=x+- Mocking American Intelajince -+x= -

!!! Sold to a Sudbury Teacher !!!

January 07-09 2011
Acrylic, Paper, Gloss medium, and Lacquer on Canvas
16" x 20"
SOLD

I was spending the night alone one Friday night when I decided it had been too long since I just let my creative juices do as they please. I pulled out the acrylic paint and squirted globs all over the canvas. I took a big brush and blended them together. Then I realized it looked something like a kindergaten painting which sparked my interest in education. I decided book pages would look nice. Having found the best pages I could possibly have asked for I pasted the pages from the American Spelling Book onto the canvas. I looked at it once and decided it was too bright and happy. It did not reflect the way I was feeling. I then put a thick coat of gloss medium mixed with acrylic paint onto the enitre piece. I felt this dimmed the messages in the pages so I pasted new pages onto the piece. I then deicded the piece needed an antique look so I threw a black wash in areas. Then to top off the entire piece I splashed white gold lacquer on the canvas. After creating this spontanerous piece I realized it represented my angst towards not being able to serve my lifes purpose, TEACH. This fact is constantly on my mind and I guess it just needed to come out.

Please let me know what you think of this spur of the moment piece!

-EtSy ShOp NeWs-

Since the fall I've had some great progress with my Etsy Shop. The Esty website allows buyers and sellers to choose their favourite store or favourite items and I am very proud to say that some of my items have been chosen as well as my entire shop. If you have not yet checked out my Etsy Shop please do so at www.malindaprudhomme.etsy.com. Thanks!

---> STAGE 1: Watercolour Under Painting <---

I've had a lot of inquiries about the progress of my beauty series so I thought I would give you beautiful girls an update after every stage. As many of you already know, this series is all about inner beauty versus exterior beauty. The more I think about this concept the more complex it gets. I began thinking about how we "make" ourselves beautiful. Most of us, if not all of us, have a regimented routine that we use to "beautify" ourselves. We brush our teeth, shower, do our hair, and then our makeup, etc, etc. I'm sure we all have different stages and do them in different orders but for the most part women have a "beautifying" routine that mimics the assembly lines of a factory. In order to mock this stage like process I thought I would use the same process to create this 36 piece series. The very first stage of this process was to paint all 36 watercolour under paintings based on the colours you felt best represented your personality or inner beauty. So here they are! I hope you all enjoy them! If you have the time please leave me a comment at the bottom of this post as I would LOVE to hear from all of you!

Thanks again to all of you beautiful women for your kindness and support!

!!!::: My First Unveiling :::!!!

I am so excited to share these photos with you! On Friday December 17, 2010 I had my first unveiling at Mitchell Sandham Inc. My piece "Brilliant Retropspect" was shown to the staff for the very first time and it received amazing reviews! The piece was done in a unique style unlike my usual work. It combines the styles of the modern era by incorporating bright colours and geometric shapes as well as the contemporary style of rich metalics and elegance. Here are some pictures from the event!

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This piece is truly a landmark in my artistic career. It is the largest scale and highest priced piece I have ever sold! I am incredibly in debt to Peter Mitchell and Ryan Mitchell for giving me the chance of a lifetime. They commissioned me to paint this piece to go into the reception area of Mitchell Sandham Inc. Having one of my pieces in a business place is quite the accomplishment and I could not be more excited! Thank you Ryan and Peter!

Please scroll down to see some progession pictures! :)

If your business requires some art pieces for fair prices please contact me at malinda_prudhomme@hotmail.com.