Summer Means 3....

Here is the third installment of my Summer Means series. If you missed the previous posts check them out: Summer means 1 and Summer Means 2
(or just scroll down my blog...they are there also!)


Summer means....

Beaches!

Here is one of my favorite beaches that I have been going to since I was a kid.




Isn't this red umbrella adorable? I want one for my next trip to the beach!


I also adore sunsets on the beach...it does not really get much better than this!




I took this picture of my brother last year on our family vacation. I love how he is staring out at the water, lost in thought.


*These beach pictures are all from Michigan City, Indiana*

Have a lovely day! I am off to enjoy my summer before it ends soon (school is starting up in a couple of weeks!)

New Direction....

I am a girl with many different interests and loves. Recently I have felt like changing my artwork a little. I have always loved painting from observation and from photographs but have not done so lately because I was interested in creating a more stylized and abstract line of art. I am constantly trying to figure out what my "style" is. In college I always did paintings with very high key colors that combined my love with fashion and color. As I have gotten older I have been attracted to more neutral and simpler colors. I have been obsessed with white and blue for awhile now and lately I am really into french gray (and no, not because it has the word french in it...but that does help!)

So here are some of my new artworks that are not finished but still reflect a change in style. I would really like to know if you like these or my colorful collage artworks better. They are so different (except for the birds!)but I honestly like both of them.

Chickadee


Chickadee with coffee cup...which one do you like better?


Olive Warbler...obviously not finished but I like the contrast:)


Well I am off to continue working in my studio! Hope everyone is having a wonderful Wednesday! Here is a little Billie Holiday "Summertime" for you. I just love her:)