Mail art letters for Dave

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June is coming up quickly and I have many new projects that await me.

I love to do mail art projects. 

I love to write.  This next project fits me to a tee. 

I invite all storytellers to join in .

I'm not sure what he plans to do with the letters he gets. But, not to worry, all my news will be fictions and the names will be changed so as not to embarrass anyone. 

Be Inspired,

~jean 
P.S. please feed my fish, they're hungry

Letters for Dave

Ruud Janssen at Mail Art Projects - 2 months ago

Letters for Dave Dave Tuck wants your mail. As an introduction to Mail Art please send him a nice newsy letter in a decorated envelope. And he will send you a letter in return. Dave Tuck Flat 55a Huntington Terrace Rd Chadsmoor, Cannock, Staffordshire, England Ws11 5HB Deadline July 1st, 2015

Flamingo or Butterfly?

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For years I said I was a caterpillar still in my cocoon. Last year I emerged and became a butterfly. 

This year I belive I will be a flamingo.

Why? 

First, have you seen how beautiful they are. Not only in color but how gracefull they are.

Many of their characteristic I like.

I like how social they are, I like their diet, I like where they live, no snow. 

Here are a few things to know about flamingos.

Taken from Alka Sharma, Environmnet. 

Even though flamingos are not endangered in the wild, they are very vulnerable. These amazing creatures have suffered a lot in past years. In some places people kill them for their fat, which is thought to be a cure for tuberculosis. They also have intraspecies competition for food resources from other birds such as ducks and coots. We must stay alert and continue to work for their rosy future.
1. There are six different species of flamingos. The Rosy flamingo or Caribbean flamingo is the only type of flamingo that lives naturally in North America. The most widespread type is the Greater flamingo, which is found in Africa and southwestern Asia. Other species are the Chilean flamingo, Andean flamingo, Lesser flamingo and James’s flamingo.
2. There are 19 bones in a flamingo’s long neck. It’s unusual beak and feathers are made of a tough substance called keratin. The beak plays an important role in the flamingo finding food in muddy areas. Did you know that the bend halfway down the flamingo’s leg is actually its ankle?
3. A very interesting fact about flamingos’ beautiful pink feathers is that it is their diet that makes them colored so; it is high in beta carotene and found in foodstuffs such as algae and prawns.
4. Flamingos often rest on one leg in the shallows. This position is very comfortable for the bird, as it greatly reduces the amount of body heat lost to the cool water. Sometimes, they also sit down on land, especially during the hatching period, to keep their eggs warm.
5. Closely related to grebes, flamingos are very social birds. They love to remain in flocks. Their cone-shapednest is made up of mud, shells, grass and pebbles, with a flat top and strong base. After the eggs are hatched, cute little chicks are born. These chicks feed on special red-colored ‘milk’ that is very nutritious. The amazing thing is that both the parents feed their youngsters with this milk-like substance.
Did you know flamingos are fantastic dancers?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KW8GX2n4qbY

Be Inspired,

~jean 

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Paint with me

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Welcome to my studio.

I have been getting a lot of questions about how I became an 

Art O Mat artist. 

Let me share this with you.

I suggest you go to Art o Mat website.

http://www.artomat.org/

Look around and see what they are all about. 

Down load their application.

You will have to submit your work.

Once you are approved go over all the guidelines.

I bought their blocks because for me its just easier.

 You will receive a box full and 50 2" x 3" blocks

 Next, paint, paint, paint.......

fill the box with your artfully painted blocks and mail it back to them.

Come along, I think this is an awesome idea. 

Be Inspired,

~jean 

I love lipstick.....

"Don't hold back. Be bold. It encourages others to do the same." Francois Nars

I love lipstick.

I think if I was told I could only bring one make up item, it would be lipstick.

It makes your smile sparkle.

It's just so fun.

There are so many to choose from....as you can see, I just can't choose just one.

It's impossible!

You will never guess what I found. 

Art painted with lipstick.

I can't tell you how many questions this brings up.

But, don't be so serious, have some fun.

It's only lipstick!

Sarah Britten has many paintings using lipstick as her medium.

Take some time to cruise around her site.

I think she will amaze you. 

http://www.sarahbrittenart.com/

This is fun:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-dRZ3TJbok

Here's a lipstick song 

I hate your lipstick 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-dRZ3TJbok

Show me your lipstick paintings.

I think am going try one.....I show it to you later.
Here is my painting,
THE KISS
MEDIUM, ;LIPSTICK
ARTIST
JEAN HART 

Feel free to comment, share, and follow,

Be Inspired,

~jean 

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Sunday's art appreciation document Mark Rothko

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My movie pick for this Long weekend.

art appreciation.

Mark Rothko.

abstract artist

It's not really a movie, but a art documentary.

I remember when I first saw one of his paintings. It was in an art book. Without knowing the story behind the abstract paintings I thought. How plain. What's the point? 

I was an art student and I did not know how to look at art, not really.

Can art change a person, or their perspective of the world? 

Can art make you cry? 

That's what his art did for many who first saw it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6xLztH36kY

When I was working on the exhibit 

"Elements"

I came across his paintings again.

This time, I felt in the stillness of his work and there was a pull of emotion.

I incorporated a little of his style in my painting .

"A page in History".

Here is a closer look of it. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWqxBoCup_U

This was my painting for 

AIR

Air painting, My concern is about the Ravens and Crows in my area. They are being poisoned and blamed for the decrease in the Sage Grouse bird population. Of course, there is much more to it then that. You can read more about it here. http://elkodaily.com/news/local/save-sage-grouse-target-ravens-county-hopes-pilot-program-sets/article_e8d4fe28-8df4-11e2-9981-0019bb2963f4.html

Do you ever paint about life issues? 

I would love to hear about it, if you do.

As always feel free to comment, share, follow.

Be Inspired.

~jean 

Memorial Day painting

Memorial Day 2015, acrylic, Jean Hart 

HOME OF THE FREE....BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE MEN.....FOR MEMORIAL MAY
artwork by 
Jean Hart 
acrylic 6" x 8"

TOMATOES, TAMATOES

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Tomatoes, Tamatoes

acrylic,

9" x 12" 

Jean Hart 

SOLD