HOLIDAY ART SHOW, Dec 4

I can't believe that we are nearing the end of November already.
Thanksgiving is a week away and Christmas is fast approaching and with it brings holiday gift shopping and have I got a great place for you to do that !!!

Univ. Wisc.- Parkside, has their annual Holiday Art/ Fine Crafts show, Sat. Dec. 4, 10:00am-4:00pm at  900 Wood Rd, Kenosha, WI.

In my booth # 122 I will show some of my paintings, 

Bringing Home the Tree



 along with my hand-painted silk scarves and airbrushed glass
ornaments.

See you on Dec. 4, 2010, UW Parkside,
Kenosha, WI., 10am-4pm

ALONE

Do you like to be alone?  How do you feel when you are ?

Here is a video shared  by a friend with the question of  "What does being alone mean to you?"
I hope you watch the video and can answer this question yourself.

Here was my answer: "ALONE. Its a very special thing to be. To me it means that I am at peace within myself. If I like being with just me, than I know that others will like me also.
I can talk to myself and no one cares. I crack myself up much of the time with the goofy things I do, ......on purpose or not.
ALONE. Nothing to be ashamed of, or afraid of.
Learn to like who you are by being ALONE once in awhile"

oceancolors-bonnielynnsblog: Pink Ribbon Month

oceancolors-bonnielynnsblog: Pink Ribbon Month: "October is the month designated to promoting breast cancer health, mammograms, research and pink ribbons. So many of us know a woman who has..."

Pink Ribbon Month

October is the month designated to promoting breast cancer health, mammograms, research and pink ribbons.

So many of us know a woman who has or has had breast cancer.                 

Many factors are linked to breast cancer risk. Some of these factors affect risk a great deal and others by only a small amount. Some risk factors you can’t change. Simply being a woman and getting older increase your chances of getting breast cancer. Other factors you may be able to change. For instance, leading a healthy lifestyle can help reduce your risk of breast cancer. Understanding what factors may affect your risk can help you work with your health care provider to develop a breast health plan that is right for you.

Getting regular screening tests increases the chances that if you do develop breast cancer it will be found early when it’s most treatable. Self breast exams are a good way to become familiar with the way your breasts normally look and feel, so in between our yearly mammograms, if there are any changes, you will know the early warning signs: lump, hard knot or thickening; swelling, warmth, redness or darkening; change in the size or shape of the breast; nipple discharge. Be aware of your body and its changes. Become involved with issues of national importance in the fight against breast cancer.

Since cancer has hit my family four times in the last ten years, two of them breast cancer (both survivors because of early detection!), I made a promise to donate 10% of the sales of my art to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Milwaukee affiliate. I show my support by wearing a pink ribbon pin and hand painting a pink ribbon silk scarf. http://bonnielynnsart.com/OceanColorsSilkScarves.html

Are you an artist??

I just read this blog from the MN plein air painter, Marc R Hanson, and liked the humor in it so had to share it with you.
This is a paraphrase from his blog:

I have a question... Is there a school out there that teaches the two questions that almost everyone who walks up behind me asks?

1- "Are you an artist, are you painting?"... Easel is up, brushes in my hand, paint all over the palette, paint brush with paint is on the canvas...

2-Remember, they're behind me looking at my painting and what I'm painting... "What are you painting?"

Tonight the last people in the park, besides me, were rock climbers. A young lady clinging and clanging from all of the climbing gear hanging from her body came up and asked me both questions. To answer her first one I said "Yes...Are you a climber?" She stretches out a big grin and says "Why yes I am!".

To answer the second question, I just pointed out in front of me.

Either I'm not doing a very good job, one that she can recognize, or she took the course... I just don't know!!!

Facebook Fan Page

As yet another outlet for my art, I have created a Fanpage on Facebook.  Im told that this is the newest way to get yourself noticed.  You create the page, send invitations to people via Facebook to LIKE you, and somehow you are famous !

Im not quite understanding the logistics of this whole thing, but I did create my page and will feature my artwork on there.   I thought that was what my website was for !!?? 

With all of these places Im supposed to be, .........Twitter, Facebook, FB Fanpage, etc, I don't know when I'll find time to paint !

But if you get the inkling to do so, visit my Fanpage  and LIKE me if you like !

Celebrating Life in the Sea

 Painting colorful underwater subjects is an expression of my love and respect for our oceans.
Finding inspiration and then creating works of art is a problem often faced by artists.  My inspiration comes from the underwater photos I take as reference material of the sea life, fishes and corals.  I then let the subjects dictate if the piece will work better in watercolor or oil paints.  The transparency of watercolor's on the smooth surface of hot pressed paper may be what is needed for the delicate shape of a triggerfish or the heavier application of oil paints on canvas for the bulkier body of an octopus or shark.

When people see my art, I would like for them to feel happy and invigorated by the bright colors I use and to feel, if just for a moment, that they have entered this beautiful underwater worlk and become a part of my adventures.

A delicate balance exists between our lives and with that of the oceans.  Educating and increasing public awareness through my art is my mission to get people to think about the health and survival of our oceans for future generations to enjoy.