"Eden" is complete

I finally completed this painting after putting it aside to figure out what finishing touches I would add to the painting. Hopefully I will be complete editing the demo of this painting video this week so I can upload onto Youtube. A print will be available this week in my shop.

Finished Painting

Happy Friday everyone! Man is it sure getting hot here in Hotlanta.

I wanted to show you my finished painting that I started last week. It was such a tough decision, because you guys gave such great suggestions. I decided to name it "Deeply Rooted", as suggested by Pocket Full of Prettys. Pocket, I will send you a print for helping me decide the title. I was pleased with the finished result and plan to create another with this similiar technique.

Sneak Peek - Painting in Progress

step #1 -Laying in the background color to my painting.

step #2 -Adding the grass with a cross hatch approach.

step #3 - Painting the foliage in the tree.

The toughest part for me after completing the painting is titling the piece. Sometime it comes to me quickly, other times I can't think of a thing. This image definately reflects my Christian faith and the tree represents having a firm foundation. Help me come up with a name! If I pick your title I will send you a prize.

New Bird with an Attitude

I've got another little bird to show you and he also has a very bad disposition, but he is super cute.

Imagekind Fine Art Prints

I found this great site on Natasha Westcoat's website called Imagekind. The site is owned by Cafepress but offers on demand prints on paper, posters and prints on canvas. The site features artist and photographers original work. I decided to give the site a try with my images. I am featuring my music themed pieces first and will be adding new images regularly. Come take a look at my gallery: mechelleharrison.imagekind.com

Happy Memorial Day Weekend!

My kids are out of school for the summer so I am going to be busy trying to keep them entertained. I hope you all have a safe holiday weekend. My family hopes to catch the movie "Night at the Smithsonian".

Barefoot in the Park

My daughther and I attended Barefoot in the Park festival last weekend that is held in downtown Duluth, Ga. Duluth is approximately 29 miles northeast of Atlanta. The show is something I am considering exhibiting in next year. The crowds were down this year due to other events going on in the area. If you live in the area or are visiting this is a great place for shopping in antiques stores, specialty shops, and quaint restaurants.

I stopped by the booth of one artist to chat about her work. The Artist is Julia Speer who makes incredible ceramic pieces of women. She is also an art teacher in the local school system. I unfortunately left my camera at home so I took pictures with my camera phone so please excuse the resolution. You can see more of her work at her website.