Makewells

A New Painting (finally)

Hoorah! I just finished a new, rather large painting and it felt so good to be back behind the easel. I enjoy all the other projects I've been doing these days (illustrations, lettering, invitation design, etc) but freely painting what my heart desires is my true love. 

This piece evolved quite a bit as it went along, mainly because I would work on it one day and not be able to come back to it for a week or so and that went on for over a month. But yesterday, I had a surge of inspiration and everything came together. 

Here she is:

And some details

I'll be showing my work in a local gallery/tattoo shop in February, so I'm excited to have a new piece done :)

Happy Monday!

Pumpkin Shoot

Happy Halloween! 

I haven't actually done anything for Halloween in about 7 years (sad, I know) except decorate pumpkins. You'd think I'd be way more into dressing up and at least going to a costume party, but what can I say, it just hasn't worked out. 

At least my pumpkin got to dress up in the costume I wanted this year...Day of the Dead. 

The magazine/weekly Brent writes for, The Burg, sought out some local artists to decorate some pumpkins for a spread in this week's edition. So, of course I raised my hand and volunteered! 

Here are a few more shots of my creation:

Enjoy the last day of October! 

 

Monday Muse: Erin Fitzpatrick

 

I am loving the work of Erin Fitzpatrick this morning. Erin started a collection of portraits back in 2008, and her portfolio is now bursting at the seams with over 100 paintings and drawings of various people. She refers to this group of work as "people collecting" (I love that, don' you?) - and she sees her work as much than just painting her subjects; she is meeting and documenting all these new and different subjects along the way. 

I had a hard time selecting just a few favorites from her collection of work, but here are some to get you started browsing. Make sure you go check out the rest of her portfolio after you view my favorites:

Happy Monday Friends!

And PS - in case you missed it this weekend, i'm on the hunt for some fabulous guest bloggers to help out Makewells while I'm in England this October. If you are interested in contributing, check out this post and/or shoot me an email (megela15@gmail.com) for more details! 

Monday Muse: Fede Saenz

Today's muse satisfies my craving for some fun, expressive, abstract works. Sometimes I want to break away from the detailed succulents and the precise lettering that have been consuming my days (not complaining, I love these things...) and just throw some paint at a large canvas. 

Fede Saenz's pieces are big - 48" x 68" - and they make me happy. I think in honor of Fede Saenz and in honor of not going back to work tomorrow as a teacher (for the first time in 6 years) I shall celebrate by throwing paint at a really large canvas. 

Happy Monday!

Monday Muse: Jennifer Sanchez

I'm not sure what took me so long to post about Jennifer Sanchez. Her work has caught my eye time and time again. I pulled these images from her archives, because some of her works in previous years are my favorites. 

I can't post about her without mentioning, however, that as much as I like her work, a few pieces from 2008 and 2009 reminded me a bit too much of Beatriz Milhazes. She's a huge favorite of mine, and some of Sanchez's pieces were a bit too close for my comfort in resembling Beatriz's work...

But her work has evolved, and I love where her artistic journey has taken her. Here are a few of my favorites:

I think I was actually supposed to post about a landscape painter today (did I say that I'd be doing that last week?) but in true Megan fashion, I just wasn't in that mind set for today. 

Anyhoo - happy Monday! Busy week for me as things start to come together in this little hand lettering business I've got going. A few orders + a big project for a wedding styled shoot in Richmond on Thursday. 

And, still on pins and needles for another week or so as I wait to hear about the mural!