Pina

I loved this film and it evokes so much of what I want to do in my oil paintings.
http://www.sundanceselects.com/videos/pina-official-trailer

Pina Official trailer.

Pina Dance clip.

Children Riding Poodles, drawing by Andrea K. Lawson

Children riding poodles, a recent sketch.

A Bird On a Pig

By Andrea K. Lawson copyright 2009

Unnofficial Participant Tomi dePaula Award 2012

copyright Andrea K. Lawson 2011

My illustration for “Chicken Licken,” by P.C. Asbjörnsen is included in the unnoficial gallery of Tomi dePaula award. http://scbwicontest.blogspot.com/

So they went along and went along until they met Turkey Lurkey
“Good morning, Goosey Loosey, Ducky Daddles, Cocky Locky, Henny Penny,
and Chicken Licken,” said Turkey Lurkey, “where are you going?”
“Oh, Turkey Lurkey, the sky is falling and we are going to tell the King!”
“How do you know the sky is falling?” asked Turkey Lurkey.
“Ducky Daddles told me,” said Goosey Loosey.
“Cocky Locky told me,” said Ducky Daddles.
“Henny Penny told me,” said Cocky Locky.
“Chicken Licken told me,” said Henny Penny
“I saw it with my own eyes, I heard it with my own ears,
and a piece of it fell on my tail!” said Chicken Licken.
“Then I will go with you,” said Turkey Lurkey, “and we will tell the King!”

Painting With Twigs, Hoh River

I swam in the river, dried off and sat on the perfect log. I always feel different, more a part of the landscape after swimming.The view overlooked the turn in the river, mountains behind, each silhouette a different shade of green and blue sky. I dab new colors, manganese and cerulean blue on my palette. Ahh, I was so inspired. I looked in my bag. My carefully packed brushes, one pointy, one flat were not actually carefully packed. They were not there. I looked around. Several different types of fluffy weeds and leaves grew by the log. I tried a sprig. The first disintegrated. I tried another style of weed. Eventually I painted this landscape with fingers, weeds and twigs. The act of creativity and observation makes me feel at one with the land, the way swimming does. The picture wasn't the fabulous depiction of the scene I had at first envisioned but I like the scratchstrokes and the energy of the marks. I thought about being satisfied with the experience of sitting in the wilderness just being part of it.

Bears In Flight Roll-up Screen

Recently installed screen for a client, Bears In flight, (detail)
Painted in acrylic and drawn with waterproof markers.

Artisans On Taylor Artwalk

Some of my mini paintings at Artisans On Taylor up through August 2011.