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 5/1/13. So real and dreamy at the same time.
I love Spring Rain!
I looove Cloud Study 3/15/13!
I love moonlight and spring rain. Such lovely paintings!!
April
These are amazing!! I love 'Violet'.
Beautiful!
SPRING RAIN. These are completely mesmerizing. Gorgeous.
Brooklyn is awesome but I also happen to love April, and not just because it's my name, and Nassau, and it just because that's where I'm from!
Wow, those are beautiful, I think spring rain is my favorite.
I loved August. And Brooklyn. I like the tones in all of them. Great colors.
Cloud Study 5/1/13! As a fellow Kansan, I appreciate the focus on the sky!
Love these paintings! Moonlight is especially lovely.
Brooklyn all the way!! I also really like august
my favorite is the Brooklyn, I also like august
Brooklyn all the way!! I also really like august
These are so beautiful! I can't decide between Cloud Study 5/1/13 or Nassau. Just gorgeous!
That's just brilliant to silver leaf it so it appears the sun is breaking through. I love that! And my fav is Charlotte!
These are truly inspired…my favorite is Violet!
Stunning! I love Brooklyn, and April. Just gorgeous paintings!
Violet is my favorite! These are so beautiful.
Passerby is gorgeous. All of your work is incredible!
Warmth. I could stare at those pink clouds all day!
Oh wow, what a talented lady, the use of silver and gold is just genius. I specially love Brooklyn, I love looking at deep blue skies, just recently I was in my backyard looking up at the moving clouds and just wished i could capture what i was seeing.
I'll pick Nassau.such good work!!
Wow! Nassau is absolutely stunning. Love it!
Wow! Nassau is absolutely stunning. Love it!
The metal leaf is so pretty, I really like the Cloud Studies.
I love Sunrise!
I love Nassau! Beautiful!
I love Nassau! Beautiful!
Lily Gilder, Water and Violet are beautiful. Actually I love them all!
I absolutely love 'Cloud Study 3/1/13,' it has such emotion and movement. It reminds me of the calm after the storm. Cool colors but holds such warmth.
Cloud Study 5/1/2013 is stunning!
Cloud Study is my favorite, but they're all lovely!
Cloud study 4/12/13 is my favorite!
Wow! Sunrise! The blues are so pretty!
Spring Rain is stunning.
oh my goodness, I love her work! I have never seen painting over silver leaf. That is gorgeous! I love the Cloud Study. Even if I don't win, I will purchase something from her. Beautiful work!
Spring rain, so pretty.
Spring rain, so pretty.
August!!
Beautiful work, I love "April"
I really like cloud study 5/1/13 and of course, Brooklyn!
I really like cloud study 5/1/13 and of course, Brooklyn!
These are gorgeous! I love the Cloud Studies.
These are beautiful. I love Cloud Study.
Love the gold leaf. Spring Rain is my favorite.
Cloud Study 2/10/13 is beautiful! But I love them all.
Wow her work is so beautiful. It would be hard to choose just one. I love cloud study and august….. They are all dreamy!,,,