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!)
They are so so gorgeous! They are luminous! I particularly liked moonlight
They are luminous!! I think my favorite is moonlight…
I love the colors and feeling of Spring Rain.
How very lovely! I rather like "April."
Spring Rain would be my first choice, but there are many others that I like!
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It is such a hard choice! They are all so beautiful! I think it would be a tough choice between Autumn Storm and Warmth.
Spring Rain and Moonlight are my favorites! although ALL of them are wonderful.
I love spring rain but it is so hard to choose one! These paintings are beautiful!
I love the painting entitled warmth! I am a cloud aficionado as well. Her work is beautiful. Thanks for the opportunity to win a piece of her work!
So hard to pick a favorite since they are all so beautiful…warmth is pretty, Cloud study-all of them are simply stunning…
April. I lost my niece, April, last year and the clouds remind me that she is now residing in perpetual beauty.
I love August and Sunrise. I think my husband would love Brooklyn.
Love cloud study! They're all beautiful!
Wow! These are gorgeous! I love the Brooklyn that is on this post but I have to say the Autumn Storm is so beautiful as well. I also love sunrise, I could just see that in my daughters room.
So many gorgeous ones, but February is my favorite!
Love them all, but since I have to choose I will pick Charlotte. Heavenly.
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Nebulous is so simple and awesome.
Beautiful!!!
Brooklyn is my favourite!
February. These are lovely.
My favorite is August because I love the colors and the towering shape of the cloud.
Ah… love February!
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Wow. Beautiful!! 2/14/13 is my favorite. I just love the gilded background!
Daydream is my favorite!
Charlotte is my favourite, but they're are really lovely!
It's very hard to pick a favorite, but the POPPIES are gorgeous!!
Love them all! Warmth is one of my favorites!
Love the pink clouds!
April is my favorite!
These paintings are amazing!! I love the August painting. Tara is very talented. They are a great price for all the time these take!!
These are absolutely stunning! Spring Rain is my favorite
I love both Nassau and April. I couldn't choose!
Wow! I would love this!!
Very cool stuff, Tara. Hard to pick one, but I'd say, Warmth.
So beautiful! I love all of the Cloud Studies and I think Nassau might be my favorite.
I like February! So fun!
What a tough decision to pick a favorite. I love April.
What talent! I especially love Spring Rain!
Thanks for introducing this wonderful artist. Her work is incredible! I'm loving Spring rain…
I love Nebulous, but I think the Brooklyn is the best one! So so pretty!
Cloud Study 4/12/13 is my fav! It was hard to pick though!
I love Spring rain…and actually all of them!
I love cloud study 5/1/13 or brooklyn
Sunrise is my favorite. i mean….who doesn't love a sunrise?? Love the color combinations and most of all, it made me smile and feel warm inside.
What great work!
August is my favorite, with all of the fury of a summer storm…thanks for the opportunity to own such a neat piece.
I think sunrise is my favorite. :)
Cloud Study 1/3/13
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Thank you for sharing! I have been looking for something like this for our bedroom! Cloud study 5/1 and autumn storm are my favorite. Hard to pick just one!
Thank you for sharing! I have been looking for something like this for our bedroom! Cloud study 5/1 and autumn storm are my favorite. Hard to pick just one!
My favorite is Cloud Study 3/1/13! My bedroom is a mix of whites and greys and I like how the natural light would pick up on the foiling.