Student Enjoying My Design for FIDM

I just came across this adorable photo (thanks to Kim) on twitter by a student who is interested in attending FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising. She says, “ :) love getting mail from @FIDM” ... This image shows her unpacking her FIDM College Catalog that was designed by me! It’s fun to find examples of my work being used and enjoyed by its intended audience!

Pretty Paintings by Anne B Schwartz

Crystal Cave 089. Mixed media on canvas. 30x40 inches.

I can’t remember where I first came across these pretty paintings by Anne B Schwartz. Like me, she studied graphic design as a college student... But gravitated toward the personal emotionality of painting. These paintings really touch my heart!

Reflections 075. Oil on canvas. 40x40 inches.

What I enjoy most is the abstracted forms that hint at nature. Some of Schwartz’s paintings remind me of piles of leaves I jumped in as a kid. So peaceful and happy, but also full of energy. She says she is also inspired by her study of gemology.

Fall’s Fury 090. Mixed media on canvas. 48x36 inches.

Merging mist 105. Oil on canvas. 30x40 inches.

Deb Haugen’s Emotional Nature

Life’s Explosion. 48x60 inches.

I just found out that my work is being featured this month on MyArtSpace.com! I was so excited I went there immediately to see the other featured artists. I found the work of California artist Deb Haugen, and was stunned and inspired by these beauties!

Pink Newness. 18x24 inches.

I found Ms. Haugen’s website where she talks about her work. I totally agree with everything she says... I’m also much more interested in the emotional responses to landscape/nature rather than a realistic depiction of the scene in front of me. She says:

“For me, I find that creating abstract art with an “Organic” sensitivity in mind lends itself to speak of the emotions involved, rather than painting a pretty sunset that we all recognize to be a sunset. The realistic landscape artist discusses the beauty of a forest they are painting. I am focused on the emotions and feelings that my art conveys, atmospheric memories relived. Organic art reeks of a certain familiarity, something very fundamental, and essential in our daily lives. My paintings convey the organic complexities that surround us, sometimes about serenity, sometimes complex layering systems of decay or destruction. All of life responds to the primitive, tangible, evolution of our planet, some just a little closer to the source.”

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Swept Away. 22x30 inches.

New Small Paintings for Your Enjoyment

Underwater. Danielle Foushee.
4x6 inches. Ink, acrylic on paper.

The only time I can really focus on my painting is when I’m on vacation from my other jobs. I had begun about 60 or 70 new little paintings during 2009, but never had a chance to finish them and scan them in until now. These are three of my favorite ones, although each one has things I like about it. I’m in the process of posting them to my Etsy Site so you can buy them. These small ones make perfect, affordable one-of-a-kind gifts for your friends and loved ones!

Wave No.3. Danielle Foushee.
4x6 inches. Ink, acrylic on paper.

Stitches No.1. Danielle Foushee.
4x6 inches. Ink, acrylic on paper.