Working with Modeling Paste - by Surreality Art

Underneath 99.9% of my paintings is "Modeling Paste" placed on top of the canvas which is what gives the painting so much texture to begin with. Instead of posting a finished piece of artwork, today I decided to post a photo of one of the fundamental elements to my paintings... of course a classic Buddha with textured Modeling Paste. When this dries, I plan on busting out a rainbow of colors to paint him with using black as the shadowy contrast color. I'll keep you updated on this work in progress.

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Enjoy doing what makes your soul happy. :)

Featured Painting - Lunar Eclipse Meditation - Now for Sale

TITLE:  Lunar Eclipse Meditation
SERIES:  Surreality Art & Soul Series
DIMENSIONS:  18 x 18" Square
MEDIUM:  Gold Leaf & Acrylic on Canvas
http://www.surrealityart.com/Pages/LunarEclipse.aspx

Traveling by means of meditation, beyond and past this physical world, beyond our present thoughts & emotions and deeper still, traveling past our ego to the most subtle and genuine part of ourselves... our true authentic self.

This painting has caught a phase in time where the obscuring of light creates a place where light and dark both exist simultaneously, where both opposites compliment one another in an amazing show of light and shadow.

The Lunar Eclipse, when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, is illustrated here to represent our own outer-lying hopes, wishes, wants and desires, becoming celestial bodies casting shadow and light upon the physical world just waiting to materialize.

~Tammy J. Ferrara
Artist & Owner of Surreality Art

Surreality Art - Selected Paintings of 2016

 

Surreality Art - Selected Paintings of 2016 

Thank You All for such a wonderful year!

Artist Collaborative Gallery - Holiday Ornaments 2016

Our Holiday Ornaments are going fast!
The Artists Collaborative Gallery
129 K Street Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 444-7125 Open Daily 11-6pm

No. 2882

My Latest Fine Art Collage of Paintings

 

 

 

 

 

Its been a while since my last update, so here is a collage of my latest and greatest!

The Sacramento Artists Collaborative Gallery

The Sacramento Artists Collaborative Gallery

Surreality Art Pledges 1 Billion Acts of Green - Earth Day April 22 2016

Surreality Art Pledges 1 Billion Acts of Green!

Motivation & Intent:
For centuries nature has been inspiring artists by its sheer and natural beauty; in my own personal artistic gratitude and in my innate respect towards our planet, I had participated in my first successful Earth Day event in 2014. This event had inadvertently and ultimately changed my thinking and my life! It was then that I realized, I too as an artist have a responsibility of sustaining, protecting and safeguarding this natural beauty we live in now and well into the future.

Taking it One Step Further:
Having already been involved with the conservation and preservation of my fine art paintings for years, it seemed just another natural step to extend my current credence with fine art into a more modern sustainable and comprehensive ecological production, in the making of my fine art. This includes the materials I buy and use, how I use them, the disposal of them and the ethical implications of all produced and manufactured materials used in the creation of my paintings.

To read more about Surreality Art & Green Art, visit my Green Art webpage!

Visit EarthDay.org webpage to see how you can take action today!

Happy Earth Day :) 

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Restore, Replenish

The Artists Collaborative Gallery in "Old Scaramento"

I am super excited to announce that I will be showing my fine Art at the Artists Collaborative Gallery in "Old Sacramento." More details to come!

 

Surreality Art Inspirations - For those of you whom love quotes as I do!

In my love for computer graphic design, I had decided to express my passion with the rest of the world through Surreality Art Inspirations bringing to you quotes and created images that speak to your heart. Follow, Share and Enjoy!!!
Visit my Blog at: Surreality Art Inspirations
Visit my Webpage at: Surreality Art Inspirations

Surreality Art joins the Blue Line Arts Holiday Marketplace 2015

Surreality Art will be joining the BlueLine Arts Holiday event which is a gallery wide sale, Saturday, November 21^st, 2015 from 11am to 8pm & Sunday, November 22^nd, 2015 from 11am to 5pm.

Hope to see you there!

Join the Surreality Art Newsletter!

A little reminder to those whom are not in the Surreality Art knowing... I had just recently shown my artwork at “The Art Studios” all marked with low low pricing. It is a gift from me to the buyers when I am Not showing at traditional art galleries, as I have to up the prices of my paintings due to showing fees and commission rates. I create art for the people, not for the galleries, so I always reduce my fine art prices when I show at local venues.

I know, I know some people say that it isn't fair to have low prices when they cannot attend the showing. That is simply not true! On my webpage there are PayPal electronic transfer buying options so anyone anywhere with online access can take advantage of my super low prices!

Missed my showing and the low low prices, never miss one again by signing up for my Surreality Art Newsletter. If you sign-up for the SA Newsletter you will... Know where and when my showing are, See the latest of Fine Art Pieces, be included in Exclusive Offers & Holiday Offers, be included in Exclusive Discounts for Return Customers, Learn the process of creating your own Custom Commissioned Art Pieces, Including Gift Certificates & Much More!

So stay up to date and sign-up for the Surreality Art Newsletter today!

Tammy :)

Second Saturday 10-10-15

A portion of my art space.... all hung up and ready to meet and greet people.

My artwork and i. ;)

Some of the artworks available at the showing. This is a picture of only one wall. I had lots of space to hang all my art.

Photo of my meet and greet with people. Gotta love photos that are taken right in the middle of talking to people. :)

A shot of the studio with my larger paintings. A Big Thank You to those who bought my artwork!

There were a small trickle of people in and out... which is nice in order to meet and greet almost everyone... well those people whom aren't too shy to ask about the dynamics behind the artwork. ;)

The portion of the wall containing my featured blue buddha with gold leaf. What a fun piece to create!!!


Thanks again to all those who fell in love with my artwork as much as I have creating them! I hope the pieces you have bought and see everyday make your heart smile for an eternally!

The "Blue Buddha"

 My WIP (Work In Progress). The "Blue Buddha"
In many ancient paintings and illustrations Buddha is depicted with blue as his skin color. The symbolism is vast but fundamentally symbolizes medicine, healing and a detachment of materials objects and things and includes such things as transforming anger into mirror like wisdom.

Next is the Gold Leaf application which is completely meticulous work, attaching gold pieces large or small one-by-one and all by hand. Wow!!!

Its almost difficult to apply the gold leaf to this painting as I love how this monochromatic piece looks already. You'll have to come to my Meet & Greet the 10th to see how it came out, or visit my webpage when it is finished. :)