The Making of a Time Machine

The students decided they wanted the time machine to be the DeLorean from the movie "Back to the Future."  It took a few weeks, but I think I nailed it! Our music teacher helped by adding a light up Flux Capacitor and lights that change color with the sound effects of our show. 
   

      

  

  

Daddy Daughter Dance

Molly bought my mask at the Daddy Daughter Dance Auction!  She wore it to the big event!  It looks stunning on her!  Love this picture of her and her Daddy at the dance!

Making My Mask

This years TTE teacher task for the Daddy Daughter Dance Auction is to make Masquerade style masks and matchng frame. I was so inspired that I ended up making two!

 


The isnpiration for my first mask was the swirly-curly doodles that I always draw. I wanted something classy and elegant that would compliment any dress.  I decided to go eith the classic asymentrical shaped mask which I painted with pearl paint. Then I got to work on a sketch of the swirls which I inteded to create out of pearls.


Above is my sketch with the pearl painted mask.  I applied the pearls to maks by follwing the design that I had sketched.  I painted the matching frame with the same pearl paint and layerd two rows of pearls around the bevels in the frame.

My second mask was inspired by the beautiful Monarch Butterfly. I decided to go with a blue base color, instead of the traditional orange.  Blue is my favorite color, afterall. Then I used black paint to create the lines that make the Monarch Butteryfly so beautiful. Finally, I added the whit dots with a q-tip. I painted a blue stripe around a black frame then using a black paint pen, I creatd lines that mimick the black lines on a butterflies wing.  Finally, I added the white dots around the outside of the frame with a q-tip.

Ta-dah!  Both masks turned out beautifully! 

 

DCSD Faculty Art Show

Farewell Blooms, Tokens and Muses...

I took down my show Blooms, Tokens and Muses today.  Thanks so much to all who came out to the Highlands Ranch Library to see it!! If you didn't make it to the show, below are just a small few of the 44 pieces that were part of that show.

 Me, at the show!

 Enchanted Evening Blooms 

Oil on Canvas

 Gray  Gardens

Acrylic on Canvas

 Lily in Blue

Oil on Canvas

 Morning Fog

Acrylic on Canvas

 Mystic Lily in Brown

Acrylic on Canvas

 Waiting To Bloom 

Oil On Canvas Triptych

 Rainbow Bubbles

Acrylic on Canvas

 Sunset Over Tulip Field

Oil on Canvas 

(Sold!!)

 Three of a Kind

Oil on Canvas

 White on Gray

Acrylic on Canvas

(Sold!!)

 Reagan Jones (of Iris)

Acrylic on Canvas

 Andrew Sega (of Iris)

Acrylic on Canvas

 Meltdown

Acrylic on Canvas

Baile Tradicionale de Panama 

Watercolor 

Call His Name

Pen and Ink

Serenity 

Oil on Canvas

Promotional Ad for the Show

Last Week to See Blooms, Tokens and Muses at the Highlands Ranch Library!

There is only one more week left for my month long art show Blooms, Tokens and Muses at the Highlands Ranch Library.  I take it down on Sept. 30.  If you haven't had a chance to the check it out...do so before it's gone!!!!

Blooms, Tokens and Muses - My First Solo Art Show!

I believe that an art teacher should constantly be creating and challenging themselves in their own artistic endeavors. I would be doing my students an injustice if I did not continue to challenge myself through skill development and continuing to create and explore my own ideas. I create my own artwork as often as possible. I work primarily in Oils and Acrylics, although I do enjoy Watercolors and Pen and Ink occasionally.

I have had several pieces of my work in many different shows that included other artists. While it is quite an honor to have a piece selected for a juried art show, it quite something else to have a show where only your work is displayed. I have finally landed my first solo art show!!

If you are in the area want to see some of my art, visit the Highlands Ranch branch of the Douglas County Libraries.  I am having my first solo art show!  There are 44 pieces created by yours truly. If you enjoy my work, drop me a comment or an email and tell me all about it!  I welcome commissions.

Miss Wilson and Mrs. Berndt Paint Together

Many students have been asking about the paintings hanging in my classroom, so I decided to post about them.  A month or so ago Mrs. Berndt and I went to a painting class called Canvas and Cocktails.  The theme was a concert at Red Rocks Amphitheater.  

Mrs. Bernd painted her pictures exactly like the instructor did.  She is a very precise artist. Most of you know that Blue is my favorite color, so I changed mine to match my own artistic tastes.  Mrs. Berndt and I both learned a lot about how we approach art during the process.  Mrs. Berndt is more precise, organized and meticulous, while I tend to be more expressive, unorganized and messy.  

Below are pictures from our evening of painting. You will notice that even Mrs. Johnston showed up to hang out with us for a bit. 

Exciting News!!

The DCSD is finally having a Faculty Art Show!  We have been pushing for this for quite a while and we finally found a venue.  The Art Teachers hung the show last night at the Highlands Ranch branch of the Douglas County Library.  Below is a picture of me hanging my oil-painting for the show.

All fo the fantastic works of art created by the a awesome DCSD art teachers will be on display until October 24. If you get a chance, you should check it out...there are many very cool and unique creations to see at the show.  Click hear to read more abou the DCSD Faculty Art Show.