I have been meaning to share a behind the scenes glance at my annual holiday card project for awhile. Although it is mid-May and long after an appropriate time to share news about the holidays, the cards I created for 2014/15 (sent in February:) were about gratitude…which is really a timeless subject. AND this is my practice blog entry:)
In 2012, after years of not sending cards, I returned to my childhood tradition of making original cards. Each year my collectors and important people in my life get mini original paintings on canvas. This is also a gift to me, taking the time to make little originals that I get to give away as an expression of my love and gratitude for the many people who make my world a better place.
Step 1: Stapled scraps of left over canvas to a board and painted them.
Step 2: With ink, I painted all the people I felt gratitude for in 2014.
Step 3: I applied left over oil paint from recent works.
Much of the paint for these cards came from working on the painting Vacation in the City 1, 48″ x 48″, ink, oil & acrylic on canvas.
Step 4: Cut up the canvas scraps into mini compositions and look for areas that need more love.
Step 5: Glue all of the mini paintings to blank cards. Here they are:
Above: one of the cutest dogs in the world letting me know that the holiday card arrived.
Below: a photo from one of my collectors who framed her card:)
