still life – Lisa Guyton

Assemblages

When arranging items for a still life I choose things that appeal to me for their color and shape but also for sentimental or personal meaning. My newest work includes a piece of pottery I made, a figurine given to me by my grandmother and a cross stitch cloth made in the 1950s by myContinue reading “Assemblages”

Student work in acrylic

The students in my acrylic painting class are doing some really good work. I’m throwing a lot at these students, including color theory, palette knife painting, abstraction and composition. It has been a pleasure working with these motivated and fun adults at the Spruill Center for the Arts (Dunwoody area of metro Atlanta). Here areContinue reading “Student work in acrylic”

Art in Room Settings

Here are a few pictures of my art pieces in room settings using wall art visualizer apps. Let me know if you are interested in purchasing any of these pieces.

Grandmother’s Lamp

I’ve had this lamp for about 20 years. It belonged to my Grandmother and then my mother and then me. I’ve had mixed feelings about the lamp. I remember it in my Grandmother’s house and I thought it was very special when I was a child. When I inherited it I decided it was ratherContinue reading “Grandmother’s Lamp”

Digital still life

I created this still life drawing using I-draw program. It took several hours! I could have created this quicker using a painting program but I’m trying to learn how to use layers, like many digital programs use.