My website has been down for a bit, but is now up and running again ! 

Visit often for new paintings from my underwater and artistic wanderings collections, fine art prints, postcards and blank notecards. 

www.bonnielynnsart.com

HANDPAINTED AIR-BRUSHED CANVAS BAGS ON ETSY

Spring has finally arrived and with it a renewal in my art.  This past week I fired up my air compressor, got out my paasche airbrush, fabric paints, and did some exciting designs on canvas bags !!!

These bags are great for "green" grocery shopping, carrying school books, art supplies, your yoga mat, or anything else you can think of to tote.

Maybe mom would like one for Mother's Day !

These are only a few of the bags available on ETSY, or I can custom make one for you.

 

GROUNDHOG DAY PAINTINGS

The 1993 movie, GROUNDHOG DAY, starring Bill Murray, a weatherman covering the annual Groundhog Day in Punxsutawney, PA, was filmed mainly in the historic town of Woodstock, IL.
On spending an afternoon in Woodstock taking photographs, I then did a series of 8- 8"x8" oil paintings.
Purchase them on my website Bonnielynns Art

CHURCH BLOCK CLOCK

OLD MAN'S ALLEY

OPERA HOUSE STEEPLE

PENNSYLVANIA HOTEL (AKA OPERA HOUSE)

CHERRY STREET INN (AKA ROYAL VICTORIAN MANSION)

WAYNE'S BOWLING ALLEY

GOBBLERS KNOB (AKA WOODSTOCK PARK)

ALPINE THEATRE (AKA WOODSTOCK THEATRE)

ONLY 3 DAYS LEFT !

You only have 3 days left to order a painting for a loved one for Christmas and have it delivered in time.

Theses are just a sample of what you will find on my website, along with
underwater scenes, fish,  as well as landscapes, small paintings  and MUCH more !!!

Make your selection and click ADD TO CART.  Its that simple.

29 SHOPPING DAYS LEFT UNTIL CHRISTMAS !!!

Do you just hate the Christmas shopping crowds? The waiting in line; the pushing and shoving; the not getting what you really wanted to buy?  Well, I have a solution for the Art and Nature Lover on your list. 

Check out my website for nature, beach, and underwater paintings.

 

IT'S ALL HAPPENING AT THE ZOO !

 As Simon and Garfunkel sang:" It's all happening at the zoo".
 Everyone loves going to the zoo. The atmosphere is refreshing; the day is enjoyable AND the animals are so much fun to watch !

These paintings happen to be from the Racine County, WI zoo, but if you love animals, then you definitely need to have one or more of these !

And while you are at my website, check out the many paintings : both ocean and land. 

ART MAKES A GREAT GIFT !

With the holidays quickly approaching and we are checking our lists twice wondering what to get that special someone, please remember that ART MAKES A GREAT GIFT !

Yes, I know, everyone's walls are filled with paintings already, but did you ever think about rotating the art?
Take something down and fill the space with something new, even just small paintings............what a refreshing look to a room!
My husband tells me that he can tell what season is going on by what paintings are on our walls.  I am forever changing out the art.

Think about the time you would be saving by shopping from my website, Ocean Colors Art, and not having to stand in lines with your arms full of packages in a mall with hundreds of cranky shoppers.  And your item (s) will be delivered right to your door. 

The name of my website may be deceiving........... but there is much more on there besides fishes and underwater scenes.  Are you looking for florals, or maybe a scene from that Alaskan trip you took?
Check it out........you may be pleasantly surprised !

Bring the look of the beach inside with Handpainted silk pillow covers !.
Each pillow cover is 100% Habatoi silk, completely hand washable.  Each comes with a pillow form inside.

Check them out in my Etsy shop.........Hand Painted Silk Pillow Covers  

PUNXSUTAWNEY PHIL AND GROUNDHOG DAY

Will Punxsutawney Phil see his shadow on February 2nd ??  Follow Pittsburgh TV weatherman, Phil Connors, around the town of Woodstock, IL, (which was the setting for Groundhog Day, the 1992 blockbuster movie),  as he relives Groundhog Day over and over again.

I have recreated some of the better known scenes in Woodstock from the movie in 8"x 8" oil paintings.
Groundhog Day paintings

9/11 Freedom Eagles

In remembrance of 9/11 and all who lost their lives that day, I have created two (2) small paintings of eagles carrying United States flags.

Small Paintings

GROUNDHOG DAY setting......Woodstock, ILL

www.http://bonnielynnsart.com/OceanColorsSmallPaintings.htmlIn 1992, the comedy movie, GROUNDHOG DAY, with actor Bill Murray, was filmed in the little historic burg of Woodstock, ILL.
I recently visited Woodstock and took many photos of the several "landmarks" from the movie which I have made into 8 small oil paintings.

Visit my Small Paintings page on my website (Small Paintings ) to purchase any or all of these paintings.

SketchBook entry: Underwater Scenes

Coral Reef is the newest entry:

Coral reef is the latest entry :

Paint box

 Last night's sketch.   Meaningless to most, but good practice to me.

Pages from my Sketchbook

I have finally decided to get back to trying to do a sketch a day, something I used to do in another life.
Here was last night's page of objects that were near my chair:

Beach Mural

This was a beach mural I did for a gentleman in the next town.

The wall space was 3'x17'.......not your usual kind of wall for a mural.   I labored over this design for about 2 weeks before settling on how I would paint it.   He had certain elements that he wanted included, so I had to consider those also. 

My photos of the mural are not very clear, but you can get the gist of it.

My next project

Now that my Bear on the Chain has been safely delivered to the Antioch Chamber, Antioch, Il, I am looking forward to my next project.

A gentleman has a family room that he would like a beach scene mural in.  Ok, no problem I said when I confirmed his address and a time to come over to look at the room. Usually I get a nice big, blank wall, 8x10 or larger, to paint on.
Well...............this is a blank wall alright, but it is above a chair railing, so the dimensions are 3' high by 17' long.  A challenge to say the least.  I have labored over how to present it..........water to the front, land along the back........or vice versa.  How to fit in all the requirements (huts, palm trees, etc) that he wants in it. 
Sketching and graphing the design in small sketchbooks just wasn't making it for me, so I finally taped some red paper (like found in Menards), 3'x17' long on the wall in my basement and started working on the design in that manner.  I think I have it good in my head now what I am going to do on Monday, May 23, when I start at his house.

I can't seem to get the pictures to align into a panaramic view for you, so use your imagination !
I will post pics as I progress on the mural

Bears on the Chain...........COMPLETED !!

I have finally completed my Bear on the Chain!!

To reiterate what this project has been about, the town of Antioch, IL, secured seated, fiberglass Bear sculptures for local artists to paint.  On submitting designs for the Bears, a sponsor (local business, etc), chose the design they wanted to purchase.  The name Bears On The Chain comes from the chain of lakes in the area.
In June, the Bears (35 in all), will be placed in businesses and other establishments in the town for display to the public.  Then in Sept, the Bears will be auctioned off and the proceeds will go to the Antioch high school scholarship fund, Open Pantry and Save-a-Pet.

My bear was named, "Something Fishy's Going On."

Here he is as I got him, ................................and here he is finished.

Bear on the Chain............nearing completion !!!

I am almost finished with my Bear on the Chain.   By the way, in case I never said, his themed name is "Something Fishy's Going On". 
I have a little bit of painting yet to do, varnish him and tomorrow I am going to my local dive shop and picking up a pair of kids fins to put on his front feet (where you see the bright green now).

On completion, these will be displayed in June in different businesses and other establishments in the town of Antioch, IL, and then auctioned off in Sept., with the proceeds going to local charities.

more of "BEAR ON THE CHAIN"

Decisions, decisions.  As I work on my Bear on the Chain sculpture, I find that there are decisions that I have to make as I go along.

The legs and feet are in different poses than they looked like in the line drawing that we got to do our detailed drawing on for application.  It is more difficult than I anticipated, especially with the scuba bear drawing that I am doing, (see previous blog entry), but I will work it out eventually.

I added sculpture medium to the mouth to give it substance and make it look like he has a scuba regulator in his mouth.

Here are more pictures as I progress on my Bear on the Chain sculpture.