So happy to be giving away a free Big Bold Blooms Wild Painting online class! And thank you Gracie of Tea and Cake with Gracie for the lovely chat and interview!
Be sure to leave a comment on the Willowing Arts blog to be in the running for a free Blooms Class!! http://www.willowing.org/2016/08/16/tea-and-cake-with-gracie-featuring-lynn-whipple/
Jen Storer you delight!! LURVE!!!
If you scroll down or if you go clickety-click here you’ll see that a while ago I scribbled a post about the Three Ps of Creative Writing. I also spoke about those Ps on a podcast with Allison Tait. (She’s the bomb by the way. People dig those podcasts so much. Check them out. Later. Once you’ve read this. No! Don’t go! Here’s some pretty words to make you stay…).
The third P as I declared it, is Passion. I remember Al asking, ‘So Jen, how do you keep the Passion flowing?’ I gabbled something. I don’t remember exactly what. Something about reading poetry. And watching films about C S Lewis. Or the Brontes. Or Will Ferrell. It was near the end of the interview. I had a touch of brain fatigue.
But the main thing about the Passion P is that I encourage writers to CONSTANTLY do stuff that reminds them…
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So nice to be featured on Perspective, Cherry Arts Young Professionals blog!! Thank you!! Excited for the upcoming Cherry Creek Arts Festival on July 4th weekend!
Last week, Cherry Creek Arts Festival had their kickoff party in celebration of this year’s event AND commemorative poster artist Lynn Whipple. Between poster signings and preparing for the arts festival, we asked Lynn a few questions and really get to know this year’s poster artist!
Lynn Whipple is a full time artist, who favors collage/mixed media and painting.
From her website:
“I am deeply grateful to live my life as an artist. Play and discovery are my dearest and most constant companions. There are a zillion tiny challenges in each art making experience, and so often I find, just as many small, sweet victories. Without a doubt, living creatively is the most enjoyable and satisfying game I know.”
PERSPECTIVE: First question is.. Easy? Please share with us what you do, and why you do it.
LW: My name is Lynn Whipple and I am a visual artist and creativity teacher. I love what…
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YAY!! Happy and honored to share that my painting “Fresh Wild Flowers” has been chosen as the 2016 Cherry Creek Arts Festival Poster! July 2,3,4 in beautiful Denver Colorado! Stop by booth 153! Here is a link to the show and poster shop! xoxo Lynn
How shall we meet the blank page…
Playfully, and with both hands 🙂
And maybe some music?
Xoxo
Lynn
Repeat 🙂
Our dear pals Kiaralinda and Todd are the most extraordinary individuals we know, leading a truly artful, art filled and musical life! Just a few pics from this weekend where they hosted their third annual Safety Harbor Songfest 🙂 stellar musicians and songwriters from all over the globe playing along the waterfront 🙂 we love y’all! Thank you for making the world a more beautiful, fun and happy place!!! Xoxox!!!
Truly a great time was had by all!!
Carla Sonheim and I taught a workshop in beautiful OAxaca Mexico with these lovely, fun and talented ladies!! Thank you Kathie Vezzani of Bellissima Art Escapes 🙂 a feast for the senses!!!
Making layers! It’s amazing how a painting goes through twists and turns…..here are a few images of the process. Do you ever fall in love with an early layer and get frozen? Me too, but I push forward. The best part is getting lost in the moment 🙂
loosey goosey layer….
loud music please…..
more layerS!!!!!
both hands!
closeup!
I am thinking it’s getting close to done!! Wheeeeeeeee!!!
Have a great day!
If you are interested in doing some Big Bold Blooms Wild Painting with me, check out my newest online class starting February 23!
Many thanks!
xoxo
Lynn
By Christine Cole
Correspondent
MOUNT DORA — Nobody has as much fun making art as Lynn Whipple, who paints, creates collages and uses mixed media to make herself and others happy.
The Winter Park resident once painted a self-portrait by placing the canvas at a distance from a mirror and roller-skating back and forth.
“You try not to control it too much,” Whipple said. “You create a space where something unexpected happens.”
The award-winning artist will be among 288 artists selling their artwork and vying for a portion of the $20,000 prize money at this weekend’s 41st annual Mount Dora Arts Festival. Tens of thousands of people from Central Florida and beyond will jam into downtown for Lake County’s signature event.
Whipple is known for her whimsical collages, in which she cuts into old photographs of people, changing their shapes and adding oddball embellishments, such as pointy hats, rabbit ears or glued-on objects.
“They celebrate our flaws,” she said. “Every time I make one, they make me want to laugh. Everything else has been built on that.”
Her newest work includes large, vivid paintings of flowers, which can include human legs as part of the bouquet.
“The legs were part of the underpainting,” she said. “Leaving them in made it funny for me. When I paint the florals, I play loud music. I move around — it’s like a dance. There is an enthusiasm to it, being in the moment.”
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