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My Blue Period

My Blue Period

My sister and I were on the phone and I was telling her I just couldn't explain how I feel. But if I could paint it, it would be blue... like Picas...
Posted in abstract art, acrylic, acrylic art, Acrylic Painting, anxiety, art, blues, custom, dallas art, dallas artist, depression, digital art, feelings, fine art, hope, mental, mental health, original, original art, original painting, prayer

Reflections for Texas PTA

Reflections for Texas PTA

It's a tradition for both my girls to enter into the Texas PTA Reflections contests. As a kid (and even adult) I always loved art contests. It give...
Posted in abstract art, acrylic art, Acrylic Painting, reflections, texas pta

Xtra Love they Neighbor

Xtra Love they Neighbor

One day when AC and I were on a walk several years ago, we saw a gal walking her dog. Ac was still so little so she quickly got away from me to go ...
Posted in acrylic art, neighbor, neighborhood, original art, original painting, pet, pet portraits

It's National Dog Day

It's National Dog Day

I’m old enough to remember how it might have seemed ridiculous or over the top to have a portrait of your pet painted.But now it’s kind of ridiculo...
Posted in acrylic art, Acrylic Painting, Anna Brindley, art commission, commissioned art, commissions, dog paintings, dog portraits, dogs

A lesson about acceptance

A lesson about acceptance

When someone asked me to paint this for his wife, my first thought was “who do you think I am that I could paint this?” Technically, it is difficu...
Posted in acrylic art, Acrylic Painting, Anna Brindley, commissioned art, commissions, memorials

Seascape Escape

Seascape Escape

It's hot as heck in Dallas and I am missing the beaches in North Carolina. August is a great time to be by the sea because when you go in, it feels...
Posted in abstract art, acrylic, acrylic art, Acrylic Painting, Anna Brindley, AnnaBrindley, beachscapes, Seascapes, Xtra Love

We love to give back

We love to give back

It was our pleasure to participate in an auction that benefits Theatre of the New Arts. https://www.tfana.org/ It’s a dream come true to be aske...
Posted in acrylic, acrylic art, Acrylic Painting, charity, fundraising, original art, pet, pet portraits, pets

For a moment like this........

For a moment like this........

This was a really special moment for a few reasons. For one, the person that commissioned the Sriracha Sauce painting is a long time friend and for...
Posted in acry, acrylic art, anna brindley, art commission, condiments, original art, sriracha

Connecting the dots....

Connecting the dots....

Connection is the prompt for today’s #maythecreativeforcebewithyou art challenge. When I think of connection, I think of dots Seriously thou...
Posted in abstract art, acrylic, acrylic art, Acrylic Painting, bubbles, multicolor, rainbows

Putting yourself out there

Putting yourself out there

We have a new appreciation for putting ourselves out there.. First of all, we haven't really gone anywhere in a year except to my sisters house in...
Posted in acrylic art, art, dallas art, park, pop up shop, shop dallas, shop local, tietze

Old Bay Day

Old Bay Day

Since I’m working on a condiment series, why not add some spices? . A friend challenged me to paint @oldbay_seasoning and after I learned, fr...
Posted in acrylic art, cooking, crab boil, oldbay, original art, original painting, seasoning

Thank you Jesus

Thank you Jesus

This past summer I was mesmerized by the work of artist Bas Uterwijk and his recreation of faces using AI. The ai takes into account geographical i...
Posted in acrylic art, Acrylic Painting, Anna Brindley, Bas Uterwijk, brown jesus, Easter, original art, original painting