Behind The Scenes
Happy Friday, everyone!!
Here is the latest underwater wahoo painting!
The client wanted to get this painting for her husband as a birthday gift. She wanted to incorporate the charter boat that her husbands grandpa once owned in Fort Myers Beach, FL. She also said that her husband loved to catch wahoo. With those ideas in mind, this is what I created for them. 
Enjoy!
Xo
Alexis
Here is the latest custom wedding dress painting! Do you remember the wedding gown painting, “La Sposa – Devesa”? The same client contacted me for her other sister’s wedding! Her sister loves the color Canary and Navy Blue. This is a painting for the Watters Greta wedding dress, and a photo that she took with Roderick Photography on her wedding day!
Enjoy!
Xo
Alexis
This is a gift a bride got for her new hubby for their wedding today!
He loves diving, and sees groupers, yellowtail snappers, and Florida lobsters on his dives down in the keys. I created the underwater grouper painting / coral reed painting for them as a result, with other painted sea life to bring the painting to life!
“Looe Key Sanctuary” – 36″ x 60″ – Acrylics on Gallery Wrapped Canvas
Enjoy!
Xo
Alexis
IT IS MY FAVORITE TIME OF THE YEAR!!! That is right! I just finished my two day painting event for Third On Canvas 2013! The weather in Florida was absolutely PERFECT for the event! I was lucky enough to paint next to Popo Flanigan, who is so nice and was a joy to work next to.
For last year’s Third On Canvas event, I painted orchids and got label as “The Orchid Lady”. In keeping with the name, I wanted to do orchids again this year. However, I stepped up my game this year and introduced RESIN to the artwork!
I started by painting a wood board a Sea Foam green color, then poured on resin, painted my acrylic orchids on top of this resin coat, and then added a top coat of resin to the painting. This gave a great “floating” effect, with a natural shadow.
Here are some photos of my White Orchid Painting on Resin, and my Purple Orchid Painting, as well as some fun photos from the day!
Enjoy!
Xo
Alexis
This was an exciting painting for me to try, because it was something I had not done in the past. My good friend, Ashley, found a digital image on google of a world map that looked like it was made out of water. She wanted me to try to recreate it for you with a 3D effect.
To create this effect, I used a modeling paste called Structura, which I then tinted to the color of water.
Here is the 3D World Map Painting on Canvas:
Enjoy!
Xo
Alexis
Have you heard of Bookend Technology yet? Bookend creates technology to help all those involved in the educational ecosystem understand where a student may be falling behind and proactively serves up alerts and resources. This helps the students stay ahead before they have the chance to fall behind. Todd Cofer, an old college collegue of mine, is Bookend’s Co-Founder and CEO. This year he named as one of “Georgetown’s Most Promising Entrepreneurs” by The Washington Post! Back in March, his wife Aimee, asked me to create a Custom Wood Business Sign for his office. I took his Logo and from there I created his Custom Wood Sign! Best of luck to Todd and to Bookend Technology! 
XO
Alexis