Laura McHugh Squared: Art Every Week in 2012: "April showers bring May Flowers"........

Sunday, April 29, 2012

"April showers bring May Flowers"........

make a watercolor painting with and theme "April showers bring May Flowers"........this was my challenge for this week......I knew I was going to be out most of the day Saturday with my Husband enjoying Shad Fest 2012 along the Delaware River in Lambertville NJ (check out my other blog vintage2glam.blogspot.com )...
So I packed up my art supplies and while John drove us about 1 hour to our destination I thought this would be a great time to create this week's challenge........


I just grabbed my black sharpie markers and started creating....I took a class a few months back called Magaly Ohika's Freeform Class.....Had so much fun creating art like a child that I thought I would do this challenge in a free form style...

I have a problem sitting still...I always get bored on car rides...or I should say I use to get bored on road trips...but now I make sure I have my bag packed with all my art supplies to keep me busy and help pass the time....

I take a vintage towel that I love and cover my lap and lay out my supplies and start playing....

what could be better????I get to create, see the sites, enjoy some music, talk to my hubby, finish a challenge, and not be bored.......

I love using my water color pencils by Faber-Castell, and water color crayons by Staedtler

you can be messy like a child when coloring, kind of hard to be neat while driving in a SUV on some back bumpy country roads....


almost done...

now to add the water...love love love my Koi water brushes...they make painting on the go so easy....

"Aprils Showers bring May Flowers"

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DianeDMay 1, 2012 at 9:11 PM
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I am Laura McHugh West. I am in Half Moon Bay California, which is about 30 miles south of San Francisco, right on the Pacific Ocean.

A friend of mine was reading the magazine Cloth, Paper Scissors and stumbled on an article about Laura McHugh East. She told me about it and after checking out Laura's blog, I decided to contact her. We have so many things in common. We've been "internet" friends for several months and thought an art challenge in 2012 would be really fun.

Try as I might, my work cannot be contained to a single medium. If I had to narrow it down, I would describe it as the delicate and loving expression of ideas on or with paper. I work with ephemera - found paper such as old magazine ads, postcards and photos. My favorite go-to is the Sunday New York Times magazine. I like the graphics and the weight of it.

I work in encaustic wax, acrylics, oil and watercolors and make one-of-a-kind prints called monotypes on my printing press.

I have done commissioned pieces for clients and they usually cry - joyfully - when they get their pieces.

I take photographs as a way of exercising my creative eye and also as a source for my other artistic interests. Participating in photo challenges is a way for me to improve my photographic skills. Click on my photo to be directed to my art website.

Hello My name is Laura McHugh East....I live in Matawan NJ which is about 37 miles south of New York City. I cannot get enough of art and like Laura McHugh West I can't say that I work in just one medium....I love it all and love to learn and experiment with them all....

I guess people know me best for my Jewelry making but, Painting and drawing was my first introduction into the arts. My parents saw I had a eye for drawing and quickly put me in every art class they could find. I continued enjoying and learning about art in school and studied and graduated from The School of Visual Arts in NYC.

I first worked as a colorist in the garment district and designed prints for the home Textile Market as well as the fashion Industry. I loved designing and creating and color was my passion. I started my own textile design business and was busy designing and creating for many top design houses both in the home market and fashion lines. 7 years ago I decided to stay close to home and stop with the crazy commuting. I wanted to be close to home for my 2 sons and husband. I became a middle school art teacher in my town. I love my job and only wish I had started down this path years ago....I love sharing my passion for art with my art students. I get to be creative all day long, and this helps calm my busy hands....I have to create some form of art everyday. Art makes me happy.

I had a very interesting and productive 2011 and I am hoping to make 2012 even better. I am so happy Laura McHugh west found me, and we were stunned by how much we have in common besides our names.... So I am hoping that you are interested in following us on our creative journey for 1 year and see where this artistic road takes us. Thanks for stopping by...wishing everyone a Happy and Healthy 2012....