Painting to Benefit Local Retirement Facility
Posted By Carrie L. Lewis on October 27, 2009
I am very pleased to announce that one of my original paintings has been selected as a raffle item for a local fund raiser.
Park Pony, an original colored pencil painting, was chosen by a representative of The Kansas Christian Home Auxiliary for their 2009 holiday bazaar.
The auxiliary has traditionally raffled a hand made quilt and those quilts became favorites among bazaar shoppers.
With no quilt available this year, organizers were in search of something large enough to make a good raffle item. Enter Park Pony.
The Holiday Bazaar & Bake Sale is November 6 & 7, 2009. Hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. The winner will be drawn after close of business on Saturday.
Proceeds from sales and the raffle help support the Kansas Christian Home in Newton, Kansas.
I am a self-taught artist for the most part. Lots of trial and error in the past forty years! Formal art training consists of a couple of years of high school art, a painting class at a community college, one semester in the Fine Arts program at Abilene Christian University and a couple of local workshops.
I am always looking for ways to better my artistic skills, so I am a permanent student in the School of Trial and Error. I love reading and have been known to spend hours online researching materials and techniques. As a result, I've painted in several different styles, including the direct method (which goes straight for the color) and Classical methods (which involves underpaintings, layering and glazing).
I have exhibited paintings in locations such as Lone Star Park Race Track, Grand Prairie, Texas and Remington Park Race Track, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Since the early 90s, I've worked with the Michigan Harness Horseman's Association, donating custom portraits to their annual benefit auction.
In the course of maintaining a growing art business, I have taught myself web design (a skill that will no doubt prove to be a continual learning experience).
I also enjoy puttering around the yard, chasing trains with my husband, Neal, travel and, of course, looking at horses whenever they appear on my horizon.
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