SoWal Virtual Art Gallery

I'm jealous! That is SOOO cute! All I can draw/paint are stick figures. Even at that people still have trouble figuring out what I've drawn. (Once, while playing Pictionary, I attempted to draw an elephant. Pretty easy, right? My team never even guessed an animal. Guesses included a lampshade, bedpan, and a tea kettle. I wish I was kidding.)

Everybody run quick and look at the Photo Gallery---Beachmom is painting the restrooms at the Abacos (next to Gulf Place, across from Ed Walline park). The pics look awesome!!

When I talked to her yesterday, she said she was painting in the heat- the AC is not yet on in the bathrooms!

Way to go Beachmom!!!


Ha Ha-- I posted this before I read the thread!!!! I was just SO excited!

BeachMom, the bathroom is looking GRAYT!!! You do such good work. And bless you heart having to paint in there without AC, this really proves that you love what you are doing.

...thanks for the location jdarg! Beachmom...that is so awesome! You are dedicated to be doing this w/o A/C!! I hope for a guided tour in October!

Love it Beachmom.

Great idea...here one of my own...did this painting about 2 years ago.



My kids love this place!

It's a work in progress....but I'm getting there!
this is my BB mermaid!!

I love me as a mermaid! Can you do this at my new house?

We will have to have a grand viewing party in potty!

Only if you have the air on!!!! That's one HOT potty room!!!

Only if you have the air on!!!! That's one HOT potty room!!!

But Beachmom! A true artist is always willing to suffer for her art!

Nice work Beachmom!

Thanks! The men's will be Bobby J's thing! Surfer 30a style!

Here are a few pieces of my work, check out more at
www.myspace.com/myartplace

peace,love, and happiness
LR

alright, I had to do it....

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y163/potatovixen04/drawings/kinghop.jpg

This is a little different than the artwork on this thread. My latest wood kayak. This is a view looking backwards toward the cockpit.

A better view of the kayak. It's about 16 feet long, 21 inches wide.

That's some beautiful handiwork pgurney.

and PV, as usual, cool.

This is a little different than the artwork on this thread. My latest wood kayak. This is a view looking backwards toward the cockpit.

That is a fine piece of art!

Okay - I'm a newbie to the board, but LOVE SoWal beaches and really want to move there! I'm a single mom going back to college for a degree in photography / graphic art. Here's a couple of my paintings:






Hope to meet some great new people on the board!!

singnpray!

Grayton Beach
11"x14"
Graphite on Paper






Seagrove Market
11"x14"
Graphite on Paper






Bud
11"x14"
Washable Pencil and Water on Paper

SJ, do you come by that talent innately or by training, or both? From the looks of it (and please don't take me wrong here) I'd say it's innate. I always love seeing your works.

Thanks.
In the old photo above, I wasn't quite three, so I guess it has been inside me for a long time. I recall winning Grand Prize for my age group, in a local art show when I was in pre-school. I loved to paint, but was never good at it. I took some watercolor classes somewhere around age 10-13, and I painted with watercolors for a couple of years after that. In 2000, when I stopped working, to explore the country and live a bit, I began painting again, and liked it, but was still not any good. I completed a workbook on drawing, "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain," because I always wanted to draw. Too many other interests in my life caused me to put it on the back burner until this past Decemeber when I was inspired by a local musician, Jimmi Wz (whiz). His music moved me. So my first sketch was of him, and it is rather crummy, but it felt great when the pencil hit the paper. Since Dec, I think I've completed just under 100 drawings.

I'm not sure how long the drawing will last, because I have so many other things that I want to do, and I make only so much time for hobbies and interests. My tendancy is to learn to do something, get decent at it, then move on to the next item on the never-ending, exponentially-growing list.

I have a few pieces in Cerulean's in WaterColor, The Route of Art Gallery, located in Florence, AL, and hopefully, soon to be hanging in another awesome local gallery.

That's my abbreviated story, now back to the art...

...on my goodness...how cute is SJ with one white sock and one red sock? That is precious.

My tendancy is to learn to do something, get decent at it, then move on to the next item on the never-ending, exponentially-growing list.

You must be a Gemini.

SJ--Love, love, love the one of Grayton... and loved your story & pic too!