Here we go - the delightful mail that arrived at 420 in February. This one, from JeanR, is that style whose name I can never recall. Sickles? In real life, the color on the name is very pretty with the stamp. Using colored pencil was a good way to get some blended color to mimic the petals of the tulip. I just ran across the envelope and it's watercolor - not colored pencil.
Below is the card - which is cool. I'm tempted to give that layout and style a try on envelopes. There would be plenty of space for a clear and scanner-friendly address. It would need to have the tiny writing - and the bold border, too ---- ok - maybe that's too much to ask on an envelope -
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Here is an artist who paints portraits of places that are no longer *visit-able.* She has a website where people can submit places that they miss. I submitted the Guthrie Theater (the original one) in Minneapolis.
There is no guarantee that she will paint what you submit. But, if you have a favorite place that is gone, maybe you would like to submit it. It's rather fun to read some of the places that people have submitted and why they were meaningful.
Here is my submission:
Image Credit: SwellMap via Flickr
Here is the artist's website with the 300+ paintings she has already completed.
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