Dreams Really Do Come True

Tonight I was one of several artists that were featured at a special arts event in downtown Boise.

The Forerunner Cafe owned by my friend Lisa Johnson is a company that specializes in promoting local talent and inspiring others to take hold of their dreams and be who they are meant to be. This evening was the first of many more events like this to come. There were hip-hop dancers, an actor, a poet, a musician, and a ballroom dancer featured along with myself (a painter). We were the evenings' entertainment for a semi-formal dessert theatre. It was an amazing night of inspiring art, creative hearts, and passionate performances. I'm still flying high from such a amazing time!
I painted on stage to a medley song of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What A Wonderful World" by Israel Kamakawiwo'Ole. I used a 3ftx3ft gallery wrapped canvas. I had prepped the background beforehand...writing the lyrics of the songs, some Scriptures, and various phrases onto the canvas and then rubbed on oil paint, and then brushed on latex house paints (let them tack up and then rubbed them off in certain areas to give a weathered look). During the performance I glued on various images and words and bits of other paintings I had done, and then applied acrylic paints with my fingers and did a bit of splattering too. Oh my goodness I had so much fun with this painting! 
Here is the final piece. I call this painting "Dreams". People were able to purchase a raffle ticket and get the chance to win the painting at the end of the evening. The MC joked from the moment I had arrived with the painting that he was going to win it. Funny thing is...his wife's raffle ticket actually did win! They both commented that it was really cool to have such a artistic reminder of the event to place in their home. 

The painting is a reminder...that dreams really do come true.