Resources for creating Kentucky Derby Fine Art:
Churchill Downs, racehorses, run for the roses and dawn at the downs
Next week the city of Louisville
will be in full swing for the Kentucky Derby. Artists -- such as myself -- have
been creating and designing hats, art prints, mint julep cups and interesting
handmade clothing. I've been hanging around the track admiring the horses.
My photographs of racing
thoroughbreds, horses being 'hot walked' at Churchill Downs backside and the paddock are available in all sizes, framed or unframed, and as fine art greeting cards sized a generous 4 by 6 inches.
These variations of Derby fine art make wonderful mementos for friends and
family or business associates. I use handmade paper as matting material, cloth
or even a canvas frame upon which to mount or "paint" the photos.
My fine art piece pictured below is titled,
"The Paddock with Roses," and it will soon be available for purchase at Block Party
Handmade Boutique, 560 E. 4th Street in Louisville, Ky. The piece is in its
final stages of development -- I will add some handmade paper, paint
the frame with a wash, adhere some ribbon and assemble a few other
embellishments to finish out the 3-D affect I strive for -- that which makes
"Scrapboarding" so unique. A thoroughbred 3-D racehorse will appear in the collage.
The fine art piece is 14 by 17
inches, framed and ready to hang. Large blooming faux roses are adhered to the
archival paper for a full 3-D affect. Professional sealants, glue and archival papers make the
wall hanging one that endures over time. It is UV protected, as are all
scrapboards. The second photo is a detail of jewel-toned sequins upon the cardstock mat. You can also purchase via my Scrapboarding shop on Etsy at:
