Artist Renee Mak

Dreaming...  always one of my favorite things to do! I recently had the chance to put a show together  and I decided this piece was to be my  inspiration piece for the whole show. Interestingly enough, it was not finished at the time.   If you remember, I've been working on this and showing bits  and pieces of this for quite some time...  unfinished as it was. I've sold cards and prints, even had offers for the painting.   But deep down inside, like only an artist knows, it wasn't yet  time for us to part ways.   Something told me I still had work to do! This is the way it's looked for a little over a year.  I loved it... but still wanted it to say more. So while planning the show, it made perfect sense  to end with and build the show around this painting.    The name of my show is called "Evolution of a Dream", and it takes the viewer along a 5 year journe...

World Traveler by LolaBird I am a world traveler~ constantly traveling around the world on a fabulously colorful road trip of fun. Mixed media art journaling, cafe visiting, coffee drinking... hand made print making, children jumping, flowers blooming, boots are sparkling and I am home again! Resting my wings sipping my tea... thinking of traveling~ becoming me! {an ode to Instagram} {All artwork protected under copyright laws and  remain the sole property of artist Renee Mak 2012}

Ocean Blue and the Cup Cake Parade by LolaBird Ride the wave the wave of blue but leave your footprints  in the sand. Follow the clouds, follow thru stay true to your heart, it knows what to do. Flow with the pink, sharp and brite but leave out the glitter for your Friday nite. Use it freely... without care, sprinkle a trail on the back stair so you can find your way home, in case you're alone. The cup cake parade might shock you a bit... but don't worry keep the candles lit the frosting and glitter will make you smile and forget your troubles... just for a while. {All artwork protected under copyright laws and remain the sole property of artist Renee Mak 2012}

by LolaBird Dot dot dot paint the spot red then blue then purple, who knows what to do? Green is grassy yellow brassy pink and orange pink and blue Peter Pan... I love you Never do it don't grow old brown and sandy dirty cold. Rosy cotton candy kisses  don't look back no new misses becomes you,  just another not your uncle, not your brother. Bloom your fancy bloom it true Ah ha you've got it... electric blue. {I see  a cupcake parade}

CuRREntLy WoRKing oN! Here's what I'm currently working on... and... These are two 10" x 10" gallery wrapped mixed media canvases that I started as samples for a mixed media class.   The text is a page from a vintage book and you can faintly make out the chapter title "My Fight With A..." This intrigued me and so I plan on keeping it visible!   We all have  fights on our hands and I really like the idea of taking a "fight" and turning into something positive.   That's the point of my mixed media  class called "Trash to Treasure" . One of the things I LOVE so much about mixed media is the layering process and how the painting seems to get a life of it's own and tell you what it wants! I'd say that these two are almost finished... with a few more layers, a mantra and just a tiny bit of glitter! Happy Painting! xoxo

More fun samples for an upcoming mixed media project! The point of what I'm doing is to practice layers of color... And in doing so, learn what the colors communicate... both together and to the viewer! The end goal is to find out what colors do both well. In other words... what colors, when together, communicate the message I wish to communicate in my paintings! What do you think!?!

I had an awesome day today in the studio. I began working on some samples to be used for an upcoming project... I love the bright colors! I also love that they have a life of their own! The way the colors dance on the page... makes me want to dance right along with them!!! And that's what I did....  today in the studio!

Hey there… Happy Thursday!  Today I’ve decided to show some of my favorite items on Etsy… which I put into a treasury!  They’re fun, flirty and fabulous and will be candy for your eyes! ‘Thursday Treasures!!!’  by  fussitup Some of my FAVORITE things! Hope you enjoy them too! Swash Buckle    deckhanddesign… $25.00 rock candy    ArtigianoJewel… $425.00 Crochet Leg Warmers with Sti…    mademoiselleme… $35.00 Sea Rain -Abstract Painting …    galleryzooart $55.00 MarveLes Art Journal Quilt B…    marveles $125.00 Soft Lullaby – Upcycled – Vi…    timelessNchic $ SERENITY- matted 11 x14 sign…    bohoarte $20.00 Tribal charms in Hmong style    Tribalmade $10.00 5″ x 5″ Original M…    sarahkiser $10.00 Hot Pink Rose Flower And a …    roomofyourown $ SALE I Have a Story to Tell …    LolasRoom $12.50 Artisan Silk Wrist Cuff – Re…    loclava $44.95 My Fri...