This all started with a silly comment to J (my hubby).
So I present an oil painting version of an Asian elephant*!
Oh and for the curious yes the elephant is original to me, I sat here this evening sketching him out.
Enjoy!
Author: Amanda
Amanda Milke is a mixed media artist who draws her inspiration from her life and faith. She has developed a distinct style of abstract perspective that creates strong bold compositions using a variety of materials along with bright colors and rich textures.
She has exhibited her work around Alberta and has sold her paintings to collectors around the world.
She is the President for the Society of Fort Saskatchewan Artists and teaches Art classes out of her home art studio.
Pop Art Eve
I want to start off by saying I love pop art.
Some of my favorite artists were part of the pop art movement. (Lichtenstein being at the top of my list.)
I think it’s the bright colors that pull me in, (in case you haven’t notice I tend to use a lot of color in my work).
That being said, tonight’s piece is another friend tribute.
I loved her new profile picture and had to swipe it.
I’ve been staring at it for probably months now trying to decide how to approach it.
I even did a version in marker (simplified colors like my yelling man) but it just didn’t turn out right.
I didn’t want to loose any of the subtleties of the picture so tonight I decided I’d do a Warhol inspired version of her.
The thing is, I couldn’t decide on which color scheme to go with. I think both suit her personality.
I guess I’ll let you decide which you like better. (Of course Eve gets the final say as to which (if either) is the better one 🙂 )
Here she is, “Eve” pop art version 1 & 2
A few modifications
If you haven’t already noticed I’ve made a few modifications to my site.
I’ve added a main page (welcome to the milke way) complete with a slide show of my art. (not too shabby if I do say so)
I’ve also added a few page links to make getting around a bit easier and I’ve changed the music player to not start automatically
upon page loading. or rather removed it for the time being as well as the pic I had on the right column.
So have a look around and let me know what you think or if you’ve encountered any problems.
I’ll probably continue dabbling with things for a bit. (added a few new pics too that weren’t originally in the Traditional Gallery)
Cheers for now,
A
Old and New “Echoed Thoughts”
I was going through my old pieces and came upon this painting I had given to my sister as a birthday/Christmas present
(I can’t remember which) back in 05. So I thought what the heck I’ll play around with it.
(If you’re curious the original was based off of a similar image I liked though for the life of me and I can’t remember what lol)
So here is the original:
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