Dreamingincolor Youth Art Competition June

2017 Art Competition Guidelines

Eligibility

Kindergarten through Twelfth grade

Judging and Winners

• Dreamingincolor will host event.
• A panel of judges throughout the arts community will be judging entries.
• A finalist from each grade group K-1,2-3,4-5,6-7,8-9,10-12 Total 6 finalists
• These finalists will be named best-in-show out of their group
• Artwork of finalists must be delivered by June 7^th 2017
• All finalists and artwork will be featured at the June9^th Boro Art Crawl at Dreamingincolor 504N Maney Ave Murfreesboro 37130 with a showing and reception Must be present.
• Finalists will also receive a ribbon

Submission of Artwork

Create a Digital image of artwork using the hashtag #dreamingincolor

upload to facebook and tag Dreamingincolor (@blogdreaming)

Choose one or all:

upload to instagram and tag dreamingincolorblog

email to deneen@dreaming-n-color.com

bring a digital print of artwork to Dreamingincolor 504N Maney Ave Murfreesboro 37130

Make sure the image is clear and crisp. This is how it will be judged.

*Make sure we have a first name, grade and a way to get in touch with you if you are chosen.

Artwork theme

The theme for the Dreamingincolor art competition is “Summer fun”. This can be anything related to summer. Only one entry per student.

Media and Technique Requirements

Any of the following may be used:

• Paint
• Drawing Materials
• Collage
• Sculpting
• Digital Illustration

Judging Criteria

A judge panel in the arts community will review artwork submissions based on the following criteria

• Interpretation of Theme
• Technical skill
• Originality
• Use of Color

Copyright Law

Any artwork that depicts copyrighted images will be rejected. Must be original ideas and created solely by students.

Deadline for entries

June 1^st 2017 is the deadline for entries. If chosen we will contact you by June 5^th 2017. All chosen artwork must be delivered to Dreamingincolor 504N Maney Ave Murfreesboro 37130 by June 7^th 2017.

Thank you for participating!

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Dreamingincolor Art Competition

2016 Art Competition Guidelines

Eligibility

Kindergarten through Twelfth grade

Judging and Winners

• Dreamingincolor will host event.
• A panel of judges throughout the arts community will be judging entries.
• A finalist from each grade group K-1,2-3,4-5,6-7,8-9,10-12 Total 6 finalists
• These finalists will be named best-in-show out of their group
• Artwork of finalists must be delivered by December 7^th 2016
• All finalists and artwork will be featured at the December 9^th Boro Art Crawl at Dreamingincolor 504N Maney Ave Murfreesboro 37130 with a showing and reception Must be present.
• Finalists will also receive a ribbon

Submission of Artwork

Create a Digital image of artwork using the hashtag #dreamingincolor

Choose one or all:

upload to facebook and tag Dreamingincolor

upload to instagram and tag dreamingincolorblog

email to deneen@dreaming-n-color.com

bring a digital print of artwork to Dreamingincolor 504N Maney Ave Murfreesboro 37130

Make sure the image is clear and crisp. This is how it will be judged.

*Make sure we have a first name, grade and a way to get in touch with you if you are chosen.

Artwork theme

The theme for the Dreamingincolor art competition is Winter. This can be anything related to winter or holiday. Only one entry per student.

Media and Technique Requirements

Any of the following may be used:

• Paint
• Drawing Materials
• Collage
• Sculpting
• Digital Illustration

Judging Criteria

A judge panel in the arts community will review artwork submissions based on the following criteria

• Interpretation of Theme
• Technical skill
• Originality
• Use of Color

Copyright Law

Any artwork that depicts copyrighted images will be rejected. Must be original ideas and created solely by students.

Deadline for entries

November 25^th 2016 is the deadline for entries. If chosen we will contact you by November 30^th 2016. All chosen artwork must be delivered to Dreamingincolor 504N Maney Ave Murfreesboro 37130 by December 7^th 2016.

Thank you for participating!

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French Dresser

I have been drawing and painting ever since I was a young child. My love for art blossomed and my thirst for creativity did too. I began falling in love with the masters. Impressionist painting was always a favorite. I lived a dream two years ago when I traveled to Italy and got to see the Sistine Chapel and other Michelangelo works, among others like Leonardo Da Vinci. There is nothing like seeing and feeling a piece of art.

I am telling you this because a few months ago, during a paint class, one of my students had a frame that she was going to paint but wanted me to throw away the print inside of it.

It happened to be a Renoir print.

I didn't have the heart to throw it away. I loved it. I also knew that I could incorporate it in one of my pieces one day.

So like many other ideas and supplies.....it ended up on a shelf.

You know the shelf....the :someday" shelf! Ha!

Well I got the perfect piece of furniture to do a fun technique on. A french dresser. This piece sat in back of the store for a while till I could come up with an idea.

and I finally did...

and that little print that was a "someday" project became the main attraction.

I decoupaged part of it to fit the flat part of the dresser.

It didn't fit perfectly.

The best part of art to me is that it doesn't have to.

With some of my Country Chic Chalk and Mineral based paint, I started mixing colors to match the print and began painting.

I added the paint where the paper seam was to make it look more fluid. The eye continues and doesn't stop at the straight cut of the paper.

It was so much fun to do. Since painting furniture, I haven't had time to truly paint a canvas type painting. This helped the urge a little.

The details of the dresser fit the look of the painting too.

I love when a project comes together like this one. It sits in the middle of the floor for sale at Dreamingincolor!

Call 615-907-0091 if interested.

Hope you learned a little, got inspired, and just like it!

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An Artisan Affair and Lifestyles with Denise Simons

Talk about a busy week! Whew!

Not only was I apart of a cool event with the Nashville Symphony Showcase Home, Did a TV (Lifestyle with Denise Simons) show about my redesign and how I will be speaking on stage with other Tennessee bloggers on Saturday at An Artisan Affair. My time will be at 11:30. I will be speaking about blogging and doing a demonstration about paint.

Today it began and the bloggers got a sneak peek at the beautiful things available.

With a backdrop like the Oaklands Historic House and Museum, how can you go wrong?

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Vintage Ceiling Tin Guitar

Artist are all over the store Dreamingincolor!

This was my dream! To have all sorts of artist's creations available for sale in one place.

We have such a mix.

Audrey sold! So sad and happy to see her go. Love the art pieces that make these special.

My new artist exclusive to Dreamingincolor and Murfreesboro TN is Bobby Boyd Designs.

He creates his masterpieces with old vintage ceiling tins.

Fall Mantel with Pallet Art

Hi Everyone and thanks for stopping by! I shared my living room with you all last week and I had several ask me about my pallet art that sits on my mantel. It is so easy I feel bad to even post about it!

But you like easy right?

Pottery Barn Inspired Pumpkin Pillow

It must be the time of year.

The time of year I like to do Pottery Barn knock offs.

The last time I did one was for Halloween. 

This one is a little different. I wanted something fallish for the living room. I have to be careful with the color orange since my coral color can clash with it. This was just a touch so it worked.

I love painting on pillows. I did one for Easter here.

When I was perusing the Pottery Barn Catalog this year, this popped up.

Pottery Barn

Restyling Bookcases {with Inspiration}

My niece was on spring break last week and took a trip to Florida to check out colleges. She is very creative and loves fashion and art. You may have remembered when I was teaching her how to paint. I wrote a post about it because I thought she did a great job.

While she was away, my sister decided to start some projects. That is why I was there painting the antique desk.  I was also deciding on what needs to be done for the design of the living room.

When I finished, I did a quick restyling of my niece's bedroom. We wanted to surprise her when she got home by giving her some newly restyled bookcases.

I wanted to move the shelves out of the living room so we put them in her room. She had a wall that needed some height to it. They worked perfectly. I think I was able to use things that will inspire her and still keep it functional. I even used her painting!

She will lay in her bed and look at the shelves so I wanted there to be special things on it for her to look at everyday. I started with blank shelves.

 I filled the bottom shelves with paperbacks and schoolwork they she needed. I couldn't get a good shot but there is a basket to ho;d some of her things.

Sorry for the blurry picture. This is an art vase I made for her. I filled the bottom with oil paint tubes. I then add a wire piece from a bouquet used in her mom's wedding. Filled the top with painted paint sticks and brushes to mimic "flowers" I added blank canvases to the vignette too.

The next vignette was Marilyn! I used a pretty notebook she had got a pottery dish from my sister's stash and used it as a tray for her colognes. This was a hit!

She was so surprised when she came home. She texted me and said how much she loved how artsy it was. My sister and I had fun rearranging but we were delirious by the end of the night. We finished so late. (Which is my excuse for the bad pics!) I love changing the look of a room with things you already have.

I will have to update with a picture from the whole room when I can take better pictures. Hope you like this little glimpse.

                                                  Have you ever used things from other rooms for a fresh look? 

If not give it a try! It is an affordable way to upgrade your room and be inspired!