Day 12~Chimney Picnic Area

I've completed Day 12, and on the last day of the 2018 Creative Jumpstart online class! I have taken it at a pace that allowed me to really enjoy the process. 

The Day 12 artist was Jessica Sporn whose project was titled Canvas with a Story. Her iconic flag of Puerto Rico was very cool and I enjoyed watching her create it! 

Immediately, I thought of the stunning Great Smoky Mountains National Park, my favorite place to be when possible. To me, National Parks are indeed American icons, and with that in mind, I wanted my project to give the Great Smoky Mountains National Park a nod.

The brick was intended to represent nearby Gatlinburg, however, the area depicted here is the Park's Chimney Picnic Area. Obviously, the brick could represent it as well! 

Supplies used: canvas from a tablet, gesso, acrylics, watercolors, a map of the Gatlinburg Art Loop, tissue paper, stamp, stencil, Pitt Pens, thread, fabric (for the tree trunks and stream) and rick rack (for the outer edges of the stream). 

Similarly, the fabric stream looks much like a rock wall, and many of those can be found in the Park too. I'll leave the interpretation to the eye of the beholder. 

What do you see? 

A stream or a rock wall?

I personally think it looks like a rock wall. It started out a stream and unintentionally converted right before my very eyes! Stuff like that happens in art, doesn't it? 

I haven't done a lot of painted landscape art but I definitely like the piece, and had a good time creating it. 

Even though it's the last day, I plan to continue trying some of these wonderful projects but I won't be doing them in order. I have two in mind that I want to do next. After those, I'll do others at random in between my other projects. 

I want to thank each and every artist for their delightful, informative videos and a great big thank you to Nathalie Kalbach for hosting. I picked up some informative and very cool things from this experience, and I've learned things about myself and my art making as well. I think I'll have to do this again next year if it is offered! 

May Your Day (or night)

Be Wildly Creative & Extra Bright,

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