11 Saturday Oct 2014
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beach, beach art, beaches, california, Colorful Art, florida, hawaii, palm trees, palms, tree, trees, tropical, tropical palms, tropical trees
“Returning Home”
New Mixed Media Painting Collage
Colorful Palm Trees
Sharon Cummings
2014
The beach days are almost over here in Florida. It comes with mixed feelings. There is the joy of cool crisp air and a chance to be outside on the trails. But the damp cold of the sea is a bit too much. I will miss it. Until I return home…
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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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26 Friday Sep 2014
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“Colorful Sea Turtle”
New Art Mixed Media
Sharon Cummings
2014
I decided to give my 25 year old turtle drawing some real color. There is nothing wrong with trying to mimic nature in art, but I always find it a little boring. There is no cure for this color junkie. 😉 While I will use the following: graciously donated photos, public domain work or vintage images from time to time, I much prefer to work with my own photography and graphics. This little guy posed a real challenge to recreate him in my new “Color Fusion” series, but I think he can swim away now into the colorful sea!
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23 Tuesday Sep 2014
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abstract bird, abstract tropical art, aqua, beach, beach decor, beachy, beautiful, beauty, birds, bright, colorful, Colorful Art, cottage, delicate, feminine, floral, flowers, grace, graceful, hibiscus, humming, humming bird, hummingbird, hummingbirds, lovely, nectar, ocean, pink, pretty, sea, sharon cummings, spring, summer, tropical, tropical birds, tropical decor, wings
From this…
To This below…
“Nature’s Chorus”
New Mixed Media Art Painting Based On Old Pen
And Ink Drawings From 25 Years Ago
Sharon Cummings
2014
I am still reincarnating some of my older work into newer pieces. It’s so much fun to see these old renderings transformed into a brand new piece of art. When I was sitting hunched over my drafting table all of those years ago painstakingly drawing lines, I had no idea that someday there were be a computer program that would allow me to colorize them using my original paintings. Really technology rocks!
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17 Wednesday Sep 2014
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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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11 Thursday Sep 2014
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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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05 Friday Sep 2014
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beach, big bill, bird, bird pop art, birds, buy, buy pelican prints, buy prints, california, colorful bird, florida, ocean, pelican, pelicans, prints, sea, tropical, tropical decor, tropical decorating, wall art
“Colorful Pelican”
New Art Work Bird Print
Sharon Cummings
Mixed Media Painting
2014
29 Friday Aug 2014
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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. 😉
28 Thursday Aug 2014
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animal, art, bird, birds, busch gardens, feathers, flamingo, flamingos, florida, pink, pink flamingo, tampa, tropical, tropical birds, zoo
“Flamingo”
Art created with
Pantone Markers and Prismacolor Colored Pencils
Sharon Bratcher Cummings
1993
I’ve always thought flamingos looked a bit like aliens. Their red eyes and long necks pose quite a striking figure. And those pink feathers! Does it get any stranger?
26 Tuesday Aug 2014
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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. 😉
