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!)
Cloud Study 2/10/13 is amazing! Love the gray tones.
This is so beautiful! Brooklyn is my favorite, although I'd happily gaze at any of them.
Goodness these are gorgeous. They're like modern-day Monets. 'August' is perfect so of course it's sold out! I would be thrilled to showcase any of them in my home.
I love Cloud Study! They'll all great!
Wow, these are so amazing. I love how the light bounces off the ones with the gold/silver leaf in them. It makes it look like sunshine shining through the clouds. I love all of her paintings on her site but I think I really love that Brooklyn one the best. It just shines so beautifully.
They are all so gorgeous – I really love Spring Rain! Stunning!
Brooklyn is my favorite, actually, but I quite like April and Nassau. These ones most remind me of the big open skies in the panhandle of Texas, where I grew up, and for years I have wanted a unique piece of art that captured those heavenly vistas! Incidentally, I now live in Brooklyn, so you can bet I've got my fingers crossed for winning this one.
Brooklyn and Cloud Study are gorgeous!
They're all so beautiful, I can't decide. Moonlight and Spring Rain are my favorites.
They're all so beautiful, I can't decide. Moonlight and Spring Rain are my favorites.
Gorgeous work! I love Spring Rain, the gold is beautiful!
Oh my, I am in love with April – especially fitting since that is when my and my daughter's birthday is. 2013 was a rough one for us and I keep singing "here comes the sun" for 2014. A parting coulds painting would be so perfect for us!
February is my favorite but they're all lovely. I'm a KC girl so I think I like her work even more! :)
My favorite from her shop is April, but if I'm being honest, I like Brooklyn even more!
Warmth is beautiful!
-Melissa
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I loved passerby! So pretty.
No contest; the original Cloud Study wins it for me by a mile!
Oh, I love the one titled "February" – stunning!
Wow, these are fabulous paintings! After browsing Tara's site, I love Brooklyn and Nassau for the vibrant blue colors, and I'm also loving the gold tones in Spring Rain!
Cloud Study 3/1/13 is GORGEOUS! While the subject matter is familiar, these abstracts still feel new and interesting. Love them.
Warmth! It's beautiful. I also love the Brooklyn.
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I love Sunrise
All her work is lovely – but I'm partial to Cloud Study 5/1/13. It draws me in and makes me dream.
February!
I really like August. April is pretty too.
Love the Warmth!
Warmth is my favorite! Her art is all so beautiful and unique!
I especially love the 2/10/13 Cloud Study. Moody and lovely!
Lovely! I like DayDream.
I love the Brooklyn painting too with the silver lining!
How beautiful! And I am a fellow Kansas Citian, so I would feel very proud to have this in my home. Our living room is really light and bright, and I've been looking for something to go over our sofa. This would be perfect. I also love Violet. Thanks for the chance, Jenny and Tara!
I love Cloud Study 5/1/13!
I love Spring Rain!
Wow, these are beautiful. I love August!
February and cloud study! Gorgeous!
cloud study 2/10/13. Love it!
I love them all, but I like the moodiness of 'Autumn Storm'.
I love the Cloud Study 2/3/13!
My favorite is Brooklyn. I used to live there and miss it all the time.
Gorgeous! Nassau is my favorite!
Brooklyn is awesome!
I love february!
Cloud Study 2/14! The best!
cloud study 5/1/13 is awesome!
So pretty! I love them all, but the colors of Warmth are really calling to me! :)
I love warmth! So happy!
I love warmth! So happy!
Beautiful! I love all her cloud study series and February. That bronze is wonderful!
Daydream would be perfect in my little girl's room, as that is all she seems to do these days ;-)
I really like the CLOUD STUDY 2/10/13. So pretty. She's an amazing talent!