Since I can’t travel with my own family, I’m turning friend’s travel adventure photos into quick mixed media paintings in my sketchbook. They’re fun, done fast without paying attention to detail or perfection, and putting me in the right direction.
and this one from an past trip
and one from a friend’s trip to Ireland
This year, Instagram started offering Flipside accounts, a secret account connected to your main account where only friends/followers can be invited. I’m not sure how other people are going to use this feature, or if it’s going to be used at all. Flipside might not make it to 2025 but I thought I would give it a try. I decided to offer drawing inspiration, how draw steps, and reviews on tools and materials I use to anyone who wants this information. So far it’s a small group and that’s ok. I love the idea of it, to offer something different, but related to my art account, that I am passionate about – inspiring a daily creative practice.
This Flipside account has also given me a chance to play with some social branding ideas, which I can use throughout all of my social media accounts.
Have you had a chance to get a Flipside account going? How do you want to use this feature for your creative business?
Posted in Elk Valley, Fernie BC, The Arts
Tagged art, Brina Schenk, daily art, Flipside, inspiration, Instagram, mixed-media, sketchbook, social media planning
It’s been a while since I did a five colours…so I thought I’d bring it back with a bouquet of interesting colours from Stemhouse in Fernie. It was an unexpected combination!
Posted in Design, Elk Valley, Fernie BC
Tagged colour palette, Five Colours, flowers, Stemhouse Floral Studio
I was recently asked to create a painting for Anie Radish as she is retiring from Fernie Pride Society’s board and I thought that would be 1. a challenge but also 2. an honour. It’s a house of creative artists in many forms, so I was a little intimidated by that but also so happy that I was chosen.
This is what I created for Anie. It’s very Anie and I hope she finds all the hidden images in there…and if she doesn’t I would gladly show her one day.
But another option I had done in my sketchbook was a portrait of her dog and I REALLY liked it. It’s so cute and he’s wearing a swearing inspired by a sweater Anie made for her dog. Awe. So here it is.
Posted in Elk Valley, Fernie BC, The Arts
Tagged Anie Radish, art commission, Brina Schenk, Fernie Pride Society, mixed-media, Pet Portrait
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