by Brenda Fristoe | Mar 23, 2023 | Your Original Art
Spring is here for sure! We know this when we see the fresh buds on the trees, the signs of life coming up in our flower beds, and the robins gingerly hopping across our yards. Everything about spring says, “It is time for a fresh new start”. This is the time of...
by Brenda Fristoe | Jan 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
“After the day I have had today…. I need this!” “Have you ever said that?” I am sure we all have, but the “this” is something that may surprise you. The “this” in our case is a “Paint Night” with your friends and family at a historic inn. At our last event, we...
by Brenda Fristoe | Apr 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
I started researching and painting a series of World War 2 Women portraits for an upcoming art show at The Lodge in Lake Frederick. It all began when I painted a whimsical acrylic painting of my grandmother from the 1940’s. On a whim, I entered this acrylic on paper...
by Brenda Fristoe | Jan 16, 2022 | Uncategorized
Kids normally love Art but they love art even more when they get to eat fruit loops while they glue fruit loops. When creating mixed media art for kids, we think outside the box. In this canvas turtle acrylic painting, we have added scrapbook paper and fruit loops...
by Brenda Fristoe | Jan 16, 2022 | Uncategorized
If there is one fundamental to drawing that is often overlooked it is perspective. Everything we look at is based on where our eye level lies. This refers to the height at which our eyes observe an object. In the drawing on this blog, the picture is drawn as...
