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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

Channeling Moira Rose

Channeling Moira Rose

A collector of mine expressed in this painting so I finished this one up. I’m such a big fan of #catherineohara as #moirarose that I almost kept th...
Posted in Acrylic Painting, Actors, Catherine O'Hara, Moira Rose, portrait, Schitt's Creek, Schittscreek, suitable pajamas

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

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

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

My sweet painting "sweater"

My sweet painting "sweater"

“Outfit of the day” is today’s art challenge prompt. This gave me an lol bc this “staple” has been my outfit of the day EVERYDAY for the last year...
Posted in Acrylic Painting, Anna Brindley, AnnaBrindley, fashion, fashion art, fashion painting, flannelshirt, original art, original painting, sweater, xtralove

I hope you'll dance

I hope you'll dance

My husbands godmother said “people get together for weddings and funerals” and I never looked at either the same. In this time of the pandemic man...
Posted in acrylic art, Acrylic Painting, AnnaBrindley, Art, custom, keepsakes, life events, memorials, memories

Line of Thinking

Line of Thinking

This was going to be a practice of a portrait of friend I recently made that shares the journey of Down syndrome. It was going to be my second att...
Posted in acrylic art, Acrylic Painting, affirmations, Art