AVOIDANCE HUMP NOW CROSSED

WOOSH ~~~~~ Gone. My day is almost gone. I have been sitting in the same position for about 4 hours BUT I got a new video uploaded to my GETIN2NATURE youtube channel and finally after almost two years updated my getin2nature website to reflect what I am doing now in terms of EnviroArt, Eco Art, Mandala Painting, Presentations and more. CLASSES!!!

There is more to do on the web but that BIG AVOIDANCE HUMP has been crossed. :) Yey ME!

As for art here is a pic - then a website link - then the video link. Have FUN. I think my leg is asleep. It is time to move the body and stretch EVERYTHING.

Upcycling a damages tabletop a few days ago. Pretty Cool. Remember the records? I will be promoting classes in acrylic pouring on vinyl for Spring.

http://getin2nature.com/

There you will find the process video and a whole lot more.

CHAU 4 NOW!

TOGETHER WE'VE GOT THIS

Remember this photo from September's BoHo Fest in Leesburg, FL? The HUGE Community Street Mandala on canvas?

We rocked on the color fill in. The detailing was not completed during the fest so I am looking to finish it up during a super cool program we hold inside the art center on the first and third Wednesdays.

ART LOUNGE

I took the canvas home to size up the task but really... it is SO BIG that I need to bring it on the 6th to ART LOUNGE (CREATE) and spread it out on the Great Room studio floor to properly paint it.

HEY!

Do you want to help finish it? Then get on over to the Leesburg Center for the Arts

at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday February 6, 2019 and I'll give you a brush and some paint.

TOGETHER WE'VE GOT THIS!

BOHO FEST 2018 COMMUNITY MANDALA

AWESOME * BODACIOUS * COPACETIC and GREAT VIBES - the ABC's of Leesburg's first BoHo Festival. I had the great pleasure and honor of facilitating the huge mandala canvas painting in front of Sip on Main. I began painting the center of the mandala off site. The city's crew bolted it down to the pavement to keep it in place and then the kids filled in the outside rings. So much fun! I will be finishing off some details and we will have a huge backdrop to use AND be able to have the kids put their little hand prints all around it at the next community event. All good!

Rather than type more about this BRILLIANT event I am simply going to post a few photos. The whole day was exceptional. Smiles everywhere! And yes, we are making BoHo Fest an annual event.

#leesburgarts
#arthappenshere

   

OH AND ONE MORE THING...

REGISTER FOR OUR NEXT SIP & CRAFT PARTY AT THE LCFA ON OCTOBER 3RD. THE CANVASES ARE 12" X 12' AND PRE-LINED FOR YOU. NO ARTISTIC ABILITY REQUIRED.

MAKE IT A DATE NIGHT OR FUN GIRLS NIGHT OUT.

ADVANCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED.

THE LINK IS AT LEESBURGARTS.COM * SPACE IS LIMITED

https://www.leesburgarts.com/sip-craft-parties/

COME PAINT STREET ART

We are all geared up for BoHo Fest this coming Saturday the 22nd. And... it has been decided that we will be painting in tempera a huge street mandala at one of the cordoned off intersections. HOW FUN! It will be a community mandala. I am looking for volunteers to help me get all the chalk lines snapped and the inner core painted before 10 AM. Do you want to help? It takes a village to paint a community mandala. :)

I have decided to make a circle surrounded by a 6 pointed star and layers radiating outward. People can come by and add their personal touches. Tempera paint washes off but it would be advisable to not wear your best Sunday outfit.  We will have aprons available so you can play with us without getting too messy. FUN!

Speaking of fun, we had a great trail walk last Thursday in honor of National Wilderness Month.. Two more walks focusing on Environmental Art are scheduled for this month. After those we have to cease for awhile until after the holidays. The parks close at sunset. Here's a photo of our motley crew at Sabal Bluff Preserve.

And here is a blast from the past. Facebook reminds me of what I was doing from years past. Yesterday was the 4 year anniversary of when I created the Ames Mansion Mandala for the Blanche Ames National Juried Art Show. Crawling around on your knees helps you stay young. We began that way and for me it hasn't changed. I will need to bring my cushy little kneeling rugs for Saturday's pavement gig.

Well that's it for this week. There is much to do. Acoustic Art Lounge is happening Wednesday night at the Leesburg Center for the Arts, the trail walk is Thursday (meet at Flat Island Preserve at 5:30 in the parking area), Friday is Open Studio at 10 am, Coffee & Convos at noon and then the last big push getting the BoHo Fest all set up. Do stop by.There's gobs of unconventional fun to be had right in Downtown Leesburg. ART HAPPENS HERE!