magnet paintings hanging on a metal sheet at the artwalk
10 magnet paintings
5×5″ acrylic on wood
$20 each or 3 for $50
to inquire contact ::: wade.create@yahoo.com
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progress on making 3 more magnets
progress photo on making magnet paintings
magnet sticking to my daughters spelling test
submerged
30×40″ mixed media on canvas
acrylic, spray paint, glass beads, black rocks
available via etsy
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this painting was inspired by a beautiful woman and the profound words of a poet, and it has just been sold! to commission a similar painting ::: contact wade.create@yahoo.com
tasting you
18×24″ mixed media on canvas, framed
acrylic, paper, and gel
sold to a wonderful art lover
detail ::: click image to enlarge
tasting you ::: 18x24in mixed media, acrylic on canvas, framed. SOLD
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a very special thanks goes out to the lovely model @MzStarrBurst ::: and much love to @poetisk – the author of “tasting you“
tasting you by magnus holmgren
the snow falls down,
each flake dancing closely with its neighbor,
creating a veil,
a curtain,
that my eyes can’t see through -
like the veil before your heart,
tightly covering it,
an iron curtain,
impossible to see through,
to get in.
i knock,
gently,
hug it,
kiss it,
but all i get,
is a metallic taste on my lips,
one i can’t shake,
one i don’t want to shake,
because -
at least it’s you,
i get to taste -
you.
if only you could see,
my own veil drop,
so long ago -
that the doors to my heart,
have been open for so long,
they no longer exist -
it’s wide open.
inside,
in that big green field,
beneath that giant oak,
sits only you,
wearing that smile you wore when we first met.
that is what i see,
everyday,
when my thoughts wander off,
to meet you.
now the snowflakes are dancing further apart,
the veil is lifting,
i can see clearer now,
beyond the horizon of my mind i see you -
waving,
smiling,
drifting further away -
until you are gone.
confused my thoughts scream,
a deafening echo in my mind,
desperately i look into my heart,
the green field is gone -
it’s all black -
scorched,
all that’s left of the oak -
is a pile of coal.
when my mind is once again silent,
i run my fingers through the coal,
slowly put them against my lips -
and i taste -
nothing.
i recently volunteered to participate in an artup at columbia college chicago with local high school students interested in art, design, music, and theater. five students signed up to participate in my live painting portion of the artup event. we teamed up with the theater group on the theme ::: slavery and the draft: how are they connected?
the theater students acted out some scenes to portray the theme and wrote poetry that we affixed to our final painting. this was my very first live painting event, and also the first collaborate painting where i actually let others put their brushes to my canvas!
we wanted to convey a basketball as the sun, to symbolize the dreams of many young boys to become professional ball players. the red noose around the neck of the shadow images of slaves is to show how the nba draft is similar to the slave trade, when people were oiled up and put on display and made to work, dance, and today play ball.
the image above is our final result. it gets deep.
here is the finished 4ft smoking can commission for camel cigarettes. i used acrylics and finished the piece with gloss varnish. the company wanted to give back to chicago artists, and so i let them share the wealth with me!
my inspiration for this painting came from the photographs i love of musicians in the 1950′s. the vibe of artists like nat king cole and billie holiday of that time is poetic and vibrant. the musicians playing at the piano with cigarette in mouth and at the microphone, cigarette in hand brings back memories of a time when we could smoke in public and be ourselves.
read more about this project in my post camel gives back to chicago artists. want me to paint something for you? email wade.create@yahoo.com and let me know. ♥ wadecreate
crazy in love with my man, we are connected as one soul. this watercolor and graphite painting is available ::: contact wade.create@yahoo.com for details.
connected soul crazy love
9x12in watercolor and graphite on cold pressed paper
original painting available ::: $100
detail ::: click any image to enlarge
© 2010 wadecreate
the story ::: i was really feeling connected to the love of my life when i wrote a poem for him as the backdrop of this painting. it was approaching valentines day, and i wanted to show him how much he means to me without actually caring about another american hallmark holiday. the poem begins :: i love you in the morning, i love you at night. when my eyes are sleepy and when they shine bright. i love you ::: i love you ::: i love you ::: may sound obsessive or crazy but who cares and i know that you are mine. at the end of the poem is … screw valentines day ::: i fucking love you all the time.
this uplifting painting has just been sold to my very own loving mother. smile. i will create a new series of ‘love and light’ and ‘love drops‘ paintings soon. contact wade.create@yahoo.com to commission one in your favorite colors. ♥
love and light
8×10″ mixed media on 1.5″ gallery wrap canvas
acrylic, watercolor, and book papers on canvas ::: sold
the story ::: this is my very first mixed media painting ever! i took pages from the book: until today, daily devotions for spiritual growth and peace of mind by iyanla vanzant. i used the february “love” chapter and cut out hearts and circles to represent a written message for the painting. i was inspired by artist anna lee keefer and her wonderful blog of interesting art and mixed media. she takes paper or printed words and affixes them on the canvas, so i decided to try this and love the end results. others have expressed so much interest in this style of painting that i have decided to create a whole series of these in various colors.
detail ::: other views
©2010 wadecreate
beware the global industrial complex
beware the global industrial complex
8″x10 mixed media on canvas
the global industrial complex
when our wars are paid for with souls
and dirty government contracts
with bodies in the dust
and the very men we elect,
are the ones we can not trust.
it is bigger than one man
banks and billionaires
with the world in palm of hand
who will stand?
war as an industry
can not sustain.
beware the global industrial complex.
© 2010 wadecreate
contact wade.create@yahoo.com for details ♥
love drops
8×10″ mixed media original painting
acrylic, watercolor, sweethearts candy on canvas ::: $75 on etsy
© 2010 wadecreate
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