We Have a Winner!

Thank you to everyone who participated in the "Refer-a-Friend" Giveaway. 

The winner is Jeremy and his new print is on it's way!

Artist Discovery and Upcoming Show

Last night as I was picking up my painting from the Zombie show at Blackbird Studios and while I was there I had the opportunity to meet artist Su Limbert. She was bringing in her pieces for her upcoming show starting this First Friday Nov. 4, 2011. I found her to be amazing and her work is sensational! I love her pieces because of their folktale aesthetics and animal themes. If you're in the Las Vegas area, stop by and check it out! Check out more of her work at her Etsy shop Prettyville.

20/20 Cure Presented by Apartment Therapy

Yay! It's back and couldn't have come at a better time! The Cure is based on the book 

Apartment Therapy: The Eight-Step Home Cure written by Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan over at Apartment Therapy.com Ever since I began this journey and process of the cure  3 years ago, I have done it every spring and fall since and swear by it. The 20/20 stands for 20 minutes of 20 days and your house will feel rejuvenated as well as you will feel refreshed since the process is in bite sizes steps and completely manageable.

What is the Cure? Well it is a way to cleanse, transform and purge your house every spring and fall. Maxwell walks you through reorganizing your house through a series of systematic steps and does it in bite size pieces so that conquering your house demons is a snap. What I like so much about the cure is not only the system to which you cleanse, but the thought process involved as well. For instance, one of the days you look at your books. They fill shelves in your house and collect dust, but how often do you really interact with them? In a lot of ways they are old thoughts and you need to be able to purge some of them in order to make room for new thoughts. I feel this way about my growing collection of art work around my house. I feel very suffocated by old thoughts with so much of my art hanging around the house.

Please join me in tackling the 20/20! I'd love to hear about your progress and ah-ha moments that come along the way. I'm off to do DAY ONE!

Day 1 20/20 Home Cure - Fall 2010 from maxwell gillingham-ryan on Vimeo.

First Annual Las Vegas Self-Guided Art Studio Tour

If you are in the Las Vegas area I am happy to announce an opportunity to support local artists. It is a chance to see the thought processes and environment artists live in to create such wondrous things. Come explore Las Vegas by touring our studios and galleries.

Featured in a Treasury Listing

Check out the Treasury list I was featured in! Perfect Halloween vampire collection.

Had to Share!

I was just catching up on some of my blogs to find this post on "House of Turquoise" on her discovery of BHG article on an amazing room transformation. I think I just found my bedroom inspiration! These are al my current favorite color combinations. It would be impossible to wake up in a bad mood in this room, it is so cheery and absolutely stunning. I have been looking for an idea to finish off the transition from the two colors I have in my bathroom and the stencil shown in the sitting area might just do the trick!

I am in love with this wardrobe!

Check out the stencil pattern idea.

What a great quilt!

Refer a Friend Giveaway!

I need your help getting the word out about my art and I am having a “Refer a Friend” giveaway.

Here’s how it works:

There are 4 ways to have your name entered into the drawing. Comment on my blog, “like” or comment on my Facebook page, and tweet me (@constconnie). Please make sure your friend mentions you sent them and the person who refers the most people wins their own bonus prize (5 person minimum for entry for the bonus prize)!

Winner will be drawn on Sunday October 30, 2011(which gives you two weeks).

Enter to win this photograph print 8x10!

Song List for Inspiration

I have been loving the inspiration mix I made for painting and wanted to share.

"Sweet Jane" Cowboy Junkies

Everything by Portishead

Mumford and Sons

Feist

Simon and Garfunkel

"Bang, Bang" Nancy Sinatra

Cake

Ellie Goulding

"Sweet City Woman" Stampeders

"Down by the Water" PJ Harvey

"Son of a Preacher Man" Dusty Springfield

"They" Jem

"Cough Syrup" Young the Giant

"Riverside" Agnes Obel

"The Treehouse Song" Ane Brun

"Empty" Ray LaMontagne

"F*** was I" Jenny Owen Youngs

"Golden Brown" The Stranglers

"I Think I Love You" Partridge Family

"Jolene" Dolly Parton

"Blue Caravan" Vienna Teng

I think you get the idea! Relaxing and soothes you into the rhythm of the painting and the whispering thoughts at the back of your mind. I like hitting that trance like state where everything else falls away and it is just you uncovering the image just below the surface.

Thanks for letting me share!

Is there a song right now you can't get out of your head right now that is inspiring what you do?

Here Kitty Kitty!

I just added a new painting to my shops and it seriously makes me giggle. When I painted this I was having the worst time getting the eyes right. In the mess of my studio, I conveniently had a roll of electrical tape sitting next to me. Tired of look at my frustration, I slapped a piece of tape across of her eyes. The humor only struck me later, like "Who's looking at her eyes anyhow?". So then I thought it would be fun to expand on the idea and label her eyes. Let me know what you think!

Here Kitty Kitty!

Been a Busy Girl!

My life has been crazy lately with all the running around I have been doing. My head is swimming with all the deadlines I have going on right now personally and professionally. Oy-Vey!

I thought I'd share some sneak peeks of something I am finishing up. I have to paint the border edge and varnish it. I have another one in the works that I am chewing on the idea of a floral pattern in the back. I feel it is not complete, but unsure of what is missing. I'll set it aside and know the idea will hit me when I am in the shower. Some how that is where my greatest ideas come from! It might be because of the theme song for Indiana Jones playing in my head. ;)

I am looking forward to making prints of this one. I think it will be perfect for a little girl's room. The colors are so cheery and fun! How can you resist primary colors?!

Zombie Art Show!

Last night was the opening night of Blackbird Studios zombie apocalypse themed group show "Art of the Living Dead". For which I am proud to say I am apart of. The show will be going on for the month of October, so if you are in the Las Vegas area please stop by and check it out!

1551 South Commerce Street #A, Las Vegas, NV 89102