Year in Review- 2017

It is that time of the year to look back at the news and stories that shaped this year 😂😁😃

1) The Sunnyvale Community Services Spring Boutique show happened this year on Saturday May 13,2017 at the Sunnyvale Community Services located at  725 Kifer Road, Sunnyvale, CA.  Being a member of this Sunnyvale Community Services Auxiliary team  I got a chance to sell all of my craftsy creations via this show for a cause. This show was a huge success this year. All the team members thanked me for increasing the publicity for this show. It was a win-win situation for all of us.  Here is a picture of all my sold items:

Title: All of my craftsy creations sold for a good cause.

2) For May 2017, Flowers were the theme at Lisa's Lachri Fine Art Facebook group. Here is my entry for this group challenge. It was painted using the iPad.

Title: Spring Blossoms
Medium: iPad Art

 Update: I would like to thank Lisa of Lachri Fine art for featuring my artwork. You can check up this video here : Video Link

3) The Sunnyvale Art Club's Annual  juried art show took place on  June 17,2017 and June 18,2017 at the Sunnyvale Public Library,CA this year. It was a memorable event for me because  not only did I win  3rd place under mixed media category, I also got to sell my original artwork. 

Selfie with my artworks!

Title: Tribute to Cecil
Medium: Pen and Ink with Colored Pencils
Price: SOLD!

4) I am thankful for being appreciated  by all of my  art club friends  for volunteering to be the Secretary of Sunnyvale Art Club for 5 years in a row now.  I will continue  to serve as the Secretary for whole  of 2018 as well.

5) The theme for September  2017 challenge at the monthly Colored Pencil Magazine was " Blueberries". Photo reference credit-- Sally Robertson ( Copyright Released). Thank you for the reference picture.

Title: Berries
Medium: Colored pencils on Canson's Acid Free sketch paper

6) Some of my Digital artworks that I illustrated  in Sept 2017. Below is a postcard that I created for an Aquarium Project. 

Postcard art  created for an Aquarium show

I illustrated this Book  cover art   -- The Call of the Wild by Jack London

Book Cover Art : Call of the Wild

7) On Sept 12, 2017 I received this news that my artwork had been selected for the Colored Pencil Hidden Treasures Volume 4 Publication this year (2017). The competition was fierce this year with a record of 837 entries.  I would like to thank Ann Kullberg who is a great Artist, Author and a Global Colored Pencil ambassador and her team of judges for featuring my artwork. Here is picture of my artwork.

Title: A Thing of Beauty!
Medium: Colored Pencils

Here is the picture of the Book where my artwork is published

And this the page where my artwork is published in the book:

Picture of the  page where my artwork has been published in this book.

If you would like to get a copy of this book, you can now get it here using this link: CP Hidden Treasurers Volume IV


8) On  Friday October 13,2017, Colored Pencil Magazine hosted Friday the 13th giveaways in their Facebook page. I have never participated in any sort of giveaways before. In-fact this  was my first giveaway ever. I won the Derwent Procolor 24 count Tin set. I was thrilled to receive this set. Here is a picture. I would like to thank Sally Robertson from Colored Pencil Magazine for hosting this giveaway. It was a fun event.

 

9) From Sep 20 to Oct 23,2017 my artworks were featured at Red Rock Coffee Shop located at Castro Street Mountain view, CA. Here is a picture of my paintings at the cafe.

My artworks at Red Rock Coffee Shop 

10) I was the featured artist from Oct 1 to Dec 1, 2017 at Pho Nam Restaurant located at 844 W El Camino Real, Sunnyvale,CA. My painting " Airavata-- The Elephant in Heaven" was on display.

Me with my artwork at Pho Nam Restaurant 

 11) The Sunnyvale Art Club's monthly club meeting took place on Thursday Nov 16, 2017. The theme for this  monthly art competition is "Abstracts". I am thrilled to  announce that my Colored Pencil artwork won 2nd place  in this competition.

Title: Ode to Picasso!
Medium: Faber Castell Polychromos on Stathamore Drawing paper
Size: 7.5"by 9.5"

12)  I am honored to inform you all that my artwork is  up at the Sunnyvale Mayor's office from  Dec 1, 2017 to Feb 1,2018. The Sunnyvale Mayor's office is located at 456 West Olive Avenue, Sunnyvale,CA.

Me with my  painting at the Sunnyvale Mayor's Office

13) I created this artwork for November 2017 monthly art challenge with the Color Pencil Magazine. Photo reference credit (Copyright Released) --  Sally Robertson. Thank you for the reference picture. I had super fun doing this challenge.

Title: Fall Leaves
Medium: FC Polychromos, Derwent Procolor Colored Pencils and Markers used only on the ladybugs on Strathamore Drawing Paper

14) I created these holiday tags at the Sunnyvale Library on December 11, 2017 at the Adults craft night hosted by the Sunnyvale library,CA

Holiday Gift Tags

This will be my last post for 2017. I wish you all a Happy Holiday season and a Colorful 2018.

"If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere."-- Vincent Van Gogh