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This is such a happy painting! One of my favorites and hopefully yours!
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Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Friday, August 20, 2010
"Hasen Gatherer" Oil on Acrylic Sonoran Desert Saguaro Fruit Native American Art~Amy Tuso
40"x30"x1.5"
Gallery Wrapped Canvas
Available
Living in the McDowell Mountain region of the Sonoran Desert of Arizona offers doorways for my imagination to travel through. There is a lot of history in these mountains showing that with this climate of extreme heat in the summer and bouts of frost in the winter the people who came before us were true survivors!
Let your imagination focus on this oil painting. The woman had to make her way across rough terrain to find hasen (fruit of the saguaro) and then using a pole constructed of dried saguaro spines hoisted high above her reach snagged the fruit for a source of food for herself and her family. Go ahead...continue the story as you see it...
This painting is available through PayPal via my website in the Southwest Gallery.
May your day be a blessed one...Amy
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
"Rising" Colorfully Vibrant Textural Lines Imprinted Acrylic Abstract Daily Painting By Southwest Artist Amy Tuso
24"x24"x1.5"
Acrylic with Texture that is Carved, Sculpted and Inprinted
UV Glazed~Gallery Wrapped
$500 via PayPal at http://www.amytuso.com/
My creative process for this beautifully textured acrylic is so freely fun!
I begin with a sturdy cotton, gallery wrapped canvas and apply a texture compound with a large palette knife pushing and pulling the medium to various thicknesses allowing the knife to create the first layer of textures.
I proceeded to carve and sculpt the linear aspects and than took out my basket of tools to inprint grids in interesting positions before laying the canvas to cure.
Layers of acrylic and glazes were applied playing with colors, tones, hues and light values. This process allows for the beautiful blends and pulls of colors to emerge. Golden copper metallic acrylic gently kissed the grids giving the appearance of an actual wire inlay.
I finished the 1/2" gallery wrapped sides with a burnished purple and allowed that color to wrap over and onto the front of the painting as another layer of glaze creating an aged appearance. As with all of my artwork, my final step is applying a UV Glaze as protection.
You can view this painting with magnification via my website. Just click on the magnifier and move it across the image to gain appreciation of the colors and textures.
Daily Painter from Fountain Hills Arizona
Amy Tuso
Friday, August 13, 2010
"Copper Winged Nude" Angelic Guidance Male Female Burnished Copper Acrylic~ Amy Tuso
24"x18"x1.5"
Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas
Black Sides
No Frame Needed
I believe in Angels...actually let me rephrase that...I KNOW that Angels are all around us!
There are Angels in spiritual form as well as Angels walking amongst us directly connected to Spirit.
"To sense the presence of an Angel is to feel the wind surround you"
There is a soft whisper in your ear and heart. There is a sense of calm that embraces you ever so gently as you feel a slight, tender, brushing touch. There is a softening of your breath as the twinkle appears in your eyes.
You have been blanketed by an Angel!
This particular painting is beautifully created on a burnished copper acrylic background. Upon studying the back you come to realize one side appears masculine while the other has feminine curves.
Just as we in human form carry both male and female traits and strengths...so do Angels. Afterall, aren't we all connected...male/female/human/spirit ~ God.
May God bless you and the Angels keep you. Reach out and be an Angel on Earth to someone today and everyday!
Blessings, peace, light and love...Amy
Please stop by my website often as I am always added new artwork...
"Copper Winged Nude" is also available as a print, poster and greeting cards at
Daily Painter from Fountain Hills Arizona
Amy Tuso
Thursday, August 12, 2010
9 Brushes
I started a new 36"x36"x1.5" oil painting yesterday that will become part of a diptych. I taught myself to paint originally with oils and would have to say that working in this medium is one of my favorite methods. I enjoy the buttery feel of the oils and I work with the wonderful brush strokes as the energy and texture created is palpable. The smell of the oils is enticing to my soul as the paints are worked onto the canvas.
The 9 brushes I used were loaded with residual oil paint and in need of cleaning...not my favorite thing about oils:} The clean up can become a lengthy process. As it was late in the day when I finished painting, I took the lazy way out and decided that an overnight soak in turpenoid would work out as my first step in restoring the brushes.
When I finished the clean up job this morning and took a look at the pile of brushes resting, it made me smile, inspired this photo and also excites my artistic soul about the next layer of oil to be applied in a few days after allowing the oil ladened canvas some drying time. I did have to remove it from my small studio as the smell of the curing oil was intense and luckily for me I have the perfect place to help speed the drying process as our garage will reach well over 110 degrees today!
Ahh...the simple joys in life are the most precious!
Wishing you and yours a very blessed day filled with light and love...Amy
Daily Painter from Fountain Hills Arizona
Monday, August 9, 2010
"Summer Kicks" Mixed Media Acrylic Red Converse Sneakers~Amy Tuso~Fountain Hills Arizona
12"x12"x2"
Gallery Wrapped Floating Canvas
Gallery Wrapped Floating Canvas
$175.00
If you are not familiar with a "floating canvas" it is a canvas that is constructed in such a way that it can hang in a corner and appear to be flush mounted or you can hang on any flat wall or display on a counter easel. The edges of "Summer Kicks" are painted black.
This acrylic and mixed media painting came about with a new pair of grey Converse sneakers that Jack bought only to discover that they hurt his feet and he left them by the front door where he had taken them off.
I appreciate the "old school" appearance of Converse and actually liked they way they looked by the door. It is our habit of kicking off our shoes prior to entering our house in an effort to keep the dirt and germs on the soles from adhering to the floors. As I looked at the sneakers I got to thinking about how many other people have the habit of removing their shoes prior to entering their homes...a bet there are a lot of germaphobic people out there like us.
"Summer Kicks" could easily function as a "leave you shoes at the door" sign or just a really whimsical, smile inducing, fun painting.
Please visit my website for purchase information.
Thanks for stopping by...have a blessed day!
Thursday, August 5, 2010
"Souls' Journery" Visionary Oil Abstract ~ Amy Tuso
Oil on Gallery Wrapped Painted Edge Canvas
36"x36"x1.5"
I painted this oil abstract just about one year ago. The imagine came to me one morning while taking my meditative gratitude prayer walk around the lake. I had been praying for guidance in moving forward with finding the proper time and care for my mother who was showing sure signs of dementia and Alzheimer's.
The bright windows/doorways represent the choices available...notice that 2 of them are open in the same direction while the remaining opening is going the opposite direction.
The woman in the middle has vague characteristics (which are more prominently seen in person) and upon closer viewing the chakra's are palpating as she is struggling to center herself, find the words to speak her voice, searching her mind's eye looking for answers as to what? why?...and her pure essence is reaching out for guidance to God and the heavens.
My mother and I are another step closer to finally moving her into Fountain View Village here in town. We signed all of the paperwork after a lengthy day of assessments for her with the staff on Tuesday.
The energy drain is enormous! I barely made it through my day yesterday as a limp, wet, noodle and slept for 12 hours nourishing and replenishing my soul.
My mother doesn't experience the same energy drain as she...as she what???...as she doesn't realize the enormity of what is happening~or~is it that she is protected from the enormity as Alzheimer's takes control? Either way her naivete is a blessing.
My prayer today is that we all find the correct pathway for our loved ones and ourselves...now and always.
Have a blessed day....Amy
amy tuso
Monday, August 2, 2010
"Dwellings" Texture Vibrant Colors Metallic Cliff Dwellings Southwest Original Acrylic Painting By Daily Painter ~ Amy Tuso
16"x12"x1.5"
Gallery Wrapped Canvas Painted Edges
Framing Optional
The vibrant colors in this piece combined with the textural elements create a feast for the eyes as well as the touch. "Dwellings" is part of my continually growing "Please Touch Series" and is created with texture, multiple layers of acrylic glazes and completed with a UV glaze for protection that feels almost leathery and very inviting.
To see my complete gallery visit my website where I offer an in-home trial via secure PayPal.
I also offer various size prints and greeting cards at http://www.amy-tuso.artistwebsites.com/.
Thanks for visiting and have a blessed day...Amy
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