by the end of it all. Good night.

Art Prize

It's only 4 days away. I am very nervous about all the hype and activity that happens during Art Prize. I hope I make it through it all and get to the other side. I guess my goal continues to be getting enough notoriety to get picked up by a gallery. It is very frustrating to produce work that no-one sees. Hopefully this year people will stop and see these. Hope to see you down at the Civic Theatre in Grand Rapids.

The sixth painting

This is the sixth and final painting in the Dance into manhood series. It will be on display for art prize at the Civic Theatre. I hope a lot of people get to see it this year as last year I was in a venue that was so far out no one came to see anything. Oh well that's life.

Determination

This is the fifth image in the art prize series. He was a strong young man who was dancing very hard and fast. It was a pleasure to watch him as well as paint him.

Fourth Art Prize Picture.

This is the fourth picture in the art prize series. This young man was so innocent and sincere looking. I admired his dedication and reverence. Again, this is a water color pencil painting on canvas. This picture took me approximately three days of non-stop painting. It filled me with serenity.

American Indian at 2010 Pow-wow

Well it was a very fun but hectic Day. The grand kids were over and we did non-stop swimming. I didn't get to paint until after dinner. It is more difficult starting so late and being tired on top of it. I have to stop the flow of the work because I just can't get to the right place in my head were the beauty is. I painted this guy about a month ago. I say him at the spring Pow-wow. He was very interesting to me. This is a water color pencil painting on Canvas.

Second Picture in Art Prize

Well its a new day and here is the second picture that will be involved in Art Prize. Tomorrow I will have professional shots of the pictures and also of myself. Never really thought of doing that before. Zack, My 4 year old Grandson and myself will be in an art show in Sparta Michigan. He's a great kid with a great imagination and already quite the photographer (see the picture of the cactus above that he put in the Sparta show). I get a kick out of him because he is always telling me he has put in pictures to the kids "Art Surprise" and he always wins because other people just put plain pieces of paper. He wants me to enter this contest too. He is really excited about the show in Sparta. The people there do not think he took the picture by himself because it was framed so nicely and looked so professional. I am making a photo book of his shots for him to show off at the show.

Another Year of Art Prize

Well here we are in 2010 and Art Prize is getting close again. This year I won the Legacy Trust Award so I am receiving help with all the hard parts. I already have a venue, Civic Theatre in Center City. Maybe this year people will see my art. Last Year was discouraging because I don't think many people even new some of use were out there.

This year I have decided to go with a native American theme. It is a series of paintings of young American Male's dancing. I call it Dance Into Manhood. The regalia at the Pow-Wow was wonderful which I found my inspiration in.

The picture above is the first of six. I will write about the others another day. The flow of the regalia was wild. Painting this picture was also a flowing experience. It took me about three non-stop days. I then fell asleep for a full day. It was exhausting but fulfilling.