i'm back in the creative groove!

ok, so i haven't be able to be as creative as i would like over the last couple/few years for multiple reasons, but this year seems to have hit me w/ a creative fury. i've got several new project going and doing artwork or creative work in several different areas. today, i realized that i should get back to posting things on my blog and getting some constructive criticism.

recently, a older man came up to me at our farmers' market and asked me to do some painting for him. he had purchased a very small coffee cup at starbucks for his mother's birthday, but he wanted some sunflowers painted on it. i haven't done any painting in a couple/few years and accepted the challenge. we discussed what he needed, and this is what i came up with --

i definitely like the side w/ the inscription the best, but i am not ashamed of the other side. i can easily acknowledge that it would've been better had i more time to spend on it, but i also know that i would've continued to fuss w/ it until i had "goofed it up"! you can get an good idea of what it looks like, even though it's hard to get a decent picture of something like this while fighting w/ the flash on the camera.

the white cup had a matte finish on it and an inscription cut into one side. he wanted something done on each side so it could be displayed/viewed from either side. i used acrylic paints on a sanded/prepped surface that was then sprayed with kamar varnish. it does NOT need to be washed or used -- it is for display purposes only.