Feb 22, 2016 | Art, Art For Everyone, Art Gifts, Art Holiday Gift, Artist, canvas art prints, custom Fine Art, Custom pastel paintings, Fine Art, Fine Art Giclee, Fine Art Giclee Prints, Fine Art Pastel Paintings, Fine Art Store, Floral Anniversary Gifts, Floral Birthday Gifts, Floral Giclee Prints, Floral Holiday Gifts, Floral Pastel Painting, home and decor, L.A. CLINE, Nature Painting, Pastel, pastel painter, Realism Art, Uncategorized
I am now creating a new sketch that will eventually be a large vertical Pastel Painting. So far I have been working on this sketch for two weeks now. This new Floral painting will have a white rose, white daisies and small white trumpet flowers as the featured spotlight grouping. The upper right section of the painting where the overlapping white daisy petals will be against the light background is where I begin drawing today. This white on white area is very difficult to draw and paint. There has to be subtle shading to distinguish between the forms and the background. However, once thought out and drawn in, the transparencies in this painting are going to be beautiful. I figure another week to draw all the details in the sketch for this painting. Then I transfer this sketch to heavy acid-free water color paper that will be mounted on acid free foam core as my working surface for my Pastel Painting. Finally, I can begin painting. To spend this much time on a painting my inspiration has to be a very strong one. The inspiration for this painting was the natural arrangement I created that I could not look away from. The way the flowers twist and turned left me breathless with the loveliness of these living beauties. Now they will live on with all their majesty in my painting. But, do expect to see this large piece finished before four months for the layering of the pastel takes time to achieve the forever beauty that I feel. I will periodically update with this blog with pictures of this...
Feb 13, 2015 | Art, Art For Everyone, Art Gifts, Art Holiday Gift, canvas art prints, custom Fine Art, Custom pastel paintings, Fine Art, Fine Art Giclee, Fine Art Giclee Prints, Fine Art Pastel Paintings, Fine Art Stationery, Fine Art Store, Floral Anniversary Gifts, Floral Birthday Gifts, Floral Giclee Prints, Floral Holiday Gifts, Floral Pastel Painting, Floral Stationery, Giclee Gifts, Giclee Paintings, Giclee prints, Gifts, home and decor, Nature Painting, Pastel, Realism Art, Uncategorized
As an Artist, I am always looking for that beautiful inspiration to create another painting. Finding what you think is beautiful for a painting comes as a thought or vision that is undeniable and must be expressed. It is something you cannot get out of your mind. These types of aesthetic inspirations are very hard to find. There are so many different styles of art and what is beautiful to one is not to another. Not everyone sees beauty the same way that is what makes art so very interesting and personal. Beauty and art is a reflection of your personal taste. If you are drawn to a painting and would miss seeing the painting, you have made a personal emotional connection with the painting. Your space is your most personal part of your life. You live, work and relax in your home or office and it should reflect and be filled with images that bring you happiness. If you see a painting in a gallery or if you are working with the artist, request information or a letter from the artist that explains the point of view of why this was such an important image to paint. Once I bought I piece in California, and I asked the artist to write me some of his thoughts about the painting. When I received the letter, it brought me so much joy to read about the back story. Every painting has a back story. For example the painting you see here, “Flowers in Paradise” was created because of something I saw in Ocala Florida. I was meeting with a client who...
Dec 15, 2014 | A Prom To Remember Charity, Animal Paintings, Art, Art For Everyone, Art Gifts, Art Holiday Gift, canvas art prints, Charity Event at Daoud's Fine Jewelry, custom Fine Art, Fine Art, Fine Art Giclee, Fine Art Giclee Prints, Fine Art Pastel Paintings, Fine Art Store, Gifts, Pastel, pastel painter, Portraits from Life, Realism Art
It all happened at Daoud’s Fine Jewelry in Fort Lauderdale, the evening of December 9th when Patrick Daoud opened his store and his heart in celebration of giving back to the community through a very lovely charity that gives teens who are in and out of the hospitals battling life threatening illnesses such as cancer “A Prom to Remember”. Founder, Brandon Opre came up with the idea to give these young people the ULTIMATE Prom. Donate, Volunteer, Support, Get involved and help these young people to have fun and take a brake from cancer.www.aPromToRemember.org Raffle tickets were sold and put in various bags to be drawn and prizes awarded. Artist, L.A. CLINE, a dear friend of Patrick Daoud was a proud participant donating an 8″X10″ framed canvas Giclee Reproduction of an original painting created by the Artist entitled, “Keeping Close”. This beautiful replica of an original pastel painting of two horses a Dam with her Foal of just three and a half weeks wobbling to stand close to his Mother. The most compelling detail that draws you into this painting besides the protective love between Mother and baby is the fact that the Artist was in the pen with the horses. The viewer is looking directly at the horses in the pen with no fence in front of them. It took 30 to 40 minutes for the horses to calm down and feel comfortable. The owner of the farm and L.A. Cline loved the feeling being around these huge animals. The farm owner and the Artist practiced going into the pens in golf carts until the owner felt that...
Sep 6, 2014 | canvas art prints, custom Fine Art, Custom pastel paintings, Fine Art Pastel Paintings, Floral Pastel Painting, Giclee prints, home and decor, Nature Painting, Pastel, pastel painter, Realism Art, Stationery
The technology of Giclee printing accurately duplicates all the tonalities of the Original Paintings. That is why Master Pastel Artist, L.A. CLINE uses these high quality prints and then adds a second step and embellishes each Giclee with layers of pastel to look like the original Pastel Painting. This Artist’s touch gives each Giclee its One-of-a-Kind status. Once enhanced the Giclee becomes a Giclee painting a work unto its own so each client can have their own creation. Sometimes clients request certain colors to be emphasized which give the piece a different dimension yet still in keeping with the original. It’s great that each client can have their own special work of art with each piece looking like the Original Pastel Painting. The Giclee’s that Artist L.A. CLINE enhances are both Stretched Canvas Giclees enhanced with layers of oil and Fine Art Heavy Cotton Water Color Paper Giclees that are mounted on Acid Free foam core enhanced with layers of pastel. The Floral collection is a great place to start when you look at the site, “Flowers in Paradise”, “Hidden Beauty”, “Bellissima” and “Wandering Impatiens” are in the Fine Art Store for your viewing. You can also personally see this beautiful collection that is now being exhibited at the Galleria Mall in Fort Lauderdale, Florida at Neiman Marcus, 2nd Floor in Gift Galleries. Their are other frames available. For a personal consultation please call 954-850-1056 to set up your own appointment to meet with L.A. CLINE and see the collection up close and personal. There is always that very special person every season you want to find a perfect...
Dec 24, 2013 | canvas art prints, Fine Art Pastel Paintings, Giclee prints, Pastel
LAST MINUTE ART GIFTS Can you believe that Christmas is less than a day away? This years’ Holiday season seems to have rapidly approached many of us almost without notice. Many of us brave the stores and shopping malls for last minute holiday gift shopping. Why do we so often wait to the last minute to buy those last couple of gifts every year? It is often hard to find gifts for everyone. What do you buy for that extra picky friend, or that relative that seems to have it all? You still want to get them something special, but nowadays everything is so conventional when it comes to gift giving. Everything around us seems to be going a thousand miles per second, and you have missed your stop. Though, with a little help and a few last minute gift ideas, you will be sure to find your way in the right direction when it comes to the challenges of gift giving now and in the New Year. These same thoughts hold true for L.A.C. Fine Art’s Holiday Art Gifts Countdown. We decided to take a spin on the 12 Days of Christmas on the days leading up to Christmas. Each of the 12 days, we hand selected a different Giclee prints and one original Pencil Sketch to display for each of the days. Our Countdown breezed right past us. Our main intentions were to provide a few last minute gift ideas and gift ideas for the coming year. Though, we also decided to take a step back from the hustle and bustle of Holiday shopping and spread a...