Long weekend filled with artly goodness

I am feeling much refreshed after the 3 day weekend.<br />On Saturday <a href="http://www.dannyebruarts.blogspot.com/">Danny Ebru</a> and I did great selling our artwork down at <a href="http://www.portlandsaturdaymarket.com">the Portland Saturday Market</a>.<br />On Sunday I concentrated on adding a bit more color ideas to my current acrylic painting in the works. Here is a snapshot of my progress so far:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/6118552206/" title="my art corner by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="my art corner" height="335" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6210/6118552206_017404e08a.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />Im still working out the colors and patterns of her dress. A portion of the original dress pattern that I marked out wasn't pleasing me so I whited out what I had and plan to start on it again soon.<br /><br />In addition to my painting project I also went outside into the field in front of our home and spent a half hour picking black berries from which I made a pie. I used a gluten/wheat free flour and honey instead of sugar and I am happy to report it turned out rather yummly indeed. Oh and baked some cornbread too!<br /><br />On Monday I slept in a bit, did some work around the home and then Danny and I settled back into our art studio and continued to work on our projects:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidopticlab/6120317291/" title="Three Day Weekend by Lucid Optic Lab, on Flickr"><img alt="Three Day Weekend" height="500" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6192/6120317291_c5d01fb2fa.jpg" width="335" /></a><br />Danny was working on hand painting a silkscreen of a six armed sri shiva...cant wait to see what comes of it!<br /><br />More artly goodness coming soon.<br /><br />Love and Light,<br />-Chelsea Rose

Long weekend filled with artly goodness

I am feeling much refreshed after the 3 day weekend. On Saturday Danny Ebru and I did great selling our artwork down at the Portland Saturd...

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Elephantress - new painting, Work In Progress photos and more

Hello all,<br /><br />Just stoppin in to share with you the first few glimpses of my new painting during its process of creation:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/6105399052/" title="Elephantress WIP by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Elephantress WIP" height="335" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6190/6105399052_8de73aa645.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/6105399000/" title="art table 09 01 2011 by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="art table 09 01 2011" height="335" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6088/6105399000_50fa6d86df.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><br />This piece is inspired by Lakshmi, the Hindu Goddess of wealth, light, prosperity, fortune, generosity and more. I always referred to her as the 'Elephant Goddess' which is incorrect....but she is usually depicted as a fresh faced goddess with many arms holding lotuses, surounded by elephants. So, you can see where I drew inspiration for this character. The green background works well with the themes of fortune and fertility too.<br /><br />Excited to begin this painting...looking forward to working more on it soon!<br /><br /><br /><br />Here is my original pen and ink drawing of her:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/5092110535/" title="Elephantress by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Elephantress" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4104/5092110535_c0f17a89bf.jpg" width="391" /></a><br /><br />(original pen and ink drawing by Chelsea Rose)<br /><br />....I do have 5"x7" prints avilaible of her for $7<strong> </strong><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/78028407/elephant-goddess-lakshmi-pen-and-ink"><strong>here</strong></a>.<br /><br /><br /><br />In other news, this weekend <a href="http://www.dannyebruarts.blogspot.com/"><strong>Danny Ebru</strong></a> and I will be out sellin our art down at the <a href="http://portlandsaturdaymarket.com/"><strong>Portland Saturday Market</strong></a>:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidopticlab/5680623786/" title="Portland Saturday Market by Lucid Optic Lab, on Flickr"><img alt="Portland Saturday Market" height="255" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5066/5680623786_55acf8a493.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><br />Come look for us, chat a spell and maybe, just maybe grab up some art while your at it!<br /><br /><br /><br />I do so hope your summer has been enjoyable.<br /><br />Much love and light,<br /><br />-Chelsea Rose<br /><br /><br /><br />

Elephantress - new painting, Work In Progress photos and more

Hello all, Just stoppin in to share with you the first few glimpses of my new painting during its process of creation: This piece is inspire...

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Messy Art room, New screen print shirts and holiday creations

So that three day weekend was greatly appreciated.<br />I didn't do much other then watch movies, munch out on home made cookies, Cheddar biscuits and samosas but i did manage to start a new painting!<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/5296013016/" title="Messy art room by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Messy art room" height="415" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5247/5296013016_c41c24de79.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />...you can see the very beginnings of my new acrylic piece in this photo. Its going to have lots of purples and blues, it would seem. You might also notice what a mess my painting corner is. The entire art room needs a good cleaning and re organizing. Hopefully i can get to that soon. i feel like i can create much more smoothly with a nice fresh, organized area. The clutter gets a lil too chaotic after awhile.<br /><br />In other news, we have produced some new silkscreen print shirts which have now been released for sale in our etsy shop:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidopticlab/5283064133/" title="om by Lucid Optic Lab, on Flickr"><img alt="om" height="500" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5207/5283064133_e35cdc9a49.jpg" width="364" /></a><br />Radiant Om<br />hand made/hand printed by Lucid Optic Lab<br />silkscreen print on 100% cotton T-Shirt<br />Available in size Large(44" bust) and Medium(40" bust)<br />Please specify size upon purchase.<br />available for $20.<br />see the sale listing <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/64682452/radiant-om-silkscreen-print-shirt">here</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidopticlab/5283064221/" title="justice! by Lucid Optic Lab, on Flickr"><img alt="justice!" height="500" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5048/5283064221_2e3318e0e4.jpg" width="334" /></a><br />Justice Together<br />Hand made/hand printed by Lucid Optic Lab<br />available for $20<br />see the sale listing <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/64682721/justice-together-silkscreen-print-shirt">here</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/5296012904/" title="Buddha silkscreen print shirt by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Buddha silkscreen print shirt" height="500" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5082/5296012904_79a91674bf.jpg" width="377" /></a><br />Blue Buddha silkscreen print shirt<br />hand made/hand printed by Lucid Optic Lab<br />silkscreen print on 100% cotton T-Shirt<br />Available in size Large(44" bust) and Medium(40" bust)<br />Please specify size upon purchase.<br />available for $20<br />see the sale listing <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/64717781/blue-buddha-silkscreen-print-shirt">here</a><br /><br /><img src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_570xN.203465702.jpg" /><br />Perception Mandala<br />hand made/hand printed by Lucid Optic Lab<br />silkscreen print on 100% cotton T-Shirt<br />Available in size Large(44" bust) and Medium(40" bust)<br />Please specify size upon purchase.<br />available for $20<br />see the sale listing <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/64717375/perception-mandala-silkscreen-print">here</a><br /><br />...so yes! Lots of new hand made/hand printed silkscreen shirts up for grabs.<br /><br />We have been super busy between the Goddess in All of Us art opening, printing new shirts and creating for the Holidays.<br />I tried my hand at silk painting for the first time:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/5296012846/" title="My silk painting experiment by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="My silk painting experiment" height="500" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5169/5296012846_4ebf1161e1.jpg" width="335" /></a><br />It was really fun. I painted 10 of these scarves. I enjoyed the way the silk paint seemed to spread like watercolor. I used an oil gutta resist to create the line work. I did dislike how fumey and toxic the gutta was so i think i will try the water based resist next time. All in all...it was a fun project!<br /><br />So i guess thats all the updates i have for now.<br />How was your solstice? Your holiday weekend?<br /><br />Much love,<br />-Chelsea Rose

Messy Art room, New screen print shirts and holiday creations

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Work in Progress acrylic painting + 23rd street art show

Another productive weekend was had!<br />I got a lot of work done on the acrylic painting i am working on:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/5176512703/" title="work in progress by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="work in progress" height="398" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4124/5176512703_e19ca7f21f.jpg" width="430" /></a><br />Danny snapped this photo of me while I worked on her. After an hour more of painting i finished putting the first layer of color on the entire painting...so now there is no grey left peaking out. I have to go back in and lay more color down on certain spots + work in more shadow and highlights....then i should be ready to sign and varnish the painting.<br /><br />Also...you can see in the photo i have combed out my front two locks. Now i have some soft hair to play with in the front. I felt i just needed a bit of a change and i am pretty happy with the results. It took about an hour each to comb out the dreads. I soaked them in heavy conditioner and then used a flea comb to push the knotted hair smooth. Was a lot of work but im glad i did it.<br /><br />and on to some very exciting news!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidopticlab/5176261315/" title="vacant storefronts = pop up galleries by Lucid Optic Lab, on Flickr"><img alt="vacant storefronts = pop up galleries" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4091/5176261315_8371e3daaf.jpg" width="294" /></a><br />Danny will be showcasing his newly created body of ebru/screen printing artwork which will include his life size Buddha silkscreen prints with his giant ebru marbling mono prints and more. For a sneak peak at some of his work that will be on display check out <a href="http://www.lucidopticlab.etsy.com/"><strong>his flickr page</strong></a>.<br />"This is a one night event in conjunction with NW 23rd third Thursday art walk. Come check out huge Buddha screen prints, art drawings, sculpture, marbling, Industrial Dub music, jewelry, faerie tutu’s, and wine on November 18th from 6pm to 9pm. The event is being help in a "pop up" gallery that use to be a cheese shop on NW Thurman and NW 23rd. Bring friends and family!"<br /><br />....So that about wraps it up for this blog entry.<br />Although I am excited to announce <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/sets/72157623003286474/"><strong>my body art photography</strong></a> book is ready to go to print today...so my books will be available soon for purchase. More details soon!<br /><br />Much love to all,<br />-Chelsea Rose

Work in Progress acrylic painting + 23rd street art show

Another productive weekend was had! I got a lot of work done on the acrylic painting i am working on: Danny snapped this photo of me while I...

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New painting, Rainbow Roots + giant Ebru marbling

It was an art-filled two days off, which always makes for the most refreshing of weekends.<br /><br />I managed to finish a painting i have been working on:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/5070064409/" title="rainbow roots by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="rainbow roots" height="403" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4089/5070064409_97ee1a13a7.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />Rainbow Roots<br />14" x 14" stretched canvas<br />Original acrylic painting by Chelsea Rose<br /><br />....I started this painting one night with the need to paint without plan or even thought. I let my subconscious come out and man the paintbrush and watched rather amused at the various shapes and creatures that came out.<br />I did change it up a lot after the initial out pour:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/5037330185/" title="melting eye beam- work in progress by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="melting eye beam- work in progress" height="207" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4111/5037330185_9429c34fac_m.jpg" width="240" /></a><br />...if you compare that to the finished one above, you'll see what i mean about changes. But all in all, this painting was very fun to paint. I gave myself no rules or guidelines and just got to "play" and express. I hope to let myself do more of these spurr of the moment paintings- it was a nice break from my usual tight/planned out creations.<br /><br />Meanwhile, my other half ( and often Better half) worked on a project that he has had up his sleeve for months now- a GIGANTIC Ebru( turkish paper marbling) project:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidopticlab/5069914269/" title="Making Ebru by Lucid Optic Lab, on Flickr"><img alt="Making Ebru" height="450" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4088/5069914269_56b9d99073.jpg" width="292" /></a><br />This is just one snapshot i took of about a billion of him throughout the creation process. He built a huge container for this project out of wood which he then filled up with thickened water so that he could float acrylic paint on the surface, manipulate as seen in the photo above through "combing" and then take a single mono print of the effect via paper. Yesterday he made two such prints with different colors and designs. The thickened water should stay good for about a week so he has time to make a bunch more prints. In the meantime this huge container has taken over the dining room so we have been eating at the coffee table :)<br />....more info with photos on this will be posted as the project progresses!<br /><br />And a couple snapshots of me bouncing around the artroom:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/5068341773/" title="Artroom snapshot by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Artroom snapshot" height="396" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4089/5068341773_f63860f3ae.jpg" width="450" /></a><br />I did some digging around and cleaning out in the art room which lead me to the discovery of a big stack of some of my very old art- some dating back to elementary school years! I posted some of my better old artwork finds on the art room closet couple with a few "inspiration" pieces from other artists. All this lead me to even go back and look at old sketch book journals- its really fascinating to look on old artwork and see how your style and technique has changed through the years. Its comforting to see my own creative evolution and realize that it shouldn't ever stop morphing. I am interested to see what my art will look like in a few more years!<br /><br />...and a dready update in front of my art room inspiration wall:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/5068951362/" title="Art room and dreadies by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Art room and dreadies" height="359" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4091/5068951362_5757791013.jpg" width="450" /></a><br />My dreadies have gotten a bit longer i think! My dreads are back to the same length my hair was before i dreaded the locks up. Shrinking is normal in the maturing stages of the dreading of ones hair so i am pleased that i have finally been able to get past all that and see a bit of growth, even if its only slight! The henna color I put in a month or so ago is almost completely gone and i am thinking about doing it again- it felt soooo good on my scalp and the red made me feel like a Celtic fiery maned huntress :P<br /><br />Anyhoo....we harvested a bunch of the Basil we grew from seed on our patio:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/5068304711/" title="Home grown Basil by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Home grown Basil" height="285" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4152/5068304711_15e2a83b0e.jpg" width="450" /></a><br />isn't it purdy?<br />We made a pesto sauce out of it which we ate over cheese tortellini with roasted garlic cloves- yum!<br />...Looks like we should probably bring our edibles in from the patio today or very soon before the first frost catches!<br /><br />And yes, i am already loving October with every bit of my soul.<br /><br />Best wishes,<br />-Chelsea Rose

New painting, Rainbow Roots + giant Ebru marbling

It was an art-filled two days off, which always makes for the most refreshing of weekends. I managed to finish a painting i have been workin...

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Mermaid Dreams- finished painting + painting process photos

I finished her...i finally finished my mermaid, whom i have been fighting with for months now!<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4984952861/" title="Mermaid Dreams by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Mermaid Dreams" height="481" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4131/4984952861_e8c0eacbe4.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />Mermaid Dreams<br />20" x 24"<br />Original acrylic painting by Chelsea Rose<br />$330( see sale listing <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/56233789/mermaid-dreams-original-acrylic-painting"><strong>here</strong></a> )<br /><br />....I am kinda surprised at how long i took to paint this one! I began painting her on canvas in July but the initial pen and ink drawing that inspired the painting came way way before then:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/3879438665/" title="love thy self by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="love thy self" height="391" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3437/3879438665_387a2a4a05.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />"Love thy Self"<br />original pen and ink drawing by Chelsea Rose<br />Prints are available for $7 <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/43547928/love-thy-self-mermaid-art-print"><strong>here</strong></a>.<br /><br />......she was a quick drawing that i made last year sometime. Initially i loved her pose and the feelings she conveyed but disliked the drawing. Eventually i decided to make prints available and quickly noted she became one of my best selling drawings.<br /><br />I also ended up making a pen and ink over acrylic version which was done on masonite for a commision. I created an extra one in yellow... which i still have:<br /><img src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_430xN.154472056.jpg" /><br />...she is up for sale as well, going for $40. Check out the listing <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/50347401/yellow-mermaid-ink-over-acrylic-painting"><strong>here</strong></a>.<br /><br />After some time i felt the need to do a big acrylic painting of a mermaid and decided to model it after my pen and ink drawing above.<br />So i used the original drawing and projected the image onto canvas where i traced the basic outlines to create the framework of the painting.<br /><br />A snapshot of the paintings humble beginnings:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4816821249/" title="work in progress by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="work in progress" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4139/4816821249_4de12df6d0.jpg" width="335" /></a><br />...this shows the very first layering's of color i began with. I was still in the "feeling things out" stage at this point. If you compare it to the finished product a bunch of these changed!<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4827974753/" title="Working on my Mermaid by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Working on my Mermaid" height="359" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4134/4827974753_c11946a553.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />....as you can see here the very first thing i did was restructure the face and remake the headdress/hair. I got rid of the lil bindy and added a third eye instead. The lil "nubs" i had sprouting from the head wasn't cutting it so i added, tentacles, fin like dread tendrils instead- which was a lot of fun to paint because of all the lil loops and spirals i got to play with.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4874075534/" title="work in progress- mermaid by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="work in progress- mermaid" height="383" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4117/4874075534_8cc109fda2.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />....I took the painting out to a few of the local art fairs so that i could work on her while i was tending the booth. It was this day that i did a lot of work on the tail. As seen here i added a lot more side fin to the lower tail. I was also beginning to contemplate the stark emptiness of the background and was throwing around the idea of adding fish, another mermaid....anything!<br />I was happy to get a lot of questions and general interest when out and about with the painting but what was most bazaar is almost everyone asked me if i was painting MYSELF as the mermaid. I really had not intended this to be some kind of self portrait but a lot of people insisted on it. This made me smile and remember something someone very close to me said as a lil girl. My mom worked for an old Hebrew mystic who was also an amazing painter( he was very old school and used egg tempera paint that he made himself) and he used to always say to me " A true artist only ever paints themselves," wether they mean it or not- this always made me giggle.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4884303844/" title="bubbles-work in progress by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="bubbles-work in progress" height="358" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4117/4884303844_85e40a04af.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />( sorry for this photos horrid quality)<br />....Here you can see i added big poofy hip side fins and finally began to remedy the "emptiness" of the background with bubbles.<br />The bubbles started out here and there...and i really liked the depth they began to suggest so i decided to keep them and expand upon them bit by bit.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4894961340/" title="Mermaid-work in progress by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Mermaid-work in progress" height="379" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4077/4894961340_97bc34f1e9.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />....the bubbles kept on multiplying. I started adding smaller lil jets of silvery bubbles and made the bottom of the canvas a darker blue to help hint at deep dark sea.<br />I took the above photo on my birthday- Aug.15 and so the painting sat untouched for quite some time. I was pretty unhappy with it at this point. I felt all the bubbles crowded the image...and i detested the fact that it was now time to work on the hands( my least fave part of any drawing/painting i do.) The painting was pretty much in this same state when i finally promised myself i would finish it up this past weekend- no matter what!<br />I did all the finishing work in about 6 hours which included darkening the bottom sea again, adding more bubbles, removing some bubbles, adding more shimming light from above, going back into all the of color for one last "ping" of color, going over all the black outlines and adding more spiraling and detail, added a few more spiral tendrils of hair, more color and volume to the closed eyelids, blue to skin and lips( to make her look more like she is in water), and finally the hands( which i spent about a half an hour muttering and cursing under my breath as i worked at them in a frenzy to some extremely horrible and chaotic sitar music...and was very close to having a nervous breakdown. Luckily Danny saved me by turning the music off which kind of broke the spell and i was able to get the hands to somewhat behave finally.)<br /><br />So yes...she is done! Did i mention i love mermaids very muchly so and they have always been a folk symbol that i deeply identified with? I was drawing bare breasted mermaids when i was 5 and never did stop. I grew up at the beach, lolling in the whiteraff with my legs firmly held together as i pretended to be a lovely flesh eating mermaid hunting the local tourists and surfers.<br />They will always fascinate me and when ever i am in the water- be it a pool, ocean or river you ll see me swimming fast and furious, legs held firmly together like a mermaid.<br /><br />Much love and many blessings,<br />-Chelsea Rose<br /><br />P.S.<br />Lots of body painting coming up. This Thursday i will be doing a paid commission body painting with a local photographer. On Saturday i will be doing a body painting of mine for my <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/sets/72157623003286474/"><strong>body painting series</strong></a>. So stay tuned.

Mermaid Dreams- finished painting + painting process photos

I finished her...i finally finished my mermaid, whom i have been fighting with for months now! Mermaid Dreams 20" x 24" Original a...

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Weekend Projects and Play- mermaid painting, silkscreen creation

Twas a relaxing birthday weekend at home spent hanging out on the patio and working on art projects in the morning while it was cool- then movie watching marathon + lots of naps in the A/C bedroom now deemed "the cave"- as the days got super hot.<br /><br />I got more work done on my mermaid painting:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4894961340/" title="Mermaid-work in progress by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Mermaid-work in progress" height="379" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4077/4894961340_97bc34f1e9.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />I darkened the ocean a lot more so that i could make the bubbles more glowy. Also added some new bubbles in and a couple jets of shimmery lil bubbles. Everything is very very rough so i need to go in and shape everything with more color and shading. I have also decided i need to change her flesh tone to a more pale/blue tint to reflect the fact that she is submerged in water. Still need to decide on how i want her hand to lay on her tail and what i want/if anything sprouting from the top of her third eye. plus more bubbles shall be added as well.<br /><br />While i was painting Danny was working on an art project of his:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4894942328/" title="In the art room by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="In the art room" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4098/4894942328_1b8edb4aa4.jpg" width="335" /></a><br />He made this huge silkscreen frame and stretched the mesh himself- the frame is pretty much as tall as i am. Here in the photo he is using the drawing fluid medium to paint out the first part of his intended gigantic silkscreen/ebru(Turkish marbling) creation that i cant wait to see finished.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4894932800/" title="Work In Progress by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Work In Progress" height="335" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4139/4894932800_cdab168cb2.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />As the shape is beginning to suggest- he is creating a Buddha symbol which will actually have a few different silkscreen components to make up the finished details of the form.<br /><br />And for no apparent reason on Saturday i was up at midnight playing with my dreadlocks in front of the bathroom mirror and i had to snap this photo to share:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4894504094/" title="dread tower by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="dread tower" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4137/4894504094_9195a20516.jpg" width="309" /></a><br />I call it the "Tower of Dread."<br />Pretty ridiculous no?<br /><br />Anyhoo....i am looking forward to doing some body painting tomorrow for a local Portland photographer. It is an "earth mama" themed maternity shoot where i have been commissioned to paint earthy floral patterns on his pregnant model. Should be fun...."work in progress" pics will be posted from the experience as well!<br /><br />Much love,<br />-Chelsea Rose

Weekend Projects and Play- mermaid painting, silkscreen creation

Twas a relaxing birthday weekend at home spent hanging out on the patio and working on art projects in the morning while it was cool- then m...

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Weekend bliss: Queen Bead, KPG live music, mermaid acrylic painting, playing dress up and morning glory flower

This weekend was eventful and this coming week will be the same way or perhaps doubly so!<br /><br />First off, one more photo to share from my body painting photo shoot with Queen Bead:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4828920564/" title="Queen Bead by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Queen Bead" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4095/4828920564_f51abd0ba4.jpg" width="358" /></a><br />(body painting and photography by Chelsea Rose<br />Model: Queen Bead )<br /><br />Why is she called Queen Bead? well thats her artist/stage name. She is the head woman for a local reggae band called KPG - Keep Portland Green and her voice coupled with the music made me tingle. I danced all night long:<br /><br /><img src="http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/71/l_0cdd7fbfbfe74806aaa175fe684b6e9b.jpg" /><br /><br /><img height="399" src="http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/124/l_2ab43f4ae31845dab75fcb643896a515.jpg" style="WIDTH: 443px; HEIGHT: 340px" width="535" /><br /><p></p><p>....needless to say i was super sore the next day and have realized how out of shape i have gotten- need to dance more!! This was a wonderful way to start the weekend.</p><p>On Saturday Danny and I watched <a href="http://www.truthartspace.com/">T.Ruth artspace gallery </a><br />We set up a lil sidewalk art sale and worked on various projects inside while greeting the people who came in to look at art. Queen Bead dropped by with her son, i gave her a CD full of the body painting photos of her and we chatted for a couple hours. </p><p>I also managed to get some work done on my mermaid painting:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4827974753/" title="Working on my Mermaid by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Working on my Mermaid" height="359" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4134/4827974753_c11946a553.jpg" width="500" /></a>....i am not sure what it is with painting mermaids but they always give me trouble. I am assuming its their trickster/mischievous nature. I have been drawing them since i was 5, so i better get used to painting them since i love mermaids so much!<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4828581800/" title="What my art table looks like right now by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="What my art table looks like right now" height="335" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4115/4828581800_1139b5e35b.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />...i think she finally did manage to cooperate and i got a fair amount of work finished on her. Shes at least got her first layer of paint on...i am going to put in some flowy side fins on her tail and a bunch of bubbles in her hair. Blue/green and yellow orange is a strange color combo for me and i dont think i can say i have it mastered yet so i will have to do a lot more tweaking with it till i am happy. So there is loads more work to do on her- i pray i can find the time to do it in the next few weeks!<br /><br />In other news...i discovered that my dreads have grown long enough to do side buns...whoohooo!<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4828567472/" title="Dreadlock Buns by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Dreadlock Buns" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4118/4828567472_1af7ecdd67.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />Can you tell i was quite excited?<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4827960445/" title="Dreadlock Buns by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Dreadlock Buns" height="335" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4116/4827960445_cf5da79491.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />....turns out to be a great dread-do for the hot summer months- helps keep the dreads up to cool off the neck!<br /><br />Also, I came to realize that the <a href="http://www.faerieworlds.com/">FaerieWorlds Festival</a> is this coming weekend! I must go and so i shall. Also will be happily helping the singer Joanne Berman Juskus who heads the band <a href="http://telesmaband.com/">Telesma</a> by giving her and her drummer a lift to the festival- they will be playing there at 5:30pm. Whats extremely exciting, that i just now learned via facebook message a sec ago, is that they are hoping to have me do some body painting on the digeridoo man( Ian Hesford) for their preformance! I cant wait. I guess Ian usually goes onstage painted up very tribal and has even been painted by Alex Grey for a concert! If you have time...check them out, they make some wonderous psychedelic mind blowing music.</p><p>So yes... looks like i will be doing all that on Saturday. This realization had me diving into my costume bag to figure out what to wear:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4827951935/" title="Playing Dress Up by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Playing Dress Up" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4115/4827951935_6789d4cd58.jpg" width="359" /></a><br />I love playing dress up!<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4827951891/" title="Playing Dress Up by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Playing Dress Up" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4101/4827951891_85fe35f2c0.jpg" width="345" /></a><br />...i think this hat is going to save me from turning into one big sunburn on Saturday.<br />I am also super excited to hear that the two corsets i commissioned Danny's amazingly talented seamstress sister to make me are on their way in the mail! Thus...i may be strutting about with one of my new ones on for the fair. I had her make one under bust corset with this crazy 60s mushroom fabric i found and another corset- over bust(1700's styled) out of a wonderful purple brocade. I will take photos when they arrive( due Wednesday i think!)<br /><br />This Thursday is the Art walk on Alberta st so we are also gearing up for that- will be there around 20th and alberta st ( Portland or) with a full booth boasting lots of paintings, art prints, screen prints and tie dye!<br /><br />That's it for now....more updates and news soon.<br />Best wishes and much love,<br />-Chelsea Rose </p><p>P.S</p><p>i wanted to share my first morning glory bloom of the summer with you:</p><p></p><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4828486858/" title="First Morning Glory flower of the summer by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="First Morning Glory flower of the summer" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4137/4828486858_56b6c21bb8.jpg" width="493" /></a><br />bye now :)

Weekend bliss: Queen Bead, KPG live music, mermaid acrylic painting, playing dress up and morning glory flower

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Humble beginnings and The Space art collective

Hello <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">dearfulls</span>.<br /><br />Its been another one of those busy weeks but i did manage to start a new painting!<br /><br />This is where i am at with it thus far:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4665663494/" title="Dawn- work in progress by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Dawn- work in progress" height="335" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1304/4665663494_5bafe03601.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />this is a close up of some of the humble beginnings of the color layout.<br /><br />I was flipping through an old sketch book of mine and came across this drawing which i ended up using very <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">loosely</span> as <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">inspiration</span> for the painting:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4665016537/" title="sketch by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="sketch" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4067/4665016537_c6a5bc6897.jpg" width="380" /></a><br />this was a pen and ink sketch done a year or so ago. As you can see for some strange reason i drew her smack dab in the middle of two pages in my sketch book-thus i have never been able to get a good scan of it. Ah well.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4665029499/" title="humble beginnings by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="humble beginnings" height="363" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4022/4665029499_42d87fc8d0.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />This is a quick process shot i took of it after i had kinda free handed a basic sketch onto my 14"x14" painted canvas. I think i might change up the shape of the wings a bit...or add more detail and flow. We shall see. I still need to build out the rest of her form + <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">poofy</span> skirt. Also thinking about adding some green into the background on the bottom to <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">suggest</span> water at sunset...or grassy hill of some sort.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4665660042/" title="art bun by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="art bun" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4051/4665660042_7ee7d4e3e7.jpg" width="335" /></a><br />and here i am <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">workin</span> in the home studio. I call this hairdo my "art bun." I have found that its best to keep the dreads tucked up into a high bun while painting, otherwise my tips end up as paintbrushes rather quickly! And acrylic paint is perhaps the hardest thing to clean out of dreads other then peanut butter :P My headband was handmade by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Lively"><strong><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">Livley</span></strong></a>! and yes, i love it.<br /><br />Today i am leaving work early so that Danny and I can c<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">ruise</span> on over to <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Vancouver</span>, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Washington</span>. We are <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">participating</span> in their Craft in the Village, where we will have a table out <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-error">sellin</span> our art prints, paintings, tie dye and screen prints!<br />We will also be <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">actively</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_13" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">participating</span> in another art space opening at The Space!<br />Check it out:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4659339973/" title="First Friday by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="First Friday" height="500" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1303/4659339973_3ec6fae5e7.jpg" width="432" /></a><br />I will be the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_14" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">official</span> face and body painter for the event! And there will be an open drum <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_15" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">circle</span> and a community canvas free for all. I LOVE IT!<br />for more info on The Space check them out <a href="http://thespaceartcollective.blogspot.com/"><strong>here</strong></a>.<br /><br />I wanted to leave off with another body painting photo that i posted a few days ago:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4658570265/" title="Tender Truth by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Tender Truth" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4028/4658570265_330040433e.jpg" width="338" /></a><br />(body painting and photography by Chelsea Rose<br />Model: Courtney)<br /><br />Have a super <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_16" class="blsp-spelling-error">yumtazmic</span> weekend, everyone.<br /><br />PEACE n LOVE!<br />-Chelsea Rose

Humble beginnings and The Space art collective

Hello dearfulls . Its been another one of those busy weeks but i did manage to start a new painting! This is where i am at with it thus far:...

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Out with the Old, In with the New- paintings

3 day weekends are such blessings.<br /><br />On Saturday morning I was very excited to learn that i had sold a painting!<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4357691203/" title="the Reckoning by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="the Reckoning" height="500" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2647/4357691203_507f6ddfb9.jpg" width="389" /></a><br />------------SOLD---------------<br />14"x 18"<br />Original acrylic painting<br />by Chelsea Rose<br /><br />I was contacted by someone who had been passing through Oregon and just so happened to wander into the feminist bookstore <a href="http://www.inotherwords.org/"><strong>InOtherWords</strong></a> where i had a bunch of artwork being featured. While they couldn't buy and take anything home right away because they had a lot of musical equipment to fly home with...they decided to contact me once they were home about purchasing the piece. Thus,today after work i will be shipping this one out. This will be the first time i have shipped a larger painting of mine and I was a little nervous about it but I am happy to learn it isn't going to be a super expensive endeavour.<br />I am very glad "The Reckoning" has found a good home, although i am going to miss my gaggle of "fish of perceptions" and their weighty stares.<br /><br />In the afternoon on Saturday Danny and I watched <a href="http://www.truthartspace.com/"><strong>T.Ruth Art space Gallery</strong></a> from 1-6. We both brought art projects to work on. I was finally able to finish a painting i had been neglecting for far too long:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4659185944/" title="Endowed by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Endowed" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4004/4659185944_83269eb42a.jpg" width="384" /></a><br />"Endowed"<br />11"x14"<br />original acrylic painting<br />by Chelsea Rose<br />( the quality on this photo is poor. I will try and replace it with a better one soon)<br /><br />....and because i love process shots, here are a couple photos i took while creating the painting:<br /><br />The painting was based on this drawing of mine:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4141252596/" title="Endowment by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Endowment" height="500" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2723/4141252596_463ba9471c.jpg" width="239" /></a><br />( pen and ink drawing by Chelsea Rose)<br /><br />i made this drawing while watching an interesting cartoon movie about Wonder Woman's amazonian princess origins. Seeing all the fierce strong warrior women was inspiring. I got to doodling and this daunting creature came out. I think she is some kind of druid, high priestess warrior woman who is "endowed" with an extra set of "windows to the soul." I wonder if they shoot laser beams?! :P<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4553057156/" title="humble beginnings by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="humble beginnings" height="482" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1425/4553057156_3ac3d21553.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />Here you can see how i transferred the drawing onto a red painted canvas. I transferred the pen and ink by projecting my illustration onto the canvas and tracing the outline. I then went in and began to put down the first layers of color.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4564239113/" title="work in progress by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="work in progress" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4068/4564239113_2c966ac6c3.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />...more color work being done here.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4658559727/" title="waiting for the varnish to dry by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="waiting for the varnish to dry" height="441" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4045/4658559727_4ff52c7640.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />...and here it is all finished. I was letting the varnish dry at this point.<br />You can see a lot of changes from this photo and the one above. I added a heavy black vignette around the piece while dropping her arms down and repositioning her hands. I also made the skin more blue/green with darker shadow.<br /><br />...now i have to decide what i want to paint next. I have a bunch of blank canvas and they are all calling.<br /><br />On Sunday Danny and I ran around to the local hardware stores working on getting the new apartment more livable. I picked up a bunch of pots and seeds and planted an herb garden on the patio: rosemary, chamomile, thyme, basil, cilantro, serreno chilies + more. I also planted some wild flower mixes and some morning glory vine. I am really hoping i get some sprouts!<br /><br />Monday involved more home improvement chores...although Danny and I did slip away to hang out with some dear friends we had not seen in a long time.<br /><br />All in all...it was a pleasant and productive 3 day weekend and i find myself feeling refreshed and ready to face the rest of the week. How was your 3 day weekend/memorial day weekend?<br /><br />Much love and many blessings,<br />-Chelsea Rose

Out with the Old, In with the New- paintings

3 day weekends are such blessings. On Saturday morning I was very excited to learn that i had sold a painting! ------------SOLD-------------...

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