tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-270751662011-07-28T14:39:15.530-07:00The Artistic Life of Camille GrimshawCamillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18357925597236387201noreply@blogger.comBlogger401100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27075166.post-28833289745918683872010-06-16T14:37:00.001-07:002010-06-16T14:41:26.704-07:00

Here are three custom names that I have just finished. The last one is the one that was created for the winner of the giveaway earlier this month. Name paintings can be ordered at www.camillioncreations.com (anything over $10 ships free!)

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I have had several request for some patriotic mermaids and note cards, so I am officially getting on top of that!This painting is a concept painting for the chalk art festival that I am participating in this weekend. You may click on the paintings for purchasing information.

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Congratulations to Liz Bowman on winning the name painting.Thank you to all that left a comment. I rarely (I don't think I ever have actually) discount my name paintings, but if you order one before June 15th I will offer you $5 off a 3-5 letter name and $10 off a 6 letter or more name. When you place your order only purchase the letters that you are paying for please (so $5 discount leave off

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Here are my two latest creations for sisters Abby & Ellie.Abby's name features a Hawaiian theme:Ellie's uses a theme that matches the collection used in her nursery:

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I am giving away one custom name art illustration! One person will receive a custom original name art featuring a word/name of your choice up to 5 letters. Just leave a comment with your email address! Only one comment per person! Ends Friday June 4th @ noon mst. (If you really would like a second entry visit my Facebook Fan Page and leave another comment on the giveaway post there!) Here are

Camillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18357925597236387201noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27075166.post-14336330731086022842009-08-17T23:29:00.001-07:002009-08-17T23:30:36.369-07:00

Of all the Fish in the Sea

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New Paintings now available on eBay. Click on picture for more information.

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This painting is for little princess Danica. It is a gift from her grandma!

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Here are my two latest paintings. They were just listed on eBay.

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This painting is for baby Della. Her room is decorated in a sea theme and this is a baby shower gift. It was a lot of fun to create.

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Here are some pictures of our chalk art from this year's Chalk Art Festival held at the Gateway Mall in Salt Lake City, Utah June 19th and 20th.

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Hope for Maggie!If you order a bracelet to help little Maggie let me know and I will include a 5 x 7 print of your choice with your order ($5.00 value!)

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I was asked about Thank You cards featuring mermaids!Well, here they are!To Purchase Click Here!

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On Monday Eliza will be turning 6!She likes typical girly things including pink and purple.This is the gift Sarah will be giving her!

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These are two name paintings I just finished up for Connor & Casey!It is always nice to get a new challenge and leave the mermaid realm everyonce in a while.Information about Name Paintings

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My artwork is being featured on the website Crazi Beautiful Women! Leave a comment for a chance to win a matted print of your choice!

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I was contacted by JoAnn who wanted a unique portrait of her as a mermaid. She sent me some reference photos and using prismacolors this is what I came up with!

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This feature of my artwork has actually been up for a while, but if you missed it check it out!Our Little Peapod

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Here are my three latest mermaids:They are currently up on eBay

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Here is my latest name painting for Zoe who likes mermaids, fairies, princesses, pink, and purple. For more information on ordering a personalized name painting please go to my Website.

Camillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18357925597236387201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27075166.post-89778743233765731492009-03-23T09:57:00.000-07:002009-03-23T10:00:10.175-07:00

Here is my design for the Mountain West Reef Fest logo for the Wasatch Marine Aquarium Society: It will be used for a conference in Salt Lake City in November.

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My family and I will again be participating in the Chalk Art Festival in June located in Salt Lake City's Gateway mall. We have an awesome plan for this year's art square. Watch for more details to come!

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"Beached Pink"was a commissioned 8 x 10 painting that will be usedon posters for a Yoga conference in California (I believe that is correct.) As far as I know this is my first full sized gray haired mermaid.

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A few months ago I came across a blog through a friend's blog. This blog is about Tiffany, her family, and her baby Emma who was diagnosed with anencephaly while in the womb. The blog goes though the amazing journey of this family. Warning you will need tissues! Tiffany wanted to do a series of giveaways to thank people for their support. I offered up a name painting that will be given away

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Here is a color pencil drawing of Erin's first time seeing the beach. This was from a photo taken on Gleneden Beach, my favorite beach. This is one of the few of my works of art that I actually have hanging in my home. Size 9 x 12 Prisma Colors on Bristol paper.

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Last fall I was asked to create two designs for Unique Frames & Decor out of California! It was really fun to create these designs. They are only available for wholesale, so I couldn't tell you where to go to find one. Here they are:You can see their website HERE

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So I decided to paint a mermaid to hang up at the good ol' county fair. There are never enough mermaids there, really. After I had started I thought to go ahead a take photos of the process. I didn't get the beginning drawing or the final... I will have to post the final later. Anyways here is how it happens:After drawing the mermaid I masked the bubbles so that I didn't have to mess with going

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This year we were asked to be featured artists. I spent all Saturday morning with my darling in-laws creating this "little" Mermaid. Somehow I was talked into creating a mermaid this year...it was a stretch, let me tell ya!

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I am not doing a good job keeping this blog up.  For those of you who have been wondering about how the fair turned out I got a 1st and a 3rd place ribbon.  Also I have been asked to be a featured artist at this years Utah Foster Care Foundation Chalk Art Festival! I will be drawing a mermaid with the assistance of my fun in-laws.

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So I have challenged myself to leave my happy mermaid place and return to my roots in art. As a major part of this I am going to submit two of my pieces to the county fair. This really scares me a bit because I will be in the "professional" category which is intimidating to say the least. Hopefully something good comes of it. I am pleased with the results. One picture is of my little Erin after a

Camillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18357925597236387201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27075166.post-4985073972839436132007-07-12T08:07:00.000-07:002008-12-13T00:38:54.970-08:00

My students and I made a local news with an article in the South Valley Journal. We took some of our summer break to teach some elementary students how to create street paintings also known as chalk art. You may read the article with this link https://www.arcasearch.com/us/ut/?paper=jsv on page 4b.

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Some people may wonder what has happened to this blog and the answer is simple: I had a baby. I thought I would update this blog by noting that I attended the Chalk Art Festival this year and with help from my lovely in-laws (who follow coloring instructions really well) we won! One of my students won in the same catagory in the student section. Very exciting! Here are pictures of our art and my

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Normal people spend Saturdays doing things like cleaning and running errands. This weekend I spent 13 hours coloring in 120 square feet of sidewalk to create a chalk mural in down town Salt Lake. It was a blast. It was for the Chalk Arts Festival put on by the Utah Foster Care Foundation. I worked with my team (my sister-in-laws Amy and Trish, my mom-in-law Karyn, and my lovely co-worker Liz) for

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School is out. Teaching art is much more exhausting than creating art. I have found a new small love…ACEO cards. They are basically trading cards that feature artwork. How cool is that? I have created quite a few of them and I just really enjoy it. I am ready for summer… big plans. Stay tuned.

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Where magic happens!

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Back to painting... It has been a while since I have been able to watercolor. Life is crazy. I have been thinking about trying some ACEO cards. It will give me a chance to expand. I am happy that I have had some time today to paint. I am also eliminating what I call my "side shows". I have told Michael's that Monday will be my last day to teach watercolor and in a few weeks I will be done

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This week I have been suffering because of my art...literally. In the middle of Mother's Day Maddness I managed to cut my finger open. Of course I had to do it in some artsy way. I sliced it by way of a piece of stained glass. My nurse (my dear Bryan) got it to stop bleeding, but it has bothered me all week long.Anyways... how about my new found creative outlet? For the past 6 months I have been

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May is here. I can't wait until June. I need to update this crazy art business I have. My "studio" (the spare bedroom with my drawing desk squished in front of the file cabinet) is a mess. I can't get it to look like any kind of living space. So that will be my goal, that and finishing the huge painting in my kitchen.

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Today I had to take a stupid test to prove that I know how to teach. Biggest waste of my life. I spent 2 ½ hours locked up in a room hand writing 12 pages of garbage that has no meaning to me, plus I spent $125 taking this test. It has killed my creative juices. I have been trying for hours to bring myself to paint. I know I will feel better if I do…but getting there is a huge part of the

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Do I create the art? Or does it create me? I really don’t care. I am just here to have a place that I can complain and celebrate the pains and joys of being an artist. I just do what I need to do to get through life…and to get through it happily and art makes me happy. I am preparing for an art show right now. I am not a fan of doing the things that typical artists are supposed to do, but it

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