This painting was only an idea 11 days ago. I made this original piece to be the proof-of-concept for an art show I plan to do on vintage cars that are daily-drivers in Cuba, and also to create the money to go to a special training workshop that starts tomorrow in Florida. I’ve worked non-stop … Continue reading
Cuban Cars – The 1951 Caddy Convertible
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Portable mural process: Cheetah cut-out
Woke up with a new idea on Saturday morning (1/13/13). One thing about being a commercial artist was I always needed to do designs that other people wanted done for the sake of income. Now, in a new town with few connections and no present clients, I decided to take the plunge and paint a … Continue reading
New 1/2 price Plum District offer for summer!
I’m offering half-price on kids’ murals for summer via Plum District! Click here to see the offer. You must purchase through Plum District by July 10th, 2012 to use the offer. Vouchers can be redeemed up until October 1, 2012. (Note: The attached ad shows an example of a mural that is the size and … Continue reading
Design for Life: Tiny Texas Houses
(All images © 2012 by Beverly Garland) The photo of a beautiful rustic cabin traveling across my news feed on Facebook caught my eye and my imagination last Saturday morning. I was extra pleased when I saw “Tiny Texas Houses” in the caption. I first learned of this homegrown company in Luling, TX probably six … Continue reading
Drawing class at children’s shelter
In April, I had the chance to give a drawing class to kids taking part in Angelheart Children Shelter’s H.E.A.R.T. program, which stands for Healing, Educating and Adjusting through Recreational Therapy. Many of these kids have been abused, neglected, and/or suffered pretty big let-downs in their lives. Everyone was very excited to take part in … Continue reading
Adult Drawing Classes Have Started!
Today was the first class for a repeating series of foundational drawing classes I’ll be doing in April, May and June called “Drawing with Friends.” Go to my Eventbrite page to see upcoming classes: http://bgarlandstudio.eventbrite.com/ These classes can be taken in any order: Line drawing techniques Shading techniques Photorealistic grid drawings Today was Line Drawing … Continue reading
Collecting Murals
I joined Pinterest.com just before I re-launched my mural business, and found it to be a great replacement for the old art files I used to keep. These were actual manila folders that contained magazine photos of architecture, landscapes, animals, people, etc, that I would use for reference in creating artwork. Now I can collect … Continue reading
Face and Body Painting
Here’s a slideshow of a few photos from my first attempts at facepainting. I set up a table at HeadHunter’s nightclub and at Ruta Maya Coffeehouse at the invitation of my friend Amy Sage Boyd, whose band Ctrl-V played on these two occasions. The most important lessons from the evening are that it’s so important … Continue reading
B. Garland Studio -- Murals in Texas 