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Going Green Through Art

// May 11th, 2009 // No Comments » // Artwork, Green Living

I have loved to create art all of my life. Drawing and painting are a hidden passion and I’m finally getting back into it. I plan to sell my artwork this summer at the Art Walk at Market Common. Since I’m not sure how it will go, I’ve decided to share my booth space with a friend. We can split the booth fee and share a space. Probably a good idea in this economy.

My passion for art comes from my dad’s side of the family. My Aunt Jeanette Walker (Jett Walker) has made art her life. She attended the Academy of Art in the Bay area and turned her creativity to working in paint, etchings and sculpture. I have always admired her. My dad creates art through model airplane design. These model airplanes are the real deal, not the radio-controlled versions.

Art is something that you feel inside and outside. Sometimes I can just pick up a paint brush and just create something. Other times art can’t be forced or stressed, it has to flow.  My art medium is paint because I love moving paint and mixing colors. My best work is nature and I love to reflect its beauty.

I found green artwork to be a passion for its recycled value and its final design. I define green artwork as any art that is created on something that would otherwise be thrown in the garbage. Some of the greatest pieces of art is found on wooden boards from shelving units, old windows, and old doors. There are several artists in the Myrtle Beach area that create their art on recycled pieces: Kimberly Dawn Clayton, Caitlyn Beidler (http://www.caitlinbeidler.com) and Angela Jordan. Its amazing what you can find in the trashcan that can be transformed into a beautiful piece of artwork!

This summer through the Global Awareness Project in Myrtle Beach, an Art Walk series will take place at the Market Common. The first Art Walk will be June 13-14 and the theme will be environmental. I will be there along with hundreds of other artists.