Tag Archives: painting

Paint Your Pet Portrait – Take 2

Posted on July 9, 2018 by Anastacia Drake - Fine Artist

This class ended up booking in out in 48 hours. It was such a huge hit, that I’m offering another by request. If you’re in the Kansas City area July 19th and want something fun to do, come join us. … Continue reading →

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Flowers that Never Die

Posted on February 7, 2018 by Anastacia Drake - Fine Artist

When my son was a toddler, he use to talk people into buying me flowers on his behalf because he knew that I loved them. When he was about 3 he became sad when I explained he couldn’t keep touching … Continue reading →

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Flowers and Cows

Posted on February 5, 2018 by Anastacia Drake - Fine Artist

I paint textured landscapes and flowers, and I paint cows. I love both subject matters in very different ways. I’ve decided that for marketing purposes I need to separate the two. As a result, all of my landscapes and flowers … Continue reading →

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Travel & Inspiration

Posted on September 16, 2017 by Anastacia Drake - Fine Artist

Travel and art are two of my biggest passions. I’ve been fortunate enough to do a lot of traveling this year. So much so, I haven’t had as much time to work on all of the ideas and inspiration that … Continue reading →

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Rules were meant to be broken

Posted on September 14, 2017 by Anastacia Drake - Fine Artist

I have always had a sort of personal rule that when a painting is finished and I sign my name to it, I do not touch it again. I decided that this rule had to be broken. As I was … Continue reading →

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Painting with the Bambinos

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Anastacia Drake - Fine Artist

I sat painting in the shade. It’s exactly as an artist residency should be. Inspired by the other artists working around me, I sipped my coffee, and painted little sketches that I had done throughout the week. There was to … Continue reading →

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10 ways I’ve turned lemons into lemonade

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Anastacia Drake - Fine Artist

Summer was a whirlwind of art festivals and shows. It may have been the busiest summer I’ve had. It was good because in all of the busy work I got some real focus on my direction and what I want … Continue reading →

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Painting Parties

Posted on August 28, 2015 by Anastacia Drake - Fine Artist

I love sharing art with other people. I love more making it fun and accessible. I  have started to do art classes again, and have been doing one to two art parties a month. The art parties include a pre-chosen … Continue reading →

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Art of the Selfie #iamaworkofart

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Anastacia Drake - Fine Artist

Before photography, paintings of self-portraits were the main way of preserving someone’s image beyond their lifetime. This was often used as a way of announcing wealth, status and ancestral lineage. None of these advantages apply in the new age of … Continue reading →

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Freedom 58 Project

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Anastacia Drake - Fine Artist

I’m participating in a project called the Freedom 58 Project. This organization sets out to fight slavery and human oppression through education, advocacy, and action. There are 30 million slaves in the world. 2 million women and children are trafficked … Continue reading →

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