What Was She Thinking?

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art, beach, beach house, beautiful, beauty, bradenton, canvas, clothes, coast, coastal, dress, dresses, emotion, emotional, fashion, Fine Art, florida, girl, heal, healing, health, lady, meditation, memories, memory, miami, naples, nature, ocean, oceanfront, paintings, prints, red dress, sarasota, sea, sharon cummings, siesta key, solitude, strolling, sunbathing, vacation, walking, woman, yoga, zen

 

In a calm moment before a storm broke out on Siesta Key Beach, I look up and down the coastline and spot a lone woman walking slowly beside the waves.  Her dress catches my eye immediately.  The bright red in direct contrast to the darkening surroundings.  She carries her matching shoes in one hand.  She appeared completely unconcerned by the ominous clouds forming overhead.  What was she thinking about?  A lost lover…..her career choices….the baby she gave up for adoption….her next novel….I will never know, but I find this image incredibly seductive with so many possibilities…..

See more of her here:

http://fineartamerica.com/featured/the-red-dress-beach-art-by-sharon-cummings-sharon-cummings.html

M.O.O.S.E. Confetti!

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animal, animal prints, animals, Colorful Art, colorful moose, colorful paintings, colorful prints, moose, moose art, moose painting, moose prints, nature, wild animal, wilderness

“Confetti”

New Moose Animal Print

Mixed Media Painting/Collage

Sharon Cummings

2014

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It’s Otterly C.O.L.D.!

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abstract otter art, animal prints, animals, colorful animal art, colorful animals, Colorful Art, colorful otter, fur, nature, otter, otter art, otter paintings, otters, wildlife

“Ottertude”

New Otter Animal Print

Painting/Collage/Mixed Media

Sharon Cummings

2014

Brrr…It’s so cold in my studio this morning.  Even my Carmex will not come out of it’s tube.  It’s hard as a rock.  But I will not be turning on the heat as that will turn my little creative box into a skin dehydrator.  So instead I will warm myself with the colors of my new Color Fusion series.  Yup, I’ve got some serious ottertude.  Enjoy!

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I’ve Got Your B.A.C.K…

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africa, african, african theme, animal, animal prints, animals, anniversary, baby, birthday, child, Children, colorful, colorful giraffe, cute, engagement, friend, friends, friendship, fun, gentle, gift, giraffe, giraffes, hide, inspirational, love, loving, maternal, mom, mother, mothering, nature, nursery, play, romance, romantic, safari, sharon cummings, sister, sisters, skin, skins, soft, spots, sweet, tender, wedding, wild animal, zoo, zoo animal, zoo animals

“I’ve Got Your Back”

New Mixed Media Art

Sharon Cummings

2014

Whose got your back?  In my lifetime, I’ve heard the words many times, but have learned that only a precious few have actually meant it.  I can count on my fingers the friends and family that have truly been there for me through thick and thin.  Today I solute them and am thankful that I only have ONE back. 😉

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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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Showing My S.T.R.I.P.E.S…

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abstract, africa, african, animal, animal prints, animals, aqua, black and white stripes, colorful, colorful zebra, colors, modern zebra, natural, nature, primary, primary colors, red, safari, stripes, zebra, zebra stripes, zebras, zoo, zoo animal, zoo animals

“Colorful Zebra”

New Mixed Media Art Painting

Sharon Cummings

2014

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W.I.S.E. Guy…

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animals, art, bird, bird pop art, birds, camping, canvas prints, colorful owl, cottage, decor, forest, horned, horned owl, life, natural, nature, owl, owl pop art, owls, painting, paintings, pop art, posters, prints, rustic, rustic decor, sharon cummings, wall art, wild, wildlife, wisdom, wise, woods, woodsy

“Wise Guy”

Colorful Owl Art

Mixed Media Painting

Sharon Cummings

2014

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Gettin’ W.I.L.D…

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American, american indian, animal, animals, bills, bison, buffalo, buffalo bills, buffalo farm, buffalo mascot, buffalo ranch, Colorado, country vet, Football, livestock, mascot, montana, natural, nature, nfl, planes, prairie, realism, sacred animal, sharon cummings, spiritual, wild animal, wild animals, wild buffalo, wilderness

“Wild Bill”

New Art Work Animal Print

Sharon Cummings

Mixed Media Buffalo

2014

Mystic M.O.O.S.E…

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“Mystic Moose”

New Mixed Media Art Work

Sharon Cummings

2014

There is so much seriousness in art these days, that I sometimes feel a need to “lighten” it up a bit.  I have a very quirky sense of humor and I’d like to think it shows through in my artwork sometimes.  Here is Mystic Moose for your contemplation.  I hope he makes you smile. 🙂

While I still have pieces from my old portfolio to share, I’ve been busy creating new work as well.  I’ve got a few paintings, some patterns and also animals coming soon!  I just wish there was more time in the day…

N.E.V.E.R. Give Up!

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africa, african, african theme, animal, animal prints, animals, art, giraffe, giraffes, hide, inspirational, maternal, mom, mother, mothering, nature, safari, sharon cummings, skin, wild animal, zoo, zoo animal, zoo animals

I remember this piece very well.  I almost threw it away.  I spent many hours using Pantone markers and Prismacolor colored pencils getting the details of their fur just right.  I wanted the eyes to have expression and depth.  I was pleased with it’s progress until I tried to create a background.  For some reason the grass and trees weren’t coming out the way I envisioned. They seemed too bright and did not look as good as the animals.  I was crushed!  Then I thought I could save it by making the background solid black.  You can still see some of the black around the mane.  But that didn’t work either.  Finally in a last ditch effort to save all of my hard work, I got my x-acto knife and started the grueling task of cutting the giraffes out.  I had to be so careful.

In the end, I decided to make a separate black border and mounted it that way to present to my teacher for grading.  I got an A and it was selected for the annual school art show.  As a result of it’s exhibition, I sold my very first print in 1993!