April 28, 2008
I just recieved this email……
“I am writing to let you know that you are scheduled to be in the Gallery in Contemporary Doll Collector magazine August/Sept”
Im so excited!
April Harres
April 18, 2008
Here are some past folk art sculptures and oil, acrylic or watercolor paintings that I have done over the last few years.
As you can see I love to play with different styles in my artwork, from traditional to whimsical.
April Harres
A Sophisticated nod to Peter Cottontail and his bunny trail
Paper Clay sculpture with vintage paper on hat and a handmade primitive tree
Paper Clay sculpture with Paper clothing on an antiqued wooden base
Paper Clay Sculpture on a antiqued box with various new and vintage accents
Oil Painting on Gallery Canvas
Textured Oil Painting on Gallery Canvas
Fraktur watercolor with antiqued black picture frame under glass
Mixed Media sculpture on textured canvas
April 10, 2008
April 9, 2008
My very talented friend Katie of Punkin Doodle Boo is having a giveaway of this adorable “Peter Punkin’ Eater” shown below. Make sure to sign up on her blog, the drawing is on May 10th. Good Luck! The Punkin Doodle Boo Blog
April 6, 2008
I know Ive been away for a while, I have gotten some very sweet concerned emails so I thought that I would post an update. I am always amazed at the amount of wonderful friends that I have made here in cyberspace through our interest in art. You all mean so much to me.
I have three new designs ready to list on eBay, hopefully I can get my hubby to photograph them tonight. I will list them here also.
My official due date is September 26th. I have a bit of high blood pressure which is odd this early in my pregnancy but it runs so heavily in my family. I just really have to take it easy and I should be ok.
I hit the big “32″ recently (When did my thirties hit me anyway) Jake took me to the four star restaurant, Gabriels in Sedalia, just 10 minutes from here in Castle Rock. Housed in a beautifully restored Victorian, it is truly the most charming restaurant that I have ever been to, and so close to home!’
I ordered the petite version of the Beef Marsala and Lobster Gorgonzola entree, a fantastic 4oz filet and 4oz lobstor tail covered in a decadent gorgonzala cream sauce. Most of the entrees run at $39.00 but every entree is part of a four course meal, all for the entree price. I got a creamy shrimp dish for the appetizer, a beautiful asparagus cream soup, and a wonderful ceaser salad. So it really is a great deal and so gourmet. For a birthday dessert the waitress brought us a free “Capucine”-Three layers of vanilla cake infused with black currant syrup, fillings of black currant mousse with vanilla Bavarian cream and topped with a mirror of black currant. Can you say TRES MAGNIFIQUE!! BTW, this is one of those places where you will be absolutely spoiled by the waitstaff.
That is about all thats going on with me, now that I have so many other things taken care of in my life, I can finally focus on my artwork again, I have so much planned, soft creamy colors, German glass glitter, and oh so much whimsy!
Blessings to each and every one of you!
April
March 10, 2008
Well its early in the AM here, I am putting all of the names in the hat (twice if you linked me, thank you) and the winner of the primitive oil painting is…………
JEAN from Bluejean Primitives!!!!!!!
April Harres
February 28, 2008
I am part of a fantastic group on eBay called Prim and Whimsy Girls. We are doing a group launch March 1st through the 15th, search PWGL on ebay for our newest offerings. You can also check out our group BLOG
Since we are an eclectic group of both Primitive and Whimsical Artists, we decided to do a topsy turvy event, Our primitive artists will try something fun and whimsical (glitter anyone?) , and our Whimsical artists will do something ultra primitive (get out that tea stain). It will be so fun to see what is created by this talented group.
If you have ever been a fan of Country Living Magazine, you may see that it is very popular to decorate your home with both Primitive/antique and funky/whimsical artwork for a truly wonderful Folk Art decor.
Please support this group of hardworking artists, and blessings everyone!!!
April Harres
February 19, 2008
This is my first blog giveaway, and I decided to make it a BIG one! Leave a comment on this post between now and March 10th for a chance to win this full size whimsical oil painting from me. This is truly one of my favorite paintings that I have done. If you are so kind as to mention this giveaway on your blog with a link back here, I will enter your name TWICE, just let me know on your comment.
Colonial Lamb ~ 12 x 16 inch portrait canvas, with 1 1/2 inch gallery frame sides , the sides are painted . This whimsical portrait oil painting has a rustic finish for a primitive, aged appearance.
April Harres
February 19, 2008
hmmmm Candles
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I have recently had requests from a few of my longtime customers that I bring back my line of soy candles. So here I go!
Delicious hand-poured, gourmet scented, soy candles. You can find them here at my Etsy Shop
I will be putting up many new scents daily, Yum!
April Harres
February 17, 2008
I have to say that making this crown was the most enjoyable experience that I have ever had with any art project. Admittedly, it was a bit more labor intensive then I thought it would be, I had to basically design and build the base crown from scratch, but it was worth it because once I was finished with that it was all about the embellishments!
This crown is full size and completely wearable, lined with a vintage silver cotton trim, for those days that you want to look eccentric (wear it with a bath robe while you check the mail) It will also make a fabulous centerpiece to your whimsical Folk Art decor.
You can find this crown on my new ETSY shop
April Harres
