hand-rendered, mixed media fine artwork
For many years, we have admired the hand-rendered fine artwork of mixed media. This is the process of taking a digital image and painting every pixel to make it a hand-rendered work of art. This is achieved by using a tablet and art pen and various digital brushes. Vickie especially took an interest in it and began to search out classes and teachings on how to accomplish this intricate method, but didn't have much success in finding the right methods. In late summer of 2019, she finally found THE instructor for exactly what she had been dreaming of doing. And, in September of 2019, the instructor opened enrollment to her online perpetual course. Vickie was thrilled and immediately jumped into the enrollment process as soon as the portal opened and started on her journey. To say that she is enjoying it would be a tremendous understatement! It has become such a joy and pleasure and a place of peace and contentment in a very chaotic world. It has become somewhat of a refuge for her and now she is ready to reveal her accomplishments and integrate this new technique and offering into our Studio. We are thrilled to now offer one-of-a-kind fine artwork pieces to our clients. What seemed like only a dream a few years ago, is now becoming reality!
recognition
Vickie is humbled and honored to have received the recognition of "exemplary representation of student artwork" for this painting. She completed this work in March/April 2020. It was featured on the social media pages for Elevate Your Art and in a weekly artwork newsletter.
recognition
Vickie is humbled and honored to have received the recognition of "exemplary representation of student artwork" for this painting. She completed this work in July 2020. It was featured on the social media pages for Elevate Your Art and in a weekly artwork newsletter. It is also seen in the "student gallery" of the Elevate Your Art website.
This is what was written about the artwork: "This satiating painting was created by Beyond the Brushes member, Vickie Bolduc. Vickie joined the community back in September 2019 with no previous painting experience.While creating this still life, Vickie indulged in solidifying a new technique in using wet paint control and the subject matter. Being from the South, Vickie has made many memories with family and friends while having conversations over a nice, cold glass of sweet tea (and many others share this experience). Nevertheless, there is also pain intertwined with these memories as some are no longer able to share one more glass of tea.
Vickie marveled at how much the simple things in life can truly bring us back and remind us of all the cherished memories. I think it is fair to say that the marveling goes both ways with the depth of emotion put into her remarkable painting.
When I asked Vickie about her experience with Beyond the Brushes, she responded... "Beyond the Brushes has brought more to me than just technique learning and skill developing. It's opened up my senses to new things...how I look at things, how I imagine everyday things painted and painterly, how I look at photographs and artwork a bit differently, how I look at light differently. It has truly helped me to develop as an "artist" in every form of life. I especially feel as if it has enhanced my photography skills with composition and lighting. Plus, it has given me a whole new set of friends and colleagues from around the world! What could be better than that?"
Thank you, Vickie, for sharing your thoughts and your artwork. I am thrilled to have you as a member of the community. Now, regardless of where we are, we can all share a glass of sweet tea and continue making memories together."
Thank You - Elevate Your Art