Monday, January 14, 2013

Amish inspired art



I have been intrigued forever it seems with the Amish culture, their peaceful ways, simple living, slower paced-lifestyle, and their deliberate choice to do without modern technology.

I find inspiration in living a simple and slower lifestyle myself that filters down to my painting.

 For the last several years I have been painting stark snow scenes with Amish buggies as the focus of the painting.

 While I paint these buggies on pieces of wood I find a shifting in my own spirit that brings about a peaceful feeling as I paint the piece.



I hope you find a certain peace when you look at the photos of some of the paintings. Many of my Amish buggy scenes have found homes in Michigan, Florida and New York.

Saturday, January 12, 2013

New Year -New Ideas

A new year is a great time to clean house and start fresh- art is no exception.

 For me, a new idea is having a contest of one of my mini art abstracts that you could win if you share the photo on your facebook page. If you share the photo of the art piece on your facebook page you will be in  a drawing to win it. The winner will be picked January 26,2013.

Good luck.                       "Jive City"