Rock 'N Surf 2009

Rock "N Surf 2009
For those of you who live in or near Virginia Beach, or who will be visiting this area during the month of August ~ make sure you stop by the Artists Gallery to view their "Rock "N Surf" exhibition. National Longboarders and artists will be joining forces in a benefit to support "Surfers Healing and Tidewater Autism Society of America".


Click on the post card for more details about this beneficial show.

And ~ new from my studio
Post Card Packets of some of my best selling pieces.

Beach Babes is the very first pack in this new line. If you're interested you can visit my shop: Magic Markings Art over on Etsy.

Beach Living and Life is Good

As a teenager, and now as an adult, I've always felt very fortunate to live near the beach. In high school our summer days were spent lying on the beach and cruising along the boardwalk. My first job, besides babysitting, was at a Dairy Queen on 19th St - right off of the boardwalk ~ easily accessible for visits from friends. Later on I worked at a Water Slide - remember those - at the south end of the beach ~ another job for which friendly visits happened frequently. My husband, who I knew ~ and went out with for a short while ~ in High School still loves to surf. In fact, it's very rare that we don't take a vacation without the surfboard. Now our teenagers are experiencing ~ and enjoying ~ this same beach lifestyle.

Recently I've been working on a series of hand painted collages on canvas which reflect the delights of summer and the ease of beach living. Here are a few more - which, if you would like more detail, are listed in my shop ~ www.magicmarkingsart.com


Biking by the Sea
5x7" Hand Painted Collage on Canvas

Summertime on the Boardwalk
5x7" Hand Painted Collage on Canvas


Morning Surf Session
5x7" Hand Painted Canvas
This painting is from a picture of my son and his two friends out enjoying a little morning surf session.

Wishing you a peaceful, creative day.

Surfs Up At the Beach

This past week I didn't have an art camp so I was able to spend a good portion of time in the studio creating some new works of art. I finished two canvas' for "Rock 'N Surf" - the Virginia Beach Artists Galleries annual tribute to rockers ~ surfers ~ and a fund raiser for the Tidewater Autism Society of America.

Here's a peak at the two paintings:


"This instant in time"
Acrylic painting on canvas
12" x 12"


"Dawn Patrol"
Acrylic painting on canvas
12" x 12"

After finishing those, I started to play around with vintage beach photographs. Here are a few which I have just listed in my etsy store - www.magicmarkingsart.com


"Long Boarder"
5" x 7" canvas board
Hand Painted Collage.


"Beach Ball"
5" x 7" canvas board
Hand Painted Collage


"Shake it Up"
5" x 7" canvas board
Hand Painted Collage

Each photo is hand painted ~ cut ~ collaged onto a painted canvas board ~ coated with a glossy finish ~ signed on the front ~ and ready for framing.

There will be more to come in the next few weeks, so keep checking back. And don't forget to mark your calenders for Rock N Surf at the Artists Gallery ~ August 7 - September 5 ~