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!)
April is wowzers!!! They are all stunning, stunning paintings!!!
I would have to say that Daydream is my favorite! It reminds my of all the Cali sunsets I watched growing up! It is so gorgeous! It was a hard pick though, these are absolutely beautiful paintings!!
Spring Rain is gaw-juss.
Nassau and Cloud Study 5/1/13 are so lively! What a wonderful holiday treat!
Charlotte!
Water!!! It's incredible!!
Water!!! It's incredible!!
Water!! It's incredible!!
Hi! Your blog has become a retreat for inspiration and enjoyment, thank you for sharing her artwork on here, it is beautiful. Lilac is one of my favorites :)
Hi! Your blog has become a retreat for inspiration and enjoyment, thank you for sharing her artwork on here, it is beautiful. Lilac is one of my favorites :)
I love April! Beautiful work:)
I love April! Beautiful work:)
My favorite is Cloud Study, but Brooklyn is beautiful, too.
Brooklyn and August are my favorites, but it was a tough choice!
I think Brooklyn or April are my favorites. So lovely!
wow, such beautiful artwork! i particularly love spring rain!
Cloud Study is amazing!
THe Cloud Study is my favorite!!!
Love Brooklyn! These are all beautiful!
Ahh, I love the Brooklyn!!
Nassau is gorgeous!
My favorite is Brooklyn!! So beautiful.
They are all stunning! So hard to pick a favorite, but I love the movement in Spring Rain.
fabulous work! who knew a local was so talented?
brooklyn is my favorite, but it was hard to choose just one.
I had a hard time choosing between spring rain and february – they're both so pretty, but I think I'd have to go with february. =)
April is my favorite!
Oh wow, thanks for introducing me to Tara's work! All of her paintings are so gorgeous.
My favorites have to be February or Spring Rain :).
April is my favorite!
I can't decide between Spring Rain and Brooklyn. I recently moved away from Brooklyn though, and that painting made me home sick!
Love Cloud Study 5/1/13!
Love cloud study 5//1/13
Two of my babies were born in February so I have a fondness for that one :)
So hard to choose, but I love Spring Rain. Thanks for introducing me to these ethereal paintings!
Love her paintings, the sunlit clouds always remind me of the idea of heaven as a child and her paintings do just that. They seem lit from within! So beautiful, my favourite is Cloud Study 5/1/13.7170007433
Spring Rain makes me drool…hard.
Absolutely stunning- I'm totally inspired to get in the studio!! I'm seriously in awe of "Belieze"
Stunning art. I love Brooklyn.
Spring rain makes me drool.
How do you choose just one? I love Belize though!
violet and cloud study are my favorites! Beautiful and dreamy!
For tuck, beautiful
Such happy art!!!!The colors of Nassau and Charlotte inspire me the most.
Really hard to choose but…Warmth! When we see pink skies we always repeat Grandma's Mikey's saying…"Pink sky in morning, sailor take warning. Pink sky at night, sailor's delight."
Spring Rain and Warmth are tied for my fave. They are all incredible!
so many give aways – thanks! my favorite is moonlight…
Brooklyn is Beautiful!
Spring rain love! I will one day one one of these. They are beautiful! Buying art has never been at the top of my want list but these are something else!
These are so pretty. Brooklyn is my favorite.
I love April, such beautiful work.
I love Cloud Study