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Almost a teenager

My Birthday is coming up...

 

I will be 13 in a few days!!!

 

Lux Art Institute

Upcoming event for Kids/Teens ages 11-15 at Lux Art Institute...

Tuesday, January 29, 2013
4:30PM - 6:30PM

Lux Art Institute located at: 1578 S. El Camino Real Encinitas, CA 92024
Drop off in the Education Center parking lot.



www.luxartinstitute.org

Chalkboard Doodle

Stag Silhouette

Medium: Chalk

Happy New Year! 2013

Summer in San Diego

I was walking along the beach in Cardiff by the Sea and found all of these shells along the shoreline.  I decided to create something with them. Enjoy...

 "Bivalve butterflies"



"In flight"

Artist



My latest...

Let the light of your face shine upon us.

Psalm 4:6

"SHINE"

Medium: Pastel on chalkboard

Willow



Willow is my brother's bunny.  He loves to follow Noah around and lays on the sofa when we are watching movies.

He acts more like a dog than a rabbit.

"Willow"
Medium: Pencil and oil pastel

Willow 2 months old.

Happy Mother's Day! 

 

Before

 

After

Dinner Plate Dahlia

Medium: Chalk & Pastel 

 



Milk & Cookies Art Show

I am honored to receive a Finalist award and the Award of Excellence at the Reflections Art Show!

Article here... Carlsbad Patch

Silver Lancers

Yesterday was our last football game of the season.  I caught an end zone pass and scored for my team.  We won 35 - 12!  I'm sad football is over but, I can still watch it on T.V.   I just finished my painting for Art Reflections.  It was inspired by my late night practices with my team. 
Here is is...

Gunner

I find myself sketching lately.  I started by sketching our dog Gunner.  He's a Boxer and he is such a clown!  It was a Father's day gift for my Dad.  I've done a few more sketches since then that I'll post later. Here is the sketch before the final touches.

Doodle for a cause

Last month I entered the Doodle-4-Google contest.   Each year they hold a contest and kids can submit a drawing that represents the company logo and theme.  The theme for 2011 is "Someday I'd like to..."  Here is what I came up with. 

My Artist Statement:

Someday I'd like to take all of the trash from our beaches and turn it into art.  I hope that this will raise awareness to the problem on our beaches and the threat to the ocean the animals & fish that live there.

Although our beaches are pretty clean compared to others, I typically find plastic bottle caps, water bottles, deflated balloons and ribbon along the shore.  So, that was my inspiration for this doodle.

The contest finalist will be announced on May 4th.

Emperor Penguin Mother & Child

Happy New Year!

Reflections Art Finalist



I participated in the Reflections Art Contest at my school.  The theme was "Together we can..." 

I drew a whale shark.  My artist statement is "Together we can protect the earth's magnificent creatures."  I chose this subject out of deep concern for the animals that were devasted by the BP oil spill.   Whale sharks are the latest victims of the spill.  They are filter feeders and scoop up large amounts of plankton and small fish just below the surface.  They are also ingesting large amounts of water that in some areas, now contain toxic oil.  The whale shark is just one of the species that will be negatively impacted by this disaster.

My little brother entered the contest too and he was awarded Honorable mention.  He was really excited about winning and receiving a prize.  His picture was of the deep sea.



Shyla the Saw-whet owl

Meet Shyla the Saw-whet.  This picture was for a contest I entered this month.  I used pastel on black paper.  The Saw-whet is the smallest of the owl species and they sing at night.  They are said to be docile and friendly during the day.

"Shyla in the morning fog."

Images of Tomorrow

I was featured in the Youth Fine Art exhibit at my church.  The piece I entered is called "Wings of Wonder."  This is a bird that I saw at the Wild Animal Park.  Its colorful plume inspired me.

Octavio

A gift to my Mom for her Birthday!

The perfect Wave

I was awared 1st place in the Art Reflections Contest and I also received the Award of Excellence. 

It makes me happy when  people like my art!