Claudine Hellmuth Paint

I'm so excited! I received a big box of fun, shipped from the good folks at Ranger at the request of my buddy Claudine Hellmuth, the rock star of collage art. You know Claudine, right? The one who is not only super hip and cool, she's talented and just too cute. I mean, the long blond hair, the twinkly eyes...gheesh Claudine, give the rest of us a break, will ya? ANYWAY... hugs to you Claudine for my box of your wonderful, buttery new paints and the exciting new sticky back canvas.

There is all kinds of possibilities there, my mind was racing from A to Z thinking about it. Well, here is where I started - I've been wanting to paint birds on my walls for oh, about 3 years now. Keep in mind, I'm married to an engineer who has tolerated much over the years in way of my painterly whims, especially when it came to our house. Our old house had monkeys on the doorways and all kinds of things done at random. When we moved into our current house 3 years ago, he asked me, (very kindly) could we please keep this house "quieter", meaning of course, not quite so adorned . ok. 

Here's a great solution- 

with Claudine's new sticky back canvas, I can have my birds on my walls and even move them around! The tack on the canvas back is perfect for this application, it doesn't leave a mark when moved and it sticks perfectly to my painted walls. I'm thinking I could even print on it and use it for my trade show displays...hmm.

Thanks for the paint, Ranger and Claudine!

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Tonight I was watching Paul McCartney ( I heart Paul) performing at the Round House in London. What an amazing talent that man is. Every song is a masterpiece. Talent, along with hard work should be rewarded with compensation, don't you think? Here's an excellent blog post about that. You'll see me along with other working professional artists quoted, each sharing our thoughts about how our businesses will suffer if the U.S. Orphan Works legislation passes and gets voted into law. Go read this please, it will help you understand our passion. People who are indifferent, are so, because they are not "image generators" as my friend said to me earlier. This is our livelihood here, we are emotional about this, we are passionate about this and we will continue to fight this horrible legislation. The world needs new art, not recycled art. The economy needs small businesses to stay in business. 

Comments

[Dawn-Hydrangea Home]

Love the sticky canvas!

[gail friend]

Hi,, I was just looking around in blog land and stopped in to say hello. I love your bird painting. so pretty, and what a great idea with the tacky back canvas! Thanks for the blog link on the Orphan Work legislation. Great information. Happy creating,,gail

[gail friend]

Hi,, I was just looking around in blog land and stopped in to say hello. I love your bird painting. so pretty, and what a great idea with the tacky back canvas! Thanks for the blog link on the Orphan Work legislation. Great information. Happy creating,,gail

[Diana Evans]

what a neat idea with the canvas...how cool is that!!!

[melissa]

hi brenda!
oh those paints look wonderful! anything from claudine is going to be great! i am going to have to try them and the sticky back canvas!

guess what i got today? your absolutely gorgeous print! thank you so much! I just love it. you are wonderful and generous.

i love your canvas bird. i cannot wait to see more! what a great idea to move him around.

xo
melissa

[Charisse]

oh, those paints look so yummy. Can't wait to get my hands on them here in NYC!!!

[Helen Murphy]

Just love the idea of the moveable art! LOL at your DH though - mine is the same and there is no way I being permitted to hang wallpaper in this house :(

[terrie bailey]

This is `beautiful` Brenda..you make me want to paint!!!
Will check your link out ...
Have a great weekend:)~X~

[Paula Clare]

Hi Brenda,
What a FABulous idea...my mind is racing with the possibilities! WOOHOO! I must go check the ranger website right now!

[Andra Hepler]

What a great bird! Smiles, Andra

[Brenda Pinnick]

so glad you like it sista! Your paint is so enjoyable to work with, I forgot to mention the buttery feel to it, not too runny, not to thick, just right!

[claudine hellmuth]

Brenda

oh this is so amazing what you did!! i love your painting and the moveable wall art idea is incredible!