Your shopping cart is empty.
Jan 03, 2020
ENTER TO WIN A 16X16 INCH CANVAS PRINT OF "FIREWORK"
My family and I were making the 4+ hour trek across Iowa for our annual Memorial Day family reunion weekend. We have made this trip every year for the past 20 years or more. My husband always prefers to drive, as he cannot do anything in the passenger seat due to car sickness.
So, in typical Marie Stephens fashion, I brought my oil paints and some tiny canvases to work on for the ride. As we were about to leave, I scanned our garden, and noticed that my Allium flowers were absolutely perfect. So in less than 2 minutes, I ran into the house, grabbed my pruners, and a cup of water that would fit in my little crate of tools and paints.
Then I ran through the flowerbeds and snipped stems of all the most beautiful blooms...especially my Allium, jumped into the van, and off we went. It was quite an eventful journey.
One hour in, and our phone alarms went off, warning us of a tornado sighting 10 miles south of us. We were told to take cover immediately, but from the looks of the wall cloud, that looked about 10 miles away, we decided it would be safer to keep moving as far away from it as possible!
At this point, I was an hour in on starting this painting. Painting an Allium from life, while riding shotgun in the mobile art studio/family van, across Iowa during a tornado siting. It just seemed like this was something I should write about!
I wasn't able to complete the entire painting on the way to Mount Ayr, due to the slight tornado distraction, but worked on it throughout the weekend while sitting out on the back patio with family, enjoying the fresh air and conversation.
This is only visible to you because you are logged in and are authorized to manage this website. This message is not visible to other website visitors.
This means you can use the camera on your phone or tablet and superimpose any piece of art onto a wall inside of your home or business.
To use this feature, Just look for the "Live Preview AR" button when viewing any piece of art on this website, and stand 10 feet from the wall you are pointing your phone camera to.
This means you can use the camera on your phone or tablet and superimpose any piece of art onto a wall inside of your home or business.
To use this feature, Just look for the "Live Preview AR" button when viewing any piece of art on this website, and stand 10 feet from the wall you are pointing your phone camera to.
Marie Stephens Art
Free Print +15% off YOUR FIRST PRINT ORDER
Enter your email below,
and we'll email you a FREE PRINT+ 15% OFF Coupon right now!
As a bonus, you will get first dibs on purchasing, new original art with exclusive insider pricing.
This offer is valid for NEW CUSTOMERS only and applicable only for regularly priced prints.