I Love What I SEA…

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aquariums, art, beaches, coastal living, fish, florida, nautical, ocean, octopus, scuba, sea life, seahorse, tropical fish

I’ve been working on a new series inspired by my love of the ocean and the beach.  I’ve incorporated my popular mandala art to create something entirely new and refreshing.  Jump in!

Mandala Seahorse

Mandala Fish

Mandala Octopus

See MORE Here…

Mandala Lobster

Mandala Whale

Mandala Crab

Silly Cat….Very F.U.N.N.Y.!

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cats, custom cat portraits, custom pet portraits, fish, funny cats, gold fish, goldfish, humor, pet portraits, siamese cats, silly cats, tropical fish

A custom cat portrait commissioned by one of my collectors.  She wanted her Siamese and her fish based on one of my previous works.  It turned out even better than the original!

Wishful Thinking 2

Mixed Media

Sharon Cummings

2016

Wishful Thinking Two HERE!

 

A F.I.S.H. Tale…

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abstract fish, beach art, beach house, colorful fish, colorful tropical fish, fish, fish art, fish painting, fish prints, tropical decor, tropical fish, tropical fish paintings, tropical fish prints

My “Tropical Fish” is my BEST seller on Fine Art America. But he wasn’t my idea. 9 years ago I got a call from a woman in St. Thomas who was in desperate need for artwork. Her home had been destroyed by Hurricane Ivan and while they had rebuilt, they had no artwork for the walls. Living on a small island left her with no choices for huge abstract paintings.Debbie found me online and fell in love with my style and color choices. She needed 27 over sized paintings for a June wedding that would be held on her property. Her home would be filled with guests and she needed big bold splashes of color. The clincher is that she called me in April…and needed 27 paintings by June! Never one to back away from a challenge, I accepted her order and got to work! I painted daily…Some requiring 3 – 5 days to complete. I had pieces at all levels of drying phases on every table in my house.The fish was the last piece. She called me when I was close to being complete and asked if I could do a large tropical fish instead of the other style she had chosen. I agreed.I did not sketch this fish out. I simply painted intuitively. I didn’t even look at tropical fish online for inspiration. I just selected bright colors and painted him just as you see him (in my mind’s eye). All spontaneous squirts and blobs of paint. I did not use a brush for this work in any area. Water and paint only.

I photographed him and sent him on his way to his new home in St. Thomas. Little did I know that all of these years later, my “Tropical Fish” would be so popular.

There is nothing fishy about the link below…click on it to enjoy more!

http://fineartamerica.com/featured/tropical-fish-sharon-cummings.html

Fish F.R.E.N.Z.Y…

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beach, beach art, colorful fish, fish, fish art, fish paintings, fish prints, grouper, grouper fish, puffer, puffer fish, seafood, tropical decor, tropical fish

“Colorful Grouper 2”

Mixed Media Painting/Collage Fish Art

Sharon Cummings

2014

“Blow Puff”

Colorful Fish Mixed Media Art Painting

Sharon Cummings

2014

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Puff L.O.V.E…

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beach, beach decor, beach home, beach house, colorful fish, fish, ocean, primary colors, puffer fish, sea, sea life, tropical fish

“Puff Love”

New Art Work Mixed Media Painting

Sharon Cummings

2014

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Catch a R.A.I.N.B.O.W…

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angler, animal, cabin, cabin art, catch, chef, color, colorful fish, cook, cooking, fins, fish, fish fry, fishing lure, fly, fly fishing, food, fresh, fresh catch, fresh water, freshwater, game fish, gourmet, illustration, kitchen, lure, montana, mounted fish, natural, nature, painting, rainbow, rainbow trout, rustic, seafood, sharon cummings, sport, sport fishing, spots, stream, stream fishing, streams, trout, water, water color, watercolor, wilderness

“Rainbow Trout”

Colorful Mixed Media Art Painting

Sharon Cummings

2014

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The Old is N.E.W. Again…

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angel, angel fish, aquarium, beach, beach home, beach house, colorful, colorful angel fish, colorful fish, colorful tropical fish, contemporary, cute, dive, diver, fish, fun, happy, marine, modern, ocean, oceanic, rainblow fish, rainbow, salt, salt water, salt water aquarium, scuba, scuba diver, scuba diving, sea, sharon cummings, sweet, tropical, tropical decor, tropical fish, underwater, water

Little Angels 2

Colorful Angel Fish Mixed Media Art

Sharon Cummings

2014

As I was looking through my pen and ink drawings from 25 years ago, a little light bulb went off in my head.  I’ve been working on my Color Fusion series for weeks now and combining those black and whites with my acrylic painting on fabric seemed to be a marriage made in heaven.  I love color, so here I go!

First I took my ink drawing and scanned it on my Brother scanner.

Then I fused my new acrylic painting on fabric onto the design using my computer.  I added some background texture from a crinkled piece of paper that I scanned.

Enjoy!

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G.O.O.D. Memories…

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animal, animals, aquarium, art, beach, beach house, beachy, blue, bright, coastal, coastal decor, coastal living, coastline, color, colorful, colorful animal art, Colorful Art, colors, cottage, cute fish, decor, fish, fun, happy, hippocampus, horse, kids, marine life, nautical, nursery, ocean, oceanic, primary, primary colors, red, scuba, sea, sea horse, seahorse, seahorses, snorkeling, summer, summer vacation, surf, sweet, swimming, tropical, tropical decor, tropical fish, underwater, waves

“Colorful Seahorse”

Mixed Media Art

Sharon Cummings

2014

I know today is all about 911 and that most people will be talking about that horrific event in American History.  It is burned into my memory mainly because I had a little girl in kindergarten at the time and I can recall vividly rushing to her school with all of the other panicked moms.  Hugging my Muslim friends who had removed their Hijabs out of fear of attack.  It was indeed awful.  Explaining that to a child was beyond comprehension.

So today I take you back to my kindergarten year and good memories that I hope will make you smile on this day.  I grew up the first half of my childhood on Siesta Key, FL.  We did not have an ocean view as we were not wealthy, but a very modest home on one of the side streets.  Right next door was a fish market that would smoke mullet all day.  When bored, I would wander over there and if I smiled cutely, they’d give me a sample of their fish.  It was so yummy.  But what I remember most is that they had this vertical fish tank in the corner of their store.  It was filled with tropical fish and mainly seahorses.  I was so intrigued by how they swam with such small fins.  I would watch them for hours.  One day I noticed one of the very “fat” seahorses was making jerking motions and much to my delight he was having babies!!  I squealed with so much joy that all of the customers rushed over to look in the tank with me.

I remember the proprietor asking me if I wanted a little tank of my own with some of their seahorses to care for.  I did, but then I thought about it and decided i didn’t.  It was much more satisfying to sit and watch the fish over there and besides, I wouldn’t get free seafood goodies at home. 😉

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Little A.N.G.E.L.S…

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angel, angel fish, aquarium, art, beach, beach home, beach house, black, black and white, contemporary, dive, diver, fish, marine, modern, ocean, oceanic, salt, salt water, salt water aquarium, scuba, scuba diver, scuba diving, sea, sharon cummings, tropical, tropical decor, tropical fish, underwater, water, white

“Little Angels”

Angel Fish Art

Pen and Ink on Illustration Board

Sharon Cummings

1993

I am still digging around through my old portfolio.  I found these little angels swimming in the ocean of boards and papers.  They looked so crisp and clean until I scanned them and saw the close ups.  You can see the irregularities in the amount of ink applied to different areas.  There is also an ink “bleed” on the lines.  I am sure I was quite pleased back then, but with the perfectionism of the computer age, this would not fly now. 😉

F.U.N.K.Y. Flashback!

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abstract fish, angel fish, aquarium, art, beach art, beach house, bradenton florida, colorful fish, contemporary art, contemporary fish, coral reef, dive, diving, fish, fish art, fish paintings, fish tank, florida, florida keys, fun, funky, hawaii, islands, miami, modern art, modern beach house, modern fish, sarasota, scuba, scuba diving, tropical, tropical decor, tropical fish, tropical fish art, tropical fish paintings, underwater, whimsical, yellow abstract, yellow art, yellow fish

Funky Fish

Sharon Cummings

Crayon and Letraset Transfers

Date: Unknown

As I continue to go through my old portfolio, I am finding a few surprises along the way.  I found this guy hiding among the rubble.  He is clearly created with Crayons, and for those old enough to remember, Letraset transfers.

Long ago before the advent of home computers, there was a need for an easy way to apply perfect typography and texture to images.  Letraset made these plastic sheets with transfers on one side.  You then applied pressure with a tool, spoon, etc. on the other and it would stick to the surface of your project.  Back then, I thought it was the coolest thing ever!!

What a flashback….I should find my box of crayons. 😉