Artwork, travel, and musings by artist, Gail H. Shelton.
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| raven in the pines |
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| chickadee |
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| another raven |
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| stellar jay |
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| wild turkey Got to see a few birds while in the parks.... cool sheltongail@hotmail.com |
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| sunset over Bryce Canyon |
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| Another view, same location |
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| More sunset over Bryce |
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| Facing the sunset (canyon is behind me) We started the day in Zion, and we ended the day in Bryce Canyon National Park. The terrain is very different; Bryce has what they call "hoodoos"...rock formations that are tall and weathered. We spent the whole day taking photos all the way through Zion, and into Bryce. We stayed the night here in Bryce, and spent this whole day taking photos all over the park. I will post them soon. sheltongail@hotmail.com |
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| Our cabins in Zion |
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| Some of Briant's watercolors |
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| Poppy Design |
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| SeaShell border |
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| SeaShell Montage |
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| More details added..the dragonfly, etc |
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| early in the design...just adding patterns and layers of paint |
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| Sea Shell Design |
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| Market Fest T-shirt Design Here are two things I finished up last night. The sea shell design will be paired with the blue and brown medallion designs to make a collection of products (unless I finish one I like better!) And now I will do some color samples for the t-shirt...different color schemes depending on the color of the shirt. I am thinking red, yellow, green, and blue. Will see where that goes and how it looks. Monday is the deadline for all this..so back to work I go! sheltongail@hotmail.com |
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| Pen and Ink Watercolor of the Long Family Home (where the Earl K. Long Park is located now) |
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| Matching Sunflower design for Medallions In the course of a day, I do so many art-related tasks. I usually try to start the day with a design project, sketching some ideas, drawing off something to paint that night, etc. When I get to the gallery around lunch every day, I help wait on the customers, prepare desserts, bus tables...etc. Then in the afternoon, I wait on customers in the shop or work on custom frame orders. I might have to un-box an order of gift merchandise, or arrange items in the shop or gallery. Then, late at night, at home, I usually paint or draw something before I go to bed. My days are never dull! And it is a great life for an artist...I am not just isolated in my studio, waiting for ideas, and working all alone! I get a chance everyday to interact with people, talk about my work, serve people a great meal, and custom frame their treasured items. The pen and ink drawing at the top was a framing job I finished today. The customer had two Winnfield prints already, and she wanted this one to add to her collection. It is a print of the Long family home that was here in Winnfield. Huey and Earl both grew up in this house. It burned down, but the park is the original location. I have the prints, in black and white, and I hand-paint them with watercolor. The sunflower painting was done to match the red and gold medallion designs I finished a few days ago. It will all go together on some products I am working on. Will share when it all gets done. I am very excited to be doing my own collection, and can't wait to get it all finalized. woohoo sheltongail@hotmail.com |
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| Sketch for Market Fest T-Shirt |
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| Logo designs for Winn Farmer's Market Our local Farmer's Market, now under the direction of the LSU Ag Center, is planning a festival on March 10. They wanted me to help design a logo and a t-shirt for them. These are the initial sketches. The festival will include bluegrass music, corn grinding, a quilting demo, antique tractor show, downtown merchant booths, etc. We are planning to fill a booth with some of our outdoor garden stuff that is coming in soon. I will show them these sketches tomorrow to see if we are headed in the right direction! sheltongail@hotmail.com |
