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Read more about me, Innovative Artist Liana Turnbull Bennett
To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being
wrong. Joseph Chilton Pearce
I believe that there are no
rules in Art. Creativity is about imagining something, then figuring out how to
create that something. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. But in the
end, you are constantly learning. I love testing new ideas. Some of these tests
turn out to be my best work.
New Series: The Mountains are
Sleeping
Original Art Nude Landscape
Paintings
This new series is a combination of a landscape painting and a nude painting,
inspired by an idea that I had while driving back from my parents home, in
Colorado. The mountains looked so ancient and in a way, almost feminine. The
biggest challenge is changing my thought pattern back and forth, between
painting a woman and painting mountains. Keeping the female form soft, while
keeping the texture and colors rugged, stark and rock-like.
Why do I create turquoise paintings?
Turquoise is my favorite stone and my favorite color. I have been collecting
turquoise jewelry since I was a kid. Turquoise is a special color, because it
goes with any other color. It adds life to a room, the color just vibrates with
energy. It looks good with any skin tone, everyone looks good in Turquoise.
Check out my Contemporary Art Turquoise Paintings and see for yourself.
I also create turquoise contemporary art sculptures.
My turquoise horse sculpture and turquoise cross sculptures. And if you want
something really wild, check out my huge turquoise animal skull sculpture
"Battle Cry".
"Best
of Show" Award
I have scoured the Internet and
have not found anything close to my style of daring, innovative art. All pieces not marked sold, are listed for sale.
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My animal skull sculpture, "Battle Cry", won the "Best
of Show" Award.
This show was juried by artist Albert Anderson Clymer, who gave a
painting demonstration before the show opening. His art works have not
only drawn rave reviews, but have also earned him inclusion in the
prestigious Who’s Who in American Art and Men of Achievement.
Clymer’s art has catapulted into prominence through Paul Gillette’s
book The Single Man’s Indispensable Guide listing him as one of the
top three artists in America today. Here is a link to his bio. Al
Clymer bio. Thank you, Al.
My contemporary art sculpture, "Speedy", won the ""People's
Choice Award". I am so
excited!
This Month, I am in the Mixed Media Show at the SPACe gallery in La Veta,
Colorado. Here is the link to their show: Mixed
Media Show -
Anything Goes. I have 3 paintings and my Speedy sculpture there.
I just became listed in The
American Artists Bluebook and the World Artist Directory.
See my art in person at the Firedworks
Gallery, in Alamosa, Colorado.
Blogs? What are they? They are a
type of on-line diary. We artists have discovered yet another way of showcasing
our artwork. Blogs are less formal and lots of fun.
Check out my Art Blog The
Painted Artist. Where I write about creating my original artwork.
There are links to other buddy artists blogs on my Links
page.
I also co-author a personal blog with funny stories about everyday living on the ranch Two
City Girls.
Wild New Contemporary Art Sculptures
Father Time was
my first animal skull contemporary art sculptures
and a huge stretch for my design
skills. More than once, I thought about giving up and working on something
less challenging. I'm glad I didn't, I love the way he turned out. The
whole concept started with an old rusty clock mechanism. I wanted to find
a way to incorporate it into a sculpture. Then I found an old skull in a
creek bed, and the finished sculpture sprang into my mind. I saw it
completely painted and assembled in my imagination. But taking an image
from concept to completion is another thing. How in the world could I make
this work? The jaw bone was only half there. I had to sculpt the other
half, and the eyes, nose, teeth and that wild tongue! I wanted him to be
free standing and viewable from all sides, so I had to mount him firmly to
a base. Then the task of painting began. I used images from the
Hubble Space Telescope. There are galaxies, planets, nebulas and stars.
And an image of a clock sliding down his throat, representing time sliding
into a black hole in space.
Why am I creating these contemporary art sculptures? Good
question. They really challenge my design abilities and I love a good
challenge. Each sculpture is unique, with new design problems to solve.
I have conquered the "grossed out" factor, and no longer have
that queasy feeling in my stomach. I've learned a lot about bones, and now
view them as fascinating material to work with. And maybe in the end, I am
somehow honoring the animal by giving it a second life.
These wild contemporary art sculptures are so much fun,
that I've started another one. Just how far can I take this whole concept? Just
wait and see.
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