Halloween greetings you skeletons you!

via Shiny Plastic Hag blog

Painting featured in Etsy for the 22nd time

My painting titled "OUTLAW" was featured in an ETSY Treasury along with other work from the talented artists on Etsy.

Treasury titled: Note from an outlaw 

Artist: Lynda D'Souza
Title: Outlaw
Size: 8" x 8"
Medium: Oil on harboard 

The treasury was curated by Mysoulcandance, a talented lady who makes unique jewellery. My favorites are these antique cream pair of earrings, do drop by her shop to see more of her beautiful work.

The treasury can be viewed here as well as many others.

Party Decor contract

And this is where the pom poms ended up!! I was contracted to do the party decor for a child's First Birthday party themed ' Winnie the Pooh'. With the color theme red and yellow I made up the pom poms to demarcate the dance area and then the table cloths/balloons added to the color. The customer wanted some characters for the main wall which I painted on large sheets of card stock. And finally they wanted a large line drawing of Winnie Pooh & his friends for the little ones to color in. This would eventually reside in the birthday girl's bedroom. 

Pom Poms demarcating the dance area

The character paintings on the main wall

Painted these on card stock

and used double sided foam stickers to adhere to the wall

All done in acrylic on card stock 

The line drawing done in acrylic for the little ones to color in

Thanks so much to Shyamala - it was fun putting this together and a big God bless to the birthday girl Mary Lou!!

Poms POMS

Now when was the last time you saw a table full...full of tissue paper pom poms???!!! gawk away......more on this later. 

Painting featured in Etsy for the 21st time

My painting titled "Calla" was featured in an ETSY Treasury along with other work from the talented artists on Etsy.

Artist: Lynda D'Souza

Title: Calla  

Size: 12" x 12"

Medium: Oil on Canvas 

Sarah Sedwick of Sedwick paints included my painting along with some beautiful other portraits from Etsy's artists. Sarah herself has a very nice collection of oil painting in her online shop - my favorites are the still lifes of the Christmas baubles / ornaments - do pop by to see more of her work. Thank you Sarah for including my painting !! 

The treasury can be viewed here as well as many others.

Art & Craft show at AT & T United Way bazaar

Last week thursday I was invited as a vendor for the second time to the AT & T staff bazaar at their office premises. It turned into a fun day and it was great seeing everyone again - these events allow us artisans to meet others like us and that I like! Thanks so much to Eva and Roz who organized a fantastic event and for inviting me again. Thanks also to Aynette Fernandes who was a huge help in so many ways!

...............living my life just the way I wanted to...............!  

At the AT & T United way bazaar

Juried Show

Margaret (left) and self
Title: Red Skirt
Medium: Acrylic on canvas 

Title: Pink Light
Medium: Oil and canvas 

Etobicoke Art Center 

Margaret Stawicki, my fellow student at ARA (The Academy of Realist Art) had two of her paintings picked for the juried show at the Etobicoke Art Center. We were all so proud of her as her work is a beautiful expression of color and form.

CONGRATULATIONS MARGARET !! 

Her work and others are being exhibited at the Etobicoke Art Center till October 27, 2011 - do drop by if you are in the area. There are over 34 artists showing their work in water color, oil, acrylic, mixed media and sculpture.

Painting featured in Etsy for the 20th time

My painting titled "ABIGAIL" was featured in an ETSY Treasury along with other work from the talented artists on Etsy. 

'Treasury Tuesday on a Saturday Night' curated by BorgandIvee

Artist: Lynda D'Souza
Title: Abigail
Size: 12" x 12"
Medium: Oil on canvas

The treasury was curated by BorgandIvee, two talented artists who created beautiful oil paintings. You can view their art here.

The treasury can be viewed here as well as many others.

Bargue assignment IV - part 1

Just started my fourth assingment and after the creating the construct, have moved to the articulation stage. It's pretty complex as this time we do not have axis to use as a reference. So we create reference points on the outside of the image.

This assignment is different to the earlier three as we are creating a copy of the image in a large size. I have always loved horses as a subject and also as animals - like a big dog you can't hug! After I complete this I move to level 2 - charcoal!! yay!