I am fascinated by clouds and cloud patterns. I am the geek that sits plastered to the plexi during flights so I can see all the beautiful clouds along the way. :)
Tara Andris is a Kansas City artist who paints the most beautiful cloud and abstract scenes. She starts out by gold or silver leafing her canvases, so that after her painting process, the end result is a dreamy, luminescent and very life-like cloud pattern.
I hung my Tara Andris cloud painting in our library and I think it looks lovely in here. It might end up having another home as I hang more art and more around furniture, but it looks great here for now. It might be extra perfect here when I finish our blue glossy walls in the music room.
Tara also happened to be a blog reader and she asked if I would like to give away one of her paintings. She sent me this beautiful painting called ‘Brooklyn’ (fitting!!) to gift one of you lovely readers.
Here’s a close up. Isn’t it stunning? Tara’s paintings are best in rooms with great natural light.
Tara sells her original works here, and her prints, iPhone and iPad covers, totes and pillows here. To enter to win this beautiful original oil on top of leaf on canvas, visit Tara’s shop and leave a comment on this post with your favorite painting of Tara’s.
Contest ends Dec. 21 at midnight. Winner will be emailed. Good luck!! (and many thanks to Tara!)
I can't decide between cloud study 5/1/2013 and violet. These are awesome!
Love a lot of the paintings, but especially love February!
April is stunning!
I heart this one! http://shop.taraandris.com/product/spring-rain
Lily Gilder for the living room or Moonlight for my boy's room…
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Daydream…and now I want an ipad cover.
February is my favorite. I think the contrast between the copper and light gray is amazing. They are all beautiful!
They're all so beautiful. What a talent! Would love to win this amazing piece of art.
Charlotte is gorgeous! her work is amazing! she is super talented. I would love love to win this painting! we have a bright sunny room in the house we just moved into where I can imagine is hanging :)
They are gorgeous! I love Belize.
Her work is super inspiring! I love the piece titled December, but really any of them are SO unique and special, I love the silver and gold leafing.
Lily Glider is lovely!
They are all so beautiful but Spring Rain is my favorite.
Brooklyn and April are both beautiful. They all are!
I think I have to pick Daydream, but they are all so beautiful. Fingers crossed… xo
What beautiful art! I love 'Cloud Study 2/8/13' (but really all of them)
Cloud Study 5/1/13 is so beautiful! I'm so sad it's sold out. :(
But 'Brooklyn' would look lovely in my living room!
Love Awaiting Spring! All are so beautiful.
Wow! My favorite is Cloud Study 5/1/13 but I'm spoiled for choice. They're all gorgeous.
I think I like Violet the best :) Love all of them, though.
So lovely! I love the one you have but I am also drawn to "February".
I am in awe of Tara's technique. All of the cloud studies are fabulous. I wish they weren't sold out. I really would love "Brooklyn". Its size is perfect for a spot I've got in my living room just waiting for something fabulous.
All of them are so lovely. My favorite one is Lily Guilder. So dreamy!
Cloud Study 5/1/13 is my fav!
Gorgeous work…
They are all very beautiful! If I must choose a favorite, I would say it is Awaiting Spring.
I love the dark winter skies, especially the 2/10/13 cloud study!
It is so hard to choose, they are all beautiful. Cloud Study 5/1/13 is so peaceful!
Spring rain!
Spring rain!
Cloud study or Nassau…. Love the skies! It makes me want to clear out a room and declutter.
I love Brooklyn, and I know my husband would also be crazy about it! Lovely work, Tara.
Nassau is my favorite. Love, love, love!!!
So peaceful. It's difficult to choose but I think I'd like Nassua.
Brooklyn grabs me with the beautiful blue. Nassau is nice too. I love blue.
I love this artist!! My favorite is Cloud study 5/1/13.
I love this artist!! my favorite is Cloud Study 5/1/13
I love the one called February. Looks like she may have used copper on that one. Or maybe it is just my computer monitor.
Kerri
I love the Cloud Study 5/1 – but they are all gorgeous!
I love the May 14 cloud study! I just love cloud anything, though, so it's hard for me to choose. Thanks for this post, I'm totally in love with Tara's work now!
Spring Rain is my favorite…so lovely!
Spring Rain is my favorite!
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Brooklyn is my favorite; so dreamy!
So beautiful! I love Nassau!
Thanks Jenny and Tara!
Awaking Spring is my favorite. It looks like a tiny bit of a Monet sunset.
Jio
I love April but they are all amazing!
Pink Clouds is stunning !
thanks for sharing the work of this amazing artist.
Clouds really are fascinating — it's neat to see them captured in all her paintings. Love "Pink Clouds". Thanks for the chance!
This painting is beyond beautiful. I would love to win it.
This painting is beyond beautiful. I would love to win it.
Stunning art! I love Cloud Study 2/2/13. The warmth of the gold leaf with cool blues of the clouds is so luminous!!
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