In my on-the-shelf paint box, I found a never-opened tube of "structural" paint I picked up some years ago. It came with plastic tips like the kind you get with cookie decorators. The idea is you replace the cap with a tip and then squeeze the paint into the shape you want. And as luck would have it, the tube I found had orange paint! Okay, I said to myself, this should be just the ticket for me since I was in the middle of doing Carrot Cake, shown here. I am pleased with the resulting carrots and thought I had solved my textural shaping problems. Unfortunately, this paint is no longer made -- so it is back to doing it by scratch for me!
Carrot Cake, 11"x14", acrylic, $400©2007 Barbara Sistak Baur
Carrot Cake will be shown this weekend at the Fall Into The Arts Festival this Sunday, Oct 21, from 10am to 4 pm., at Walkup Heritage Farm & Gardens, 5215 Walkup Rd., Crystal Lake, Il (half mile north of Rt. 176). The art sale is a benefit for Pets in Need Midwest. I will have a booth and will be showing many pieces of art. The setting is a beautiful little co-op farm with pumpkins, corn and fresh veggies. Come out for some fall fun and art.
Warmly,
Barbara Sistak Baur, Artist
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-- 2 New Bakery Paintings. I have included close ups of the textue. Check them out – click the Bakery Art topic.
-- New information on how to obtain an artwork. Click on the How to Purchase topic.
Now On Display
-- Fall Into The Art art sale to benefit Pets In Need Midwest. Sunday, Oct 21, from 10am to 4pm at the Walkup Heritage Farm and Gardens, 5215 Walkup Rd., Crystal Lake, IL. For more info: www.petsinneedmidwest.org and www.walkupheritagefarm.com
--Grand Bakery at the 10th annual "Chicago Art Open," from October 4, to October 27 on the second floor of the Iron Studios, 3636 S. Iron St. in Chicago's Bridgeport neighborhood. Sponsored by the Chicago Artists' Coalition (CAC). http://www.caconline.org/ArtOpen.asp
In The News
I sent a simple little press release to the local paper in Riverside, IL, The Landmark, and they decided to do a feature article. It turned out to be really nice article with some great pictures. Here is the link:
http://www.rblandmark.com/main.asp?SectionID=4&SubSectionID=4&ArticleID=3046&TM=85091.52
On the Easel
I am working on two commissions right now -- both of them gifts for spouses. One is a rendering of the house the couple will build in the north woods. The other honors a favorite vehicle -- a classic tractor! Fun!
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