05 Monday Jul 2021
Posted in Art, Gift Ideas
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#gourmet, abstract art, chef gift, Colorful Art, dining room art, fruit, fruit art, fruits, golden pear, green, green art, green pear, kitchen, kitchen art, pear, pears, red art, red pear, sharon cummings, sharon cummings art, triptych art, yellow pear
With some pears! Yellow, green and red are great together or alone. Enjoy!
19 Monday Apr 2021
Posted in Art, Gift Ideas, Uncategorized
23 Tuesday Feb 2021
Posted in Abstract Art, Art
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chilis, dinging room art, floral, floral art, flower art, flower petals, flower prints, flowers, food, food art, kitchen, kitchen art, petals, red art, red hot chili peppers, sharon cummings art, sharon cummings paintings, warming, warmth
This will warm you up! Modern abstract mosaic art in warm colors with a shock of red.
29 Monday Sep 2014
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animal, beach, beach home, beach house, beachy, buy, buy lobster print, buy lobster prints, cafe, claws, coastal, coastal living, colorful, colorful lobster, cooked lobster, decor, dinning, eatery, eating, festive, florida, food, gourmet, home, house, kitchen, lobster, lobster claw, lobsters, maine, maine lobster, maine lobsterpot, ocean, primary colors, print, prints, red lobster, restaurant, sea, sea shore, seafood, seashore, seaside, shoreline, tropical, tropical decor
“Colorful Lobster”
New Art Work Mixed Media Painting Collage
Sharon Cummings
2014
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19 Friday Sep 2014
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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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25 Monday Aug 2014
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art, bar, chardonnay, chef, classy, cocktails, cook, cooking, dining room, dinner, drinking, drinks, eating, fine dining, gourmet, happy hour, kitchen, luxury, moscato, pinot grigio, restaurant, restaurant art, riesling, sauvignon blanc, semillon, sharon cummings, white, white wine, wine, wine bottle, wine glass, wines
“Lap Of Luxury”
Prismacolor Pencils/Pantone Markers
Sharon Bratcher Cummings
1993
The first picture is a crop and modified version of the second which I decided to list as a print that can be made as large as 60 inches long!
The full image was created by me in 1993 while I was in college working on my art degree. I used colored pencils and markers to get the textures and colors that you see. My Mom actually owns the original, so I had to scan my copy.
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23 Saturday Aug 2014
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art, breakfast, cafe, dining, dining room, dinning, eating, food, fruit, fruit smoothie, gourmet, health food, healthy, healthy food, kitchen, kitchen art, meals, raw, raw food, raw foodist, restaurant, salad, smoothie, strawberries, strawberry, vegan, vegetarian, veggie
“Fresh Strawberries”
Sharon (Bratcher) Cummings
Circa 1992
Colored Pencils
I cannot say I am a big fan of colored pencils, but I am glad I tried this medium. Through the process of working with pencils and pastels, I learned that I like a much slicker feel in my hands. I have more control over inks, markers and paint.
30 Wednesday Apr 2014
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arrangement, art, bathroom, beautiful, bedroom, botanical, botanical art, botanical painting, botanical prints, bud, buds, cottage, cottage art, country, country cottage, elegance, elegant, feminine, floral, floral arrangement, flower, flower buds, flowers, garden, gardening, happiness, happy, health, health benefits, healthy living, kitchen, ladies slippers, lady slipper, orchid, orchids, phaphiopedilum, photo, photograph, photography, rich, sharon cummings, smile, smiling, soft, table, traditional, vase, vases, yellow orchid
It’s so simple. Just smile. Even if you have to look at cute videos on YouTub of babies laughing or puppies sleeping, it’s a great way to improve your health and it makes you feel good about yourself. Below are some of the rewards of lifting those cheeks:
1. It Lower Heart Rate – Smiling slows the heart and relaxes the body. People who smile and laugh often are less likely to develop heart disease. Smiling reduces blood pressure temporarily too.
2. It Reduce Stress – Stress relief may be as simple as smiling a little more throughout the day. Smiling releases endorphins that counteract and diminish the stress hormones.
3. It Increase Productivity – Smiling has been shown to increase productivity while performing tasks. There’s truth to the “whistle while we work” mentality. This also explains why silly internet memes and pictures of cute animals can actually get people motivated and working harder after a few moments of smiling or laughter.
4. It is a natural Pain Killer – Smiling and laughter both have been shown to lessen pain. They release endorphins that lift our moods, but many of these act as natural painkillers too.
5. It Increase Attention – Stress limits our perceptions and narrows our attention. Our body kicks into fight or flight mode where we can focus only on one of those things. Smiling counteracts this and widens our attention again, opening us back up to multitasking and insights that come from the fringes of our perception and our subconscious.
6. It is Contagious – Around 50% of people smile back. This spreads the health benefits throughout those around you and it comes back to you several times as well.
7. It makes you more Attractive! – Smiling makes people look more appealing. This seems to be especially true for women. Men are more likely to approach a woman who smiles than one who simply makes eye contact while women aren’t necessarily drawn in by a smile alone.
8. It makes You Look Younger – Smiles naturally lift the face and in studies have shown to make people look younger, around 3 years younger on average.
9. It increases Longevity – The effects of a good smile extend past just the exterior good looks. People who smile more often live longer too, around 7 years longer than most according to one study. It releases stress, helps the heart, and much more to keep you healthy longer.
10. It Boosts the Immune System – Smiles help the body relax and this lets the immune system react more quickly and effectively against invaders.
So C’mon…………………………………………………..S.M.I.L.E. 🙂
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12 Saturday Apr 2014
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arrangement, art, bathroom, beautiful, bedroom, botanical, botanical art, botanical painting, bud, buds, cottage, cottage art, country, country cottage, dew, dew drops, droplets, elegance, elegant, feminine, floral, floral arrangement, flower, flower buds, flowers, fuschia orchid, garden, gardening, hot pink orchid, kitchen, orchid, orchids, phalaenopsis, photo, photograph, photography, purple orchid, rain, rain drops, rich, sharon cummings, soft, table, traditional, vase, vases
It’s that time of year when all of the flowers are blooming and these quick little showers show up out of nowhere. My orchids look fabulous this Spring! I can mostly get phalaenopsis to re-bloom year after year. When I buy some from a store or garden shop, I let them live out their flowering lives in my home. When they are all done, I just stick them under the oak trees and they love it! I do not do anything else to them. I just let nature water and care for them. The white and hot pink especially like to show their pretty little petals for me. We just had one of those morning showers that leaves everything all sparkly with water droplets….I couldn’t resist!
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21 Tuesday Jan 2014
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arrangement, art, bathroom, beautiful, bedroom, botanical, botanical art, botanical painting, bud, buds, cottage, cottage art, country, country cottage, elegance, elegant, feminine, floral, floral arrangement, flower, flower buds, flowers, garden, gardening, kitchen, orchid, orchids, phalaenopsis, photo, photograph, photography, rich, sharon cummings, soft, table, traditional, vase, vases, white orchids
http://fineartamerica.com/featured/ethereal-orchid-by-sharon-cummings-sharon-cummings.html
I found this beauty at Selby Gardens in Sarasota Florida. It’s just a phalaenopsis of the more common variety. But once I got the photo home and did a little magic, I was able to create a ghostly almost ethereal effect.
A busy day here…..I am going to do another show in March! But I will keep new work coming when I can. 🙂
