Monday, February 18, 2013
Leafing an Impression on Uptown Streets
I had a great time in Altamonte Springs. What fantastic creations hit the street! Started a out a little chilly, but a perfect morning for chalking. Then the wind picked up and the leaves and pollen set in. Of course my eyes and nose reacted to the oak pollen. My glasses blurred with puddles of tears. Nice that it was cool...long sleeves to put to use. The leaves swirled and more than once I found I had painted a leaf! I took the themes of music, art, and chalk literally and created "Homage to an Uptown Festival". Enjoyed being with chalky friends. Now the wait begins for March and two of my favorite shows, Hyde Park and Safety Harbor.
Monday, February 4, 2013
frazzled and fraggled
So I went to Lakeland for the Chalk for Charity Event. It was a cold morning and I was frazzled from a long week of work...or two weeks with no break , as I worked full days Saturday and Sunday and long days all week. I really did not want to get up the morning of the show.
And so I arrived late and did not do well. The weather really turned out beautiful. Perhaps I was too ambitious for a one day show. For sure I did not get up and regauge as I worked. Perspective was way off and time ran out...no shadowing, retouching. Truthfully, I went back and finished after the awards were distributed...and was ordered out of the road when cars started driving right at me!
The result...the beginning of a pretty good lab and a girl who looked like a Fraggle (ever watched fraggle rock?) Oh to have had another day!
Oh wait, I will have another day! That is the beauty of streetpainting. The work disappears and the canvas is ready to go again. And so, I shall return to chalk another day.
Wish me more success as I go to the Uptown Art Expo at Crane's Roost in Altamont Springs next.
And so I arrived late and did not do well. The weather really turned out beautiful. Perhaps I was too ambitious for a one day show. For sure I did not get up and regauge as I worked. Perspective was way off and time ran out...no shadowing, retouching. Truthfully, I went back and finished after the awards were distributed...and was ordered out of the road when cars started driving right at me!
The result...the beginning of a pretty good lab and a girl who looked like a Fraggle (ever watched fraggle rock?) Oh to have had another day!
Oh wait, I will have another day! That is the beauty of streetpainting. The work disappears and the canvas is ready to go again. And so, I shall return to chalk another day.
Wish me more success as I go to the Uptown Art Expo at Crane's Roost in Altamont Springs next.
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About Me
- Roni
- Brooksville, Florida
- Raised in Michigan, Roni François developed her love of art while perusing the Flint Institute of Arts’ galleries and art books at the nearby library. Her initial plunge into self-expression was working in oils. Roni relocated to South Florida where she exhibited in shows in Lake Worth and West Palm Beach. While her children were young, Roni switched to three-dimensional arts including costume design, pine needle basketry and soft sculpture. After short stints of work in colored pencil, fabric art, pastel and acrylics; watercolor has become the main focus of her artwork. Now living in Brooksville, Florida, the largely self-taught artist delves into such varied subjects as wildlife, portraiture, still-life, florals, landscapes and seascapes. Recently, she has added chalk shows to her interests and has now participated in 24 shows around Florida, and demonstrated the process for 2 groups of Girl Scouts
2011 Chalk for Japan
In the Pond
SAF 2011
What Light by Yonder Window Shineth
Sarasota 2011
me
Sitting on the balcony in Sarasota!