Last Sunday, my husband and I went to the Orange County Museum of Art to see the "Yves Saint Laurent: Line and Expression" show. It was excellent and I am so glad we were able to go. Here is a video I made sharing our experience. Check it out. Video Link Here Yves Saint Laurent was a famous French fashion designer known for his YSL and Saint Laurent brands. After reading his Wikipedia page, he was quite a trailblazer in couture and ready to wear designs. As we walked the museum, we saw Saint Laurent's beautiful sketches and fashions. Before we got there, I was excited to see the gowns but the sketches surprisingly captured my attention. Seeing his hand drawings really personalized this global icon into a regular artist with extraordinary ideas. As a growing artist, his work inspired me to dream bigger and practice my sketching. Also, it was interesting to see his creative evolution from dark to vivid colors and styles. I hope you watch this video and feel inspired to be
Today, I am excited to share my "Inspired Blooms" Art Collection and video. All this art was made this year 2024 and boy was it fun. The video consist of 16 paintings featuring my inspired models, a portrait and flower arrangements. Check out the video. YouTube Video Here What inspired all these paintings? Well last Spring, we went to a flower exhibit called "Fleurs de Villes" at South Coast Plaza Mall and it was beautiful. They had local floral designers take a mannequin and decorated it with a particular theme. Each one was unique and told its own story. After, seeing all these creations, I was inspired to paint my own floral joys. I started with my "Inspired Sassy Stencil Girls" and those turned out so pretty. Then, I got the idea to try to make a floral arrangement. It turned out pretty good and that lead me to making 11 more. Also, I enjoyed adding words to some of the vases and even glitter on a few. I just love flowers and have found them to b