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by Conni Schaftenaar
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Watercolor on rice paper, 3D butterflies and blossoms collage, by Conni Schaftenaar.
Beautiful blue butterflies morph out of and dance around... more
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60" Diameter Not Including Tassles
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Machine wash cold and tumble dry with low heat.
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Watercolor on rice paper, 3D butterflies and blossoms collage, by Conni Schaftenaar.
Beautiful blue butterflies morph out of and dance around a blue hydrangea blossom!
This is one of my two submissions to the Grand Rapids Festival of the Arts 2019. It was juried in and was on display at the Fed Gallery in Grand Rapids from late May to late June 2019. It now hangs in the home of an artist friend, who loves it, and for whom I made extra butterflies to fly up the wall above it - such fun!
It is based on a previous painting I had done on rice paper of butterflies morphing up out of a blue hydrangea blossom, with the question asked for the viewer to decide whether the "flower" was really a hydrangea or maybe a cluster of those blue butterflies. I wanted to try and execute it with 3D elements, and this is the result. The execution of this was challenging, as I had to figure out how to stiffen and mount the 3D butterflies and blossoms, and how to assemble the whole thing...
Thank you for visiting my FAA/Pixels gallery! Please note that the FAA watermark you'll see on images does NOT print on anything. My name is Conni Schaftenaar. I have had a life-long love of colorful art but always imagined that I wasn't talented enough to be someone who actually produced art that others liked. I began to learn some techniques from a watercolor instructor back in 2013, and I've been continuing the learning process ever since. I have had much joy in the comments and communications on FAA with other artists about my art, finding out that OTHER PEOPLE actually like my art! It's been a huge confidence booster to me to get that positive feedback, and I really appreciate it. I primarily paint in watercolor on various...
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Conni Schaftenaar
thanks so much, Linda!
Linda Goodman
Congrats on your award, and I absolutely love this piece. Just gorgeous.
Conni Schaftenaar
thanks, Angela!
Angela Davies
Congrats on recent GA Artist of Distinction feature in the Artists BUZzz! LF
Laurel Adams
Conni, CONGRATULATIONS!! YOU are awarded: SPECIAL 🎨🐝🏆GA FEATURE ARTIST of DISTINCTION 🥁👏🏻. Please feel free to post your Special Feature, selected for its “Beauty and Backstory” in the ARTIST BUZzz Group Feature 2023 Archive. BRAVO!
Conni Schaftenaar replied:
thanks so much, Laurel!
Laurel Adams
Conni, CONGRATULATIONS!! Your lovely image has been featured in The ARTIST BUZzz GROUP!! You are cordially invited to POST your Homepage Feature’s EMBED link to the 2023 Features Archive Thread in the Discussion thread. Thank you for your glimpse of BEAUTY. Conni, When it comes to rice papers and watercolor, I always think of your ongoing desire to master the delicacy of the substrate whether thru (butterfly series) batik, (the moonlight over the Mountain) collage, (our “Mr. monk”) sculpture or 2 dimensional beauty like “Apple blossoms”…BRAVO! ..FAV This beauty is one of your finest…lucky client!
Conni Schaftenaar replied:
thanks, Laurel! much appreciated!
Conni Schaftenaar
appreciate it so much, Kim!
Kim McClinton
Congratulations, Conni, on your win in the NO CRINGE ZONE UNIQUE ART contest! I stopped and studied this wonderful work for a bit.
Conni Schaftenaar
thanks to the group Intent of the Artist for the feature on 11/27/2023!
Conni Schaftenaar
thanks so much, Sarah!
Sarah Irland
Congratulations, Conni, on your Win in the No Cringe Zone Unique Art for this wonderful painting! L/F
David Neace
Congratulations, your work is featured on the homepage of "Created by my Hands
Conni Schaftenaar replied:
thank you, David!
Conni Schaftenaar
thanks to the group A Woman's Touch for the feature on 11/26/2023!
Conni Schaftenaar
thanks so much, Constance and Laurel!
Laurel Adams
Conni, CONGRATULATIONS on your THIRD PLACE WIN in the No Cringe Zone Unique Art Contest! YAY! SO WELL DESERVED
Constance DRESCHER
Conni. Congratulations with your Top Win in the No Cringe Zone Unique Art contest for this lovely piece of art.
Lynn Raizel Lane
🏆 SPECIAL ADMIN TOP VIRTUAL TROPHY CHOICE *CONGRATS* 11/26/2023 out of 550 entries in art competition theme NO CRINGE ZONE UNIQUE ART, hosted by FAA and Art Contest Organizer, Lynn Raizel Lane, and voted by FAA Members AND General Public for recognition and high honors! Beautiful :)
Conni Schaftenaar replied:
thanks, Lynn!
Conni Schaftenaar
thanks to all who voted this to a 3rd place win in the No Cringe Zone Unique Art contest!
Conni Schaftenaar
Thanks, Angela!
Angela Davies
Wow this is so beautiful LF Love the fluttering butterflies leaving the page, so unique! LF
Conni Schaftenaar
thanks, Elaine!
Elaine Peterson
This is so incredibly creative and gorgeous! i love it!
Conni Schaftenaar
thanks so much, Spectrum!
Spectrum Art Studio
Such a beautiful and creative image LF
Conni Schaftenaar
thanks, Genevieve!