Fall Update
Snow Fun at the Farm
This blog is supposed to be my “fall” inspired update. Well, it’s close to 100 degrees this week where I live in Texas, so I’m not feeling the crisp, cool air at the moment. Oh well, we have to move on. I’m hearing a cool front will be here early next week, so I will be eagerly anticipating its arrival while I write this newsletter.
Life has been busy for me, but in a good way. My husband and I have had a great time over the summer spending time with our kids and grandkids, as well as going to spend time with friends and family. I’ve also been helping my husband to launch a new business for himself after his retirement. He launched last week, so now I plan to be back in the art studio on a regular basis.
I’m currently working on a new painting inspired by a photo I took on vacation a couple of years ago while visiting Breckinridge, Colorado. Breckinridge was breathtakingly beautiful in September with all of the aspen trees aglow. Words nor photos could fully capture the beauty we experienced. A charming little town it was and even had so much art to be enjoyed in so many galleries. I would highly recommend a visit to this charming town, especially in the fall. I will share my finished piece from Breckinridge inspiration in an upcoming newsletter.
The art piece I’m sharing in this newsletter, Snow Fun at the Farm, was started months ago and I stopped working on it because spring was arriving and I was eager to start on some floral ideas during the spring. I pulled this piece back out last week and put the finishing touches on it. I love the way it turned out! I started this piece to actually work on snow, something I hadn’t tackled much since using colored pencils. I used a surface called Colourfix Smooth and it worked really well. The barn and the truck were added after I began the painting. I had taken a photo of the truck and the barn from a place locally, and just decided to add them to this snow scene. Makes me ready for the holidays! I may make this into a Christmas card to sell this holiday season. Let me know if you would be interested in purchasing some @kjkeys@kimkeysart.com.
I took an online workshop last Friday with the Dallas/Ft. Worth Chapter of the Colored Pencil Society of America (CPSA). We learned how to use markers with colored pencil. It was a great learning experience for me, and started my wheels turning on different ways to incorporate this method into my art work. I love to keep learning about this medium I love so much.
I’m also continuing to write articles for magazines. I found out this week my latest one I submitted will be published in the November issue of Ann Kullberg’s Color magazine! Life just keeps being exciting! I will update you with information to get your copy when it’s published.
Remember I have art on display and for sell at Trevors de Paris, 125 Lamar Ave., Paris, Texas. I have several originals there as well as prints. Go visit them and see the art on display by local artists, as well as check out their inventory of wine and craft beers.
Enjoy the upcoming fall season, take some photos of the beauty you see, and get inspired to create some art!
Be blessed,
Kim Keys
