Maternity body painting commision, new art prints for sale

Yesterday i did a maternity body painting commission for a local photographer:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4998961568/" title="Waterfall of life body painting - work in progress shot by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Waterfall of life body painting - work in progress shot" height="343" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4151/4998961568_c7ddf05fa7.jpg" width="430" /></a><br />His idea was that he wanted a waterfall to come over his pregnant model's shoulder, flow over the breast, pool in the belly where a small/simplistic baby would be present.<br />...The idea was a clear departure from my usual style which generally consists of flowy/faery/alien goddess creatures so I wasn't sure how i would render this idea. i did some sketching to find my design:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4998957404/" title="Waterfall of life - concept doodle by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Waterfall of life - concept doodle" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4150/4998957404_8da482972d.jpg" width="321" /></a><br />this was the sketch i decided to pull from. As you can see in the actual body painting the waterfall is really the main focus of the piece. I had fun painting it! I started out by outlining all the shapes with black. I then went in and added white highlights to the shapes, then the blue. I then colored in the infant and the sun. Once the sun was in i added some yellow/sun glow highlights to the waves as well. I had an hour and a half to paint it. I wonder how the photographer's shots came out of the body painting. I know he was shooting the photos in his home studio. I will share some of his shots when he posts them.<br /><br />In other news i listed a new drawing of mine for sale in our <a href="http://www.lucidopticlab.etsy.com/"><strong>etsy shop</strong></a>:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4964830399/" title="Tree Maiden by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Tree Maiden" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4112/4964830399_7d053d29da.jpg" width="364" /></a><br />5"x7" art print of original pen and ink drawing<br />"Tree Maiden"<br />by Chelsea Rose<br /><br />Print will come sealed in a crystal clear plastic sleeve to keep it safe. Our prints are made on archival canson artist card paper( has a similar feel to watercolor paper). Makes a wonderful card, gift or decoration.<br /><br />Print available for $7, see shop listing <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/56593638/tree-maiden?ref=v1_other_1"><strong>here</strong></a>.<br /><br />Also have a new "Perception Mandala" silkscreen print for sale:<br /><img src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_430xN.174168081.jpg" /><br />Perception Mandala silkscreen<br />8.75" x 11"<br />hand printed by the artist onto yellow washed watercolor paper<br /><br />This original art work comes sealed inside an archival crystal clear envelope for protection.<br /><br />Selling for $20. check out the sale listing <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/56235185/perception-mandala-silkscreen-print-on?ref=v1_other_2"><strong>here</strong></a>.<br /><br />...Thats it for now!<br />I did have a body painting planned on Saturday but it was canceled and rescheduled for the weekend of the 25th. The model i will be using is of dark skin so it will be another white paint over black skin body painting for <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/sets/72157623003286474/"><strong>my series</strong></a>. She will be my 13th model for my project.<br />So now that i have my Saturday free i think i will be begin a new painting inspired by a very wonderful experience i have just recently had involving a wise/shaman woman teacher who did a Life time animal totem reading for me which was a very powerful thing. I am going to explore...what my soul might look like. Should be interesting painting project, no? My core totem animal is the Otter but i also am surrounded by my other totems which are the black panther, the snake, the deer, the ant, the butterfly,the swan, the fox and the rabbit.<br /><br />Have a wonderful weekend.<br />Best wishes and much love,<br />-Chelsea Rose

Maternity body painting commision, new art prints for sale

Yesterday i did a maternity body painting commission for a local photographer: His idea was that he wanted a waterfall to come over his preg...

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Art print SALE + art project news+ Winter Falls trip

Winter SALE news flash:<br />Not only have i put all my 5"x7" art prints on SALE for $5 but i just released a bunch of my illustrations into sale mode that have yet to be available for purchase.<br />check them out:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/3197395177/" title="Staring contest by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Staring contest" height="479" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3125/3197395177_594d854aae.jpg" width="500"></a><br />"Staring Contest"<br />by Chelsea Rose<br />5"x7" art print<br />to view listing or to buy on SALE click <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=36408384">here</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/3271103690/" title="Healer by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Healer" height="500" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3390/3271103690_c624e5ac99.jpg" width="336"></a><br />"Healer"<br />by Chelsea Rose<br />5"x7" art print<br />to view or to buy on SALE click <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=36403053">here</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/3118799591/" title="Blossom by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Blossom" height="500" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3226/3118799591_b7ab7ea7f0.jpg" width="466"></a><br />"Faery Blossom"<br />by Chelsea Rose<br />5"x7" art print<br />to view or to buy on SALE click <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=36408887">here</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/3503390814/" title="Ribbon by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Ribbon" height="500" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3638/3503390814_b7607e54e9.jpg" width="412"></a><br />"Ribbon"<br />by Chelsea Rose<br />5"x7" art print<br />to view or to buy on SALE click <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=36406311">here</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/3392919567/" title="Earth Spirit by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Earth Spirit" height="500" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3436/3392919567_881d8aa5fd.jpg" width="403"></a><br />"Earth Spirit"<br />by Chelsea Rose<br />5"x7" art print<br />to view or to buy on SALE click<a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=36403533">Here</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/3946862932/" title="Harpy by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Harpy" height="500" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3426/3946862932_b1d9653563.jpg" width="414"></a><br />"Harpy"<br />by Chelsea Rose<br />5"x7" art print<br />to view or to buy on SALE click <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=36407672">here</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/3973941754/" title="Air Spirit by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Air Spirit" height="500" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2601/3973941754_b21849e4f0.jpg" width="402"></a><br />"Wind Spirit"<br />by Chelsea Rose<br />5"x7" art print<br />to view or to buy on SALE click <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=36402471">here</a><br />....and there are much more prints to choose from in the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/LucidOpticLab?section_id=5498941">Art Prints</a> section of our shop.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/3449537052/" title="Art SALE on card prints! by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Art SALE on card prints!" height="367" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3332/3449537052_c008656f2d.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />I would have you know these prints come sealed in a crystal clear plastic sleeve to keep it safe. Our prints are made on archival canson artist card paper( has a similar feel to watercolor paper). Makes a wonderful card, gift or decoration.<br />This concludes our featured SAlE for today. This SALE will run all through December so ahead and grab while the prices are sweet.<br />----------------------------------------<br />As far as recent art projects go i finally got off my butt and started laying the ground work for my friend Wonder's woods man cloak.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4175885388/" title="Wonder's Woodsman cloak by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Wonder's Woodsman cloak" height="500" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2491/4175885388_04f9d8d5c9.jpg" width="335" /></a><br />This is what i have so far. Now i have to go in with color and do some more embellishing, flip it around and begin the front side too! I really hope this works. Im using Lumiere acrylic fabric paint ontop of white screen print water based fabric paint. I guess we shall find out, wont we?<br /><br />Other then that yesterday i posted a craigslist add that said the following:<br />Title: Body Painting Model Needed for Art project (Portland Oregon)<br />Post: "I am a female photographer and painter. I have been focusing for the past few years mainly on acrylic painting and I would like to begin working on more photography projects again. I have a huge interest in knitting both painting and photography together however I need a reliable, creative and sultry woman whom is willing to model for me during this art project. Nudity would be involved but only tasteful nudity. I am a woman myself and have a great respect for females, our plight and our image in this world. Being a bit of a feminist I would only ever portray women in a light that evokes respect, admiration, strength and natural beauty. This project would involve a full body painting. I would be using a water based face paint called snazaroo that is very safe even for people with sensitive skin. Please email me with a quick statement about yourself, where you are in portland and why you are interested in working on this project with me + send me up to date photos of you if interested in working on this project. Also, please let me know if you have any tattoos and where they are located so that I can determine whether or not they might hinder the body painting design I have planned. (We could probably cover tattoos up if needed with makeup, so its not a big deal.) If you have had any model experience please let me know, although it is in no way necessary. This is a TFCD( Time For CD) art project which means we will be trading each other’s services. I will be trading you a CD full of excellent quality, beautiful photographs that I take of you for your creative and intuitive modeling. Our photo shoot would be done on a weekend probably in the morning or early afternoon when the lighting is best so please let me know what your availability is like when you email me your photos and info. If you are interested to see some of my photography and art work please view my online portfolio: www.chelsearosearts.com Thanks very much for your interest in this opportunity. I look forward to creating with you! "<br />....and i have gotten 10 really wonderful responses from some beautiful, strong and creative young women! Originally I was just thinking of doing a shoot or two but now I am thinking I should do an entire series based on this idea/art project. So yes, I am very excited about this and i will keep you posted on what goes down. If YOU happen to be in portland Oregon or know someone who is- whom might be interested in modeling for this art project please have them email me at <a href="mailto:chelsea@lucidopticlab.com">chelsea@lucidopticlab.com</a>.<br />--------<br />In other news Last night Danny and I took a quick drive out to the Multnomah Falls area where we found this:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidopticlab/4175893808/" title="winter waterfall by Lucid Optic Lab, on Flickr"><img alt="winter waterfall" height="500" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2665/4175893808_f72a4a57eb.jpg" width="334" /></a><br />Frozen water falls!<br />photo courtesy of Danny.<br />....its been below freezing for a couple weeks now but it has not snowed yet. So visiting these frozen water falls was very surreal.<br />I heard a rumor it might snow tomorrow-eek.<br /><br />....and its FRIDAY! Im itching to get home, get into my cozys and work on all my various painting projects however i am thinking i might attend 'The Big 100 Art Show-100 local portland artists, 2000 works' ONE NIGHT ONLY. Cash/CarryALL WORK IS $30Benefit for KBOO Community Radio, Oregon Food Bank and Portland City Art, arts non profit (Artists for Artists)MORE INFO: WWW.PORTLANDCITYART.ORG CURATED BY PORTLAND CITY ART (John Graeter, Chris Haberman) and Po Boy Art (Jason Brown/Goodfoot)<br />.....I would love to go and see what is up on those walls, meet some more local artists and see my friend <span style="color:#ffff00;"><span style="color:#000000;">Karah</span> </span>who has some of her sculpture work in the show. Also, hoping that i can find a way to get on the list for the next one!<br /><br />Thats it for now. Sorry about these super long blog posts I always end up writing!<br />Best wishes!<br />-Chelsea Rose

Art print SALE + art project news+ Winter Falls trip

Winter SALE news flash: Not only have i put all my 5"x7" art prints on SALE for $5 but i just released a bunch of my illustrations...

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