The Art of Amy Everhart

The Remember Kiss

Amy — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:25:31 +0000

The book has gone to the publisher, we have the isbn number, and we are excited! Look for it at bookstores soon.

Children’s Book

Amy — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:22:20 +0000

I am excited to announce that I have received a commission to illustrate a children’s book! I have been working on it now for a couple of months but I can’t share anything else with you yet. Look for more in February.

Moving

Amy — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 07:20:57 +0000

I am in the process of moving and do not have much time to paint, so I will not be updating my blog for a few months.

Acrylic Commission

Amy — Sun, 31 May 2009 02:07:02 +0000

This scene is a commisssion for a child’s room. I painted it on a 40 x 60 canvas rather than directly on the wall. I love doing these this way as it adds a lot of flexibility for the decorator and is a solution to the problem of what to do with a child’s mural when he is a teenager and wants to repaint his room.

This will give you an idea of the size of the painting.

Custom Candid Watercolor Portrait

Amy — Tue, 26 May 2009 02:19:53 +0000

I love painting kids in watercolor. I believe it captures their spontaneity and spirit better than any other medium. This painting of a brother and sister was for their grandparents. 11×14 Watercolor on 300 lb Arches paper.

Ballet Slipper

Amy — Tue, 19 May 2009 15:22:45 +0000

This painting has quite a story and was a lesson for me. I found the reference for this oil painting on photobucket. It was supposed to be a rights free image. After finishing the painting, I pulled the original image back up and noticed the name, Deanne Fitzmaurice and “San Francisco Chronicle” at the bottom of the photograph.

Ballet Slipper

Seeing the photographer’s name and newspaper worried me enough that I contacted the photographer. Deanne in turn referred me to Rick, the photo editor at the San Francisco Chronicle and even contacted him for me herself. Rick was very helpful and taught me a lot about photo rights. It turns out that the photo wasn’t rights free and should never have been put on photobucket. He thanked me for bringing the issue to his attention and granted me the right to exhibit and sell the painting with the caveat that I must obtain a model release from the ballerina. I went online and began searching. I was lucky enough to find her. It turns out that my “model” for the oil painting is the famous dancer Aesha Ash. My hope sank, but I contacted her via her blog. To my delight, Aesha not only responded, but gave me her consent…one artist helping another. This journey has taught me to be extra careful when choosing a reference photo for a painting, even if it is a “free” image. The reason I share the whole story of the painting here though, is to highlight all of the cooperation I received, first from Deanne, then from Rick, and finally from Aesha. There are so many wonderful people in the world and it is so uplifting when we connect, help, and share with each other.

Ballet Slipper WIP

Amy — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:37:10 +0000

This post is for my fellow artists who like to see the process I go through to produce a painting. If you have any questions or comments for me, feel free to contact me here
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Step 1 Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8Finished Painting

Ballet Slipper

Ballerina

Amy — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 04:46:57 +0000

The innocence of this pose inspired me. I think I’ll do more.

More Water Lilies

Amy — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 01:40:15 +0000

30×48 Oil on Canvas.

Water Lilies

Amy — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 01:43:22 +0000

I know why Monet loved to paint water lilies.