Today's post for #21daysinmyartworld is about celebration. Specifically, celebrating something you created or that otherwise came about through your art. Just the ability to make art has always been a blessing to me. Long before I did this for a job. I felt I was able to connect with God and my [Read More]
Cherie's Art
Smallest Painting
Today's prompt for #21daysinmyartworld is about my smallest painting. I'll admit, I don't like working small. I like canvases that I can stand up to and stretch to fill with paint. But recently I completed this dollhouse turned into a minature art gallery, with tiny paintings and hand-stitched [Read More]
How I Name My Paintings
I'm on Day 15 of #21daysinmyartworld (although at some point I got the days mixed up - go figure!) but today's prompt is "How I Title My Paintings." Is that interesting to people? Would you buy a painting if you liked the title but not the image? I have found that if I'm on the fence about [Read More]
Exodus
A special thank you to the Art Bar (MKE) for being such a wonderful supporter of artists. They sold some of my works at their annual holiday sale, and as my husby picked up the rest someone stopped him and bought this original on the way out to the car! This painting is titled "Exodus." [Read More]
Viva Magenta
The new Pantone Color of the Year is Viva Magenta, which I am delighted about! I've been painting with this influence for years because of it's vibrancy and warmth. Pantone says the color is "expressive of a new signal of strength" and that they drew "inspiration from nature and what is real" to [Read More]